Episode 0978

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird wants to join in a game with Maria and the kids, though Maria thinks it might be difficult as it involves Spanish. Big Bird gives it a try anyway, and correctly guesses the body parts Maria is saying in Spanish as the kids demonstrate each one.
 	Cartoon 	A young girl's favorite toy is a stick, which she uses for many things, including a magic wand, conductor's baton, and a baseball bat.
 	Film 	Alone Song
 	Muppets 	
 	Video 	Scanimate kids intro
 	Cast 	Bob helps Laurie get properly dressed to go out in the rain to meet Big Bird.
 	Cartoon 	A boy talks about his pet letter Y, named Yetta.
 	Celebrity 	Tennis star Arthur Ashe says the alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	Magical Herman's number trick
 	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.
 	Muppets 	Benny and his boss have been waiting for Lefty for a long time. Benny wonders how they will know when it's Lefty at the door, so he reminds him that Lefty will knock three times - their secret knock to enter their hideout. Lefty forgets the number, and has to be hinted from his boss what the number of knocks are to gain access, finally giving the correct amount. When they let him in, the boss reprimands him for his poor memory, and warns him that he'll be in big trouble if he forgets again. To test his memory, the boss and Benny lock themselves out, telling him not to let them in until they give the secret knock. Despite the boss' warning, Lefty forgets once again, and finally having enough, he fearfully runs out the back door, leaving the other two stranded outside yelling, "Let us in!" as they angrily pound on the door trying to get in.
 	Cartoon 	The life of a Yellow Yahoo
 	SCENE 2 	Bob and Maria notice a “PELIGRO” sign on Oscar's trash can, and observe loud crashes and smoke coming from it. Oscar says he’s knocking down his walls just to make a mess, and has hired Biff and Sully to help out. They have trouble getting the wall between the conservatory and den down and recommend blasting it out. Oscar doesn't heed Biff's warning about keeping his distance, so he ends up getting blasted out of the can and into a nearby tree. (Biff: "Oscar, you ding-a-ling, I told ya not to stand too close!") Dangling upside-down, Oscar says next time he’ll use a parachute.
 	Cartoon 	A baby sees a "danger" sign, which points to several dangerous images.
 	Muppets 	Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Danger."
 	Film 	The letter T is a very useful letter.
 	Film 	Circles in everyday objects.
 	Film 	Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them.
 	Cartoon 	I Thought a Thought ... about small things. A man thinks about small things, and lists them. A sea monster thinks it is small, especially when compared to its father!Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	At night, a man's toothy smile is shown as he hears the sounds of tools being used ... to demolish his house.Artist: Bill Davis
 	SCENE 3 	Bob and Maria check up on Oscar in the aftermath of the explosion. Oscar has an icebag wrapped around his head and feels terrible, which makes him feel terrific. But feeling terrific makes him feel terrible, which he likes, but feeling terrific feels terrible to him...
 	Film 	A look at the life of Colleen, who lives in Arizona.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	T is for Trash and TicketArtist: Cliff Roberts
 	Celebrity 	Tennis star Arthur Ashe demonstrates over and under.
 	Cartoon 	1-10, 10-1 count with stripes.
 	Muppets 	The Magic Painting Lady shows off her magic painting of a doorway which will help show "through". Three Anything Muppets in the painting come through the doorway. When it comes time for Grover's turn, he ends up breaking through the painting.
 	Film 	A gymnast demonstrates 'around'.
 	Cartoon 	A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak".
 	Film 	A boy talks about feeding sheep in the winter.Music: Robert Dennis
 	Muppets 	Simon Soundman tries to buy a saw at Sam's General Store.
 	Animation 	2 houses plus 2 equals 4.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird sings a song he wrote for Mr. Snuffleupagus: “A Really Good Feeling.”
 	Cartoon 	Today's Secret Drawing is a mailman.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Herry Monster are fighting over a bicycle, when Kermit suggests they share it. The two monsters cooperate, and devour the bicycle together.
 	Film 	Children in a movie theater tell a man on the screen not to open a door that says "DANGER" on it. He opens it, and there's an explosion.
 	Muppets 	Roosevelt Franklin leads a counting practice for his Headball team.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets 	A group of Anything Muppets sing about a "Bus Stop" sign.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #3Animation by Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird and Snuffy have more fun dancing to the closing music as Gordon announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Big Bird holds the Sesame Street sign, and Maria and Bob hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8