Episode 1378

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird regrets putting a hole in his washtub, trying to turn it into a musical instrument. (He blows through it and no sound comes out.) He tells Maria of his dilemma as he has some clothes he needs to launder. Maria tells him about the washing machine in the basement of 123 Sesame Street, which Big Bird has never seen before; he's not even sure what a basement is. She takes him down there to show what it's like...
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird observes the wonders of the basement as Maria gives him a tour. She explains how Ernie and Bert's apartment are directly above them, followed by Gordon and Susan's place and her own. She shows where the furnace that heats up the building is located before finally showing him the washer and dryer set. She leaves him to his devices before heading back upstairs, making certain he knows how to use it. Once left alone, Big Bird tosses in the clothes (bag and all) and pulls up a stool to begin the waiting part. "Isn't science grand?" he muses.
 	Cartoon 	A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A girl narrates a poem about the sad time when her goldfish died.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	Fireworks Alphabet
 	Cartoon 	An apple, an orange, and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling.
 	SCENE 2 	An hour has passed and Big Bird is asleep. Maria comes back to see his progress and Big Bird complains that the washing machine is broken. She shows him how to properly use the machine by dumping just the clothes in, adding soap, and activating it. Big Bird hopes it won't take long for the clothes to get clean as he starts to get dizzy from closely watching the clothes spin.
 	Cartoon 	Krazy Kat proves his love for Ignatz Mouse with a block of cheese. Ignatz carves it into the word "LOVE."
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro
 	Insert 	A group of children play with a feather.
 	Cartoon 	A baby bird falls from a tree. A boy puts him back, and in return, the mother bird saves the boy from embarrassment.
 	Muppets 	Both heads of the Two-Headed Monster surprise each other with cakes.
 	Cartoon 	He, She and It: The IT educates the two on how mirrors work.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play."
 	Cartoon 	S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	Kids count 5 racehorses.
 	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
 	Muppets 	Herry Monster asks a boy, Michael, if he can name some people that he loves.
 	Cartoon 	A man discovers the letter O has fallen off a HOTEL sign.
 	Film 	What do birds eat?
 	Cartoon 	A song about a rolling OArtists: John and Faith Hubley
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	"1-2-3-4-5!"
 	Film 	A man karate chops 5 boards.
 	Cartoon 	5 song (twinkles, candles, diamonds, horses)
 	SCENE 3 	Bob and the kids join Maria and Big Bird down in the basement, where Big Bird continues to watch the laundry - even when the machine has stopped. For the time being, Bob starts a game where he and Maria describe some underground places (such as a subway station or coal mine) for Big Bird and the kids to guess. Big Bird gets a turn and describes a place very similar to the basement they're currently in, though he gets in a loop when he starts talking about the washing machine that keeps going around and around and around...
 	Cartoon 	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on.
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field.
 	Muppets 	Bip Bippadotta and friends show none, some and all.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: O for Owl
 	SCENE 4 	Luis leads Mrs. Foster (Olga Felgemacher) down into the basement to check the electric meter. She explains to a kid what her job entails before trying to read the meter of Oscar's trash can, which has a back door accessing the basement as well (indicated by his "Keep Out" sign). Oscar, stepping out from the shower, doesn't want to be bothered and encourages Mrs. Foster's threats to shut off his power, listing all the utilities he doesn't use. He changes his tone when she mentions shutting off his trash compactor ("You can't leave me without entertainment," he grumbles), so Oscar allows her to read his meter by prying it from the wall and handing it to them.
 	Cartoon 	Madrigal AlphabetArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	SALIDA (word spins around)
 	Cartoon 	SALIDA (train)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	5s go through a space-shredder and produce 5 objects.
 	Film 	Kids count to 5 using groups of animals at the zoo.
 	Muppets / Cast	Olivia sings "Standin' in Somebody's Shoes" to Farley.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: The man unscrambles the letters in a HELP sign.
 	SCENE 5 	As Bob, Maria, and Luis attend to the furnace, Big Bird realizes he's forgotten to wash his handkerchief. He wonders how much soap to use and decides to pour whatever's left in the box in the machine. Soon, the machine bubbles over with soap suds as the adults try to shut it off in a panic.
 	SCENE 5 cont'd	Meanwhile, Oscar (from within his can up on the surface of the street) enjoys being left alone after his dishwater shower when he starts becoming engulfed in clean soap suds. He starts shouting murder as the suds billow out of his can as Maria announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Kermit and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 11