Episode 1842

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird demonstrates addition by leading imaginary elephants into an imaginary closet (including one he calls "Fluffy"). Luis asks him for help at the Fix-It Shop, but Big Bird says he’s busy and refers him to the elephants, confusing Luis.
 	Cartoon 	A boy chases a butterfly, and watches the clouds form into different objects.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	What would happen if I popped this balloon?
 	Muppets 	Three Anything Muppet babies sing "A Baby's Life."
 	Cartoon 	An elephant (voiced by Marshall Efron) asks Nesbitt (voiced by Don Arioli) for directions to the zoo, but won't listen to him long enough.Artist: Janet Perlman
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar invites the viewer to imagine more elephants with him, using pictures of elephants superimposed on the screen. He shows that one doesn't have to put the things being counted in one group to come up with the right answer, but realizes he wound up teaching something nice and gets upset.
 	Cartoon 	Eight buttons are counted on a monkey's shirt.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	Bruce Stringbean, Clarice and S Street Band perform "Born To Add."
 	Cartoon 	A moving truck takes the number 8.
 	Film 	In time-lapse footage, a construction crew builds a house and paints it green, and a family moves into it.
 	Cartoon 	The 8 Brothers Circus displays 8 elephants.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Cast 	Desert Agua, part 1: Maria drags herself across the sands of a limbo desert until she comes to a soda fountain staffed by David. She weakly asks for agua, but David doesn't understand the word leaving Maria to pantomime various clues that mean water. David interprets that she's asking for a telescope, an umbrella, a muffler, and a rubber duckie to take a bath with. Maria slaps her head in frustration.
 	Song 	"Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson)
 	SCENE 3 	Susan encounters Telly, who is trying to feed a sandwich to a stray brick he found in the park. She explains to him that bricks are not alive, but he still wants to keep it as a pet just for fun. He then notices that the Sesame Street lamp post looks tired from giving light...
center 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster reads the word "Pop" and blows up a balloon so they can pop it.
 	Cartoon 	A poem about changing seasons.
 	Cast 	Desert Agua, part 2: The props are stacking up as Maria continues to pantomime her plea for water while David guesses that she's asking for slippers, a snorkel, and a fish.
 	Film 	Some kids watch as a tree surgeon does his job.
 	Cartoon 	Pat the Pilot skywrites a letter P with her plane.Artist: John Korty
 	Cast 	Desert Agua, part 3: David and Maria have been at this for years now, and are showing their old age. Many, many items have piled up as David guesses Maria is asking for a shovel and pail, a live skunk, and a boat. David says he needs a break from 86 years of guessing, and drinks a glass of water. Maria goes crazy over the beverage, so David offers her some. Maria refreshed, David asks to continue guessing what agua means.
 	Cartoon 	A Spanish-speaking man seeks agua in the desert. A cowboy gives him a glass, and he uses it to wash his hands.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up."
 	Animation	Sand P/p
 	Celebrity	Telly gives a "Monster on the Spot" report about how Billy Dee Williams makes friends with the other residents of the street.
 	Cartoon 	Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes.Artist: Abe Levitow
 	Muppets 	Count von Count sings "I Love a Waltz" to the Countess.
 	Film 	Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are.
 	Cartoon 	T for TurtleArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	T is for toes.
 	SCENE 4 	Telly reminds the viewer to always cross the street with a grown-up; afterward, he's relieved that it's one less thing to worry about.
 	Cartoon 	Look both ways before you cross the streetArtist: Ray Favata
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates above and below.
 	Muppets 	"The King's Picnic"
 	Animation	Russian nesting dolls 10-1
 	Cartoon 	Picnic with P foods (carried away by ants)Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 5 	General Big Bird leads his troops (Luis, David, Susan, Linda, Willy, Barkley, Mr. Macintosh, and some kids) on a march down Sesame Street. They stop, and he lines them all up so they can recite the alphabet one letter at a time.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: P for Pencil
 	Film 	A construction machine and a horse look similar.
 	Muppets 	Kermit talks with Chris about teaching his little sister, Stephanie, to talk. Chris practices the alphabet.
 	SCENE 6 	General Big Bird has his troops announce the sponsors.
==Note==
* This is the first episode to have the closing logos shown over the final scene.
__NOWYSIWYG__
 1842
 1842
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 15