Episode 0990

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Muppets 	Biff and Sully move a piano. Biff tries to play a scale and talks about practice. While Biff is away, Sully plays a full concert piece.
 	Cartoon 	A kid has a zoo in him.
 	Insert 	A group of children put together a scooter following a model.
 	Cartoon 	A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle.
 	SCENE 1 	Maria, Luis, and Gordon are working on repairing the front door to the Fix-It Shop (after another incident with Herry Monster). Big Bird comes by and offers to help, but he's told he's too young. He storms out of the store in a huff and vows to find a way to prove them wrong.
 	Cartoon 	A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird dons a hat, glasses, a grey beard, and cane to pass himself off as "Old Bird," who will now be able to do anything a grown-up can. He returns to the Fix-It Shop to help fix the door, but they've repaired it now. Instead, the grown-ups go over to the yard and start a conversation about bond issues, a topic of little interest (and knowledge) to the bird. Some of the kids come by and ask him to play, but "Old Bird" must decline. They then ask if he's seen Mr. Snuffleupagus lately. Once he learns that grown-ups can't have imaginary friends, Big Bird gives up the ruse and goes off to have fun with his fellow youngsters.
 	Cartoon 	A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over.Artist: Cathryn Aison
center 	Muppets 	A greaser sings about his relationship that was almost ruined by a "One Way" sign.
 	Cartoon 	A ship captain orders the numbers 1-20 into a boat - which promptly sinks.Artist: Harvey Kurtzman
 	Film 	Old paper, new paper Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett
 	Cartoon 	T for topArtist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	The letter T is a very useful letter.
 	Cartoon 	La t minuscula
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Subtracting three mules
 	SCENE 3 	Luis, Gordon and Maria find Big Bird in the midst of fixing his nest. They offer to help, but he feels they might not be up to it. They assume he's turning the table on them for earlier, but he ultimately allows them to help. When they're instructed to start chewing up sticks and then pack them in with mud, they retreat.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball #10Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: CrocodileMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	T for typewriter and toeArtist: John Korty
 	Muppets 	In ancient times, Grover invents the wheel to help Biff move a stone up a hill.
 	Film 	A kid marching band forms a circle.
 	Cartoon 	The uses of water
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates over and under.
 	Cartoon 	Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes.Artist: Abe Levitow
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon hears Maria and Luis making small talk, but in Spanish, it sounds so much more interesting to him. The two perform a tango number about more phrases they can make more interesting by saying them in Spanish.
 	Animation 	Sand T/t
 	Film 	"Three of These Kids" — Football and Baseball
 	Cartoon 	"Ten Turtles"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Film 	"Indian Baby Bath"Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Big Bird sings “Admiral Bird”.
 	Cartoon 	Men in boxes sound out the word RUN.
 	Film 	Wild geese (to madrigal music)
 	Cartoon 	Junior has to jump across the pond to make the frog chorus.
 	Film 	A farmer takes care of baby calves.
 	Film 	A voiceover lists many R words.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	La t minuscula (repeat)
 	Film 	Joe Raposo counts 20 antique cars.
 	SCENE 5 	Gordon checks the mail and hands it out to Maria on the stoop, as Luis announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Roosevelt Franklin and his mother hold the Sesame Street sign, while Sherlock Hemlock observes the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8