Episode 2231

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon, Susan, Bob, Telly Monster, and the kids gather around Oscar's trash can to hear Oscar tell them a story, particularly the day he first arrived on Sesame Street.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Many years ago, Oscar wanders onto Sesame Street, where he looks for a new place to live. He spots an empty space next to the stoop of 123 Sesame Street and decides that this would be the perfect spot for his home. He meets his first potential neighbor, Gordon, who receives some insults about his bald head and gets tricked by Oscar's "snake in a can" prank. Back in the present, Oscar takes a break before moving on with the story.
 	Cartoon 	A report on homes around the world.
 	Muppets 	"Readers of the Open Range"
 	Cartoon 	This is a big letter V poem
 	Film 	Apes play at the zoo. (edited)
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: V for Vacuum
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar continues his story, where he meets Susan for the first time. She and Gordon see he's set up a tent made from used newspapers, which he comes to realize as an impractical way to live. He then pulls the snake trick again on Susan. Oscar takes another break to get some grouch juice and to reminisce about Susan's reaction to his trick.
 	Cartoon 	The One Two Three Dogs do circus stunts.
 	Cast 	A CASA is drawn around Maria.
 	Cartoon 	Small v... (Spanish version)Artist: John and Faith Hubley
 	Muppets 	Early in the morning, Ernie sees some pigeons through the window, and wonders if he should wake Bert.
 	Animation 	Sand O/o
 	Film 	In time-lapse footage, a construction crew builds a house and paints it green, and a family moves into it.
 	SCENE 3 	In the final part of Oscar's story, he sets up his living space with a metal wastebasket. He meets yet another new neighbor, Bob, who points out how the wastebasket won't make for a good home. He goes on to describe a clean-up drive he's planning, having gotten some brand-new trashcans for the occasion. Inspired, Oscar asks to have one of the old trashcans that are being replaced, and it has been his home ever since.
 	SCENE 3 cont'd	Telly enjoyed the story and asks to try some Grouch juice. Oscar hands him the thermos, which had spring-loaded snakes in it. "The old snake trick - just as beautiful today as it was way back then on the first day I came to Sesame Street," says Oscar.
 	Cartoon 	"Imagination V" -- A surreal segment involving the Venus de Milo statue, a violin, a vampire, and vigilantes.Artist: Jeff Hale
center 	Muppets 	Sesame Street News Flash: Don Music successfully "writes" the Alphabet Song, with help from his surroundings.
 	Cartoon 	Why did the chicken cross the road?
 	Film 	A dirty car gets cleaned at the car wash.
 	Celebrity 	Patti LaBelle and The Sweeties sing "Take the Hand of Someone You Love."
 	Cartoon 	A black cat chases after a white one, until a white lion steps in.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	A girl goes to the shoemaker and watches him as he repairs her shoes.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster tries on different pairs of shoes, but can't agree on one pair. They end up agreeing to wear shoe boxes instead.
 	Song 	"Three Is My Favorite Number"
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Genelle count to twenty.
 	Cartoon 	A top-hatted man tries to show a girl how many uses a box has, but she prefers kicking it.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird and Snuffy make up a story about a castle under the sea where a deep-sea diver prince lived.
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man.
 	Cartoon 	A boy does an addition problem in his head: 2 + 1 = 3
 	Cast 	The Great Addini (Maria) performs her famous bottle-balancing trick with her assistant Bill (David), who is doubtful the stunt will work.
 	Cartoon 	A girl tries to describe what kind of sandwich she wants, but her dad keeps misunderstanding her.Artist: Cathryn Aison
center 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Grover serves Mr. Johnson a bowl of chicken soup. Johnson says that he can't eat the soup, and Grover can't guess why. "That settles it," Johnson sighs. "From now on, I'm bringing my lunch to work in a paper sack." He finally explains to Grover that he can't eat the soup because he doesn't have a spoon.
 	Film 	Body part shout-out
 	Cartoon 	A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird.
 	SCENE 4 	Telly asks if the story of Oscar's first day on Sesame Street was true. Oscar says he made it all up and will tell Telly the real story...tomorrow. To Oscar's dismay, Telly continues to hang around and wait, as Bob announces the sponsors.
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