Episode 1640

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Cast 	Olivia sings "Sing" while Linda signs.
 	Cartoon 	Roxanne and Violet Gorflatch are alike in many ways, but different in others.
 	Film 	A boy makes fruit salad.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	The Hungry Family competes on "Family Food," hosted by Richard Dawson.
 	Cartoon 	Don't mess with the Mighty M.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird, Bob and David watch a ballet performance of Swan Lake on television. Big Bird is very impressed with the way the dancers almost seem like they're flying and is even more amazed that one can get paid to dance. Bob and David inform him that dancing such as that takes years of practice and mention that Marcus goes to ballet classes. Big Bird attempts some leaps and imagines being a great ballet dancer. He finds Marcus and accompanies him to class.
 	Animation 	Stop-motion: what goes in the hot dog bun?
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Find the Circle quiz
 	Film 	Empty / full cafeteria (time-lapse)
 	Muppets 	The Hands count to 11.
 	Cartoon 	A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Eating" while animals eat.
 	Cartoon 	While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
 	SCENE 2 	At the ballet studio, the teacher (played by Carmen de Lavallade) permits Big Bird to hang around for today's lesson, provided that he remains quiet and does not overstrain himself. The dancers take their places and start practicing their foot positions. Big Bird, despite feeling cocksure about his dancing ability, steps on his big toe in the process. "Ballet is hard... but I love it!"
 	Cartoon 	At the circus, Tommy Trueheart displays his 11 trick-performing lions.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster reads "SAD."
 	Cartoon 	A man laughs out loud as an alligator uses the telephone to call his wife - then he eats the phone booth.
 	Film 	A film shows parts of a flower.Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo
 	Cartoon 	M for MoonArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster discovers Cousin Monster doesn't want cookies and would rather eat Ernie's healthy food.
 	Film 	Things that start with M
 	SCENE 3 	The teacher goes over some basic exercises with the class as Big Bird clumsily tries to follow along. When the class lines up for some leaping exercises, Big Bird follows the group and takes a big leap, crashing into the coat rack.
 	Animation 	The mountains make a snack for a bird, but he forgets to brush his teeth afterward.
 	Film 	Baby turtles swim around.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon - I: An iron irons the word.
 	Muppets 	Grover sings "I Stand Up Straight and Tall" while using some fast cutting camera trickery.
 	Cartoon 	A snake displays shapes, which are identified in Spanish.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird still thinks he'll be able to perform "Swan Lake" by the end of the day. The teacher calls for them to practice the dances they learned in the last session, while Big Bird thinks he can just watch what they do and follow along. He falls behind quickly and ends up pirouetting much longer than everyone else.
 	Cartoon 	Today's Secret Drawing: the letter M
 	Film 	Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud.
 	Cartoon 	Henson: Eleven Cheer
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Empty / full classroom (time-lapse)
 	Cartoon 	"I in the Sky"
 	Transition 	Bridge #3 - 4 Corner Bridge A
 	SCENE 5 	Susan and David wonder how Big Bird's session went. They hear classical music coming from his nest and take a peek inside. Big Bird has his feet soaking in water while conducting his phonograph for Marcus to dance to. Big Bird has resolved to become a conductor instead and let Marcus be the dancer, adding that he wouldn't even be able to swim for Swan Lake anyhow. Bob announces the sponsors, and the classical music continues playing over the credits.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Classical
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 13