Folge 2481

Sesamstrasse
Air date	May 3, 2009 (Repeat of episode 2350)
Season	36

Picture	Segment	Description
	Cold Opening	Ernie asks Bert what he is thinking about. Bert tells him that he is not thinking about anything in particular. Ernie thinks that is funny, so Bert asks him why. Ernie replies that he was thinking the same thing.
	Intro
	Scene	Rumpel is making sure that all his stuff is good and dirty. He hears a noise over from the store, which turns out to be Nils vacuuming the store. Rumpel asks Nils to stop making that horrible noise so he can concentrate on making his things dirty. Nils tells him that he has to vacuum so he can keep the store clean. Rumpel is in shock--why do such a cruel thing? Nils promises Rumpel that he will clean a little less noisily, but unfortunely for Rumpel the vacuum cleaner can't be silenced and Nils closes the door on Rumpel.
	Scene	Back in his barrel, Rumpel continues where he left off. He gets interrupted by Reiner Sauberhasi, who concludes that Rumpel could use a vacuum cleaner to get rid of all the dirt around and in his barrel. He starts to tell Rumpel why he should get the Saugi2000. However, no matter which argument Reiner uses, Rumpel denies that he has any use for the Saugi2000.
	Scene	Since he could not make a sale to Rumpel, Reiner continues over to Nils at the store. Reiner gives the same sales speech to Nils as he did to Rumpel. Nils points out that he already has a vacuum cleaner. Reiner tells Nils that it's an old and noisy vacuum cleaner, but Nils says that he does not have any interest in a new one. But as he is about to continue, his old vacuum cleaner breaks down; it has reversed, so now instead of cleaning up the filth it makes the store filthy. Reiner quickly repeats his offer for the Saugi2000.
	Scene	Reiner gives Nils a demonstration of the Saugi2000. Nils seems very impressed with how effective the vacuum cleaner is, and wants to buy it. Reiner asks Nils if he minds if he took the old vacuum cleaner with him, and Nils doesn't mind. Reiner takes the vacuum cleaner over to Rumpel, who quickly tells Reiner that he does not want a vacuum cleaner. Reiner tells Rumpel that this is a special vacuum cleaner--it does not get rid of the dirt, but makes it instead. Rumpel is very impressed and he wants it.
	Film	Two kids give their dog a bath.
	Film	A high speed film of a dog getting its fur cut. (EKA: Folge 2459)
	Muppets	The question on the Ernie & Bert Show is "What makes noise and cleans?". Ernie's first answer is a radio; however, Bert tells him that a radio can't clean. Ernie then comes up with the solution: he finds a vacuum cleaner and starts using it on Bert. (First: Folge 2416)
	Cartoon	A hippo plays on a drum. (EKA: Folge 2459)
	Muppets	Wolf vom Wörtersee calls the Wörterfee so she can see the mess around the lake. Unfortunately, she has lost her wand, so she can't magically get rid of all the garbage. She wants Wolf to do something about it so that the lake area can be cleaned. Wolf tells her that he can use magic to clean it up, but she doesn't believe he will be able to do it, so she goes to find her wand. As Wolf is trying to find a spell in his book that will work, he discovers a black wand on the ground. Two kids come by just as he finds a spell that he tries to cast. He is surprised that it actually worked. The Wörterfee is impressed at first, then she notices that he is holding her wand. He gives her the wand and goes to his shed to take a nap--all this magic has made him tired. It turns out that his shed is full of garbage. (EKA: Folge 2450)
	Animation	"Guess that animal" clay animation. The animal in question is a squirrel.
	Muppets	Grover works at a department store. Mr. Johnson wants a suit just like the one on the mannequin, but Grover is worried that the mannequin will be embarrassed. (EKA: Folge 2443)