Episode 3253

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	An exhausted letter carrier delivers six bags of mail from Australia to the Count at Hooper's Store. He explains to Mr. Handford that they all come from one of his oldest and dearest friends, Mathilda. Each piece of mail tells him she'll be visiting today and to meet her at the bus stop at 10 o'clock - and the amount is of course for him to count.
 	Cartoon 	A map of Australia morphs into the shape of animals that are found there.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Film 	"We have a nice school"... with ducks.
 	Cartoon 	A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Muppets 	Monty sings "Watermelons and Cheese," the improper way to answer the phone.
 	Animation 	Kids narrate how a Navajo blanket is weaved.
 	Cartoon 	Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird wonders why the Count is waiting at the bus stop, and he's filled in on Mathilda's impending arrival. The Count counts the passing buses until one stops and an elderly woman steps off. She's not Mathilda but Miriam, and she has a message: Mathilda will call the Hooper's Store payphone at 11 o'clock. It turns out that Mathilda was never going to be on the bus, and had wanted the Count to wait at the bus stop just so he could count the passing buses.
 	Animation 	Counting to 10 (Chinese imagery)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"In My Book" (sung by Jerry Nelson)
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin gets their suspenders stuck on a wall while reaching for the door, demonstrating long, longer, and longest.
 	Cartoon 	At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself.Artist: John Korty
 	SCENE 3 	The Count waits at the phone when a construction worker needs to use it (hoping to tell her sister about the crossword puzzle she just did). She agrees to wait, but he starts counting the rings instead of answering. The two almost get into a physical conflict (Count: "Oh please, do not use fisticuffs!") until the construction worker gives up and Mr. Handford angrily hands the Count the phone. It's Mathilda, telling him she will be there in twenty minutes. The Count then grabs Mr. Handford's wrist, using his watch to count the seconds until her arrival.
 	Cartoon 	Counting to 10Artist: Keith Haring
 	Film 	People go under, over, through and around a hoop. (Luis voice-over)
 	Animation 	I / i candles
 	Muppets 	Grover sings "I Stand Up Straight and Tall" while using some fast cutting camera trickery.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: I for Island.
 	Muppets 	Telly Monster demonstrates "Fast" and "Slow" to Cookie Monster by using a plate of cookies. To demonstrate slow, Telly eats one of the cookies in slow bites. After finishing eating, he asks Cookie Monster to eat a cookie slowly. Cookie Monster gives it a try, but ends up gobbling all the cookies on the plate. Telly considers it to be fast rather than slow, but Cookie Monster says it was slow in his opinion.
 	Song 	"Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents.
 	SCENE 4 	Mathilda finally arrives at Hooper's and the two friends share a "Hello," before saying goodbye immediately after. The Count explains to a confused Big Bird and Mr. Handford that he and Mathilda were the best of friends, but as kids she and her family moved to Melbourne. Since then, they've gotten back together 103 times, counting each "hello" as a precious moment. They know that the sooner they say "goodbye," the sooner they can say "hello" again. They begin counting the different ways to say goodbye.
 	Cartoon 	A girl narrates a poem about the sad time when her goldfish died.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Bert tells John-John that he's lost his paper clips, and he feels sad. He asks John-John to show how he looks when he feels sad. Then Bert feels angry about losing his paper clips, and John-John acts out that emotion. Bert remembers where he left his collection, and John-John acts happy, too.
 	Cartoon 	What if I looked like George Washington...
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Little Things."
 	Animation 	Fans reveal the letter O.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	"That's the Letter O"
 	Cartoon 	O for open, off, owl, ocean
 	Muppets 	Oscar reads Irvine the story of "Snow Grouch."
 	Cartoon 	A man tells a confused boy that he saw a bird on a tree, with both of their thoughts appearing on the screen.
 	Film 	A man and a little girl perform small aerobic workouts.
 	Cartoon 	A mosquito bites a man and a dog, who agree to scratch each other's backs.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Song 	Holy cow, it's number 2!
 	Muppets 	Game Show: The How Many Game??Guy Smiley tells The Two-Headed Monster to find two things in 30 seconds. They bring one bowling ball, four sheep and three cows, all of which don't count. Suddenly, they realize they have two heads, which means they win! Little Bo Peep appears looking for her sheep, a train appears out of nowhere, and the scene ends in chaos.
 	Film 	The McDouble twins display pairs of things.
 	Cartoon 	The secret drawing is a mailman. (music tag added)
 	SCENE 5 	The Count finishes writing a letter for the letter carrier to bring to Mathilda via special delivery. She's relieved it's only a single letter, but faints when the Count shows her six more bags. The Count begins listing things he can count while he waits for the mail to reach Mathilda, who announces the sponsors in voiceover.
==Notes==
*This episode was later re-aired in Season 27 as Episode 3479.
*All four of the women involved in the street story are performed by Louise Gold.
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Category:Friendship
Category:Numbers
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 25