Episode 0964

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Susan greets Big Bird walking down Sesame Street in a slump because he wanted to talk to Luis's grandmother on the phone in New Mexico, but he couldn't think of anything to say. He's told that he was just shy, and she sings to him "Everyone Feels a Little Shy Sometimes."
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled.Artist: Jim Simon
 	Film 	Some kids observe a woman drawing pictures of a building, and eventually guess that she's an architect.
center 	Cartoon 	A minstrel sings about a fox who outsmarts a crow.Artist: Etienne Delessert
 	Muppets 	Someone has eaten Ernie's cookies, and Sherlock Hemlock investigates the case. He asks Ernie questions about the cookies, when Cookie Monster comes by with cookie crumbs on his fur. Sherlock interrogate Cookie Monster, and he comes to the conclusion that Cookie is the thief. Cookie Monster admits it, saying that he is full now and gives Ernie the last cookie, but Sherlock ends up taking it as payment.
 	Song 	"Hello, Scale," a film about measuring weight.
 	Celebrity 	Edgar Kendricks plays and sings a song about counting to 10.
 	Cartoon 	Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together.
 	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 	A for Acrobats
 	SCENE 2 	In the yard, Olivia, Renee, and Petra play a game of "Three of These Things" using pictures of a suitcase, a shopping bag, a knapsack, and a book.
 	Cartoon 	A showcase of things that begin with A, ending with avalanche and ambulance.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster stars in "The Ballad of Casey McPhee"
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #7 (Spanish version)
 	Film 	Mad Painter #7
 	Cartoon 	A man blows 7 bubbles.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Kids narrate a film of baby eagles getting fed.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	H for hello (voice of Gary Owens)
 	SCENE 3 	When Bob passes Oscar's trash can, he's met with a spattering of joyful observations from Oscar the Grouch. Bob is dumbfounded as Oscar explains that he, like other Grouches, is having a "nice day" today (the equivalent of a person having a "bad day"). Oscar feels miserable, so Bob comes up with the idea of treating him nicely, hoping that will spoil his sweet mood. He gets the help of Gordon and Susan, who proceed to talk about how beautiful of a day it is today. Oscar regrets to inform them that their niceness hasn't changed his mood, and returns their gesture with some compliments. Oscar retreats into his can and lets out a cry of desperation.
 	Film 	Otters in the zoo
 	Cartoon 	A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks.Artist: John and Faith Hubley
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A for Ape (who crashes into a tree and forms a SHAPE)
 	Film 	A gymnast demonstrates between.
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar is still in a nice mood. Since Bob tries to be near nice people to cheer him up when he's in a bad mood, Oscar suggests that everyone tries being grouchy to him instead. The group, now joined by Olivia, takes turns insulting him and bark at him to leave them alone. Oscar darts quickly back into his can, and the others hope this did the trick. Instead, the Grouch emerges with a tray of fresh milk and cookies to share with everyone!
 	Cartoon 	A pirate has his mate dig for treasure, which is buried between two trees. The mate doesn't know what between means. He finally gets the message, but a parrot makes off with the treasure.
 	Muppets 	Ice Follies: Big Bird does a dance routine on the ice (scored by "ABC-DEF-GHI"). (alternate take)
 	Muppets 	A little boy explains how he can be a son, a brother, a paperboy, a friend, and a grandson all at the same time.
 	Cartoon 	A man demonstrates how letters sound by playing them as instruments.
 	Film 	The camera zooms out on a pepper as kids guess what it is.
 	Cartoon 	A square is fit into many different things, such as a truck, window, television, etc.
 	Muppets 	Grover climbs a mountain and counts from one to ten with his own echo.
 	Cartoon 	A mouse is squashed between two elephants.
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar sings the "Sesame Street Theme" to himself before the grown-ups gather around with some trashy items in another attempt to "sadden" him up from his good mood. Oscar remarks how nice it is that they're giving him an old fish head, a broken radio, and a falling ivy plant, but Bob explains that they're not giving it to him; they're saving it for a true Grouch. Oscar is exasperated and eventually turns grouchy again, yelling "Gimme-gimme-gimme!" at the others, though they still refuse to hand the junk over.
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit attempts to demonstrate between by standing between two poles, which are actually mops held by Grover and Herry.
 	SCENE 6 	Oscar is still begging for the trash, so his neighbors finally give it to him. He slams his trash lid down and Bob asks if he's going to thank them. Oscar replies, "Are you kidding? Hit the road, Jack!" Susan 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 8