Episode 1100

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	It's nighttime on Sesame Street and Gordon has set up a telescope in the yard, explaining to some kids (including Debbie) what it's used for. He intends to observe the moon, but when he looks through it he sees nothing. He fears he broke it somehow until one of the kids simply pops off the lens cap on the other end. Everybody takes turns looking at the moon.
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Zs come out of Herry Monster's mouth as he snores. (part two)
 	Cartoon 	Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it.
 	Film 	Scenes of individuals running from around the world.
 	Cartoon 	One of these shoe pairs ...
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Grover helps Kermit the Frog demonstrate "long" and "short" by picking up a short ladder. Then Kermit says he'll help Grover bring in a long ladder, but Grover says he'll get it alone. He carries the long ladder past Kermit, who's amazed that Grover can get it all by himself. When the other end of the ladder passes by, Grover is holding that end too.
 	Film 	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short.
 	Cartoon 	A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12.
 	Muppets 	Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk"The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together.
 	Cartoon 	Caterpillars Never Wear Brown BootsArtist: Jeff Hale
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin notices a short thread on Luis' tuxedo, which becomes long as he pulls it, unraveling Luis's trousers!
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one.
 	Film 	Topi antelopes nod "yes."Music by Joe Raposo
 	SCENE 2 	David watches Big Bird look at the moon through the telescope, though David gets confused when Big Bird comments that not only does the moon need a good cleaning, but there are moths fluttering around it. David takes a look at it himself and informs Big Bird that he's really looking at the bulb of the Sesame Street lamppost. He adjusts the telescope so Big Bird can see the real moon instead.
 	Cartoon 	Kids narrate a Letter 'Z' Drawing
 	Cast 	Marvelous Maria rides her trike in 10 circles (then backwards).
 	Cartoon 	A dog answers "Yes" to every question.
 	Celebrity 	Mary Lou Williams scats with the kids.
 	Cartoon 	"Four Seasons"
 	Film 	A gorilla sits on a park bench with a lunchbox full of bananas. Noticing the woman seated beside him, he decides to share his bananas with her. She keeps answering "YES" every time the gorilla offers one until he runs out of bananas.
 	Cartoon 	Z for zipper
 	SCENE 3 	On the stoop, Gordon introduces the letter Z for "zoo." He holds a small toy zoo in his hands, which somehow makes loud animal sounds when he lifts the roof off.
 	Cartoon 	A ship captain orders the numbers 1-20 into a boat - which promptly sinks.Artist: Harvey Kurtzman
 	Film 	Trees are very nice places, for animals and for people.
 	Muppets 	The letter R joins U and N to make the word RUN. Anything Muppets run into the scene and take the letters.
 	Film 	Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are.
 	Film 	Circles in everyday objects.
 	Muppets 	
 	Celebrity 	Paul Simon performs "St. Judy's Comet."
 	Cartoon 	A circle becomes a clock, balloon, sun, etc.
 	Film 	A woman repairs wires for the telephone company.
 	Cartoon 	This is a big letter V poem
 	Film 	Lizards
 	Cartoon 	While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
 	Muppets 	Maria tells the story of "The King's Problem".
 	Cartoon 	A girl talks about imagination.
 	SCENE 4 	Olivia and David look up at all the twinkling stars and try to find constellations of several geometric shapes.
 	Cartoon 	Violet climbs a vine with V words.
 	Song 	A girl invites the listener to "Swing Up High."
 	Cartoon 	A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12. (repeat)
 	SCENE 5 	David closes Hooper's Store for the day, and he and Gordon wish the kids all a good night before everyone heads for home. Olivia announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Ernie and Bert hold the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign.
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Category:Space
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 9