Episode 2471

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Snuffy has learned to count in Spanish at Snufflegarden and applies this new skill in counting the wedding invitations Maria is preparing. He stops temporarily at ten (diez) as one of her invitations is for himself.
 	Cartoon 	Eleven gumballs minus 4 equals 7.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie."
 	Film 	Kids use a magnet to retrieve a jack.
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #11Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Insert 	Oscar hosts "Real Grouches," the show that showcases talented Grouches from around the world. First, Romeo Scuggs plays his screechy violin. Then, Luba Merquit performs a song on a screechy blackboard. Finally, the mysterious "Bob the Blob" appears, playing a nice song on his flute. It turns out to be Bob in disguise.
 	Film 	An osprey flies around.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A stubborn hippo sits on a girl's ball, and she tries to figure out how to get it back.
 	Celebrity	The Four Tops sing "Please Be Careful," a song about safely crossing the street.
 	Cartoon 	Q/q (balloons)
 	Muppets 	Grover's Health Minute: Kermit the Frog and Grover talk about teeth. Grover notices that Kermit does not have any teeth at all, so he puts a pair of teeth in Kermit's mouth. Grover says to see a "tooth checker," to eat crunchy things like bananas and to clean teeth with a "tooth comb."
 	Song 	"Ookyook Song," a Joe Raposo song with the Alaskan words for all the things you need to put on when it's ukiuq (winter).
 	Cartoon 	Es un gato
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon helps Elmo write the word CAT. Telly then emerges from below the table, dressed in a makeshift cat disguise. Elmo explains that his mommy is allowing him to get a cat, so he's using Telly to practice on ("You're the guinea pig, huh?" says Gordon). He's prepared the sign as well to ensure people recognize Telly as a cat. Telly thinks something might go wrong, but as he has his fur patted, plays with string, and drinks milk, he gets into the role. Elmo presents him with a rubber mouse and Telly scampers, finding the toy frightening.
 	Film 	Kids at school help make cornbread.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A scuba diver swims away from.
 	Cartoon 	Henson: Eleven Cheer
 	SCENE 3 	Elmo looks around for Telly, who hides under some newspapers by Oscar's trash can. Gina happens by and hears a hiccup coming from the papers, finding Telly. He admits he's hiding from Elmo, finding being a cat isn't all it's cracked up to be. She tells him all he has to do is tell Elmo he no longer wants to be a cat. When Elmo comes by again, Telly confesses the truth and Elmo is very understanding, especially because he doesn't need Telly's help anymore. He urges them to follow him to the yard, where his new kitty is waiting for them to see.
 	Cartoon 	Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Pageant: The Four Seasons
 	Animation	Stop-motion: tap-dancing shoes.
 	Film 	Photographic collage demonstration of ALL, MOST, SOME and NONE of an apple.
 	SCENE 4 	Elmo presents Maria with a wedding invitation of his own making, as he intends to marry his new cat, Shirley. Maria explains to him that just because Elmo loves Shirley, they can't get married; marriage is for grown-ups, not animals. She lifts his spirits by inviting him to Hooper's Store for some ice cream (and a saucer of milk for Shirley). On the way there, Elmo jokes that he loves ice cream so much he wants to marry it.
 	Cartoon 	Q -- that funny looking thing.
 	Animation	Teeny Little Super Guy: Robert W. Shipshape gets a hat for his birthday, and it blows into the street. R.W. remembers not to cross the street without an adult; Teeny Little Superguy helps him across.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Cartoon 	Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version)
 	Muppets 	The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car.
 	Cartoon 	A pencil tries to write the word DANCE.
 	SCENE 5 	Maria, Gordon, Elmo, and Telly play with Shirley as Gina announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
* Maria tells Elmo that marriage is not for animals, contradicting what she had told Placido Flamingo in Episode 2415 when fending off his advances, saying he should marry Mumford's duck.
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Category:Pets
 2471
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 19