Episode 0954

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Maria walks down the street and stops in her tracks when she notices Oscar's trash can, which has been beautified with flowers, a clean picket fence, and a welcome mat. A piano version of the Sesame Street Theme plays from inside. She rings the doorbell and Oscar appears, neatly-dressed and talking politely. He explains that he's expecting a visit from his brother Ernest, whom he holds a grudge against for being the favorite kid in their family. Oscar plans to get even with Ernest by acting nice and making him comfortable (even though he can't stand it either).
 	Cartoon 	A blue man (voiced by Casey Kasem) explains that “Q” starts the word “quarter.”
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog and Grover draw a Q on the screen.
 	Animation 	Sand Q/q
 	Cartoon 	A cowboy sings about "Feelings That Are Real."
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sounds out the word FOOD, then eats it.
 	Cartoon 	A boy is drawn, but he doesn't have knees at first.
 	SCENE 2 	Maria and Luis bump into Ernest, who snidely asks where Oscar's can is. He is shocked to see the new decor, and when Oscar cordially invites him in. Ernest then begins to catch on and decides to throw some niceness back at Oscar. Maria and Luis, who watch nearby from the stoop, laugh at the thought of two grouches acting nice to each other.
 	Cartoon 	"Candy Man"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Song 	"Song of Eight"
 	Cartoon 	Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 3 	Maria and Luis secretly listen in as Oscar and Ernest continue to out-nice each other. The grouches both decide to come up to get some fresh air.
 	Cartoon 	A duck sings about all the reasons why q should be remembered.
 	Film 	Detective Fred (Joe Raposo) is sent by his boss (Danny Epstein) to locate the number 20. Throughout the office and on the streets of New York, Fred tracks down the numbers 11 through 18 in numerical order by spying his surroundings. When he finds his way to Apartment 19, he discovers it is occupied by a gorilla, who leads him directly to the elusive 20.
 	Muppets / Cast	David sings "The People in Your Neighborhood"with the librarian and plumber.
 	Cartoon 	The uses of water
 	Film 	Jerry Nelson narrates a story about a green Muppet hand that learns to spin a top.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar gruelingly introduces Ernest to Mr. Hooper, and they play a game of "Three of These Things." Afterwards, Ernest requests a "special" ice cream soda for Oscar.
 	Cartoon 	A hand draws a castle with a growling dragon inside, which scares the princess until her knight in shining armor leads the dragon away.
 	Song 	"Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson)
 	Cast 	David and Maria dine in spaghetti. Maria polishes off her plate in a short time, but David starts to eat each piece individually, which takes very long. (part 1)
 	Cartoon 	G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift)
 	Cast 	David's plate is about half-empty now. (part 2)
 	Cartoon 	G is for GlueArtists: The Hubleys
 	Cast 	Maria has fallen asleep by now, when David finally finishes eating his spaghetti. He then beckons a waiter (Bob) to bring him another serving... (part 3)
 	Film 	FlamingosMusic: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 5 	Maria and Luis become concerned about Oscar and Ernest, so they devise an idea to get the grouches to be themselves again. They ask Mr. Hooper to whip up a concoction of peanut butter, ketchup, pickles, and sauerkraut.
 	Muppets 	Grover and John-John count a penny.
 	Film 	A group of Hispanic children pick members for their baseball team. A new kid, Ramon, joins them.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 6 	Maria and Luis bring the grouchy concoction to Oscar and Ernest. Initially, the grouches politely insist on the other taking the present, but once they learn what's in it, they immediately start fighting over it.
 	Song 	"Cow Dog Song"
 	Cartoon 	Madrigal AlphabetArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Animation 	Sand Q/q (repeat)
 	Film 	Time-lapse of seeds growing.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	A Carmen Miranda-style Anything Muppet sings "No Matter How You Count Them, they come out the same!"
 	SCENE 7 	Inside Oscar's can, Oscar and Ernest finish the meal and argue over who was the nicer grouch. The argument develops into roughhousing, which rattles the can. Luis and Maria announce the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, while Kermit and a kid hold the CTW sign.
===Notes===
* The plot of this episode would be remade years later for Episode 2720.
==Gallery==
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Category:Family
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8