Episode 3086

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird and the Birdketeers are excited because they're about to meet "the world's greatest actor." Just then, they think they hear the sound of Wolfgang barking, and soon find out that it's really Sir John Feelgood pretending to be a seal! He gets a standing ovation from the unseen crowd, and Big Bird remarks how convincing he was just now. Sir John points out that all it takes to be an actor is a great imagination, and sings "That's Pretending" as he tells Big Bird and the Birdketeers the many things they can pretend to be.
 	Animation 	Amelia likes to pretend she can fly.
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover has a new method of remembering orders: He makes up a poem to remember what is ordered and who ordered it. Mr. Johnson orders a cheeseburger with a pickle and French fries, which Grover interprets as "Round and tasty on a bun, pickles, French fries, yum, yum, yum!" However, he brings Mr. Johnson a grapefruit on a bun.
 	Cartoon 	Three scribbles exercise.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Film 	A scuba diver collects shells, which some kids count in voice-over.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Fruita Manzana sings about keeping the place clean by throwing away fruit peels and apple cores.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Animation 	Growing Numbers #13
 	Cartoon 	Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird points out to Maria that Sir John is coming to the Fix-It Shop to get his toaster fixed. "Alas, poor toaster," he laments sadly, "I knew you well." He notes that his sadness is genuine, and pretends to be a slice of bread going down into the toaster, then popping up ("I was once the toast of Broadway, you know!"). He then demonstrates what his broken toaster does now, popping down then back up. "I think there's a screw loose somewhere," Maria comments and tells him to pick up his toaster later. Sir John sadly says goodbye to his toaster with an emotional exit, keeping his eye on the toaster until the last moment. Big Bird says goodbye to Maria in the same way, but accidentally crashes into something while walking backwards.
 	Cartoon 	A man shows the difference between a regular slice of bread and a toasted one.
 	Muppets 	The Adventures of Prairie DawnDetermined not to litter, Prairie Dawn decides to throw an empty box into a trash bin, but it runs away from her.
 	Cartoon 	Cap'n Feenie asks, "What is it?" It's the ocean.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	"Forty Blocks From My Home"
 	Cartoon 	Can you think of words that rhyme with BALL? (voices of Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler)
 	Cast 	Savion plays a rhyming game with the viewer while tap-dancing.
 	Cartoon 	A goose and gander visit the land of the G's.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G.
 	Cartoon 	A bird displays the front and back of a turtle.
 	Video 	Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on.
 	Animation 	CH words are formed on a set of hanging click-balls.
 	SCENE 3 	At Hooper's Store, a woman tries to get her daughter Kaity to try oatmeal for the first time, but she is reluctant. Sir John comes in and helps by re-enacting the time when he tried cereal as a boy, assuming the roles of himself, his mommy, his uncle Wilfred, his aunt Lavinia, and his dog Alphadophilus. While Sir John is caught up in the routine, he doesn't notice that Kaity has finished eating all the oatmeal. They're pleased to see that she is not pretending, and the unseen audience tosses flowers to her in admiration.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying.
 	Muppets 	Grover, Herry, Cookie Monster, and Frazzle sing "Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange)."
 	Animation 	Sand A/a
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Robin Williams shows Elmo the many fun things one can do with a stick.
 	Cartoon 	A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A.
 	Film 	Fay Ray dresses up as a "green elephant", a moose, and "Kermit the dog".
 	Animation 	Abstract count to 13.
 	SCENE 4 	Sir John comes back to Hooper's, and asks Mr. Handford for something to read. He picks Wheels and Speed magazine because he likes to pretend he's a fast racing car - which he does, scattering the newspapers in the stand as he zips around. He also spots Elephants Illustrated which reminds him how much he likes pretending to be an elephant. He lets out a trumpeting noise, which is so good it attracts the attention of a real elephant (David Rudman) who confuses him for his uncle Fred. Finally, he asks Mr. Handford for Cuckoo Clocks and Gardens, but Hooper's doesn't have a copy of it; Sir John pretends to read it instead, and the elephant joins him in saying "Cuckoo!"
 	Animation 	Cecille sings "I Want to Be Me."
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya?
 	Cartoon 	A little boy asks his big brother questions about what happens at school. Artist: John Korty
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster reads the sign atop a miniature school building, and observes a small group of children that run out of it. Once they've left, the monster picks up the now empty building, and declares, "School's out!"
 	Cartoon 	An ape takes a bite out of a yellow A.
center 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark".Re-filmed version
 	Cartoon 	A boy puts together a fishbowl, and watches his fish swim around in it.
 	Muppets 	Four lambs sing about how they always add up to four.
 	Animation 	Dot Bridge #1: 30 dots (perfect)
 	Film 	A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!").
 	SCENE 5 	Maria gives Sir John back his toaster, which is finally fixed. Big Bird asks him to come back again sometime, and he says he will because being on Sesame Street makes him happy (without having to pretend). Maria announces the sponsors as Sir John points out the other feelings he could pretend to have, and flowers fly at him from all directions from his adoring and ubiquitous audience.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 24