Episode 0354

Sesame Street
Maria teaches Big Bird how to plan his chores
Air date	March 2, 1972
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production January 4, 1972 Sponsors M, Y, 3

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Bob brings a box labeled "Fast Grow Plant Food" over to three flowers he has situated on the garage steps. He points out the tall flower, the taller one, and the tallest flower. He sprinkles the plant food on the tall flower, and it promptly grows to become the tallest one of all.
	Muppets	Goldilocks attempts to show the bears how many are in their family. (First: Episode 0277)
	Film	The Mad Painter #3 (First: Episode 0343)
	Animation	A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. (shown in Spanish, then English) (First: Episode 0268) Spanish: (First: Episode 0277)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird tells Maria about the chores that he has to do. He needs to put a box on the landing of the garage, get a baseball bat from the garage for a game later, and retrieve the rope from the landing and put it back in the garage. Maria advises Big Bird on how to plan before doing his chores; that way he won't be running around as much and get things done more efficiently. She demonstrates the bad way of doing the chores, then puts the items back to show the more strategic way to do them as Big Bird watches. Big Bird thanks her for taking care of his chores as an exhausted Maria slumps onto the toy chest.
	Cartoon	Marvelous Martha knows many words that start with the letter "M". (First: Episode 0013)
	Muppets	Lefty tries to sell Ernie a STOP sign. (First: Episode 0134)
	Cartoon	Today's Secret Drawing: the letter M (First: Episode 0131)
	SCENE 3	Bob introduces a film about seahorses. Oscar pops up in a cowboy hat, thinking he heard “horses,” but Bob explains that seahorses are a kind of fish that live underwater. Oscar swaps the cowboy hat for a scuba mask.
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Seahorse (First: Episode 0183)
	Cartoon	M is for Moo Music: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers (First: Episode 0276)
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot thinks that Grover is talking about the letter M whenever he makes an Mmmmm sound, but Grover is only making the sound because he ate peanut butter and got his mouth stuck shut. (First: Episode 0276)
	Cartoon	I Thought a Thought ... about big things. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0226)
	SCENE 4	Bob sings "Special" as he rides his bicycle down the street, stopping by to sing to the hot dog vendor and some kids.
	Celebrity	The stars of Bonanza appear: Hoss and Mr. Cartwright take turns saying letters of the alphabet; Little Joe rides up in time for Z. (First: Episode 0136)
	Cartoon	A square is fit into many different things, such as a truck, window, television, etc. (First: Episode 0316)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — It's a sunny day at the beach, and Bert remembered to bring everything. Ernie, however, only brought an umbrella in case it rains... which it does. (First: Episode 0284)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird shows Bob the giant balloon that his granny sent, but being a bird, he's having trouble trying to blow it up. Bob can't get much air into it, and recommends a tire pump or something else to inflate it. Bob leaves, and at his nest Big Bird meets with Mr. Snuffleupagus, who loves balloons and can help Big Bird with his. He blows the air through his snuffle, resulting in a very big balloon. Snuffy leaves and Big Bird tries to prove to Bob that Snuffy blew it up, but he can't get it through his door, so he leaves it behind as he gets Bob. When the two return, they find the untied, deflated balloon, and Bob isn't convinced that the Snuffleupagus was there.
	Cartoon	A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen! Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0276)
	Cast	Because the lid of a box won't stay open by itself, Gordon can't put a large beachball in it alone, and Bob can't put a large inflated beach animal toy in it alone. They discover that if one of them holds the lid the other can easily put his article in the box. (First: Episode 0296)
	Cartoon	M for mouse, mud, and mother (First: Episode 0073)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Elephants in the zoo. (First: Episode 0283)
	Cartoon	Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301)
	SCENE 6	At the Fix-it Shop, Marty encounters Rafael boiling some salt water, and asks him for a glass of it because he’s thirsty. Rafael explains that you can’t drink salt water, and shows him how salt dissolves in water. He gives Marty a small sip to see for himself before running inside to get him some fresh water.
	Cartoon	The O in STOP bounces around, and the other letters tell it to stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0149)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #11: A lone square appears, so the dots all gather in a tight group (First: Episode 0296)
	Cartoon	A boy tries to count to twenty while playing with a paddleball, but gets interrupted by a bird. (First: Episode 0152)
	SCENE 7	David plays “One of These Things” with Mauricio and another boy, using three squares and one rectangle.
	Cartoon	Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles. Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift (First: Episode 0207)
	Muppets	Old West: Sinister Sam is looking for the biggest man in the saloon. The frightened customers point him towards Big Barney, who's cowering under the table. When Sam discovers that Barney is the biggest man there, he gives him a hat: "This ol' hat here don't fit me. I thought maybe you could use it, huh? I'll see you, fellers." Sinister Sam leaves the baffled customers behind. "Now, that's a nice gesture," one says. "He's a little weird, but he's okay after all, isn't he?" (First: Episode 0281)
	Cartoon	A magician tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat, but instead finds the numbers 1-20, which the rabbit repeats at the end. (First: Episode 0337)
	Film	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (First: Episode 0254)
	SCENE 8	Rafael is about to deliver a serving tray that he just fixed, but Oscar asks to borrow it so he can count his rusty tin can collection. When they start counting, Bob comes over and interrupts them, so they lose count and start over. This happens again when Marty and Maria stop by. Sick of being interrupted, Rafael tries to speed up the process with a pad and pencil. This time he is able to keep track, even when David stops by. Rafael gives Oscar his cans back, but now Oscar wants to count his old shoes. Rafael leaves, angrily muttering and karate-chopping the air; Oscar wonders what he meant by that.
	Cartoon	M for Mail (First: Episode 0013)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie lies in bed and starts talking about what a square looks like and how many lines it has, then goes on to compare a square with a triangle. He then starts to ponder how many sides a circle has, and goes to sleep. Bert is about to attempt to answer the question, but ends up not being able to sleep. (First: Episode 0132)
	Cartoon	A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301)
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0299)
	SCENE 9	David turns on his radio, and everyone has an impromptu dance party to some rock music. They gather round as one kid named Michael shows off his wild dance moves. Everybody continues as Marty announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Oscar holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bob and Maria hold the CTW sign.

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