Episode 0445

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird encounters Gordon, David, Bob, Maria, Jay, and the kids collecting empty bottles around the street so they can either be recycled or deposited. Big Bird is elated when Bob asks him to help out, and believes he'll be able to find thousands of bottles.
 	Cartoon 	A man creates an avalanche on the letter A.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird brings a bag of bottles over via his little red wagon, claiming that they they were found in everybody's homes. Gordon points out that none of them can be recycled because they are full, and compares them to one of the empty bottles. His friends decide to help out by taking a break to enjoy some soda, which will make the bottles empty and suitable for recycling.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: A for Ape
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #9
 	Cartoon 	The O in STOP bounces around, and the other letters tell it to stop.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: CrocodileMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	The Amazing Mumford waves his magic wand over a transparent glass cookie jar and makes the jar become full of cookies and then empty (over and over) as an anxious Cookie Monster watches.
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar plays a trick on David: he presses a button on a little box which makes the sound of a phone ringing. He presses it multiple times, making David (who's busy trying to sweep up outside) think the Hooper's Store phone is ringing. David catches Oscar in the act when he enters the store's back door, and Oscar doesn't believe that David has a good sense of humor. He leaves with his box as David thinks of a trick of his own.
 	Cartoon 	An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
 	SCENE 4 	David, disguised as “Crusher” from the Telephone Protection Association, tells Oscar that he's looking for the Grouch who has been causing trouble with prank phone calls. In a panic, Oscar denies being a Grouch, so David tests him by offering candy and flowers – which Grouches hate, but Oscar begrudgingly accepts. Finally, he forces him to kiss a little girl, which he unwillingly does as well. David gleefully reveals the ruse and Oscar yells at him. David snaps back, telling Oscar that he ought to appreciate a good joke; Oscar realizes what David means, and sinks back into his trash can.
 	Film 	Empty / full cafeteria (time-lapse)
 	Muppets 	"The AN Family Song"
 	Film 	How milk is made, featuring the song "Hey Cow." (edited)
 	Muppets 	Grover sings "Still, We Like Each Other."
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	"Nine Song (Song of Nine)"
 	Cartoon 	A man creates an avalanche on the letter A. (Spanish version)Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Lefty tries to sell Ernie a STOP sign.
 	Cartoon 	A jar is full of jellybeans. The jar becomes empty, while a hungry boy is full.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.Artist: John Paratore
 	SCENE 5 	Maria asks Kate about how she writes songs, and Kate explains that sometimes she just makes up a song and sees where it goes. She takes the names of Big Bird, Maria, and some of the kids and makes up several songs about rain.
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit teaches "full" with a full glass of milk until Cookie Monster drinks it all (with a straw). Disgusted, Kermit complains that he didn't want to teach "empty," and asks who can talk about the word "full."
 	Cartoon 	A boy counts while erasing things and people.
 	Celebrity 	Lou Rawls sings the alphabet song to a group of kids.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet demonstrates empty by leaving his room, soon Grover and his friends, including Cookie Monster, occupy the room making it full. The Anything Muppet comes in and scares the monsters away leaving it empty.
 	Cartoon 	A story of a man who hates frogs (voiced by Daws Butler), until his swamp becomes infested with flies.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #15: Dots and squares converse and form pattern
 	Film 	Empty / full playground (time-lapse)
 	Cartoon 	A bear counts bees
 	Film 	Empty / full subway car (time-lapse)
 	Cartoon 	"Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	SCENE 6 	Kate plays the guitar and sings "Wheels" for Maria, Jay, and the kids; a couple of the kids get up to dance and act out Kate's lyrics.
 	Film 	A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree.
 	Cast 	No matter how you arrange these nine people, they're still nine people.
 	Cartoon 	With one mighty blow of his baseball bat, a boy knocks several B items (including a basket, bandit, and ball) off of a wall.Voice: Casey Kasem
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster explains the purpose of the Bus Stop sign, however the bus zooms pasts him. Resulting in Cookie Monster ripping the part of the sign mentioning STOP.
 	SCENE 7 	Oscar is once again greeted by the “Crusher” (Northern Calloway), and thinks it's David trying to fool him again. He attempts to take off his mustache, only to discover that it's real. In a panic, Oscar nervously tells him that he hears his mother calling and retreats back into his can. Bob announces the sponsors as Oscar cowers, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob holds the'Sesame Street sign, while Kate holds the CTW sign.
==Notes==
*In the original script, Kate notices the wheels on Oscar's bicycle are square, which prompts her to perform her song.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 4