Episode 1658

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird leads the kids on a "circle tour" of Sesame Street, pointing out various circles around the block. A telestrated circle appears as Big Bird shows off the various round objects, from his alarm clock to the lid of Oscar's trash can to the wheels of Susan's bicycle.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd 	The tour concludes with Big Bird leading them to David's tray of fresh donuts, which they all share.
 	Cartoon 	Five stripes make a circle.
center 	Muppets 	Super Grover: A boy is confused -- his mother told him to take a bus home, but he doesn't know where to find the bus. Super Grover arrives, and they soon discover a sign that says "Bus Stop". The boy believes they found the answer, but Super Grover insists that his mother told him to take a bus home, not a sign.
 	Cartoon 	"The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer.
 	Film 	Comparing a boy's skin to animals' fur, feathers, skin, and other coverings.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A for apricot, alligator, acrobat, accordion, artist, airplane.
 	SCENE 2 	Luis has the viewer draw circles (with the use of a telestrator) around some items he has on the outdoor Fix-it Shop bench that have wheels. Big Bird also asks to be circled, since he's wearing his roller skates. ("Gee, I've never been circled before.")
 	Cartoon 	A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Krazy Kat proves his love for Ignatz Mouse with a block of cheese. Ignatz carves it into the word "LOVE."
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a horse.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet sings "I'm Cold" in the middle of a blizzard.
 	Cartoon 	A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A.
 	Cast 	Bob asks Janice to to identify the letter A and the corresponding picture of an apple.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: A for Ape
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of a cow.
 	Cartoon 	A man sees a giant OUT, yells the word, and everyone runs out of it.
center 	Muppets / Celebrity	Bob and Maria take their seats at Grouch Symphony Hall, sitting amongst an audience of grouches. They're there to see Oscar the Grouch who will be sharing the stage with Itzhak Perlman; Maria: "not the Itzhak Perlman?!" They'll be playing Johann Sebastian Blech's "Double Sonata for Violin, Vacuum Cleaner, Policeman's Whistle, Fire Engine Siren, Jackhammer, Automobile Horn, Elephant Jumping into Swimming Pool, and Nose." Maria thinks it's got to be a mistake.
The lights dim and Telly Monster takes the stage to introduce the musicians. Oscar enters in his trash can and Perlman arrives in a dirty tuxedo. As they prepare for the performance, Bob and Maria are astonished by the juxtaposition of a violin being tuned with that of the likes of a vacuum cleaner (and other oddities). Perlman plays several short selections intercut with Oscar's contributions (with help from Penelope inside the can). The piece ends with Perlman loudly blowing his nose into a handkerchief and dead roses thrown on stage from the audience.
 	Cartoon 	Two men debate whether or not a ladder has 5 steps.
 	Cast 	Big Bird talks about noses and beaks, and what his beak can do. He tells Olivia, "I'm awful sorry about your nose."
 	Cartoon 	Four people cooperate building a table.
 	Muppets 	On a cold day, the Twiddlebugs try to figure out what they should close to make themselves warm. After they try closing a book, a lunchbox and their mouths, Tina sees they must close the door. Once they're warm, they decide to go outside, but can't find what they should open.
 	Cartoon 	Nine birds land in a tree.Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #9
 	Cartoon 	"Dinner for Nine"Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	On a boring day, two hipsters sing "Meet Me at the Bus Stop" and decide to do so.
 	SCENE 3 	Forgetful Jones stops by the Fix-It Shop to wait for a bus to arrive. Luis reminds him that he should look for a bus stop sign instead. Forgetful exits briefly, then returns with a makeshift bus stop sign and continues waiting.
 	Animation 	Sand V/v
 	Film 	Apes play at the zoo. (edited)
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: V for ViolinA musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Billy Jo Jive and Smart Susie Sunset search for Aunt Nellie's dog, Meatbone, not knowing that the sneaky dog has been following them the whole time.
 	SCENE 4 	Oscar can't stand having David and Linda hang around his can signing to each other. He claims to be redecorating, and gives them a rope which is attached to the sofa in his trash can. They pull on the rope to try to lift it up so he can move his coffee table underneath, but Oscar really enjoys that their hands are now not being used for conversation.
 	Cartoon 	Fruta ManzanaArtist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Muppets 	Kermit talks about "same" by showing two identical rectangles. Cookie Monster eats one of them, making them different.
 	Cartoon 	An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early
 	SCENE 5 	David and Linda tie the rope around a nearby tree and leave, having figured out it was a trick the whole time. Oscar is pleased to see his plan not only got them quiet, but got them to go away. He undoes the rope, which rapidly gets him dragged back into the can by the weight of the sofa falling. "That was fun!" he exclaims, and David announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, and Oscar holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 13