Episode 1402




 * Mr. Hooper installs smoke detector in Hooper's Store.


 * Cartoon: A girl talks about imagination.


 * Linda stars in the Theater Without Words presentation of "The Batter and the Ball."


 * Sesame Street News Flash: The miller's daughter is in danger of losing her baby if she cannot guess the first name of Rumpelstiltskin. Kermit offers a hotline, Sesame Street-555, for people to call in and help her. The name ends up being Bruce Rumpelstiltskin, but unfortunately for Kermit, he picked the wrong place to hide: the baby's carriage!


 * Big Bird decides that today is "Rhyming Day," where one speaks in rhyme. He expects Mr. Hooper to participate.


 * Same Sound Brown shows Farley that "That's What Reading's All About."


 * Cartoon: Fred, a singer, fails to figure out the words that rhyme with his name in the song he sings.


 * Film: Kids at school help make cornbread.


 * Ernie pretends to be a dog and a duck. Bert then pretends to be a train, and does it so well that a train conductor and passengers come through the apartment.


 * Muppet lettuce, bread, cheese, butter, and ham argue on who an Anything Muppet girl should have for a snack. They all cooperate to make a sandwich.


 * Big Bird daydreams about being a pilot when he grows up. This inspires the grown-ups to imagine the roles they wished about being when they were younger.


 * Film: Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish.


 * The Rhymies go camping.