Episode 0046

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon calls the others to come and see what he's found. On the construction door fence is a large circus poster. Susan, Mr. Hooper and Bob are also delighted to see the poster. They talk of all things to be seen at the circus and point out pictures of them on the poster - the acrobats and clowns, the wild animals and jugglers. Big Bird enters in a state of great excitement, having just been at the circus himself. He saw some "A" animals.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: A for Ape
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	SCENE 1cont'd 	Big Bird decides to join the circus. He thinks he can do bird imitations or be an acrobat, but the others think otherwise. Everybody tries discouraging him, but Big Bird won't be put off and starts to throw a tantrum. Everyone decides to let him practice by walking on a rope laid out on the street, taking eight off-balance steps.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #8
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The rocket blows up in a shower of soot.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #8 (repeat)
 	SCENE 1cont'd 	Big Bird thinks maybe he shouldn't be an aerialist after all. Bob reassures him that some people are better off staying on the ground.
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The announcer blasts off.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 2 	In the kitchen, Oscar has brought Susan some roses that just happened to be on the thorny stems he gave her in honor of Ebenezer Scrooge's birthday. Reggie and Shelley watch as Susan cuts the stems of roses with a pair of scissors and arranges the flowers in a vase. She invites Oscar in for lunch, and tells him the meaning of "cooperation" by telling a story about a pair of scissors named Charlie and Bruce who decide to separate and not work together.
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The spectators take off.
 	SCENE 3 	Bob encounters Big Bird pretending to be a lion tamer - with a box turtle as the lion. Bob explains that turtles can't do the same tricks that circus lions can do, and Big Bird recalls the last animal he tried to train - an octopus.
 	Muppets 	The Anything Muppets sing "Octopus' Garden."
 	Song 	“Song of Eight”
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 	Cartoon 	"Egg Chant": A girl skips rope as a boy sits with an egg on his knee. They recite an alphabet poem together. The egg hatches and a dancing lizard emerges.
 	SCENE 4 	In the kitchen, Susan traces a bowl and draws an O; she has the kids and Oscar guess which letter it is. With the addition of one line, the O becomes a Q.
 	Animation 	Clay animation insert by Jim Henson -- Quincy talks about Q.
 	Cartoon 	Q - quarter
 	SCENE 4cont'd 	Oscar and Susan observe that U comes after Q in many words.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella
 	Animation 	Clay animation film by Jim Henson: A unicorn talks about U words.
 	SCENE 5 	Sam the garbage man (James Catusi) finds Oscar's can uninhabited. Gordon informs him that Oscar's not home right now, but he remembers that Oscar always leaves his trash in a small refuse bin beside his door. It's the size of a coffee cup, but luckily there's a small garbage truck that can take care of it. Gordon remarks that now he's seen everything, but you haven't seen Bert sneeze...
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 6 	Susan introduces the next segment.
 	Film 	"Head To Toe Puzzle": Two kids put together a life size jigsaw puzzle of a human body.
 	SCENE 7 	Bob, Sumiko, and Paul observe a Shetland pony; Bob gives Sumiko a ride on it.
 	SCENE 7 cont'd	Mr. Hooper introduces a message from the number 8.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #8 (repeat)
 	SCENE 8 	Big Bird tries to be a clown and tell some jokes, but only gets a couple of chuckles from Gordon and Mr. Hooper.
 	Film 	"Nine Song (Song of Nine)"
 	Film 	A film of things that make sounds, including birds, farm animals, vehicles and footsteps. Is silence a sound?
 	SCENE 9 	For dessert, Oscar asks Susan for some pickles, then more, until the pickle jar is empty and he has all of them. He then asks for some chocolate syrup to pour on top.
 	Cast 	Buddy comes home with a new jacket and Jim tries to find out how to get him to see the large label still on it.
 	SCENE 10 	Everyone agrees that Big Bird could be a ringmaster. They give him a whistle and a makeshift whip, and send him off to the circus.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: A for Ape (repeat)
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 11 	Big Bird returns from the circus, feeling down because there was nothing he could do there. The others reassure him that it's better that he stay on Sesame Street, and he agrees. Big Bird remembers that the ice show is coming, and wants to be a part of it. As the others try to figure out how to temper Big Bird's enthusiasm, Gordon signs off and Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors.
center 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Mr. Hooper holds the Sesame Street sign, and a group of Muppet hippies holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 1