Folge 2552

Sesamstrasse
Plot	How does a seesaw work? (Repeat of 2229)
Air date	September 12, 2010
Season	38

Picture	Segment	Description
	Cold opening	Wolle is eating spaghetti, when the boss asks him to start Sesamstrasse. Wolle replies that he doesn't have time for it now, then the boss mentions that there are 7 seconds until the show has to start. Wolle quickly clears the control panel and pushes the red button. (First: Folge 2517)
	Intro
	Scene	Pferd has found two tree trunks that form a seesaw, and is excited because a seesaw is a fun thing to play with. He decides to try it out and sits on it, but after going down the seesaw won't go up. Wolle comes by and Pferd tells him about the broken seesaw. Wolle is sure they can repair it.
	Scene	Wolle takes a closer look; Pferd sits in one end and no one on the other end. Wolle concludes that he has detected the problem: to use a seesaw there must be two people. Wolle tells Pferd that he is in luck; there are two of them and he would love to join Pferd on the seesaw.
	Scene	They get on the seesaw, and Wolle's end quickly raises up. Pferd can't understand why Wolle can't get down, but Wolle tells him that he is too heavy. But Pferd refuses and says that it's Wolle who is too light. Samson comes out of his cave and asks what they are doing. Wolle tells him about the seesaw and their weight problem. Samson solves it by pushing Wolle's side down. Samson then gets another idea: he will sit on Wolle's side to make that side heavier. Wolle and Pferd think it's a good idea.
	Scene	Samson asks Pferd if he is ready and then sits down on the seesaw with Wolle, catapulting Pferd away.
	Scene	Samson and Wolle find Pferd in a nearby apple tree. Pferd is happy to be so close to those delicious apples. He concludes that a seesaw is a wonderful apple flying machine.
	Scene	They try to figure out what went wrong. Then they realize that Samson should sit on one side while Pferd and Wolle sit together on the other, and the seesaw works.
	Cartoon	A poem about dogs of different sizes, feelings and colors. Artist: Deanna Morse
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie goads Bert into singing "Rubber Duckie," and just when Bert starts to have fun with it, Ernie has to leave.
	Muppets	Wolle is drinking bottled water when the boss asks him to start the next segment. He lets out a small burp and ducks under the table. The entire screen shakes as he burps again. Afterwards he pops up, says "on with the show!" and pushes the red button. (First: Folge 2521)
	Film	Lilly and Sofie, a pair of twins, talk about their differences. (EKA: Folge 2455)
	Muppets	The Oinker Sisters sing about what's "Important" to them.
	Animation	Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures: Ernie and Bert are cavemen. While building a house for their pet dinosaur, they discover various uses for a round stone.
	Film	A high speed film of preparation for the opening of a vegetable market. (EKA: Folge 2469).
	Muppets	A prince tries to wake Sleeping Beauty. First he yells, then uses a feather, an alarm clock and blows a trumpet, but it doesn't work. Then he gets a new idea and tries to kiss her. She wakes up and he turns into a frog. (EKA: Folge 2332)
	Muppets	Wolle is happy with a flawless broadcast. The boss asks Wolle not to be so happy, but Wolle just laughs at him and asks "what can possibly go wrong?" Just then, a lamp falls down and hits Wolle on the head. The boss tells him that a lamp could fall from the ceiling, for instance. (First: Folge 2521)