Episode 2688

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gina and Mike gush over their newly-earned learner's permits, explaining to Big Bird that it means they will be learning how to drive a car. Big Bird claims to already be an expert driver, referring to his toy car (which he winds up crashing).
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: C for carrot
 	Film 	Scenes of flowers set to harmonica music
 	Muppets / Cast	Bob reads "The Turtle Who Wanted to Make Friends" about a turtle who comes to the forest, but is afraid of every potential animal friend he sees.
 	Cartoon 	"Wash Your Hands Before You Eat"Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	The kids form a capital I.
 	Animation 	A set of blocks reveal a square, a triangle, and a circle.
 	SCENE 2 	Snuffy and Alice join Big Bird for a game. Big Bird initiates a round of follow the leader, but Alice gets in Snuffy's way doing each action instead of following him. They decide to make her the leader instead. She does nothing at first, but when Big Bird mentions his toy car, she begins acting like one.
 	Cartoon 	I - ice cream.
 	Muppets 	Caribbean Anything Muppets sing about "Caribbean Air."
 	Cartoon 	Kids narrate a countdown of a bowler knocking down five pins.
 	Film 	James narrates a film of his life on a pueblo in New Mexico.
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall.
 	Cartoon 	Un pajaro.
 	Celebrity 	Patti LaBelle and The Sweeties sing "Take the Hand of Someone You Love."
 	Cartoon 	Several circles try to get past a large square.
 	Film 	Kids compare animals and human tools and technology.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Fruta Manzana sings about keeping the place clean by throwing away fruit peels and apple cores.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	SCENE 3 	Telly frets over how Gina and Mike will learn to drive if they don't own a car; they assure him they've planned to practice in Susan's car. Since there's only one car, Telly begins to worry again until the teens explain they will take turns. However, just when Mike begins his turn, Susan's car won't start. Telly moans, "You and Mike cooperated, but the car didn't!"
 	Film 	A film of butterfliesMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Bert and Sherlock Hemlock ask John-John if he wants to count, and John-John enthusiastically rises to the occasion.
 	Animation 	Red and yellow dots play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	A boy adds his crayons, then uses them to draw a number 5.
 	Film 	Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people.
 	SCENE 4 	In exchange for learning to drive in the Sloppy Jalopy, Gina and Mike bring Oscar his disgusting lunch. However, before he lets them behind the wheel he goes over some very important things about driving, such as the words "GO" and "STOP," and going forwards and backwards. After the brief lesson Gina hops in the driver's seat, but the car won't start, forcing Gina and Mike to push it to the local Grouch garage.
 	Cartoon 	I Love You, in American Sign LanguageArtist: Steve Finkin
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper looks inside a paper bag and laughs and asks his next victim, "Wanna see?" The man says yes, so Harvey puts a letter C on him.
 	Cartoon 	Snacks on Parade: Peanut ButterArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	The Count sings "The Batty Bat."
 	Cartoon 	A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle.
 	Video 	Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on.
 	Cartoon 	A baby bird falls from a tree. A boy puts him back, and in return, the mother bird saves the boy from embarrassment.
 	SCENE 5 	Susan has fixed her car and is ready to give the teens a lesson. Telly wants to go with them, but his mommy phones Oscar to send Telly home now. Telly becomes sad that he'll miss the fun until Susan points out they can give him a ride back home. Oscar is disgusted by the happy ending and announces today's sponsors as Gina begins her first lesson (clunkily driving in reverse).
==Notes==
*The events of this episode were later recalled in Episode 3081.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21