Episode 2317

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Olivia welcomes the viewer and invites them to go shopping with her. Placido Flamingo appears and presents her with the new opera he's written, explaining what an opera is in song. His opera is titled La Villa Sesamia and features a flamingo and woman wandering the street meeting their friends, with a special solo for Olivia. Starstruck with the prospect of doing a spectacular solo, Olivia is sold and agrees to help Placido.
 	Cartoon 	zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo.
 	Film / Animation 	Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them.
 	Cartoon 	Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names.
 	Muppets 	Gladys the Cow helps Kermit direct the dance scene of his movie. Her task is to count backwards from four and yell "action", but she counts forwards instead. Kermit shows her the right way to count and yells "Action!", which Gladys uses as an excuse to begin her dance scene.
 	Cartoon 	A black cat chases after a white bird, until a white lion steps in.Artists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 2 	While Maria and Luis tend to their work, an announcer (Martin P. Robinson) introduces the opera. In Act I, Plaicido visits the Fix-It Shop where he sings about the sounds he hears in there. Olivia briefly appears to bring in his toaster, which needs fixing. They tell him it will be done tomorrow, and Placido and Olivia sing about what awaits "Tomorrow." After the applause, Olivia does her best to try to explain why she's doing this. After they exit, Luis remarks, "Ya' know, living here can sometimes be very strange." "Yeah, I've noticed," Maria replies.
 	Cartoon 	Five feet stick out from a barrel, all belonging to a strange five-legged being.
 	Film 	Kids talk about how many things they can do now that they're five years old.
 	Cartoon 	Counting eight figures
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A mysterious little box on a tightrope entraps a bird, a train, and a cat, which can still be heard. A large frog eats the box, and makes all of the sounds inside..
 	SCENE 3 	In Act II, Placido and Olivia visit Big Bird, who is sad because Mr. Snuffleupagus is away, but Big Bird isn't as sad as Placido's song is making it out to be. He tells them Snuffy will be back tomorrow, leading to a reprise of Olivia and Placido's "Tomorrow" song. Plaicido still bawls, wishing Snuffy would return sooner.
 	Cartoon 	Which legs belong on the man?
 	Film 	A montage of the evolution of mechanical technology, from wind-up toys, to robots that can spell "SESAME STREET" with blocks, to satellite transmitters.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	
 	Cartoon 	Z for zebra and zoo
 	Muppets 	Over the Top, a ZZ Top-like band, sings "ZZ Blues."
 	Animation 	Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together.
 	SCENE 4 	In Act III, the two singers visit Oscar's trash can to get him to cooperate with them. Oscar hears the announcer during the introduction and decides to sit and do nothing, which turns out to be exactly what they wanted him to do. He goes back into his can, saying he won't come back out until tomorrow, cueing another reprise of "Tomorrow" with the singers.
 	Cartoon 	Z for zigzag, zero, zoo, and zebra
 	Song 	"Summer Song" - A singer describes what happens in the summertime.
 	Cartoon 	Jive Five
 	Muppets 	Grover demonstrates how a phone booth is used, but it becomes crowded when he receives a call asking for "Monderporg."
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates empty and full.
 	Cartoon 	A crocodile, snake, and kangaroo all cooperate to escape from the zoo and get ice cream.
 	Muppets 	Alien Alphabet
center 	Cartoon 	R for Rhinoceros (poem)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 5 	In Act IV, Placido intends to sing with a quartet of Honkers (including Mr. Honker), but only three are there. Placido insists on performing with a quartet and puts Olivia in the fourth Honker's place (using a bulb horn). As Olivia and the Honkers play along, Placido sings about the quartet to the tune of the "Toreador Song" from Carmen.
 	Cartoon 	Uncle Al tells his nephew a story about a dog he had, but gets mixed up with the details.Artist: Marv Newland
 	Insert 	Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a rectangle.
 	Film 	Human and animal babies learn to walk.
 	Muppets 	Juanita looks for "YO", asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries.
 	Cartoon 	"Yo Soy Un ..."
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	"Five Onstage Dancers"
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A boy learns to play his violin by practicing.
 	SCENE 6 	When the announcer announces the last act, Olivia gets upset that she hasn't done her solo yet. Placido assures her she will get to do it and points her to 123 Sesame Street, where her costume will be.
 	SCENE 6 cont'd 	An unenthused Olivia emerges from the brownstone, wearing a flamingo-inspired outfit. Her solo is singing the sponsors and says they'll see the viewer tomorrow, leading to a finale reprise of "Tomorrow."
==Notes==
*Throughout most of the episode, Olivia refers to Placido as "Maestro Flamingo" rather than saying his name.
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Category:Sesame Street Classical
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 18