Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 Gordon goes through a stretching routine in the yard during the early morning and explains to the camera that he likes to get up this early because there's very little traffic and it's a pretty time of the day. He invites the viewer along for a jog, which is set to a spoof of the Chariots of Fire music, and consists of a montage of Gordon running through the city.

Cartoon 1-10, 10-1 count with stripes.
(First: Episode 0926)

Muppets Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "You're Alive."
(First: Episode 1482)

Cartoon Small v ... for voom, voice, violin, etc.
Artist: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0167)

Film Flamingos
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0450)

Cartoon Small v... (Spanish version)
Artist: John and Faith Hubley
(First: Episode 0389)

SCENE 2 Big Bird sees Forgetful Jones coming his way. Forgetful naturally can't remember Big Bird's name, where's he's going, or what's he's going to do. Big Bird thinks life might be tough when you can't remember anything and imagines what Sesame Street would be like if everyone had just as poor a memory as Forgetful...

SCENE 2 cont'd In Hooper's Store, Big Bird finds it frustrating to order his usual birdseed when David can't remember the order, what anything in the store is called, or even the names of his customers (who can't remember their names either). He then runs into the Count, who struggles to remember how to count. Some passing kids even call him "Oscar." He reaches his boiling point when his own best friend Mr. Snuffleupagus can't remember who he is.

SCENE 2 cont'd David, Maria, and Gordon help snap back Big Bird back to reality. He's relieved that they all remember his name and asks them a favor - "Just promise me that if I ever again decide to imagine what it would be like if everyone on Sesame Street forgets all the time you'll remind me to forget it."

Muppets Ernie and Bert: Finger String — Ernie has a piece of string on each finger, in order to remind himself that they're all out of string.
(First: Episode 0163)

Cartoon A mouse tries looking for his pet, describing to his friend what they did yesterday.
(First: Episode 0764)

Film "I Can Do It By Myself"/"Old Button Hole"/"It's Easy"
Films of children trying to put on their clothes.

Muppets Two-Headed Monster: Feet — The monster sounds out "feet."
(First: Episode 1289)

Animation In stop-motion, blocks stack and arrange themselves to form zoo cages, arches, and a whole city.
Artist: Al Jarnow
(First: Episode 1459)

Muppets / Cast Bob finds a Liver and Onion candy bar wrapper dropped on the ground by Oscar, who denies seeing it. Bob picks it up and puts it to Oscar's face until he admits it's his. Bob explains it's not right to throw trash on the ground and he should pick it up, though Oscar is quick to point out Bob's already done that for him. (music button added)
(First: Episode 1197)

Cartoon Thelma Thumb: Thelma saves a little girl's kitten that has wandered onto a long, high beam at a construction site.
(First: Episode 1513)

Film A kid marching band forms a circle.
(First: Episode 0517)

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

Muppets Kermit at Home: Sunglasses — Grover wants to sell Kermit a pair of sunglasses, but Kermit doesn't have a nose or ears to hold the sunglasses up with.

Cartoon E for Eel
(First: Episode 0408)

Celebrity Ray Charles sings "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'."
(First: Episode 1077)

Cartoon I Love You, in American Sign Language
Artist: Steve Finkin
(First: Episode 1170)

Film David narrates some films showing the homes of animals.
(First: Episode 0452)

Cartoon "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0362)

Muppets The Hands count to 11.
(First: Episode 0217)

Cartoon Two men push two large bird eggs on top of two hills.
(First: Episode 0773)

Muppets Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie Copies Bert's Picture — Ernie plans on copying Bert's felt board consisting of cookies on a plate in a room with a window.
(First: Episode 1439)

Muppets A furry, purple creature whooshes to the counter of Hooper's Store and counts 5 apples. He subtracts one, leaving 4.
(First: Episode 0400)

Cartoon V for Van (live-action/animation hybrid)
Artist: Paul Fierlinger
(First: Episode 1181)

Muppets The creature returns to subtract one more apple, leaving 3.
(First: Episode 0400)

Cartoon Consonant Sound: V, violin
(First: Episode 1157)

Muppets Again, the creature appears to remove another apple, leaving 2.
(First: Episode 0400)

Film Animals fight.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0567)

Muppets Another apple is subtracted, thus leaving only 1.
(First: Episode 0400)

Cartoon An owl flies, carrying a sign that says "PELIGRO."
(First: Episode 0787)

Muppets The creature takes away the last apple, leaving 0.
(First: Episode 0400)

Cartoon "That's About the Size of It"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0279)

Muppets Cookie Monster stars in "The Ballad of Casey McPhee."
(First: Episode 0516)

Cartoon Junior has to jump across the pond to make the frog chorus.
(First: Episode 0926)

SCENE 3 Herry Monster is a bit perplexed by the phenomenon of the kids leaving with books each morning then coming back in the afternoon. David tells him they're spending the day in school and calls the kids over to answer Herry's many questions about school. Afterwards, Herry runs off to tell his dolly about school. David asks the kids more questions about school as Gordon announces the sponsors.

CLOSING SIGNS Olivia and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, and Luis holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.