Episode 0650

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar meets the new sanitation man (played onscreen by Jerry Nelson), who hauls away the trash near his can. The worker almost picks up Oscar's trash can itself, but Oscar protests, saying it's his home – the regular sanitation man knows that. This man is new on the job, however, and it's his orders to empty every can. Oscar attempts to offer him some of his most valuable trash as a gift (to bring home to "the little woman") since it's his first day, including his 1937 Oldsmobile minus the wheels and a piano crushed by a safe. After looking inside Oscar's can and seeing all the things too big for his truck, the stunned sanitation man leaves. An insulted Oscar calls the sanitation department, complaining how the new guy doesn't even like trash.
	Film	A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. (First: Episode 0493)
	Cast	Gordon demonstrates the different kind of outfit he might wear if he were a carpenter rather than a school teacher.
	Cartoon	A man sees if a carpenter knows how to measure with a ruler. (First: Episode 0550)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper: Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it. (First: Episode 0468)
	Cartoon	"Poverty U” (First: Episode 0036)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird brings Oscar's attention to Alphabet Bates flying above. Oscar lifts his can lid and uses his rusty telescope to watch Bates skywrite the letter U (First: Episode 0036).
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: Telephone — Kermit and an Anything Muppet use the word TELEPHONE as a working telephone. (First: Episode 0314)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird calls David at Hooper's Store to order some birdseed, but the phone keeps ringing on the other end. He hangs up and goes over to Hooper's to investigate, and sees that David is cleaning the floor with a loud buffer machine. He tries to get David's attention over the noise, pointing him to the phone. David finally turns off the machine and goes to the phone, but no one's on the line. David chides Big Bird for wasting his time, but Big Bird gets an idea. He does the same thing again, but when David picks up the phone, Big Bird tells him to hang on because someone will be on the line soon. Big Bird rushes back to his nest and places his birdseed order over the phone, though David stammers trying to explain that he could've got the birdseed while he was at the store.
	Cartoon	A drummer precedes C.T. Wordsworth who presents today's word: TELEPHONE. (First: Episode 0314)
	Film	The Mad Painter #6 (First: Episode 0335)
	Muppets	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Count it Higher." (First: Episode 0553)
	Film	Knock knock. Who's there? The woodpecker! (First: Episode 0437)
	Cast	Luis is dressed for snow, but is stuck at the beach. David dresses for the beach, but finds himself in the snow. They happily switch places. (First: Episode 0497)
	Cartoon	Hypnotic "Q" rainbow (First: Episode 0440)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster on the Phone Part 1 — Ernie waits by the phone for a call from Bert, but in walks Cookie Monster promising to make a short call. (First: Episode 0064)
	Cartoon	A bee looks for a flower. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster on the Phone Part 2 — Ernie continues to wait for the phone as Cookie Monster drones on about the day to his mommy. He begins counting... (First: Episode 0064)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: U for UP (First: Episode 0624)
	Cartoon	A man jumps up onto an UP. (First: Episode 0546)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster on the Phone Part 3 — Just as Cookie Monster has counted up to 4,614, he proceeds to ask his mommy about her day. Ernie offers him a cookie to get off the phone. (First: Episode 0064)
	Cartoon	Willie Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0561)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster on the Phone Part 4 — Cookie Monster finishes up his phone call, but he's not finished with the phone. (First: Episode 0064)
	Film	"Pig's Love Song" (live-action version) (First: Episode 0572)
	Cartoon	A boy imagines that if the clouds were cows, it would rain milk.
	SCENE 4	Big Bird doesn't have anyone to play with today, so he imagines he has a little friend who's a small, blue bird named Tiny. Maria encounters him trying to teach Tiny how to ride a tricycle, and assumes the “imaginary friend” he's playing with is big and brown and furry, and named Mr. Snuffleupagus. Big Bird denies it, and continues playing.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Imaginary Baseball Game — While it's raining, Bert encourages Ernie to imagine playing baseball. (First: Episode 0410)
	Animation	A ball encounters a black cube, which it imagines as a log cabin in a blizzard.
	Cartoon	Jazz #6 (First: Episode 0011)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: Witches Cooperate — Three witches attempt their own individual spells. (First: Episode 0407)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0038)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit asks Trey if he's seen a letter Q before. At first Trey denies it, but eventually draws one in the air with his finger. (First: Episode 0440)
	Cartoon	A U train spells the words "unite," "U-turn," "underground," "up," and "universe." (First: Episode 0624)
	SCENE 5	Maria gets a cup of coffee at Hooper's, and finishes it in a short time before she goes shopping. Big Bird has a birdseed sundae, and eats it for a long time, since he wants to enjoy it as much as possible.
	Animation	Sand U/u (First: Episode 0624)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Letter U — Ernie demonstrates a ukulele; Cookie Monster plays "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" on Ernie's ukulele, then eats it. (First: Episode 0047)
	SCENE 5 cont'd	Later in the day, after Maria has done all her shopping and goes to get an evening paper from David, Big Bird is still eating his sundae at Hooper’s.
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: Gas Station — A driver hopes for quick service. (First: Episode 0540)
	Cartoon	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416)
	Muppets	"The UN Family Song" (First: Episode 0155)
	Film	Several people help a man when his car is stuck in the mud. (First: Episode 0619)
	SCENE 6	At night, Big Bird is still eating his sundae. David is desperate for him to finish, since he has to close the store and study; he ends up falling asleep on his law books.
	Film	U, for Underpass (First: Episode 0494)
	SCENE 6 cont'd	Big Bird finishes eating his sundae, saving the cherry for last. David temporarily wakes up when Big Bird asks for another sundae. Maria announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Maria and Bob hold the Sesame Street sign, and Grover and Cookie Monster hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.