Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 David waters the tree on the street. The Count comes by, eager to count something, and starts counting the hose and the drops of water coming from it. Ultimately, he asks David to boost him into the tree to count its leaves instead.

Cartoon "Daddy Dear"
(First: Episode 0367)

Muppets Ernie sings "Dee, Dee, Dee" as Cookie Monster hastily demonstrates each D word.
(First: Episode 0319)

Film A man takes some blindfolded kids around the city and they have to guess a parking meter, a rabbit, a man smoking a cigarette, and produce at the market.

Cartoon Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D.
(First: Episode 0406)

Muppets Grover: Heavy and Light — Grover demonstrates heavy and light with a feather from Big Bird's head.
(First: Episode 0406)

Cartoon A janitor sweeps up his own footprints the wrong way, then the right way. Just then, a giant centipede leaves tracks all over the floor.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0247)

SCENE 2 Bob wants to play a guessing game about what he's going to be doing soon. Big Bird, Grover, John-John, and Earl congregate on the stoop as he displays his clues - his unique socks and pants, a glove, a bat, and a ball - he's going to play baseball! Big Bird is initially under the impression that Bob is preparing to keep warm (using the mitt as a glove, the bat as firewood, and the baseball as a snowball).

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

Muppets Simon Soundman goes to Marvin's Music City to buy a nice shiny trumpet. However, Marvin keeps bringing the wrong instrument.
(First: Episode 0458)

Film Counting 20 boxes
Music: Joe Raposo

Cartoon A drummer introduces C.T. Wordsworth who challenges a contestant to guess the secret word: store.
(First: Episode 0443)

Film A man (Barry Simpson) puts on snowshoes to bring his trash out.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0281)

Cartoon Uncle Al tells his nephew a story about a dog he had, but gets mixed up with the details.
Artist: Marv Newland

Film Mad Painter #7
(First: Episode 0314)

Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie's Scale — Cookie Monster solves Ernie's cookie weight problem.
(First: Episode 0264)

Cartoon The Alligator King
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0411)

Film Knock knock. Who's there? The woodpecker!
(First: Episode 0437)

SCENE 3 Lefty the Salesman tries to sell Herry Monster a paper bag. Herry finds the salesman a nuisance as he rattles off the things he could do with the bag (such as holding his litter or collecting nickels spilled from a truck). Herry eventually buys the bag for a penny so he can use it for something else - covering up the annoying salesman.

Muppets Ernie and Bert: Ernie Blows a Fuse — Ernie and Bert are watching TV, but Bert gets bored and decides to play a record.
(First: Episode 0003)

Film D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs, and hobbies that begin with D.
(First: Episode 0367)

Film Where the buffalo roam ...

Cartoon Speech Balloon: A for Agua

Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper approaches a man and says, "Knock, knock!" The man asks, "Who's there?". Harvey says, "Dion." The man asks, "Dion who?" Then Harvey slaps a letter D on the man's chest and says, "D on you!"
(First: Episode 0292)

Film A bumble bee
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0082)

Muppets Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt makes sure the class knows the difference between loud and soft. ("Don't tell me I can't teach.")

Cartoon Kids narrate a Letter 'Z' Drawing
(First: Episode 0359)

SCENE 4 The kids all provide Oscar with various bits of junk. He's so pleased, he sings "I Love Trash."

Cartoon The word AGUA fills up with water.
(First: Episode 0448)

Cartoon A housewife screams because there is a mouse in her house. Her husband's solution is to continually bring in animals to chase it out, with each animal making an even bigger mess than the previous one.
(First: Episode 0240)

SCENE 5 Cookie Monster finds two cards reading, COO and KIE. He puts them together to make the word "COOKIE," then eats the word.

Film City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover)
(First: Episode 0132)

Cartoon A girl uses her paint-by-the-numbers set to find an elephant in her picture.

Muppets Grover the Elevator Operator: Only five people are allowed on the elevator at one time, so Grover counts out five passengers. But then he's not allowed on the elevator himself; he would make six.
(First: Episode 0462)

Cartoon Z In Space
(First: Episode 0509)

Insert Jerry Nelson narrates three letters coming together to form the word FUN. The letters celebrate with confetti and streamers.
(First: Episode 0458)

SCENE 6 Bob sings "Three of These Things" using abstract shapes.

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)

Muppets Anything Muppets: Lost Boy — Charlie doesn't recognize his uncle in a police uniform.
(First: Episode 0135)

Cartoon D-dart
(First: Episode 0292)

Cartoon Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together.

SCENE 7 In Big Bird's nest area, Bob, David, Big Bird, and the kids play "Simon Says." Grover announces the sponsors and the credits follow.

CLOSING SIGNS Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and the Count holds the CTW sign.