Episode 0926

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	As everyone mingles around Sesame Street, Grover is surprised to see the viewer as he hums to the "Sesame Street Theme." He realizes that nobody else has seen them, so he asks the viewer to hide until he tells them to come out. After gathering everybody (Luis, Bob, Mr. Hooper, Maria, Susan, David, Gordon, Big Bird, and the kids) closer, he asks the gang to close their eyes. On the count of three, Grover prompts the viewer to come out and surprise everybody; needless to say, it works!
 	Cartoon 	A hand draws a farm backdrop for the animals.
 	Cast 	Maria as Charlie Chaplin tries to leave through the door marked EXIT, but the sign keeps moving, and a brick wall appears behind each opened door. Finally, she makes her own exit through a hole in the wall.
 	Cartoon 	Children and animals numbered 1-12 race in a marathon. The #9 runner wins.
 	Muppets 	Grover sings "I Stand Up Straight and Tall" while using some fast cutting camera trickery.
 	Cartoon 	Capital I, he's quite a guy
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Touch, Hold, Feel."
 	Cartoon 	I for Ink
 	SCENE 2 	Mr. Snuffleupagus notices all of Big Bird's friends in the yard and suggests to Big Bird that it would be a good time to meet them all today. Meanwhile, the adults decide to go to the park to have a picnic and play some baseball; they all disperse to get their gear. Once the area is empty, Big Bird and Snuffy show up wondering where everybody went. They go back to Big Bird's nest when Snuffy spots the group reconvened in the yard. He gets Big Bird to return to the yard, but by then the gang has already headed toward the park. "You know something, Mr. Snuffleupagus?" Big Bird tells Snuffy, "You sure do have some imagination!"
 	Cartoon 	"I in the Sky"
 	Film 	A giant panda walks around.
 	Cartoon 	Letter I (Beep Beep)
 	Film 	Cold things that begin with the letter I
 	Muppets 	Biff and Sully move a piano. Biff tries to play a scale and talks about practice. While Biff is away, Sully plays a full concert piece.
 	Cartoon 	"Two headlights, two eyes, two schoolbooks, two pies..."
 	Film 	"Doll House"
 	Cartoon 	"Uncle Gus and all of us went for a ride to Ho-Ho-Kus". Features a Snuffleupagus cameo.
 	Cartoon 	Kids count dinosaurs, octopuses, and paper dolls.
 	Celebrity 	Edith Ann says she can count to five, but won't.
 	Cartoon 	1-10, 10-1 count with stripes.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Bus trip around town (guitar soundtrack)
 	Cartoon 	Junior has to jump across the pond to make the frog chorus.
 	SCENE 3 	Bob gives a music lesson to an operatic cow preparing for her next singing engagement. She performs "Here Are Some Things" with different-sized songbooks, starting off with a simple rendition before kicking into a show-stopping finale. Bob is impressed and thinks that she's ready for the stage, while the star-struck cow leaves for a tap dancing lesson with a buffalo.
 	Cartoon 	A kid tries to push his toy house through the front door without the door closing.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	Big Bird tries to teach Snuffy to ice skate, but Snuffy keeps falling.This is a scene from the Ice Follies touring show.
 	Cartoon 	A cat tries to teach the alley cats to play music in harmony.
 	Cast 	David and Maria cooperate to reach the top of the mountain.
 	Song 	"Sharing Swing with Kids Song (Share in Your Fun with Another Someone)"
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster: At a library, Cookie Monster asks an Anything Muppet librarian for a box of cookies. The librarian becomes extremely frustrated because Cookie Monster doesn't understand the library doesn't have cookies!
 	Cartoon 	Passengers on a crowded subway illustrate between.
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, and Shola illustrate "between".
 	Cartoon 	The Wise Man tries to illustrate "between".
 	SCENE 4 	David is baffled when Mr. Hooper decides to suddenly close his store at lunchtime. Mr. Hooper asks him to gather everyone on Sesame Street to the store's door, though David isn't told why. Big Bird assumes it's something spectacular like a ride on a hot air balloon and starts getting everyone exited for the non-existent ride. Mr. Hooper reveals his secret once everybody shows up: today is the store's 25th anniversary, and he has decorated it for a surprise party! Everybody (now joined by Bert and The Count) piles into the store for the celebration.
 	Cartoon 	"Love" word animation
 	Muppets 	Stuie Monster and The Aristocrats sing "Fur".
 	Film 	Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant.music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett
 	Cartoon 	Animals walk.
 	Film 	The crosswalk light says WALK.
 	SCENE 5 	While checking the Fix-It Shop, Bob's apartment, Hooper's Store, 123 Sesame Street, Oscar's trash can, and Big Bird's nest, Grover is astonished to find there is no one on Sesame Street. As he starts to sadly announce the sponsors by himself, everyone jumps out and surprises him! Grover is happy to see his friends back as he finishes announcing the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, while Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign.
==Note==
* This episode was later repeated in Season 10 as Episode 1231.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8