Episode 0490

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird wonders where everyone is today. Pete Seeger passes through, asking if he's seen Jimmy Collier around. They follow the sounds of clapping hands to the yard, where Jimmy is playing to the street residents (including Maria, David, Gordon, Susan, Jay, and the kids). Jimmy leads them all in "If You Want to Get Your Freedom, Clap Your Hands." They do such group activities as say hello to those they may not be familiar with and jumping and shouting.
 	Cartoon 	M is for MooMusic: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers
 	Cast 	A Howard Cosell sound-alike narrates Luis and Gordon running a race in a demonstration of short and long.
 	Film 	A flower opens and closes.
 	Cast 	David and Maria dine in spaghetti. Maria polishes off her plate in a short time, but David starts to eat each piece individually, which takes very long. (part 1)
 	Cartoon 	K for Kite
 	Cast 	David's plate is about half-empty now. (part 2)
 	Cartoon 	M is for Marvelous Martha
 	Cast 	Maria has fallen asleep by now, when David finally finishes eating his spaghetti. He then beckons a waiter (Bob) to bring him another serving... (part 3)
 	Muppets 	"M-M-M Monster Meal"
 	SCENE 2 	At the playground near Big Bird's nest, Pete sings "Jenny Jenkins" and asks the others to help create verses based on colors. Big Bird struggles to come up with a rhyme for "blue."
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Pretty Baby."
 	Cartoon 	A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen!Artists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 3 	At Hooper's Store, Pete, David, Jay, and the kids draw pictures of horses. Pete goes on to tell a story of a group of horses watching a family at a picnic, talking about all the strange habits they've observed humans doing.
 	Cartoon 	A peacock counts 20 feathers on his tail.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #9
 	Cartoon 	K for Kite (repeat)
 	Cast 	David goes through a series of doors marked "OPEN" (each one smaller than the one before).
 	Cartoon 	Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles.Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift
 	SCENE 4 	Gordon, Susan, Jay, Pete, and Jimmy create a make-believe river in the yard, and the kids take turns pretending to be a tugboat, ride a canoe, and swim in it. Jay pretends to fish, but comments that they can't swim where he lives since the river is dirty. This leads to a performance of Jimmy singing "We've Got to Learn to Love Our Rivers."
 	Cartoon 	K is for Karate
 	Film 	A voiceover counts nine cars at an intersection.
 	Cartoon 	Would you mind closing our OPEN?
 	Animation 	Three lines attempt to individually reach the top of the TV screen, but fail. They succeed after they combine all of their lengths.
 	SCENE 5 	Gordon introduces Jimmy to Oscar, who doesn't want to sing any songs. Jimmy gets him into the swing of things by singing "Take This Hammer," having Oscar chant "Humph" as they all bang the rhythm of the hammer in the song on his trash can. Afterwards, Jimmy asks if he wants to hear the song again; Oscar would rather just yell and bang instead.
 	Cartoon 	A mouse takes a bite out of a good-smelling M.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Cast / Muppets	Maria reads the story of "Ike and the Ilk."
 	Cartoon 	One of these things doesn't belong (shoe pairs)
 	Cast 	Athlete Bob has to put his basketball away, but first needs to match the tag on his key to the right numbered locker.
 	Cartoon 	"Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	K is for Karate (repeat)
 	SCENE 6 	Maria teaches Pete a Spanish song from Puerto Rico called "El Coqui." Pete recalls hearing it, and sings the English translation. They and the kids all join in the chorus.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental)
 	Cartoon 	Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles. (repeat)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Some kids wander into the word OPEN, where there's a party going on.
 	SCENE 7 	Jimmy leads everybody in a parade as they sing "When the Saints Go Marching In." Susan announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Gordon and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 4