Episode 3134

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Sesame Street
Plot	Gus needs a job / Merry and Telly play
Air date	May 6, 1993
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Sponsors	L, Z, 2
Syndication
DVD

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	At the Fix-it Shop, Snuffy approaches Luis with his Snufflepuppet, Gus, who is looking for a job that will pay "a jillion kazillion dollars." Luis gives Gus the task of mentioning today's sponsors,
	SCENE 1	Snuffy suggests to Luis that Gus' next job could be translating the Fix-it Shop's "Se habla español" sign. Luis goes along with it, so Gus goes to work. Grungetta, Savion and Rosita pass by, but it turns out they already know what the sign means, which frustrates Gus. Rosita lets Gus do his job, and gives him a hug, which he thinks is better than "a jillion kazillion dollars."
	Cartoon	Song: "If You've Lost Your L, Look Around" Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 1845)
	Celebrity	Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo sing the African Alphabet Song. (EKA: Episode 2480)
	Animation	African quilt pattern #2
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: "Monsters with Dirty Faces"
	Cartoon	The detective sees a lever, and thinks about what might happen if he pulls the lever, being prepared for anything.
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moments: Telly and Shaun look at the word CAT, and Chicago the Lion says he likes the word because he's a kind of cat.
	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) (EKA: Episode 3080)
	Animation	A girl dances her way into a family portrait.
	Muppets	In a spoof of "Indian Love Call," a woman sings of how much she loves YOU (the word).
	Animation	Can you find the animals in the painting? Artists: The Hubleys (EKA: Episode 3100)
	Film	A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him. (EKA: Episode 1089)
	Animation	A girl's narration describing the city is illustrated with cutout animation. (EKA: Episode 2931)
	SCENE 2	Savion and Merry are about to have snacks together, when Merry asks him to read the words on her orange juice box. She then learns the meaning of "shake well before drinking."
	Film / Animation	Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them. (EKA: Episode 2283)
	Cartoon	Dry and Wet (near swimming pool) Artist: Cliff Roberts (EKA: Episode 2257)
	Muppets	Little Chrissy always has fun whether he's "Wet or Dry."
	Cartoon	Z for Zebu Artist: Bud Luckey (EKA: Episode 2789)
	Film	How Crayons are Made Music: "Water Course A" and "Exchange" by Richard Harvey (EKA: Episode 2484)
	SCENE 3	Merry plays a guessing game with Telly, where she covers her eyes and tries to guess which sound Telly is making. Her guesses accurately describe what's really happening to Telly, which makes him frustrated.
	Animation	A girl skips home through the city, hearing all kinds of noises. When she gets home, she repeats all the noises she heard with a little dance. Artist: John Korty
	Muppets	Polly Darton sings "Save Your Energy for Me," a song about energy conservation.
	Cartoon	A man points to the number 2 on a door, and counts 2 of his fingers (and 2 dinosaurs). Artist: Chris Hinton (EKA: Episode 3097)
	Film	A boy's mother and grandmother make him a pair of moccasins. (EKA: Episode 3023)
	Cartoon	A girl notices some footprints near and far to her. They belong to a giant purple bird. Artist: Fred Garbers
	Muppets	Snuffy wears a green derby hat as he sings about L, "The Leading Letter of My Life." (EKA: Episode 2313)
	Cartoon	L - shooting stars (EKA: Episode 2313)
	Song	"What's Inside?" (Cookie Monster cameo)
	Cartoon	How Andy Fritz Ate the Sun. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 2749)
	Muppets	Ernie and Elmo sing about the parts that make up "One Fine Face." (EKA: Episode 3096)
	Cartoon	A St. Bernard helps Zork down a snowy hill, later finding out that Zork wanted to go skiing. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 3187)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Annette Bening wants to travel with Super Grover when he is helping others, but both have trouble in figuring out how to get around since Annette cannot fly.
	Film	A girl likes to pretend she can fly. (EKA: Episode 2977)
	Song	Cecille sings “Up Down, In Out, Over and Under.” (EKA: Episode 2847)
	Muppets	Jimmy is upset about moving to a new house, but Hoots the Owl shows up and sings "Things Are Always Changing." (EKA: Episode 3095)
	Cartoon	Mary Shaboom reluctantly moves to a new house, and muses about the consequences.
	SCENE 4	Merry drives Telly crazy as she continues to accurately guess what he's doing. She hears the closing music, and announces the sponsors.