Sesame Street: Season 3: Episode 299 (1971)

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Bob uses two slats to show the kids today's letters - T and X.
 	Cartoon 	The great Alphonso and his trained X's
 	SCENE 2 	Maria, Luis, and Bob are confused by an "OPEN" sign hanging from Oscar's trash can. They open his can to ask about it and Oscar tells them the wind must have blown the sign around. They flip the sign to the other side, where it now says "CLOSED."
 	Cartoon 	A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over.
(First: Episode 0010)
 	Muppets 	Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie to put away his toys, and Ernie devises a system of arranging them. Unfortunately, all the categories he names apply only to his toy fire engine.
(First: Episode 0281)
 	Film 	Detective Fred (Joe Raposo) is sent by his boss (Danny Epstein) to locate the number 20. Throughout the office and on the streets of New York, Fred tracks down the numbers 11 through 18 in numerical order by spying his surroundings. When he finds his way to Apartment 19, he discovers it is occupied by a gorilla, who leads him directly to the elusive 20.
(First: Episode 0277)
 	Muppets 	Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball.
(First: Episode 0267)
 	SCENE 3 	Maria explains Oscar's sign to some kids who speak Spanish, which bothers Oscar.
 	Muppets 	Ernie tries to draw an X, but can't figure out how, so he plays a game of tic-tac-toe instead. Bert sees the cross-outs that Ernie has made, and congratulates him on drawing Xs.
(First: Episode 0008)
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #13: A square crosses into the path of the dots, causing them to huddle around it
 	Muppets 	Ernie talks about the letter X, until Bert comes in and says his bacon's been eaten by a monster. Cookie Monster emerges and eats Ernie's X, quipping "I always like to eat bacon and X!"
(First: Episode 0008)
 	Cartoon 	Brand X
 	Cartoon 	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes uses a brick wall to demonstrate around, under (by digging under it), and over (by jumping over it, and landing in the gaping mouth of a monster).
(First: Episode 0076)
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates over and under.
(First: Episode 0230)
 	SCENE 4 	Mr. Snuffleupagus tells Big Bird that he has a cold. This is especially bad for a Snuffleupagus, as his snuffle is stuffed up, which prevents him from doing certain things (like spraying water for his bath). Big Bird helps him out by providing him with a vacuum (to suck things up with), a hose (to wash himself with), and a spare blanket (to use as a handkerchief).
 	Muppets 	Ernie & Bert — Ernie imagines what life would be like if he and Bert had their characteristics switched around.
 	Cartoon 	Poem about T words
Voice: Bob Arbogast
(First: Episode 0024)
 	Celebrity	Carol Burnett demonstrates "what you can do with your nose."
(First: Episode 0131)
 	Cast 	A voice narrates as:
* Susan runs her water, but what would happen if she left it running while she answered the phone?
* What will Tom do after he gets dressed up?
* Mr. Hooper inspects his hose's connection to the faucet. Will he get squirted in the face? (Yes.) (First: Episode 0267)
 	Muppets 	Grover sings "Over, Under, Around and Through."
(First: Episode 0258)
 	SCENE 5 	Maria is part of the camera club at her high school and shows some photos she's taken to the kids.
 	Cartoon 	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through.
(First: Episode 0001)
 	Film 	George the Farmer puts his head through a barrel stave. He also goes through the barn.
 	Muppets 	Ernie wonders what it would be like if everyone was exactly the same, and sees four balls who can't discern each other. Ernie decides to help the balls recognize each other by dressing each of them.
(First: Episode 0166)
 	SCENE 6 	Snuffy returns, still with a cold. He asks Big Bird how many three is, so Big Bird shows him using tables and chairs. Snuffy explains that he has three more Snuffleupaguses coming over and he wants to know how much chairs he needs to set out. He tries sitting in one of the human-sized chairs, breaking it. As he makes his exit, Luis comes by and believes Big Bird is responsible.
 	Film 	A boy pretends a wagon is a bus. His friend tells him it's not a bus, and explains what her father, a real bus driver, does.
(First: Episode 0181)
 	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.
(First: Episode 0254)
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap.
Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	A Japan storyteller tells "The Mystery of the Four Dragons". An aged emperor offers the throne to his son if he can find four hidden dragons in the room.
 	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
(First: Episode 0247)
 	SCENE 7 	Bob is taking his flashlight to Hooper's Store to get new batteries in case he needs it. He and Luis recall not too long ago when the entire street went dark in the midst of a blackout in the city. In the flashback, Bob, Luis, Maria, and Big Bird find themselves in the blackout and formulate a plan to make sure everyone has lights.
 	Cartoon 	T for top
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0298)
 	Cartoon 	Batman apprehends a criminal thanks to knowing about around, up and through.
(First: Episode 0096)
 	SCENE 8 	Luis enjoys the quiet of the blackout, when suddenly, all the power returns. Oscar, taking his nap, pops up and wonders what's going on. Back in the present, Bob heads off to the store while Luis resumes his game with the kids.
 	Film 	A young baboon sits on the back of their parent as they cross the plain.
Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	The great Alphonso and his trained X's (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	A little girl sings "The Alphabet Song," while continually admonished by an adult in voice-over. (repeat)
 	SCENE 9 	Goodbye
Category:Sesame Street
Category:Sesame Street Episodes
Category:1971