Episode 0012

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Bob sings "Feelin' Groovy" as he walks down the street, stopping to buy a newspaper at Hooper's Store.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Bob tells a passing kid to slow down, saying it's worth it to take your time. He takes the kid's ball to bounce it, then shows them a film of another ball bouncing in slow motion. Bob segues to the next segment...
 	Film 	A group of kids play follow the leader and go over, around and through various obstacles, but one of them takes a while to catch on.
 	Cast 	Buddy and Jim attempt to figure out a way of getting to the opposite side of a wall in order to paint it.
 	Cartoon 	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes teaches about through.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 2 	In her kitchen, Susan plays her guitar and sings a song asking the kids to finish each line with the word that rhymes. Each rhyme has to do with a different part of the body.
 	Cartoon 	Poor Solomon Grundy washes a different part of the left side of his body every day, but at the end of the week, "he's still half dirty!"
 	Film 	Body Parts vs. Heavy Equipment: Three boys (including Brian Henson) pretend to be steam shovels, playing in the dirt. This segues into footage of real construction vehicles. A parallel is drawn between the machinery and how the boys' arms and mouths work.
 	SCENE 3 	In the yard, the kids watch as Mr. Hooper sells a 4-foot letter J in a high-pressure pitchman style. He gets a second opinion in the form of...
 	Cartoon 	"The J Commercial:" Two boys scrutinize a J, saying it looks like a fish-hook. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter J. This leads to a jazzy story about Joe. Moral: "Don't jive a judge by jamming a junebug."Studio: Ken Snyder; Director: Fred Calvert
 	SCENE 4 	Mr. Hooper continues to sell the J, luring in Gordon to look over the letter's attractive features. He asks Gordon to kick the J a few times to test its durability before cueing to another testimonial.
 	Cartoon 	J - Jam
 	SCENE 5 	Gordon watches as Mr. Hooper hands out a number of small Js to the kids.
 	Cartoon 	"The J Commercial" (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Gordon meets Professor Hastings and Professor Goldfinch, who will be performing a number. A wild Anything Muppet arrives as their drummer and the trio performs "Spinning Wheel".
 	Cartoon 	R is for Rooster, and Robber, and Rake ... Artist: Fred Calvert
 	Cartoon 	A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose.
 	Cartoon 	"Egg Chant": A girl skips rope as a boy sits with an egg on his knee. They recite an alphabet poem together. The egg hatches and a dancing lizard emerges.
 	SCENE 6 	Susan and Gordon get ready for a game with the kids, then suddenly hear the sound of an airplane. They look up to see Alphabet Bates skywriting the letter O.
 	Cartoon 	A song about a rolling OAnimation by John and Faith Hubley
 	SCENE 6 cont'd	Susan, Gordon, and the kids play several rounds of the classification game: first with three farm animals and a tractor, then three fish and a boat, then a plane, a kite, a balloon, and a bird, and finally a car, a motorcycle, a bike, and a horse.
 	SCENE 7 	Big Bird passes along and berates himself for being clumsy and not knowing how to count past six, so Gordon gives him a hint...
 	Cartoon 	"Seven Song (Song of Seven)"
 	SCENE 8 	Big Bird is excited about the baker falling down the stairs being clumsier than he is. Gordon tells him to focus on the counting, but he still doesn't know...
 	Cartoon 	"Seven Song (Song of Seven)" (repeat)
 	SCENE 9 	Big Bird excitedly mimics the baker singing and counting pies before finally counting to ten.
 	Song 	"Octopus One-Man Band"
 	SCENE 10 	Gordon hears construction coming from Oscar's trash can and asks Oscar the Grouch what's going on. Oscar says he's knocking down a wall in his pool room to put in a bowling alley. Gordon doesn't believe him until he hears some bowling pins knocked over and admits that you've got to believe what you hear.
 	Film 	"Noises"A boy named Chris uses "magic glasses" to see invisible things that make noises, including construction equipment, a baby crying, people coughing and sneezing, a car honking, a telephone, and a typewriter. Can you make those noises?
 	Film 	"Six Song (Song of Six)."
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #6
 	SCENE 11 	Gordon closes the show and announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 1