Episode 1247




 * Film: Steamshovel


 * Ernie tries to keep his cookies safe from Cookie Monster by tricking him into eating a carrot instead.


 * Film: Slide-puzzle of a boy.


 * Film: Kids narrate a tortilla contest in English and Spanish.


 * Cartoon: In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing.


 * Song: "The Ball Goes Up, The Ball Goes Down"


 * Johnny Cash sings "Nasty Dan" to Oscar the Grouch.


 * Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit the Frog reports on the story of Jack and Jill. Jack needs someone to go up the hill with him. First he chooses Mervin, then Francine and Gladys the Cow. Finally Jack chooses Jill, who refuses go up the hill with him again, so he asks Kermit to fill in.


 * Bert and Ernie sing "I Love a March."


 * Film: In a park, a garbage man puts litter in a trash can. Later, a man reads a newspaper, then shamelessly drops it on the ground. A little girl finds this disgusting, and puts the newspaper in the trash bin. (2-parts)


 * Ernie and Bert: Ernie comes home to a sleeping Bert and tries to think of things to do that won't wake him up. He can't watch TV, and he can't play with his ball. Bored, he decides to take a nap too -- but then he starts to snore. This awakens Bert, who wonders out loud where the noise is coming from, in the process arousing Ernie, who gets mad at being woken up.


 * Maria trades her shoes for Oscar's bolts.


 * Cartoon: Dot Bridge


 * Maria gets her shoes back.