Episode 2517

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Olivia welcomes the viewer and invites them to go shopping with her. Placido Flamingo appears and presents her with the new opera he's written, explaining what an opera is in song. His opera is titled La Villa Sesamia and features a flamingo and woman wandering the street meeting their friends, with a special solo for Olivia. Starstruck with the prospect of doing a spectacular solo, Olivia is sold and agrees to help Placido.
 	Cartoon 	Z In Space
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Different uses of a triangle (Spanish version)
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five."
 	Cartoon 	A black cat chases after a white bird, until a white lion steps in.Artists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 2 	While Maria and Luis tend to their work, an announcer (Martin P. Robinson) introduces the opera. In Act I, Plaicido visits the Fix-It Shop where he sings about the sounds he hears in there. Olivia briefly appears to bring in his toaster, which needs fixing. They tell him it will be done tomorrow, and Placido and Olivia sing about what awaits "Tomorrow." After the applause, Olivia does her best to try to explain why she's doing this. After they exit, Luis remarks, "Ya' know, living here can sometimes be very strange." "Yeah, I've noticed," Maria replies.
 	Cartoon 	Hortense sees 5 waltzing brooms in her room.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Jive Five
 	Muppets 	A series of trailers for school-related dramas are shown on WCTW's "School in the Afternoon" block.
 	Cartoon 	Junior has to jump across the pond to make the frog chorus.
 	SCENE 3 	In Act II, Placido and Olivia visit Big Bird, who is sad because Mr. Snuffleupagus is away, but Big Bird isn't as sad as Placido's song is making it out to be. He tells them Snuffy will be back tomorrow, leading to a reprise of Olivia and Placido's "Tomorrow" song. Plaicido still bawls, wishing Snuffy would return sooner.
 	Cartoon 	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow.Artist: Len Glasser
 	Film 	A girl makes a storybook about the time she and her brother surprised their mother on her birthday.
 	Cartoon 	Snacks on Parade: The RaisinArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Lena Horne sings "How Do You Do?" to Grover.
 	Cartoon 	Gordon voiceover R/r
 	SCENE 4 	In Act III, the two singers visit Oscar's trash can to get him to cooperate with them. Oscar hears the announcer during the introduction and decides to sit and do nothing, which turns out to be exactly what they wanted him to do. He goes back into his can, saying he won't come back out until tomorrow, cueing another reprise of "Tomorrow" with the singers.
center 	Cartoon 	R for Rhinoceros (poem)Artist: Jeff Hale
center 	Muppets 	Caveman Days: Taking the kid to schoolErnie (the father) and Bert (the kid) go over the procedure of crossing the street.
center 	Film 	Russian nesting dolls 1-10
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A curious cat chases after a ball of string and explores various places in its home.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	SCENE 5 	In Act IV, Placido intends to sing with a quartet of Honkers (including Mr. Honker), but only three are there. Placido insists on performing with a quartet and puts Olivia in the fourth Honker's place (using a bulb horn). As Olivia and the Honkers play along, Placido sings about the quartet to the tune of the "Toreador Song" from Carmen.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Doggy Paddle."
 	Cast 	The Great Addini (Maria) performs her famous bottle-balancing trick with her assistant Bill (David), who is doubtful the stunt will work.
 	Cartoon 	A peasant tries to woo a pretty girl by reciting the famous "Roses are Red" poem. The lines are fed to him by a poet behind a bush, whom she eventually runs off with.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me."
 	Cartoon 	Z for zigzag, zero, zoo, and zebra
 	SCENE 6 	When the announcer announces the last act, Olivia gets upset that she hasn't done her solo yet. Placido assures her she will get to do it and points her to 123 Sesame Street, where her costume will be.
 	SCENE 6 cont'd	An unenthused Olivia emerges from the brownstone, wearing a flamingo-inspired outfit. Her solo is singing the sponsors and says they'll see the viewer tomorrow, leading to a finale reprise of "Tomorrow."
__NOWYSIWYG__
 2517
 2517
Category:Sesame Street Classical
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 20