Episode 1686

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Mr. Hooper observes Bob's music lesson with Marika and has a confession for Bob - he's always wanted to play the tuba and has been secretly practicing in the garage for the last two years, though he has little to show for it. Bob asks him to play a simple scale, but Mr. Hooper blows a horrid version of "Taps" instead, attracting Oscar the Grouch who asks for more. Mr. Hooper isn't discouraged and hopes to get better so he can drive Oscar mad.
 	Cartoon 	The man is only afraid of one thing: FEAR.
 	Film 	A marching band counts from 1 to 20.
 	Celebrity 	Itzhak Perlman and a girl demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses.
 	Film 	A mandrill carries her young.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Small v ... for voom, voice, violin, etc.Artist: The Hubleys
 	Cartoon 	Small v... (Spanish version)Artist: John and Faith Hubley
 	SCENE 2 	David can hardly concentrate in the store while Mr. Hooper plays his tuba. He tries to drown out the noise by playing the radio loudly, but when that makes things worse he politely asks Mr. Hooper to stop for awhile, and he agrees. Mr. Hooper apologizes for the lack of peace around the store, but Oscar has taped Mr. Hooper's playing and plays it back loudly for the two men. ("I may never listen to anything else!")
 	Cartoon 	Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl reads "hug" with Herry.
 	Cartoon 	The HummingbirdBruce Cayard
 	Film 	Olivia briefly narrates a film of re-paving a street.
 	Cartoon 	AT words: A fat cat with a hat sat on a mat. A bat scared the fat cat.
 	Muppets 	Grover and Katie think of rhymes.
 	Film 	A gibbon swings, and an audience cheers when the film ends.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Big Bird and the kids sing about riding on a "Tugboat."
 	Cartoon 	Junior has to jump across the pond to make the frog chorus.
 	Muppets 	In a Dragnet parody, Sergeant Thursday and Ben hunt for a wanted W.
 	Cartoon 	A Spanish-speaking man seeks agua in the desert. A cowboy gives him a glass, and he uses it to wash his hands.
 	Cast 	In the desert, Luis desperately searches for AGUA, but all the pumps are dry.
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field.
 	Cartoon 	W for Wilhelmina
 	Celebrity 	The Fonz walks out of the "Guys" room and points to the "W" flag, reminding him of a W word he forgot before leaving the bathroom...
 	Cartoon 	A stubborn hippo sits on a girl's ball, and she tries to figure out how to get it back.
 	SCENE 3 	Mr. Hooper is back to practicing his tuba, much to David's dismay. He doesn't think he can get him to stop again when the store phone receives a call from Mr. Hooper's brother, Arnold. David thinks now he'll get a little peace, but Mr. Hooper wants to play some of his music over the phone. David holds the receiver as Mr. Hooper plays, blaring the sounds right in David's face.
 	Muppets 	In a subway, two Anything Muppets observe how loud and quiet it is.
 	Cartoon 	Can you see the car, frog and bird in the picture?
 	Muppets 	Herry and John-John demonstrate loud and soft.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster displays 11 purple pooches.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #11
 	Muppets / Cast	Gordon sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with a park attendant and garage mechanic.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: W for water
center 	Muppets 	The Twiddlebugs get a new postage stamp portrait of George Washington, but have trouble getting it to stick to the wall. They finally get it to work, but it is upside down.
 	SCENE 4 	David reveals that Mr. Hooper has given up the tuba, though Oscar isn't sure that the storekeeper would give up something that quickly. They hear some well-played tuba music coming not from Mr. Hooper, but from a teenager named Michael. Mr. Hooper confirms that he's only given up the tuba for now, and even considers the violin (which Oscar can't wait for).
 	Cartoon 	W for witchArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Three Anything Muppet babies sing "A Baby's Life."
 	Cartoon 	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow.
 	Film 	A turtle walks slowly.Music: "Funeral March of a Marionette" by Charles Gounod
 	Cartoon 	This is a big letter V poem
 	Cast 	Olivia sings "Everything Grows."
 	SCENE 5 	Michael plays the closing theme on the tuba as everyone gathers to listen. Oscar, disgusted, announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Olivia holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 13