Episode 3020

	Sesame Street
	Surprising Gordon
Air date	November 27, 1992
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Written by	Ian Ellis James
Directed by	Emily Squires
Production	September 21 & 25, 1992
Sponsors	J, R, 13

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Elmo and Telly introduce today's sponsors and tell the viewer that they'll be surprising Gordon in just a moment.
	SCENE 1	Elmo and Telly plan to count to three, rush up behind Gordon (who's sitting reading the paper) and surprise him. The Count joins in and suggests they count higher than three (like 599,000,000). By the time they've agreed to count to ten, Gordon has already left. The Count uses the time now to count to 599,000,000.
	Cartoon	A man tries to figure out where a squeaky sound is coming from; it turns out to be a giant's squeaky shoes. "Surprise!" (First: Episode 0770)
	Film	"I Can Do It By Myself" (First: Episode 1727)
	Cartoon	R is for Rooster, and Robber, and Rake ... Artist: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0011)
	Muppets	Bip Bipadotta leads "Scratch My Back" as a song about two monsters named Jack and Jill who swear that they will always be there to scratch each other's backs. (First: Episode 2191)
	Cartoon	Mary Shaboom reluctantly moves to a new house, and muses about the consequences. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2959)
	Animation	Growing Numbers #13 (First: Episode 2924)
	SCENE 2	Herry Monster and the kids plan to make paper airplanes, but they show Savion there's five of them and only three pieces of paper. Savion splits the sheets in half, giving everyone a piece, including himself.
	Cartoon	"Beginning, Middle, End" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2556)
	Film	SCHOOL: the sign spins around. (First: Episode 0685)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert has gone to visit his brother Bart. Ernie pretends that Bert is still there using a drawing and a pillow, but it isn't the same. Then, Ernie remembers Bert will be back tomorrow, and can go back to bed. (First: Episode 2472)
	Animation	OP words (Drop / stop / top / hop / pop) (First: Episode 2886)
	Muppets	Kermit sings "I Love My Elbows." (First: Episode 2582)
	Cartoon	I've got some (hair), I've got more, but I've got the most. (First: Episode 0524)
	SCENE 3	Gina runs into Simon Soundman at the bus stop. He explains his recent absence has been because he's been selling sounds door-to-door. He boards his bus to Chicago, forgetting his case full of sounds.
	Cartoon	Various sounds are demonstrated, including an alarm clock, a baby crying, a telephone, a faucet dripping, and a boy sneezing. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1483)
	Song	"Paying Attention Song" (Charlie Tyson) (First: Episode 0934)
	Animation	Planet J/j (First: Episode 2833)
	Muppets	Phil Harmonic hosts another evening at the Nestropolitan Opera, featuring a performance by Placido Flamingo, "The Dentist of Seville." (First: Episode 2789)
	Cartoon	Geronimo 10-0: The parachute becomes a large mattress. (First: Episode 2245)
	SCENE 4	A concerned Herry asks Luis how the chicken is going to cross the road. They see a young chick down the block, who then crosses the street with the help of the mother hen. Herry now has another question - why did the chicken cross the road?
	Cartoon	Why did the chicken cross the road? (First: Episode 2050)
	Muppets	"Forty Blocks From My Home" (First: Episode 2614)
	Cartoon	A man demonstrates what newspapers are made of, and finds an ad for "One slightly used monster." (First: Episode 2919)
	Muppets	Colambo in "The Lost Slipper Caper" Colambo helps Cinderella figure out what happened to her glass slipper. The Prince shows up with it, and takes Colambo with him to the palace. (First: Episode 2983)
	Film	Alphaquest: R Running down a road past a rabbit, a radio, some rocks, and a rainbow. (First: Episode 2726)
	SCENE 5	Mr. Handford lets Telly and Elmo hide out in Hooper's Store to surprise Gordon. They soon start arguing over who's being too loud. Gordon sees they're all in a scuffle and decides to come back later.
	Cartoon	Jerry Nelson sings and counts thirteen turkeys. (First: Episode 2711)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry and John-John demonstrate loud and soft. (First: Episode 0432)
	Song	"Washin' the Dog"
	Cartoon	An ostrich, a girl, and a pig do some exercises, and move the couch away. (First: Episode 2988)
	Muppets	"I Am Chicken" (First: Episode 2995)
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (First: Episode 1144)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Prairie Dawn is sad because of how small she is; Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers cheer her up by singing "Small People". They are joined by Big Bird, Snuffy, the Birdketeers, Natasha, Merry Monster, and Billy. (First: Episode 2945)
	Cartoon	Men in boxes sound out the word RUN. (First: Episode 0369)
	Muppets	Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (First: Episode 0733)
	Cartoon	A gorilla outgrows his toy fire truck, and is about to throw it away, when he decides to pass it on to his little brother. (First: Episode 2840)
	SCENE 6	Mr. Handford gets the monsters to stop fighting and proposes they hide and pop out when he gives a special code phrase. Gordon enters and Mr. Handford utters the phrase, but Elmo and Telly don't pop up. Mr. Handford tells a confused Gordon what was supposed to happen...only to have Elmo and Telly pop up behind them and surprise them both! The ecstatic monsters announce the sponsors.