Episode 0960

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A janitor sweeps up his own footprints the wrong way, then the right way. Just then, a giant centipede leaves tracks all over the floor.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Film 	Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Two men compete to be in front.
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird reads the kids his poem about front and back. He then wants them to play along, but realizes they can't show off any tailfeathers in their backs like he can. He goes off with an idea.
 	Muppets 	Grover the Elevator Operator demonstrates front and back by telling the passengers on his elevator where to stand.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird recites his poem once more and the kids show off their various, makeshift tails.
 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #3"
 	Film 	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder.
 	Cartoon 	A young girl's favorite toy is a stick, which she uses for many things, including a magic wand, conductor's baton, and a baseball bat.
 	Muppets 	Grover, Herry Monster, and Billy rearrange themselves in different ways and count to three, until they get exhausted and faint.
 	Cartoon 	"Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants.Artist: Harvey Kurtzman
 	Insert 	Buffy and Fred the Wonder Horse sing "Cripple Creek."
 	Cartoon 	M is for Marvelous Martha
 	Film 	Snow in the cityMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A mouse takes a bite out of a good-smelling M.Artist: Cliff Roberts
center 	Muppets 	Kermit draws the letter M on-screen with his magic finger. Grover asks what Kermit has drawn, and Kermit says it's the letter M. "Mmmmm!" Grover agrees.
 	Animation 	Sand M/m
 	Film 	Kids narrate a film about bank tellers and the machines they use.
 	Cartoon 	Typewriter: M for magic
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A bird displays the front and back of a turtle.
 	Cast 	"Sluggo the Great" (David) puts on his baseball gear, but isn't sure which body parts to put them on.
 	Cartoon 	A mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday.
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon and the kids play "Three of These Things" using some numbers and a letter A.
 	Animation 	New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball.
 	Muppets 	Game Show: The Addition GameHosted by Guy Smiley, the contestant has to figure out how to add numbers. The contestant is Herry Monster, who solves all the questions except "3+1=_," so he brings in four cars in the studio.
 	Film 	Prairie dogMusic: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 3 	Maria and the kids are playing with Big Bird's trucks. Maria asks them where the driver sits in each one, informing them how long fire engines can have two drivers. She then collects the trucks to bring them back to Big Bird.
 	Film 	Kids paint pictures of things that start with B.Producer: Ken Snyder Enterprises
 	Cartoon 	The front and back of a costumed horse follow an ice cream truck.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird has his trucks back, but recalls loaning three out and now he only has two. He questions Maria about it, but she has to run off to class. Gordon then comes over with a flattened toy truck that he accidentally ran over with his Volkswagen Beetle. He too has to run off and can't deal with it at the moment.
 	SCENE 4 cont'd	Big Bird is saddened at first, but then remembers he can just bring it to the Fix-It Shop. He drops it off with Luis, who is much more engrossed in the clock he's repairing and barely pays attention to Big Bird's request.
 	Cartoon 	Big Daniel Boone looks for a bear.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	1-20 Ice SkatersMusic: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 5 	Luis finally notices Big Bird's truck and laughs, believing there's no way he'd be able to fix that. Big Bird comes by to check on the progress and Luis informs him what a futile effort it would be to try to repair it. Big Bird leaves the shop, feeling depressed that no adult seems to care about the truck as much as he does.
 	SCENE 5 cont'd	Luis has a realization that he broke his promises to Big Bird and treated him rather unfairly. He gets an idea on how to make amends.
 	Cartoon 	"Have you seen my NO?"
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster comes to the bakery looking for something delicious that rhymes with BUY. He tries the I (from the MIKE'S BAKERY sign) and the baker's TIE, both of which aren't that delicious. Finally, Guy Smiley comes in and loudly announces that he would like to BUY a PIE. Cookie then knows what he can get in the bakery that rhymes with BUY and is delicious: it's GUY! A chase ensues, and Cookie requests for the baker to send him the bill.
 	Cartoon 	A dog tries desperately to meow, but can only bark.
 	SCENE 6 	On her way back from class, Maria notices Big Bird's broken truck tossed into the trash can. She wants to make it up to Big Bird and goes into Hooper's Store to buy him a new truck. Gordon and Luis come in, also wishing to buy a toy truck. Mr. Hooper tells them that Maria's got the last one and they argue over it before realizing they all want to give it to Big Bird. They present it to him together and apologize. Big Bird is pleased that they cared about his truck after all. Watching from the counter window, Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Baby Breeze, Betty Lou and Prairie Dawn hold the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8