Episode 2242

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At the Library, teen staffer Micki tries to find a book for the Two-Headed Monster. She brings them a copy of "The Three Little Pigs," but one head doesn't like pigs. She instead gets them a book of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," but the other head doesn't like bears. She gives them both books so each head can read what they want, but the heads end up reading the stories loudly at the same time.
 	Cartoon 	Luis counts three blackbirds, which lay three eggs.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	FlamingosMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Small letter b (ball/bat)
 	Celebrity 	Richard Pryor demonstrates emotions.
 	Cartoon 	"Four Friends" - a reggae song about a group of animals who wash a car together.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	SCENE 2 	Luis comes by the library, where the Count is finishing a book he's writing - "Counting Backwards from 999,999 to One." He counts down the final ten numbers, then proceeds to read the whole shebang starting from the beginning. "I think I'll just wait for the movie to come out," Luis comments.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over.
 	Muppets / Cast	Professor David lectures his class on trees. He says they are only good for looking at and leaning against, but they mention other uses for them.
 	Film 	To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree.
 	Cartoon 	A girl puts imaginary things in a jar, which makes her laugh.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	The Beetles perform "Letter B."
 	Song 	"B is for Bubble"
 	Insert 	Big Bird recounts his trip to the circus to Barkley (who doesn't pay much attention). Big Bird was especially enamored by the lion tamer and imagines himself in such a role, with Barkley as his trained animal. Back in reality, Big Bird tries getting Barkley to do some tricks, but he just lays on the ground instead.
 	Cartoon 	The 3 Numero Brothers show addition and subtraction.
 	Film 	The kids form a triangle and a square.
 	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.
 	Song 	Luis sings "Follow the Arrows" as a man does so.
 	Muppets 	Caveman Days: EXIT sign
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.
 	SCENE 3 	During the library's story time, Micki reads "Jack and the Beanstalk" while Linda signs. Among the crowd of kids is the Two-Headed Monster; one head wears a San Francisco Giants hat and cheers every time the giant in the story is mentioned, while the other head cheers for Jack. The book ends happily with Jack inviting the giant over for lunch, and the monster wants to hear the story again.
 	Cartoon 	B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	A monster sings "Comb Your Face."
 	Film 	In a gymnasium, a teacher and some kids play catch with a balloon.
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall.
 	Film 	A scuba diver swims away from.
 	Muppets 	Forgetful Jones, Clementine and Buster are in the dark because Forgetful forgot to turn something on. It's not the water, the electric fan, or the radio ... it's the light!
 	Cartoon 	Five tail feathers are subtracted from a peacock.
 	SCENE 4 	Bob sings "Five Pigeons on a Telephone Wire" to the kids (including Tatyana Ali).
 	Film 	Exit
 	Cartoon 	Big Daniel Boone looks for a bear.Artist: Bruce Cayard
center 	Muppets 	Grover is a guest on the game show "Name That Sound."
 	Film 	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder.
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert and Shola count fingers.
 	Cartoon 	A magician performs a trick that makes birds appear, and fish can be glimpsed between them.Artist: Vince Collins
 	SCENE 5 	Herry Monster (with his teddy monster) and the kids play with their dolls as Micki announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 18