Episode 1996

	Sesame Street
	Luis breaks his arm
Air date	December 31, 1984
Season	Season 16 (1984-1985)
Written by	Sara Compton
Production	October 25, 1984
Sponsors	D, E, 10

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird welcomes the viewer, eager to play ball with Luis. He arrives at the Fix-It Shop, where Luis is doing some work in the back room. Big Bird yells for him to hurry so they can play baseball. Luis then has an accident and emerges from the back, feeling he may have broken his arm. He orders Big Bird to get David, as Gordon arrives as well. They all pack into Gordon's car to go to the emergency room, but Gordon tells Big Bird to stay on the street. Big Bird begins to fear that this was all his fault.
	Cartoon	E Imagination Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0001)
	Film	Body parts song sung in Spanish. (First: Episode 1113)
	Cartoon	A man goes to the grocery store to buy apples, but he can't decide how many to get. This frustrates the grocer, who has to keep adding and subtracting the amount of apples on his scale. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0132)
	Muppets	A long-haired hippie sings "Adding" to Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0243)
	Film	Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428)
	Cartoon	Two circles demonstrate next to and away from. (First: Episode 0644)
	SCENE 2	Susan looks for Big Bird, having been told about what happened over the phone with Gordon. She finds him sobbing in the yard and quells his concerns that this was somehow his fault by asking Luis to rush his work. She explains further that everyone was in such a rush to take care of the situation, they didn't have time to properly explain things to Big Bird. He starts to feel better and wonders how Luis is, so Susan tells Big Bird what's going on at the hospital right now...
	SCENE 2 cont'd	At that very moment, Luis checks in and after answering some questions, gets his temperature taken.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Back on the street, Big Bird asks if they can get something to eat while Luis is in the waiting room.
	Cartoon	A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle. (First: Episode 0784)
	Muppets	Grover goes to the doctor for a check-up, and describes to the viewer what the doctor is doing. Grover gets scared when it's time for a booster shot, but is so scared that he doesn't notice when he gets it. (First: Episode 1968)
	Cartoon	A boy thinks it's raining outside, so he puts on his rain gear and goes outside, only to find sunny weather. It turns out the lawn sprinkler was near his window. (First: Episode 1627)
	Film	Three kids want to paint, but each of them has only one item, so they all cooperate. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0318)
	Film	Kids count ten buses as they drive by. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406)
	Cartoon	Pinball #10 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0990)
	Muppets	The Martians discover a radio. They tune into three different styles of music, none of which they like. Then they tune into some static, which they start joyfully dancing to. (First: Episode 1329)
	Video	Triangle in space (David voiceover) (First: Episode 1548)
	SCENE 3	As they lunch, Big Bird wonders if he can break his wing or leg just like Luis broke his arm. Susan assures him he'll be fine, then describes how Luis will receive an x-ray of his arm to find the break...
	SCENE 3 cont'd	As Susan narrates what's happening in the hospital, Big Bird worries that the x-ray will hurt Luis, but a young girl named Jan reassures Luis it will be okay. The doctor (Ron Foster) finds a small break in Luis' arm, but it will take six weeks to fully heal. This worries Luis, as he wonders how he'll manage in the Fix-It-Shop...
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Big Bird believes he can help Luis in the shop, even if the only thing he's ever fixed is lunch, he claims.
	Cartoon	Millie and Molly build a bookshelf. (First: Episode 1287)
	Film	A woman and her daughter sing about the different ways they can move across the city. (First: Episode 1685)
	Cartoon	Once there were two men. Each had his own idea. One man told his thought to the other man, then the other man told his idea to the first man. Now both men knew twice as much. (First: Episode 0268)
	Celebrity	Richard Pryor uses his hat to participate in playing cars with kids. (First: Episode 0779)
	Cartoon	A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1499)
	Song	"Garbageman's Blues Song" (First: Episode 1875)
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound Limerick: D—Dog Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1149)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster drives a car, but puts on the seat belt first. (First: Episode 1966)
	Animation	A set of blocks reveal a square, a triangle, and a circle. (First: Episode 1184)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird now wonders something - how can Luis keep his arm still for six weeks while it heals? Susan goes on to describe how Luis will have to get a cast on his arm, and the process is shown with Dr. Foster and Luis. In the waiting room, Luis bonds with Jan over their shared predicament.
	Song	“Everything is Little” (First: Episode 1743)
	Cartoon	E for Erase (First: Episode 0486)
	Cast	Via split-screen, two Lindas sign letters of the alphabet: one is no-nonsense, and the other is very playful. A male voiceover narrates the letters with the same demeanor Linda signs them in. (First: Episode 1354)
	Film	Future careers: footage of a kid acting out a certain job, followed by an adult doing "the real thing." Includes a girl singing the "Sesame Street Theme" and another watching a sketch with Cookie Monster and Kermit the Frog. (First: Episode 0796)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: How the Three Little Pigs Feel — Kermit gets reactions to the Big Bad Wolf blowing down the Three Little Pigs' houses. (First: Episode 1974)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: E-Ear (First: Episode 0807)
	SCENE 5	Luis and Jan write their names on each other's casts, then shake their hands, finding it difficult using their non-dominant writing hand.
	Film	Peacock Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278)
	Muppets	Little Bird explains "next to". Then Cookie Monster cuddles up next to Little Bird. (First: Episode 0167)
	Cartoon	A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house, and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!" (First: Episode 0782)
	Film	The Mad Painter #10 (First: Episode 0328)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." (First: Episode 1705)
	Cartoon	David reminds a boy to wash his face and brush his teeth before going to bed. (First: Episode 1968)
	SCENE 6	Luis returns from the hospital as everyone greets him. Big Bird presents him with Radar, whom he's given a cast as well. He begins to tell Luis how Radar got his "broken arm" (which sounds suspiciously similar to how Luis got his) as Susan announces the sponsors.