Episode 2623

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon and Miles find Telly trying to read two books at once, claiming he doesn't want to hurt the feelings of the other if he reads them separately. Gordon points out the books aren't alive and won't feel hurt, relieving Telly, who asks if Gordon can read to them.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Frog Struggle Song."
 	Cartoon 	Hortense beats one drum.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	Ernie tries to keep his cookies safe from Cookie Monster by tricking him into eating a carrot instead.
 	Cartoon 	A man jumps up onto an UP.
 	Muppets 	"Home to Me"
 	Cartoon 	The HummingbirdArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon finishes reading Jack and the Beanstalk, which inspires Telly to find some magic beans on Sesame Street. Gordon tells him that the story was just imaginary but Telly is determined to find them anyway, hoping they won't go to waste.
 	Animation 	Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together.
 	Film 	Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice."
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper asks, "Would ya like one?"
 	Cartoon 	A face is drawn, but the mouth complains when it is drawn last.
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting (Linda) at the art museum.
 	Cartoon 	A goose and gander visit the land of the G's.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 3 	Telly and Miles have acquired some beans and set up an experiment to see if they're magic: they'll plant them, water them, and wait. When they get no response, they conclude they're not watering beans - they're singing beans, and they start singing "Good Morning to You" to them.
 	Cartoon 	Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O."Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Grover tries to demonstrate first and last by being first in line, but the other monsters keep switching on him.
 	Film 	Scenes of flowers set to harmonica music
 	Cartoon 	A U train spells the words Unite, U-turn, Underground, Up, and Universe.
 	SCENE 4 	Telly and Miles now try magic words to get their beans to grow (which include "A la peanut butter sandwiches" and "Michael Jackson") when Susan comes out with some milk and cookies for the boys. Telly gets an idea - if milk helps them grow, it might help the beanstalk. When nothing sprouts, Telly suggests they give the beans a cookie as well.
 	Cartoon 	The rabbit and the turtle race to the top of a building. The rabbit goes up 40 steps, but the turtle takes the elevator.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes.
 	SCENE 5 	Telly has now given up on a beanstalk, but since Gordon has read them Cinderella, he and the kids are now trying to change a pumpkin into a coach. When Gordon breaks the bad news to them that nothing will happen, Telly instead uses it for a game of "Three of These Things" with some of the beans. He then asks for Gordon's help to make the pumpkin into something after all - a pie.
 	Cartoon 	A man tries to figure out where a squeaky sound is coming from; it turns out to be a giant's squeaky shoes. "Surprise!"
 	Film 	Kids compare animals and human tools and technology.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6.
 	Muppets 	"I'm in Love with U"
 	Cartoon 	A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself.
 	SCENE 6 	Inspired by Telly's beanstalk experiment, Oscar reads the story of "The Grouch and the Weed Stalk" to the Grouchketeers, who play the role of the crabby chicken in the story.
 	Cartoon 	G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift)
 	Film 	Slide puzzle - truck
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Hoots tells Ernie to "Put Down the Duckie." (celebrity version)
 	Cartoon 	Two caterpillars plus three caterpillars equal five
 	SCENE 7 	Oscar recruits Bob into Slimey's re-enactment of "Jack and the Beanstalk." Slimey climbs down his beanstalk (a flower stem) and begins chopping at it with his axe (a toothpick) to keep the giant away (Oscar). Bob will play the goose, but refuses to honk. As they argue, Bob announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21