| Sesame Street | |
| Air date | December 8, 1980 |
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) |
| Sponsors | J, K, 12 |
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Celebrity | José Feliciano performs "A World Without Music." |
 | Film | A showcase of J words |
 | Cartoon | Two itchy gorillas agree to scratch each other's backs. |
 | Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie is planning to go to the library, when he hears on the radio that it might rain. So he gets out his umbrella, and puts on his raincoat, rain hat, and galoshes. Then, in case it floods, he takes a bag of groceries and a life preserver. Finally, he makes Bert go to the library with him, so he won't be stranded in the flood without him. (First: Episode 1148) |
 | Cartoon | Sand J/j (First: Episode 0631) |
 | Muppets | Waiter Grover: Grover informs Mr. Johnson that the restaurant is out of a lot of items that are on the menu. The only thing still at the restaurant is milk... but there are no glasses. (First: Episode 0976) |
 | Cartoon | Moonlight count to 20 |
 | SCENE 1 | Susan tries to read a magazine, but is bothered by Oscar's TV watching. Before long, Susan gets distracted by Oscar's show, and Oscar shows interest in Susan's magazine. |
 | Cartoon | A dog answers "Yes" to every question. (EKA: Episode 1246) |
 | Song | “Listen Here, Truck” (First: Episode 0767) |
 | Cartoon | A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one. (EKA: Episode 0947) |
 | Film | A gorilla sits on a park bench with a lunchbox full of bananas. Noticing the woman seated beside him, he decides to share his bananas with her. She keeps answering "YES" every time the gorilla offers one until he runs out of bananas. (EKA: Episode 0783) |
 | 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. (EKA: Episode 0736) |
  | Muppets | Cookie Monster encounters a green napkin. Every time he squeezes the napkin, a new number appears, allowing Cookie to count up to twenty. This creeps him out, but what's even more creepy is when Kermit shows up inside the napkin at the end of the bit -- he's also green, after all. (EKA: Episode 0797) |
 | Cartoon | K for keyhole, ketchup, kitten (First: Episode 0811) |
 | Film | Geese and their goslings swim in the water. (First: Episode 0388) |
 | Cartoon | K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131) |
 | SCENE 2 | Susan displays the letter K and demonstrates its sound. Big Bird and a girl act out the words "kangaroo," "kiss," "kitten" and "kite". |
 | Film | Sesame Street Animal Films: Lion family. (First: Episode 0018) |
 | Cartoon | K - Kangaroo Artist: Jeff Hale |
 | Film | A woman helps some kids write down their version of "Hickory Dickory Dock," which they then bring to the Acorn Press to have printed. |
 | Cartoon | A minstrel sings about a fox who outsmarts a crow. Artist: Etienne Delessert (EKA: Episode 0666) |
 | SCENE 3 | Linda demonstrates how to sign the previous K words in sign language. |
 | Muppets | Super Grover: Janet Fringle needs help carrying many boxes. Super Grover suggests gluing them together, but she eventually figures out that taking them one at a time will work. (EKA: Episode 0980) |
 | Cartoon | A man weighs five pounds of bubble gum. He chews it all, blows a huge bubble, and flies away. (EKA: Episode 0814) |
 | Muppets | Cheers: The Anything Muppets cheer for the letter K. (version #1) (First: Episode 0100) |
| Cartoon | K-kick (EKA: Episode 1041) |
 | Film | Kids at school help make cornbread. (First: Episode 1218) |
 | Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie wants to go outside and play catch, but Bert gets him interested in watching his goldfish. (First: Episode 1422) |
 | Film | Monkeys play in water. |
 | SCENE 4 | Maria has to go to the library, but Oscar says he'll give her something to read. He gives her a banana, then an old slice of pizza, neither of which can be read. Finally he gives her a book - which is in Italian. |
 | Cartoon | The IT knows how a magnifying glass works. (EKA: Episode 1375) |
 | Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster sounds out "feet," and then the camera pans back to reveal a pair of live feet on some grass. (ending edited) (EKA: Episode 1367) |
 | Cartoon | The Ringmaster displays 12 fluttering finches. (First: Episode 1295) |
 | Muppets | During Ernie's naptime, Cookie Monster tries to steal and eat Ernie's pillow by distracting him with a bell. (First: Episode 0035) |
 | Film | Alone Song (First: Episode 0921) |
| Cast | Bob and Luis put together two halves of a painting of a train tunnel. When they fit the parts together, a train goes through the tunnel and zooms to take up the entire screen, frightening Bob and Luis so much, they take down the tunnel again. (First: Episode 0549) |
 | Cartoon | K is for kitten. (First: Episode 0040) |
 | Animation | Sand K/k (First: Episode 0645) |
 | SCENE 5 | Maria shows some Spanish-speaking kids how to act out "Los Pollitos". Susan announces the sponsors. |
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