Episode 2662

	Sesame Street
	Experiments with Ruby
Air date	January 16, 1990
Season	Season 21 (1989-1990)
Written by	Sonia Manzano
Production	September 18, 1989
Sponsors	G, I, 22

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Telly holds a book in each hand to help build his arm muscles. Ruby turns this into an experiment to see how long he can do this. She starts counting until Telly gets tired and drops the books, making it all the way up to 20. Ruby makes sure he can do it again if she counts backwards. Telly struggles as Ruby forgets what numbers follow, but he's able to hold the books until she reaches the end.
	Animation	Stop-motion: tap-dancing shoes. (First: Episode 2367)
	Film	A baby chick hatches from an egg. (Music: Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0690)
	Muppets	Caveperson Days Caveperson Bert invents a window so that he and Ernie can see outside without going all the way to the cave's exit. (First: Episode 2607)
	Animation	G/g musical notes (Gordon voiceover) (First: Episode 2233)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." (First: Episode 0407)
	Animation	A stop-motion-animated train runs out of track. (First: Episode 1447)
	SCENE 2	Ruby ropes Telly into another experiment, where she sees how many necklaces she can wear at once. The kids put 22 on her before she tips over under the weight.
	Cartoon	"I in the Sky" (First: Episode 0368)
	Muppets	Bob reads the story of a king and his three sons, to whom he bestows three, special gifts - a basket that is never emptied of food, a bird that knows all in the land and a horse that can travel anywhere. They each take a separate gift and travel the land, trying to help people. But, when they reunite, they find their separate gifts can't help them completely and realize that by cooperating, they'll know who needs food and a way to get there. (First: Episode 1691)
	Cartoon	Geronimo 10-0 (parachute under haystack) (First: Episode 2278)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Peanut Butter." (First: Episode 1966)
	Cartoon	A girl explains (in poetry) how she failed trying to make a snowman without using snow. (First: Episode 0480)
	Celebrity	14 Karat Soul sings "The Alphabet Song," followed by "The ABCs of Love." (First: Episode 1675)
	Cartoon	Heavy and light characters are weighed on a scale. (First: Episode 0843)
	Muppets	The Count invites the Countess to his castle to watch their favorite show, "twentysomething", where a couple (played by themselves) and Prairie Dawn learn that "twentysomething" is not a number. (First: Episode 2556)
	Film	A zydeco band plays "Allons a Lafayette" while people dance. (First: Episode 2498)
	Cartoon	A young bespectacled man with an accordion asks how much it costs to cross the bridge. The Bridgekeeper says admission is free, but requires that the young man show him three triangles. Two of them are found in the bridgework, and the man uses the bridgekeeper's staff to draw a third triangle in the dirt. Although the bridgekeeper has his order filled, he asks the man to play a tune on his accordion. This additional request takes the young man by surprise, but he is told to do so for the opportunity to cross the bridge. (First: Episode 1572)
	Film	Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428)
	Cartoon	"Find the Opposite" (green background added to last shot) (First: Episode 2362)
	SCENE 3	Gordon is about to go for a run with Linda, when Ruby appears. She wants to tell Linda about her day, but realizes she doesn't know any sign language. Initiating another experiment, Ruby wants to see how much sign language she can learn before Linda shows up. Gordon tells her this isn't very possible as she doesn't need to know much sign language just to jog with her, and invites her to join them.
	Cartoon	The detective sees a hippo bouncing on a trampoline, and wonders how the hippo can bounce, since hippos are heavy, but the hippo thinks that he is light. (First: Episode 2537)
	Muppets	Bert is having trouble getting to sleep. Ernie suggests singing a lullaby to him. He sings one to the tune of "Brahms' Lullaby" and Bert falls into a deep peaceful sleep. Ernie tells Bert to wake up now; it's Ernie's turn to go to sleep, so it's Bert's turn to sing a lullaby now. (First: Episode 1331)
	Cartoon	Two people think they hear a BARK in the DARK. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1941)
	Animation	Stop-motion: what goes in the hot dog bun? (First: Episode 1494)
	Muppets	Grover sells newspapers in the street. He thinks they are for making paper hats, but a customer shows him they are actually for reading. The customer wants to buy a newspaper, but Grover won't stop reading the paper that the customer wants to buy. Grover reads about construction of a new building, a parade, and an expected rain shower, all of which occur as Grover reads. (First: Episode 1966)
	Cartoon	Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version) (First: Episode 0140)
	SCENE 4	Linda states that Ruby knows more sign language than she thinks. Ruby makes gestures for some signs she'd like to know, discovering they're already sign language signs.
	Animation	5 goldfish, take away 2, leaves 3. (First: Episode 2252)
	Muppets	"The Opposite Song" (First: Episode 1111)
	Song	"Sawmill" - Folk singers detail how lumber is made into usable wood. (beginning edited) (First: Episode 0657)
	Cartoon	A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Little Red Riding Hood and the Woodsman — Little Red Riding Hood and the Woodsman chase the Big Bad Wolf. (First: Episode 0621)
	Cartoon	I-Ink (angry bird) (First: Episode 0462)
	Song	14 Karat Soul sings “Hand Talk." (First: Episode 2622)
	Animation	Two balls follow an arrow down a hole. (First: Episode 2035)
	SCENE 5	Linda bursts out laughing while reading the newspaper. Ruby is able to understand Linda and hopes that if she can learn more signs and Linda can use her voice more, they'll be having bigger conversations in no time. They begin to chat as Telly announces the sponsors.