Episode 2877

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Mr. Handford welcomes the viewer and points out that Grundgetta and her Grouch friends (Jim Martin and David Rudman) are waiting for a Grouch milkshake. All they say he needs is a piece of cardboard and a pen, which he uses to write the word "milk" on the card. He then he gives it to the Grouches so they can shake it.
 	Animation 	Thirteen hamburgers dance around.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Gloria Globe is about to pull a rabbit out of her hat, but pulls out a kangaroo instead, which belongs in Australia.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face."
 	Cartoon 	Violet climbs a vine with V words.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird shows Edwin that he's trying to teach a new trick to Barkley: he has two dog food bowls, one full and one empty, and he intends to have Barkley show which one is the full one. Edwin points out that this doesn't really count as a dog trick, as dogs can use their hunger to figure out whether a bowl has dog food in it. Big Bird is still determined to find a trick for Barkley.
 	Film 	Empty / full classroom (time-lapse)
 	Cartoon 	P for PenguinArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Magic Pig"Artist: Vince Collins
 	Film 	With their teacher, kids play clapping and dancing games about the rhythm in their names.
 	Cartoon 	The word entrada tries to run through a wall, then runs through the entrance.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird thinks that Barkley will display his knowledge of the Spanish word "entrada" by entering his doghouse, which has an "entrada" sign above the door. Edwin explains that this isn't really a trick either, because there's only one door for Barkley to enter. Big Bird still won't give up...
 	Song 	"Reach Your Hand Up High"
center 	Muppets 	Spaceship SurpriseThe crew lands on the Planet CH, where they are greeted by Chunky Cheese.
 	Cartoon 	A mouse riding an armadillo sings a song about 13, his lucky number.
 	SCENE 4 	For Barkley's next "trick," he'll demonstrate a subtraction problem: one dog take away one dog leaves how many dogs? Barkley sits still at first, until he hears a cat and runs after it, leaving zero dogs. Big Bird is unaware of the cat, until Edwin points it out to him. Big Bird remains determined...
 	Cartoon 	A dog chases a cat around, through, over, and under a doghouse.
 	Muppets 	"The Ten Commandments of Health"
 	Cartoon 	A rolling circle becomes a square, then a triangle, and various other shapes.
 	SCENE 5 	Next, Big Bird will show that Barkley knows about same and different - he'll ask Barkley some questions about pairs of things, and Barkley will bark once for same and be silent for different. However, Barkley is sleeping at the moment, so when Big Bird asks questions to which the answer is "different," Barkley doesn't answer. Edwin points this out and Big Bird walks off, insulted.
 	Cartoon 	P is for Painting
 	Muppets 	Judy Finstermacher has broken her bag of groceries, and Super Grover tries to find a way for her to get the groceries to her home.
 	Cartoon 	Is no one afraid of The Big Bad Wolf?
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Trying and Trying Again."
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: V for ViolinA musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks.
 	Cast 	Gordon, Bob, Maria, and Gina sing a song about exploring in the yard. Bob is transported to the beach, Gordon to the farm, Maria to the top of a mountain and Gina to the bottom of the ocean.
 	Cartoon 	Kids observe cloud formations, until it starts to rain.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Ranger Armbuckle talks about how plants travel -- by sowing their seeds.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Seashells form various patterns in the sand.
 	Muppets 	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Cluck Around the Clock."
 	Cartoon 	Eleven gumballs minus 4 equals 7.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Basketball player Isiah Thomas shows Elmo and Jesse how to dribble a ball, and Elmo asks Isiah to dribble him.
center 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "I Like Alaska", along with a montage of kids saying what their hobbies are, and what they like about their community.
 	Cartoon 	Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain.
 	Muppets 	"The Rhymies at Sea" - Larry, Mary, and Barry sail on a ship, which sinks.
 	Cartoon 	Small v ... for voom, voice, violin, etc.Artists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird finally finds a trick for Barkley to do: Barkley can pull Big Bird while he wears his roller skates! Edwin announces the sponsors as Big Bird and Barkley pass, crashing into something offscreen.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23