Episode 2720

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon, Maria, Luis, Bob, Gina, and Big Bird sing "Goodbye Fly."
 	Cartoon 	G for Gorilla (in man suit)
 	Muppets 	Gladys the Cow helps Kermit direct the dance scene of his movie. Her task is to count backward from four and yell "action," but she counts forward instead. Kermit shows her the right way to count and yells "Action!" which Gladys uses as an excuse to begin her dance scene.
 	Film 	At a zoo, monkeys clean each other and run around.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	"The King of Eight"
 	Cast 	Linda teaches a kid how to sign the word CLOSED. (remake)
 	Song 	Luis sings "Follow the Arrows" as a man does so.
 	Muppets 	The School Game, hosted by Guy Smiley. Three students have to guess what their teacher does and doesn't do for a living.
 	Animation 	Sand G/g
 	Insert 	Jump Insert D - Jump Tricks: The Double Dutch Jumpers do various jumprope tricks. (music added)
 	Cartoon 	A hippo has difficulty getting the succulent fruit down from a tree and enlists the help of another hippo.Artist: John Korty
 	Muppets 	Grover climbs a tree and finds a bird's nest with some eggs in it. The eggs hatch, and the baby birds think Grover is their mommy. When the real mother bird arrives, she mistakes Grover for one of her babies. She gives them all a flying lesson, but Grover promptly falls to the ground.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon passes by Oscar's trash can and is confused when he sees it decorated with a fancy picket fence, flowers, and a welcome mat, and hears classical music coming from it. He rings the pleasant-sounding doorbell, and Oscar answers, appearing in a fancy outfit with his fur all combed. Oscar explains that he is preparing for the arrival of his brother Ernest, whom, he assures Gordon, will be disgusted to be treated so nicely by Oscar, since Grouches aren't supposed to be nice and neat. (Oscar isn't too happy about his appearance, either.)
 	Cartoon 	A bird displays the front and back of a turtle.
 	Muppets 	Herry & John-John observe a letter Q.
 	Film 	Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal.Music: Joe Raposo
center 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster reads the word "Pop" and blows up a balloon so they can pop it.
 	Cartoon 	A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it.Artists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 3 	Ernest arrives and is dumbfounded when he sees what Oscar's done to his can. He becomes even more suspicious when Oscar politely invites him into the can, then decides to play along and throw some politeness back in Oscar's direction.
 	SCENE 3 cont'd	Gordon watches all this happen from a distance and is amused by what he sees.
 	Cartoon 	Which legs belong on the man?
 	Animation 	Teeny Little Super Guy shows his friend Harry the importance of sleep.
 	Muppets 	Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G.
 	Cartoon 	A young man carrying a brown paper bag walks up to the bridgekeeper and asks him if he works there. He orders him to show him whatever circles are in the bag, and to eat them. He is ordered to eat three round foods: a cookie, a pepperoni pizza, and a slice of watermelon. Once he is granted permission to cross the bridge, however, he tells the bridgekeeper that he was merely trying to deliver the latter's groceries.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar gruelingly introduces Ernest to Gordon and Gina, and they join a "One of These Things" game. Nathan points out that the square doesn't belong with the three circles, then both Ernest and Oscar ask Gina to get a fancy dessert from Hooper's Store which they can share with each other.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #8
 	Film 	Fay Ray subtracts four balls.
 	Celebrity 	Linda Ronstadt sings a special rewritten version of "Y Andalé" with a mariachi band.
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Frankenstein makes sure his monster knows about front and back. (Voices: Rick Cimino)
 	SCENE 5 	Gina has whipped up a mixture of peanut butter, ketchup, pickles, and sauerkraut, which she and Gordon hope will get the Grouches to be themselves again (she's noticed they're not happy being nice). She sets it in front of them, and they immediately start fighting over it.
 	Cartoon 	Q for QuarterArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	Animals and children bathe in water.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	An octopus sings "Octopus Blues."
 	Cartoon 	A hand draws a telephone booth.
 	Muppets 	The Rhymies go camping, but a bear disrupts their campsite.
 	Cartoon 	What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts?
 	SCENE 6 	Ernest and Oscar enjoyed the meal that Gina just gave them and are happy to be themselves again. They argue over who was the nicer Grouch while Gina announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
==Notes==
*The episode's storyline and sponsors are identical to that of Episode 0954.
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Category:Family
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21