Episode 2404

Sesame Street
Air date	January 21, 1988
Season	Season 19 (1987-1988)
Sponsors A, Y, 4

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird and Snuffy are playing cowboy, but Big Bird would rather say "yee-haw" twice, while Snuffy would rather say it three times.
	Cartoon	Edgar Turtle sings "Hey Diddle Diddle." Artist: Jeff Hale
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit reports on the London Fog.
	Cartoon	Snacks on Parade: The Rasin Artist: Bruce Cayard
	Film	Operation Playground: A group of students at P.S. 87 come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground.
File:3136u.jpg	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food."
	Animation	El Numero Cuatro (Luis voice-over) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	SCENE 2	Big Bird is still upset about his disagreement with Snuffy over how many times to say "yee-haw." Gordon and Susan reassure him that best friends (or "partners" as cowboys put it) don't have to like the same things. Before you know it, they're back together "yee-hawing."
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig." (EKA: Episode 2356) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Muppets	Guy Smiley hosts The Fairytale Newlywed Game.
	Cartoon	A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden. (EKA: Episode 2269)
	Celebrity	The Four Tops sing "Please Be Careful," a song about safely crossing the street.
	Cartoon	A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond. (EKA: Episode 2226)
	Cast	The Heartstrongs, Part 1 In this soap opera parody, Mr. Heartstrong (Gordon) fusses over the loss of his red shoelace along with Mrs. Heartstrong (Susan). They both feel sad until their son Barnaby (David) comes downstairs! What a surprise! But that feeling doesn't last long, as Barnaby soon learns of the lost shoelace. As it turns out, Barnaby came downstairs to change shoelaces in order to play baseball. Could this be a clue as to the whereabouts of Mr. Heartstrong's shoelace?
	Cartoon	ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles.
	Cast	The Heartstrongs, Part 2 In the thrilling conclusion, the doorbell rings! Who could it be at the door? It's Cousin Henry (Uncle Wally), who drops in for a surprise visit, which quickly becomes somber when the lost shoelace issue is brought up again. Just then, Mr. Heartstrong remembers what Barnaby said about a shoelace that didn't match, and as luck would have it, the missing shoelace is in Barnaby's left sneaker! This makes everyone happy! Cousin Henry pulls the snake-in-the-can trick on Barnaby, which gives everyone another nice surprise! "Woo woo!"
	Cartoon	Indian guru counts to 20. (EKA: Episode 0276)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird and Snuffy, still playing cowboys, notice Maria and Luis crossing the street while holding hands. This confuses them, because they were taught that you should always hold hands with a grownup, while crossing the street - but does that apply if you're a grownup? Big Bird and Snuffy intend to find out.
	Cartoon	AMOR, amor, amor ... amoramor ... amoramor ...
	SCENE 4	Big Bird talks to Maria, while Snuffy talks to Luis. As they talk, Maria and Luis realize that the way they feel about each other has changed: they're in love!
	SCENE 4 cont'd	Maria and Luis rush to each other, full of things to say. They head into the Fix-it Shop, while everyone watches as they share a kiss.
	Cartoon	A heart that says "I love you" is drawn.
	SCENE 5	In Big Bird's nest area, Hoots the Owl and The Oinker Sisters sing "The Like Changed Into Love," celebrating Maria and Luis taking their friendship a step further. This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Animation	A/a (Gordon voice-over)
	Muppets	African Alphabet Song
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd counts four lions. (EKA: Episode 0355) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moments: Chelsea tells Grover what love is.
	Cartoon	Y for Yak Artist: Jeff Hale This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Song	"Put On Your Kammikluuk," a Joe Raposo song with the Alaskan words for all the things you need to put on when it's ukiuq (cold).
	Cartoon	A for astronaut, airplane, airport and automobile. This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	SCENE 6	At night, Luis and Maria tuck Big Bird into his nest. Big Bird asks if they'll get married, now that they're in love. They don't know at this point, but Big Bird insists, "You will. I bet you will."

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