Episode 2686

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gina encounters Little Bird sitting on a table in the yard, trying to communicate with a bird (David Rudman) on the nearby fence that she wants to be friends with. She chirps too quietly to be heard at such a distance, and Gina suggests she try being a bit louder, chirping herself loud enough to demonstrate and grabbing the other bird's attention. Together, they all play a loud chirping game.
 	Cartoon 	Little Red Riding Hood uses a map to get to Grandma's house.
 	Film 	Jerry Nelson counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey.
 	Cartoon 	A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way.
 	Muppets 	Grover and Erik play a rhyming game.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: DIRTY
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Tracey Ullman and some kids play a Simon-style game with Mr. Honker, a Dinger, and a duck.
 	Cartoon 	I Thought a Thought ... about big things.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	Saxophone factory
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: C-cat
 	Muppets 	An octopus sings "Octopus Blues."
 	Cartoon 	A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ...
 	SCENE 2 	From Hooper's Store, Gina presents "Help from Helena," an advice show hosted by a young green monster named Helena. She begins to describe how one is unable to use a bone to call someone far away, when Gina corrects her rhyming error. Helena points out that while "bone" and "phone" do rhyme, her advice on what not to use remains the same, meaning she is giving good advice after all.
 	Animation 	2 houses plus 2 equals 4.
 	Film / Animation 	Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them.
 	Muppets 	Ernie is in a counting mood, and decides to count all of the cookies in a box of them. Cookie Monster overhears this and asks if he can have all of the cookies after they are counted, and Ernie agrees. But after opening the box, Ernie finds that there are 0 cookies in it. Ernie has another box, but it also has 0 in it. Ernie then remembers that he put all of the cookies into a cookie jar, and starts to count, but Cookie Monster impatiently eats all of the cookies before Ernie can finish counting.
 	Cartoon 	The detective sees a lever, and thinks about what might happen if he pulls the lever, being prepared for anything.
 	SCENE 3 	"Help from Helena" continues, where Helena advises viewers not to wear shoes and rocks. Again, Gina clarifies the mistake she's made even if the advice still stands.
 	Cartoon 	The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages.
 	Film 	A kid describes how they feed cows hay from a flatbed truck.Music: Robert Dennis
 	Cartoon 	A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster blows bubbles.
 	Animation 	Can you find the hidden objects in the picture?
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird is the usher at Birdland tonight and shows Susan, Gordon, and Fabina to their table. However, the table he's chosen has only two chairs, so Gordon has no place to sit down. Big Bird tries re-arranging the chairs, not realizing this won't create an extra spot for him. Gordon proposes they simply take a chair from an empty table and move it to this one. Big Bird is pleased the plan works out until Gina arrives and asks to sit with them.
 	Cartoon 	C is for Cowboy
 	Film 	In stop-motion, a boy makes landscapes out of sand and water.
 	Muppets 	Here Is Your Life: A loaf of bread is profiled.
 	Cartoon 	A man tries to push a huge balloon elephant through a narrow doorway, and a girl helps him by deflating it.
 	SCENE 5 	Athena introduces the main act of the night - The Shagri-Las, who reunite to sing about how they got their name.
 	Cartoon 	A little man misplaces his J under his hat.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Fay Ray subtracts four balls.
 	Cartoon 	ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles.
center 	Muppets 	The Hispanic community of Anything Muppets sings "It Sure is Hot!"
 	Cartoon 	Which legs belong on the man?
 	SCENE 6 	In today's final edition of "Help from Helena," she advises viewers not to say "good-fly" because it sounds silly. Gina announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21