Episode 1857

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly Monster introduces the number 12 and asks Oscar to present 12 of something; Oscar instead tells him to scram. Susan encourages Telly to keep pestering Oscar until they can count 12 times he tells him to leave.
 	Cartoon 	"Ladybugs' Picnic"
 	Muppets 	Grover and John-John count a penny.
 	Cartoon 	What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe?Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	A man talks about his working horses.
 	Animation 	Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks
 	Cast 	In the park, Maria and some kids play with Barkley, telling him whether he's near or far some balloons they've hidden.
 	Muppets 	A little boy tells his grown-up friends to "Take My Hand" while they cross the street.
 	Cartoon 	A father explains to his son why it is important to wear a seat belt when riding in a car.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The Fox and the GrapesIn the classic fable, a famished fox can't reach the grapes, and eventually gives up, assuming they're sour anyway.
 	Insert 	Gordon watches as Oscar teaches Slimey about crossing the street safely.
 	Celebrity 	The Fonz has a message - "A."
 	Muppets 	Lefty's boss tells Lefty the plan for what to do with the Golden AN, which they have just stolen. Lefty is to put it in the tan van and give it to Dan, who will take it to Fran. However, Lefty can't remember the plan very well and has to repeat it, which results in a police officer named Stan hearing the plan and giving him "ten days in the can for stealing the Golden AN."
 	Cast 	Olivia sings "Everything Grows."
 	Cartoon 	A man displays a capital and lowercase A and explains what an alligator is.
 	Film 	Kids compete in a speed skating competition. (version one)
 	Cartoon 	Two crows sing "Stones Don't Grow."Artist: Michael Sporn
 	SCENE 2 	Both heads of the Two-Headed Monster argue over which letter is an A. The right head points to the lowercase a ...
 	Cartoon 	An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	The left head points to the capital A ...
 	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.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	Luis sees the monster arguing, and informs it that both of these letters are the letter A. Relieved, the monster showers him with kisses.
 	Film 	People of all ages ride bicycles.Music: Joe Raposo
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Small, smaller and smallest men will cut a log with a saw.
 	Cast / Muppets	Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" about the lifeguard and carpenter.
 	Animation 	A ball looks for its match on a brick wall.
 	Muppets 	Two Anything Muppet kids argue over a cookie. Cookie Monster arrives and says that the smallest person should get the cookie, and then, as the kids argue over which one is smaller, Cookie Monster shrinks himself.
 	SCENE 3 	Susan watches David practice his roller-dancing. On his radio, the host (Brian Muehl) starts up their call-in game, "Rhyming for Reasons," where the grand prize is a ticket to the roller-disco dance-a-thon. The winner must have a name that rhymes with today's word - shuffleupabus. David and Susan find this ridiculous, when Mr. Snuffleupagus calls in and wins the prize. They assume this was Big Bird putting on a character voice, but Big Bird denies this. The game continues with the word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," and the prize goes to caller Mrs. Gooperpalifragalisticexdiatliposious (Muehl).
 	Film 	With their teacher, kids play clapping and dancing games about the rhythm in their names.
 	Cartoon 	A man saws a letter E through the wall.
center 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane", a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: E-Ear
 	Celebrity 	Richard Pryor recites the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya?
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird skates in to tell David that Snuffy can't go to the dance-a-thon, so he was given the ticket. The ticket admits two people to the event, so Big Bird invites David to join him. The two skate together to a disco version of the Sesame Street Theme (from Episode 0930) as the DJ announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 15