Episode 0473

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird spots a sign on the construction doors in front of his nest that he has trouble reading, so he calls Maria over for some help, who comes over with Linda. Maria reads it out, "Little Theatre of the Deaf Coming to Sesame Street," and asks Big Bird if he remembers Linda, who can't hear. They're then met by David, a performer with the troupe who explains that all of their members are deaf and speak with their hands, except for him. He introduces Ed, Tim, and Julianna. Big Bird says that he's really pleased to meet them.
 	Film 	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder.
 	Cartoon 	A flower picks up a man and says he smells beautiful.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet family arranges themselves in different ways.
 	Cartoon 	Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF
 	Muppets 	Grover makes the sound of the letter F, which blows the letter further and further away until it flies off-screen with a loud crash.
 	SCENE 2 	At the playground, the LTD performs a piece called "Dictionary of Feelings" in which they demonstrate signs for a number of feelings. They then have some of the kids (including John-John) act out some emotions.
 	Film 	"Three Song (Song of Three)."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A girl wonders what would happen if she popped her balloon. She imagines it would scare her sister, who would end up breaking a vase and getting in trouble.
 	SCENE 3 	The LTD performs an adaptation of Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #3
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.Artist: John Paratore
 	Cartoon 	T es para telefono
center 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit comes across the word "Telephone", spells it, and then teaches the word to the viewer. When an Anything Muppet boy who stands too far away says that he can't hear Kermit, Kermit dials the T, and the boy answers with the last E.
 	Cartoon 	A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled.Artist: Jim Simon
center 	Muppets 	Grover tells Herry's secret (which is actually the alphabet) to Pamela, who tells Fenwick, who tells Rosemary. Herry says to Grover, "You're very good at reciting the alphabet ... but you're lousy at keeping secrets!"
 	Celebrity 	Flip Wilson counts from 1 to 20.
 	Cartoon 	Frances Fairy displays several F words.
 	Muppets 	The Anything Muppets cheer about the letter F. (version 1)
 	Cartoon 	A drummer precedes C.T. Wordsworth who presents today's word: TELEPHONE.
 	SCENE 4 	The LTD puts on an imaginary circus, where they sign and pretend to be all of the various animals and performers, ending with a big parade down the street.
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 1: WET.
 	Cartoon 	Three men in a horse costume want three cups of coffee.
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 2: SET.
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	Muppets 	Herbert Birdsfoot and the "ET" family, part 3: MET.
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit attempts to demonstrate between with two poles, which are actually mops held by Grover and Herry.
 	Cartoon 	A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter.Artists: The Hubleys
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A flea circus performs feats beginning with the letter F.
 	Film 	"Three Song (Song of Three)." (repeat)
 	SCENE 5 	The LTD assemble to perform the actions of a typewriter and a Coke machine. David announces the sponsors, along with the book interpreted on today's show.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Gordon holds the Sesame Street sign, while David and Maria hold the CTW sign.
==Guest cast==
members of the Little Theatre of the Deaf
*David Berman
*Julianna Fjeld
*Tim Scanlon
*Ed Waterstreet
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 4