Episode 1223




 * Children dance and count from 1 to 4.


 * Cartoon: The story of Aesop's "The Lion and the Mouse".


 * Ernie and Bert: Ernie tries to fool Bert with his disguises such as a pirate disguise and a bearded Red Riding Hood disguise, but Bert recognizes him both times and tells him to stop trying to fool him. Then a wolf knocks on the door and Bert is convinced it's Ernie in disguise again- until Ernie appears at the door!


 * Film: Scanimate kids intro


 * Film: A gym instructor helps children perform a variety of stretching and bending exercises.


 * Oscar's pet worm, Slimey, is feeling sick. Oscar gives him some orange juice.


 * Film: A trip to the doctor's office


 * Slimey feels better now.


 * Film: Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them.


 * Film: Some kids watch a film of a man working in a greenhouse, and try to guess what his job is.


 * Baby Breeze plays "Headball".


 * Big Bird and Cody play house.


 * Joe Raposo sings "New Life."


 * The Amazing Mumford: Grover volunteers to assist Mumford in his rhyming magic trick, making three things come out of his hat that rhyme with knee. Grover guesses the first one, but misses the others.


 * Sign Cartoons: "WALK TALL" - A snake tells the man that all he (the snake) can do is "crawl tall."


 * Cartoon: A stubborn hippo sits on a girl's ball, and she tries to figure out how to get it back.


 * A group of children demonstrate the parts of the body while fingerpainting.