Episode 1197




 * Ernie and Bert: Bert is reading a book when Ernie startles him by asking if he wants to play checkers. Bert says, "I thought maybe you weren't here!" Ernie starts to search to see if he can find himself.


 * Tennis star Arthur Ashe says the alphabet.


 * Sesame Street Animal Films: Feeding elks.


 * Olivia resents being looked after by her brother Gordon, now that she's a grown-up. She sings "I'm a Big Girl Now", where she explains that even though Gordon helped her a lot when she was younger, she's all grown up and doesn't need it as much.


 * Sesame Street Animal Films: Baby turtles


 * Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it.


 * Film: A lobster fisherman.


 * Bob tells Oscar not to throw a candy wrapper on the ground.


 * Ernie and Bert: Bert tells Ernie to put away his toys, and Ernie devises a system of arranging toys. Unfortunately, all the categories he names only apply to his toy fire engine.


 * Cartoon: A housewife screams because there is a mouse in her house. Her husband's solution is to continually bring in animals to chase it out, with each animal making an even bigger mess than the previous one.


 * Little Chrissy sings "The Opposite Song".