Episode 1721

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	The Two-Headed Monster wants to present the alphabet, but the heads argue over who will do it. Olivia tells them to cooperate and they take turns presenting each letter. Olivia snaps a celebratory photo, inspiring the monster to take a photo of her too. However, they again start arguing over how close she should be.
 	Cartoon 	B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	The Beetles perform "Letter B."
 	Cartoon 	B for butterfly
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Look at This" over footage of something ... can you guess what it is?
 	Cartoon 	A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend.
 	Muppets 	While Ernie looks after Hooper's Store, Bert asks him for something to drink. Ernie starts out with a glass of unflavored soda water, tastes it, and decides it's too dull for his ol' buddy Bert. To Bert's dismay, Ernie then adds some strawberry syrup to the soda water, then a scoop of ice cream, and finally, some whipped cream. Now it's an ice cream soda, which Bert doesn't want... but Ernie does.
 	Cartoon 	A troll draws different faces on herself in front of a mirror.
 	Celebrity 	Oscar can't get an energetic Slimey to go down for his nap. James Galway plays a jig on his flute, which Slimey dances to until he gets too tired and falls asleep. "You sure have a way with worms," Oscar notes.
 	Cartoon 	The 8 Brothers Circus displays 8 elephants.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	The Count sings "Eight Beautiful Notes."
 	Cartoon 	Seven chicks plus 1 alligator makes 8.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Cast 	Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a square.
 	Cartoon 	A boy has fun with his wood plank.
 	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.
 	Song 	Olivia sings "The Riddle."
 	SCENE 2 	As Gordon returns from a jog, he's baffled by a large letter E on the stoop. He sees some wires attached and follows them down the street, where Biff and Sully have set up a safety area. Biff explains this is to demonstrate how to tell the difference between an E and an F...by blasting the bottom rung of the E off.
 	Cartoon 	A man saws a letter E through the wall.
 	Muppets 	Caveman Days: Caveman King Ernie wants something to drink, so he calls on the Royal Smart Person for help. The royal cow has quit, so there's no milk available. Ernie also shows that there is no liquid inside a rock or a stick. Then the Royal Smart Person suggests that Ernie should try squeezing a round orange thing (an orange), which turns out to have juice inside.
 	Cartoon 	E for elephant, eat, eagle, everybody, empty, and egg.Voice: Casey Kasem
 	Song 	"The Ball Goes Up, The Ball Goes Down"
 	Cartoon 	A boy uses his pet inchworm to measure his toy car and toy truck. Afterward, the inchworm wants to measure the Empire State Building.
 	SCENE 3 	Susan sings "My Little Game" with the kids.
 	Muppets 	Grover and Loren demonstrate loud and soft.
 	Film 	Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin looks in a mirror and sees "ME." Maria's reflection is played by Linda.
 	Film 	Two kids visit the police department and watch a policeman prepare some horses for a parade happening in New York City. The kids even get to ride the horses and watch the parade.
 	Insert 	Big Bird recounts his trip to the circus to Barkley (who doesn't pay much attention). Big Bird was especially enamored by the lion tamer and imagines himself in such a role, with Barkley as his trained animal. Back in reality, Big Bird tries getting Barkley to do some tricks, but he just lays on the ground instead.
 	Film 	Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!"
 	Film 	Letters Make Words: the letter B
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: B for Ball
 	Film 	A still of construction equipment fades into a shot of a parrot.
 	Cartoon 	SALIDA (train)
 	SCENE 4 	Susan and the kids recall the difference between loudness and softness as Gordon announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Kermit holds the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 14