Episode 1788

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Grundgetta leads a Grouch protest against the residents of Sesame Street, believing the locals never listen to what the Grouches want. "You keep right on being nice to us, giving us things, telling us 'Have a nice day' and stuff like that. We are fed up!" complains Grundgetta. Bob and David listen to their demands, which is not to give them stuff and be nice about it. They change their tune when they realize Bob and David had some rotten items to give them (old sneakers and burnt scrambled eggs covered in chocolate syrup) and tell them to have a rotten day.
 	Cartoon 	"Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes.
 	Film 	A band plays and children dance at a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
 	Muppets 	Old West: Five good men are needed to form a posse and catch Bad Bart, the meanest man in the West. The sheriff counts five men in the saloon, and tries to organize them. But it turns out that there are only four good men -- one of them is Bad Bart!
 	Cartoon 	H is for horseshoe.
 	Film 	Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them.
 	Animation 	Sand H/h
 	SCENE 2 	Grundgetta enjoys looking down at the ground. Bob tells her about the things she's missing out on by singing "Nearly Missed." Grundgetta finds the song disgusting and distracting, as it almost made her miss seeing a gum wrapper on the ground.
 	Cartoon 	A blue triangle looks for his friend in a museum.
 	Celebrity 	The Hines Brothers, Gregory and Maurice, demonstrate near and far.
 	Film 	A gymnast demonstrates close to and away from.
 	Cartoon 	The story of sheep, or where wool comes from.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	The Count sings "Eight Beautiful Notes."
 	Cartoon 	8 BatsArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Insert 	Maria joins the kids' stickball game in the park. Up at bat is a Muppet boy named Frankie, who's afraid of wearing his glasses because the other kids make fun of him. She shows him how important glasses can be and wearing them improves his swing.
 	Cartoon 	A moving truck takes the number 8.
 	Muppets 	Grover demonstrates near and far.
 	Cartoon 	Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D.
 	Cast 	Bob and Maria visit a letter "D" museum, and observe pictures of a dark "D", a dazzling "D", and a delightful "D". Big Bird notices a dusty "D" statue, but ends up destroying the delicate "D" despite Bob and Maria's warnings.
 	Cartoon 	A boy and his dog are sad when it's time for their family to move to a new house. They become happy after meeting a new neighbor (and her dog).Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	SCENE 3 	Telly Monster gives a "Monster on the Spot" report for WORM-TV about sadness, but nobody he interviews is sad in the least. Telly ends up being the one who is sad, which makes him happy until he realizes it's antithetical to his report. "I'm just not cut out for show business," he moans.
 	Cartoon 	Children describe how to draw an elephant.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Apes play at the zoo. (edited)
 	Muppets 	Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses.Part 1.
 	Cartoon 	Harold and Howard think of H words.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses.Part 2.
 	Cartoon 	A song about the parts of a boy's body and the sounds they can make.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses.Part 3.
 	Celebrity 	Oscar can't get an energetic Slimey to go down for his nap. James Galway plays a jig on his flute, which Slimey dances to until he gets too tired and falls asleep. "You sure have a way with worms," Oscar notes.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The letters H, E, L and P try to arrange themselves to form the word "Help" while stuck on an island.
 	Film 	Footage of a leopard in the plain.
 	Muppets 	Grover and John-John count a penny.
 	Cartoon 	"That's About the Size of It"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	SCENE 4 	Dr. Nobel Price unveils his latest creation - the "story-carry," which is merely a book. Luis comforts the sobbing inventor by reading him a story from his own book. Mr. Snuffleupagus announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Maria holds both the Sesame Street sign and the CTW sign.
==Notes==
* Ed Christie and Martin P. Robinson perform the Grouches joining Grundgetta in her protest. Robinson also voices the "Monster on the Spot" announcer.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 14