Episode 0479

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon watches Big Bird rapidly show off some R words - run, race and rush (which he does while imitating the Road Runner), carrying a sign with each word. He finally brings in a stool, which Gordon notices is not an R word - it's for Big Bird to rest on.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Lefty the Salesman have an argument over the letters "R" and "P."
 	Cartoon 	Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair.
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit the Frog is about to talk about the letter R, until Cookie Monster karate chops one of the legs off, turning it into a P. When Kermit threatens to tell the monster's mommy, Cookie reassembles the broken letter back to the letter "R".
 	Cartoon 	A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Families."
 	Cartoon 	A wizard turns into R things.
 	Film 	Letter R hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets / Cast	"Surprise!": A band of Anything Muppet hippies sing about the good and bad parts of surprises, and how people respond to them, with various characters demonstrating them in cutaways.
 	Cast 	David, Luis and Linda count in different languages.
 	Cartoon 	"Bumble Ardy #9" -- Young Bumble Ardy invites nine pigs to his birthday party while his mother, Sweet Adeline, is away.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird watches Hooper's Store for David, but gets bored when nobody stops in. He thinks he can increase business by catering more to birds. He spreads out some packing straw and starts planning for nests, bird houses and perches.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	R is for Rooster, Robber, and Rake... Artist: Fred Calvert
 	SCENE 3 	The store is now full of birds (some real and some fake) thanks to Big Bird's new fixtures, including nests, houses, and posters. Luis comes by and doesn't think these changes will please David. He suggests Big Bird remove them and find a spot where "they'll really be appreciated."
 	Film 	Nine Song (Song of Nine)
 	SCENE 4 	Luis tells David about what happened and they're relieved to see the store is back to normal. As Big Bird describes what he did with the fixtures, Luis gets a horrid suspicion that Big Bird moved the things into the Fix-It Shop. Instead, Luis fields a call from the birds and hands the phone to Big Bird, who tells them to keep it down at the library.
 	Muppets 	Maria reads "The Boy Who Cried Monster." A terrible, cookie-stealing monster helps to teach a mischievous Anything Muppet boy an important lesson.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #9
 	Cartoon 	Pat the Pilot skywrites a letter P with her plane.Artist: John Korty
 	Film 	A clown (Dennis Allen) takes off his make-up. Which face do you like better?
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Genelle say the alphabet.
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird confers with Gordon about something - "If I was to get angry at you, would we still be friends?" Gordon confirms this, and Big Bird angrily tells him to stop standing on his foot.
 	Muppets 	Grover the Elevator Operator: Grover's elevator holds five people.
 	Cartoon 	Julius demonstrates "here" and "there", then ends up being "in pain."Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: R - rabbit
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet brings his broken BUS (the word) to a garage for a mechanic to fix up.
 	Cartoon 	The word BUS
 	Film 	A voiceover counts nine cars at an intersection.
 	SCENE 6 	Mr. Fussbudget has an ice cream soda at Hooper's, which he finds lacking in both ice cream and soda. He then gets angry when David accidentally short changes him, believing David was trying to cheat him out of his money.
 	Muppets 	A woman (Jim Henson) volunteers to assist The Amazing Mumford in his surprise magic trick. Mumford makes her disappear – but when he tries to make her reappear, Herry Monster pops up, saying "SURPRISE!"
 	SCENE 7 	Mr. Fussbudget protests Hooper's Store over the money incident, carrying a sign that says "DON'T SHOP HERE." Maria comes by and tries to explain, but Mr. Fussbudget accuses she's in cahoots with David. Luis reminds him that he never returned the hammer he borrowed to make his sign. Mr. Fussbudget apologizes for the mistake and realizes he was wrong about David. He forgives David, who offers an ice cream soda on the house. Mr. Fussbudget passes, again citing that David's work is uneven.
 	Film 	A pride of lions feasts on an animal carcass.
 	Cartoon 	A child runs through a crowd shouting for MAMA.
 	Muppets 	Kermit and Brian talk about the difference between here and there.
 	Cartoon 	Men in boxes sound out the word RUN.
 	SCENE 8 	Gordon sings "Here Are Some Things" involving chairs and a lamp.
 	Cartoon 	A ribbon wraps itself around a woman, then turns itself into an R.
 	Muppets 	Three Anything Muppets (including Farley) wait for a bus at a bus stop. To their surprise, the bus is very small, and two small Muppets get off of it.
 	Cartoon 	A wizard turns into R things. (repeat)
 	Film 	Lizards
 	Cartoon 	P is for Puddle
 	Film 	Nine Song (Song of Nine) (repeat)
 	SCENE 9 	David invites the kids inside the store for some free hot chocolate, as Mr. Fussbudget announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Maria, Bob, and Sherlock Hemlock hold the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign.
==Notes==
* A poster advertising the Little Theatre of the Deaf (as seen in Episode 0473) can be spotted inside the Fix-It Shop.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 4