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Sesame Street
Air date December 28, 1987
Season Season 19 (1987-1988)
Written by Jocelyn Stevenson
Production September 24, 1987
Sponsors Q, V, 6

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
2003a

2003b
Insert Gordon goes through a stretching routine in the yard during the early morning and explains to the camera that he like so get up this early because there's very little traffic and it's a pretty time of the day. He invites the viewer along for a jog, which is set to a spoof of the Chariots of Fire music, and consists of a montage of Gordon running through the city.
(First: Episode 1727)
ViolinV
Cartoon V for violin
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Muppets In the park, Bert overhears the sound of a tuba - his favorite instrument. It's actually Simon Soundman, who's "just practicing." Bert begs Simon to teach him how to make that sound by himself, but Bert ends up attracting Gladys the Cow, who thinks she heard the romantic call of a bull.
Korty.girlskip
Animation A girl skips home through the city, hearing all kinds of noises. When she gets home, she repeats all the noises she heard with a little dance.
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 1877)
2096s
Film Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet.
(First: Episode 1966)
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Cartoon Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal)
(First: Episode 0784)
AskOscarLove
Muppets Ask Oscar
Oscar answers Grundgetta's query about how Grouches show love with a song - "Love in the Junkyard."
(First: Episode 1595)
2417-Counting
Cartoon Counting 1 to 6 with fruits and veggies
(First: Episode 1767)
Madpainter6
Film The Mad Painter #6
(First: Episode 0335)
Whydidthechicken...
Cartoon Why did the chicken cross the road?
(First: Episode 2050)
2356-39
Film A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him.
(First: Episode 0407)
0871p
Cartoon The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet
(First: Episode 0768)
Jump Insert D - Jump Tricks 11-0189
Insert Jump Insert D - Jump Tricks: The Double Dutch Jumpers do various jumprope tricks. (music added)
(First: Episode 1415)
Helloscale
Song "Hello, Scale," a film about measuring weight.
(First: Episode 0578)
Plantcartoon
Cartoon Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow.
(First: Episode 1484)
Miami Mice Space Center
Muppets Tito and J.P. of the Miami Mice help the Count von Count to get to the space center, so he can do the countdown.
(First: Episode 2344)
Ruler.dawwghouse
Cartoon Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler.
(First: Episode 0630)
Zebracloseup
Film Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are.
(First: Episode 0326)
BobbyABCs
Insert Bobby McFerrin performs his version of "The Alphabet Song" for Hoots, David, and the kids.
(First: Episode 2342)
V-for-volcano!!!!
Cartoon V for volcano
(First: Episode 1980)
Vivian
Muppets All My Letters: V
Vivian is about share her vegetables with Victor when a vegetable vampire appears...named Walter.
(First: Episode 2277)
TLSG.Reallygoodhat
Animation Teeny Little Super Guy: Robert W. Shipshape gets a hat for his birthday, and it blows into the street. R.W. remembers not to cross the street without an adult; Teeny Little Superguy helps him across.
Artist: Paul Fierlinger
(First: Episode 1924)
MariaCASA
Cast A CASA is drawn around Maria.
(First: Episode 2089)
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Film Photographic collage demonstration of ALL, MOST, SOME and NONE of an apple.
Artist: Frank and Caroline Mouris
(First: Episode 0979)
SSNews.ideeeeeas
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Ideas for Games — Elmo fights Kermit for his microphone.
(First: Episode 2185)
2386-OuterspaceShapes-Rectangle
Animation David spots a rectangle in space.
(First: Episode 1554)
2386a
SCENE 1 Big Bird observes Maria and Luis trying to fix his cassette player in the Fix-It Shop. The two each have an idea of what to do, first using pliers then a screwdriver, but neither works. Big Bird tries to imitate their idea-making by offering the use of a hammer, but the grown-ups explain that a tool isn't the idea itself: it's something from your mind. He then suggests using the hammer to give the player a little tap, an idea Maria isn't sure will work. Sure enough, this works and he tells them to call his nest if they need any more ideas.
Barkinthedark
Cartoon Two people think they hear a BARK in the DARK.
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 1941)
2682r
Film Seashells form various patterns in the sand.
(First: Episode 2031)
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1090-21b
Muppets Waiter Grover: Grover opens a menu and shows Mr. Johnson a large picture of the special sandwich, which comes with potato chips on the side, a pickle on the top, and olive stuck in with a toothpick. When the sandwich arrives, Mr. Johnson complains that it doesn't match the picture on the menu -- it doesn't have potato chips, a pickle or an olive.
(First: Episode 0332)
Cowboyherd
Cartoon A cowboy adds two different herds of cows.
(First: Episode 2255)
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2386c
SCENE 2 Bob is engrossed in a story Luis has written, reading out on the stoop while a student practices piano back at his apartment. Big Bird bugs him with questions regarding his reading, further annoying him by staring and pacing around instead. Bob offers to simply read to Big Bird, who immediately starts asking questions about all the plot he's missed out on and asks to be read the whole thing.
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Cartoon A blue man (voiced by Casey Kasem) explains that “Q” starts the word “quarter.”
(First: Episode 0046)
Baldeaglefilm2
Film A bald eagle flies over houses, a beach, and other locations.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0411)
Jazzyspies6
Cartoon Jazz #6
(First: Episode 0011)
1800-12
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentErnie and Bert talk to Shola about heavy and light.
(First: Episode 0549)
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Cartoon Light and heavy (ball and seal)
(First: Episode 0785)
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SCENE 3 Maria and a few kids have gathered to listen to Bob finish the story. He jokingly recites the sponsors as a part of one of the character's dialogue.


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