Episode 0858

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At the Fix-it Shop, Luis is working hard on fixing a radio when The Count saunters in and startles him. Luis berates the Count and expects to be bothered by his incessant counting. The Count promises he will just stand there and not count… but he checks his pocketwatch and ends up counting the amount of seconds he hasn't counted anything.
 	Muppets 	Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball.
 	Cartoon 	A red man illustrates abierto, while an angry blue man shows cerrado.
 	Film 	Kids comment as they watch tomatoes grow in a field.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man demonstrates front and back using his sneakers.
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro
 	Cast 	Bob chats with Tommy about the painting he made of himself.
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro (repeat)
 	Cast 	Bob talks to Andrew about the painting Andrew made just now.
 	Cartoon 	"I'm six years old today!"Artist: Jim Simon
 	Muppets 	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin finds that Suzetta Something is upset, because Hard Head Henry Harris called her a cantaloupe head. Roosevelt tells her that when you're upset with someone, you should tell them how you feel. He negotiates a peace settlement.
 	Cartoon 	A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings.
 	SCENE 2 	After sitting around feeling bored, Maria, Mr. Hooper, Big Bird, Luis, Joey and the other kids decide to play a game where they look around for things that rhyme with "at." Everybody disperses as Big Bird tries to think of something to bring. Mr. Snuffleupagus comes along and suggests that his pet cat can be used for the game. The cat won't come unless it's tempted by food or a toy, so they leave to get some milk.
 	Cartoon 	An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
 	SCENE 2cont'd	Big Bird and Snuffy have set out a giant bowl of milk for Snuffy's cat, but it doesn't show up. Snuffy leaves to go look for it as everyone returns to the yard with the “at” items they found: a hat, two mats and a baseball bat. They don't believe Big Bird's story about the Snuffleupagus' cat and head toward Hooper's Store for some sodas. Snuffy returns still looking for his cat, who finally shows up. He turns out to be almost as big as the garage, but Big Bird thinks he won't bother with telling everyone else about it.
 	Cartoon 	A man creates an avalanche on the letter A.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Marshal Grover asks Fred the Wonder Horse why he's walking backwards -- he can only see where he's been, and not where he's going. He also wants to know what happened to Fred's head. Fred explains that Marshal Grover doesn't know the difference between front and back. "That is a terrible, mean, cruel thing to say to me, Fred!" Marshal Grover exclaims. "It is true, but..." Fred tells Grover that he's facing backward, and if he turns around, he'll see Fred's head. Grover turns around, and cries: "Oh, Fred! I've missed you! Oh, it's good to see you!" Fred says that if he stays turned around, he'll be able to see where he's going. Grover tries it, and he's proud to know the difference between front and back. Unfortunately, now his head is resting on the saddle, with his feet in the air.
 	Animation 	Sand A/a
 	Cartoon 	Two men compete to be in front.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of her grandpa putting a horseshoe on their horse.
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird meets a new girl named Alice (Jerry Nelson), who's sad because she doesn't know what to say to any of her new neighbors. She doesn't find her name too interesting to tell anybody, so Big Bird sings “The Sound of the Letter A” to help boost her confidence. After the song, she strikes up a conversation with Joey and the other kids.
 	Animation 	Arthur and Annie look for the letter A, while a shadowy figure observes all the A words they say.Features the voice of Jim Thurman
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, and Shola observe a letter A. Ernie calls out, "A, Bert!"
 	Animation 	It's a Circle!
 	Cast 	Bob, Maria and David demonstrate in, on and under in their own ways.
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.Artist: John Paratore
 	Insert 	In voiceover, kids count out twelve in a deck of playing cards.
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 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird, Snuffy and the kids play hide and seek; Snuffy decides to hide behind the newsstand at Hooper's Store, with his snuffle slumped over it. Meanwhile, Mr. Hooper blindly looks around for his missing glasses. When he feels Snuffy’s furry snuffle, he thinks he's found Maria's lost fur scarf, so he picks up the snuffle, wraps it around his neck, and goes to find Maria as Snuffy follows along. Big Bird encounters him first, so Mr. Hooper gives him the “scarf” to give to Maria while he continues looking for his glasses.
 	Cartoon 	A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled.Artist: Jim Simon
 	Cartoon 	A picture of a girl playing a guitar is drawn as off-screen kids (speaking English and Spanish) try to guess what the drawing will be.
 	SCENE 5 	Before stepping out to the corner Grouch store, Oscar hammers a note near his can for the mailman and the Mudman: “GONE TO STORE FOR GOOD MUD SUNDAE. OSCAR.” When he leaves, the wind rips off half the note, so now it says “GONE FOR GOOD –– O”. Luis, Maria, and twins Corey and Todd see the note and mope over Oscar’s disappearance. They are relieved when Oscar comes back and find the rest of the note nearby, completing the message. Oscar prefers the note when it was torn, as everyone looked more miserable with it.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd counts six snails, six ships, and six whales.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster: Cookie Monster comes to the bakery looking for something delicious that rhymes with BUY. He tries the I (from the MIKE'S BAKERY sign) and the baker's TIE, both of which aren't that delicious. Finally, Guy Smiley comes in and loudly announces that he would like to BUY a PIE. Cookie then knows what he can get in the bakery that rhymes with BUY and is delicious: it's GUY! A chase ensues, and Cookie asks the baker to send him the bill.
 	Cartoon 	The front and back of a costumed horse follow an ice cream truck.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Kangaroo Blues."
 	Cartoon 	With one mighty blow of his baseball bat, a boy knocks several B items (including a basket, bandit, and ball) off of a wall.Voice: Casey Kasem
 	Muppets 	A Large Lavender Live Hand Anything Muppet cowboy shouts across a canyon to hear the echo. "Yippee ki-yi-yo!" is repeated back to him perfectly. When he shouts "One!", the echo repeats back, "¡Uno!" The cowboy is startled. "Two!" he shouts, and the echo repeats, "¡Dos!" "You s'pose that's Mexico over there?" he asks. He continues to count to ten, with the echo repeating the numbers back in Spanish. Frustrated, he shouts, "How are you?" "¡Muy bien, gracias!" is the reply. "Oh, this is ridiculous," the cowboy says, and throws his cowboy hat into the canyon. A sombrero is thrown back in return.
 	Cartoon 	B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee.
 	Transition 	Bridge #5 – 4 Corner Bridge C
 	SCENE 6 	Oscar admires the torn sign when Maria and Luis return with more kids. They all start loudly singing, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" to his displeasure as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Luis holds the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
==Notes==
*Scene 3 is extended more for this airing than its previous appearance in Episode 0628, with Joey inviting Alice to her birthday party.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 7