Episode 0459

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon is shoveling the steps of 123 Sesame Street, annoyed that he has to do it again after another fresh snowfall. To keep warm, Gordon calls Maria, Big Bird, and the kids over to play a rhyming game. Gordon tells them to do something that rhymes with “mop” (hop) and “save” (wave). Big Bird does something that rhymes with "cheer": disappear, and he pops out of frame.
 	Cartoon 	W For Wilbur
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Henson: Eleven Cheer
 	Transition 	The screen fills up with fluid.
 	Muppets 	Two children, who can only read some words, resolve their fight over a large book by helping each other and reading alternate words.
 	Cartoon 	An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals.
 	Cartoon 	Checkerboard transition cartoon
 	Cartoon 	Two ducks look the same height when they're in the bathtub, but one duck (Joe Flynn) is short and the other is tall.
 	Cast 	David, Luis and Linda count in different languages.
 	Cartoon 	"It's a Lovely Eleven Morning"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson wants a bowl of hot alphabet soup, and he really wants it to be hot. He looks to make sure that each letter of the alphabet is in his soup, but he is missing some. By the time Grover brings in all the missing letters, the soup is cold.
 	SCENE 2 	At Hooper's Store, Big Bird helps Mr. Hooper count 11 ping-pong balls to fulfill Mr. Moose's order. Big Bird suggests putting the number 11 on the box as a reminder, then notices how the number looks the same even when it's seen upside-down (as when he turns the box over, spilling the balls).
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down.
 	Cartoon 	W - wallpaper
 	Song 	Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?"
 	Muppets 	Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers.
 	Film 	"I Am a Letter" - Vocalists sing a song describing the process of how mail is sent.
 	Cartoon 	"Daddy Dear"
 	Muppets 	Little Jerry and the Monotones perform "Mad."
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon tells the viewer that Oscar is really good at getting angry. When he asks him to do so, Oscar gleefully refuses, sighting that he's feeling "singularly benign" today. In response, Gordon progressively gets more upset and shakes Oscar by the fur of his neck and shouts, "Oscar, you are a Grouch and you're supposed to get angry!" Oscar points out that that is angry.
 	Cartoon 	A young hipster dog explains to C.T. Wordsworth what an EXIT is.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #11
 	Cartoon 	A worm declares that the word "worm" is the only important word that begins with "W." A walrus retaliates by dumping a bucket of water on it.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo counts 20 antique cars.
 	Muppets 	Caveman Days: EXIT sign
 	Cartoon 	Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair.
 	Song 	"Where the Garbage Goes," a song film which explains what happens to garbage after it gets thrown away. (edited)Music by Peter Schickele
 	Muppets 	In a Dragnet parody, Sergeant Thursday and Ben hunt for a wanted W.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird buys the next-to-last newspaper, and sees that Maria and Susan both want the last newspaper. He imagines them fighting over it like children, swinging punches at each other and ripping the newspaper to shreds. He goes to break up the "fight," only to find the two reading it together. Maria only wanted to see what was playing at the movies and lets Susan have the last newspaper, and both leave for some coffee. Big Bird, not wanting to partake in another fight, lets Gordon have his own paper.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Henson: Eleven Cheer (repeat)
 	Song 	David sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?"
 	Cartoon 	A man explains that the letter E begins both Enter and Exit. Another man named Roy runs through the doors.
 	Muppets 	Prairie Dawn explains to Herry Monster about the similarities and differences between three shoes.
 	Cartoon 	D-dart
 	SCENE 5 	Maria sings "Here Are Some Things" with three small snowballs, one small, red rubber ball, and one big snowball. She shows the kids how there can be more than one answer.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A short bird stands under a tall bird, which lays an egg on its head.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (Spanish version)
 	Cartoon 	An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals. (repeat)
 	SCENE 6 	Gordon continues shoveling, thinking he's done until the snow starts up again. Maria announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Gordon and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, while Mr. Hooper holds the CTW sign with Baby Breeze and Roosevelt Franklin.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 4