Episode 1240

Picture	Segment 	Description
center 	COLD OPEN 	10th Season Intro Still
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird introduces Mr. Snuffleupagus, who is about to do something really great. Offscreen Snuffy isn't too sure he can perform as he's never done what he's about to do. After some coercing from Big Bird (reminding him of how well he learned to ice skate), Snuffy crosses the frame riding a Snuffleupagus-sized skateboard, ending with a big crash.
 	Cartoon 	"Have you seen my NO?"
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird continues to encourage Snuffy on the skateboard, but he wipes out again.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #3Animation by Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	A barbershop quartet sings about counting floors when they go up and down in an elevator.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird hasn't given up on encouraging Snuffy to ride a skateboard. Snuffy makes his way down the street again and Big Bird covers his eyes in anticipation of the crash, but he doesn't hear one! Snuffy is happy he finally finally did it, but vows never doing it again since it hurt his knees so much.
center 	Cartoon 	R for Rhinoceros (poem)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Grover and the letter R, which ROLLS, ROCKS, RUNS, and ROCKETS.
 	Film 	Letter R hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A man (Jim Thurman) is told that his dog looks thirsty, and says that his dog is a hot dog.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Film 	Mad Painter #3
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The man is only afraid of one thing: FEAR.
 	Film 	Kids ride horses.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 2 	Maria overhears Oscar the Grouch and Biff talking inside Oscar's trash can. They're having trouble opening something, and Biff concludes that blasting seems to be the only option. Maria witnesses the two making a big explosion from within the can, followed by a bigger explosion. A third explosion ends up being the biggest one, powerful enough to cause the lid of the can to fly into the air. The Grouch and construction worker emerge from the can to address Maria's concern: they've finally got Oscar's ketchup bottle open! Oscar is appreciative and asks Biff to help open the mustard now - he's been missing it on his cereal.
 	Cartoon 	Thelma Thumb: Thelma meets Cyrus the magpie, who, after getting covered with yellow paint, had been mistaken for a canary and locked in a cage in a pet shop. Thelma rescues him and becomes his friend.Artist: John Korty
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster discovers Cousin Monster doesn't want cookies and would rather eat Ernie's healthy food.
 	Cartoon 	A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates short and tall.
 	Cast 	On the rooftop of 123 Sesame Street, Bob sings "Lazy Summer Day" to the kids.
 	Film 	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder.
 	Cartoon 	A girl wonders what would happen if she popped her balloon. She imagines it would scare her sister, who would end up breaking a vase and getting in trouble.
 	SCENE 3 	At the Fix-It Shop, Maria, Luis, and Susan play "Three of These Things" with the kids using street signs (BUS, TELEPHONE, and EXIT) and a number 4.
 	Cartoon 	K is for Karate
 	Film 	Kids have a lost-dog poster made using an old-style printing press.
 	Cartoon 	K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten
 	Muppets 	Herry and Laurie identify different shapes.
 	Film 	Folk song: Have You Ever Been To The Farm?
 	SCENE 4 	Susan tries to pick her TV up from the Fix It Shop, but Luis explains that he had an emergency to get to and couldn't fix it. Susan's just got to watch the playoffs tonight and doesn't know what to do. Luis suggests borrowing a portable TV, so Susan takes off with the one she sees on the counter. Luis isn't pleased; the set Susan just took was his. Now how's he going to watch the movie tonight?
 	Film 	How a steel drum is made
 	Celebrity 	The Mummenschanz portray a large slinky playing ball with some kids.
 	Muppets 	John-John wants to count backwards. Grover tells him to count backwards from 10, but he has a little trouble.
 	Film 	Geese and their goslings swim in the water.
 	Cartoon 	A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	K is for kiss.Animation: John and Faith Hubley
 	SCENE 5 	Without a TV for the night, Luis visits with Big Bird in his nest to watch a Western in Spanish. Luis translates the dialogue for Big Bird as they share some snacks. Susan announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, and two kids hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 10