Episode 2518

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird and Elmo beg Maria to take them to "The Best Friend Game Show," a television program where contestants talk about their best friends. Maria promises to take them tomorrow, when Elmo asks if he can call Maria his best friend. Maria is very flattered... but moments later, by Hooper's Store, Elmo asks the same of Bob.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #11Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Count Von Count works as an elevator operator, with Kermit the Frog as his customer.
 	Cartoon 	"Five Baby Oysters"
 	Muppets 	Herry Monster and John-John demonstrate loud and soft.
 	Cartoon 	A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
 	SCENE 2 	Snuffy and the kids carry signs and chant, "Important!" outside of Big Bird's nest area to bring attention to Big Bird typing up his best friend story for the game show. After asking Big Bird several questions (and interrupting him in the process), Snuffy learns that he's not being very helpful and takes the kids over to the yard so Big Bird can concentrate on his very important task.
 	Cartoon 	"Four Friends" - a reggae song about a group of animals who wash a car together.Artist: Michael Sporn
center 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Letter O hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	La letra O - opera, oeste, orquidea, ojos, ocho, y el orquestra de orangutanes.
 	Muppets / Cast	"Sing Your Synonyms"
 	Animation 	Today's Secret Drawing is a fireman.
 	SCENE 3 	Telly interrupts Oscar and Grundgetta's argument to ask if Oscar would be his best friend for the game show. Oscar declines wanting to do such a nice favor when suddenly Grundgetta offers to do it instead, realizing how rotten it would make Oscar feel. Telly disappointedly leaves until he bumps into Elmo, who asks him to be his best friend for the show. Once Telly is cheered up and leaves, Elmo immediately asks the same of David.
 	Cartoon 	A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley sings "I'll Love You in Springtime."
 	Cartoon 	Would you mind closing our OPEN?
 	Film 	A boy narrates a film of what happens when it changes from fall to winter.
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo confirms with the Honkers that they can be his best friend too. Elmo realizes he's forgotten someone important - the viewer!
 	Cartoon 	A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	A montage of the evolution of mechanical technology, from wind-up toys, to robots that can spell "SESAME STREET" with blocks, to satellite transmitters.
 	Cartoon 	R for Rhinoceros
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	R for rhinoceros, raquet, robot
 	Celebrity 	James Taylor performs "Up on the Roof."
 	Cartoon 	A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Take a Breath." (re-filmed version)
 	Cartoon 	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie."
 	Cartoon 	The Ringmaster displays 11 purple pooches.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 5 	At night, Maria checks on all the people she's taking to the game show tomorrow. Elmo is deep in thought, Grundgetta refuses to answer, and Big Bird has already written enough about Snuffy, but Maria inadvertently inspires him to write about another memory. Bob announces the sponsors.
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Category:Game Shows
Category:Friendship
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 20