Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 David is glad to see that the snow has stopped and tells the viewer they're just in time to learn what "next to" means. Through a series of jump-cuts, David stands next to the newsstand, the staircase, and Susan's building. When he finds himself standing in thin air next to the Hooper's Store sign, he begins furiously flapping his arms so as not to fall to the ground.

Muppets Cookie Monster: Next To — Little Bird's demonstration is interrupted by Cookie Monster.
(First: Episode 0167)

Cartoon A poem filled with T words, including a teacher, toys, Texas, and "turtles with brains".
Voice: Bob Arbogast
(First: Episode 0024)

Cartoon T for top
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0298)

SCENE 2 Big Bird points Bob to a large pile of snow in front of the door to his nest area, which he and the kids are trying to get rid of. He has some tools in his toolbox, but Bob tells him that a saw won't work, nor will a rake or a trowel. Bob produces a snow shovel, and proceeds to show Big Bird how it works. Since Bob is already shoveling the snow, Big Bird and the kids head to Hooper's Store for some cocoa.

Cartoon T is for Television
(First: Episode 0024)

SCENE 3 Bob has successfully removed the snow from the door. Big Bird goes inside, and notices another pile of snow by his nest. Mr. Snuffleupagus visits, and helps get rid of this snow by blowing it away with his snuffle.

Film The Mad Painter #6
(First: Episode 0335)

SCENE 4 Snuffy, having blown all the snow out of the nest area, leaves to warm up his snuffle. He doesn't know that the snow landed on the other side of the door, which Big Bird and Bob find when they come back. Bob assumes it was the snow plow that made this pile, not an "imaginary friend," and proceeds to shovel it again. Big Bird leaves for another cup of cocoa.

Song Joe Raposo sings "Families."

Cartoon A man talks about the capital T, but the top line slides down, forming a lowercase one. (Spanish)
(First: Episode 0376)

Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie's Nap — During Ernie's nap time, Cookie Monster tries to steal his pillow by distracting him with a bell.
(First: Episode 0035)

Cartoon Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly
(First: Episode 0001)

Muppets Kermit Lecture: Hair — Beautiful Day Monster assists Kermit in a discussion about hair.
(First: Episode 0028)

Cartoon Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early
(First: Episode 0001)

Cast Mr. Hooper adds 3 chairs as a sportscaster narrates.
(First: Episode 0288)

Film The letter T is a very useful letter.
(First: Episode 0402)

SCENE 5 Maria counts 6 icicles on the awning of Hooper's Store.

Animation The Queen of Six explores her garden.
(First: Episode 0223)

Muppets Beat the Time: Grover — Grover has one minute to bring in five items that contain milk.
(First: Episode 0423)

Cartoon A wizard turns into R things.
(First: Episode 0369)

Muppets Simon Soundman sings a song about finding a (MEOW!) stuck in a tree.
(First: Episode 0406)

Cartoon "I'm six years old today!"
Artist: Jim Simon
(First: Episode 0357)

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

Muppets Ernie and Bert: Cookies in Bed — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed because of all the crumbs it will make.
(First: Episode 0282)

Film Counting six oryx
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0410)

Cartoon Donnie Budd counts six snails, six ships, and six whales.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0324)

Cast "Dandy David" adds flowers and flower pots.
(First: Episode 0435)

Muppets Anything Muppets: You — Two girls greet each other as "you."
(First: Episode 0174)

Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Lemurs leap and play in a zoo cage.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0032)

Muppets Grover: You — Grover sees the word YOU, then points to the viewer.
(First: Episode 0174)

Celebrity Pat Paulsen says the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0067)

Cartoon A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
(First: Episode 0410)

SCENE 6 An Anything Muppet boy (Jerry Nelson) and girl (Caroll Spinney) are arguing over a snowball fight when Maria intervenes and suggests they do something together. They whisper to one another and decide to attack Maria with snowballs together.

Cartoon T is for Television (shown in Spanish, then English)
(First: Episode 0024)

Insert The Alphabet Dancers form the letter T.

Cartoon A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond.
(First: Episode 0408)

Film Kids dancing.
(First: Episode 0409)

Muppets Kermit Lecture: Monkeys — Kermit counts five monkeys, and when he is done, he gets monkey business.
(First: Episode 0283)

Film Detective Fred (Joe Raposo) is sent by his boss (Danny Epstein) to locate the number 20. Throughout the office and on the streets of New York, Fred tracks down the numbers 11 through 18 in numerical order by spying his surroundings. When he finds his way to Apartment 19, he discovers it is occupied by a gorilla, who leads him directly to the elusive 20.
(First: Episode 0277)

Cartoon A poem filled with T words (repeat)

SCENE 7 Big Bird recites a poem about the widow bird.

Film Sesame Street Animal Films: A widow bird flies from one tree to another.
(First: Episode 0391)

Muppets Anything Muppets: Looking for Yo — Juanita looks for "YO."

Cartoon La letra T es para tigre, tomate, taxi, toro, telefono, televisión, y el terrible tiburon.
(First: Episode 0351)

Video Counting train cars
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0410)

SCENE 8 T quickies:

• Bob has a towel.
• David tickles a letter T (Nelson) with a feather.

Film A letter T drives through a tunnel.

Cartoon A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings.

Film Lizard!
Music: Joe Raposo (same as "birds")
(First: Episode 0418)

Cartoon "I'm six years old today!" (repeat)

SCENE 9 The kids pull each other on a sled while the AMs from Scene 6 argue, then work together, to announce the sponsors.

CLOSING SIGNS David holds the Sesame Street sign, and The Count holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.