Episode 1756

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird asks Maria, Luis, Gordon and Olivia to hold some random items as he fetches others. Maria figures out that all the items are circus-related. Big Bird explains that P. T. Bunkum, of the Bunkum and Ballyhoo Circus, is in town.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Sure enough, Bunkum arrives and tells them he's looking for a new and unique act to include in his circus. Everyone immediately wants to join, but he makes them form a line and starts auditioning.
 	Film 	Body part shout-out
 	Muppets 	Grover and Lisa complement each other's noses. Lisa also likes Grover's (big) mouth.
 	Cartoon 	A report on homes around the world.
 	Muppets 	Polly Darton sings "I'm Under the Weather Over You."
 	Cartoon 	Miss Fortune makes guesses about a dog.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	Lions (instrumental, with occasional lion growls)Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Clementine hears water running, which reminds Forgetful Jones that he was about to do something. Using the clues at hand (a bar of soap, a backbrush, and a towel), Forgetful remembers that it's bath time. Buster's bath, that is...
 	Cartoon 	I - ice cream.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird shows Bunkum his wild animal act - Simba the kitten, who they pretend is a large, ferocious animal. However, Simba refuses to jump through a hoop and jump over a book. He can roar ferociously, though.
 	Cartoon 	J - Jam
 	Muppets 	"J Friends"
 	Animation 	Sand J/j
 	Film 	Kenneth sees how his dad's shirts is pressed at Mr. Cooper's dry cleaners.
 	Cartoon 	"Seven Sweet Sopranos" on a shaky pianoArtist: Paul Fierlinger
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 	SCENE 3 	Luis practices juggling for Bunkum's circus, though he manages to drop all his bags when he juggles more than two. Bunkum catches part of his act and considers it for his circus; he already has people who can juggle, but no one who can't.
 	Cartoon 	Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A gymnast demonstrates over and under.
 	Celebrity 	Bill Cosby tells his young friends a story that involves "over" and "under". He mixes the words up, and the kids correct him.
 	Cartoon 	A baby climbs up the stairs all by himself.
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Grover opens a menu and shows Mr. Johnson a large picture of the special sandwich, which comes with potato chips on the side, a pickle on the top, and olive stuck in with a toothpick. When the sandwich arrives, Mr. Johnson complains that it doesn't match the picture on the menu -- it doesn't have potato chips, a pickle or an olive.
 	SCENE 4 	Bunkum and Gordon come by Oscar's trash can, where Oscar shows off his pet flea, Fernando, who does his over, around and through trick that none of them can see. They don't believe there's even a flea there, so Oscar sics Fernando on them and he climbs all over their bodies.
 	Cartoon 	The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster shares a pair of headphones.
 	Film 	A man uses a TELEPHONE booth in the city.
 	Cartoon 	J family jamboree
 	Film 	A panda tries to scratch an itch.
 	Cartoon 	Thelma Thumb: During a baseball game, a kid's baseball falls into a rabbit's hole. Thelma travels through the hole to get it back.
 	SCENE 5 	P. T. Bunkum introduces everyone on the street, as they sing about their imaginary circus ("If We Had a Circus").
 	Cartoon 	A man appears out of a yo-yo string and narrates two poems about over, under, around, and through: one about a fish swimming around the wreck of the good ship Mary Lou, and another about a worm who eats through the center of an apple.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Pageant: "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain" — Cookie Monster, playing the heroine in this year's pageant, can't seem to grasp the concept of going "around" until Prairie Dawn lures him with a—guess what?
 	Cartoon 	Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat.
 	Film 	A male voiceover sings about "Platanos" (bananas).
 	Cartoon 	Seven pigletsArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	SCENE 6 	Bunkum is sad to report that nobody's acts are unique enough to make it into his circus. Big Bird goes to tell his bird friends in the park about his day, riding off on his unicycle...an act perfect for Bunkum's circus! He yells for Big Bird to return, while Luis announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Kermit and a girl hold the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 14