Episode 1573

Picture 	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	The Count is in distress - one of his seven bats, Cynthia, has gone missing! While he goes to contact the Bureau of Missing Bats, Maria and Big Bird search for her on the block. They hear some batty bat sounds coming from inside the mailbox and sure enough, they find Cynthia inside. Maria suspects she got trapped inside while David was mailing a letter. The Count is pleased his bat family is whole once again.
 	Cartoon 	Seven animals in a tree.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A real Indian boy tells two boys who are playing Cowboy and Indian that Indians don't say "ugh". The other kids tell him that they heard the expression on TV.
 	Film 	Mad Painter #7
 	Animation 	Can you find the hidden objects in the picture?
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro
 	SCENE 2 	David, Big Bird, and the kids play a game in the yard where they try to keep a giant balloon up in the air.
 	Cartoon 	K - KangarooArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #4)
 	Film 	A film shows parts of an elephant.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	K is for kiss.Animation: John and Faith Hubley
 	Muppets 	Super Grover tries to stop a fight between Sammy and Frankie, who are fighting over an apple.
 	Cartoon 	Billy Jo Jive looks for the missing batch of strawberry shortcakes.
 	SCENE 3 	David, Maria, and Big Bird throw a surprise party at Hooper's Store for the Two-Headed Monster's birthday. Maria gifts them new hats, David gives them a pair of mittens, and Big Bird gives them a book of bedtime stories. They squabble over who gets the one book, until they're told it's for them to share. The monster reads the book together, putting themselves to sleep.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up."
 	Muppets 	The letter S joins U and N to make the word SUN. Some Anything Muppets appear in beach gear to bask in the sun.
 	Film 	Wheelchair races at the Special Olympics
 	Cartoon 	S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake.
 	Cartoon 	S - Serpiente
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	How do frogs make more frogs? The birth and growth of a frog is documented. At the very end, the fully-grown frog hops in the middle of a field and calls out, "Hey, Kermit!"Artist: Cathryn Aison
 	Celebrity 	Paul Simon sings "El Condor Pasa."
 	Film 	Six children go down a slide.
 	Song 	Luis sings "Three of These Things" with three kids with umbrellas and one unlucky kid without one.
 	Cartoon 	A dog tries desperately to meow, but can only bark.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man chases a runaway "no."
 	SCENE 4 	The Count fills in for Telly Monster on today's edition of Ask Oscar. However, the Count counts the questions and reads more letters before Oscar can give a full answer to any of them.
 	Cartoon 	K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten
 	Film 	Kids count 20 penguins going down a slide.
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about clues. He shows that a boy has grown some carrots because he has garden tools, a watering can, and a packet of seeds. Next, he confirms that a man has built a birdhouse because of his blueprints and carpenter's tools. When he notices Beautiful Day Monster with a suitcase and an umbrella, Kermit assumes that the monster is going on a trip and using the umbrella as protection from the rain. The monster corrects him; he's planning to eat his umbrella, and uses the suitcase to carry the ketchup he'll use to eat it with.
 	Cast 	In a spoof of the famous Mean Joe Greene Coke commercial, football player Big Murray (Gordon) accepts a number 7 from a young fan, whom he rewards with a towel that also has a 7 on it.
 	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.
 	Cartoon 	Millie and Molly find a place for their picture of their favorite rock star, Danny.
 	SCENE 5 	Maria wraps up reading the story of Cinderella to Herry Monster, but as dusk begins and the street gets darker, Maria finds it harder to read when Herry insists on another story. He brings something over to provide light - the lamppost (which he's ripped from the pole)!
 	Muppets 	Grover sings "I Am Proud of Me" while admiring his block tower.
 	Cartoon 	An old woman emerges from the pouch of a bouncing kangaroo. She proclaims, "K! Kangaroo!"
 	SCENE 5 cont'd	Maria works on reinstalling the lamppost back into place. Herry apologizes and sees how dark it's getting, then offers to get her another lamppost from another block to provide some light. Maria talks him out of the idea, as David announces the sponsors.
center250px|center	CLOSING SIGNS 	Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, and Olivia holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
==Gallery==
Behind the scenes footage, as seen in Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street:
1573-Stone.jpg|Jon Stone consults Caroll Spinney and the cast during rehearsal for scene 1. In the background, Brian Muehl has Cynthia at the ready.
1573-Count.jpg|The Count puppet in repose, waiting to be brought to life by Jerry Nelson.
1573-bats.jpg|Nelson as the Count with Sonia Manzano (Maria) and Big Bird. Richard Hunt can be seen operating some of the marionette bats.
1573-BTS-HerryMaria.jpg|A view of one of the backstage monitors during taping of scene 5.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 12