Episode 2642

Sesame Street
Maria and Luis find a babysitter
Air date	December 19, 1989
Season	Season 21 (1989-1990)
Sponsors D, Z, 15

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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar, who is seal-sitting for Uncle Wally, tells Susan that he had a hard time getting Wolfgang the Seal out of the swimming pool. He got him out to demonstrate wet and dry. Susan is surprised Oscar is going to do something helpful, and wants to stick around to see it. Oscar warns her not to, but Susan has seen Wolfgang dry and now she wants to see him wet. When he jumps into Oscar's can, water splashes out and drenches Susan.
	Animation	Fred the fish needs water to swim in, and Betty the bird needs air to fly in. Vanessa the vacuum cleaner sucks up all the air and water, but can't hold it all in. (narration by Jim Thurman)
	Muppets	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Exit" as the audience leaves the room. (EKA: Episode 0666)
	Film	Fay Ray subtracts three balls. (EKA: Episode 2608)
	Cartoon	Everything you need to know about cats. Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 0984)
	Muppets	"Ladies and gentlemen, the Starlight Hotel takes great pride in presenting the world's favorite six-year-old entertainer, Miss Prairie Dawn!" Prairie sings "All By Myself" with a backup group of monsters. (EKA: Episode 2124)
	Cartoon	D for danger, dragon, doctor, dinner, and dessert (EKA: Episode 2449)
	SCENE 2	Mike comes to The Fix-It Shop to retrieve his radio, but Maria and Luis haven't had time to fix it. They both love taking care of Gabi, and they both love running the Fix-It Shop, but they are finding it hard to do both things at once. Mike makes them a help wanted sign to advertise for someone to babysit and help out part time in the shop.
	Cartoon	A peacock counts twenty feathers on his tail. (EKA: Episode 0406)
	Film	A man talks about his working horses.
	Cartoon	A red armless character is stalked by the letter Z until he eats it. (EKA: Episode 2411)
	Film	A figure skater illustrates forward and backward. (EKA: Episode 0600)
	Cartoon	The uses of water (EKA: Episode 0179)
	Muppets	Over the Top performs "ZZ Blues." (EKA: Episode 2356)
	Animation	Where does the triangle fit? (EKA: Episode 1952)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird reads the help wanted sign, and thinks he knows just the right babysitter. She has raised 24 of her own babies.
	Cartoon	A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance. (EKA: Episode 2449)
	Muppets	Spaceship Surprise The crew lands on the Planet TR, where they are greeted by Trevor Trout. (EKA: Episode 2607)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Me." (EKA: Episode 0937)
	Cartoon	Two kids argue over a cat and a dog, who chase each other around the fence. (EKA: Episode 1210)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Danny DeVito arrives at a bus stop, where Oscar and Bruno are also waiting. Oscar explains that it's a Grouch bus stop, which means the bus doesn't stop for them.
	Film	Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!" (EKA: Episode 0536)
	SCENE 4	While Maria and Luis are busy interviewing potential helpers, Mike watches Gabi and shelves some stock in the back. Maria interviews Big Bird's friend, Mrs. Featherington, for the job. Mrs. Featherington has plenty of experience caring for bird babies, but they agree that she is not the right match to take care of a baby person.
	Cartoon	Birds pop balloons of all the letters of the alphabet, making them lowercase.
	Muppets	Kermit shows what's inside of Herry Monster using an X-ray machine. (EKA: Episode 2254)
	Cartoon	A white furball catches a train going through a door marked EXIT. (EKA: Episode 0827)
	Film	Buffalo in the water (jazz soundtrack) (EKA: Episode 1736)
	Muppets	Grover is about to talk about rhymes when a fox shows him a box that has locks and a hand inside that knocks and drops rocks and socks. An ox comes by and reveals he's the owner of the box. After all the commotion, Grover tries to finish his talk, but can't think of any rhymes. (EKA: Episode 2572)
	Animation	Marty the chair keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!" (EKA: Episode 2233)
	SCENE 5	Luis interviews a woman who has never babysat in a room without a television. Maria quips that they have plenty of televisions, they're just all broken. Luis tells her it won't work out. Mike comes in, after he changed Gabi's diaper and put her to sleep. Maria and Luis tell him that they interviewed people all day, and nobody was the right fit. They realize that Mike is the right fit, and they hire him.
	Cartoon	A shepherd plays hide-and-seek with his sheep. Artist: Michael Sporn (EKA: Episode 2274)
	Muppets	Ernie has put a cookie on a lever, half of which is in a glass cage, diagonally, and wants to see if Cookie Monster can figure out how to get the cookie. Ernie will reward Cookie Monster with a box of cookies under two conditions - by not destroying the display and without his help. (EKA: Episode 2453)
	Film	Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (EKA: Episode 0823)
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound Limerick: D—Dog Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 1186)
	Song	Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer." (horse)
	Muppets	Template:Mkmg John-John wants to count backwards. Grover tells him to count backwards from 10, but John-John has a little trouble. (EKA: Episode 0752)
	SCENE 6	Mike brings Gabi to see Wolfgang, and Oscar asks him about his new job. Mike says it's more than just babysitting, it's an all-around helper. He will take the baby for a walk and sweep the floor. Oscar tells him to be sure not to sweep the baby and take the floor for a walk. Susan announces the sponsors.

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