Episode 1255

Picture	Segment 	Description
center 	COLD OPEN 	10th Season Intro Still
 	SCENE 1 	David and the kids find Oscar watching the skies with his spyglass. He's hired Alphabet Bates to write one of his favorite letters in the sky - U, for such words as unhappy, uncouth, unfair...
 	Cartoon 	A U train spells the words "unite," "U-turn," "underground," "up," and "universe."
 	Film 	A crane is shown, with a shovel and wrecking ball.
 	Cartoon 	Typewriter: U for Umbrella
 	Muppets / Cast	Maria sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with the motorperson and telephone repairman.
 	Cartoon 	The weary traveler asks the wise man to demonstrate none, some, most and all with a basket of oranges.
 	SCENE 2 	Olivia escorts her friend, Dr. Ramos, out of 123 Sesame Street after checking up on Gordon. They find Big Bird under the covers in his nest, feeling under the weather. Dr. Ramos inspects Big Bird and sees his tonsils are the source of the issue. She suggests they take Big Bird to the hospital and have the tonsils removed. Big Bird is unsure of the idea at first, but wishes to feel better and understands this is the best way to do so. He's even allowed to bring Radar with him.
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Sand T/t
 	Muppets 	"Bein' Green," with Lena Horne and Kermit the Frog.
 	Cartoon 	A man jumps up onto an UP.
 	SCENE 3 	Olivia, David, Linda and Bob swing by the hospital to visit Big Bird. He enjoys his stay already, citing all the things to do and how he's made new friends with fellow kids at the hospital. He speaks in a whisper, not to preserve his throat, but to be quiet for the sake of sleeping patients. The gang presents him with some gifts and he loudly reacts to them.
 	Cartoon 	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Muppets / Cast	Luis has four things lined up in a row - a harmonica, a whistle, a trumpet, and a banana. He tells Kermit that one of these doesn't belong, and Kermit chooses the banana because you can make music with the instruments, but you eat the banana... or so he thinks. Luis blows into the banana and appears to be playing a horn until he reveals he was honking a horn behind his back the whole time. Amused by the trick, they decide to play the same joke on Cookie Monster, but Cookie has a different idea--you eat the harmonica, whistle, and trumpet, and make beautiful music with the banana.
 	Cartoon 	A dog pulls its master, who keeps begging "STOP!" until they reach the word STOP.
 	Film 	Gibbons make screeching noises.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird is in the operating room having the procedure done. Meanwhile, Bob and Linda wait in his hospital room. Some of the kids Big Bird has befriended stop by. Linda teaches them signs relating to the medical field while Bob translates each one.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #7Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Grover is astonished to find that he's multiplied into four Grovers.
 	Film 	"Seven Song (Song of Seven)"
 	Song 	A girl invites the listener to "Swing Up High."Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cast 	David and Bob play firemen at the fire station. The alarm signals a fire and they rush to get ready. Bob has trouble finding his axe in his messy locker. When he finally does, he notices he's also missing his boots and starts searching through his locker again.
 	Cartoon 	U for uniform.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl reads "hug" with Herry.
 	Cartoon 	"Egg Chant": A girl skips rope as a boy sits with an egg on his knee. They recite an alphabet poem together. The egg hatches and a dancing lizard emerges.
 	Film 	A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish.
 	Cartoon 	"The Noble Ostrich", a segment about the day-to-day activities of ostriches. Includes an animated appearance by Big Bird.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird rests following his operation. He stirs, glad to see his friends are there. Dr. Ramos presents him with a medal for being a great patient, as well as being the first bird she's known whose had his tonsils removed. She adds that Big Bird will be able to return home soon. Big Bird has had such a nice experience at the hospital, he asks Dr. Ramos to find something else wrong with him so he can stay a little longer.
 	Cartoon 	T for typewriter and toeArtist: John Korty
 	Celebrity 	Paul Simon and the kids make up a song together and then sing a portion of "Get Back" by the Beatles.
 	Transition 	Bridge #6 - 4 Corner Bridge D
 	Cartoon 	T for topArtist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 6 	Linda and Bob tuck Big Bird, who is now back home in his nest. Big Bird acknowledges he doesn't need to be told to rest, because of how sleepy he is. David announces the sponsors and the nighttime music plays over the credits.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Olivia holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Medical
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 10