Episode 2159

	Sesame Street
	Miss Blechman visits Oscar, her favorite student
Air date	February 13, 1986
Season	Season 17 (1985-1986)
Written by	Luis Santeiro
Production	November 12, 1985
Sponsors	N, Z, 9

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Miss Blechman is visiting Sesame Street and pesters Luis to try and guess what she does for a living. Given her clues of working in a classroom, receiving apple cores from young Grouches, and dirtying up her blackboard, Luis knows that she is a Grouch teacher and is there to see Oscar, who was her best pupil. The two visit Oscar's trash can, where Oscar sings a Grouch version of "Bein' Green" to himself while messing up the place. Upon seeing his old teacher he exclaims, "Is it ever rotten to see you!" before ducking into his can. Miss Blechman is pleased to see that her lesson from second grade has stuck, but suggests Oscar practice his insult again and again.
	Cartoon	A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying. (First: Episode 0862)
	Muppets	Captain Breakfast unsuccessfully encourages a little girl to eat breakfast, the most important meal of the day. (First: Episode 1492)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416)
	Cartoon	A man tells a confused boy that he saw a bird on a tree, with both of their thoughts appearing on the screen. (First: Episode 0565)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert cooperate to make Ernie's bed. Ernie notices that on his bed, which Bert is preparing, there is one side where the blanket is shorter than the other. Bert suggests that Ernie and he cooperate while making the blanket even on both sides, in the process the blanket is shorter at one side than the other. (First: Episode 1388)
	Cartoon	An N-terview with an N Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0131)
	SCENE 2	Miss Blechman gives Oscar a Grouch listening test, identifying the various nasty noises around them. They hear a leaky faucet, a creaky door, and Luis' new sneakers. Since he gets every noise right, Miss Blechman gives Oscar what is considered a Grouch reward: to write his name one hundred times on a chalkboard, as the squeaks from the board are enough to make Luis wince.
	Muppets	The Count sings about "The First Day of School". (First: Episode 1736)
	Cartoon	9 Ants Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1485)
	Film	Some kids observe a woman drawing pictures of a building, and eventually guess that she's an architect. (First: Episode 0768)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Christopher Columbus — Kermit catches Christopher Columbus before his historic voyage. (First: Episode 0578)
	Cartoon	A rooster finds a purpose in his life when he's given the job to wake everyone on a farm. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1347)
	SCENE 3	Bob meets Miss Blechman, who gives the Grouchketeers a music lesson with a song about grouchy music.
	Cartoon	"Dinner for Nine" Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1658)
	Film	A man talks about his working horses. (First: Episode 1466)
	Cast	Maria is dressed for summer weather, while Linda is dressed for the snow. They switch clothes and scenarios. (First: Episode 1819)
	Cartoon	A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (First: Episode 0780)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Katie to hug him and scratch his tummy. (First: Episode 1653)
	Film	Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be. (First: Episode 0004)
	Cartoon	Z In Space (First: Episode 0509)
	Celebrity	14 Karat Soul sings about school. (First: Episode 1665)
	Cartoon	A little boy asks his big brother questions about what happens at school. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1877)
	Film	The Mad Painter #9 (First: Episode 0338)
	Muppets	Game Show: To Tell A Face The object of the game is to identify the face of a relative. The contestant in this skit is Baby Bobby, who must identify his grandmother. (First: Episode 2125)
	Cartoon	Sign language: Day, morning, noon, night (First: Episode 1173)
	Film	A baboon carries her young. (First: Episode 0039)
	Animation	Find the Rectangle quiz (First: Episode 1630)
	SCENE 4	Bob tells Uncle Wally about Miss Blechman, who turns out to be an old friend of his! "Frieda" and "Waldo" reminisce about their vacation time together in Lake Titicaca, recalling "What a Day That Was."
	Film	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent movie of a girl who is stuck IN the quicksand. (First: Episode 0511)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert asks who Ernie is decorating the room for. It turns out to be the viewer at home. (First: Episode 0352)
	Cartoon	Stop-frame animation of a girl on a beach, reading a book containing pictures of various sea creatures that come to life as she comes to their pages. Artist: Peter Wallach (First: Episode 1434)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster goes on a picnic, with a basket full of cookies. A bug flies by, and tries to get into the basket, buzzing furiously. Cookie Monster tries to give the bug a little cookie if it'll go away. The bug refuses, buzzing even more strenuously. Cookie tries a big cookie, but it still refuses. Cookie offers an almond cookie, a raisin cookie, a pistachio nut cookie, and a crunchy granola cookie. He realizes that the little bug doesn't like cookies. All he has left is a letter Z. The bug is excited, and buzzes off with the Z. (First: Episode 1484)
	Cartoon	Z for zebra and zoo (First: Episode 0281)
	Animation	A snail shell is uncovered in the sand. (First: Episode 2039)
	Muppets	A square monster tires to learn the "In and Out" disco dance. (First: Episode 1328)
	Cartoon	Bridge #7 – Rectangle Bridge A (First: Episode 0290)
	SCENE 5	Uncle Wally and Miss Blechman show pictures of their vacation to Bob and Oscar as Luis announces the sponsors.