Episode 0958

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Cookie Monster sees Mr. Macintosh peddling his produce cart around, but Cookie reminds the viewer that he prefers cookies. He imagines himself in Mr. Macintosh's place, now running a cookie cart. However, "Mr. Monster-Intosh" doesn't like that customers actually take the cookies away, leaving none for him to eat. Mr. Mac snaps Cookie back to reality. Cookie, now feeling hungry, settles for eating some fruits and vegetables and starts devouring the contents of the produce cart.
 	Cartoon 	A small man and his assistant Dudley attempt to demonstrate both the capital and lower-case letter D.
 	Celebrity 	Judy Collins performs "Song for Judith."
 	Film 	Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud.
 	Film 	D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper approaches a man and says, "Knock, knock!" The man asks, "Who's there?". Harvey says, "Dion." The man asks, "Dion who?" Then Harvey slaps a letter D on the man's chest and says, "D on you!"
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro
 	SCENE 2 	Luis plays a game of "Musical Chairs" with some disabled kids. Grover gives each one of them a hug whenever they drop out of the game.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12.
 	Film 	Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!"
 	Muppets 	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Exit" as the audience leaves the room.
 	Cartoon 	A boy says he has a big surprise in his hand.
 	Insert 	Maria and Maria (a wheelchair-bound child) encounter Herry Monster, who is frustrated because he is struggling to put his new barbells together. They help him by pointing to the barbell he has that’s already assembled. Herry thanks them, then assumes neither of them are strong enough to lift them, but they prove him wrong when they take one away.
 	Film 	The celebration of Chinese New Year
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Imagination Rain"
 	Cartoon 	A guru counts to twenty. (Spanish version)
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates above and below.
 	Cartoon 	5s go through a space-shredder and produce 5 objects.
 	Cartoon 	Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes.Artist: Abe Levitow
 	Muppets 	Two Anything Muppets with hair over their eyes recite the alphabet.
 	SCENE 3 	Bert is out in the yard sorting his bottle caps. They are organized by color into three small stacks and one large stack. David believes this could be turned into a game and goads Bert into singing "Three of These Things" (though he doesn't follow the melody very well). Bert is proud when he correctly assesses which group doesn't belong. David then offers to share his soda with him, but Bert replies that he hates soda. He is willing to take the bottle cap, though, and tells David, "You've got the true collector's spirit."
 	Animation 	Sand D/d
 	Film 	A boy narrates a film of cows being fed hay during winter.Music: Robert Dennis
 	Cartoon 	Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D.
 	Cast 	Luis looks for the SALIDA in a brick room.
 	Cartoon 	The great Alphonso and his trained X's
 	Insert 	Big Bird builds a model of himself and calls it "ME."
 	Cartoon 	"Ladybugs' Picnic"
 	Film 	The Alphabet Dancers make a letter X.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: X for X-ray
 	SCENE 4 	In Hooper's Store, David sings "Help" with Sammy (Richard Hunt).
 	Film 	A female voiceover counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Today's Secret Drawing is a fireman.
 	Film 	Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music)
 	Cartoon 	A guru counts to twenty. (Spanish version, repeat)
 	SCENE 5 	Grover receives more hugs from the kids and decides to turn it into a game. As they continue to poke and prod at the monster, David and Maria announce the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8