Episode 2686

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gina encounters Little Bird sitting on a table in the yard, trying to communicate with a bird (David Rudman) on the nearby fence that she wants to be friends with. She chirps too quietly to be heard at such a distance, and Gina suggests she try being a bit louder, chirping herself loud enough to demonstrate and grabbing the other bird's attention. Together, they all play a loud chirping game.
	Cartoon	Little Red Riding Hood uses a map to get to Grandma's house.
	Film	Jerry Nelson counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey. (First: Episode 1097)
	Cartoon	A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away. (First: Episode 1506)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Miami Mice — Kermit interviews Tito and J.P., the Miami Mice. (First: Episode 2200)
	Cartoon	An elephant and a bear try to cross a bridge to deliver their packages, but they're in each other's way. (First: Episode 0538)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Erik play a rhyming game. (First: Episode 1754)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: DIRTY (First: Episode 1121)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Tracey Ullman and some kids play a Simon-style game with Mr. Honker, a Dinger, and a duck. (First: Episode 2584)
	Cartoon	I Thought a Thought ... about big things. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0226)
	Film	Saxophone factory (First: Episode 1446)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: C-cat (First: Episode 0779)
	Muppets	An octopus sings "Octopus Blues." (First: Episode 2221)
	Cartoon	A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... (First: Episode 0787)
	SCENE 2	From Hooper's Store, Gina presents "Help from Helena," an advice show hosted by a young green monster named Helena. She begins to describe how one is unable to use a bone to call someone far away, when Gina corrects her rhyming error. Helena points out that while "bone" and "phone" do rhyme, her advice on what not to use remains the same, meaning she is giving good advice after all.
	Animation	2 houses plus 2 equals 4. (First: Episode 0298)
	Film / Animation	Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them. (First: Episode 1802)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Zero Cookies — Ernie counts zero cookies with Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 2586)
	Cartoon	The detective sees a lever, and thinks about what might happen if he pulls the lever, being prepared for anything. (First: Episode 2613)
	SCENE 3	"Help from Helena" continues, where Helena advises viewers not to wear shoes and rocks. Again, Gina clarifies the mistake she's made even if the advice still stands.
	Cartoon	The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages. (First: Episode 2243)
	Film	A kid describes how they feed cows hay from a flatbed truck. Music: Robert Dennis (First: Episode 0787)
	Cartoon	A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup. (First: Episode 2283)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Bubbles — The monster blows bubbles. (First: Episode 1738)
	Animation	Can you find the hidden objects in the picture? (First: Episode 1520)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird is the usher at Birdland tonight and shows Susan, Gordon, and Fabina to their table. However, the table he's chosen has only two chairs, so Gordon has no place to sit down. Big Bird tries re-arranging the chairs, not realizing this won't create an extra spot for him. Gordon proposes they simply take a chair from an empty table and move it to this one. Big Bird is pleased the plan works out until Gina arrives and asks to sit with them.
	Cartoon	C is for Cowboy (First: Episode 0703)
	Film	In stop-motion, a boy makes landscapes out of sand and water. (First: Episode 2039)
	Muppets	Here Is Your Life: Loaf of Bread — A Loaf of Bread is presented with a vignette of her life. (First: Episode 0709)
	Cartoon	A man tries to push a huge balloon elephant through a narrow doorway, and a girl helps him by deflating it. (First: Episode 1824)
	SCENE 5	Athena introduces the main act of the night - The Shagri-Las, who reunite to sing about how they got their name.
	Cartoon	A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Lullaby and Goodnight — Ernie and Bert go off to sleep but Ernie starts to sing himself "Brahms' Lullaby." (First: Episode 0841)
	Film	Fay Ray subtracts four balls. (First: Episode 2586)
	Cartoon	ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles. (First: Episode 2080)
	Muppets	The Hispanic community of Anything Muppets sings "It Sure is Hot!" (First: Episode 2601)
	Cartoon	Which legs belong on the man? (First: Episode 1691)
	SCENE 6	In today's final edition of "Help from Helena," she advises viewers not to say "good-fly" because it sounds silly. Gina announces the sponsors.