Episode 0294

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon, Maria, Bob, and some kids are busy cleaning up the litter strewn all over Sesame Street. Big Bird arrives and learns how much of a nuisance litter can be, and Bob offhandedly comments that anyone who can prevent people from littering would be a hero. This inspires Big Bird to take up such a task.
 	Cartoon 	C is for clipper... and captain, crew, cargo, cookies, cantaloupe, cabbage, candy, cake, and corks that the crew eats (some by mistake).
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird has a loudspeaker set up, with a looping tape-recorded message of himself loudly telling people not to litter. Everyone asks him to shut it off, as it's too noisy to be effective. Undeterred, Big Bird begins thinking of another idea.
 	Cartoon 	C - Cake
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird now hangs a number of signs reading "Don't Litter" all over the block: on the kids' tricycles, on the tire swing, on every building, in the trees, and even on the back of Mr. Macintosh. The grown-ups agree this is a quiet idea, but don't think it's effective either as it makes just as big of a mess. Big Bird throws a sign on the ground in frustration and wonders what he can do to combat litter. Maria says the best solution is to just pick it up, starting with the sign he just threw down. Everyone starts gathering the signs around as Big Bird proposes the idea of one great, big sign.
center 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: C - Cap
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Grover brings Mr. Johnson a bowl of alphabet soup. Mr. Johnson complains that some of the letters are missing, and makes Grover run back and forth to the kitchen to bring the missing letters. When all the letters are there, Johnson complains that the soup is cold, and makes Grover take it back.
 	Cast 	Part 1: Tom has blocks and Gordon has a truck. How can they play on the same table without getting in each other's way?
 	Film 	New Bridge #1 - Panel Drop
 	Cast 	Part 2: Tom and Gordon figure out how to get the truck through the blocks.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar quietly invites the viewer to join his secret Grouch Club. He teaches them the secret knock, which Gordon overhears and copies by banging on a nearby trunk. Oscar changes the knock, but now Bob picks up on it. Oscar comes up with one more knock, but calls it quits when Maria (oblivious to the whole thing) arrives.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Batman and Robin catch the Penguin's gang who has dirty windows, teaching the opposite pairings of clean and dirty.
 	Celebrity 	The stars of Bonanza -- Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, and Dan Blocker -- count up to 20.
 	SCENE 5 	The kids tell Bob to blow up a balloon, which becomes bigger and bigger until it bursts (smaller).
 	Muppets 	Grover asks Brian to explain which of them is "you" and which is "me."
 	Film 	A man writes the word ME in the snow.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 6 	Gordon and the kids clap out a rhythm, leading to the next segment...
 	Muppets 	Grover, Big Jeffie, and a Lavender girl have fun scatting to handclapping.
 	Film 	Kids narrate a visit to an automobile factory, and watch a taxi being made.
 	Cartoon 	A man gets a letter C in the mail.
 	Cartoon 	Checkerboard transition cartoon
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.
 	Muppets 	Grover sees the word "me" and shouts the word.
 	SCENE 7 	Big Bird sets a clock next to the construction doors, telling Maria that he's going to be a "Big Bird clock," akin to a cuckoo clock; every hour, he'll run in and out of the door and tweet based on what time it is. After doing this nine times to signal 9 o'clock as an example, Big Bird becomes exhausted. Maria asks what happens when she points both hands at the 12; Big Bird declares it's time for a nap.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man tries to get to sleep, but is woken up by a fly, a chicken and a drum-playing rabbit, all of whom call him on the phone after he throws them out.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Cartoon 	More and more moths appear, and devour a man's clothes.Artist: Bob Kurtz
 	Muppets 	Simon Soundman has the viewers guess what sound he is making. He makes the sound of a train, car, and a horse. When Simon makes the sound of the horse, a cowboy uses his lasso to capture Simon, mistaking him for a real horse.
 	Cartoon 	The uses of water
 	Transition 	A circle appears on screen, expanding like a balloon until it pops.
 	Cartoon 	The uses of water (Spanish version)
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Herry sing "Circles."
 	SCENE 8 	Tom sees Oscar playing with a rattle. He comments that it makes Oscar seem cute like a baby, but Oscar insists it makes him seem like a rattlesnake...
 	Film 	Footage of a rattlesnake
 	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.
 	SCENE 9 	Tom plays a game of "One of These Things" using different glasses. Maria then sings "One of These Things" in Spanish with another set of glasses.
 	Muppets 	Farley explains things one can do with their mind - he plans on going to the door, he imagines who's knocking at it, he remembers it's not his mother and he hopes there's not a scary monster at the door. Herry Monster surprises him by bursting through the door, frightening Farley away. Herry's sorry Farley ran away; he wanted to play.
 	Cartoon 	The more a man inflates a balloon with a tire pump, the less room he has.
 	SCENE 10 	Maria uses a camera to take a picture of Bob and Gordon; a kid bites into a carrot; Tom blows out a candle.
 	Film 	Baby turtles swim around.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
 	SCENE 11 	Tom and the kids play a game to see what they can do with their mouths. Oscar refuses to participate, but the kids and Tom catch him playing along anyway. Oscar gives in and continues playing, only to retreat back in his can when Tom suggests that they pucker their lips and make kissing sounds.
 	Transition 	The screen fills up with fluid.
 	Cartoon 	A man gets a letter C in the mail. (repeat)
 	Film 	New Bridge #5 - Bounce
 	Cartoon 	A is for ape.
 	SCENE 12 	Mr. Macintosh pushes his cart along the street as the kids play in the yard. Maria announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob and Gordon hold the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Environmentalism
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 3