Episode 2679

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird finds Professor D. Rabbit sitting by himself, just listening to his surroundings. The professor offers to teach Big Bird how to be a super listener like himself, and Big Bird gives it a try. They hear something squeaking, then someone singing. It turns out to be Mr. Macintosh, who wheels his squeaky cart of fresh produce by and stops to give the professor a carrot. "Some people listen for the ice cream man; I listen for the carrot man!" the professor exclaims as Big Bird listens to him crunching loudly on his carrot.
 	Song 	"Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson)
 	Muppets 	Pageant: How a flower growsGladys the Cow stars as a seed. Ernie plays a rain cloud and Herry Monster is the sun, whose attentions cause the seed to bloom into a flower.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #10
center 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Skeleton fish.
 	Cartoon 	Various alien creatures perform in an otherwordly music performance conducted by a trumpet-nosed creature.
 	SCENE 2 	Bob encounters Big Bird and the Birdketeers sitting on the steps of 123 Sesame Street, listening for all the sounds they can hear. They hear a trumpet, a balloon popping, an alarm clock, and the crunching of a carrot. Bob discovers that the professor was making all those sounds nearby to help Big Bird and the kids improve their skills, and rewards the kids with some carrots for being good listeners.
 	Cartoon 	A boy does an addition problem in his head: 5 + 1 = 6.
 	Muppets 	Kermit and some Anything Muppet kids sing "I Wonder 'Bout the World Above."
 	Cartoon 	N is for nose.
 	Film 	Two boys walk though a city neighborhood to some funky break dancing music.
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Simon Soundman wants a chicken sandwich, which he orders as a "cluck-cluck" sandwich. Grover has trouble figuring out what his customer wants.
 	Cartoon 	A man tries to get to sleep, but is woken up by a fly, a chicken and a drum-playing rabbit, all of whom call him on the phone after he throws them out.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Muppets 	Anything Muppets (including Farley) shout "E!"
 	Animation 	E / e (elephant / jazzy trumpet)
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar tries to play a prank on a passerby with a "PULL" sign on a string; Oscar figures that they will read the sign and do what it says, which will cause a box of shredded newspaper to fall on them. Telly is the unsuspecting victim; however, Telly has difficulty reading the sign and the trick backfires on Oscar when he demonstrates it for him.
 	Cartoon 	Ten TurtlesArtist: Bud Luckey
 	Film 	Operation Playground: A group of students at P.S. 87 come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "hop" and starts hopping.
 	Cartoon 	A salesman offers a passerby the letter N for next to nothing.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Hoots the Owl names the different kind of musical notes there are, with the help of Wynton Marsalis.
 	Cartoon 	A snake displays shapes, which are identified in Spanish.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "The Eating Game", in which plates get to meet foods and take them to dinner. The contestant foods are a fish, an ear of corn and a glass of milk.
 	Song 	"Beginning, Middle, End"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	SCENE 4 	Bob finds Elmo looking up the Sesame Street lamppost. Elmo explains that he's been reading all the signs he sees so he can become a good reader, and Bob gives him a clue about the sign he's currently trying to read: there are two words in the sign, the first one being "Sesame." Elmo makes some wild guesses about the second word ("Noodle! Pizza! Doorknob!"), but then Bob points it out to him. Elmo climbs up the lamppost, says that he really likes the sign, and asks Bob to help him down.
 	Cartoon 	A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over.Artist: Cathryn Aison
 	Muppets 	Little Bo Peep shows up at the lost and found, looking for her sheep. The clerk asks her for a description, but she keeps forgetting important details. First he finds her a cat, then a dog, and then her sheep. He asks her how many she had, but she says she wouldn't dare try to count them. He starts counting them himself, then falls asleep.
 	Cartoon 	E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal.
 	Cast 	Gordon preaches the importance of rain as it starts to do so in his office.
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a rabbit.
 	Cartoon 	A toothbrush talks to a mouth about what could happen if not taken care of.
 	Muppets 	"Do De Rubber Duck"
 	Cartoon 	"You know what it's like to be scared?"
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird and Professor Rabbit continue their listening, and the professor suddenly says he's starting to hear music... which turns out to be the closing theme song. He explains why he's such a good listener: "I close my eyes, concentrate, and I have ears the size of hockey sticks!" Bob announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21