Episode 0453

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Everyone steps out into the morning snow, but they're not quite ready. With the blink of an eye, each of them gets equipped with the gear they need for the weather: Susan gets her boots, Luis gets his gloves, a sled pops in for Troy to play with, and a snow shovel pops into Gordon's hand.
 	Cartoon 	A magician tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat, but instead finds the numbers 1-20, which the rabbit repeats at the end.
 	Song 	Bob sings "Hi Friend" with two Martians.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Flying."
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: "R" – Rabbit
 	Cartoon 	A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon encounters Cookie Monster thinking hard about cookies. Cookie decides to take a break from his imagining and help Gordon clear out the snow; Gordon hands him a shovel, but Cookie can't figure out how it works. He figures he's better at thinking about cookies, so he imagines that the snow is cookies and eats it all.
 	Cartoon 	What if a frog and a fly switched bodies? What do you think would happen?Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	Kids demonstrate perspective using large and small rocks as they position themselves near and far.
 	Muppets 	"Five People in My Family"
 	Cartoon 	R is for Rooster, and Robber, and Rake ...Artist: Fred Calvert
 	Film 	Letter R hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Grover and the letter R, which ROLLS, ROCKS, RUNS, and ROCKETS.
 	SCENE 3 	Inside the Fix-it Shop, Luis sings "Here Are Some Things" in Spanish with pictures of kitchenware and a guitar.
 	Transition 	Diamond transition
 	Film 	Five Song (Song of Five)
 	Film 	African children play in a village, and in a modern playground.
 	Muppets 	Grover and Polly count five fingers.
 	Song 	"1-2-3-4-5!"
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (hand)
 	SCENE 4 	Mr. Hooper serves lunch to Big Bird and Luis's cat. Big Bird isn't that hungry, so he chooses the smaller serving size but finds that the saucer is too flat for his beak to pick up the bird seed and the bowl is too big for the cat. They swap and enjoy their lunch together.
 	Cartoon 	A wizard turns into R things.
 	Cartoon 	"That's About the Size of It" by Bud Luckey.
 	Cartoon 	P Words (including parachute and plug)
 	Song 	David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures.
 	Muppets 	Alien Alphabet
 	Cartoon 	A man carves a YES and puts it on display.
 	Muppets 	The letter S joins U and N to make the word SUN. Some Anything Muppets appear in beach gear to bask in the sun.
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar the Grouch talks about how much he loves the winter weather because people are cold and shivery, cars get stuck in the snow, your feet get wet and cold, and you get to engage in snowball fights. He wishes there were a faster way to make snowballs when Sam the Robot comes along and offers to be a snowball making machine for him today. Oscar asks for a million of them, but regrets his decision after Sam (programmed to fulfill the command) shoots over four hundred of them at his face. Oscar now yells about how much he hates winter.
 	Film 	Topi antelopes nod "yes."Music by Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	The Story of The Girl, the Tree, and the Terrible Troll (part 1)A mother sends her young daughter into the forest to chop down a tree to use for wood. When she finds one, a terrible troll encourages her to chop it down. However, a bird above protests, as the tree is her home. The girl wonders what she should do...
 	Celebrity 	Lorne Greene from Bonanza demonstrates near and far on his horse.
 	Muppets 	The Story of The Girl, the Tree, and the Terrible Troll (part 2)The girl resolves to not chop down the tree, allowing the bird to keep her home. She finds another tree, when an old man objects - he thinks it's the most beautiful tree in the forest and gives him shade on hot days. The troll wants to cut it down, so the girl starts thinking again...
 	Film 	A little horse gets near and far from the camera.
 	Muppets 	The Story of The Girl, the Tree, and the Terrible Troll (part 3)The girl again choses to not chop down the tree and happens upon a third. She decides that this tree is perfect to cut down, as it is not being used by any birds or people. The troll reveals himself to be a handsome prince, who will grant her any wish. She asks him to cut down the tree and bring it to her house.
 	Muppets 	Kermit and Tracy count to 5.
 	SCENE 6 	While he shivers in the cold, Grover sings "Here Are Some Things" for Gordon with images of winter wear and a cup.
 	Muppets 	The letter R joins U and N to make the word RUN. Anything Muppets run into the scene and take the letters.
 	Cartoon 	Men in boxes sound out the word RUN.
 	Cartoon 	A ribbon wraps itself around a woman, then turns itself into an R.
 	Film 	Five Song (Song of Five) (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	A letter "P" sits on an island before a rotating sunset. The ridges of the letter "P" moves along the letter and flash in different colors.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster (dressed in drag) sits on a couch trying to get near Tony, but Tony wants to be far. Cookie Monster finally gets close enough and eats the bouquet of flowers Tony's been holding.
 	Cartoon 	A wizard turns into R things. (repeat)
 	SCENE 7 	Gordon shovels the snow unknowingly throwing it in Oscar's face. When he realizes what he's been doing, Oscar asks him to keep doing it. Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover announce the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Maria and Grover hold the Sesame Street sign, while Susan and Luis hold the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 4