Episode 1534

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Oscar's trash can area has been converted into a fast food establishment - "Colonel Oscar's Eat and Beat It" (with "Over 0 Sold" proudly displayed on a sign). Oscar, wearing a string tie and white moustache and goatee, boasts that his joint is the best and will soon be franchised across the country. Luis is doubtful, even after hearing two Grouches (Brian Muehl and Kathryn Mullen) sing the restaurant's jingle: "Have it our way - we don't care about you! Pbbbbffft!" Luis scans the menu for something edible - taco royals (tacos with ice cream), a Big Muck on a bun, and finally, the special thirty-second lunch: a bowl of soup, hamburger and milk. Luis orders the special, wondering if it can really be made in just thirty seconds. Oscar instructs Luis to pile all those items into a blender, thus creating the special. Luis refuses to give the slop a taste and deems the place unfit for anyone. Oscar is glad to get such positive feedback, and tells his dissatisfied customer to "beat it."
 	Cartoon 	A for Ape (who crashes into a tree and forms a SHAPE)
 	Muppets 	"The King's Picnic"
 	Cartoon 	An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
 	Film 	Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music)
 	Cartoon 	An ant is pressured by his peers to finish the anthill all by himself, until he enlists the cooperation of the others.
 	Celebrity 	The Canadian Brass performs "Little Fugue in G Minor" on the steps in the yard.
 	Cartoon 	Can a cat bark?
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A gorilla chases a woman, who registers her protest by shouting "No." She triumphantly drags the gorilla off.
 	Cast 	Susan, Bob, and Maria give a lesson on addition and subtraction.
 	Cartoon 	Z for zipper
 	Song 	Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?"
 	Cartoon 	An alien lands on Earth, looking for a Z to eat. He snatches one off a policeman's uniform, eats it, and rests.
 	Film 	Animals fight.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Do you know what it's like to be scared?
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird helps the kids learn the signs Linda teaches them for various kinds of bugs. They use the signs for "shoo fly!" to get rid of one buzzing around them. "Lucky for us that fly can read sign language," Big Bird notes.
 	Cartoon 	A derby-hatted man identifies animal sounds, ending with a tractor.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man in a bowler hat hears different sounds behind each door.
 	Film 	Women put dolls together and package them at a doll factory.
 	Cartoon 	Two Elephants Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird finds Mr. Snuffleupagus cowering, as someone mysterious has been following him. Snuffy points out the figure on the construction doors and Bird explains that's only his shadow. Snuffy now thinks that shadows are fun after getting used to it, and says goodbye to his before heading to the park with Big Bird.
 	Cartoon 	A boy learns to put his mom's letter in the mailbox all by himself (with a little help).
 	Muppets 	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "You're Alive."
 	Film 	Lemurs leap and play in a zoo cage.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end.
 	Cast 	On the rooftop of 123 Sesame Street, Bob sings "Lazy Summer Day" to the kids.
 	Cartoon 	An elevator fills up with 10 passengers, but quickly breaks when the mouse gets on.
 	Muppets 	At night, Grover thinks he hears noises in the dark. When he sees a shadow on the wall, he cowers under the covers - but the shadow turns out to be his Mommy.
 	Cartoon 	A girl talks about preparing to play with her new sled.Artist: Jim Simon
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 4 	David and Linda show the kids how to sign some of the words for "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
 	Cartoon 	A green man demonstrates dark and light.
 	Film 	The Mad Painter #2
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin tries to throw away a newspaper into a rapidly moving litter can. When she finally does, the exit door also moves and she breaks down the wall.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: A for Ape
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: Do Ya Have an A on Ya?
 	Film 	One of These Things (3 starfish and 1 crab)
 	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.
 	SCENE 5 	David, Linda, Big Bird, and the kids sign today's sponsors; Big Bird wonders what the sign is for "the Children's Television Workshop."
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Baby Breeze, Betty Lou, & Prairie Dawn hold the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 12