Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 David shows the kids how to do “A Very Simple Dance.”

Film Comparing a boy's skin to animals' fur, feathers, skin, and other coverings.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0108)

Cartoon Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles.
Artist: Tee Collins
(First: Episode 0240)

Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Five Little Pigs — Kermit encouters the wrong group of pigs.

Cartoon Speech Balloon: N - Nail
(First: Episode 0040)

Cast Two kids cooperate on putting on smocks for painting.
(First: Episode 0284)

Film A gorilla sits on a park bench with a lunchbox full of bananas. Noticing the woman seated beside him, he decides to share his bananas with her. She keeps answering "YES" every time the gorilla offers one until he runs out of bananas.
(First: Episode 0524)

SCENE 2 David asks Oscar to help him talk about the letter N. Without realizing it, Oscar says many words that begin with N as he disagrees with David (even threatening to punch him in the nose). Oscar eventually gives in, but he perks up when David gives him a whole bag of rusty nuts as a thank you.

Cartoon / Film Things that begin with N: nail, nest, net, notebook, needle, noodle, nuts, napkins, nose. (Don't make noise at night). The letter N is nice.
(First: Episode 0659)

Film Topi antelopes nod "yes."
Music by Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0411)

Muppets Ernie and Bert: Shape Sides — Ernie lies in bed and offers up some observations about shapes and how many sides they have.
(First: Episode 0132)

Cartoon A small frog is jealous of how big an ox is, so he expands himself into a very large, round frog. He becomes so self-important and big he ends up exploding.
Artist: Etienne Delessert
(First: Episode 0660)

Song Joe Raposo sings "Flying."
(First: Episode 0394)

Muppets Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Proud."
(First: Episode 0408)

Cartoon Seven monsters cause havoc in a village.
Artists: Maurice Sendak, Fred Calvert
(First: Episode 0258)

Film George the Farmer demonstrates "fast" and "slow" by going back and forth on a fence, and in a rocking chair.
(First: Episode 0288)

Muppets Grover and Oscar the Grouch recite the alphabet.
(First: Episode 0229)

Film A man and children observe the life along the river.
(First: Episode 0409)

Cartoon Simple Simon meets some strange-looking animals, all of whom have their parts switched around.
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 0540)

SCENE 3 Rhyming quickies:

• Shannon wears a cloak.
• Remi gives his cat a gentle stroke.
• Bob gets water thrown at him - a soak.

Muppets Cookie Monster: Ring the Bell — A carnival barker's rigged game is foiled by Cookie Monster.
(First: Episode 0449)

Film A gymnast demonstrates slow.
(First: Episode 0507)

SCENE 4 More rhyming quickies:

• A girl shows her fist.
• Big Bird gets kissed by Remi.
• Bob dodges a pie thrown at him. "Missed!" he shouts... until Shannon hits him with another one.

Animation Sand N / n
(First: Episode 0633)

Film A boy imagines himself and his friends playing in the snow in slow motion.
(First: Episode 0546)

Muppets Ernie and Bert: Sharing Jellybeans — Ernie divides jellybeans among himself and Bert.
(First: Episode 0014)

Cartoon Eugene wants his talking crow Willis to name some N words, and Willis replies with "no," "nothing," "nobody" and "never."
(First: Episode 0101)

Cartoon Eugene wants his talking crow Willis to name some N words, and Willis replies with "no," "nothing," "nobody" and "never." (Spanish version)
(First: Episode 0358)

Muppets Ernie and Bert: Talk Slower — Ernie quickly tries to tell Bert that his toast is burning.
(First: Episode 0323)

Cartoon Kids hear an L poem.
(First: Episode 0198)

Film A pair of hands deal cards marked with the numbers 12 to 1.
(First: Episode 0433)

Cartoon "Lowercase n"
(First: Episode 0358)

SCENE 5 Bob sings a song about a "Boy from Indiana."

Muppets Cookie Monster sings "One of These Things."
(First: Episode 0174)

Film A man karate chops 5 boards.
(First: Episode 0469)

Muppets Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk"
The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together.
(First: Episode 0452)

Cartoon An N-terview with an N (Spanish version)
Artist: John Paratore
(First: Episode 0477)

Muppets Pageant: Making a Face — The Sesame Street Little Theater puts on a show about faces.
(First: Episode 0711)

Cartoon Speech Balloon: L for Light
(First: Episode 0147)

Muppets Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit, Shola, and Fanny count legs and heads.
(First: Episode 0619)

Cartoon L es para luz
(First: Episode 0373)

Film A gemsbok runs fast, then faster.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0416)

SCENE 6 The kids play and draw in the yard as Bob announces the sponsors.

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