Episode 2163

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Insert 	Big Bird wishes Luis, Gordon, the kids, Mr. Macintosh, Barkley, Olivia, and the viewer good morning. He sings "Good Morning Mr. Sun" afterwards.
 	Cartoon 	A man learns that it's better not to pick the flowers.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Me."
 	Muppets 	Kermit at Home: While Kermit is at home typing his autobiography, salesmonster Telly comes to his doorstep and asks if Kermit wants to buy a head warmer. Telly keeps worrying he's not doing a good job, and that Kermit won't want one. But Kermit reassures him that since he does have a head, he will have a use for a head warmer, unlike the things Grover sells (toothbrushes, earmuffs, and nose warmers). When Kermit puts the head warmer on, it covers his entire head. Telly remarks, "Kermit! It's -- it's you!"
 	Cartoon 	A mouse is squashed between two elephants.
center 	Muppets / Celebrity	The Two-Headed Monster disagrees on whether to sing or say the alphabet. Jane Curtin resolves the fight by singing the Alphabet Song. When the monster asks Curtin to join in, all three end up speaking in the same monster language! (references to Curtin playing Cinderella cut)
 	Cartoon 	Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF
 	Film 	Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people.
 	Cartoon 	F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic.
 	Muppets 	"I'm Between"
 	Cartoon 	B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Counting 1 to 6 with fruits and veggies
 	SCENE 1 	Telly asks Gordon if he spends too much time worrying. Gordon assures him that he just happens to feel one feeling very strongly and everyone does it, especially the Heartstrongs...
 	Cast 	The Heartstrongs, Part 1In this soap opera parody, Mr. Heartstrong (Gordon) fusses over the loss of his red shoelace along with Mrs. Heartstrong (Susan). They both feel sad until their son Barnaby (David) comes downstairs! What a surprise! But that feeling doesn't last long, as he soon learns of the lost shoelace. As it turns out, he came downstairs to change shoelaces in order to play baseball.Could this be a clue to the whereabouts of Mr. Heartstrong's lost one?
 	Cartoon 	What Do You Do With a Pet?
 	Muppets 	"Fat Cat"
 	Cartoon 	Which legs belong on the man?
 	Cast 	The Heartstrongs, Part 2In the thrilling conclusion, the doorbell rings! Who could it be at the door?It's Cousin Henry (Uncle Wally), who drops in for a surprise visit, which quickly becomes somber when the lost shoelace issue is brought up again.Just then, Mr. Heartstrong remembers what Barnaby said about a shoelace that didn't match, and as luck would have it, the missing shoelace is in Barnaby's left sneaker! This makes everyone happy!Cousin Henry pulls the snake-in-the-can trick on Barnaby, which gives everyone another nice surprise! "Woo woo!"
 	Cartoon 	A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin illustrates the number 6 using balloons.
 	Film 	The walrus
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings about "The Insects in Your Neighborhood."
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: B for Bug (edited)
 	Muppets 	Simon Soundman sounds out the word "call", and then demonstrates some calls of his own - including a bird call, cow call, pig call, and telephone call. (remake)
 	Cartoon 	"I'm six years old today!"
 	SCENE 2 	David happens upon the day's Grouchketeer meeting, where Oscar has prepared a lecture on the four basic Grouch food groups - sticky, gloppy, oozy, and noisy foods. David can't help but interject periodically with queries on nutrition, as well as wondering where mushy foods fit in a Grouch's diet. They all start munching down on items from the "noisy" group with plans to eat them at the movie theater.
 	Cartoon 	"Name That Food" game show hosted by Don CarrotArtist: Len Glasser
 	Film 	Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud.
 	Cartoon 	B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster sound out the word "bed."
 	Cartoon 	A girl sorts everything she finds which is alive and not alive.
 	Muppets 	Camp Wannagohoma: Grover tries to show the campers what is alive in the forest, but they keep correcting him.
 	Animation 	See the lion walk.
 	SCENE 3 	Ask OscarTelly gets a letter asking if Grouches like to have discussions. However, Oscar won't come out of his trash can and refuses to discuss the subject... thus answering the question. Telly irks Oscar when he suggests the show be renamed to "Ask Telly."
 	Cartoon 	Various sounds are demonstrated, including an alarm clock, a baby crying, a telephone, a faucet dripping, and a boy sneezing.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets 	Three witches attempt their own individual spells, which don't work out to their liking. They decide to cooperate by bringing all of their ingredients together, thus making chicken soup.
 	Animation 	The Queen of Six explores her garden.
 	Cartoon 	B for boot
 	Film 	The crosswalk light says WALK.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar is ready to have a discussion, and asks Telly a series of questions on subjects he doesn't want to discuss (like having mud pies or wearing a dustrag on his head). Oscar questions Telly's stubbornness as Gordon announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 17