Episode 1700

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly makes sure Maria sticks around to see the live show about to begin. Oscar appears from his can with his dummy, Crummy. After a few rotten jokes, Oscar moves onto the most impressive part - Crummy recites the alphabet while Telly eats a plate of salted crackers. Maria finds the whole show a lousy waste of time, signaling to Oscar that his show is going to be a hit with Grouches out on the road.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #6Artist: Jeff Hale
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 	Film 	The Mad Painter #6
 	Cartoon 	A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up."
 	Cartoon 	A black cat chases after a white bird, until a white lion steps in.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Muppets 	Biff and Sully move a piano. Biff tries to play a scale and talks about practice. While Biff is away, Sully plays a full concert piece.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: Y for Yo-Yo
 	Muppets 	"This is Your Story" salutes Forgetful Jones, with visits from his parents, a teacher, and his Uncle Ned (who he continually guesses for every other voice). Guy Smiley then gives Forgetful Jones a photo album so next time he can actually recognize his loved ones.
 	Cartoon 	A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak".
 	Film 	Kids at school help make cornbread.
 	Muppets 	Simon Soundman sounds out the word "call," and then demonstrates some calls of his own — including a bird call, cow call, pig call, and telephone call.
 	Cast / Celebrity	Judy Collins sings a "Water Cantata" with Susan, Maria, Bob, David and Gordon.
 	Cartoon 	Y for YakArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	"Fat Cat"
 	Cartoon 	The life of a Yellow Yahoo
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Rattlesnake.
 	Cartoon 	Two cavepeople find a way to get around a dinosaur on their log bridge.
 	Muppets 	The Count has built a rocket with the help of Dr. Reinbrein and plans to launch it from inside his castle. The two count down from the computer console, but the rocket doesn't take off. Indeed, Count never intended for lift-off; he plans on counting down again and again.
 	Film 	Counting the circus clowns
 	Insert 	Olivia finds Big Bird repeating "G, G, G" to himself. He explains it's a memory trick to help remember a letter he received from his cousin Esmeralda regarding her 14 newly-hatched eggs - his immediate response was, "Gee!" (music button added)
 	Cartoon 	G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift)
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "What Is it?," with panelists Grover, Biff and Prairie Dawn. They must guess what mystery object Little Sammy Pottle has brought to the studio (a red rubber ball).
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: G for gorilla (in man suit)
 	Film 	A kid marching band forms a triangle.
 	Cartoon 	Look both ways before you cross the streetArtist: Ray Favata
 	Celebrity 	Harry Belafonte sings "Mo' Yet" to some kids.
 	Cartoon 	A toothbrush talks to a mouth about what could happen if not taken care of.
 	Cast 	Big Bird and David try each other's beds but come to the conclusion that for David the bed is the best, for Big Bird his nest is best.
 	Cartoon 	Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen)
 	Muppets 	Old West: Sinister Sam is looking for the biggest man in the saloon. The frightened customers point him towards Big Barney, who's cowering under the table. When Sam discovers that Barney is the biggest man there, he gives him a hat: "This ol' hat here don't fit me. I thought maybe you could use it, huh? I'll see you, fellers." Sinister Sam leaves the baffled customers behind. "Now, that's a nice gesture," one says. "He's a little weird, but he's okay after all, isn't he?"
 	Animation 	Counting animals (1 butterfly, 2 frogs, 3 birds, 4 turtles, 5 bees, 6 fish) (no voiceover)
 	Song 	"The Ball Goes Up, The Ball Goes Down"
 	SCENE 2 	Maria grouses through another performance of Oscar and Crummy, telling even bigger groaners than before. She and the kids eventually all leave the show, as Telly announces the sponsors and the credits follow.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	The Two-Headed Monster holds the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 13