Episode 0572

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Biff alerts the residents of 123 Sesame Street that the property is about to be demolished to build a new parking lot. Gordon and Susan protest heavily against it, and Biff realizes that he got the address wrong - the proposed parking lot is supposed to be at 321 Sesame Street, not 123. Susan notes that 321 Sesame Street is already a parking lot, which means Biff and Sully (working the wrecking machine) can take the rest of the day off.
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty U”
 	Film 	U, for Underpass
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it.
 	Film 	Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A barber gives a boy a hair cut.
 	Celebrity 	Joe Namath counts down from 10 to 1.
 	Film 	Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A man eats a hot dog.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm.Artist: Bud Luckey
center 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about hands, with some assistance from a human hand. Kermit counts the hand's fingers and lists off various things it can do. The hand gradually becomes more aggressive with Kermit in demonstrating, but the two eventually make up by shaking hands.
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon and a kid count five fingers on each hand.
 	Film 	Kids watch as construction workers paint a number 5 on the street using a stencil.
 	SCENE 2cont'd	The consecutive numbers of fingers appear as Gordon and the kid count them silently.
 	Cartoon 	A man gives away the letter U for free.
 	Cast 	"Dandy David" adds flowers and flower pots.
 	Cartoon 	A man jumps up onto an UP.
 	Film 	"Pig's Love Song" (live-action version)
 	Celebrity 	Joe Namath and his team of kids make a football pass after counting to 1.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster: 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 asks the baker to send him the bill.
 	Animation 	In stop-motion, three balls try to match three holes.
 	SCENE 3 	A kid shows Susan an invitation to hear a story from Big Bird in the yard. When they get there and join the audience, Big Bird presents the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Pears.” Susan confirms whether he meant bears, and Big Bird proceeds to switch a few things...
 	Cartoon 	Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird returns, this time with three chairs. Mr. Hooper corrects him, and Big Bird takes another little break...
 	Cartoon 	A construction worker explains the uses of a folding ruler.
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird returns, this time with three stairs. Luis corrects him and the kids flood to the stage acting like bears to show Big Bird what bears are; Big Bird confesses that he doesn’t know that story.
 	Cartoon 	The alphabet appears in a little box.
 	Cast 	David and Luis assemble a fractured letter U.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella
 	Muppets 	Ernie demonstrates the letter U with a ukulele; Cookie Monster plays "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" on it, then eats it.
 	SCENE 6 	As it rains, Mr. Hooper exits the store, then goes back in to get an umbrella, just as it stops raining. He puts the umbrella back, then it starts raining again. He retrieves it, and it stops raining. He then pretends to go in and out again, thinking he’s fooled the rain, but it turns out the umbrella is tattered and torn.
 	Cartoon 	La palabra cerrado
 	Film 	A gymnast demonstrates beginning and end.
 	Muppets 	Betty Lou teaches the meaning of "beginning", "middle", and "end", and introduces two of her friends: Beginning and End. The duo tell a story, but it lacks something in between the beginning and end parts. Beginning and End recruit their pal Middle to fill out the rest of the story. Middle, however, cannot stop telling the exciting part of the story, and the three friends begin a quarrel, forcing Betty Lou to declare the end of the lecture.
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates beginning and end.
 	Celebrity 	Joe Namath calls for a pass on the count of 3.
 	Film 	Horses compete in a contest to see who can pull the most cement.
 	Cartoon 	Hypnotic "Q" rainbow
 	SCENE 7 	Luis sings "One of These Things" involving three tanks, each with one big fish, and one tank with three small fish.
 	Cartoon 	Q for QuietArtist: John Korty
center 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats."
 	Cartoon 	A man weighs himself to demonstrate how a scale works.
 	SCENE 8 	Shaun asks Susan about flamingos for a report he's doing. Susan is at a loss for words, but Big Bird gives a scholarly description of the flamingo.
 	Film 	FlamingosMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	"Fat Cat"
 	Cartoon 	A pink circle splits into a cat, and a gray circle splits into a mouse.
 	Celebrity 	Joe Namath calls for a pass on the count of 5.
 	Cartoon 	Country 5 (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	Capital letter U for up
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U.
 	Cartoon 	A song tells the story of Max, who loves to chop down trees. One tree turns out to be a magic genie, who turns Max into a tree. Max soon grows respect for trees and once returned human, vows to never chop one down again.
 	SCENE 9 	The kids play in the yard as Luis announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Luis, Mr. Hooper, and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Susan and Gordon hold the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 5