Episode 2281

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo can't think of anything to do today, when he hears Big Bird and Gordon from behind the construction door talking about going to a range. Elmo decides he wants to go too and darts off.
 	SCENE 1cont’d	Inside Big Bird's nest area, it's revealed the two were merely reading the lines of a play Big Bird's written. Elmo comes in dressed as a cowboy, having roped Buster the Horse and Gladys the Cow. Gordon sets the issue straight and now the three wish to be in Big Bird's play. He already has a part for a horse and cow, but needs to write in a role for a furry red monster.
 	Cartoon 	A heart that says "I love you" is drawn.
 	Celebrity 	Menudo performs "Gotta Get on Movin'."
 	Cartoon 	"L" for "Large" and "l" for "little"
 	Muppets 	Pageant: The Four Seasons
 	Film 	Using confetti, a letter L turns into a leopard.
 	Film 	Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 2 	Chip and Dip mess with Oscar by giving him a sweet card and a bouquet of flowers, then a kiss.
 	Cartoon 	A dog uses his memory to remember where his bone is buried.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets 	Fred the Wonder Horse bets Marshal Grover that he can't count backwards from ten. Grover tries standing with his back to him and counting up to ten. Since he can't do it, Grover has to let Fred ride on his back.
 	Cartoon 	Millie and Molly argue over whether to get a pet cat or a dog, so their mom gets them a turtle instead.
 	Film 	Otters in the zoo
 	Cast 	In a circus routine, Luis the ringmaster demonstrates "before" and "after". Freeze-frame technology allows his assistant, Linda, to show each action as she jumps through a hoop, slips on a banana peel, and gets a bucket of water thrown at her face.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: L--Loud
 	Muppets 	Bert notices that Ernie has a piece of string tied on his finger. Ernie says that the string tied on this finger helps to remind him that there's a piece of string tied on this finger. And so on. The string on the last finger is there to remind him that they're out of string.
 	Animation 	As the seasons change, so do one's outfits. (early computer graphics)
 	SCENE 3 	Piri prepares big and little sandwiches for Elmo and Mr. Snuffleupagus. He sets the big sandwich down by Snuffy and gives Elmo the little sandwich. The two switch places, as Snuffy is only a little hungry, while Elmo has a big appetite.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: L for Light
 	Muppets 	Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp."
 	Film 	Hamburger bun factory
 	Cartoon 	One of these things doesn't belong (shoe pairs)
 	Muppets 	Bert is out of town, so Cookie Monster spends the night with Ernie. Cookie is frightened of a shadow on the wall, but Ernie shows him it's just a coat on a chair.
 	Cartoon 	Eight buttons are counted on a monkey's shirt.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	Later, Cookie Monster has a bad dream in which he is surrounded by flying, singing cookies who won't let him catch them.
 	Cartoon 	F - FaceArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Celebrity 	Maria and the kids visit Herbie Hancock's studio, where he demonstrates how to make electronic music.
 	Cartoon 	Frances Fairy displays several F words.
 	Film 	A girl puts on her coat all by herself.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	"Rebel L"
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird and Snuffy are watching Baby Natasha and try to get her to laugh. Nothing seems to work, so they just sit and do nothing...which somehow causes her to break into hysterics.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #8
 	Film 	Mad Painter #8
 	SCENE 4cont'd	Big Bird and Natasha have fallen asleep and alternate their snoring sounds. Snuffy announces the sponsors.
==Note==
*Scenes 2 and 4 would later be used as stand-alone Muppet segments on several international co-productions, including Sesamstrasse and Sesamstraat.
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