Episode 1833

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Dr. Nobel Price shows Olivia his latest invention - the thousand-and-one, named such because it has 1,001 uses. He demonstrates several of them (using it as a paperweight, boosting a seat, and so on), when Olivia points out his item is really a book. She tries to show how it's properly used, but is unable to even open it, which is by Dr. Price's design. Olivia tells him "I think you've finally invented something that hasn't already been invented... books you can't read."
 	Film 	The sign CLOSED spins around.
 	Cartoon 	A wizard walks through a door. A boy in pajamas tries to imitate him without success.
 	Insert 	The Alphabet Dancers form the letter T.
 	Cartoon 	T wordsArtist: Cliff Roberts
 	Celebrity 	Harry Belafonte tells the kids a Zulu tale about how the animals of the world got their coats.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up."
 	Muppets 	Grover asks Frazzle about his day, and Frazzle responds with growls to demonstrate how he felt.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball #10Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates over and under.
 	Muppets 	Polly Darton sings "Wavin' Goodbye to You with My Heart."
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter has an electric train.
 	Cast 	David tries demonstrating the word "CLOSED," but the door keeps opening. He stands in front of it, preventing it from opening, as the wall around it topples over.
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro
 	SCENE 2 	At today's meeting of the Future First Graders, Big Bird stresses the importance of listening. He, Snuffy (seated in Big Bird's nest), and the kids stay quiet and listen, realizing they need something to actually listen to. Everyone gets really close to listen to Big Bird as he recites them a story - a take on Sleeping Beauty with "Prince Aloysius" and "Princess Snuffleupagus."
 	Film 	A girl catches a lobster.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: T for train
 	Muppets 	Various letter Ts have a T party.
 	Cartoon 	A girl puts imaginary things in a jar, which makes her laugh.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird wraps up his story, then shifts the lesson to rhyming. He instructs Snuffy to make up a poem about himself, but since he's not that familiar with rhyming, everyone else help him come up with rhymes.
 	Cartoon 	L for locomotive, letter, lamp, light, lion, lettuce, lips
 	Muppets 	Gladys the Cow auditions for the role of a HEN after sounding out the word, but she's rejected.
 	Cartoon 	L for Lion
 	Muppets 	Gladys now sounds out the word BAT and tries flying, which also doesn't pass muster.
 	Cartoon 	L for life, love, lizard, leap and lumpArtist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Gladys finally sounds out the word COW. She thinks she's a shoo-in for the part, which is instead given to a chicken.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "New Life."
 	Cartoon 	Magical Herman's number trick
 	Muppets 	
 	Cast 	Bob sings "Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday" with the kids.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster treats us to the balancing feet of ten brown bears.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	An Hispanic boy gets up, gets dressed, and goes to school as Spanish music plays (A la luna no voy yo).
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Lots of bunnies are needed to pull the huge carrot from the ground.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Film 	A variety of cat-shaped objects walk in front of the screen.
 	Animation 	Floral patterns are formed to Eastern European music.
 	Film 	Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two).Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 4 	Maria spots an empty box by Oscar's trash can. She asks him if she can take it to store some tools in, but Oscar isn't through with it yet - he has to read it. He claims he and his fellow Grouches love to read trash, and he reads the various printings on the box before moving on to read a soup can. Oscar then proceeds to read the label of an old sweater; Maria recognizes it as hers which she had to throw out after it shrunk in the wash, only now noticing the "Do Not Machine Wash" tag, which upsets her. Olivia drops by to spot them both reading trash and tries to pull away a disappointed Maria for some hot chocolate at Hooper's Store. Snuffy reads the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, while the Count holds the CTW sign at the end.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 14