Episode 0287

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon hangs from the fire escape ladder and clues the viewer into the number of the day by counting his hands. He hangs in the air for a moment before falling to the ground.
 	Song 	"Doll House"
 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #2"
center 	Muppets 	Tony sings "Windy" to his girlfriend, Beautiful Day Monster.
 	Cartoon 	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes demonstrates empty and full.
 	Transition 	Bridge #15 - Hourglass Fast/Fill
 	SCENE 2 	Molly drops by Oscar's trash can and complains about having to carry such a full mailbag. As she describes the various things she has to carry - letters, magazines, and packages - she finds everything in her mailbag meant for Oscar.
 	Cartoon 	A little man misplaces his J under his hat.
 	Cartoon 	A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him.
 	Cartoon 	Jughead Jones's J story
 	Muppets 	Grover is carrying the word "HELP", which is very heavy. He asks Marty to help him carry the word. Instead, Marty gives Grover three more "HELP" words to carry.
 	Film 	Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk.
 	Cartoon 	The letter JArtists: John and Faith Hubley
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon wraps a gift for Susan, asking Caridad for a pair of scissors to cut some tape. He then boasts about the usefulness of scissors.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Today's Secret Drawing will be a nurse. (Spanish version)
 	Animation 	Today's Secret Drawing will be a nurse.
 	SCENE 4 	Bob thins out a patch of marigolds. He goes on to tell the kids how they and flowers are alike by naming the things they both need to grow.
 	Cartoon 	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O.Artist: John Paratore
 	Cartoon 	A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O.
 	Muppets 	The Amazing Mumford waves his magic wand over a transparent glass cookie jar and makes the jar become full of cookies and then empty (over and over) as an anxious Cookie Monster watches.
 	Cartoon 	A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Grover and Oscar the Grouch recite the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O. (repeat)
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird tries to catch a letter O that floats around his nest area. He eventually catches it in his beak and eats it.
 	Cartoon 	A cat chases a mouse into a mouse hole. The cat and mouse make music as they hit the wall, until the cat breaks through the mouse hole.Artist: The Hubleys
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Kids guess what two circles drawn onscreen will become. They turn out to be the eye of a friendly monster.
 	Transition 	Bridge #15 - Hourglass Fast/Fill (repeat)
 	SCENE 6 	Molly remarks how much her feet hurt after making her rounds today. Bob tells her the problem is merely mental and if she tells herself her feet don't hurt, they won't. This doesn't seem to work, so Gordon tells her to think of happy things instead. This also fails, so Big Bird tells her to try to look on the bright side of things (saying, "It isn't really raining rain, you know, it's raining violets!"). She finally finds some relief in talking to Oscar, who can truly appreciate how rotten she feels.
 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #2" (repeat)
 	Celebrity 	Listen My Brother sings a counting song. (ending edited)
 	Cast 	Gordon appears as a magician sitting in a chair. He magically brings in Susan and Mr. Hooper, as well as a number counting them all. The other two pop in and out, forcing Gordon to change the number until he makes them all vanish.
 	Film 	Most animals have two eyes, ears, etc. ... but some snakes have two heads.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Grover appears in a library to tell the viewers about what a library is. The librarian, however, keeps telling Grover to be quieter, until he can barely even be heard.
 	Cartoon 	A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter.Artists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 7 	Bob talks with the kids (including Debo) about bones and segues to the next film...
center 	Film 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Skeleton fish.
 	Cartoon 	The letter J (repeat)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Jughead Jones's J story (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him. (repeat)
 	SCENE 8 	Molly tells Oscar how good he's made her feel today, which ruins his day. She gleefully strolls down the block, feeling so joyful she hops on the tire swing for a ride. Oscar announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Oscar and Bob hold the Sesame Street sign, while Cookie Monster holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 3