Episode 0182

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	On a rainy day, Bob makes his way down Sesame Street carrying a newspaper over his head to keep dry. Mr. Hooper is busy covering his newspaper stand, and Gordon tells Bob that it's not a fit day out for man nor beast. Susan and a kid are taking shelter under an umbrella; Susan invites Bob into her place for tea.
 	Insert 	Scanimate Films #10
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar sings about why he likes it when "Rain Falls," then Bob gives his own take. Oscar has second thoughts on how the rain makes him feel, especially how it helps flowers grow.
 	Film 	A female vocalist sings about the many different types of flowers found all over.
 	Celebrity 	Carol Burnett runs the gamut of emotions while counting to 20.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster hangs his head down in sadness. Ernie gives a lengthy speech on how looking up is the key to happiness. While his head's in the clouds, Cookie looks up toward Ernie's cookie box and empties it, making him happier.
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon shows some kids pictures of handprints. In a series of quick cuts, the uses of hands are then demonstrated by Gordon (scratching), Susan (hugging Gordon), Mr. Hooper (drawing a picture of Big Bird), and Bob (hammering). Oscar prefers having paws, and Gordon uses his hand to point at the next segment...
 	Film 	There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise.
 	SCENE 4 	Mr. Hooper shows how to make a letter A with his hands.
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: A for Ape
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird and Little Bird argue over whose tree picture is the best: Big Bird drew the top half of a tree, and Little Bird drew the bottom half of one. Gordon concludes that both drew trees based on their differing heights, and combines their pictures to make one picture of a whole tree. They all agree that it looks the best this way.
 	Insert 	Scanimate Films #10 (repeat)
 	Cast 	Bob and Gordon assemble a fractured number 10.
 	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 6 	Gordon and some kids play "Three of These Things" with a snow hat, sandals, a toy sled, and mittens. Which one doesn't belong? Gordon shows there's more than one answer.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 7 	Susan, holding a baby cat, asks the kids what it's called (a kitten). The kids name other animal babies they can think of; one girl says she likes baby hyraxes.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: What Babies Are Called
 	SCENE 7cont'd 	Susan poses the question of what babies do.
 	Film 	A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Celebrity 	Bill Cosby teaches the concepts of "yesterday" and "today."
 	Muppets 	Roosevelt Franklin spells his name.
 	Cast 	Mr. Hooper and Bob build an A.
 	Cartoon 	A man goes to the grocery store to buy apples, but he can't decide how many to get. This frustrates the grocer, who has to keep adding and subtracting the amount of apples on his scale.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets / Cast	Gordon observes Prairie Dawn spelling out the word DANGER. She defines the term and explains that she's placed it there because a piano has just been dropped out of the fifth story window next to them.
 	Cartoon 	Various renderings of the word DANGER.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Muppets 	Grover reads a sign that says DANGER and looks around for said danger. He doesn't find it anywhere until he trips and falls on the sign.
 	Cartoon 	A showcase of things that begin with A, ending with avalanche and ambulance.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Ernie demonstrates the word "Apple"; Cookie Monster eats Ernie's apple.
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.Artist: John Paratore
 	SCENE 8 	Bob talks to the children about using their imagination. Sally recalls pretending to be a ghost, while another girl has pretended to be a devil. Bob pretends to have a bag full of donuts, and each of the kids take one (though Ronald wants them all). Big Bird rushes by playing Road Runner and gets in on the game. He becomes a super donut-eater, but ends up getting an imaginary tummy ache.
 	Film 	"Stop and Go" — film footage plays forward, freezes, and runs backward on command.
 	Celebrity 	Bill Cosby plays twins who recite the alphabet together.
 	SCENE 9 	Bob imagines hearing music, meaning it's time to say goodbye. The music turns out to be real and everyone signs off as Gordon announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Big Bird holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar and Bob hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 2