Episode 1072




 * Bob, Linda and friends imagine that they're playing basketball.


 * Linda uses a new machine to call her father on the phone.


 * Mr. Hooper helps Bob settle his disagreement with Linda.


 * A boy imagines that if the clouds were cows, it would rain milk.


 * Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit the Frog interviews Christopher Columbus before he begins his voyage to discover America. Kermit tries to tell him that the third ship is tied to the dock, but it's too late -- the dock breaks free, and takes Kermit along with the ship.


 * Edgar Kendrick counts.


 * Three witches attempt their own individual spells, which don't work out to their liking. They decide to cooperate by bringing all of their ingredients together, thus making chicken soup.


 * Ernie and Bert: A disconsolate Ernie tells Oscar the Grouch that he's lost his Rubber Duckie. Oscar tries to calm Ernie down, and says that he'll buy Ernie another one. Ernie says he can't -- Rubber Duckie is special and unique. He tells Oscar that Rubber Duckie is "cute, adorable, sweet, cuddly, and makes a wonderful sound". Oscar tells Ernie that he'll bring him a new one.


 * Oscar comes back with a new Duckie, but this one is different -- it's a Grouch duckie. They realize that they have different ideas of what is cute and ugly. Ernie thanks Oscar for trying to help -- and when he sits down, he hears a familiar squeak. He digs through the stuff on the floor, and finds his Rubber Duckie! Ernie and Oscar argue over which of their toys is the cutest.