Episode 0957

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Oscar the Grouch spots Gordon, Susan, and Olivia walking down Sesame Street and tells the viewer it's about time Olivia's visit with her brother comes to an end because, although they haven't met yet, he's heard about how nice she is. 
Susan and Gordon retire for the night, but Olivia says she's going to stay up a bit longer, when Oscar greets her and begins to introduce himself. Olivia has heard about him and his reputation, so she cuts off his welcome saying she's not going to fall for whatever trick she assumes this grouch has up his sleeve, and really lays into him before dismissing herself and going inside. Oscar changes his tune with the viewer; he's going to like having her around after all.
 	Cartoon 	While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
 	Muppets 	The Hands count to 11.
 	Cartoon 	A scientist builds a robot that has real feelings, such as sad, happy and afraid.
 	Muppets 	"Fat Cat"
 	Cartoon 	"It's a Lovely Eleven Morning"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Film 	Most animals have two eyes, ears, etc. ... but some snakes have two heads.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird asks everyone around Sesame Street if they need any help, but they're all busy doing other things. Seeing how frustrated this makes him, everyone separately asks him to do different things, leaving him with a problem: whom to help first.
 	Animation 	Slide puzzle: Ernie
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry.
 	Celebrity 	The Deadly Nightshade perform "1-2-3 Song."
 	Cartoon 	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Hippopotamus Round."
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon warns Olivia that Oscar won't let her photograph him, but she assures him it will be fine, so he knocks on his can. As he emerges, Olivia starts snapping away while Gordon asks for permission to take his picture and Oscar vehemently rejects the notion. Once he takes a breath, Olivia thanks him and says she got all the photos she needs anyway. Oscar is annoyed because he assumed one had to stay still for photos and he was quite animated in his response. As Olivia and her brother walk away, Gordon tells his sister he's impressed with the tricks she picked up working for that newspaper in Detroit.
 	Cartoon 	Brand X
 	Muppets 	A furry, purple creature whooshes to the counter of Hooper's Store and counts 5 apples. He subtracts one, leaving 4.
center 	Cartoon 	The letter X
 	Muppets 	The creature returns to subtract one more apple, leaving 3.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray.
 	Muppets 	Again, the creature appears to remove another apple, leaving 2.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: X Marks the Spot!
 	Muppets 	Another apple is subtracted, thus leaving only 1.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Flies on Animals" over footage of animals bugged by pests.
 	Muppets 	The creature takes away the last apple, leaving 0.
 	Cartoon 	The word entrada tries to run through a wall, then runs through the entrance.
 	SCENE 4 	Susan asks Olivia to help her trick Oscar again so she can get some pictures of him herself. Olivia knocks on the can, but Oscar is reluctant to come up, assuming he's going to be tricked again. After some coercing, he emerges, but with a paper bag over his head. "You really didn't think you could trick me again, did ya?" He slams back down and Susan and Olivia laugh.
 	Cartoon 	A woodpecker drills through a tree to demonstrate entrada and salida.
 	Film 	Marching Band forms a circle
 	Insert 	Guy Smiley hosts "The Anything-in-the-World Prize Game" and asks questions to random people on the street. The winner gets to choose the prize. His guest is Oscar the Grouch, who doesn't want to be bothered by Guy Smiley and accidentally gets every answer right. Since Oscar gets to have whatever he wants for a prize, he asks Guy to get lost.
 	Cartoon 	Footprints move over to the tune of "Here Are Some Things".
 	Insert 	A group of children put together a scooter following a model.
 	Film 	Fish swim around.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Insert 	Ernie and Bert get into a big fight and decide to go their separate ways, Ernie moving out west to become a cowboy and Bert going to the North Pole to study fish. Maria convinces them not to do so, because then they'd never see each other again.The beginning was cut from the HBO Max version.
 	Cartoon 	A boy talks about his pet letter Y, named Yetta.
 	Film 	A little boy narrates the various activities his family partakes in on a typical Monday.
 	Cartoon 	A boy can yell and yodel, and his dog can yelp and yowl. They can both yawn.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" (repeat)
 	Muppets 	John-John wants to count backwards. Grover tells him to count backwards from 10, but he has a little trouble.
 	Transition 	Bridge #12 - Glass smashes.
 	SCENE 5 	Olivia is walking down Sesame Street looking sad, so Big Bird asks her what's wrong. She doesn't want to get into it and continues to the steps of 123 Sesame Street where she's greeted by Bob playing his recorder. 
On their way to the yard, she tells him she applied for several jobs throughout the day, but no one was hiring. Mr. Hooper says he doesn't have a job to offer, but brings her some fresh lemonade. Big Bird and the kids arrive with some drawings they made for her, and Olivia begins to realize why Susan and Gordon like it here so much.
Susan announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, while Susan holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8