Episode 1481

Picture 	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly Monster makes his way to Hooper's Store for some breakfast, but notices a "CLOSED" sign in the doorway. He takes this to mean that Mr. Hooper is closing the store forever, which means nobody will get any breakfast ever again and that Mr. Hooper is out of a job. Telly's so busy fretting he fails to notice Mr. Hooper opening up the store behind him.
 	Muppets 	Manny the casting agent finds a listing from a circus, who need a yellow, striped, furry animal for their show. He gussies up one client, a banana, to fit the bill, while his other client, a tiger, tries to point out he's better suited. When it's the tiger's turn, the only other gig is the role of a banana in a cereal commercial.
 	Film 	A flower opens and closes.
 	Cartoon 	A man nearly falls down a chasm, but the word HELP saves him and helps him across.
 	Muppets 	Grover and Tanya talk about the word "HELP."
 	Animation 	Sand Z/z
 	Muppets 	"The Zizzy Zoomers"
 	SCENE 2 	Telly still mopes about his Hooper's Store theory, unaware of the many customers coming in and out. Olivia invites him to buy a ball to play with from the store, which only worsens Telly's condition.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A schoolyard of gloves invites other gloves to join them.
 	Film 	Four Song (Song of Four)
 	Celebrity 	Rosey Grier and a kid both enter phone booths and with their unique sizes, they each help the other retrieve their dropped dime.
 	Film 	Things you can carryMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Little Bird explains "next to". Then Cookie Monster cuddles up next to Little Bird.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird serves Barkley his lunch, giving him the opportunity to sing about how much he likes to be next to him.
 	Cartoon 	A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house, and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!"
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 4 	Luis and the kids head off to Hooper's for lunch. They invite Telly to join, but he sadly replies, "I wish I could...but it's impossible!" He still doesn't notice the store teeming with activity.
 	Cartoon 	A girl goes around the city to look for her lost kitty, and sees its image in a variety of signs and in nature.Artists: Don Duga and Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets 	Forgetful Jones needs something to ride around the ranch. Clementine gives him clues: It has four legs and a bushy tail, eats hay, and neighs. It's his horse Buster, who arrives with the jeep.
 	Song 	"Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson)
 	Cartoon 	Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot.
 	Film 	Some kids observe a woman drawing pictures of a building, and eventually guess that she's an architect.
 	Muppets 	Biff asks Sully to recite the alphabet, but recites the whole thing without giving him a chance to speak.
 	Insert 	Bob has Jason read the word OPEN. They open the card with the word, revealing Grover, who rewards Jason's efforts with a hug and kiss.
 	Cartoon 	An alien lands on Earth, looking for a Z to eat. He snatches one off a policeman's uniform, eats it, and rests.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film of a woman in a burning building, who needs HELP.
 	SCENE 5 	Luis and Olivia talk with the kids about things they'd like to do when they grow up. Deena appears and says when she grows up, she wants to play. She can't decide whether to play clarinet in an orchestra or pro-baseball.
 	Animation 	A dune buggy is assembled.
 	Cartoon 	One of these things doesn't belong (shoe pairs)
 	Muppets 	A group of Muppets (including Herry Monster) split into two separate teams for a game based on whether they have letters or numbers printed on their shirts. However, one of the small ones points out that they've split into one team of big players and one team of small players. They eventually agree to play Tiddly-Winks.
 	SCENE 6 	Olivia offers Telly an apple, but he declines, assuming she picked up her food from a far-away grocery store now that Hooper's is closed. He then notices that nobody is as upset as he is at the prospect of Hooper's shutting down. He thinks he's read the sign wrong and turns to the store to re-check. Before he does so, Mr. Hooper packs up some grocery deliveries and temporarily closes up shop. Telly sees the CLOSED sign and confirms he was right all along.
 	Cartoon 	Four ducksArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	A Stool For Me
 	Cartoon 	Four construction workers build a number 4.
 	Muppets 	Two-Headed Monster: MOM
center 	Cartoon 	V in space
 	Transition 	Bridge #8 - Rectangle Bridge B
 	SCENE 7 	Now nighttime, Telly is still where he's been all day as Mr. Hooper closes up for the night. Mr. Hooper asks Telly what's the matter and Telly points out the sign. Mr. Hooper clears up the whole ordeal and shows him what the OPEN sign looks like. Telly, now seeing the store is open, places an order for breakfast. Mr. Hooper shrugs and returns to work, as Olivia announces the sponsors.
center250px|center	CLOSING SIGNS	Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, and Olivia holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 12