Episode 2087

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Muppets 	On the vaudeville stage, Big Bird and Snuffy identify S words and tell gum-wrapper jokes.
 	Cartoon 	S for SnailArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Insert 	Susan and some kids play “Twister” in the park as David sings “Name That Game”.
 	Cartoon 	Splash (girl on beach)
 	Animation 	In stop-motion, a boy makes landscapes out of sand and water.
 	Muppets 	Grover the Salesman: When Grover comes to Kermit's home dressed in salesman attire, Kermit quickly tells Grover that he doesn't want whatever it is that Grover is selling, since Grover always tries to sell him things that he has no use for. However, Grover tells Kermit that he has come to give him something: a hairpiece. Once it is on Kermit's head, Kermit decides that it doesn't look very good. Grover agrees, and offers to sell him a comb, a hair brush, some shampoo, and hair tonic.
 	Cartoon 	A needle and spool of thread cooperate to fix the king's torn pants.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 1 	While reading "How to Be a Great Detective," Telly learns about employing disguises. He dons a dark beard and attempts to listen in on Olivia and Maria's conversation about the weather, but he's instantly recognized.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Telly thinks he can fool Gordon, but he also recognizes him, pointing out he's the only guy on the block with his kind of hair, eyes, and fur. Telly realizes the beard isn't enough and goes to get more disguises.
 	Cartoon 	"Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange. (sound effects muted)Artist: John Korty
 	Muppets 	"Street Garden Cooperation"
 	Cartoon 	S for sing
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Water Baby" over footage of seals and kids swimming.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Yo-yo elevator
 	SCENE 2 	Telly has added a wig, tie, and pipe to his disguise, confident that no one will know it's him. The kids pick up on it the second they see him, despite him insisting he's "Inspector O'Reilly of the School Crossing Guard." Maria finds him feeling sad and he explains how his plans to be a detective have failed so far. Maria then approaches Gordon and Olivia, who realize why Telly was wearing the beard earlier. Maria convinces them to pretend to be fooled by Telly's next disguise to cheer him up.
 	Cartoon 	E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal.
 	Muppets / Cast	"The People in Your Neighborhood": TV Repairman and Clockmaker
 	Cartoon 	Four Carpenters
 	Film 	A man karate chops 5 boards.
 	Cartoon 	Es un perro
 	SCENE 3 	Telly's added a hat, cape, and sunglasses to his disguise, and even changing his voice when he passes by the adults, who act as if he's a different person. They go so far as to believe he's a stranger disguised as Telly, despite his desperate claims he's not when he believes the disguise has worked too well. As the others head off, Telly isn't sure he wants to be a detective anymore, thinking his disguises would better help him as an actor.
 	Cartoon 	Six snakes spent Saturday on the sand.
 	Muppets 	Grover plays a detective at his office. A frantic city gent (Brian Muehl) rushes over to warn him about something that's bothering him outside, which, unbeknownst to both of them, turns out to be a very strong wind that blows everything away—including Grover's office.
 	Cartoon 	S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet.
 	Cast 	Bob, Olivia, and David sing a song about the rain...outside, on a rainy day.
 	Film 	Kids use a magnet to retrieve a jack.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: E-Ear
 	Celebrity 	Grundgetta has fixed a makeshift NASA sign to Oscar's trash can and she's attempting a countdown, but she's just shouting random numbers. Sally Ride approaches and asks if she needs any help. Grundgetta annoyedly asks if the woman is an expert or something. Ride begins to answer when Grundgetta concedes that maybe she can help if she knows how to count backwards from ten. As Ride provides the countdown, the trash can smokes and rumbles, and takes off into the air. When it plummets to the ground, Ride hurries over to the crash site to see if Grundgetta is okay. She's more than okay, she's terrific, and so was Ride's counting. Grundgetta concludes that she must be an expert after all.
 	Animation 	A flying saucer beams away "4-3" and replaces it with the solution: 1.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Four dolphinsArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	George the Farmer's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #4
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin is out in the cold.
 	Cartoon 	What does the word COLD match with?
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man.
 	SCENE 4 	The kids put on the disguises and Telly is amazed by them ("I'm among strangers!"). Maria announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 16