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Episode 2159

Sesame Street
Plot	Miss Blechman visits her favorite student
Air date	February 13, 1986
Season	Season 17 (1985-1986)
Sponsors	N, Z, 9
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Miss Blechman, a Grouch teacher, comes to Sesame Street and gives clues to Luis as to what she does for a living. She is visiting the Street to see Oscar, her best pupil. Oscar gives her the "It's rotten to see you!" test, popping in and out of his trash can.
	Cartoon	A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying. (EKA: Episode 1120)
	Muppets	Captain Breakfast unsuccessfully encourages a little girl to eat breakfast, the most important meal of the day.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (EKA: Episode 0536)
	Cartoon	A man tells a confused boy that he saw a bird on a tree, with both of their thoughts appearing on the screen. (EKA: Episode 0814)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert cooperate to make Ernie's bed. Ernie notices that on his bed, which Bert is preparing, there is one side where the blanket is shorter than the other. Bert suggests that Ernie and he cooperate while making the blanket even on both sides, in the process the blanket is shorter at one side than the other. (EKA: Episode 1708)
	Cartoon	An N-terview with an N Artist: Cliff Roberts (EKA: Episode 0131)
	SCENE 2	Miss Blechman gives Oscar a "grouch noise" test, identifying noises on the Street. Since he gets every noise right, he gets a reward: to write his name one hundred times on his chalkboard.
	Muppets	The Count sings about his first day of school. (EKA: Episode 1736)
	Cartoon	9 Ants Owe Gustafson
	Film	Some kids observe a woman drawing pictures of a building, and eventually guess that she's an architect. (EKA: Episode 1084)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit interviews Christopher Columbus before he begins his voyage to discover America. Kermit tries to tell him that the third ship is tied to the dock, but it's too late -- the dock breaks free, and takes Kermit along with the ship. (EKA: Episode 0700)
	Cartoon	A rooster finds a purpose in his life when he's given the job to wake everyone on a farm. Artist: Bruce Cayard
	SCENE 3	Bob meets Miss Blechman, who gives the Grouchketeers a grouch music lesson, and sings a song about grouchy music.
	Cartoon	"Serving Dinner for Nine Tonight" Artist: Paul Fierlinger (EKA: Episode 1736)
	Film	A farmer rides on a horse-pulled buggy.
	Cast	Maria is dressed for summer weather, while Linda is dressed for the snow. They switch clothes and scenarios.
	Cartoon	A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (EKA: Episode 1257)
	Muppets	Grover asks Katie to hug him and scratch his tummy. (EKA: Episode 1710)
	Film	Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be. (EKA: Episode 2059)
	Cartoon	Z in space (EKA: Episode 0872)
	Celebrity	14 Karat Soul sings about school.
	Cartoon	A little boy asks his big brother questions about what happens at school. Artist: John Korty
	Film	The Mad Painter #9 (EKA: Episode 0338)
	Muppets	Game Show: To Tell A Face The object of the game is to identify the face of a relative. The contestant in this skit is Baby Bobby, who must identify his grandmother. (EKA: Episode 2125)
	Cartoon	Sign language: Day, morning, noon, night
	Film	A baboon carries her young. (First: Episode 0039)
	SCENE 4	Uncle Wally meets Miss Blechman, but there is no need for that; the two are old friends, and once spent some vacation time together in Lake Titicaca.
	Film	Anne Meara narrates a silent movie of a girl is stuck IN the quicksand.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Bert asks who Ernie is decorating the room for. It turns out to be the viewer at home. (EKA: Episode 0352)
	Cartoon	Stop-frame animation of a girl on a beach, reading a book containing pictures of various sea creatures that come to life as she comes to their pages. (EKA: Episode 2125)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster goes on a picnic, with a basket full of cookies. A bug flies by, and tries to get into the basket, buzzing furiously. Cookie Monster tries to give the bug a little cookie if it'll go away. The bug refuses, buzzing even more strenuously. Cookie tries a big cookie, but it still refuses. Cookie offers an almond cookie, a raisin cookie, a pistachio nut cookie, and a crunchy granola cookie. He realizes that the little bug doesn't like cookies. All he has left is a letter Z. The bug is excited, and buzzes off with the Z.
	Cartoon	Z for zebra and zoo (EKA: Episode 1041)
	Animation	A snail shell is uncovered in the sand.
	Muppets	A square monster tires to learn the "In and Out" disco dance.
	Cartoon	Rectangle transition (EKA: Episode 1736)
	SCENE 5	Uncle Wally shows Miss Blechman pictures of their vacation.