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Number 283 features Oscar, Big Bird, Sherlock Hemlock, the Amazing Mumford, Bob, Gordon, Mr. Hooper, and Olivia! Plus, Ernie traces Bert's face, Cookie Monster sings a disco number, and Lily Tomlin talks about pride.


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Season 10: Oscar scuba dives/Mumford’s money tricks

Sponsors: A, N, 2


Scene 1: Bob and Gordon hear splashing sounds from Oscar’s trash can. Oscar pops up wearing a snorkel and claims to be scuba diving. The adults are skeptical, so Oscar lets them watch while he scuba dives. Then Oscar asks his elephant Felix to join him, so when Felix dives into the water the resulting splash soaks Bob and Gordon’s faces.

Cartoon: I am dry...he is wet (two men wash a dog and gets splashed afterwards)

Muppets/Song: A quartet of Anything Muppet kids sing, “Just Around the Corner” about the various locations in their neighborhood

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #2

Film: Making a “lost dog” flyer

Cartoon: I am dry...he is wet (girl gets sprayed by an elephant)

Muppets: Ernie comes home from Camp Winnewonga and shows Bert what he brought back, including rocks and a paper clip - all of which fascinate Bert.

Cartoon: Nancy the Nanny Goat

Scene 2: Big Bird is looking for his missing roller skate. Sherlock Hemlock arrives to help solve the mystery, but only finds items that rhyme with skate: a plate, a crate, and a gate with the number “8” painted on it. Big Bird thinks that all hope is lost, but Sherlock resolves to look all over Sesame Street if he must. As Sherlock Hemlock heads out the door, he slips and falls...on Big Bird’s missing skate! Big Bird thanks Sherlock for his help...

Film: Recycling newspaper

Cartoon: Arthur and Annie look for “A” objects

Film/Song: Henson #2

Cartoon: A man presents an alligator, which starts with A. Then the alligator eats the man!

Muppets: Ernie traces Bert’s face on the screen

Cast: Maria and David show “above” and “below” in a park

Cartoon: Mr. Tweak couldn’t sleep because his neighbors above and below him kept snoring and sneezing

Film: Matching pairs of animals

Insert: Olivia and Gordon sing, “Quiet Is”

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s “A” prank

Cartoon: A conductor asks, “May I have an A?” Then a giant A falls from the sky!

Muppets: Waiter Grover serves Mr. Johnson a little hamburger. Mr. Johnson isn’t pleased and orders the big hamburger, against Grover’s wishes. A minute later, Grover crashes through the doors with an enormous burger and scares Mr. Johnson away.

Cartoon: A witch tells some bored kids a story filled with A words

Film: Time-lapse of growing seeds

Cartoon: The “2” Train

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash - Prince Charming kisses Sleeping Beauty, who turns into a frog! She hops away with Kermit as the baffled Prince stares after them.

Scene 3: The Amazing Mumford finishes his meal at Hooper’s Store, but realizes that he doesn’t have enough money to pay Mr. Hooper. He attempts to make more coins appear, but he makes the cash register disappear instead. On the second try, Mumford makes the register reappear but he overflows the store with loose change. On the third attempt, Mumford finally gets enough cash to pay for the meal.

Cartoon: A magician tries to make a rabbit appear, but he pulls out the numbers 1-20 instead

Muppets: Bert goes out to mail a letter and asks Ernie (who’s practicing his drums) to let him back in when he knocks. Ernie absent-mindedly agrees. After Ernie shows the viewers some riffs, he hears some knocking on the door and decides to repeat the rhythms on his drums, infuriating Bert who’s waiting to be let back in the apartment.

Cartoon/Song: The Country Fiddler - Toucan Two-Step (by Bud Luckey)

Scene 4: Mumford gathers Gordon, Bob, and the kids to show off his newest magic trick: turning pennies into nickels, nickels into dimes, and dimes into quarters! When Bob jokingly asks Mumford to turn the quarters into a peanut butter sandwich, Mumford actually follows through! “Would you like me to cut it into triangles for you, Bob?”

Cartoon: What if my face were on the dollar bill instead of George Washington’s?

Film: A gibbon swings and makes screeching noises

Muppets/Celebrity: Edith Ann (Lily Tomlin) and Herry Monster talk about what makes them feel proud

Cartoon: Sand N/n

Cartoon/Film: Things that start with the letter N

Film: Slide puzzle of an elephant

Cartoon: Billy Jo Jive and the Mystery of the Missing Wig

Film/Song: “Doll House #2”

Muppets/Song: Cookie Monster performs, “Cookie Disco” in a parody of “Shaft”

Cartoon: An ape escapes from a train and finds his way to an “A” party

Cartoon: 30 dots (one dot keeps turning red)

Scene 5: After finishing his scuba dive, Oscar dries himself off with a towel and asks Bob for a clean bed sheet. Bob is suspicious, but he gives his last bed sheet to Oscar anyway. Oscar gives Bob’s sheet to Felix the elephant to dry himself off! Oscar returns the soggy bed sheet to a displeased Bob. Sherlock Hemlock announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Susan. CTW sign still: Luis.


CAST:
Northern Calloway as David
Will Lee as Mr. Hooper
Sonia Manzano as Maria
Bob McGrath as Bob
Roscoe Orman as Gordon
Alaina Reed as Olivia
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:
Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, Harvey Kneeslapper, Prince Charming, AMs
Jerry Nelson as the Amazing Mumford, Sherlock Hemlock, Herry Monster, Mr. Johnson, AMs
Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 284 features Big Bird, Oscar, Biff & Sully, Maria, and Bob! Plus, Ernie and Bert go to the movies and Grover attempts to sell Kermit a weather machine.


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Season 7: Oscar asks Biff and Sully to bury his can in a dirt pile

Sponsors: G, S, 8


Scene 1: Big Bird does a soft-shoe routine demonstrating subtraction. He asks four kids to walk away one by one, until none remain.

Cartoon: King Minus and the Disappearing Dragons

Film: The Mad Painter #8

Cartoon: G is for Giggle

Muppets: The Count subtracts candles by extinguishing each flame

Cartoon: G is for Goat and Grass

Film/Song: “Everybody Sleeps” (by Joe Raposo)

Scene 2: Bob is tired because he didn’t sleep well last night. Maria points out to the viewer that Bob is yawning a lot, is walking very slowly, and keeps rubbing his eyes...which means he’s tired. Maria approaches Bob and asks if he’s okay. Bob says he’s fine, but Maria notices that he’s starting to droop. She gives Bob a chair and he immediately falls asleep.

Muppets: Ernie and Bert go to the movies. Ernie’s loud eating annoys Bert, who shouts at Ernie to be quiet. The usher arrives and escorts Bert out for being too loud!

Cartoon: S is for Santa, Snow, and Sled

Muppets/Song: “Sammy the Snake”

Cartoon: 4 dots - 1 dot = 3 dots

Film: A kid marching band counts to 20

Cartoon: 6 dots - 1 dot = 5 dots

Insert: In voiceover, David asks the viewer to find shapes in the arbor area on Sesame Street

Film: Footage of camels eating

Muppets: Grover sells Kermit a weather machine

Cartoon: Bolt and Nut show how they work together

Film/Song: Henson #8

Scene 3: Bob and Maria sing, “Me/Yo” with the kids.

Muppets: Cookie Monster and the Count cooperate to count and eat cookies

Cartoon: The King of Eight (stop-motion animation by Jim Henson)

Muppets: A hipster and a square do some “Visual Thinking” about shapes

Cartoon: A circle becomes various objects (clock, balloon, sun, etc.)

Scene 4: Oscar is bothered by the cheerful neighborhood. He wishes that he could escape from it all, or at least not have to hear or see any of it. Biff and Sully drive their dump truck up to Sesame Street, park it, and go to Hooper’s Store for a coffee break. Oscar notices that it’s full of dirt and gets an idea...

Film: The bald eagle

Cartoon: A gorilla who knows G words goes to the employment agency

Muppets/Song: Grover and George sing about the “Two G Sounds”

Scene 5: Oscar gives orders to Biff and Sully: bury the trash can in a huge dirt pile. The hardhats start dumping dirt from their truck, but Oscar isn’t pleased because they only dumped SOME dirt on his can. They add MORE and MORE…

Cartoon: Three men compare how much hair they have on their heads (some, more, most)

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #8

Muppets: Ernie and Bert play the “sandbox game” (I eight the sandbox!)

Film: A woman repairs wires for the telephone company

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy - S is for Spring

Cartoon: S is for scooter, skates, sled, skis, and STOP

Scene 6: Oscar’s trash can has been buried with ALL of the dirt from the dump truck. Biff: “How are you gonna get out of that can, Oscar? With all that dirt on top, you’re gonna be stuck in there for a long, long time.” Oscar: “Now you’re catching on, aren’t ya?” Biff and Sully shake their heads and drive the truck away. Just as Oscar settles in, it begins to rain…

Film: Triangles in everyday objects

Muppets: Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover show over and under with a mattress. Then Herbert drives the point home by placing more heavy objects over Grover!

Cartoon: String-animation squares

Scene 7: The rain stops, and Oscar emerges from his trash can. He is horrified to discover that his dirt pile is gone. However, he’s delighted upon seeing all the mud splattered on his can. He’s even happier when Bob and Maria start complaining about the muddy mess on the street. The Count announces the sponsors. SS sign still: David, Luis, and a kid. CTW sign still: Herry Monster.


CAST:
Northern Calloway as David
Sonia Manzano as Maria
Bob McGrath as Bob
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:
Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, AMs
Jerry Nelson as Biff, the Count, Herbert Birdsfoot, AMs
Richard Hunt as Sully, AMs
Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 285 features Big Bird, Oscar, Grover, Cookie Monster, Susan, Maria, and Bob! Plus, Guy Smiley hosts "What's My Letter," Farley uses his imagination, and Bert & Ernie settle a bet about cleaning the apartment.


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Season 4: Signs on Sesame Street

Sponsors: E, L, 4


Scene 1: Grover describes all the nearby signs to the viewer: the “Open” sign on the Fix It Shop door, Hooper’s Store sign, the Sesame Street sign, and the Bus Stop sign. He directs the viewer to watch the next clip about another important sign.

Cartoon: A polar bear tries to find the EXIT sign (animation by the Hubleys)

Scene 2: Grover finds a new sign that he can’t read. Bob comes by and Grover asks him for help with reading it. Bob points to each letter on the sign, until Grover realizes the sign says, “WET PAINT.” Bob looks down at his finger which is now red with wet paint.

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts, “What’s My Letter?” Prairie Dawn must guess the mystery letter (E), but she can’t get it until Guy shows her the potential prize: “A mouse?! EEEEE!”

Cartoon: E is for Eagle, Egg, and Everything

Cartoon: E is for Erase

Film: A young girl gets in, on, and under a blanket

Scene 3: Big Bird finds a trail of crumbs outside his door and wonders where it leads to. Maria and Susan accompany him, and they see that it goes around the mailbox, next to the 123 apartment, through the arbor area, and into Hooper’s Store. They find Cookie Monster at the end of the trail, and he reveals that he got off the bus and ate a box of cookies while walking to Hooper’s Store. Now he’s here to buy more cookies!

Film/Song: Henson #4

Cartoon: Elephants have four legs

Muppets: Bert bets that Ernie can’t clean the apartment in 15 seconds

Scene 4: Maria holds up a sign with the word “DANGER” and asks the kids what it means. Then she holds up another sign with the word “PELIGRO,” which means “danger” in Spanish.

Cartoon: The word “DANGER” (animation by the Hubleys)

Scene 5: Maria holds up a STOP sign and asks the kids what it means. Then she holds up a sign with the word “PARE,” which means “stop” in Spanish.

Muppets: Lefty the Salesman tries (and fails) to sell a STOP sign to Ernie

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #4

Cartoon: L is for Light (shown twice, in English and in Spanish)

Film: Skeleton fish

Muppets: Farley uses his imagination (Herry Monster cameo)

Cartoon/Song: “Imagination Rain”

Scene 6: Oscar asks Susan and Bob to put signs all around his trash can. The signs read, “No standing,” “No smiling,” “No playing,” “No cheering,” and “No helping.” When the adults read the last sign, they do what the sign says and they walk away. Oscar is upset - he has to put up the remaining twenty-three signs by himself!

Cartoon: L is for Ladder

Cartoon: A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian

Muppets/Song: Ernie and Bert sing, “La La La”

Film: The many uses of water

Muppets: Grover serves Mr. Johnson bacon and eggs, but the customer can’t decide how many of each he wants, which frustrates Grover

Cartoon: The Country Fiddler - Four Big Lions (by Bud Luckey)

Film: Feeding milk to baby animals

Scene 7: Big Bird reads a poem about eggs.

Cartoon: E is for Egg (speech balloon)

Film/Song: “Chicken or the Egg” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: A man presents the letter E, which begins the words enter and exit. His friend Roy continually interrupts to go through the “enter” and “exit” doors.

Muppets: The Little Miss Muffett Play

Film: Counting 20 antique automobiles

Muppets/Song: “The Song of the Count”

Cartoon: L is for Lunchbox

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #4 (repeat)

Scene 8: Big Bird, Bob, and the kids play “Follow the Leader” in the arbor area. Susan announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Ernie and Bert. CTW sign still: Roosevelt Franklin and Betty Lou.


CAST:
Loretta Long as Susan
Sonia Manzano as Maria
Bob McGrath as Bob
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:
Frank Oz as Cookie Monster, Grover, Bert, Lefty the Salesman, AMs
Jerry Nelson as the Count, Herry Monster, Farley, Mr. Johnson, AMs
Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn
Jim Henson as Ernie, Guy Smiley, AMs

 

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Number 286 features Big Bird, Oscar, Biff & Sully, the Count, Gordon, Mr. Hooper, Luis, Olivia, and a rare Muppet named Winnie Wiggins. Plus, Ernie and Bert exercise, Herbert Birdsfoot teaches Grover how to count, and the Anything Muppets sing about life in the city and the country.


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Season 9: Olivia has a sore throat

Sponsors: I, M, 3


Scene 1: Biff and Sully are about to start a repair job when Biff realizes that he left the ladder at the construction site by mistake. Biff sees Big Bird passing by and asks him to help. Sully leaves unnoticed. Biff climbs onto Big Bird’s shoulders and tries to work, but then Big Bird sneezes and they both fall. Sully and Luis return with a ladder, and they are alarmed when they see Big Bird and Biff sprawled on the ground. Luis: “What happened to you guys?” Biff: “It would be better if you didn’t know…”

Film: Let’s build a road (jazz soundtrack)

Muppets: Bert and Ernie play the drums together

Cartoon: A dog and a boy fight over the capital letter I

Film: “The I Beam”

Cast: Sluggo the Great (David) puts on his baseball gear, but is confused about which body parts they belong on

Cartoon/Song: “Young McDonald Went to Town”

Muppets: Grover and Herbert Birdsfoot count three blocks in different arrangements. When Herbert gives Grover three oranges to count, Grover admits that he’s good at counting blocks - but not oranges!

Scene 2: Oscar has been tasked with talking about the letter I, but he can’t think of any good words. Winnie Wiggins storms by, ranting about how bad her day has been. She peppers her speech with “I” words: “I am incredibly irritated! Infuriated! Incensed! Irate!” Oscar asks Winnie to repeat those words, and she does. Oscar thanks Winnie for providing such great “I” words and offers her an invitation to dinner: liverwurst-and-halibut pizza with mayonnaise and chocolate sauce. Winnie refuses: “That sounds ICKY!” Oscar chides her for being impolite, and they have an argument over whether Oscar’s dinner is icky or not.

Film: The Mad Painter #3

Muppets: Cookie Monster sounds out the word “FOOD” and eats the foam letters

Cartoon: M is for Mail (speech balloon)

Cartoon: M is for Moo and Milk

Film: Skating competition

Cartoon/Song: Pinball Number Count #3

Scene 3: Mr. Hooper helps the kids write a lowercase “i” and a capital “I” on the sidewalk with chalk.

Cartoon/Song: “We All Live in a Capital I”

Film: Cold things that begin with the letter I

Muppets/Song: “City & Country Song”

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy - I is for Ink

Cast: The Alphabet Dancers make a capital letter I with their bodies

Film: Penguins take a bath

Cast: The Alphabet Dancers make a lowercase i with their bodies

Celebrity/Song: Paul Simon sings “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” on the steps of 123 Sesame Street. A young girl steals the show with her singing!

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash - The Count ruins Kermit’s interview with the Three Little Pigs

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #3 (shown twice, in English and Spanish)

Muppets: Lefty the Salesman tries to sell a snowman to Ernie, but it gets smaller and smaller as it melts

Cartoon: A dot tries to get on top of a lowercase i (animation by Fred Garbers)

Film: Kids count ten buses as they drive by (music by Joe Raposo)

Scene 4: Big Bird, Luis, and Mr. Hooper are waiting for Gordon and Olivia to join them for a picnic. Gordon arrives by himself, and tells everyone that Olivia has a sore throat and can’t come. Big Bird suggests that they have their picnic in Olivia’s apartment! The adults aren’t too sure until it starts raining, forcing them to seek shelter in 123 Sesame Street.

Film: How pizza is made

Muppets: Ernie exercises to a radio program. Bert wants to listen to the Pigeon News, but Ernie convinces him to exercise instead. Bert gets so into it that he doesn’t want to stop, even when Ernie tells him that the Pigeon News has started.

Cartoon: An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge while carrying big packages

Muppets/Song: Little Jerry and the Monotones perform, “Sad”

Cartoon: 30 dots (third dot blows a raspberry)

Scene 5: Olivia rests in her bed, wishing that she could join her friends for the picnic. When she notices that it’s raining, she assumes that their picnic was ruined, making her feel even worse. When Gordon enters, Olivia tells him that she’s in a terrible mood because she’s too sick to join the picnic, and the rain must have ruined the picnic for everyone. Gordon tells her not to feel bad because he brought the picnic to her! Everyone enters Olivia’s room for an indoor picnic, immediately cheering up Olivia.

Cartoon/Film: Things that start with M

Muppets: The Amazing Mumford sounds out the word “magic,” then makes himself disappear

Film/Song: Henson #3

Scene 6: The Count arrives to join the picnic, and also to count Olivia’s coughs: “I was getting tired of counting raindrops, all twelve thousand of them! So I decided to count some other things for a change.” Winnie Wiggins announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Maria. CTW sign still: Oscar.


CAST:
Northern Calloway as David
Emilio Delgado as Luis
Will Lee as Mr. Hooper
Roscoe Orman as Gordon
Alaina Reed as Olivia
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:
Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Lefty the Salesman, AMs
Jerry Nelson as Biff, the Count, the Amazing Mumford, Herbert Birdsfoot, Little Jerry, AMs
Richard Hunt as Sully, Winnie Wiggins, AMs
Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 287 features Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Herry Monster, Olivia, David, Maria, Mr. Hooper, and Bob! Plus, Cookie Monster goes to the bakery, Super Grover attempts to find the bus stop, and Kermit interviews Pinocchio.


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Season 10: Big Bird’s dreams about Mr. Snuffleupagus/Olivia and David’s argument

Sponsors: H, O, 5


Scene 1: Big Bird tells Mr. Hooper, Bob, Maria, Olivia, and David about a dream that he had in which Mr. Hooper and Olivia met Mr. Snuffleupagus but no one else believed them.

Muppets: Bert tells Ernie why he shouldn’t eat cookies in bed

Cartoon: A polka-dotted egg hatches, and four motorcycle-riding chicks emerge

Film: The Mad Painter #5

Scene 2: Big Bird takes another nap in his nest, and dreams that everyone on Sesame Street finally meets Snuffy. Just as the dream ends, Snuffy comes to visit and Big Bird begins telling him about his dream.

Cartoon: H is for Horse (speech balloon)

Cartoon: Howard and Harold come up with H words (animation by Cliff Roberts)

Film: A group of children help an old Chinese man fly a kite

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #5

Muppets: Super Grover helps a little boy find the BUS STOP

Cartoon: Billy Jo Jive and Suzie Sunset meet Wrong Way Willie

Cast: Linda and Bob sing, “Hat, Coat, and Pants” while showing the signs for each word

Film: “There Once Was a Hand”

Muppets: Mr. Chatterly attempts to host an Alphabet Chat about the letter O, but various interruptions wear down his patience until he has a meltdown and the show gets cancelled

Cartoon/Film: An animated rock climber climbs a live-action boy and identifies the boy’s body parts along the way

Muppets: Cookie Monster goes to the bakery for something that rhymes with “buy.” He ends up eating an “I,” the baker’s tie, and even chases Guy Smiley who came in to order a pie.

Cartoon: Herman Happy and Stanley Sad talk about their respective feelings

Scene 3: David and the kids play “Simon Says.” Maria comes along with a group of Spanish-speaking kids, but David can’t think of a way to have them join the game. Maria suggests that she can repeat his directions in Spanish, and David happily agrees.

Transition: Scanimate kids intro

Muppets: Ernie plays “Touch Your Face” with the viewer

Film: Animal body part shout-out

Cartoon: O is for Orange (animation by Bruce Cayard)

Cartoon: Sand O/o

Film/Song: “Five Dancers”

Scene 4: Olivia and David are fighting over whether they want to go to the movies or to the zoo. Maria intervenes and asks them to reach a compromise. The adults agree to go to the zoo first and then the movies. But then they remember that both places are closed now...so they all decide to get some pizza instead.

Muppets: Frazzle “talks” to Grover about his day, and Grover translates Frazzle’s emotions for the viewer

Film: Corn grows in a field (music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: Monster in the dark (finding a light switch)

Film: Scanimate H objects (narration by Luis and the kids)

Cartoon: A fat man and a small man demonstrate top and bottom

Cast: Maria pushes through a large piece of paper to show top and bottom

Film: Baby turtles swim around

Muppets: Bert asks Ernie to clean up his toys, so Ernie devises a categorization system. However, all of his categories apply to only one toy - his fire engine!

Scene 5: Mr. Hooper serves Herry Monster five glasses of lemonade, one by one. Mr. Hooper assumes that Herry is very thirsty, but Herry explains that he wants to start a lemonade stand but doesn’t know how to make lemonade. “So I decided to ask you for some lemonade!” Mr. Hooper offers to teach Herry how to make lemonade instead: “Give a monster some lemonade, and he’ll drink it for one day. SHOW a monster how to make lemonade, and he’ll drink it for a lifetime!”

Cartoon: A mad scientist unveils his latest invention - the capital letter H!

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash - Kermit interviews Pinocchio

Cartoon: Country Fiddler - Funny Farm #5 (by Bud Luckey)

Scene 6: Mr. Hooper and Herry Monster sell lemonade to their neighbors as Big Bird announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Susan. CTW sign still: Gordon.


CAST:
Linda Bove as Linda
Northern Calloway as David
Emilio Delgado as Luis
Will Lee as Mr. Hooper
Sonia Manzano as Maria
Bob McGrath as Bob
Alaina Reed as Olivia
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:
Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, AMs
Jerry Nelson as Mr. Snuffleupagus, Herry Monster, Frazzle, Mr. Chatterly, AMs
Jim Henson as Ernie, Guy Smiley, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 288 features Big Bird, Oscar, Susan, Bob, and Mr. Hooper! Plus, the Count orders hot dogs, Ernie takes glasses of water out of Bert's apartment, and Herry shares a secret with Grover.


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Season 6: Oscar’s plant nursery

Sponsors: T, U, 7


Scene 1: Susan asks the kids to name various things that grow in the ground. The kids name trees, flowers, grass, and vegetables.

Film: Close-up of broccoli

Cartoon: U is for Umbrella (speech balloon)

Cartoon: Two men move up onto a large green “UP”

Muppets/Song: Two monsters (proto-Herry and Cookie) sing, “Up and Down”

Film: Examples of people and animals going up and down (music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #7

Scene 2: Oscar has opened a plant nursery for his stinky, prickly, and wilted plants. Susan and Bob list the various things that he must do to help his plants grow. When Oscar realizes that he has to do nice things for his plants, he decides to close up shop and relinquishes his inventory to the adults - free of charge!

Muppets: Ernie is taking glasses of water out of the apartment. Bert thinks of various reasons why Ernie is using this water. When Bert asks for an explanation, Ernie tells him that the kitchen faucet is broken so he’s trying to bail water...just as the entire room floods!

Cartoon: T is for Television

Cartoon: T is for Top (animation by Cliff Roberts)

Celebrity: Carol Burnett talks about the functions of a nose

Film: Giraffes in a plain

Cartoon: A man demonstrates up and down (animation by Al Jornow)

Film: T is for Toes

Muppets: Grover serves hot dogs to the Count

Cartoon: A man blows seven bubbles

Film: Close-up of a tomato

Scene 3: Bob presents a visual outline of a child’s body, and has the kids list various body parts that start with T: tongue, teeth, toes, and tummy.

Muppets: A pair of teeth goes to the employment agency for a job

Film: T is for Tunnel

Cast: Maria, Luis, Susan, and David play surgeons in an operating room. Maria asks for certain tools which the others provide. Afterwards, Maria declares the operation a success - revealing a newly fixed motorcycle!

Cartoon: A man pushes a lazy “UP”

Film: The Mad Painter #7

Cartoon/Song: The Alligator King #7 (by Bud Luckey)

Scene 4: Big Bird is upset because he spilled a bag of birdseed while carrying it into his nest. Mr. Hooper comforts him and says that people (and birds) make mistakes all the time. It’s normal, expected, and happens to everyone. After Big Bird thanks Mr. Hooper, they both smell smoke...coming from Mr. Hooper’s bread in the oven! Mr. Hooper is disappointed that the bread is burnt, but Big Bird reminds him that everyone makes mistakes!

Cartoon: The letter U salesman

Muppets: Cookie Monster shows Ernie his special cookie counting device

Film/Song: Henson #7

Cartoon: A dog meets the letter U

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash - Kermit interviews the Wicked Witch’s magic mirror (based on Snow White)

Cartoon: A boy holds balloons with the word “UP” on them and gets pulled up into the sky

Cartoon: A man gets various animal noses drawn on his face

Film: A girl picks vegetables in a garden

Muppets: Ernie makes a bust of Bert, but something’s missing. Ernie checks to see if he’s sculpted all of Bert’s facial features, and Bert tells him that he forgot to add the nose. However, Ernie is out of clay so he removes Bert’s nose and puts it on the bust!

Cartoon: A boy drags his sister up and down the stairs

Scene 5: The cast members say their names and the letter that their names start with. “B” is for Bob, “S” is for Susan, “H” is for (Mr.) Hooper, and “O” is for Oscar.

Muppets: Herry Monster tells Grover a secret, which is the alphabet. Once Herry leaves, Grover immediately tells the “secret” to other monsters, and Herry quickly finds out. “You’re very good at saying the alphabet, Grover...but you’re lousy at keeping a secret!”

Film: Close-up of a pepper

Cartoon: A boat captain leads the numbers 1-20 into his vessel. Once he gets in, the entire boat sinks!

Scene 6: The kids play in the arbor area as Big Bird announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Ernie and Bert. CTW sign still: Maria.


CAST:
Northern Calloway as David
Emilio Delgado as Luis
Will Lee as Mr. Hooper
Loretta Long as Susan
Sonia Manzano as Maria
Bob McGrath as Bob
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:
Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, AMs
Jerry Nelson as the Count, Herry Monster, AMs
Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 289 features Big Bird, Oscar, Linda, Mr. Hooper, Bob, and Luis! Plus, Grover and Kermit show top and bottom with heavy boxes, and Ernie bothers Bert with a loud radio.


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Season 8: A day with Linda

Sponsors: L, S, 4


Scene 1: Mr. Hooper and Luis greet the viewer from inside Hooper’s Store. Linda enters and signs hello. Linda tries to place an order but Mr. Hooper can’t understand ASL. Luis knows some ASL and tries to give Mr. Hooper some clues based on Linda’s signs. After some unsuccessful attempts, Bob enters the store and quickly helps Linda place her order.

Film/Song: “Everybody Eats” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: Elephants have four legs

Muppets: Ernie listens to the radio at a loud volume. Bert keeps telling Ernie to turn it down, but Ernie doesn’t hear him. Bert begins shouting at him angrily, so Ernie takes the knob off the radio and puts it on Bert’s stomach, turning his volume down completely!

Cartoon: L is for Lion

Cartoon: L is for Lips

Scene 2: Big Bird counts from 1 to 20 while Linda signs the numbers.

Cartoon: An Indian guru counts from 1 to 20 in song (produced by Ken Snyder Enterprises)

Film: A baby reindeer takes its first steps

Cast: David and Gordon play boxers about to have a match, but Luis keeps providing David with the wrong gloves. Once David gets his boxing gloves, he and Gordon face off...in a game of marbles!

Muppets: The Anything Muppets perform, “Clap Clap Clap”

Cartoon: S is for Santa, snow, and sleigh

Cartoon: Sand S/s

Film: The Mad Painter #4

Cartoon: The Magnificent Splasho goes from the top of the ladder to the bottom of the water tank

Muppets: Grover helps Kermit show top and bottom by carrying large boxes

Scene 3: Linda, Bob, and the kids talk about their favorite activities. Linda then shows everyone the signs for the activities of drawing, riding a bike, and swimming.

Film: A girl and her father take a bus ride through their neighborhood

Muppets: The Count and Cookie Monster cooperate to count and eat cookies

Cartoon: A man jumps into a poster of Lake Lillian

Film/Song: Henson #4

Cartoon: The Country Fiddler - Four Big Lions (by Bud Luckey)

Cast: Maria tears holes through a large sheet of paper to show top and bottom

Cartoon: A scoop of ice cream makes its way to the top of a cone

Cartoon: Simple Simon meets some animals whose features are mixed up

Muppets: Ernie and Bert meet Tough Eddie at the beach

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy - S is for Spring

Scene 4: Oscar wants to complain, but no one is around to hear him. Luis and Linda approach cheerfully, and Oscar seizes the opportunity to complain to them. Linda wants to know what Oscar is saying, so Oscar forces Luis to translate in ASL. Soon Luis and Linda become grouchy after hearing Oscar’s ranting and they leave in a worse mood than before. Now Oscar feels quite pleasant.

Cartoon: A man slips on his daughter’s roller skate and falls. The girl points out that her father is MAD, but he still loves her

Muppets/Song: Little Jerry and the Monotones perform, “Mad!”

Film: Animals fight (music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: L is for Ladder

Cartoon: L is for Lunchbox

Scene 5: Mr. Hooper and Big Bird sort rubber duckies by size.

Muppets: Grover serves Mr. Johnson a bowl of alphabet soup, but he keeps forgetting various letters. By the time Grover brings out all 26 letters, the soup has turned cold and Mr. Johnson makes Grover take the bowl back.

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #4

Film: A scuba diver counts and sorts seashells

Celebrity/Song: Richie Havens sings, “Wonder Child”

Cartoon: A photographer tries to take pictures of animals in the jungle, but the animals secretly follow behind him

Muppet/Kid Moment: Ernie, Bert, and Shola show different feelings

Cartoon: S is for Sing

Muppets/Song: A trio of operatic Anything Muppets performs, “Numerical Correspondence”

Scene 6: Bob and Linda help some kids put a picture puzzle together. Luis announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Susan. CTW sign still: the Count.


CAST:
Linda Bove as Linda
Northern Calloway as David
Emilio Delgado as Luis
Will Lee as Mr. Hooper
Sonia Manzano as Maria
Bob McGrath as Bob
Roscoe Orman as Gordon
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:
Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, AMs
Jerry Nelson as the Count, Little Jerry, Mr. Johnson, Tough Eddie, AMs
Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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I'm back! Happy 2022, readers. Number 290 features Big Bird, Oscar, the Count, Biff, Gordon, and David. Plus, Maria settles a fight between Ernie and Bert, Kermit interviews the Pied Piper, and Cookie Monster sings his signature song, "C is for Cookie."


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Season 7: Rhyming quickies/The Count watches Hooper’s Store

Sponsors: C, X, 6


Scene 1: Gordon and the kids come across Oscar getting ready for a rehearsal with his Grouch band, the Rolling Groans. Gordon notices that there are three trashy musical instruments (a rusty trumpet, a broken drum, & a guitar with snapped strings) and a bicycle wheel, prompting a round of “Three of These Things.” The kids guess that the wheel doesn’t belong, but Oscar begins bowing the spokes with a violin bow, creating scratchy noises that quickly drive Gordon and the kids away.

Cartoon: A cleaning lady finds a room full of musical instruments and plays them all. But afterwards, she puts the wrong sounds back into the instruments!

Muppets/Song: Cookie Monster sings, “C is for Cookie”

Cartoon: A man (voiced by Bob Arbogast) talks about his favorite letter, C, which starts the word cat. He opens a door to reveal a lion.

Cartoon: C is for Canary (speech balloon)

Film: Animals fight (music by Joe Raposo)

Insert: After a big fight, Ernie and Bert threaten to go their separate ways. Maria tells them to imagine what it would be like if they moved far, far away from each other.

Cartoon: The Queen of Six (stop-motion animation by Jim Henson)

Cast: On a deserted island, Luis finds a coconut. He opens it up and finds the letter C inside.

Film/Song: A steam shovel

Cartoon: C is for Cake

Cartoon: C is for Cowboy

Scene 2: Rhyming quickies: Big Bird says the word, “Big!” Gordon holds a piglet and says, “Pig!” A child puts on a clown’s wig and says, “Wig!” David dances and says, “Jig!”

Film: Footage of children acting out various jobs, followed by adults doing the real thing

Muppets/Song: Two elderly Muppets sing the “ET Word Family Song”

Cartoon: The Great Alphonso and his Trained X’s

Muppet/Kid Moment: Ernie, Bert, and Shola talk about the letter X

Cartoon: Miners and their mules demonstrate subtraction

Muppets: Sesame Street News Flash - Kermit interviews the Pied Piper

Scene 3: Rhyming quickies: Gordon points to himself and says, “Man!” David turns on an electric fan and says, “Fan!” Oscar points to his home and says, “Can!” Biff drives up in a large vehicle and says, “Van!”

Cartoon: 6 dots - 1 dot = 5 dots

Cartoon: Counting 10 Russian nesting dolls (stop-motion animation)

Muppets/Cast: Luis plays a trick on Kermit involving musical instruments and a banana. They try the same trick on Cookie Monster, but he eats the instruments and plays the banana like a flute!

Cartoon/Song: “It’s Springtime”

Film: The hamburger bun factory

Cartoon: A man gets a letter C in the mail

Cartoon: C is for Carrot

Scene 4: David and the kids help Big Bird complete the rhyming words in his biographical poem.

Muppets: Three witches cooperate by combining their own spells to make something they all want: chicken soup!

Cartoon: The Country Fiddler - Six Snails (by Bud Luckey)

Film: The Mad Painter #6

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s “X” trick

Cartoon: Poverty X

Muppets: Ernie brings an umbrella, a flashlight, and a bowling ball into the bathtub in case it rains in the apartment, or if the power goes out, or if a man comes in to borrow a bowling ball for a tournament. Bert mocks Ernie’s imagination until all of those things actually happen!

Cartoon: Madrigal Alphabet (animation by Jeff Hale)

Scene 5: David asks the Count to watch the store while he runs an errand. The Count promises not to get carried away counting anything inside the store. After David leaves, the Count waits for customers but quickly becomes bored. So he decides to count things OUTSIDE the store! As he leaves to start counting the bricks on the wall, a group of Anything Muppet monsters enter the store unnoticed and begin eating everything!

Cartoon: Jazz Spies #6

Film/Song: Henson #6

Scene 6: David returns and is horrified to see the monsters in the store. He starts to reprimand the Count for leaving the store unattended, but the Count (still unaware of the monsters’ arrival) gleefully defends himself: “I said I wouldn’t get carried away counting anything inside the store…so I am counting things OUTSIDE the store! Did you know that there are over 1,124 bricks on this side of the wall? And I’ve JUST begun! Oh, this is wonderful!” As David sobs, Gordon announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Mr. Hooper. CTW sign still: Maria and Luis.


CAST:
Northern Calloway as David
Emilio Delgado as Luis
Sonia Manzano as Maria
Roscoe Orman as Gordon
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:
Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, Harvey Kneeslapper, AMs
Jerry Nelson as Biff, the Count, AMs
Richard Hunt as AMs
Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 291 features Big Bird, Oscar, Cookie Monster, Grover, Maria, Susan, and Mr. Hooper! Plus, Kermit presents a lecture about the word "between," and Harvey Kneeslapper attempts to trick someone with a mirror.


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Season 5: “If You’re Grouchy and You Know It”

Sponsors: D, M, 11


Scene 1: Maria welcomes the viewer by presenting a D word showcase. She holds up a dime and says, “D…dime!” Susan holds a potted plant and says, “D…daisy!” Mr. Hooper brings out a plate and says, “D…doughnuts!” Cookie Monster snatches one and eats it: “D…delicious!”

Cartoon: D is for Dog (speech balloon)

Cartoon: D is for Dart

Muppets: Old West sketch - Sinister Sam looks for Doc Holliday

Cartoon/Song: “It’s a Lovely Eleven Morning” (animation by Bud Luckey)

Film: “A Stool for Me”

Muppets: Sherlock Hemlock and Ernie solve the Mystery of the Half-Eaten Sandwich

Scene 2: Mr. Hooper, Susan, and Maria demonstrate “between” three different ways. Mr. Hooper goes between the two ladies, then Susana goes between Maria & Hooper, and finally Maria goes between Susan & Hooper.

Muppets: Kermit’s “between” lecture is ruined by two moving poles…which turn out to be mops used by Grover and Herry Monster!

Cartoon: Flying M in space

Cartoon: The M That Came to Dinner

Cast: Luis is dressed for the snow, but he’s stuck at the beach. David is dressed for hot weather, but he’s in a snowy place. They happily switch places.

Film: The Mad Painter #11

Muppets: At night, Ernie waits for the neighbor upstairs to drop both of his shoes before falling asleep. This bothers Bert immensely.

Film/Song: “Everybody Eats” (by Joe Raposo)

Scene 3: Cookie Monster interviews people about their favorite foods. Big Bird likes birdseed milkshakes “from Mr. Looper’s Store,” Maria likes enchiladas, Jay likes hamburgers, Susan likes egg salad, Mr. Hooper likes pastrami on rye, and Oscar likes spaghetti with chocolate sauce and pickles. Cookie comes to the conclusion that everybody likes different things, and that’s okay. “For me…favorite food will always be COOKIES!”

Cartoon/Song: “Daddy Dear”

Muppets: A female Muppet shows that the number 11 looks the same when upside-down (repeated in Spanish)

Film/Song: “Hippopotamus Round”

Cartoon: A construction worker shows off the “D” building

Muppets: Grover serves Mr. Johnson a bowl of soup, but he’s missing something. The customer tries to give clues, but Grover keeps missing…until Mr. Johnson asks him to taste the soup and Grover realizes that he can’t eat it without a spoon!

Cartoon: Two men (one named Dudley) attempt to show the capital and lowercase Ds

Film: A gymnast demonstrates between

Cartoon: Find the camouflaged parrot

Scene 4: An M showcase - Big Bird points to a mailbox. Then Maria says her own name. Oscar chuckles at a mess in Hooper’s Store, until Mr. Hooper cleans it up with a mop. Grover and Cookie Monster identify themselves as monsters. Then they vanish in a puff of smoke and their disembodied voices say, “M…missing!”

Cartoon: Marvelous Martha

Cartoon: The word “DANGER” renders itself in various forms (animation by the Hubleys)

Film: Kids watch a silent movie about a man resting on train tracks with an oncoming trolley approaching - DANGER!

Cartoon: M is for mouse, mud, and mother

Cartoon/Song: The Eleven Cheer (produced by Jim Henson)

Muppets: Bert asks Ernie to help put some of the toys away. Ernie decides to put away all the large toys, red toys, and any toys with wheels and ladders. But the only item he puts away is the fire engine!

Cartoon: Today’s secret drawing is the letter M

Scene 5: Oscar leads the cast in a round of “If You’re Grouchy and You Know It.” He sings the song as everyone frowns, stamps their feet, and says, “Vamoose.” Susan gets tired of the song and changes it to the standard “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” which everybody enjoys except Oscar.

Muppets/Song: Little Jerry and the Monotones perform, “Mad!”

Film: Close-ups of an apple tree

Cartoon: D is for Dog (repeat)

Cartoon: Psychedelic alphabet

Muppets: Harvey Kneeslapper’s mirror prank backfires

Cartoon: 30 dots (one dot keeps showing up early)

Scene 6: Maria and the kids jump rope in the arbor as Susan announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Bob. CTW sign still: the Count and Mr. Hooper.


CAST:
Northern Calloway as David
Emilio Delgado as Luis
Will Lee as Mr. Hooper
Loretta Long as Susan
Sonia Manzano as Maria
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:
Frank Oz as Cookie Monster, Bert, Grover, Harvey Kneeslapper, AMs
Jerry Nelson as Sherlock Hemlock, Herry Monster, Mr. Johnson, Little Jerry, AMs
Jim Henson as Ernie, Kermit, AMs

 

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Number 292 features Big Bird, Oscar, the Count, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Gordon, Olivia, David, and Mr. Hooper! Plus, Bert and Ernie demonstrate quiet and loud, Super Grover helps find the EXIT, and Mr. Chatterly hosts another Alphabet Chat.


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Season 9: The Count’s census job/Snuffy dries Big Bird’s laundry

Sponsors: A, R, 3


Scene 1: The Count enters Hooper’s Store to count all the people inside: Gordon, Olivia, Mr. Hooper, David, and three kids. He reveals that he has a new job as a census taker. Gordon says that it must be a hard job, but the Count says he loves it: “I get to COUNT hundreds, even THOUSANDS of people every day! What’s not to love about a job like that?”

Cartoon: The numbers 1-20 are eliminated in various ways

Muppets/Song: Chris and the Alphabeats perform, “Exit”

Film: Letter R hoist (music by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: Pinball Number Count #3

Film: The Mad Painter #3

Scene 2: The Count returns to Hooper’s Store, having quit his job as a census taker. He explains that he loved counting people, but he did NOT enjoy counting cramps in his hands from non-stop typing and tally-marking (18 cramps). Nor did he like counting yawns (65), or the number of times his boss told him to wake up (7).

Muppets: Ernie counts the cups and saucers in a tall stack, making Bert very nervous. However, Ernie reveals that he glued them all together!

Cartoon: Arthur and Annie look for “A” words

Cartoon: A is for Acrobats

Muppets: Super Grover attempts to help Freddy Smith find the “EXIT” out of the park

Cartoon: A polar bear finds the EXIT (animation by the Hubleys)

Film: A man and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw

Cast: Maria recites the alphabet as the letters appear on-screen

Cartoon: Country Fiddler #3 - Three on Lady’s Lap (by Bud Luckey)

Cartoon: A man tries to guess where a squeaking noise is coming from. It turns out to be from a giant’s shoes!

Scene 3: Oscar and the kids say the alphabet in their grouchiest voices.

Film: Alphabet in the city (music by Joe Raposo, child voiceover)

Scene 4: Oscar and the kids count to 10 in their grouchiest voices as Olivia and Gordon watch. Then Oscar asks the kids to recite the Gettysburg Address!

Muppets: Cookie Monster imagines a special birthday cookie at the bakery

Cartoon: R is for Radio

Muppets: Bert tries to talk about quiet, but Ernie keeps asking him to speak louder. Bert becomes frustrated and shouts at Ernie, prompting Ernie to tell him to be quiet.

Cartoon: A poem about changing seasons

Scene 5: Big Bird finishes hanging his laundry on a clothesline, but he wants it to dry quickly. Mr. Snuffleupagus arrives and offers to blow on the clothing with his snuffle. He blows some air on it, but Big Bird asks him to blow more air. So Snuffy blows a huge gust of air, causing a windstorm on Sesame Street. Having dried the laundry, Snuffy leaves…just as the windblown adults enter Big Bird’s nest area demanding an explanation.

Film: Time-lapse of seeds growing

Cartoon: Presenting the saw!

Cartoon: “The 3 Song” (butterflies, birthday presents, waving pennants etc.)

Muppet/Kid Moment: Herry Monster and Laurie identify different shapes

Cartoon: Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job

Film/Song: “Three is My Favorite Number” (by Joe Raposo)

Cartoon: An ape escapes a train full of A items, and heads to a birthday party

Muppets: Guy Smiley hosts, “Here is Your Life” in honor of a loaf of bread

Cartoon: Presenting the bumper jack!

Scene 6: Gordon and the kids do a science experiment about wind. They determine whether air can move a feather, a rubber ball, and a brick.

Muppets: Lefty the Salesman sells Ernie air. When Ernie shows Bert, he accidentally drops it and begins to sob. Bert: “It’s not like it disappeared into thin air.” Ernie: “Yes it did, Bert!”

Film: Sometimes to get where you want to go, you need a bridge!

Muppets: Mr. Chatterly’s Alphabet Chat about the letter R goes awry

Cartoon: Typewriter Guy - R is for Rope

Scene 7: Oscar and the kids sign off in their grouchiest voices. Gordon announces the sponsors. SS sign still: Maria. CTW sign still: Luis.


CAST:
Northern Calloway as David
Will Lee as Mr. Hooper
Sonia Manzano as Maria
Roscoe Orman as Gordon
Alaina Reed as Olivia
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar

JIM HENSON’S MUPPETS:
Frank Oz as Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, Lefty the Salesman, AMs
Jerry Nelson as the Count, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Herry Monster, Mr. Chatterly, AMs
Christopher Cerf as Chris (voice only)
Richard Hunt as AMs
Jim Henson as Ernie, Guy Smiley, AMs