Episode 2288

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Bob introduces the viewer to his friend T.J., who is deaf and communicates with sign language. Elmo wants to meet him, but feels like he can't because T.J. can't hear what he's saying. Bob teaches him how to say "hello" in sign language, which is so simple for him that he and T.J. do it over and over again.
 	Cartoon 	"Signing Alphabet," an animated film by Steve Finkin. Music for voice and electronics by Joan La Barbara.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster finds a TELEPHONE, and reads the word.
 	Cartoon 	Q for QuarterArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Song 	"Frog Kick"
 	Muppets 	Simon Soundman has the viewers guess what sound he is making. He makes the sound of a train, car, and a horse. When Simon makes the sound of the horse, a cowboy uses his lasso to capture Simon, mistaking him for a real horse.
 	Cartoon 	Passengers on a crowded subway illustrate between.
 	SCENE 2 	While Gordon plays his flute inside his apartment, Barkley plays ball with T.J. and some other kids. Elmo asks Bob what it means to be deaf, since T.J. appears to be a normal kid in every other way. He explains that T.J. can't hear, and tells Elmo to imagine what the world would be like without any sound. He does so, and is relieved when he comes back to reality. He observes that T.J. is a really good ball player, and also that Sesame Street is a very noisy place.
 	Cartoon 	Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF
 	Muppets 	"Listen to the Bells"
 	Cartoon 	Seven pigletsArtist: Owe Gustafson
center 	Song 	"Sawmill" - Folk singers detail how lumber is made into usable wood. (beginning edited)
center 	Muppets 	Ernie has four apples, and wants to draw the number 4, showing that he has four apples. However, Cookie Monster wants to eat an apple, so Ernie crosses out the 4 and draws a 3. Then Cookie Monster decides not to eat the apple, causing Ernie to have to cross out the 4 again and draw another 3, over and over again.
 	Cartoon 	A man (Jim Thurman) is told that his dog looks thirsty, and says that his dog is a hot dog.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird runs into Elmo and T.J., and Elmo invites him to play a feelings guessing game with them. First T.J. and Elmo pretend to be sad, then happy, then angry. Finally, they point to Hooper's and rub their tummies, which confuses Big Bird until he finds out they're hungry. He decides to follow them since he's hungry, too.
 	Cartoon 	An orange ball tries to pet a green ball, which growls, scaring him away.
 	Song 	"Old Button Hole"
 	Cartoon 	Teeny Little Super Guy explains to Eugene why going to school is important.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	Grover's rowboat - part 1Grover and a group of monsters, including Herry Monster, Fenwick and Billy, get into a rowboat. The monsters all gather at one end, causing the boat to tip over and sink.
 	Cartoon 	A mouse is squashed between two elephants.
 	Muppets 	Grover's rowboat - part 2The monsters gather on the other end of the boat, and it sinks again.
 	Cartoon 	Q-quiet! (tree chopping)
 	Muppets 	Grover's rowboat - part 3The monsters finally spread out over the boat evenly, and row away.
 	Cartoon 	A hand is asked to underline the word BUS. (beginning cut)Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar likes listening to Gordon practice his flute because he often sounds flat. Bob is about to join Gordon, but Oscar warns him that if he goes up to help him with his flute playing, it will result in a lot of screaming and yelling. He ignores Oscar's warning and helps Gordon out, and soon afterwards Oscar himself starts all the screaming and yelling.
 	Film 	"Seven Song (Song of Seven)"
 	Cartoon 	A man blows 7 bubbles.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts the game show "What's My Part?". The contestant is Mr. Nose. The panelists -- Bennett Snerf, Arlene Frantic and Cookie Monster -- don't know what a nose is, because none of them have noses.
 	Cartoon 	A flame burns through a capital letter F, ultimately revealing a lowercase letter f.
 	Muppets 	Kermit talks with Chris about teaching his little sister, Stephanie, to talk. Chris practices the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	A construction worker explains the uses of a folding ruler.
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar is looking for someone to sing with his dance-band, "The Out of Tuners." He asks Gordon and Bob if they know anyone who can take the position, and Gordon suggests that Bob would be perfect for the job: "Bob is a professional singer - he can sing as bad as anyone!" After Bob gives Grouch ballad "Mad About You" a try, it turns out that Oscar thinks it would be better if both Bob and Gordon sang it together. It still doesn't sound good to him until Barkley joins in with some howling. Bob, being a professional singer, refuses to sing in a trio with a dog, but Oscar uses the old "cooperation defense" in order to get him to comply. Oscar wants them all to return to perform in ten minutes, and Bob comes up with a new name for their group: "The Woof-and-Poofs."
 	Animation	Two small stripes watch as two circles play with each other. The stripes try to bend themselves into circles, but soon find that they can both cooperate to make one big circle.
 	Muppets 	The Count counts seven flowers, and then explains that he loves to count flowers because then he gets to count sneezes.
 	Film 	Seashells form various patterns in the sand.
 	Cartoon 	Es un perro
 	Cast 	David, Luis and Maria illustrate between while ballet dancing.
 	Animation	Sand F/f
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #2: Last dot is late and travels through the others
 	SCENE 6 	Oscar introduces Bob and Gordon to his band, which consists of Fluffy on trumpet, Slimey on drums, and the Forty Flying Flea Brothers on keyboard. They all do the Sesame Street Theme while he announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 18