Episode 2624

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Insert 	Count von Count introduces Luis to his grandparents, who also love to count. In song, they demonstrate that while the Count's counting elicits thunder and lightning, Grandpa Count's counting brings snow, and Grandma Count's counting brings rain. When they count together, then comes all weather.
 	Cartoon 	A man (voice of Richard Hunt) answers the TELEPHONE and gives it to the plant.
center 	Muppets 	Kermit draws a square on-screen using his "magic finger."
 	Cartoon 	Pinball #10Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin obeys the word HOP, then switches it to STOP.
 	Cartoon 	I-Ink (angry bird)
 	Film 	Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be.
 	Insert 	Mr. Snuffleupagus wants to play football with Slimey, but Oscar the Grouch thinks the size difference will make the game unfair to Slimey. He suggests Hide and Seek. Snuffy looks everywhere and can't find Slimey. Oscar shows Snuffy that Slimey is hiding in his fur, and says the joke is on him. Instead of getting angry, Snuffy thinks it's funny and leaves to tell Big Bird that the joke was--literally--on him.
 	Animation 	D / d (drums and drumsticks)
 	Muppets 	Grover is going to teach the audience about "surprise" by sneaking up on Ernie. He sees Ernie sitting in his chair -- and he knows that it's Ernie, because he can see Ernie's shirt and Ernie's hair. Grover sneaks up to surprise Ernie -- but then it turns out to be Herry Monster, disguised as Ernie.
 	Animation 	The big green balls and one little orange ball ride over the top of the hills. The little one can't make it over the big hill, but conquers the small hill.
 	Song 	A girl invites the listener to "Swing Up High."Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	A montage of boys, all of whom are named Joe, saying what their favorite sports are. The last one turns out to be a girl named Joanne.Artist: John Korty
 	Cast 	Linda shows a boy how to sign the word "telephone."
 	Film 	A girl and her friend David, a blacksmith, talk as he makes an iron wolf for his door.
center 	Muppets 	The Rhymies go camping, but a bear disrupts their campsite.
 	Insert 	Alaina Deleon does some speed jump-roping with the Double Dutch Jumpers. (music added)
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: D - Daisy
 	Muppets 	Anything Muppets perform an opera about front and back (to the tune of "The Blue Danube").
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop must take 10 terriers for a walk.
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird finds Gordon waiting at the bus stop on the corner, and wants to tell him a joke. He keeps getting drowned out by different city noises (including Oscar's Sloppy Jalopy), but by the time he's ready Gordon's bus arrives.
 	Cartoon 	Geronimo 10-0: Instead of a parachute, she has a helicopter propeller.
 	Muppets /Celebrity	"Pretty Great Performances" features Placido Flamingo singing "Italian Street Song" with the All-Animal Orchestra, led by conductor Seiji Ozawa
 	Film 	Maria and some kids count katydids hiding in the leaves.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Two Anything Muppets (Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson) use a tape measure to figure out how far apart they are from each other. It turns out that thirty-seven feet separate them.
 	Cartoon 	"Pirate Plan"Artist: Michael Sporn
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird continues waiting for Gordon to get back, so in the meantime he tells the viewer his joke: "What does a duck eat for a snack? Milk and quackers!" Gordon's bus returns and Big Bird tells him the joke: Gordon doesn't laugh, and Big Bird is disappointed. Gordon suggests he tell it to someone else. He tells it to Ajara, Leora, and Bob, but they don't laugh either.
 	Song 	"Mom and Me"
 	Cartoon 	A janitor sweeps up his own footprints the wrong way, then the right way. Just then, a giant centipede leaves tracks all over the floor.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Teacher Little Chrissy sings about how important it is to "Raise Your Hand."
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird tells his joke to Maria, who pretends to laugh but Big Bird isn't fooled. He thinks Gabi is laughing at his joke, but Gabi is too little to understand words. Maria tells him not to be discouraged, as people laugh at different things. Big Bird vows to find at least one person who will laugh at his joke.
 	Cartoon 	A man laughs out loud as an alligator uses the telephone to call his wife - then he eats the phone booth.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process.
 	Cartoon 	A shoemaker shows how he measures (human) feet with his ruler.
 	Film 	Two boys working at the family Mexican restaurant show how they prepare for the day, and how tacos and enchiladas are made.
 	Cartoon 	What if I looked like George Washington...
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster drives a car, but puts on the seat belt first.
 	Cartoon 	A stubborn hippo sits on a girl's ball, and she tries to figure out how to get it back.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird tells his joke to a duck, who laughs uproariously, and Big Bird realizes that he just had to find the right audience. The duck doesn't laugh at his next joke, though: "What time is it when an elephant sits on a fence? Time to get a new fence!" He tells it to Fluffy, and she is much more receptive. Bob announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21