Episode 2247

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird, Luis, Olivia, and Shay are at Gordon and Susan's apartment for dinner, waiting for Gordon to come home with Telly Monster. As Susan prepares "Susan's Special Stew," the lights suddenly go out. Gordon phones from school, saying the lights are out there too. Susan turns on her radio, where a newscaster reports the entire north side of the city is experiencing a blackout. Olivia and Luis go to get more lights, while Susan comforts Big Bird, who finds this a tad scary.
 	Cartoon 	A bird talks to a girl about what's inside the street. When she questions his credibility, he stammers, "A little worm told me!"Artist: John Korty
 	Muppets 	Clementine works at the Double Bar "R" Ranch; Gladys the Cow applies for a job there.
 	Film 	Two brown bears play in the river and in the forest.
 	Cartoon 	A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose.
 	Film 	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	A blue triangle looks for his friend in a museum.
 	SCENE 2 	Susan tries to call Telly to see if Gordon has arrived yet. Meanwhile, Telly has arrived at the Robinson's front door. He made his way over after the lights went out and wants to be let in. He tries ringing the door bell, which doesn't work because of the blackout. He thinks of another way he can let them know he's arrived...
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	Telly pictures going all the way to the corner to use the phone booth and call Susan, which he realizes would take too long. He then considers going outside their windows and yelling to be let in, another idea that won't work too well.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	As Telly shakes his fists in frustration, he stumbles upon the perfect method to alert of his arrival - knock on the door. Susan greets him and invites him inside.
 	Cartoon 	A sleepy man counts 8 sheep.
center 	Muppets 	Ernie notices that none of the lampposts are on, and the lights won't turn on. Bert says that there is a blackout, but has to repeat himself when Ernie suggests they watch TV, play a record, and listen to the radio. Ernie decides to call someone to see if anybody else knows about it. He calls Oscar the Grouch, who grouchily asks who's calling and threatens to "see to it that you don't sleep for a week." Ernie says "It's Bert" and hangs up.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #8
 	Muppets 	Grover asks Maya to help him follow an arrow. The arrow changes direction until Grover falls down, exhausted.
 	Cartoon 	What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe?Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon has reached Sesame Street and runs into Oscar, who is enjoying the blackout very much. He likes that it allows Fluffy to take her evening stroll inside instead, which means she crashes into things due to the darkness.
 	Film 	A montage of the evolution of mechanical technology, from wind-up toys, to robots that can spell "SESAME STREET" with blocks, to satellite transmitters.
 	Cartoon 	Two itchy gorillas agree to scratch each other's backs.
 	Muppets 	The Twiddlebugs attempt to exit a roller skating rink.
 	Film 	A boy narrates a film about how cheese is made.
 	Animation 	P for Pyramid
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert search for Dr. Livingstone.
 	Cartoon 	P Words (including parachute and plug)
 	Celebrity 	James Taylor performs "Up on the Roof."
 	Film 	Kids paint P-word animals on glass.
 	Cartoon 	It's a squirrelArtist: Ishu Patel
 	Cast 	Via split-screen, two Lindas sign letters of the alphabet: one is no-nonsense, and the other is very playful. A male voiceover narrates the letters with the same demeanor Linda signs them in.
 	Cartoon 	Billy Jo Jive and Smart Susie Sunset solve the case of the midnight voices.Artist: Ray Favata
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie."
 	Film 	Kids climb in and out of a tire.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A baby bird tries and tries again to fly from its nest.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster learns to use manners while eating with a spoon.
 	Song 	“Song of Eight”
 	SCENE 4 	Everyone is settled down to eat, when the power is restored. They all found the nighttime ambiance enjoyable, so Susan turns the lights back off. Snuffy announces the sponsors as they dine.
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