Episode 2478

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria comes into the Fix-It Shop to see that Elmo has hired two monsters of the Pacme Moving company to pack up the shop's computer and bring it to his house. He shows Maria the picture he made for his mommy and wants to bring it home to show it to her. Maria points out that he can simply print out the image, and shows him how to do so. Elmo still wants to keep the movers so they can move his printout to his house.
 	Cartoon 	S for SnailArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and The Beetles sing "Hey Food."
 	Film 	A little horse gets near and far from the camera.
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster #5: Five fantastic floating fools fall from the big blue blimp.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	"I Can Do It By Myself"
 	SCENE 2 	Maria becomes the contestant on Sonny Friendly's latest Traveling Game Show. She makes sure there is actually a prize to be won (citing their last meeting) before proceeding with the game. Sonny gives her three clues about a mystery thing - it's used for washing hands, you can use it for your laundry, and it comes from the sky. Maria correctly guesses that it's water, which turns out to be the prize: a flood of water is dropped on her!
 	Cartoon 	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Carol Channing sings a spoof of "Hello, Dolly!" with Sammy the Snake, praising his ability to look and sound like an S.
 	Cartoon 	A real Indian boy tells two boys who are playing Cowboy and Indian that Indians don't say "ugh". The other kids tell him that they heard the expression on TV.
 	Film 	Operation Playground: A group of students at P.S. 87 come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together, with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground.
 	Muppets 	Two Anything Muppets (Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson) use a tape measure to figure out how far apart they are from each other. It turns out that thirty-seven feet separate them.
 	Cartoon 	G is for Giggle (voice of Allen Swift)
 	SCENE 3 	The Martians do some spying around the street when Forgetful Jones happens upon them. The extraterrestrials frantically escape to their spaceship and return to the sky.
 	SCENE 3 cont'd 	Forgetful realizes he's just had a close encounter with real aliens and imagines the fame he'll achieve when people find out - he'll make the news, be the focus of a parade, meet the President of the United States (who rides up on his horse and offers him some jellybeans), and even be sent into space himself. Bob comes by and, at first, Forgetful can't remember what just happened. He finally manages to remember, but Bob of course finds the notion of "two men from outer space" laughable.
 	Cartoon 	Two cavemen argue, each chanting "Me!" A large monolith bearing the word ME puts fear in both of them.
 	Film 	A trip to the doctor's office.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Celebrity 	Max Headroom recites the alphabet.
 	Muppets 	Ernie watches as the Twiddlebugs cut down the pretty flowers in their yard. Once they've realized the environmental mistake they've made, they undo their action by creating giant flowers from wrappers.
 	Animation 	G/g musical notes (Gordon voiceover)
 	Cast 	Olivia sings a song about fireflies as Linda shows some kids how to sign the word.
 	Film 	Two apples balance on a block seesaw.
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 1: WET.
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines staying in the jungle at night when he goes to sleep.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 2: SET.
 	Film 	Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 3: MET.
 	Animation 	Floral patterns are formed to Eastern European music.
 	Muppets 	Herry Monster plays a game with a boy named Eric, who closes his eyes and guesses what Herry hands him (a ball, a feather, and his head).
 	Cartoon 	Five butterfliesArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	"Ladies and gentlemen, the Starlight Hotel takes great pride in presenting the world's favorite six-year-old entertainer, Miss Prairie Dawn!" Prairie sings "All By Myself" with a backup group of monsters.
 	Film 	Elephants (African percussion soundtrack)
 	Cast 	The Heartstrongs RevisitedIn the morning, Barnaby surprises his mother with breakfast in bed. They are happy, until they realize that Mr. Heartstrong is missing, which makes them sad. They are further saddened by the lack of a fork. Mr. Heartstrong comes back from his run, feeling happy, until he sees his wife and son both sad. They are once again happy when they see that Mr. Heartstrong has brought back a bag of forks from the store.
 	Cartoon 	5 song (twinkles, candles, diamonds, horses)
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo, inspired by Forgetful's tale of a spaceship, draws his own spaceship (a sailboat blasting into space). Bob announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*Additional performers include Martin P. Robinson (Mr. Pacme and voices of reporter and President) and Camille Bonora (Mrs. Pacme and voice of reporter Helen), with Kevin Clash (voice of reporter and launch director).
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 19