Episode 2264

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Luis and Gordon see the street is inundated with large junk piles all over the place. Oscar, Grundgetta, and Smudgey tell them that today is an important Grouch holiday - Pile Appreciation Day; all year long, Grouches make piles of all kinds of junk and spend the holiday celebrating the work they've done. The three then launch into their "Pile Appreciation Day Song." They agree to move some of the piles out of the way of the residents, right after they dig into their celebratory pile of lunch (prunes with gravy).
 	Cartoon 	Nine Striped CatsOwe Gustafson
 	Film 	Some kids watch a film of a man working in a greenhouse, and try to guess what his job is.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The great Alphonso and his trained X's
 	Film 	The Alphabet Dancers make a letter X.
 	Cartoon 	A cowboy sings about "Feelings That Are Real."
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar has a present for Luis in honor of the holiday. He assures Luis there is no trick snakes or water squirts from within the gift box. Luis unwraps the box and pulls out all the newspaper and tissue paper inside, leaving nothing in the box. Oscar points out Luis' gift is the pile of trash he's made from unwrapping the box.
 	Cartoon 	A mysterious little box on a tightrope entraps a bird, a train, and a cat, which can still be heard. A large frog eats the box, and makes all of the sounds inside.
 	Muppets / Cast	Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with a dentist and a bus driver. (remake)
 	Film 	Elephants in the zoo.
 	Muppets 	Chris, with his sister Stephanie, counts to 20 for Kermit.
 	Cartoon 	Why did the chicken cross the road?
center 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "Mystery Guest," where the blindfolded panel of Cookie Monster, Don Music, and Sherlock Hemlock must guess the identity of a special guest - the letter X.
 	Cartoon 	Jasper and Julius: Apple
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus have trouble taking a picture of themselves, as one of them is always behind the camera and the other is in front of it. They try both getting in the picture, then behind the camera until Gordon offers to take the picture.
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates above and below.
 	Cartoon 	"Dinner for Nine"Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Six snakes spent Saturday on the sand.
 	Film 	Two boys working at the family Mexican restaurant show how they prepare for the day, and how tacos and enchiladas are made.
 	Cartoon 	A girl imagines herself as a car that rescues fire victims.
 	Cast 	Olivia and the kids spend an afternoon with Barkley in the park. By the end of it all, he's much too tired to return to Sesame Street. They situate him in the backseat of a Hansom cab as they follow along.
 	Cartoon 	“Signing Alphabet,” an animated film by Steve Finkin. Music for voice and electronics by Joan La Barbara.
center 	Muppets 	Ernie is tossing and turning in bed. He sings to the viewers how he feels "When Bert's Not Here."
 	Animation 	Sand X/x
 	Muppets 	Grover volunteers to assist the Amazing Mumford in his rhyming magic trick, making three things come out of his hat that rhyme with "knee". Grover guesses the first one (key), but doesn't get the last two (ski and tree) right.
 	Cartoon 	Millie and Molly build a bookshelf.
 	Celebrity 	Ray Charles sings his own version of "The Alphabet Song."
 	Cartoon 	Brand X
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of her grandpa putting a horseshoe on their horse.
 	Cartoon 	Lots of bunnies are needed to pull the huge carrot from the ground.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets 	Ice Follies: Count von Count skates to the tune of "The Song of the Count" ending with the rink lights simulating lightning. (dialogue and sound effects omitted)
 	Cartoon 	Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes.Artist: Abe Levitow
 	Muppets 	A Japanese storyteller tells "The Mystery of the Four Dragons". An aged emperor offers the throne to his son if he can find four hidden dragons in the room.
 	Cartoon 	Four motorcycle-riding chickens hatch out of an egg.
 	SCENE 4 	Luis notices all the piles are now gone. Gordon points out one pile still remains - a pile of fish that Miles is making at Oscar's direction. Snuffy announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 18