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Episode 2258
| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Computer trouble |
| Air date | December 31, 1986 |
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) |
| Sponsors | U, V, 4 |
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
  | | Elmo recites a poem he wrote about hands, after which everyone applauds. His next poem will be about feet. This scene can be viewed at Sesamestreet.org. (SSvideo) |
 | | "Jazz #4" (First: Episode 0006) |
 | | Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant. music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett (EKA: Episode 0926) |
 | | Two people think they hear a BARK in the DARK. Artist: John Korty |
 | | Sesame Street Pageants: Prairie Dawn presents a pageant about feelings. Bert dresses as Cupid to represent love -- but his lines don't ring true. Instead, he sings his own song about love. He sings that to him, love means pigeons, oatmeal -- and Ernie. (EKA: Episode 1736) |
 | | A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Music: Joe Raposo (EKA: Episode 0266) |
 | | The rabbit and the turtle race to the top of a building. The rabbit goes up 40 steps, but the turtle takes the elevator. |
  | | Oscar the Grouch hosts "The Trash is Right", in which contestant Grundgetta has to match each pile of trash with the picture of the person who threw it away. |
 | | A U train spells the words Unite, U-turn, Underground and Universe. (EKA: Episode 0810) |
 | | "Indian U Call" |
 | Name That Food ("Will you eat it?") (EKA: Episode 2096) | |
 | | Scanimate kids intro (EKA: Episode 0813) |
 | | Kids train for the special olympics. |
 | | Sesame Street News Flash Dr. Nobel Price reveals his latest captured creature, "The Great Poonga-Poonga," which turns out to be a live rabbit. |
 | | A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up. Artists: The Hubleys (EKA: Episode 1151) |
 | | Gordon sings "I Heard My Dog Bark" as Susan, Bob, Uncle Wally and some kids make the animal sounds. |
 | | An ant is pressured by his peers to finish the anthill all by himself, until he enlists the cooperation of the others. |
 | | Caveman Days: Taking the kid to school Ernie (the father) and Bert (the kid) go over the procedure of crossing the street. |
 | | Where does the square fit? |
 | | Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a square. (EKA: Episode 1646) |
 | | Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze. Artist: Bruce Cayard |
 | | Victor Borge demonstrates seat belt safety when playing the piano. |
  | | Big Bird and Snuffy make up a story about a castle under the sea where a deep-sea diver prince lived. |
 | | George the Farmer is "near" when he's on a barrel; he's "far" when he's on the porch. (EKA: Episode 0235) |
 | | Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey! (EKA: Episode 1129) |
 | | Speech Balloon: U for UP (EKA: Episode 2234) |
 | | Shopping for soup ingredients. (EKA: Episode 2059) |
 | | A father explains to his son why it is important to wear a seat belt when riding in a car. Artist: Cliff Roberts |
 | | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie tells the viewer to watch and listen for Cookie Monster, so he won't take the cookie which Ernie just got from Hooper's Store. Ernie encounters a machine that reads "Your Fortune Told. Insert One Cookie." Not realizing that Cookie Monster is inside the machine, he inserts the cookie. Some munching noises are heard, and a card comes out that says, "You will soon be kissed by a grateful Cookie Monster." (EKA: Episode 0756) |
 | | Luis announces "And now, the octopus!" Music: "Pomp and Circumstance" (EKA: Episode 1261) |
 | | Muppet & Kid Moments: Kermit the Frog, Shola and Fannie have just finished watching the previous film. Shola hugs Kermit, and he comments, "She learned a lot from the octopus ... how to squeeze!" |
 | | Speech Balloon: V for Violin A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks. (First: Episode 0052) |
 | | David comes into the Fix-it Shop, because his malt maker is broken (which explains why he was stirring that malt in the first street scene). It's almost time for lunch, but Luis can get the job done in a snap. David notices something flashing on the computer screen, and Luis points out that it's just the cursor. |
  | cont'd | Once Luis and David leave, the Martians fade into view, and try to communicate with the computer. The screen reads: *****THINGS TO DO TODAY*****
The orange Martian presses a key on the keyboard, and they get excited when they see the cursor move on the screen from left to right. |
 | cont'd | Suddenly, the computer starts making malfunctioning noises, and the screen goes blank. The Martians panic, and make themselves disappear as they hear Luis and David coming back. Luis notices that the screen is blank, and thinks someone's been messing with the computer. David thinks the screen went blank on its own, but Luis explains that the computer doesn't do anything unless you tell it to; it's not alive. They hear the Martians' voices in mid-air, and become confused ... |
 | | V for volcano |
 | | Some kids learn how to use Logo, a computer programming language, to draw shapes on computers. |
 | | "That's About the Size of It" Artist: Bud Luckey (EKA: Episode 0811) |
 | A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking, and horse galloping. | |
  | | The apologetic orange Martian re-appears near the computer when no one's around, and leaves a rose on the keyboard. Both Martians leave in their spaceship, and Luis curiously picks up the rose. Gordon announces the sponsors. |
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