Episode 1897

	Sesame Street
	Herry moves the mailbox; (repeat of 1584)
Air date	February 14, 1984
Season	Season 15 (1983-1984)
Sponsors	R, T, 10

Picture	Segment	Description
	Insert	David shows the kids a letter from his grandmother's farm and leads them in a musical game - "What Do You Do on a Farm?" - as they act out the different chores. (First: Episode 1776)
	Film	Joe Raposo: Insects (instrumental w/ kid VO, same music as "Peacock") (First: Episode 0410)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert build a snowman, but Ernie fears that the snowman will be cold if they don't dress him. Even though Bert tries to tell him that snowmen aren't alive and can't feel the cold, that doesn't stop Ernie from dressing the snowman in Bert's clothing. (First: Episode 1824)
	Film	Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0315)
	Cartoon	R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151)
	Cast	Luis and Gordon have a hard time picking apples by themselves, but all it takes is cooperation. (First: Episode 1399)
	Cartoon	Several circles try to get past a large square. (First: Episode 1486)
	SCENE 1	Forgetful Jones visits the Fix-It Shop so Maria can fix his coat. Maria finds that not only is the coat not broken, but Forgetful can remember how to put one on; he's just mixed up the order he's supposed to do what. Maria demonstrates the first, next, and last steps in putting on a coat.
	Cartoon	A face is drawn, but the mouth complains when it is drawn last.
	Film	A scuba diver collects shells, which some kids count in voice-over. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0474)
	Cartoon	A man tries to figure out where a squeaky sound is coming from; it turns out to be a giant's squeaky shoes. "Surprise!" (First: Episode 0770)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Erik surprise each other. (First: Episode 1689)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: R for Rope (First: Episode 0764)
	Muppets	The Twiddlebugs don't understand why they are getting all wet, while Mommy Twiddlebug isn't. They soon learn it's because she's inside the house. After they all huddle inside, Ernie finishes watering his plants. (First: Episode 1650)
	Cartoon	A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" (First: Episode 0410)
	Insert	Luis and a street band perform "Alegria." (First: Episode 1196)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster treats us to the balancing feats of ten brown bears. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1336)
	Film	Kids narrate a film about water in hoses, fountains, puddles, streams, bathtubs, rivers, oceans, and other places. (First: Episode 0135)
	Muppets	Kermit explains the importance of listening, using the Two-Headed Monster as an example. (First: Episode 1767)
	Cartoon	Jazz #10 (Spanish) (First: Episode 0306)
	Film	"Ten Song (Song of Ten)" (revised version) (First: Episode 0021)
	Animation	Pentagon in space (First: Episode 1714)
	SCENE 2	As Olivia does a photo shoot with Grundgetta, Herry Monster interrupts with an important message regarding teeth and the weather. He brings in a chart showing a sink connected to a lake and explains that because there hasn't been much rain lately, one must be careful when brushing their teeth to not waste much water. Olivia is already privy to this information, putting Herry in another ecological conundrum - he's wasted paper on his lesson!
	Cartoon	Fruta Manzana sings about keeping the place clean by throwing away fruit peels and apple cores. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1485)
	Muppets	Pageant: Ernie plays the role of Bart, a farm boy who plants a flower. Herry Monster plays the sun, and a nervous Cookie Monster plays a cloud. Bert reluctantly plays the flower. When it is said that Bert made the leaves for his costume out of lettuce leaves, Cookie and Herry proceed to eat the leaves and rip the costume apart. (First: Episode 0578)
	SCENE 3	Oscar enjoys having the Two-Headed Monster as a customer in his taxi, as the monster argues over whether to go to the opera or the disco. Bob comes by and suggests they draw straws to make a fair choice. Oscar instead recommends the two flip a coin and they start arguing again over which method to use.
	Animation	A man plays a memory game using cards. (First: Episode 1232)
	Celebrity	The Pointer Sisters sing "Hush Little Baby." (First: Episode 0793)
	Cartoon	Mr. Hand is instructed to draw a circle around an apple. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1869)
	SCENE 4	Maria calls Herry into the Fix-It Shop to help with a problem - she's too busy to leave the store and needs to mail a letter. Instead of going to the mailbox down the block, Herry brings the mailbox into the Fix-It Shop.
	Film	A boy visits the hospital to see his mother's new baby. (First: Episode 1125)
	Muppets	Simon Soundman sounds out the word "call," and then demonstrates some calls of his own — including a bird call, cow call, pig call, and telephone call. (First: Episode 1700)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: T for train (First: Episode 0022)
	Cast	Big Bird sings the alphabet while Bob plays glasses of water. (First: Episode 1344)
	Film	T is for toes. (First: Episode 0506)
	SCENE 5	Outside the shop, Maria makes Herry promise not to remove the mailbox from its original place. He darts inside to answer her phone and she worries he'll rip it right from the wall. Herry instead leaves the phone intact...until he hangs up. Maria consoles a remorseful Herry as Forgetful announces the sponsors.