Episode 0938

	Sesame Street
	Maria and Mr. Hooper go out for the evening
Air date	December 15, 1976
Season	Season 8 (1976-1977)
Production	August 18, 1976
Sponsors	M, N, 3

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	It's twilight on Sesame Street. Luis fills a large barrel with water to rinse it out, while Mr. Hooper brings out a bowl of water to wipe down the outdoor tables. They both clear the area when Mr. Snuffleupagus wanders by, dressed in his new pajamas. He's getting ready for bedtime and is very thirsty. He considers visiting Big Bird for a drink when he spots the containers of water left behind in the yard. He slurps up the bowl of water, but needs more, so he drinks all the water in the barrel. Still thirsty, he takes the most water from the pool in Oscar's trash can. Finally sated, Snuffy makes his way back to his cave, singing a line from the "Aba Daba Honeymoon" refrain to himself.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Oscar pops up and declares he's been robbed. Luis and Mr. Hooper rush over and find his claims silly, until they discover the water they left out has disappeared as well...
	Cartoon	"I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0408)
	Muppets	Grover the Assistant: Grover volunteers to assist the Amazing Mumford in his suspension act. Grover will get on top of a platform, and Mumford will pull the pillar off from underneath, and the platform will not fall. The trick works, so Grover decides to try it himself, with Herry Monster as his assistant. Grover can't pull it off, and Herry falls. (First: Episode 0292)
	Cartoon	Can a cat bark? (First: Episode 0859)
	Cartoon / Film	Things that begin with N: nail, nest, net, notebook, needle, noodle, nuts, napkins, nose. (Don't make noise at night). The letter N is nice. (First: Episode 0659)
	SCENE 2	Maria hears a cow going "noo" instead of "moo." Maria corrects the cow by drawing the difference between an N and an M. The cow would much rather go "noo" and heads back to the farm to give some "nilk."
	Cartoon	Today's Secret Drawing: the letter M (First: Episode 0131)
	Muppets	Herry Monster holds a sign with the word "NO" on it and tells Ernie that he can make him read his sign. Ernie replies "Oh no you can't!", and eventually gets the joke. He tries it on Bert, but the gag backfires when Bert bets he can get Ernie to read the sign. (First: Episode 0416)
	Film	A gorilla chases a woman, who registers her protest by shouting "No." She triumphantly drags the gorilla off. (First: Episode 0546)
	Cartoon	Fisherman Jones demonstrates in, on and under with the help of a big fishy. (First: Episode 0370)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster presents to Ernie his new device “The Cookie Counter” which will notify him of the quantity of cookies inside the box. Cookie Monster points “The Cookie Counter” rod to the box of cookies, which rings five times representing the amount of cookies inside the box. Ernie is impressed by Cookie Monster’s device and talks about the benefits the device provides to the audience, simultaneously Cookie Monster eats Ernie’s box of cookies. Ernie tests the Cookie Counter by pointing the rod at the box of cookies, the box doesn’t ring. Cookie Monster asks Ernie to face the Cookie Counter rod to his stomach; it rings five times as proof of the location of the five cookies. (First: Episode 0481)
	Cartoon	Three men in a horse costume want three cups of coffee. (First: Episode 0473)
	Video	Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798)
	SCENE 3	Luis and the kids put on pullover sweaters when the weather starts to get chilly. Big Bird has much difficulty getting one on, until Luis and the kids point out that his feathers keep him warm enough.
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Old King Cole — Old King Cole calls for his pipe, etc. (First: Episode 0922)
	Film	Marching Band #3 (First: Episode 0517)
	Muppets / Cast	Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with the moving man and hot dog vendor. (First: Episode 0852)
	Film	Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444)
	Animation	It's a Circle! (First: Episode 0550)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper is looking down and saying "Three sticks!" A man asks "Three sticks where?" Then Harvey says "3 sticks right here!" and sticks a number 3 on the man's head. (First: Episode 0570)
	Animation	Two small stripes watch as two circles play with each other. The stripes try to bend themselves into circles, but soon find that they can both cooperate to make one big circle. (First: Episode 0762)
	Song	"Here Come the Beans" (First: Episode 0537)
	Muppets	Grover tells Herry's secret (which is actually the alphabet) to Pamela, who tells Fenwick, who tells Rosemary. Herry says to Grover, "You're very good at reciting the alphabet ... but you're lousy at keeping secrets!" (First: Episode 0360)
	Cast	Bob, Maria, and David demonstrate in, on and under in their own ways. (First: Episode 0796)
	Cartoon	A man lifts a rock and finds the word UNDER. (First: Episode 0685)
	Film	Finding round things in a supermarket (David voiceover) (First: Episode 0434)
	Cartoon	"Lowercase n" (First: Episode 0358)
	Cast	Luis and the kids put together a fractured letter "n."
	Cartoon	A photographer tries to look for some animals quietly, but they all end up secretly following him. (First: Episode 0799)
	Film	Scuba diver - on, into, under, through, around Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0516)
	Cartoon	A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (First: Episode 0780)
	SCENE 4	Mr. Hooper dons his finest suit in preparation for dinner with a lady friend. Similarly, Maria dresses up to go dancing with David. However, both of their dates wind up canceling on them. The two resolve to spend the evening with each other.
	Song	Three kids dance to a rock version of "Three of These Things" while one of them sits and reads. (First: Episode 0551)
	Cartoon	M is for Moo Music: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers (First: Episode 0276)
	Muppets	Kermit draws the letter M on-screen with his magic finger. Grover asks what Kermit has drawn, and Kermit says it's the letter M. "Mmmmm!" Grover agrees. (First: Episode 0451)
	Film	Sea Horse Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0183)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert notices that Ernie has a piece of string tied on his finger. Ernie says that the string tied on this finger helps to remind him that there's a piece of string tied on this finger. And so on. The string on the last finger is there to remind him that they're out of string. (First: Episode 0163)
	SCENE 5	Mr. Hooper and Maria return to Sesame Street from their casual date and part ways. Luis announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Luis holds the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign.