Episode 0837


 * Big Bird suggests that he and Mr. Snuffleupagus makes a snowman. A conflict arises when Snuffy decides to make a snow-Snuffleupagus, and Big Bird wants to make a snowbird.


 * Big Bird and Snuffy compromise, and make a snowman. They decide to call it Gordon. When the real Gordon sees the snowman, he and Big Bird talk about what's alike and different about Gordon and the snowman.


 * Bob and Count von Count demonstrate near and far.


 * Cookie Monster: Cookie Monster comes to the bakery looking for something delicious that rhymes with BUY. He tries the I (from the MIKE'S BAKERY SIGN) and the baker's TIE, both of which aren't that delicious. Finally, Guy Smiley comes in and loudly announces that he would like to BUY a PIE. Cookie then knows what he can get in the bakery that rhymes with BUY and is delicious: it's GUY! A chase ensues, and Cookie requests for the baker to send him the bill.


 * Biff and Sully try to find a manhole cover, so they can get down under the street to check a water pipe. The entrance to the manhole is covered with snow.


 * Ernie won't buy a scale from Kermit, because he already has one. He wants to buy two pounds of bananas and two pounds of apples. This infuriates Kermit, who only sells scales.


 * The mailman finds out that all the mailbags he's delivering at the Count's home are full of letters that the Count has written to himself. He likes counting the letters.


 * Grover demonstrates Near and Far.