Episode 1159

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird regrets putting a hole in his washtub, trying to turn it into a musical instrument. (He blows through it and no sound comes out.) He tells Maria of his dilemma as he has some clothes he needs to launder. Maria tells him about the washing machine in the basement of 123 Sesame Street, which Big Bird has never seen before; he's not even sure what a basement is. She takes him down there to show what it's like...
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird observes the wonders of the basement as Maria gives him a tour. She explains how Ernie and Bert's apartment are directly above them, followed by Gordon and Susan's place and her own. She shows where the furnace that heats up the building is located before finally showing him the washer and dryer set. She leaves him to his devices before heading back upstairs, making certain he knows how to use it. Once left alone, Big Bird tosses in the clothes (bag and all) and pulls up a stool to begin the waiting part. "Isn't science grand?" he muses.
 	Cartoon 	A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare.
 	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 	At night, a group of mice are scared of a monster in the woods. They describe its features until the feared monster looks like an elephant - who is more scared of the mice.
 	Film 	Letter O hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	O for orangeArtist: Bruce Cayard
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 	SCENE 2 	An hour has passed and Big Bird is asleep. Maria comes back to see his progress and Big Bird complains that the washing machine is broken. She shows him how to properly use the machine by dumping just the clothes in, adding soap, and activating it. Big Bird hopes it won't take long for the clothes to get clean as he starts to get dizzy from closely watching the clothes spin.
 	Cartoon 	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O.Artist: John Paratore
 	Muppets 	In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city.
 	Cartoon 	La letra O - opera, oeste, orquidea, ojos, ocho, y el orquestra de orangutanes.
 	Film 	A giant panda walks around.
 	Muppets 	Ice Follies: Count von Count skates to the tune of "The Song of the Count" ending with the rink lights simulating lightning.
 	Cartoon 	The weary traveler asks the wise man to demonstrate none, some, most and all with a basket of oranges.
 	Film / Cartoon	The letter O introduces many words he starts.
 	Cartoon 	A girl uses her imagination while sitting on a sofa.
 	Muppets 	The Martians find a telephone.
 	SCENE 3 	Bob and the kids join Maria and Big Bird down in the basement, where Big Bird continues to watch the laundry - even when the machine has stopped. For the time being, Bob starts a game where he and Maria describe some underground places (such as a subway station or coal mine) for Big Bird and the kids to guess. Big Bird gets a turn and describes a place very similar to the basement they're currently in, though he gets in a loop when he starts talking about the washing machine that keeps going around and around and around...
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 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #5
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Weaver Bird."
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	Grover is astonished to find that he's multiplied into four Grovers.
 	Cartoon 	What if a turtle and rabbit switched appearances?
 	SCENE 4 	Luis leads Mrs. Foster (Olga Felgemacher) down into the basement to check the electric meter. She explains to a kid what her job entails before trying to read the meter of Oscar's trash can, which has a back door accessing the basement as well (indicated by his "Keep Out" sign). Oscar, stepping out from the shower, doesn't want to be bothered and encourages Mrs. Foster's threats to shut off his power, listing all the utilities he doesn't use. He changes his tone when she mentions shutting off his trash compactor ("You can't leave me without entertainment," he grumbles), so Oscar allows her to read his meter by prying it from the wall and handing it to them.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper plans to use a hand buzzer when he asks someone to slap him five. Instead, the joker slaps a 5 on his chest.
 	Film 	A boy tells what happens on a fishing boat.
 	Cartoon 	Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for.
 	Cartoon 	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
 	Film 	"Noises"A boy named Julio uses "magic glasses" to see invisible things that make noises, including a train, a cat, a fire engine, a saw, and a man whistling. Can you make those noises?
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Grover informs Mr. Johnson that the restaurant is out of a lot of items that are on the menu. The only thing still at the restaurant is milk... but there are no glasses.
 	Cartoon 	O for orange (repeat)
 	SCENE 5 	As Bob, Maria, and Luis attend to the furnace, Big Bird realizes he's forgotten to wash his handkerchief. He wonders how much soap to use and decides to pour whatever's left in the box in the machine. Soon, the machine bubbles over with soap suds as the adults try to shut it off in a panic.
 	SCENE 5 cont'd	Meanwhile, Oscar (from within his can up on the surface of the street) enjoys being left alone after his dishwater shower when he starts becoming engulfed in clean soap suds. He starts shouting murder as the suds billow out of his can as Maria announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Kermit and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 9