Episode 2636

Sesame Street
Maria and Linda imagine with Gabi
Air date	December 11, 1989
Season	Season 21 (1989-1990)
Sponsors L, V, 10

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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar the Grouch enjoys the early morning sounds of the garbage truck, and a neighbor yelling at the garbage man to be quiet. When he states that you've just heard all the good sounds there are on Sesame Street, Gilbert and Sullivan appear. Along with Maria, Luis, Big Bird, Bob, Telly, Mike, Gordon, Gina, Mr. Handford, and Susan, they sing about all the nice sounds you can hear on Sesame Street.
	Cartoon	Dry and Wet (near swimming pool) Artist: Cliff Roberts
File:SkinFurScales.jpg	Film	Kids narrate a film about coverings on animals: skin, shell, fur, scales, etc.
	Cartoon	L for life, love, lizard, leap and lump Artist: Cliff Roberts
	Muppets	Bert urges Ernie to go to sleep, but Ernie won't go to sleep until the person living upstairs drops his other shoe. When the shoe finally drops, Ernie wakes Bert up to tell him about it. (EKA: Episode 0176)
File:SongLittleArtist.jpg	Cartoon	A girl sings about the things she can draw, paint, and sculpt.
	Muppets / Celebrity	The Count approaches actress Kathleen Turner, and asks her to be in a movie that he's written. The script is called Counting, and it's just a list of the numbers 1 through 20. Kathleen is unsure if she wants to participate, so the Count shows her the script for the sequel, More Counting. This script counts from 21 to 40. Kathleen declines the role, but the Count doesn't mind; he's been counting the leading ladies who have turned him down!
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster treats us to the balancing feats of ten brown bears. Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 2481)
File:FilmWriteLetter.jpg	Film	A boy wants to talk to girl, so his teacher suggests that he writes her a letter.
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: "Guys and Dolls" Herry Monster sings about how he likes to play with dolls, and Ruby sings about how she likes to play with trucks.
File:HappySadBalloons.jpg	Cartoon	Happy and sad
	Insert	Big Bird reads a poem about how hard it is to be a sheep, and become cold when giving up one's wool: "So let's be fair when snow is deep, let's put the sweater on the sheep." Accompanied with cotton sheep illustrations.
	Cartoon	A toothbrush talks to a mouth about what could happen if not taken care of.
	Muppets	Grover looks closely at a body in front of the camera. (EKA: Episode 2059)
	Cartoon	V for volcano (EKA: Episode 2258)
	Song	"Cooperation Song" (Connor/Tyson/Brown) (EKA: Episode 2484)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet girl (Kathy Mullen) imagines she's a doctor, movie director or firefighter. (EKA: Episode 2477)
	Cartoon	Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse
	SCENE 2	Telly, the monster on the spot on Sesame Street, wants to report on a discussion. He asks Maria what she and Gabi are discussing. Maria tells him that a discussion is when you share your ideas with someone, and Gabi is too young to have a discussion. Telly finds some Honkers who are having a discussion.
	Cartoon	Jazz #10 (First: Episode 0021)
	Film
	Muppets	All My Letters: V Vivian snacks on vegetables, while her lover Victor is vexed. She then meets a vegetable vampire, Walter.
	Cartoon
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moments: Cookie Monster and Zelda have a discussion about cookies.
	Cartoon	I Thought a Thought ... about big things. Artist: Cliff Roberts (EKA: Episode 2313)
	SCENE 3	Forgetful Jones has a glass of water, but he can't remember why. To water a flower? To remember to wash the laundry? He hears thunder and decides he must have brought the glass of water to remind him that it will rain and he should use his umbrella. He proudly states that he'll have to change his name to "Remembering Jones". All the remembering has made him thirsty, so he goes off in search of something to drink.
	Film	A film of butterflies Music: Joe Raposo (EKA: Episode 0406)
	Cartoon	"If You've Lost Your L, Look Around" Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 1845)
	Muppets	Kermit the Frog tries to explain the difference between happy and sad, two emotions which Elmo displays while trying to get Kermit to play with him. (EKA: Episode 2481)
	Cartoon	A mother bird adds her eggs that hatch.
	Animation	Slide puzzle: Ernie
	SCENE 4	The rain has foiled Maria and Linda's plans to take Gabi to the zoo, but Linda has an idea. They could go to an imaginary zoo, and show Gabi the signs for all the animals. Luis calls on the telephone and says he is sorry that the rain spoiled their plans. Maria says they did go to the zoo, and she can't talk right now, she's about to feed the seals.
	Cartoon	I am dry, they are wet (Umbrella) Artist: Cliff Roberts
File:SSMad!.jpg	Muppets	Little Jerry and the Monotones perform "Mad." (EKA: Episode 0273)
	Cartoon	L for Lion (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 1781)
	Film	With their teacher kids play clapping and dancing games about the rhythm in their names. (EKA: Episode 2040)
	Cartoon
	SCENE 5	Maria and the kids count Gabi's fingers and toes. Forgetful Jones announces the sponsors.

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