Episode 1084

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird shows the viewer his poster advertising Hawaii with blank calendar pages in the middle of it. Currently on the front is a big number 9 he drew on it yesterday, representing the number of days left until he goes with his friends to Hawaii. He wants to change it, so he tears the 9 page off and writes the number 8 on a new one. Sensing time is getting closer, he begins to frantically pack his suitcase.
 	Film 	Things you can carryMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	"Young MacDonald Went to Town"
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster goes to the bakery for a special birthday cookie. The baker lists all the ingredients of the cookie, as Cookie visualizes it. The visualized image looks so delicious that he eats it.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #6
 	Animation 	The Queen of Six explores her garden.
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar observes Bob and Linda returning from their two-mile morning run, hoping they would be more grumpy after the exercise. He explains that his book, The Total Grouch, shows the proper Grouch exercises that can spoil anybody's mood. Bob is skeptical and he and Linda give the exercises a try. Oscar instructs the couple to contort their bodies in an uncomfortable position, then stalls so they stay that way and get frustrated with him.
 	Film 	Counting 6 pieces of laundry on the line
 	Film 	Some kids observe a woman drawing pictures of a building, and eventually guess that she's an architect.
 	Cartoon 	A flea circus performs feats beginning with the letter F.
 	Film 	No matter how they're arranged, George the Farmer always has three barrels, four milk jugs, and five cartons.
 	Animation 	Slide puzzle - elephant
 	Insert 	Mr. Hooper reminisces about his childhood and sings "When I Was as Little as You Are."
 	Muppets 	(part 1)
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: B for Bug
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: The snouts, tails and bodies of pigs, with a soundtrack of pigs squealing.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Big Daniel Boone looks for a bear.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	(part 2)
 	Cartoon 	Two men compete to be in front.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird presents "The Wonderful World of Front and Back," with the kids demonstrating the front and back of various things. Michael uses his toy plane, Marlena shows off her camera, and Billy wears his Yankees cap and shows the sides of his clock. However, Big Bird has a difficult time trying to find the front and back of a balloon, a flowerpot, and an orange.
 	Cartoon 	At the beach, the Bee Bee and the Barker family greet each other while saying their names that begin with the letter B.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	"There's a Hole in the Bucket"
 	Film 	Kids comment as they watch tomatoes grow in a field.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Celebrity 	Richard Pryor uses his hat to participate in playing cars with kids.
 	Muppets 	The Martians examine a grandfather clock.
 	SCENE 4 	Maria plays a “Here Are Some Things” game with Billy and Marlena, deciding whether a square or a rectangle belongs with a group of rectangles.
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Frankenstein makes sure his monster knows about front and back. (Voices: Rick Cimino)
 	Muppets 	Grover the Elevator Operator demonstrates front and back by telling the passengers on his elevator where to stand.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play".
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl reads the word "hug" with Herry.
 	Cast 	Maria and the Kids put together a letter B that's broken in several parts.
 	Cartoon 	Jack waters a B, which grows into a B-stalk. He climbs it and travels to the Land of B.
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Sand F/f
 	Transition 	Bridge #17 - Hourglass Fast/Empty
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar combines a “b” and an “oom” to create a “boom,” resulting in a big explosion. "So you see, kiddies," he tells the viewer, "reading can be a very rewarding pasttime!" He announces the sponsors as piles of blown-up trash continue to rain down on him.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 9