Episode 2166

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird has asked Gladys the Cow to help say hello to the viewer, but she balks at a cow of her talent being wasted on such a menial task. Despite already getting a small theater for her to perform on, Big Bird calms Gladys down by allowing her to make her greeting a little special, with a drumroll (via Danny) and a grand announcement. She recites a short poem about herself and bows. Big Bird makes a simple greeting to the viewer, receiving thunderous applause (to Gladys' chagrin). "Sometimes, less is more," Big Bird notes.
 	Cartoon 	What's missing? (cow)
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet asks another "Is this the D train?" A subway train then arrives, letting out several letter Ds.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Little Things."
center 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson orders soup and a sandwich, and says that he wants the sandwich before the soup. When Grover comes with the sandwich, Mr. Johnson has changed his mind and wants the soup first. When Grover comes with the soup, Mr. Johnson has decided that he wants the sandwich first. Grover ends up giving Mr. Johnson both the soup and sandwich, so he can decide what to eat first. Mr. Johnson tells Grover that he has decided to get a cup of coffee, then the soup and the sandwich.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: D - Daisy
 	Film 	A flower opens and closes.
 	Insert 	Olivia helps a lonesome Telly Monster feel better by singing "I Feel Good Being on My Own."
 	Cartoon 	They'd play with me if I had...
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "dance" at a disco.
 	Film 	Kids dancing.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Crayon Animation Letter D
 	Insert 	Three of These Kids are jumping rope, but the fourth one is sitting down and reading a book.
 	Animation 	"¡Él juega fútbol!"
 	SCENE 2 	Maria questions why Oscar has left an old, junky car seat out on the street. Oscar tells her it's for an important lesson about safety, and the Grouchketeers show how to use a seatbelt. Oscar then tells her she can get rid of the seat by driving it away and starts handing her the other dismantled parts of the car.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #9
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Where do the a's fit?
 	Film 	Lizard!Music: Joe Raposo (same as "birds")
 	Muppets 	Biff and Sully are about to start work, when Biff realizes he forgot his portable radio. He tells Sully not to start work until he comes back with it, but every time he's about to leave, he hears Sully doing a different kind of construction work. Sully's noisy building results in a piano, which Sully plays as Biff works.
 	Cartoon 	"Presenting -- the hammer!"
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar and the Grouchketeers look for trash cans hidden within a picture of Oscar in his trashmobile.
 	Cartoon 	A magician performs a trick that makes birds appear, and fish can be glimpsed between them.Artist: Vince Collins
 	Muppets 	"It is I, Captain Vegetable!"
 	Film 	Various objects become OPEN.
 	Cast 	David the champion is ready for the match, but assistant Luis gives him the wrong match for his boxing glove. Once the right one is placed, he and Gordon face off in a game of marbles.
 	Cartoon 	A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Tony Danza reads a note that makes him furious. He rips it up in anger. Oscar reads a piece of it and sees why he would've been so angry.
 	Cartoon 	A beaver does his exercises, while his friends make fun of him. He then uses his strength to save his friends when the dam breaks.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting (Linda) at the art museum.
 	Cartoon 	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A.
 	Film 	Sheep dog
 	Muppets 	The Count's main jumping-over-the-bed flock of sheep quits on him, so he calls the "24 Hour Emergency Counting Service". A reluctant deliveryman in sheep's clothing laments, "It's not an easy way to make a livin' ..."
 	Cartoon 	Nine sheep (Maria voice-over added)Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	SCENE 4 	Gladys summons Big Bird to her small stage in the yard. She wishes to say "goodbye" to the viewer as well and rehearses her poem about the number 9. Big Bird reminds her that there are also letters she has to mention, putting her into a panic.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #9Animation by Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet girl reads the word "hug" with Herry.
 	Film 	A girl explains her life in a motor home.
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	Cartoon 	Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird tells Gladys the time has now come to say goodbye, but her performance isn't ready yet. Big Bird suggests she instead say goodbye and announce the sponsors as they normally do, which she hesitantly does (finding it a bit plain). Gladys bemoans the fact that the viewers will miss out on what she prepared after her 9 poem. When Big Bird asks what it was, glitzy letters A and D descend from above, balloons and streamers come from nowhere, a juggling tumbler appears to do tricks, and Gladys sings a short tune about the sponsors amid Big Bird, Maria, Mr. Macintosh, and the kids cheering and applauding. "Not bad for a cow!" Big Bird exclaims.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 17