Episode 1151

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	David is surprised to see that Oscar has gone into the fruit-selling business (as evident by his "Farm Fresh Fruit" sign on his trash can), and is further baffled that Oscar's fruit has no defects or worms. David gives into his curiosity and asks for a grapefruit, some grapes, and a couple of apples. Oscar hands them over, and though they are indeed fresh they are also individually wrapped; even every grape is covered in tin foil. When David inquires why, Oscar says that once David finishes unpacking all his food, the trash will go right to him!
 	Cartoon 	A girl imagines what would happen if she were a piece of gum.
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	"Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson)
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines staying in the jungle at night when he goes to sleep.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	Apes play at the zoo. (edited)
 	Animation 	"The King of Eight"
 	Muppets 	Two boys notice that the number 8 looks the same right side up and upside down.
 	SCENE 2 	Oscar closes his "Fresh Farm Fruit" business, citing how expensive it was to get all the fruit wrapped, not to mention competition from Mr. Macintosh's fruit stand. "Trash has gotten to be a real luxury," Oscar muses. "Pretty soon, you'll have to be rich to afford it."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes.Artist: Abe Levitow
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates above and below.
 	Cartoon 	Men in boxes sound out the word RUN.
center 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Letter R hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Insert 	A group of children put together a scooter following a model.
center 	Cartoon 	R for Rhinoceros (poem)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Lefty holds a letter R, and Ernie holds a letter P.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Judy Collins sings "One Thing Leads to Another" with Biff.
 	Muppets 	Kermit is about to talk about the letter R, until Cookie Monster karate chops one of the legs off, turning it into a P. When Kermit threatens to tell the monster's mommy, Cookie reassembles the broken letter back to the letter "R".
 	Film 	Apples grow on a tree.
center 	Film 	Russian nesting dolls 1-10
 	Cartoon 	A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Film 	A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #8
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird wants to play his usual Tuesday checker game with Gordon, but Gordon cancels since he has to prepare for the arrival of his niece Debbie who will be staying with him and Susan for a while. Susan arrives with Debbie from the airport, and when they and Gordon head into 123 Sesame Street, a dejected Big Bird sings about how it feels to be “Second Best.”
 	Cartoon 	A song about the parts of a boy's body and the sounds they can make.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Film 	The Flashettes track team trains for an upcoming race.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 4 	As Susan and Gordon teach Debbie how to ride her bike, Big Bird tries to divert their attention by riding by on his unicycle. When that doesn't work he tries feigning an injury, though he forgets which foot he "injured." Susan detects Big Bird’s jealousy, and tries to get Big Bird to understand by asking him if he likes her or Gordon best. Big Bird can't decide, and Susan says that's the point: they love both him and their niece, the same way Big Bird equally loves Gordon and Susan. Big Bird takes this to heart, and even joins in helping Debbie with her bike riding.
 	Muppets 	Alphabet Chat: Mr. Chatterly tries to discuss the letter R, but everything goes awry.
 	Film 	A voiceover lists many R words.
 	Cast 	Maria, Luis, Gordon and three kids all have umbrellas with different patterns, which a voiceover uses to put them into different groups.
 	Cartoon 	Picnic with P foods (carried away by ants)Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Two Anything Muppets (Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson) use a tape measure to figure out how far apart they are from each other. It turns out that thirty-seven feet separate them.
 	Film 	An osprey flies around.Music: Joe Raposo
 	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.
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird continues helping Debbie as Susan, Gordon, and the kids cheer her on. David announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, and Ernie and Bert hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 9