Episode 2982

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Susan welcomes the viewer and is called by Oscar to help put on his scarf and helmet. He quickly explains that Slimey is about to sneeze, which means a free ride for him. Slimey sneezes and Oscar is launched into the air out of his trash can. After his crash landing, Oscar tells Susan to provide Slimey with a tissue.
 	Cartoon 	I hab a cauld ib by dose.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	"Six Kids Subtraction"
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: Road Runner (instrumental)
 	Cartoon 	Dogs cheer D-O-G and fight with cats.
 	Film 	A zydeco band plays "Bayou Pon Pon" while people dance and the townspeople of New Orleans wave at the camera.
 	Animation 	A montage of boys, all of whom are named Joe, saying what their favorite sports are. The last one turns out to be a girl named Joanne.Artist: John Korty
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Johnny Cash sings "Don't Take Your Ones to Town," while Big Bird, the Count and the Countess act it out.
 	Cartoon 	Hortense beats one drum.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Film 	Two Navajo children visit their grandparents who live on a ranch.
 	Cartoon 	What if we celebrated Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts?
 	Muppets 	A monster sings "Comb Your Face."
 	Cartoon 	B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch, and bee.
 	Film 	Kids play in the snow.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Kermit has a leak in his roof, and the Monster Repair Team, consisting of plumber Grover, telephone repairman Herry, and a girl electrician monster, comes to the rescue. Grover fixes the leak, but he had to remove a telephone wire. Herry fixes the telephone and removes several electric wires. The electrician monster solves the problem; except she had to take away a pipe.
 	Cartoon 	Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names.
 	SCENE 2 	Susan sees Oscar is still in his gear and assumes Slimey's going to sneeze again. Oscar says that instead his mother is coming for a surprise visit. Although he already knows she's coming, the surprise is where she'll land. An airplane passes overhead and Oscar's mother drops down into his can. She stays briefly, then makes a mighty leap onto her flight home. Oscar comments on how his mother's full of surprises!
 	Cartoon 	A boy says he has a big surprise in his hand.
 	Cast 	A voiceover instructs Maria as Chaplin where to put the shirts and the towels. (piano underscore)
 	Cartoon 	B for banana and ballerina
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "What's Prairie's Problem?" in which contestants try to figure out why Prairie Dawn can't use one of her senses (i.e., which part of her face is covered).
 	Cartoon 	A little girl shows the building and apartment where she lives -- both with the number 6.
 	SCENE 3 	Lillian is reading Pat the Bunny to a baby Honker when Benny Rabbit shows up at the mention of the word "bunny" to correct them as usual. She shows him they're talking about the book, which features a cute fuzzy rabbit that the Honker loves to pet. Benny gets a little sad since he thinks no one would want to pet a rabbit like him, but the Honker cheers him up by petting him. Benny is touched when Lillian says she's "Patting the Benny."
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats."Re-filmed version
 	Cartoon 	D for danger, dragon, doctor, dinner, and dessert
 	Muppets 	Hammy Swinette sings "Stand By Your Can."
 	Cartoon 	A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball. (inaudible dialogue)Artist: Joanna Priestley
 	Film 	A look at how families do chores both on a farm and in the city.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: D - Daisy
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird calls Gina out of Hooper's Store while she tries to work to show her some of his roller skating moves. She tells him he's distracting her and needs to stop. He promises not to call her over about roller skating, and instead calls her to sing her a song he made up.
 	Animation 	A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A Spanish-speaking man falls into a hole, and a dragon helps him out.Artist: Chris Hinton
 	Song 	"One of These Things" (with Fay Ray)
 	SCENE 5 	Gina is sweeping the floor while Elmo remains motionless at the counter. He asks her to wind him up, as he's pretending to be a wind-up toy. She "finds the right key" and winds him up, and he begins hopping and shouting "Hello! I'm Elmo the Toy!" until slowing down and staying still again, in need of more winding. Gina does this again, then decides to wind him up so much he won't need to be wound again. She does so, giving him too much energy and he flies out the door.
 	Cartoon 	What if I looked like George Washington...
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man lifts a rock and finds the word UNDER.
 	Film 	Footage of a baby learning to walk.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A man tries to get directions to a parking space, and eventually uses a map to get there.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	SCENE 6 	Gina winds up Elmo again, who announces the sponsors before winding down once more.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23