Episode 0179

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Miguel won't waste a second; he reveals a letter A.
 	Cartoon 	"The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer.
 	Cartoon 	A is for ape.
 	Muppets 	Monsters look at a big A.
 	SCENE 2 	Susan and the kids sing "The Alphabet Song," while the alphabet is displayed on the front of 123 Sesame Street.
 	Celebrity 	James Earl Jones recites the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	Cartoon 	A man creates an avalanche on the letter A.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 3 	On the front wall of 123, Big Bird attempts to spell LOVE, but, as Susan points out, he has made OVEL.
 	Cartoon 	The O in STOP bounces around, and the other letters tell it to stop.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Muppets 	Lefty tries to sell Ernie a STOP sign.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: Animals with tails.
 	Cartoon 	The uses of water
 	Film 	The snouts, tails and bodies of pigs, with a soundtrack of pigs squealing.Some of this footage is used in "Pig's Love Song", but in a different order.
 	Muppets 	Bob reads the story of "The Magic Apple," which is acted out by Ernie, Bert and three Anything Muppets. Ernie plays a "poor but honest farm boy" who would like to marry a princess and live in a palace with Rubber Duckies and banana milkshakes. A fairy godmother grants him that wish, but only if he can pick a magic apple from a tree. A farmer attempts to help him get the apple, but doesn't succeed. Finally, Ernie rests under the tree until the apple falls into his mouth! Just then, a king arrives and chooses Ernie to marry his daughter, "the lovely Princess Gwendolinda" (Bert in drag!).
 	SCENE 4 	Miguel invites the kids and the viewers to take a close look at a tire.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer". The object is a tire.
 	Film 	"Head To Toe Puzzle": Two kids put together a life size jigsaw puzzle of a human body.
 	Song 	"Octopus One-Man Band"
 	Celebrity 	Tim Conway says, "One more time!"
 	Song 	"Octopus One-Man Band" (repeat)
 	SCENE 5 	Susan, Miguel, Bob and Mr. Hooper make four, and having only three apples means Mr. Hooper gets none.
 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #7"
 	Muppets 	Roosevelt Franklin shows that he knows the "Days of the Week".
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #7 (repeat)
center 	Muppets 	A fairy godmother turns Cookie Monster into a handsome prince. He thinks it's ugly, and uses the wand to change her into her original form, Herry Monster wearing a wig. As monsters, they fall in love.
 	Cartoon 	Batman and Robin attempt to capture the Joker, but also teach a lesson about crossing the street safely. Holy manhole!
 	Cartoon 	A man creates an avalanche on the letter A. (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A. (repeat)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A is for ape. (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A. (repeat)
 	SCENE 6 	Mr. Hooper sings "Three of These Things" using groups of candy.
center 	Muppets 	Charlie is lost and finds a policeman. It's his Uncle Louie, but he doesn't recognize him in uniform. Without the uniform on, Charlie asks Uncle Louie to find him a policeman.
 	SCENE 7 	The cast tells what they use boxes for. Bob uses one to store his tools, Oscar uses one for a table, and Susan uses one to store her trash. Mauricio uses the toybox in the yard to play in, and Little Bird eats out of a birdseed box. Mr. Hooper has a box to keep his boxes in.
 	Song 	"Octopus One-Man Band" (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #7 (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (repeat)
 	SCENE 8 	With the kids, Susan plays basketball and Bob and Miguel play with blocks. Little Bird announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Oscar holds up the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper holds up the CTW sign at the end.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 2