Episode 1987

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Today, Bob is giving music lessons to his friends on Sesame Street, first briefly checking up on Gordon's flute playing before going to his apartment. As Gordon practices, Oscar, Grundgetta, and a couple of other Grouches arrive to enjoy the "concert," cheering whenever Gordon hits some sour notes.
 	Cartoon 	A man (Jim Thurman) is told that his dog looks thirsty, and says that his dog is a hot dog.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree."
 	Cartoon 	"That's About the Size of It"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Film 	Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!"
 	Cartoon 	A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose.
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon's slowly improving on his flute playing, much to the disgruntlement of Oscar and the other Grouches. However, they're relieved when Gordon decides to continue the rest of the piece and makes more mistakes.
 	SCENE 2, cont'd	In his room, Bob gives the Two-Headed Monster a singing lesson: singing "Sing."
 	Animation 	A stop-motion-animated train runs out of track.
 	Song 	"It's Easy" / "I Can Do It By Myself"
center 	Film 	Russian nesting dolls 1-10
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper tells the mailman that he has a letter for his mother: the letter R.
 	Cartoon 	R is for Rooster, and Robber, and Rake ...Artist: Fred Calvert
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: CrocodileMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Super GroverWhen a boy has trouble finding the gate in a fence, Super Grover attempts to bend the pickets. But eventually, the boy finds an EXIT sign.
 	SCENE 3 	Telly watches Gordon practice playing his flute and compliments how good he's getting.
 	SCENE 3, cont'd	Back in Bob's apartment, he is giving Biff and Sully a piano lesson. Biff wants Bob to listen to him play first. He pounds out the notes to London Bridge, starting off adequately but then goes off-key halfway through. All the same, he tells Bob that the piano lesson is for his partner rather than for him, saying that Sully sometimes fools around while playing. Sully proves him wrong, however, by playing a beautiful, full Chopinesque piece. Biff seems oblivious to his obvious gift, though, and asks Bob if he could teach Sully to play like him. Bob says it would be impossible. "There it is, Sul," says Biff. "Some people got talent, some people don't." "You can say that again," Bob says softly to the camera.
 	Cartoon 	Nine sheepArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A girl sings about the things she can draw, paint, and sculpt.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit."
 	Cartoon 	A red armless character is stalked by the letter Z until he eats it.
 	SCENE 4 	Bob's next student is Fluffy, whom by Oscar's request only learns to play an E flat on his trumpet. After which, Fluffy is able to join Herb Elephant and the Yucatán Brass.
 	Cartoon 	A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet.
 	Muppets 	A shark sings about his "Perfecty Pearl-White Teeth."
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: R for Rope
 	SCENE 5 	Bob plays "Practice, Practice" on the piano as he gives three kids a violin lesson.
 	Cartoon 	A boy learns to play his violin by practicing.
 	Muppets 	Clementine reminds Forgetful Jones to call his cousin on her birthday (even though he's got a ribbon tied to his finger and to the phone). When he calls, his equally forgetful cousin doesn't remember having a cousin, and asks him to describe what he looks like.
 	Cartoon 	Batman and Robin catch the Penguin's gang who has dirty windows, teaching the opposite pairings of clean and dirty.
 	Film 	Kids at school help make cornbread.
 	Cartoon 	zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo.
 	SCENE 6 	Gordon is up in Bob's apartment and shows him how his practice has been coming along. Accompanied by Bob on the piano, he's able to play the flute without making any mistakes. Outside the window, Oscar and the Grouches voice their disapproval and begin to argue with each other, claiming that's the best part of listening to music.
 	Cartoon 	The story of an old woman who lived in a nine.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Geometry of Circles #4 "Six Circles Connected"
 	Muppets 	The letter R joins U and N to make the word RUN. Anything Muppets run into the scene and take the letters. (alternate take)
 	Film 	Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant.music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett
 	SCENE 7 	A weary Bob is finished with music lessons for today until Oscar stops him and asks that Slimey be given a lesson on his sousaphone. Bob finds this ridiculous until Slimey begins to play the "Sesame Street Theme." "Wait till the worm parade next week, when he carries this thing in the marching band!" Oscar comments. Grundgetta announces the sponsors.
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 1987
 1987
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 16