Episode 0880

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Herry Monster sets out a pile of bricks on the stoop of 123 Sesame Street for Maria. She notes it must have been effortless for a monster such as him and believes having his strength must be great. Herry blushes at first, but tells her that his strength can be a blessing and a curse. He runs off to the gym, while Maria wonders what it would be like to be as strong as Herry...
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	In her fantasy, Maria (speaking in a gravelly voice like Herry's) lifts a large pile of bricks for Bob with ease. He asks her to help as he tries to saw off some planks; Maria merely pounds off the sections he wants cut. David comes by and asks her to open his peanut butter jar, then asks for help opening some crates at Hooper's Store. Maria accidentally busts the front door down, then rips off one of the counter fountains. David asks her not to touch anything in the store from now on and they shake on it, which crushes David's hand.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Maria tells David about her fantasy. David is looking for Herry to help open his peanut butter jar, but Maria offers to do it, even if she isn't as strong as he is. To both of their surprise, she does it.
 	Cartoon 	A girl explains (in poetry) how she failed trying to make a snowman without using snow.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie and Cookie Monster discuss hope. Ernie has something in a brown paper bag, and asks Cookie Monster what he hopes it is. Cookie Monster hopes that it is a cookie. It turns out that Ernie has ten cookies in the bag.
 	Cartoon 	Letter G drawing with kid voice-over
 	Celebrity 	Tennis star Arthur Ashe says the alphabet.
 	Animation 	Sand G/g
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird and some kids take turns weighing themselves on a scale. Mr. Snuffleupagus shows up, and wants to weigh himself as well, but he can only get some of himself (his two front feet) on the scale, then gets more of himself when he sits on it. Snuffy finally manages to get all of himself onto the scale, but he is so heavy that the scale breaks.
 	Muppets 	Lefty wants to sell Ernie a scale. He uses two pounds of bananas and two pounds of apples to demonstrate how the scale works. Ernie is impressed. He already has a scale at home, but he'd like to buy the apples and bananas.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: I for Island.
 	Film 	The Alphabet Dancers form a capital I.
 	Cartoon 	A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I."
 	Film 	Cold things that begin with the letter I
 	Celebrity 	Helen Reddy sings "I Make Up Songs."
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #9
 	Cast 	No matter how you arrange these nine people, they're still nine people.
 	Animation 	Slide puzzle: Ernie
 	Muppets 	"High, Middle, Low"
 	Film 	Footage of a city neighborhood; includes shots of a sno-cone vendor.Singer: "¡Linda paloma!"
 	Cartoon 	Batman and Robin attempt to capture the Joker, but also teach a lesson about crossing the street safely. Holy manhole!
 	Insert 	A narrator (Jerry Nelson) narrates as some, more and most people inhabit Hooper's Store. When Big Bird tries to go in, everyone comes bursting out of the store.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Counting 10 to 1.
 	Film 	Ten hats on a hatrack
 	Cartoon 	I have all, I have none (men w/ grapes)Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Some clowns, more clowns
 	Cartoon 	A story of a man who hates frogs (voiced by Daws Butler), until his swamp becomes infested with flies.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird has Snuffy sit on the 123 steps, claiming that his friends are finally going to meet him today. They wait for someone to come by, but no one does. Just when Snuffy leaves for lunch, the area becomes crowded with people.
 	Film 	Animals fight.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin talks to his class about Africa. Smart Tina thinks that Africa is just a big jungle, because she's seen it that way in Tarzan movies. Roosevelt corrects her; only a small portion of Africa is a jungle. Africa also has cities and deserts and lakes. Hard Head Henry Harris compares Africa to Smart Tina.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: Elephant (instrumental).
 	Cartoon 	"Yo Soy Un ..."
 	Film 	Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people.
 	SCENE 4 	David comes to Maria with tickets for a Stevie Wonder concert, but she says she can’t go because she has to keep working on Bob’s radio at the Fix-it Shop. Bob comes in, reveals that a radio station will be broadcasting the concert, and laments that he couldn’t get a ticket before it sold out. David then gives him the ticket he was going to give to Maria, and Maria realizes she can listen to the concert on the radio as she works.
 	Film 	Scenes of individuals running from around the world.
 	Muppets 	Juanita looks for "YO", asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries.
 	Cartoon 	A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (repeat)
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Touch, Hold, Feel."
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird returns to his nest and tells Snuffy how he missed all his friends earlier. Bob announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Herry holds the Sesame Street sign, while Maria and the kids hold the CTW sign.
==Notes==
*Jerry Nelson is heard as a radio announcer during scene 4.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 7