Episode 2804

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Uncle Wally comes across Telly in the yard, who's practicing standing still for all the situations that require it (taking photos, combing his fur, etc.). Telly demonstrates some of the poses he's worked on, and Wally claims he used to be a maverick at standing still in his youth. He shows off some of his own still poses, and he and Telly practice some more.
 	Video 	Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on.
 	Cartoon 	A cat follows its ears to a squeaking noise, which he thinks is coming from mice, but it's coming from swings.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	B for boot
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo finds Telly standing still and wants to play, but he would rather hop up and down. The two can't agree on what to do until they decide to make it into a game and take turns hopping and standing still whenever Elmo yells, "Change!"
 	Song 	"Brothers Song"
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster charms two snakes with his saxophone.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Clementine hears water running, which reminds Forgetful Jones that he was about to do something. Using the clues at hand (a bar of soap, a backbrush, and a towel), Forgetful remembers that it's bath time. Buster's bath, that is...
 	Animation 	A scoop of ice cream makes its way to the top of a cone.
 	Song 	"B is for Bubble." (beginning trimmed)
 	Cartoon 	Letter B/b (bouncing circles)
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar challenges Telly's assertion that he's the best at standing still, claiming his can of peanut butter and clam sauce is better at remaining still. Telly points out that the can isn't alive, but decides to compete against it anyway. The can soon begins to move and Telly runs off, feeling victorious. Oscar lifts the can and finds Slimey was underneath.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Peanut Butter."
center 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson orders soup and a sandwich, and says that he wants the sandwich before the soup. When Grover comes with the sandwich, Mr. Johnson has changed his mind and wants the soup first. When Grover comes with the soup, Mr. Johnson has decided that he wants the sandwich first. Grover ends up giving Mr. Johnson both the soup and sandwich, so he can decide what to eat first. Mr. Johnson tells Grover that he has decided to get a cup of coffee, then the soup and the sandwich.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly
 	Song 	Jeff Redd sings "Between."
 	Animation 	¿Que es esto? (una vaca)
 	Muppets 	Lefty's boss makes sure Lefty knows the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	A conductor conducts a choir to hum his music ("My Music").Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	SCENE 4 	Snuffy comes over to Big Bird's nest to play and finds Big Bird is napping. He listens as Big Bird talks in his sleep about the happy dream he's having about him roller-skating with monkeys. He eventually falls asleep himself, just as Big Bird wakes up. He listens as Snuffy talks in his sleep, having the same dream apparently.
 	Cartoon 	A girl puts imaginary things in a jar, which makes her laugh.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Song 	Jerry Nelson sings "Don't Waste Water."
 	Cartoon 	M for MoonArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	While Ernie is away visiting the Count, Bert has the place all to himself, or so he thinks! A group of sheep burst into the room and proceed to sing him a song ("Bert's Blanket") about how his blanket was made (with a flashback scene where Ernie is portrayed as a farmer). He then corrects them on the actual production phase.
 	Cartoon 	The Great Inventor Series: Science Salutes the Men and Women Who Have Changed the Way We Live. Cartoon about the days when people tried drinking ice cream soda before straws were invented. Awful messes were made getting more of the refreshment on their clothes than in their bellies. Until one day an ice cream parlor janitor noticed that when people brought their leashed pet anteaters in to enjoy an ice cream soda, the floor was always sucked completely clean. Realizing that nature had solved the problem, the janitor invented artificial anteater noses that strapped on over people's mouths... which eventually evolved into the modern straw.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Song 	"Litter Rap"
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo, in goggles, scarf, and a makeshift helmet made from a bowl, zooms over to Oscar's trash can. He's pretending he's in a car race and wants Oscar to start it off. Because of Elmo's loud "engine," Oscar is forced to write a sign reading "GO" in order for him to start racing. He's glad once Elmo is gone, only Elmo zooms right back; he's competing in the "Oscar 500," meaning he zooms past Oscar's can 500 times.
 	Animation 	A dune buggy is assembled.
 	Cast 	Linda signs the word "pie," and gets hit with one, to Gordon's surprise.
 	Muppets 	The Martians examine a grandfather clock. (opening trimmed)
 	Film 	Alphaquest: B
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Prairie Dawn and Tyne Daly sing about "Same and Different".
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop is told that there are two kids, Betty and Bobby Blobby, who are lost in the lobby, and he must help them find their parents.
 	SCENE 6 	Uncle Wally gives Telly a count of 20 to keep standing still, preparing to reward him his medal for having broken the standing still record on Sesame Street. While he counts, Oscar discovers Slimey crawling all over Telly, who manages to keep his composure for the whole 20 seconds. He now is unable to stand still to receive his medal: "There's a worm on my back!" Oscar announces the sponsors as Slimey continues tickling Telly.
 
==Notes==
*The plot for this episode was later adapted for Episode 3736.
*Scene 2 would later be used as a stand-alone Muppet segment on several international co-productions, including Sesamstrasse.
*Elmo's racing hat and goggles would be recycled whenever Elmo wore a superhero costume, such as Episode 3043.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22