Episode 0296

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon finishes a shopping errand at Hooper's Store, asking Tom for eleven carrots.
 	Muppets 	The Hands count to 11.
 	Cartoon 	P is for Puppy
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 2 	A Muppet boy named Pierce (Caroll Spinney) meets Fireman Walters (John McCurry), who is looking for Gordon. Pierce thinks that Gordon is in trouble as he mistakes Walters for a police officer, since he's not wearing his more familiar turnout gear. Gordon arrives and Walters informs him that he's doing a fire inspection on Gordon's building, and discovers a dangerous condition: one of the front doors has a broken hinge. Walters explains to Pierce how a broken door can prevent people from escaping a fire in the building.
 	Film 	Kids paint P-word animals on glass.
 	Film 	A turtle walks slowly.Music: "Funeral March of a Marionette" by Charles Gounod
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon and Fireman Walters arrive in Gordon and Susan's apartment, where Walters advises Gordon not to put his grocery bags on the stove. If someone lit the stove, a fire could start (or the pilot light could start one). Walters leaves to inspect the other parts of the building as Gordon retrieves his toolbox to repair the stuck door.
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about walls and gets trapped by four walls that surround him.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #12: Square remains in corner, and third dot changes color
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon and Tom tighten the hinge and fix the door. Mr. Walters returns to report that after the repairs had been made, the house is one of the best kept buildings he has seen. He gives Gordon a copy of his citation and leaves, and Tom offers to reward Gordon with a free tuna sandwich.
 	Cartoon 	P Words (including parachute and plug)
 	Cast 	Because the lid of a box won't stay open by itself, Gordon can't put a large beachball in it alone, and Bob can't put a large inflated beach animal toy in it alone. They discover that if one of them holds the lid the other can easily put his article in the box.
 	Muppets 	Snow White accidentally visits the cottage of the six dwarves.
 	Animation 	A number 9 looks for a house with his number on it.
 	SCENE 5 	Molly has a letter for Tom, who is baffled when he sees her mailbag sitting on the newsstand begin to move. Molly reveals David carrying the bag behind the newsstand, and Tom sheepishly shrugs it off.
 	Cartoon 	A guru counts to twenty. (shown in Spanish, then in English)
 	Muppets 	Granny Fanny Nesselrode reads a letter from a viewer asking how to tell the difference between two kittens. Granny herself can't tell the difference, despite the fact that the two cats are different colors.
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Animals with tails.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: L for Light
 	Cartoon 	L is for Lips
 	SCENE 6 	David is about to paint a chair, and he asks Big Bird to bring the chair that is next to the kids playing jacks in the yard. Big Bird isn't quite sure which chair of the two he's referring to, and ends up bringing the wrong one. David explains the concept of "next to" to him, and as he does so, the kids leave. Once Big Bird is ready to retrieve the chair, he sees no kids, so he still doesn't know which chair David is referring to.
 	Muppets 	Bob reads the story of "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World."
 	SCENE 7 	Jay can't move a heavy box full of baseball equipment to the garage by himself, and Tom can't pick up a dropped newspaper because he's carrying the rest of the heavy bundle. They cooperate and help one another to succeed.
 	Cartoon 	The ET family is demonstrated in a story of the zet, a quick-witted bird.
 	Film 	Gibbons make screeching noises.
 	Cartoon 	P is for Puppy (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Grover and Herbert Birdsfoot recite the alphabet together.
 	Film 	Kids paint P-word animals on glass. (repeat)
 	SCENE 8 	Oscar asks a busy Molly to hand him his new wastebasket full of scrap paper. He tries to find a good place to put it, but Molly can't be kept from her rounds just to hold the basket. He tells her to put it on top of his can, despite her protests of what will happen. As expected, when he opens the can to come out, he knocks the wastebasket onto the ground, spilling paper everywhere. Oscar doesn't know how it happened, and imagines possible scenarios such as a heavy wind or a grouchy person (portrayed by Tom) knocked it over. Molly, now late with her rounds, angrily tells him how it happened and gives him a special delivery: a dustpan and broom to clean up his mess.
 	Cartoon 	Pick the right picture (featuring the Zet)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A black cat chases after a white bird, until a white lion steps in.Artists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 9 	David presents a surprise to the kids at the playground: a kitten. They discuss what the kitten needs to live: food, milk, and room to run around in.
 	Cartoon 	L is for Lips (repeat)
 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: The walrus
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #11: A lone square appears, so the dots all gather in a tight group
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: L for Light (repeat)
 	SCENE 10 	On the stoop, Jay and the other kids play with the kitten and say goodbye as Molly announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Tom holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar and Molly hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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 0296
Category:Firefighters
 0296
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 3