Episode 0612

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Bob encounters Sam the Robot, standing next to a U.S. weather map. Sam has been programmed to be a weather reporter today and gives a general forecast, then one specifically for Portland, Oregon. Sam gives a dire report about the cold weather there, so to make Bob feel better, Cookie Monster bites it off the map. Bob tries to console Sam as Cookie moves on to munching on Chicago and other places.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears.
 	Cartoon 	Brand X
 	Cartoon 	The great Alphonso and his trained X's
 	Muppets 	Prairie Dawn and a Anything Muppet boy named Walter enter an old house. Walter says that it's a haunted house. However, Prairie comforts him by saying it's just an old house. He gets scared by everything that happens while Prairie has an explanation for all of it. When they spot a little mouse Prairie gets scared and runs away, while Walter tells the mouse not to be scared.
 	Cartoon 	"Ladybugs' Picnic"
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental)
 	Cast 	Luis is dressed for snow, but is stuck at the beach. David dresses for the beach, but finds himself in the snow. They happily switch places.
 	Cartoon 	Do you know what it's like to be scared?
 	Film 	A boy goes to the dentist and gets his teeth cleaned.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 2 	Susan hangs John-John out of her apartment window and sings "Here Are Some Things" with Gordon using pictures of pairs of things.
 	Cartoon 	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in.
 	Muppets 	Grover sees his shadow follow him around, and thinks it's a person following him. However, Herbert Birdsfoot explains what a shadow is.
 	Film 	Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster: The Count and Cookie Monster see a plate of cookies. The Count wants to count them, and Cookie Monster wants to eat them. After arguing over whether the cookies are for counting or eating, they decide to share them -- the Count will count the cookies, and then Cookie Monster will eat them.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit."
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird encounters Bert, who doesn’t remember his name, where he lives, or the alphabet. Big Bird says he must have amnesia, so he tells him his name, that he lives with Ernie, and recites the alphabet for him. After Bert recites it for himself, Big Bird suggests he write it down to remember... but Bert can't recall what he needs to write down.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: X for X-ray
center 	Cartoon 	The letter X
 	Cast 	Luis demonstrates how to use a can opener to open a can of spaghetti ... not realizing that it's open on the bottom already.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster uses the EXIT.
 	Cast 	Maria demonstrates how a hammer is used by hammering a nail into a wall to hang up a picture. Then, the wall tips over on her.
 	Film 	Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!"
 	Celebrity 	Joe Namath counts down from 10 to 1.
 	Muppets 	Sherlock Hemlock sings "X Marks the Spot!"
 	Cartoon 	Monster in the dark (finding a light switch)
 	SCENE 4 	Bert is still suffering from amnesia when he overhears Bob, Gordon and Susan snacking on cookies and playing a guessing game with Akim about Cookie Monster. He assumes he must be Cookie Monster given the clues, so he snatches their box of cookies and starts devouring it. Gordon shows him a picture of the real Cookie Monster and compares the two.
 	Cartoon 	A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12.
 	Celebrity 	Joe Namath points to the number 12 on his shirt.
 	Cartoon 	A young hipster dog explains to C.T. Wordsworth what an EXIT is.
 	Cartoon 	This is a big letter V poem
 	Cast 	Maria tries to build a block tower that matches an already-built one.
 	Cartoon 	The Villain in the Panama Hat (V)
 	Muppets 	The Anything Muppets sing "Up, Up and Away."
 	Film 	The Alphabet Dancers make a letter X.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: X Marks the Spot!
 	Cartoon 	The more a man inflates a balloon with a tire pump, the less room he has.Artist: Bob Kurtz
 	Cast 	Wally and Ralph are about to go on a trip. They attempt to carry off an empty suitcase and a pile of stuff (shirts, pants, socks, tennis rackets, baseball gloves). They finally get the idea that it would be easier if they put the stuff in the suitcase.
 	Cartoon 	This is a big letter V poem (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	The Villain in the Panama Hat (V) (repeat)
 	SCENE 5 	While racing to Hooper's Store with the kids, Mr. Snuffleupagus tramples over Bert, who suddenly gets his memory back. He instantly recognizes "Snuff" and begins to go on about details in his life when he realizes he doesn't have amnesia anymore. After another run-in with Snuffy when he races the kids to the corner, Bert loses his memory again.
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about clues. He shows that a boy has grown some carrots because he has garden tools, a watering can, and a packet of seeds. Next, he confirms that a man has built a birdhouse because of his blueprints and carpenter's tools. When he notices Beautiful Day Monster with a suitcase and an umbrella, Kermit assumes that the monster is going on a trip and using the umbrella as protection from the rain. The monster corrects him; he's planning to eat his umbrella, and uses the suitcase to carry the ketchup he'll use to eat it with.
 	Cartoon 	The Story of Cowboy X (repeat)
 	Animation 	Counting six red balls
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: X for X-ray (repeat)
 	SCENE 6 	While the kids play in the yard, Bert, via voice-over, is still unable to remember who he is, when Cookie Monster runs into him. His memory restored, he remembers to announce the sponsors, while Cookie reminds him that Sesame Street is a production of the Children's Television Workshop.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Susan and Gordon hold the Sesame Street sign, while Bob holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 5