Episode 2159

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Miss Blechman is visiting Sesame Street and pesters Luis to try and guess what she does for a living. Given her clues of working in a classroom, receiving apple cores from young Grouches, and dirtying up her blackboard, Luis knows that she is a Grouch teacher and is there to see Oscar, who was her best pupil. The two visit Oscar's trash can, where Oscar sings a Grouch version of "Bein' Green" to himself while messing up the place. Upon seeing his old teacher he exclaims, "Is it ever rotten to see you!" before ducking into his can. Miss Blechman is pleased to see that her lesson from second grade has stuck, but suggests Oscar practice his insult again and again.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying.
 	Muppets 	Captain Breakfast unsuccessfully encourages a little girl to eat breakfast, the most important meal of the day.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me."
 	Cartoon 	A man tells a confused boy that he saw a bird on a tree, with both of their thoughts appearing on the screen.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	An N-terview with an NArtist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 2 	Miss Blechman gives Oscar a Grouch listening test, identifying the various nasty noises around them. They hear a leaky faucet, a creaky door, and Luis' new sneakers. Since he gets every noise right, Miss Blechman gives Oscar what is considered a Grouch reward: to write his name one hundred times on a chalkboard, as the squeaks from the board are enough to make Luis wince.
 	Muppets 	The Count sings about "The First Day of School".
 	Cartoon 	9 AntsArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	Some kids observe a woman drawing pictures of a building, and eventually guess that she's an architect.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A rooster finds a purpose in his life when he's given the job to wake everyone on a farm.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 3 	Bob meets Miss Blechman, who gives the Grouchketeers a music lesson with a song about grouchy music.
 	Cartoon 	"Dinner for Nine"Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Film 	A man talks about his working horses.
 	Cast 	Maria is dressed for summer weather, while Linda is dressed for the snow. They switch clothes and scenarios.
 	Cartoon 	A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet.
 	Muppets 	Grover asks Katie to hug him and scratch his tummy.
 	Film 	Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be.
 	Cartoon 	Z In Space
 	Celebrity	14 Karat Soul sings about school.
 	Cartoon 	A little boy asks his big brother questions about what happens at school.Artist: John Korty
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #9
 	Muppets 	Game Show: To Tell A FaceThe object of the game is to identify the face of a relative. The contestant in this skit is Baby Bobby, who must identify his grandmother.
 	Cartoon 	Sign language: Day, morning, noon, night
 	Film 	A baboon carries her young.
 	Animation	Find the Rectangle quiz
 	SCENE 4 	Bob tells Uncle Wally about Miss Blechman, who turns out to be an old friend of his! "Frieda" and "Waldo" reminisce about their vacation time together in Lake Titicaca, recalling "What a Day That Was."
 	Film 	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent movie of a girl who is stuck IN the quicksand.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Stop-frame animation of a girl on a beach, reading a book containing pictures of various sea creatures that come to life as she comes to their pages.Artist: Peter Wallach
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster goes on a picnic, with a basket full of cookies. A bug flies by, and tries to get into the basket, buzzing furiously. Cookie Monster tries to give the bug a little cookie if it'll go away. The bug refuses, buzzing even more strenuously. Cookie tries a big cookie, but it still refuses. Cookie offers an almond cookie, a raisin cookie, a pistachio nut cookie, and a crunchy granola cookie. He realizes that the little bug doesn't like cookies. All he has left is a letter Z. The bug is excited, and buzzes off with the Z.
 	Cartoon 	Z for zebra and zoo
 	Animation	A snail shell is uncovered in the sand.
 	Muppets 	A square monster tires to learn the "In and Out" disco dance.
 	Cartoon 	Bridge #7 – Rectangle Bridge A
 	SCENE 5 	Uncle Wally and Miss Blechman show pictures of their vacation to Bob and Oscar as Luis announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
* Segments of this episode were shown in a 2002 TV Guide special about the top 50 shows of all time.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 17