Episode 0871

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Bob, Gordon, and Big Bird arrive for some breakfast at Hooper's Store, but they notice that the store hasn't been opened at its usual time. It's still dark inside, and Big Bird's imagination goes wild when he believes that Mr. Hooper has been abducted by space creatures. Moments later, a yawning Mr. Hooper explains that he had stayed overnight to study for one of his GED tests and had fallen asleep. Big Bird is relieved that the creatures didn't take him away, and everybody piles into the store for some breakfast.
 	Cartoon 	Monster in the dark (finding a light switch)
 	Muppets 	"Bein' Green", with Lena Horne and Kermit.
 	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 	Farmer takes care of the baby cows
 	SCENE 2 	Bob talks to a couple of kids about "next to," then demonstrates it by getting next to Oscar's trash can. This gets Oscar's attention, and he wants to join in on the lesson. He tells Bob and the kids to start walking farther from his can, telling them to go farther and farther until they're at the door of the Fix-It Shop. Bob doesn't understand why until Oscar explains that he's teaching "away from."
 	Cartoon 	A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!"
 	Muppets 	Little Bird explains "next to". Then Cookie Monster cuddles up next to Little Bird.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz Alphabet: male vocalists shout each letter.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends.
 	Film 	Dune buggy assembly
 	Cartoon 	Four people cooperate building a table
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird, John-John, Joey, and Akim are hungry for lunch, but first need to put their toys away. Big Bird thinks he can do it all on his own and proceeds to do so until the other kids show that it'd be much easier to cooperate. Big Bird frets about not doing his fair share, but after offering to litter the street with toys again the other kids set him straight before going to eat.
 	Cartoon 	Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill.
 	Muppets 	Herry & John-John observe a letter Q.
 	Cartoon 	Hypnotic "Q" rainbow
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A wheel rolls away from a junkyard. A boy captures it to complete his wagon. (Spanish dub)
 	Cartoon 	Q-quiet! (tree chopping)
 	Muppets 	Grover the Salesman: Grover wants to sell Kermit some earmuffs, but Kermit doesn't have ears, so Grover gives Kermit some big human ears.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet
 	Muppets 	The Anything Muppets perform a "Handclapping Number".
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon is surprised to hear the sound of a vacuum cleaner coming from Oscar's can. Oscar confirms that the sound was indeed coming from a vacuum, and tells Gordon to see for himself. Gordon peers into the can and ends up with a face full of dust; Oscar has the vacuum in reverse, using it to spray dirt and grime everywhere. "You vacuum your way, and I'll vacuum mine!" Oscar retorts.
 	Cartoon 	Henson: Eleven Cheer
 	Muppets 	Hands count to 11.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6.
 	Cartoon 	A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle.
 	Insert 	Cookie Monster explains the purpose of a telephone. Then, Maria and Luis tease Cookie by eating the telephone!
 	Cartoon 	A boy looks for the telephone as it rings.
 	SCENE 5 	An Anything Muppet deliveryman has delivered Gordon's dining set, but to his bewilderment Bob and Gordon use the furniture to play "Here Are Some Things." The deliveryman finds it ridiculous to play a game with furniture (further baffled when they suddenly break into song with ambient music) until he sees how the four chairs all belong together. When Big Bird comes by, the deliveryman becomes even more flabbergasted.
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty Q" -- A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself.
 	Cartoon 	Sally the Spider skates with different combinations of her legs.
 	Muppets 	Grover the Elevator Operator: Grover's elevator holds five people.
 	Cartoon 	Five snakes come out of a basket when a snake charmer plays the flute.
 	Muppets 	Kermit, Shola, and Fanny count legs and heads.
 	Cartoon 	Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird takes over duties at Hooper's Store while Mr. Hooper sits in the yard to study. When John-John arrives and asks for a hot fudge sundae, Big Bird is unsure where everything is and repeatedly calls Mr. Hooper from his studies to find the right ingredients and implements. Mr. Hooper goes ahead and starts to make the sundae (Big Bird doesn't know how) when Bob stops by to ask Mr. Hooper for some orange juice. Big Bird finds this rude: "Can't you see he's studying?"
 	Animation 	Sand Y/y
 	Cartoon 	A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak".
 	Transition 	Bridge #5 - 4 Corner Bridge C
 	SCENE 7 	As Mr. Hooper continues working, Bob finds Big Bird in the yard "studying" in the storekeeper's place. Gordon announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Mr. Hooper holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis and Susan hold the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 7