Episode 0554

Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Bob, Maria, and David join Susan as she eagerly watches for a big surprise coming down the street. It turns out to be Gordon, pulling up in his brand new Volkswagen.
OldWoman9
Cartoon The story of an old woman who lived in a nine.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0512)
George the Farmer embedded shapes
Film George the Farmer shows embedded shapes using drawing of geometric forms and household objects with the same shape.
(First: Episode 0288)
ErnieBasketball
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Putting the Basketball AwayErnie comes up with a way for him to remember to put his basketball away before he goes to sleep.
(First: Episode 0134)
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SCENE 2 Gordon polishes his new car and admonishes his neighbors as Bob and Jay carelessly let a basketball bounce off it, Maria uses it to lean on for writing, and David gets a drop of ketchup on it. Oscar overhears all this and gives Gordon an invitation to join the Disagreeable Order of Grouches. Gordon realizes how unkind he's been acting and apologizes to everyone, to Oscar's dismay.
BreadMilkButter
Cartoon "I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions.
Artist: Jim Simon
(First: Episode 0408)
Somebodycomeandplay
Song Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play."
(First: Episode 0047)
9people
Cast No matter how you arrange these nine people, they're still nine people.
(First: Episode 0413)
400031
Cartoon Jazz #9
(First: Episode 0137)
Painter9
Film The Mad Painter #9
(First: Episode 0338)
1095e
Muppets The Amazing Mumford: Suspension Act
(First: Episode 0292)
Lpoemkids
Cartoon Kids hear an L poem.
(First: Episode 0198)
Fabulous Flying Floogle
Cast At the circus, Ringmaster David introduces the tightrope walker, the Fabulous Flying Fleegle. Instead, his replacement, Floogle (Luis), shows up and struggles to walk on the tightrope.
Counting 10 to 1
Cartoon Counting 10 to 1.
(First: Episode 0480)
Film.Jackrabbit
Film Jack Rabbit
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0390)
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SCENE 3 Susan shows Chris pictures of different parts of the Volkswagen and he identifies them, then finds them on the car itself. The final image is of herself in the driver's seat, but since there's no driver in the car right now, Susan hops in and invites Chris for a spin.
Kermtelephonelecture
Muppets Kermit Lecture: Telephone — Kermit and an Anything Muppet use the word TELEPHONE as a working telephone.
(First: Episode 0314)
Mets hit 10 miss on 11
Celebrity The New York Mets make 10 hits in a row, but miss on the 11th.
(First: Episode 0135)
CT Wordsworth telephone
Cartoon A drummer precedes C.T. Wordsworth who presents today's word: TELEPHONE.
(First: Episode 0314)
Mets hit 12 miss on 13
Celebrity The New York Mets make 12 hits in a row, but miss on the 13th.
(First: Episode 0136)
CookieTelephone
Muppets Cookie Monster: Telephone — A boy's lecture about telephones results in Cookie Monster eating the phone.
(First: Episode 0194)
Jenny Jeff Jacket
Cartoon A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it.
(First: Episode 0527)
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SCENE 4 David and Maria are surprised to hear that Oscar is preparing to dust his can. He hands them a number of items he's moving out of the way so he can dust, such as his cracked vase, his spider collection, a flattened fish, and a giant tire. When the area finally is cleared, he grabs a cardboard box to begin dusting, as in throwing dust all over the can.
Linoleum
Muppets Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La."
(First: Episode 0321)
SpeechBalloonLLight
Cartoon Speech Balloon: L for Light
(First: Episode 0147)
L-Luz
Cartoon L es para luz
(First: Episode 0373)
1261-train
Film Kids use shapes to make a train.
(First: Episode 0137)
GroverandOscar'sAlphabet
Muppets Grover and Oscar the Grouch recite the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0229)
Song.Family
Song Joe Raposo sings "Families."
(First: Episode 0454)
400031
Cartoon Jazz #9 (repeat)
AlphabetDancers-L
Insert The Alphabet Dancers form a letter L.
(First: Episode 0449)
Baldeagle
Film Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0424)
Kidband.square
Film Marching Band forms a square
(First: Episode 0514)
5-Good-Men
Muppets Old West: Forming the Posse — Five good men are needed to form a posse and catch Bad Bart.
J Junkyard (Katz)
Film Js appear in a junkyard.
(First: Episode 0449)
BDM Girl
Muppets Ernie and Bert: Monster Steals CookiesErnie gets fooled by a disguised Beautiful Day Monster stealing his cookies, and Bert thanks him for saving him the last one.
(First: Episode 0041)
Mets hit 13 miss on 14
Celebrity The New York Mets make 13 hits in a row, but miss on the 14th.
(First: Episode 0161)
Svenskasesam015
Muppets Anything Muppets: Some and All
(First: Episode 0061)
Jenny Jeff Jacket
Cartoon A disobedient jacket illustrating words that begin with the letter J annoys an off-screen narrator, which reveals two kids named Jenny and Jeff inside of it. (repeat)
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SCENE 5 Jay narrates as the cast piles into Gordon's new car, demonstrating some, none, and all. Big Bird wants to go for a ride too, but there's little room for him in the car. Gordon tells him to "make a wish," and Big Bird suddenly appears in the car (with his head through the sunroof). They drive away saying goodbye as Jay announces the sponsors.
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CLOSING SIGNS David holds the Sesame Street sign, while Bob holds the CTW sign.