Episode 2364

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Luis tells Big Bird that his friend, singer Rubén Blades, is coming to visit today. Big Bird gets excited, then disappointed when Rubén arrives without his band; he thinks Rubén won't be able to sing now. Rubén assures Big Bird that he doesn't need his band and uses a hammer and screwdriver as claves as he sings a short, Spanish song.
 	Cartoon 	S for sing
 	Muppets 	The School Game, hosted by Guy Smiley. Three students have to guess what their teacher does and doesn't do for a living.
 	Film 	Footage of a city neighborhood; includes shots of a sno-cone vendor.Singer: "¡Linda paloma!"
 	Muppets 	On the vaudeville stage, Big Bird and Snuffy identify S words and tell gum-wrapper jokes.
 	Cartoon 	Six snakes spent Saturday on the sand.
 	SCENE 2 	Rubén sings "Ayuda" with Piri and the kids, who shout out the title word throughout the song.
 	Cartoon 	Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert cooperate to make Ernie's bed. Ernie notices that on his bed, which Bert is preparing, there is one side where the blanket is shorter than the other. Bert suggests that Ernie and him cooperate while making the blanket even on both sides, in the process the blanket is shorter at one side than the other.
 	Cartoon 	A woman identifies farm animals by their sounds.
 	Cast 	David plays a magician, pulling five rabbits from his hat. An indignant hand pulls them back in one by one.
 	Film 	Two apples balance on a block seesaw.
 	Film 	A boy tells what happens on a fishing boat.
 	Cartoon 	Words that rhyme with BALL (voices of Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler)
 	SCENE 3 	Telly has written a poem to welcome Rubén, but doesn't think it's that great. Telly has to make up words (such as "kabuben" and "Kalubin") in order to rhyme with Rubén's name, but manages to create one rhyme that makes sense - "Rubén" and "you been."
 	Cartoon 	Es un gato
 	Muppets 	Kermit sings "A Song from Kermit."
 	Cartoon 	Brand X
 	Film 	A boy takes dance lessons at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in.
 	Insert 	Big Bird uses a grown-up's hand to cross the street -- don't leave home without one.
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets / Cast	"Sing Your Synonyms"
center 	Cartoon 	Two men try to go over a very steep hill.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster blows bubbles.
 	Cartoon 	A girl runs home to her CASA.
 	Muppets 	Oscar's CASA is drawn.
 	Film 	A scuba diver collects shells, which some kids count in voice-over.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster charms two snakes with his saxophone.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Cast 	Mr. Macintosh does a soft-shoe routine down the street as he recites the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself.Artist: John Korty
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "Me Gotta Be Blue."
 	Cartoon 	"Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	Maria and some kids count katydids hiding in the leaves.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Two flies land on a man's nose and take a bite.Artist: Cordell Barker
 	SCENE 4 	Rubén hands out different instruments to the kids in order to play some music together. On cue, a Latin-flavored version of the Sesame Street Theme music plays and everyone joins in. Maria announces the sponsors in Spanish.
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