Episode 0951

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Linda is in a rotten mood today. Maria invites her to do some activities to cheer her up, such as getting coffee or seeing a movie. Instead, she joins Oscar for a performance of "I Don't Wanna." Linda shuts down Oscar when he invites her to the dump and he sighs, "I think I'm in love!"
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Five Purple Konkers
 	Film 	Various objects become OPEN.
 	Cast 	David tries to close a window and a door, but they open by themselves.
 	Cartoon 	Would you mind closing our OPEN?
 	Muppets 	A barbershop quartet sings about counting floors when they go up and down in an elevator.
 	Cartoon 	Violet climbs a vine with V words.
 	Cast 	The Alphabet Dancers form the letter V.
 	Cartoon 	Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy VArtist: John Hubley
 	SCENE 2 	Maria sings "Here Are Some Things" using letter Vs and a W.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	W For Wilbur
 	Film 	You can't see the wind.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Cast / Muppets	Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" about the lifeguard and carpenter.
 	Film 	Some kids watch a film of a man working in a greenhouse, and try to guess what his job is.
 	Celebrity 	Whitman Mayo recites the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 3 	In front of the Fix-It Shop, Big Bird sees a sign reading "OPEN" propped up against a box. Big Bird obeys the sign and opens the box, finding nothing inside. He theorizes that Luis had a kitten inside and a big, hairy monster came by, read the sign, and took the kitten away to its cave. Big Bird calls out for help from Maria and Linda in saving the kitten, when Luis explains that he just painted the sign to use in the store's window; it's merely been set out to dry. Big Bird tells him the sign should instead read "Don't Open."
 	Cartoon 	A man demonstrates front and back using his sneakers.
 	Muppets 	Heather teaches Grover how to count up to twenty. She skips over nineteen, and Grover reminds her that there's a number missing. It takes Heather a moment to grasp what Grover is talking about.
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Frankenstein makes sure his monster knows about front and back. (voices: Rick Cimino)
 	Film 	"Listen ..." to various sounds, including the ocean, a heart beating, a clock ticking, a horse galloping, crickets chirping, a passing train, and others.
 	Cartoon 	"Imagination V" -- A surreal segment involving the Venus de Milo statue, a violin, a vampire, and vigilantes.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Marshal Grover asks Fred the Wonder Horse why he's walking backwards -- he can only see where he's been, and not where he's going. He also wants to know what happened to Fred's head. Fred explains that Marshal Grover doesn't know the difference between front and back. "That is a terrible, mean, cruel thing to say to me, Fred!" Marshal Grover exclaims. "It is true, but..." Fred tells Grover that he's facing backward, and if he turns around, he'll see Fred's head. Grover turns around, and cries: "Oh, Fred! I've missed you! Oh, it's good to see you!" Fred says that if he stays turned around, he'll be able to see where he's going. Grover tries it, and he's proud to know the difference between front and back. Unfortunately, now his head is resting on the saddle, with his feet in the air.
 	Cartoon 	Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair.
 	SCENE 4 	Luis has a picture of a clown with many hidden letter Vs within.
center 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "Beat the Time". In order to win a cookie, Cookie Monster has to bring in three things that rhyme with the word "rain" before the hand goes around the clock. They turn out to be an old man's "cane", a "chain" (to which Frazzle is attached), and finally a "train" which destroys the set.
 	SCENE 4 cont'd	Luis now finds hidden Ws in a picture of a butterfly.
 	Cartoon 	W for Wash
 	Film 	"Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge." (edited)Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets / Cast	Bob meets a blank Anything Muppet, who feels "dreamy" today. Bob adds more and more facial features to make him into an aged poet, waxing lyrical the whole time. He then begins to read a poem from his book: "How much do I love thee / let me count the ways," segueing to...
 	Film 	Five Song (Song of Five)
 	Cartoon 	W For Wilbur (repeat)
 	Film 	A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree.
 	Cartoon 	This is a big letter V poem
 	Transition 	Bridge #2 - Scoring
 	SCENE 5 	Everyone plays with hula hoops, and Big Bird tries to swing one around his ankle. Luis announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Luis holds the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8