Episode 0649

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird sees Gordon and some kids playing “Pin the Tail on the O,” where players try to add the line on an O to make it into a letter Q. Big Bird joins in their game, and Gordon blindfolds then spins him around when it's his turn. Big Bird misses the mark, so he calls the O like a dog to come over to him instead... and it does. (Big Bird: "I win.")
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty Q”: A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself.
 	Muppets 	"The Question Song"
 	Cartoon 	Q for QuietArtist: John Korty
 	SCENE 2 	Maria and the kids admire Pamela's baby brother, whom Maria prepares for a nap. Oscar gets upset when Maria shushes him, explaining that babies shouldn’t be bothered while sleeping. Oscar suddenly gets inspired…
 	Animation 	Sand Q/q
 	SCENE 2cont'd	Bob encounters Oscar in a dingy baby carriage, wearing a ratty bonnet and shaking a tin can rattle. Oscar is assuming the role of a Grouch baby so he won’t be bothered while sleeping. Bob teases him by offering milk and tickling him, then sees that he wants to sleep. When “baby” Oscar tries to go to sleep, Bob sings a lullaby and rocks his carriage, further disgusting him.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #5
 	Muppets 	The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #5
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together.
 	Song 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five."
 	Cartoon 	A short bird stands under a tall bird, which lays an egg on its head.
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates "short" and "tall."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Q - quarter
 	Film 	Field of hay (kid voice-overs)Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends.
 	Film 	A trio of clowns from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus illustrate tall and small.
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon leads the kids and Maria in rhyming their names (Raphael has a bell, Maria wears una mantilla, etc.). When Oscar tries to think of a word that rhymes with “Grouch,” he gives up and slams his trash can lid on Gordon’s hand, causing him to yelp “OUCH!”
 	Cartoon 	A man winds up a toy person and orders it to GO, until the toy snaps back and makes him GO.
 	Film 	There Once Was a Hand series: The hands try to communicate with each other by making sounds from opposite sides of a wall.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Celebrity 	The Harlem Globetrotters make 4 baskets, but miss on the 5th.
 	Cartoon 	"Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants.Artist: Harvey Kurtzman
 	Celebrity 	The Harlem Globetrotters make 8 baskets, but miss on the 9th.
 	Film 	A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree.
center 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Part 1: Two Snerfs (named Sam & Harry) help Kermit teach the difference between tall and short, until they keep changing sizes.
 	Cartoon 	Two ducks look the same height when they're in the bathtub, but one duck (Joe Flynn) is short and the other is tall.
 	Film 	A band plays and children dance at a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
 	Cast 	Gordon and Luis cooperate to get an apple out of a tree.
 	Cartoon 	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
 	Film 	"There's a Bird On Me" (Joe Raposo)
 	Celebrity 	The Harlem Globetrotters demonstrate body parts during their basketball stunts.
 	SCENE 4 	At the Fix-it Shop, Luis eats a hamburger while listening to soft piano music on the radio. Big Bird comes in with a postcard from his friend Poco Loco, a parrot who lives in South America. The postcard is in Spanish, so he asks Luis to translate it for him. Reading it gives Luis fond memories of where he grew up, and almost like magic his surroundings change as he talks about his old home. Latin music starts playing on his radio, his hamburger becomes a taco, and his jacket becomes a bright tropical shirt. Luis would like to go back there and see his friends, but he is then reminded of all the friends he has on Sesame Street when Bob gives him an apple, Gordon reminds him of basketball practice, and Maria loans him some books.
 	Film 	Scenes of individuals running from around the world.
 	Muppets 	Part 2: Kermit then changes the lecture to one about little and big with different-sized monsters: Frank and Harold... but he also meets Splurge.
 	Cartoon 	"Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes.
 	Muppets 	Herry & John-John observe a letter Q.
 	Cartoon 	Q for Quiet (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Herry sing "Circles."
 	SCENE 5 	Maria takes the baby out for a stroll as Gordon announces the sponsors.
center 	CLOSING SIGNS	Gordon and Mr. Hooper hold the Sesame Street sign, and Luis holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 5