Episode 0439

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At Hooper's Store, Big Bird tells David that he's been practicing adding and subtracting. A new kid in the neighborhood, Alex (nicknamed “Smart Alex”) approaches and befriends the two. He asks for an orange, and David tells Big Bird that this is a good opportunity for him to solve a subtraction problem. He asks what four take away one is, but Alex beats him to it. Alex goes to get his orange as Big Bird (still trying to come up with the answer) worries that David might like “Smart Alex” better than him.
 	Cartoon 	King Minus and the Disappearing Dragons
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird muses that he may not be good at math, but he's at least good at running. He practices a little (comparing himself to Superman) when Susan reintroduces him to Alex, who claims to be pretty fast himself. Susan suggests a race between Big Bird and Alex, and Big Bird rushes towards the Fix-it Shop at the end of the street... where he spots Alex nonchalantly reading a book, wondering what took him so long. The others congratulate him as Big Bird worries further about Alex taking away all his friends.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet boy teaches "forward" and "backward" with a group of Muppets who keep running over the boy when his back is turned. (Spanish soundtrack)
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird muses that at least he's taller than everyone. Just then, Gordon comes along with Ingrid and asks for help getting their frisbee down from a tree. Big Bird is very eager to assist given his high stature ("Eight feet two, and I'm only six."), but the frisbee's too high for even him to reach. Alex comes through once again by climbing the tree and getting the frisbee down, making Big Bird feeling much less needed.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet boy teaches "forward" and "backward" with a group of Muppets who keep running over the boy when his back is turned.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird packs his things in a bindle, then announces he's running away from Sesame Street. The adults and kids gather around him and reassure that they still love him whether or not Alex is better at some things. Even Alex doesn't want him to go, telling him how special he is. He apologizes for making him upset before, and he and Big Bird become friends.
 	Cartoon 	Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for.
 	Film 	Mad Painter #3
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Celebrity 	Pat Paulsen demonstrates "forward" and "backward".
 	Cartoon 	Would you mind closing our OPEN?
 	SCENE 5 	Susan sings "Here Are Some Things" with the kids using pictures of foods and a pencil.
 	Cartoon 	S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake.
 	Cartoon 	S - Serpiente
 	Muppets 	"The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jellybeans (Part 1)"A boy loves jellybeans and comes across a girl who's sad because she lost hers. The boy shares his bag of jellybeans with the girl, but now he has none. Will he get his jellybeans back? Stay tuned...
 	Cartoon 	A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O.
 	Muppets 	"The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jellybeans (Part 2)"The boy who gave his jellybeans away finds the girl again. This time she's afraid of a monster, but the boy assures her that if the monster comes around, he'll be there to help out. Rewarding his kindness, she gives the boy back his jellybeans. All is well until the monster shows up and the girl reveals the reason the monster was bothering her was because he wanted the jellybeans. Now the boy has them, so she's no longer afraid. The monster eats the entire bag of jellybeans and gives the boy a kiss. Our hero is no longer afraid, but he still doesn't have jellybeans. Stay tuned....
 	Cartoon 	Olga y la letra O
 	Muppets 	"The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jellybeans (Part 3)"The boy is mad because he has an empty bag and no jellybeans, and the girl is mad because she found her jellybeans, but she doesn't have anything to put them in. They decide to share, and the girl puts her jellybeans in the boy's bag. A happy ending with jellybeans for all!
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit."
 	Cast 	"David the Daring" does his famous forwards and backwards trick.
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The rocket doesn't go off until a few seconds after the countdown commences.
 	Film 	A bearded skier walks in the snow to create the word "ME."Music: Joe Raposo
 	Film 	"Three Song (Song of Three)."
 	Muppets 	"Sammy the Snake"
 	Cartoon 	Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (repeat)
 	SCENE 6 	Kate looks at a kid's bicycle and sees that one of the tires is flat. She asks Oscar to ask Susan if she still has the bicycle pump she lent her, but Oscar passes it to Susan in much grouchier terms. Kate pushes Oscar down back into his trash can, preferring to tell Susan herself.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	Grover asks Brian to explain which of them is "you" and which is "me."
 	Cartoon 	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S.
 	Film 	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder.
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The director's hat blasts off instead.
 	Film 	A figure skater illustrates forward and backward.
 	Cartoon 	A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O. (repeat)
 	SCENE 7 	Kate plays the guitar and sings “I Live in the City,” with the kids joining in the chorus.
 	Cartoon 	S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (repeat)
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face."
 	Muppets 	Kermit smells smoke. An Anything Muppet girl tells him that there's a fire "over there", and Kermit screams for the fireman. Grover comes along wearing a white coat and a stethoscope; then carrying a pitchfork, and talking about his cows, chickens and the barn. Kermit reminds him that a fireman puts out fires. When Grover finally arrives with a hose, they discover that the fire is coming from the girl toasting marshmallows over a small campfire.
 	Cartoon 	Kids around the world say "ME."
 	Film 	Ten hats on a hatrack
 	SCENE 8 	Kate and the kids continue their song as Susan announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Roosevelt Franklin and his mother hold the Sesame Street sign, and David holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 4