Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 At Hooper's Store, David fills a large jar with dry beans, explaining to Maria it's for a contest: whoever guesses the number correctly wins a free lunch. Maria guesses 2,000 as David takes the beans and a sign advertising the contest in front of the store window. Big Bird arrives shortly after to watch the store while David studies, and David gives him instructions to heat up the soups and stews for today's lunch specials, as well as writing the items on the menu. Big Bird neglects to check the food in the kitchen, instead finding some bacon and bread nearby, and thinks it won't be enough to serve the customers. He then notices the jar of dry beans on the window and gets inspired.

Cartoon A man saws a letter E through the wall.
(First: Episode 0370)

Film George the Farmer demonstrates empty and full.
(First: Episode 0257)

Cartoon Dot Bridge #1
(First: Episode 0001)

SCENE 2 Maria, Susan, Luis, and the kids head out after a big lunch at Hooper's courtesy of Big Bird. David returns from studying and Big Bird proudly shows him the menu he just served up, advertising nothing but combinations of beans, bacon, and bread. To David's horror Big Bird has cooked and served all of the beans for the contest to the customers. David explains that the beans still needed to be counted, but luckily Big Bird had counted all 2,028 beans while cooking, meaning he gets the free lunch.

Cartoon A door opens behind a mouse, who shrieks when she sees the E.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 0616)

Muppets The Amazing Mumford: Disappearing Cookies
(First: Episode 0287)

Animation Sand E/e
(First: Episode 0642)

Muppets "Wonderful/Yucchy"
(First: Episode 0177)

Cartoon E for End
(First: Episode 0460)

Cartoon E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg.
(First: Episode 0002)

Insert Child voiceovers declare the street wastebasket is empty. The adults and Big Bird toss their trash into it, making it full. After a garbage man (Richard Hunt, making a cameo) collects its contents, the kids announce that it is now empty.
(First: Episode 0854)

Cartoon Three chickens eat grain, and become full, fuller and fullest.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0506)

Cartoon A bully says the alphabet to a mild-mannered gardener, who hits him in the face with a pie at the end.
(First: Episode 0279)

Animation A dune buggy is assembled.
(First: Episode 0506)

Cartoon Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal)
(First: Episode 0784)

SCENE 3 Susan takes a Polaroid picture of Maria, which David and Luis like but Maria hates. Susan and Maria discuss the picture with Susan telling Maria she should like how she looks. David quickly snaps a candid picture of Susan, who protests as she didn't have time to prepare. Maria gives her the same advice she just received when Susan is dissatisfied with her own photo.

Cartoon A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly.
(First: Episode 0034)

Cast Luis looks for the SALIDA in a brick room.
(First: Episode 0407)

Cartoon Speech Balloon: F for Fly
(First: Episode 0032)

Film SALIDA (word spins around)

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)

Cartoon The word SALIDA exits through a white square.
(First: Episode 0588)

SCENE 4 Big Bird recites a poem about what to give a snake, leading to the next film.

Film Sesame Street Animal Films: Sidewinder snake
(First: Episode 0514)

Cartoon "Ten Turtles"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0425)

Muppets Kermit Lecture: Clues — Kermit observes clues for various situations, one of which involves Beautiful Day Monster.
(First: Episode 0118)

Cartoon Jazz #10
(First: Episode 0193)

Celebrity José Feliciano sings "The Gypsy."
(First: Episode 0763)

Cartoon Counting 10 to 1.
(First: Episode 0480)

SCENE 5 Big Bird happens over to the Fix-It Shop where Luis is painting a sign. Big Bird tries to figure out what the sign will read while Luis finishes it, spelling out "WET PAINT." He points to a door he just painted (leaning against the wall) and explains the usefulness of the sign. As Luis steps out for a cup of coffee, Big Bird notices the paint on the sign is wet as well. When Luis returns he finds the door littered with signs, as Big Bird made his own "WET PAINT" sign for Luis'... then a sign for that one, then another, and another, etc..

Song "Octopus One-Man Band"
(First: Episode 0004)

Film Milk! (From Farm To Market To Home)
(First: Episode 0795)

Cartoon Miss Fortune makes guesses about a dog.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0483)

Muppets Ernie and Bert: Cookie Reminder — Ernie explains to Bert that he placed a cookie on the table as a reminder.
(First: Episode 0095)

Song "Train Song"
(First: Episode 0423)

Cartoon On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things.
(First: Episode 0768)

SCENE 6 Susan, Luis, Maria, and David convene outside Oscar's trash can to surprise Oscar on his birthday. Susan has baked his favorite cake (mud chiffon), Maria has a present (a 1918 tin can for his collection) and David has a broken record (of "What's the Name of That Song?") which he plays on Luis' phonograph. Oscar comes from his can and fumes over their gesture - they've given him exactly what he wanted, which is no way to treat a Grouch. He yells that he hates birthdays, but complies with blowing out the candle; he wishes everyone would leave him alone. Everyone snaps back, promising never to try this type of stunt again before leaving. "How do you like that? And I didn't think they cared," Oscar notes.

Cartoon A postal worker tells the viewer what the post office is good for.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 0783)

Film At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata.
(First: Episode 0619)

Cartoon Dot Bridge #4: (third dot wants to be red)
(First: Episode 0001)
The colors are altered, so it becomes purple instead of red.

SCENE 7 Oscar plays the flip side of his broken record: a crummy version of the "Sesame Street Theme." When it gets to his favorite part (the skipping) he announces the sponsors.

SCENE 6 The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, and Bob holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.