Episode 2873

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Bob and Linda watch as Barkley plays with his favorite ball, which is all chewed up given how much Barkley loves it. Bob accidentally tosses it over the doors to Big Bird's nest, where another dog (David Rudman) grabs it and leaves before Barkley gets there. Barkley begins moping to his owner, and they go to try finding the ball.
 	Song 	"One of These Things" (with Fay Ray)
 	Cartoon 	Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson eats at an airport restaurant and is on his way to South America. When Grover learns about Mr. Johnson's trip, he gives a big lecture on South America, causing Mr. Johnson to miss his flight.
 	Cartoon 	A map of Brazil morphs into the shape of animals that are found there.
 	Film 	A girl named Maria and her family are having a Cuban barbecue. She invited her friend, Stewart, to enjoy in the fun and learn about Cuban culture.
 	Animation	Sand K/k
 	SCENE 2 	Bob and Linda look all over the nest area to no avail, though Barkley does find an old bone and slipper. They consider just giving up, but Barkley's frantic barking and running around convinces them to keep trying.
 	Animation	Cecille sings "I'm Gonna Get to You."
 	Muppets 	Pageant: Where Milk Comes From
 	Cartoon 	Olga y la letra O
 	Celebrity	The Four Tops sing "Standing at the Bus Stop Sign," while waiting for the bus to arrive. Big Bird pulls up in an imaginary bus.
 	Animation	Draw a circle around the bus. Cross out the telephone.
 	SCENE 3 	Sherlock Hemlock and Watson have been called on the case to find Barkley's missing ball (as Watson identifies with Barkley's sadness). Watson tries to get Sherlock's attention for something, but he's busy mistaking Mike's orange and Gwen's basketball for Barkley's ball. Watson ends up finding the ball that he lost a week ago and proceeds to play fetch with it.
 	Cartoon 	40 lemmings (doo-wop)
 	Film 	Footage of kids playing professions, alternating with footage of analogous real-life jobs.
 	Cartoon 	K is for kitten.
 	Muppets 	In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city.
 	Animation	Can you find the animals hiding in the T-shirt?Artist: Deanna Morse
 	SCENE 4 	Polly Darton and her Git Along Little Doggies have heard about Barkley's woes and sing "Bark with Me" to him. The song perks Barkley right up, until Bob mentions his ball.
 	Cartoon 	A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12.
 	Film 	Shapes vibrate as girls beat on their drums.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "What is Friend?"
 	Cartoon 	A lion named Kent gets a Kick out of being King of the forest.
 	Animation	Teeny Little Super Guy finds his friend Jane giving up on learning to ride the egg beater. He tells her that it takes time and practice to learn things, and gives Jane some training beaters to help her keep her balance.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	SCENE 5 	Bob has gotten Barkley a new ball almost identical to his missing one. Barkley is dismissive of it at first since it's brand new and not chewed up, but soon starts to play with it.
 	Cartoon 	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on.
 	Muppets 	Farmer Ernie sings "Grow High Grow Low" about how some plants grow high while some grow low.
 	Cartoon 	A boy has fun with his wood plank.
 	Muppets 	Sesame Street Movie Classics presents: "High 12"In a parody of High Noon, Clementine doesn't want Forgetful Jones to meet Sinister Sam, the meanest man in the west, at the traintracks at noon, especially since it's their wedding day. But both Forgetful Jones and a horse (in song, referencing "Do Not Forsake Me" from High Noon) convince her that "a man's got to do what a man's got to do". Sinister Sam shows up and, in a threatening manner, informs Forgetful Jones that he's got something to say to him ... "I think it was mighty nice of you to remember to meet my train!" They all hit the saloon for lemonade, leaving Clementine dejected.
 	Cartoon 	"Ladybugs' Picnic"
 	Animation	A girl's narration describing the city is illustrated with cutout animation.
 	Muppets 	"Pond Full of Fish"
 	Cartoon 	With the help of his assistant, Dr. Geo shows the viewer what a globe is.
 	Film 	A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse.
 	SCENE 6 	Bob plays fetch with Barkley, accidentally throwing the ball over the doors again ("I guess I don't know my own strength!"). The other dog returns to the nest area and drops the old ball, taking the new one with him. Barkley picks up his old ball and returns it to Bob, who wonders how the lost ball got back. As they continue to play, Linda announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22