Episode 0297

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Gordon points out to the viewer that there aren't any cars parked along the street because of the sign reading "No Parking Today" in the area. Oscar becomes inspired by the power a simple "no" sign has and starts scheming...
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #14: Dots line up at the same time as some squares who ultimately dominate the board
center 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit the Frog introduces the word "no," causing confusion when Grover comes by asking what his sign says. (transcript)
center 	SCENE 2 	Oscar's trash can is now surrounded by various signs stating "No..." (such as "No Visitors," "No Talking," "No Deliveries," etc.). He hopes the signs will keep people away from his trash can just as the street sign keeps people from parking.
 	Cartoon 	Adding up five ladybugs and five lizards
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #16: Dots kick aside a crumpled object
 	SCENE 3 	Bob has a package for Oscar from Melvin Meanie (a cactus from Death Valley), but because of the "No Deliveries" sign, Bob keeps his distance. Mr. Hooper then comes by with some extra trash from the store, but keeps on walking because of the "No Dumping" sign. Oscar finally realizes the signs were a bad idea when they keep the Mudman from peddling his wares, and he starts removing them.
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 	Celebrity 	The New York Knicks make 8 baskets in a row, but miss on the 9th.
 	SCENE 4 	Maria has four pieces of cardboard with patterns printed on them. She gets Big Bird to play a game by finding which two match each other. When he sees one that could be a match, he asks her to put them on the ground so he can get a better look. He accidentally gets a big bird footprint on both.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet boy meets Alphabet O'Malley, whose full name consists of twenty-six first names, each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet.
 	Film 	James narrates a film of his life on a pueblo in New Mexico.
 	Muppets 	Two children, who can only read some words, resolve their fight over a large book by helping each other and reading alternate words.
 	Celebrity 	The New York Knicks make 11 shots, but miss on the 12th.
 	SCENE 5 	Mr. Hooper, wearing a straw boater and plaid vest, hawks the fabulous number 12 to an unseen crowd - "Accept no substitutes; nothing less than 12!"
 	Cast 	Bob assembles a large number 12.
 	Cartoon 	Drawing a kite that turns into a fish (w/ child voiceover in Spanish).
 	Cartoon 	Drawing a kite that turns into a fish (w/ child voiceover).
 	Muppets 	Professor Hastings discuss the letter U, but in his confusion, he first thinks he's talking about "you" (meaning himself), then his announcer.
 	Cartoon 	Letter U salesman
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet presents the letter U. Another Muppet repeatedly insists, "That's not a 'me,' that's a U!"
 	SCENE 6 	Bob sings "Three of These Things" with Leah and Kim using an ice cream scoop, a spoon, a ladle, and a bar of soap.
 	Film 	George the Farmer saws the legs off a table.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Eating" while animals eat.
 	SCENE 7 	Gordon explains that all living things need food as he tends to a flower. A miniature Muppet cow (Jerry Nelson) comes by and eats the flower, which will allow her to make milk, which people drink. "That's a lot of working together," observes Gordon.
 	Muppets 	A boy thinks that a girl is talking about him when she expresses her love for the perfect picture of U.
 	Film 	A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak.Music: Joe Raposo
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 	SCENE 8 	A girl stops by Hooper's Store and orders a quart of milk in Spanish. Mr. Hooper doesn't understand, but fortunately Maria comes by and translates.
 	Cartoon 	A dog learns about U.
 	Film 	Kids narrate a film about where you get ice cream: from the cow, to the factory, to the ice cream shoppe.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Most animals have two eyes, ears, etc. ... but some snakes have two heads.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 9 	Gordon has a box and gives Oscar clues as to what's inside - it begins with P, it's small, furry with floppy ears and four legs. Oscar believes it to be a type of pickle and is repulsed when Gordon opens the box, revealing a puppy.
 	Film 	A boy paints a picture of a porcupine on glass.
 	SCENE 10 	Big Bird has a bag full of birdseed. He eats some, then some more until there's none; now he's full of birdseed.
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts the game show "What's My Part?". The contestant is Mr. Nose. The panelists -- Bennett Snerf, Arlene Frantic and Cookie Monster -- don't know what a nose is, because none of them have noses.
 	SCENE 11 	As Maria, Bob and the kids play with the new puppy, Gordon announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Gordon and Oscar hold the Sesame Street sign, while Grover holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 3