Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 Gordon welcomes the viewer as he arm wrestles with Ronald and Mauricio. He points out that he sits behind a desk all day and doesn't get enough exercise; if he did, he'd be more like this guy...

Cartoon A boxer explains the letter "B".
(First: Episode 0006)

SCENE 1
cont'd Gordon has the kids prepare to do some pushups, and tells the viewer that Burt Lancaster's ready to do some.

Celebrity Burt Lancaster counts while doing pushups.
(First: Episode 0010)

SCENE 1
cont'd The kids finish their pushups, and Gordon invites them to relax and watch something else…

Muppets The Anything Muppets sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

SCENE 1
cont'd Gordon plays a "what happens next" game with Mauricio and Ronald, pointing them to some clips of Buddy and Jim (recycled from Episode 0037); the videos pause so that the kids can guess what will happen next. The first is of Buddy and a roller skate on the floor, and Jim performing a ball trick as a magician; the results are surprising.

Cartoon Jazz #6
(First: Episode 0011)

Film "Six Song (Song of Six)"
(First: Episode 0011) Muppets Ernie and Bert: Ernie Cleans Up Part 1 — Bert demands that Ernie cleans up, or he's moving out.
(First: Episode 0010)

Cartoon M for mouse, mud, and mother

Cartoon M is for Marvelous Martha
(First: Episode 0013) Muppets Ernie and Bert: Ernie Cleans Up Part 2 — Ernie has made the place spotless, as promised, but he still has his toybox to go through.
(First: Episode 0010)

Cartoon "Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in.
(First: Episode 0006)

Cartoon Speech Balloon: X for X-ray
(First: Episode 0064)

SCENE 2 Gordon, Rhonda, and Ava look at a couple of African green singing finches.

Film Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others.
Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0019)

Cartoon B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee.
(First: Episode 0008)

Cartoon A boxer explains the letter "B". (repeat)

Cartoon Speech Balloon: B for Butterfly
(First: Episode 0006)

SCENE 3 Gordon and the girls feed a chinchilla rabbit, and discuss the differences between mammals and birds.

Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Milk and Cookie — Ernie hides to observe Cookie Monster stealing his milk and cookies.
(First: Episode 0011)

Film "Seven Song (Song of Seven)"
(First: Episode 0011)

SCENE 4 Gordon counts the jumps as Troy and Renee jump rope on the street. Gordon mentions another jumper who has a few complaints.

Cartoon A boy's jump rope rhyme identifies the parts of his body that hurt - "otherwise I feel fine!"
(First: Episode 0003)

Film Body Parts vs. Heavy Equipment: Three boys (including Brian Henson) pretend to be steam shovels, playing in the dirt. This segues into footage of real construction vehicles. A parallel is drawn between the machinery and how the boys' arms and mouths work.
(First: Episode 0003)

Muppets Kermit Lecture: Some, More, Most Part 1 — Kermit teaches "some", "more", and "most" with jellybeans.
(First: Episode 0022)

Film "Six Song (Song of Six)" (repeat)

Muppets Kermit Lecture: Some, More, Most Part 2 — Kermit teaches "some", "more", and "most" with marbles.
(First: Episode 0022)

SCENE 5 Gordon shows Jay how to draw shapes, and then turns them into different objects. He uses two finished drawings to find more shapes.

Cartoon Children describe how to draw an elephant.
(First: Episode 0052)

Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Musical Banana — Gordon plays a musical trick on Ernie and Cookie Monster with a banana.
(First: Episode 0016)

Cast Buddy and Jim struggle with buttons.
(First: Episode 0015)

Cartoon M is for Marvelous Martha
(First: Episode 0013)

Muppets The Anything Muppets sing "All Together Now".
(First: Episode 0015)

SCENE 6 Gordon and Jay watch as the girls continue their jump roping.

Film Girls play a jump rope alphabet game: "I’ve got an A in my ankle, I’ve got a B in my back," etc. A boy wants to play, but one of the girls says the game is for girls only. Finally, when he contributes "I’ve got a Z in my zebra," one of the girls says he can play.
(First: Episode 0030)

SCENE 6
cont'd Gordon signs off with some rhymes and Susan announces the sponsors.

CLOSING SIGNS Bert and Ernie hold the Sesame Street sign, and Susan and Gordon hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.