Episode 1283




 * Film: Scanimate kids intro


 * Gordon and Susan draw outlines of kids' bodies.


 * Ernie and Bert Sketches: Apartment: Ernie turns on the radio to hear his favorite exercise show, Get Moving. He engages the viewer to do all the exercises he does, such as touching toes and jumping. Bert joins in, and has so much fun jumping that he doesn't notice that his favorite program, Pigeons in the News, is coming on.


 * Film: African children play and sing.


 * Cartoon: What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe?


 * Gordon and Susan have an argument, then sing "Try a Little Harder."


 * Animation: The word ICE is formed with ice cubes, which melt.


 * Little Bird plays an imagination game, closing his eyes and imagining he hears sounds. At the end of the game, he imagines that he hears a scary monster -- and when he opens his eyes, Herry Monster is there, growling at him.


 * Film: two kids participate in a speed-skating competition.


 * Cookie Monster sings a song about his cookie obsession.


 * Cartoon: A kid tries to push his toy house through the front door without the door closing.


 * Plans are made for a surprise birthday party for Mr. Hooper and Big Bird invites everyone using sign language.


 * Animation: Slide puzzle - truck


 * At Mr. Hooper's party, everyone signs the word "surprise."