Episode 0900

This episode is adapted from the 1975 album Bert & Ernie Sing-Along. It was written by Joseph A. Bailey, who later recalled:
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==Episode==
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	We open on Bert, singing the "Sesame Street Theme" while taking a peaceful bath. Ernie overhears him singing, and decides to host a sing-along in the bathroom. He drags the piano into the bathroom and starts playing, but Bert insists "I Refuse to Sing Along."
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Despite Bert's protests, more people start showing up for the sing-along: David brings his guitar, Gordon brings his bass fiddle, and Bob and Maria bring themselves. They all sing "John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith."
 	SCENE 1cont'd	As Bert repeatedly asks for a towel, Big Bird enters with a glockenspiel and he sings "Cheer Up" as the others join in.
 	SCENE 1cont'd	The Count enters, counting the people in the bathroom, as well as the tiles. They ask him for a song, and he entertains with "Bats in My Belfry", until he is shoved into the shower.
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Grover enters with a banjo, and leads everyone in "On Top of Old Smokey."
 	SCENE 1cont'd	David leads everyone (including the viewer) in "Stand Up and Pinch Your Nose."
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Big Bird feels unable to participate since he doesn't wear clothes. Bob sings a guessing game song: "I'm Going Somewhere."
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Gordon wonders, "What's the Name of That Song?" and soon, so do the others. Near the end, Mr. Hooper arrives and asks the question one last time. The Count peers out, and claims he knows the name of that song: "One million and one bats hanging in the belfry."
 	SCENE 1cont'd	The cast enters into a reprise of "What's the Name of That Song?" as Bert finally joins in with a rendition of "Sing." Everyone joins him, including Snuffy whose snuffle appears from behind the shower curtain (which, naturally, only Big Bird notices).
 	Cartoon 	I've Got a Mind: wind-up toy
 	Film 	FlamingosMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Animation 	Sand M/m
 	Cartoon 	M in space (voice by Ginny Tyler)
 	Cartoon 	The word BUS
 	Film 	At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata.
 	Cartoon 	A man uses drinking glasses on his eyes and pours water over his seeing glasses.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster is about to eat a cookie when a sad-looking girl approaches and stares at him. He tries to eat the cookie, but can't do it. He breaks it in half and shares it with the girl. He eats his half. When the girl eats hers, she does so just like him.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6.
 	Film 	Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music)
 	Cast 	Captain Under-Wonder (Luis) shows how he goes under an umbrella, a table and the tire swing (the latter by shrinking himself down).
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #7
 	Muppets 	Maria tells the story of "The King's Problem."
 	Film 	Things that start with M
 	Cartoon 	M is for Marvelous Martha
 	Film 	Counting 20 boxesMusic: Joe Raposo
center 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit and Grover demonstrate the difference between heavy and light. Grover carries heavy objects, and Kermit carries light objects. Grover gets tired, and asks Kermit if he can carry something light for a change. Kermit obliges. He carries a giant sandwich... while Grover picks up a helium balloon, which carries him away!
 	Cartoon 	Heavy and light characters are weighed on a scale.
 	Film 	A woman counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey.
 	Cartoon 	What if a turtle and rabbit switched appearances?
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot wants to demonstrate the letter M. Grover enters, making "Mmmmm" noises, so Herbert uses Grover to help him tell a story using M words. When the story is over, Herbert discovers that Grover's mouth is stuck together after eating peanut butter.
 	Film 	A kid marching band forms a triangle.
 	Animation 	Sand M/m (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog, Smart Person, helps Max Ferbilfeemer (Luis) learn the difference between happy and scared.
 	Cartoon 	With one mighty blow of his baseball bat, a boy knocks several B items (including a basket, bandit, and ball) off of a wall.Voice: Casey Kasem
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: B for Ball
 	SCENE 2 	After everyone else has left, Ernie drags the piano out of the bathroom. Just when Bert thinks it's all over, Ernie remembers that he invited the University of Michigan marching band, which is overheard playing a march. As Bert invites the marching band into the bathroom, the Count announces the sponsors and the standard credits and closing theme follow.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Ernie and Bert hold the Sesame Street sign, while the Count holds the CTW sign.
==Notes==
* This episode has the entire street plot play as one continuous segment (save for scene 2) before various inserts play, a precursor to the standard street scene format of the show used since season 33.
* The marching band music during the final scene is re-used from a 1971 Ernie and Bert sketch.
==Sources==
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 7