Episode 0162

Sesame Street
Oscar puts up stop signs around Sesame Street.
Air date	December 22, 1970
Season	Season 2 (1970-1971)
Sponsors H, 12 Syndication Sesame Street Unpaved

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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Bob, Gordon, and Mr. Hooper notice that Oscar has put STOP signs up all over the Street. "This sign here means STOP making so much noise! And this sign here? That means STOP playing all those fun games around here!" The others tell Oscar that they think the signs mean STOP being so grouchy all the time.
	Cartoon	The O in STOP bounces around, and the other letters ask it to stop. Artists: The Hubleys
	Film	"What if you were magic, and could make things stop just by telling it to, or make it go backwards? Stop! Then you could see what things look like when they're moving. Go forwards! Stop! Well, film is magic, and this is a film, so you can be magic for three minutes. Like this: Go slow, water fountain! Now, you try it." The pigeon footage in this film was re-used for the introduction of "Doin' the Pigeon."
	Cast	Larry and Phyllis cooperate on sending out invitations to a party.
	SCENE 2	Gordon and kids compare two groups of four objects.
	Cartoon	Rocket countdown: The rocket shoots water. This sketch was originally included in the Sesame Street Pitch Reel.
	Celebrity	Carol Burnett: "Well, back to the ol' drawing board!" (First: Episode 0057)
	SCENE 3	Gordon asks the kids to figure out which toys in their groups are the same and different.
	Cartoon	Rocket countdown: The spectators take off.
	Celebrity	Carol Burnett: "Well, back to the ol' drawing board!" (repeat)
	SCENE 4	Gordon and Mr. Hooper ask Melody to count 12 bottles of ginger ale.
File:Basketballcounting4.jpg	Celebrity	The New York Knicks make 12 shots.
	Cartoon	Rocket countdown: Rocket takes off at 7. Then it comes down so the man can continue his countdown, but at 1, it falls over with a huge crash.
	SCENE 5	Gordon has the kids line up to demonstrate beginning, middle and end.
	Film	A little boy imagines that he's a baker. (First: Episode 0020) The title card "The Little Baker" is omitted, at least in Noggin's version.
	Cartoon	H is for horn (First: Episode 0020)
	SCENE 6	Oscar complains about H words that he doesn't like: Hello, Ha ha and Happy.
	Muppets	Kermit tries to give a lecture on being happy, but Cookie Monster eats Kermit's happy face prop, which makes him mad. (First: Episode 0066)
	Cartoon	H for hello (voice of Gary Owens) (First: Episode 0020)
	Cast	Gordon and Bob put an H together.
File:Giraffes.jpg	Film	Animals from the African plains. (First: Episode 0128)
	Muppets	Kermit demonstrates his "What Happens Next" machine, which is designed to turn on his radio. None of the parts of the machine work properly. (First: Episode 0089)
	SCENE 7	Susan plays "What Happens Next" with some kids.
	Film	There Once Was a Hand: Skip Hinnant narrates the story of an unhappy hand that wishes he could make a noise. (First: Episode 0007)
	Cartoon	H is for horseshoe.
	Cartoon	Gloria, a rambunctious little girl, sings the alphabet song while an adult gives her instructions. This skit was also included in the Sesame Street Pitch Reel. (First: Episode 0010)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets sing "Goin' for a Ride", while traveling in a car, train, and boat. (First: Episode 0037)
File:162Ending.jpg	SCENE 8	Bob shows the kids a STOP sign in Spanish before signing off. Gordon announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob holds up the Sesame Street sign while Roosevelt Franklin and his mother hold up the CTW sign at the end.

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