Episode 2458

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird finds Professor D. Rabbit sitting by himself, just listening to his surroundings. The professor offers to teach Big Bird how to be a super listener like himself, and Big Bird gives it a try. They hear something squeaking, then someone singing. It turns out to be Mr. Macintosh, who wheels his squeaky cart of fresh produce by and stops to give the professor a carrot. "Some people listen for the ice cream man; I listen for the carrot man!" the professor exclaims as Big Bird listens to him crunching loudly on his carrot.
 	Song 	"Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	An ostrich is born on a football field, and learns that he can't fly. He saves the game by scoring the winning touchdown.
 	Film 	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara observes wondering if the dashing hero will go over or under.
 	Muppets 	The Count sings "That's What Counts" about the ten things most important to him.
 	Film 	Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers.Music: Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 2 	Bob encounters Big Bird and the Birdketeers sitting on the steps of 123 Sesame Street, listening for all the sounds they can hear. They hear a trumpet, a balloon popping, an alarm clock, and the crunching of a carrot. Bob discovers that the professor was making all those sounds nearby to help Big Bird and the kids improve their skills, and rewards the kids with some carrots for being good listeners.
 	Cartoon 	A heart that says "I love you" is drawn.
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Do What I Do" with Sandy the Snake in an effort to explain how actions can express emotions. However, Sandy finds it difficult to do what Ernie does, since snakes don't have limbs.
 	Cartoon 	A postal worker tells the viewer what the post office is good for.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #10
 	Cartoon 	Different uses of a triangle (Spanish version)
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar tries to play a prank on a passerby with a "PULL" sign on a string; Oscar figures that they will read the sign and do what it says, which will cause a box of shredded newspaper to fall on them. Telly is the unsuspecting victim; however, Telly has difficulty reading the sign and the trick backfires on Oscar when he demonstrates it for him.
 	Cartoon 	A man saws a letter E through the wall.
 	Muppets 	"The Dirtiest Town in the West"
 	Cartoon 	11 gumballs minus 4 equals 7.
 	Film 	College students volunteer at the San Francisco Children's Zoo, which has such animals as ferrets, opossums, and chinchillas.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A salesman offers a passerby the letter N for next to nothing.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Two-Headed Monster: HONK
 	Cartoon 	A man appears out of a yo-yo string and narrates two poems about over, under, around, and through: one about a fish swimming around the wreck of the good ship Mary Lou, and another about a worm who eats through the center of an apple.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Insert 	Oscar reads a love "trash poem" to Maria.
 	Cartoon 	A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... and promptly wiggle around.Artist: James Rizzi
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Kids see animals in their alphabet soup.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	Anything Muppets (including Farley) shout "E!"
 	Cartoon 	Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence.
 	Muppets 	Harry Belafonte and The Count sing "Coconut Counting Man."
 	Cartoon 	A rabbit crosses the STREET, and almost gets run over.Artist: Cathryn Aison
 	SCENE 4 	Bob finds Elmo looking up the Sesame Street lamppost. Elmo explains that he's been reading all the signs he sees so he can become a good reader, and Bob gives him a clue about the sign he's currently trying to read: there are two words in the sign, the first one being "Sesame." Elmo makes some wild guesses about the second word ("Noodle! Pizza! Doorknob!"), but then Bob points it out to him. Elmo climbs up the lamppost, says that he really likes the sign, and asks Bob to help him down.
 	Animation	Lollipop and feathers - what goes where?
 	Muppets 	Camp Wannagohoma: Grover tries to show the campers what is alive in the forest, but they keep correcting him.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball #10Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Film 	"Listen ..." to various sounds, including the ocean, a heart beating, a clock ticking, a horse galloping, crickets chirping, a passing train, and others.
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird and Professor Rabbit continue their listening, and the professor suddenly says he's starting to hear music... which turns out to be the closing theme song. He explains why he's such a good listener: "I close my eyes, concentrate, and I have ears the size of hockey sticks!" Bob announces the sponsors.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 19