Sesame Street
Plot	Maria asks Luis for a raise
Air date	May 6, 1981
Season	Season 12 (1980-1981)
Sponsors	O, P, 8
Syndication	Sesame Street Unpaved
Releases

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Maria's nervous about asking Luis for a raise. Big Bird suggests acting angry, sad, afraid or happy, but Maria says it won't work.
	Cartoon	Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator.
	SCENE 2	Big Bird has some more ideas of how to approach Luis: loud or quiet; on, under or around; fast or slow.
	Muppets	Anything Muppets tell Grover in song how to plan for a career; unfortunately, all Grover wanted to make up was his mind - regarding which of two ice cream cones to eat first! By the time said song is finished, both cones have completely melted.
	SCENE 3	Big Bird suggests asking Luis for a raise in rhyme: "A brand new suit costs a lot of loot, so whaddaya say, will you raise my pay?"
	Cartoon	A man tries to reach two apples in a tree. (EKA: Episode 1133)
	SCENE 4	Maria works up the courage and not only gets the raise, but becomes a full partner, as well.
	Film	Scanimate kids intro (EKA: Episode 0813)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moments: Ernie and Jason: AT family.
	Cartoon	Red Riding Hood plans ahead.
	Celebrity	Itzhak Perlman and a girl demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses.
	Cartoon	Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever. (EKA: Episode 0355)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Bert tells Ernie that if he can clean the messy apartment in fifteen seconds or less, he will give Ernie his dessert, ice cream and cookies. (First: Episode 0033)
	Cartoon	Candy Man Artist: Bud Luckey (EKA: Episode 0727)
	Muppets	Anything Muppet kids and upside-down 8 (EKA: Episode 0337)
	Film	Old paper, new paper Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett (EKA: Episode 1081)
	Insert	Bob meets C-3PO and R2-D2 and sing the alphabet together with the kids (and droids). (First: Episode 1396)
	Celebrity	Edith Ann (Lily Tomlin) talks to Herry about being proud. (EKA: Episode 0913)
	Muppets	News Flash: Peter Piper's Pickled Peppers.
	Cast	David and Olivia sing "It Feels Good When You Sing a Song."
	Film	Raposo: Footage of birds swimming, including flamingos, swans and ducks. (EKA: Episode 1056)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie gives Bert's nephew Brad some bath toys to play with. (EKA: Episode 1134)
	Insert	Jump rope.
	Cast	David goes through a series of doors marked "OPEN." (EKA: Episode 0812)
	Film	Various objects become OPEN. (EKA: Episode 0573)
	Cartoon	A girl imagines she's a rock, which becomes a statue. (EKA: Episode 1080)
	Insert	More jump rope.
	Cartoon	P is for Pillow (EKA: Episode 0796)
	Film	You can't see the wind. (EKA: Episode 1077)
	Muppets	Competitive flowers in a garden fight to be the tallest and the smallest. Karen Prell's one of them.
	SCENE 5	Luis & kids play soccer.

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