Episode 2806

	Sesame Street
	Uses for an oatmeal box
Air date	February 4, 1991
Season	Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by	Jeff Moss
Directed by	Ted May
Production	November 21, 1990
Sponsors	J, P, 3

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Elmo and Zelda have been given some empty oatmeal boxes to play with from Gina. Luis helps them use the boxes as a secret telephone device. They communicate a secret message to each other - the alphabet.
	Cartoon	A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from. (First: Episode 2248)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and The Beetles sing "Hey Food." (First: Episode 1815)
	Cartoon	A girl talks about her skin. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2611)
	Film	Orangutans playing (piano music) (First: Episode 2486)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Rapunzel — Prince Charming attempts to rescue Rapunzel from the tower. (First: Episode 0409)
	Cartoon	Three owls blink. (Gordon VO) Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1469)
	Song	"Conga Counting Song" (First: Episode 2778)
	SCENE 2	Gina helps Elmo and Zelda turn the oatmeal boxes into hats; they begin to imagine themselves as royal guards to the Queen (Gina).
	SCENE 2 cont'd	In their imagination, the royal letter carrier and the royal dry cleaner arrive (both played by David Rudman), but neither know the password (“oatmeal”), so Elmo and Zelda take the Queen's goods on her behalf. Finally, the Queen turns up behind them to reward them with oatmeal cookies for their great job.
	Cartoon	A map of Brazil morphs into the shape of animals that are found there.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie brings an umbrella, a flashlight, and Bert's bowling ball to the bathtub, just in case the electricity goes out, the roof leaks, and somebody shows up asking to borrow a bowling ball. Bert thinks that Ernie is being ridiculous -- but everything happens, just as Ernie predicted. (First: Episode 0269)
	Film	A little girl narrates a film about how cans can be recycled. She washes them and collects them in a wagon, which she takes to the recycling center. There it is sorted and separated with a magnet. After its loaded onto trucks, it is taken to a factory to be melted and shaped into new cans like the ones seen in her fridge at home. (First: Episode 2740)
	Cartoon	AMOR, amor, amor ... amoramor ... amoramor ... (First: Episode 2116)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet family sings "Let's Go Driving." (First: Episode 2095)
	Cartoon	Millie and Molly argue over whether to get a pet cat or a dog, so their mom gets them a turtle instead. (First: Episode 1314)
	Celebrity	14 Karat Soul sings "The Alphabet Song," followed by "The ABCs of Love." (First: Episode 1675)
	Cartoon	A man has a J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "I Like Alaska", along with a montage of kids saying what their hobbies are, and what they like about their community. (First: Episode 2356)
	Cartoon	What does the word COLD match with? (First: Episode 2087)
	Muppets	Bert sings "Doin' the Pigeon". (First: Episode 0536)
	Cast	Linda signs the word snow, and Gordon gets snowed on. (First: Episode 2712)
	Cartoon	Campers don't want to play ring toss with Zork, until their counselor reminds them not to be judgmental. (First: Episode 2761)
	Celebrity	Isaac Stern plays "Follow the Fiddler" with Big Bird and the kids, who alter the way they move based on the song Issac plays. (First: Episode 2658)
	Cartoon	A boy learns to play his violin. (First: Episode 1513)
	Muppets	Sneak Peek Previews Telly and Oscar watch "The Last Emperor," and give opposing reviews of it. (First: Episode 2607)
	Cartoon	With the help of his assistant, Dr. Geo shows the viewer what a mountain is. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2772)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster finishes drinking milk, and doesn't know what to do with the cartons at first, but gets the idea to "recycle" them and play with them like a train. (First: Episode 2726)
	Cartoon	P is for Pillow (First: Episode 0374)
	Animation	Teeny Little Super Guy notices his friend Alice wanting to join a baseball game. He gives her the idea to go over there and ask them if she can play. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1900)
	Cartoon	A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... and promptly wiggle around. Artist: James Rizzi (First: Episode 0787)
	SCENE 3	Gina shows the two something a full oatmeal container can be used for - making oatmeal. She assures Elmo that the dry, flaky contents are oatmeal and starts to prepare some. In the meantime, Elmo counts to 40 with an insert...
	Animation	A voiceover counts forty dots, each one rising on a musical scale as their colors shift from red to orange. (First: Episode 2406)
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Elmo enjoys the oatmeal, but prefers using the container as a drum. He keeps drumming (and singing "Babalu!") as Hoots announces the sponsors.