Episode 2187

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria, Elmo, and the kids find Shelley the Turtle sitting next to Oscar's trash can. They all try to think of ways to get him to poke his head out, such as pleading, jumping, or screaming, but nothing happens. Oscar sees the commotion and is left with the task after everyone decides to leave.
 	Cartoon 	Three turtles present the letter T.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Five Purple Konkers
 	Film 	A Hispanic boy gets up, gets dressed, and goes to school as Spanish music plays (A la luna no voy yo).
 	Cartoon 	T for topArtist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar is still trying to lead the turtle out of its shell, but has no luck when Maria comes by to check on his progress. Maria giggles when she finds out why: Shelley pops his head out to show Oscar he was talking to the wrong end of the turtle the entire time!
 	Cartoon 	Six turtles plus one man equals seven.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	A clown (Dennis Allen) takes off his make-up. Which face do you like better?
 	Animation 	Two balls play on a seesaw, when a third one wants to join them (ending up in the middle).
 	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 	A man visits the police department to report a lost person and make sure the officer's sketch matches what he describes.
 	Muppets 	Grover sees the word "me" and shouts the word.
 	Cartoon 	T for treasure (Jim Thurman VO)
 	Celebrity 	Dizzy Gillespie plays a jazz piece on his trumpet for Bob, Susan, Olivia, David, and the kids.
 	Cartoon 	While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
 	Film 	Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others.Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends.
 	Cartoon 	An alien comes across a pair of tree trunks; one with multi-colored leaves, the other without. He finds and grows leaves to mount on the other tree, then strings a hammock between the two.
 	Insert 	Mr. Snuffleupagus is invited to jump on Big Bird's trampoline, and the Count decides to count how many times Snuffy jumps. He counts a total of 19½, with his last jump bouncing him to the top of 123 Sesame Street.
 	Film 	People jump.
 	Cast 	In a spoof of the famous Mean Joe Greene Coke commercial, football player "Big Murray" (Gordon) accepts a number 7 from a young fan, whom he rewards with a towel that also has one on it.
 	Cartoon 	The CarrotArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Bip Bippadotta and The Androoze Sisters sing "Everybody's Song."
 	Cartoon 	B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Three little people climb up the three flower stems.Artist: Etienne Delessert
 	Insert 	Luis teaches the Two-Headed Monster how to use the new telephone booths on Sesame Street. Once they've figured out how to use it, one of the heads uses one booth to call the other head on the other booth.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: KISS ME
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you know where I wanna be?" The man says he doesn't know. Harvey says, "I wanna B -- right here!" and slaps a letter B on the man's sweater. Harvey runs off, laughing.
 	Animation 	A girl skips home through the city, hearing all kinds of noises. When she gets home, she repeats all the noises she heard with a little dance.Artist: John Korty
 	Film 	Mad Painter #7
 	Insert 	Olivia sings about a time her grandmother told her to wash her hands before eating.
 	Cartoon 	B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath.
 	SCENE 3 	Maria and the kids sit by Oscar's can to watch Slimey's new "underground" movie. Following an MGM-style intro (with Slimey replacing the lion) "The Gardening Film" begins, featuring a view of various plants growing underground. Oscar suggests for his next movie he could crawl around in Maria's hair, but is stumped upon her rejection.
 	Film 	Marching Band forms a square
 	Muppets 	Ernie doesn't want to play with Bert, who sings "I Wish I Had a Friend to Play With Me".
 	Cartoon 	Four plus one makes five.
 	Transition	Bridge #9 - Rectangle Bridge C
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar bestows Slimey with the "Wormie Award." Oscar asks Maria, who chuckles at the name, if she has something better to call it; she suggests the "Oscar" award. Oscar responds, "Great name. Wish I'd thought of it." They part ways, and Maria plays with the kids in the yard as Elmo announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
* The MGM parody preceding Slimey's film was previously used in Episode 2171.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 17