Episode 0981

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	David stops by the Fix-it Shop and hears Luis and Maria having a conversation in Spanish about Puerto Rico. David really wants to learn how to speak Spanish, and asks that the two of them only speak Spanish when he's around so he can get immersed in the language. Luis gives David his first lesson by holding up a naranja (orange), but Maria calls it a china since they both come from different Spanish-speaking regions. David thinks it's a better idea to move onto a different object, so Maria picks up a frisa (blanket) - which Luis calls a cobija. "This is not gonna be as easy as I thought," David tells the viewer.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Willie Wimple: Tree DestructionArtist: Abe Levitow
 	Film 	A girl named Jennifer visits family friend Mrs. Wilson in the country, and together they pick food from her garden.
 	Cartoon 	A for Acrobats
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya?
 	Cartoon 	"The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer.
 	Film 	A man writes the word ME in the snow.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A boy points to himself and says, "ME."
 	SCENE 2 	Luis and Maria enter Hooper's Store continuing to speak Spanish to David, as well as asking David to speak only Spanish to help him learn. They order a ham and cheese sandwich and a glass of milk, and show David what they mean by making the sandwich and miming the words. When David asks for payment in English, Luis and Maria jokingly say “no comprendo” and leave.
 	Muppets 	Farley looks for his lost toy box.
 	Cartoon 	One cowpoke tells another this town isn't big enough for the two of them, so the two trot off to Florida instead.
 	Song 	Marilyn Sokol sings "Pockets" over a montage of different types of pockets.
 	Animation 	Sand B/b
 	Song 	"B is for Bubble."
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #9
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: A for airplane
 	SCENE 3 	David has written a sentence in Spanish to tell Maria. He proudly reads it, then puts the paper down to ring the doorbell of 123 Sesame Street for Maria. As he waits for Maria to respond, Big Bird picks up the paper and walks away, wondering what it means. When Maria answers the door, David forgets his Spanish and looks foolish. Big Bird comes back and reads the Spanish sentence to Maria (“Let's go for a soda”), and she accepts his invitation as David smugly watches.
 	Cartoon 	Words that rhyme with BALL (voices of Bob Arbogast and Daws Butler)
 	Muppets 	"The ET Family Song"
 	Cartoon 	A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: Insects (instrumental w/ kid VO, same music as "Peacock")
 	Cartoon 	A man takes advantage of his television appearance to display his giant ME sign.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet man arrives at a gas station, hoping to be filled in a short time. Instead, his car takes a long time to fill while the attendant fills other cars in a short time.
 	Cartoon 	An orchestra conductor asks "May I have an A, please?" at which point a giant letter A falls from the sky.
 	Cast 	Gordon sings "Let Your Feelings Show."
 	Cartoon 	A boy is drawn, but he doesn't have knees at first.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 4 	David, having heard nothing but Spanish from Maria and Luis today, misses being able to talk to someone in English. He knocks on Oscar's trash can, and Oscar yells at him in Spanish!
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #9
 	SCENE 5 	Maria runs into David studying a Spanish dictionary. David shares some nice words he just learned: "Tu Me Gustas."
 	Film 	A man karate chops 5 boards.
 	Animation 	Arthur and Annie look for the letter A, while a shadowy figure observes all the A words they say.Features the voice of Jim Thurman
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, and Shola observe a letter A. Ernie calls out, "A, Bert!"
 	Film 	Footage of birds swimming, including flamingos, swans and ducks.
 	Cartoon 	A peacock counts twenty feathers on his tail.
 	SCENE 6 	At Hooper's, David finally understands the Spanish of Luis and Maria. He puts up a “Se habla español” sign in the window, but then he gets a phone call from a Spanish-speaking customer giving a complex order that he can't understand. He quickly gives the phone to Luis and tears down the sign in frustration. The sponsors are announced by Luis via voiceover... in Spanish.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Luis holds the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8