This is a list of Sesame Street Anything Muppet sketches and songs which (often) don't feature recurring characters.
Sketches
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 | Sea shells Episode 0005 | Gordon encounters a woman who's going to sell sea shells by the sea shore. He assumes she's Sister Susie, but she's actually Penelope Pepperpot.
This marks the origin of what would later be Oscar's catchphrase, "Ding dong, you're wrong!" | |
 | The Boy, the Girl and the Jellybeans Episode 0016 | A boy and girl share a bag of jellybeans, but they're scared away by a monster. They make friends with the monster, and share the jellybeans with him. (3-part sketch) | |
 | Golden D and the Dangerous Dragon Episode 0025 | Muppets act out the story. | |
| | Family Episode 0026 | Anything Muppet family: Can you guess? | |
| | The Story of Ira and Inez Episode 0034 | Bob reads a story which the Anything Muppets act out.
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 | Forwards and Backwards Episode 0069 | An Anything Muppet boy teaches "forward" and "backward" with a group of wild Anything Muppets and Grover, who keep running over the boy when his back is turned. | |
 | Counting to 10 Episode 0084 | Some Anything Muppets and monsters pile up and count to 10. | |
 | Father and Son Episode 0089 | A Muppet father and son switch roles in the forest. The father climbs trees and asks questions, while the son explains things. | |
| | Frieda and the Frog Episode 0095 | Bob reads a story which the Anything Muppets act out. | |
   | Hunt for Happiness Episode 0112 | Part 1: Helen Happy tells Harold Happy that she has mud on her sneaker.
Part 2: Grandmother Happy suggests that Helen wipe the mud off her sneaker with a rag... but now... there's mud on the rag! Part 3: Grandmother Happy tells Harold to wash the mud off the rag with soap. It works... but now there's mud on the soap! Grandmother Happy gives up. | |
 | Shopping Episode 0121 | A girl goes shopping, but has trouble trying to remember what she needs to buy. Her mother helps her come up with a way to remember. | |
 | Four Cheers Episode 0132 | Four Anything Muppets want to give four big cheers for the number 4, but aren't sure they're doing it right. | |
 | Lost Boy Episode 0135 | Charlie is lost and finds a policeman. It's his Uncle Louie, but he doesn't recognize him in uniform. Without the uniform on, Charlie asks Uncle Louie to find him a policeman. | |
 | Alphabet O'Malley Episode 0135 | An Anything Muppet boy meets Alphabet O'Malley, whose full name consists of twenty-six first names, each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet. | |
 | Tough Luck Lester Episode 0161 | Tough Luck Lester, a little boy, explains why he is in bandages; he is never cautious about what he does. With his friends' help, Lester is able to stay away from dangerous items like matches and broken glass. | |
 | Milk Episode 0185 | A yellow Muppet hand tries to match a glass of milk to a picture of an object that produced the milk. A purple Muppet hand tries to help it out. | |
| | Baseball Episode 0193 | Some kids get ready to play baseball. Most bring the right equipment but one brings a hockey stick. They try again, but this time one has a tennis racket. On the third attempt, one has a box, which you don't need to play baseball either. But the box has a baseball in it. | |
| | The Legend of the Lovely Lady Linda Episode 0197 | Bob reads a story based on the letter L, acted out by the Anything Muppets.
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 | Hide and Seek Episode 0200 | A boy plays hide-and-seek with three letter Zs, who blend into his porch. | |
 | Cake Episode 0235 | Two Muppet hands argue over a piece of cake before they decide to share it. | |
 | The number 11 Episode 0239 | A girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. | |
 | Bus Stop Episode 0239 | Three people (including Farley) wait for a bus at a bus stop. To their surprise, the bus is very small, and two small people get off of it. | |
 | Count to Eleven Episode 0262 | Muppet Hands count to 11. | |
| | Basketball Episode 0267 | Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball. | |
 | Alphabet conversation Episode 0267 | A boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet. | |
 | Family arrangement Episode 0275 | A family classifies themselves into different groups, but agree that their best group is as a family. | |
 | Alien Alphabet Episode 0277 | Two aliens recite the alphabet.
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 | Twins Episode 0277 | Two twins find they're identical, except for their voices. | |
 | Alphabet Hide and Seek Episode 0278 | Two boys are in the park, playing hide and seek. One hides while the other says the alphabet. Unfortunately, he doesn't know the whole alphabet, so he asks for help when he gets stuck. The other boy has to come out of his hiding place to help him finish the alphabet. He helps with Z, and then gets caught. | |
 | Snow White and the Six Dwarves Episode 0279 | Snow White accidentally visits the cottage of the six dwarves. | |
 | The Miss Muffet Play Episode 0280 | Director Lance tries to keep control of his cast: Little Miss Muffet and a blank-faced Fat Blue Muppet who can't seem to find the right costume. At the "Along came a spider" cue, Muffet's co-star enters, wearing a a rabbit costume, and then a duck outfit. Miss Muffet becomes increasingly annoyed -- and when he shows up as a fish, she grabs the parts of his fish costume off, and puts his spider outfit on him. Naturally, once she sees the spider costume on him, Miss Muffet is frightened, and a crazy chase ensues.
This sketch was filmed on September 17, 1971 and was directed by Jim Henson. | |
 | Clubhouse Episode 0280 | Some Muppet kids (including Farley) plan to decorate their clubhouse, but each one is only able to find one item. They are upset at their individual failures, until they see what a difference each item makes when they're all hung up. | |
 | The Number 8 Episode 0282 | Two boys notice that the number 8 looks the same right side up and upside down. | |
 | Circle Episode 0285 | A boy watches a circle around him get bigger and smaller. | |
 | Book fight Episode 0297 | Two children, who can only read some words, resolve their fight over a large book by helping each other and reading alternate words. | |
 | I Love U Episode 0297 | A boy thinks that a girl is talking about him when she expresses her love for the perfect picture of U. | |
 | The Girl, The Tree, and the Terrible Troll Episode 0307 | In a three-part story, a girl is sent to the forest to chop down a tree for wood. A terrible troll encourages her to hack away, but she finds new ways of appreciating what good trees can be. | |
 | Goldilocks and the Three Bears Episode 0310 | Goldilocks attempts to show the bears how many are in their family. | |
 | Flower Episode 0311 | Four kids cooperate to grow a flower together. One has a flower seed, one has a flowerpot, one has some dirt, and one has a shovel. The rain and sunshine finish the job. | |
 | Lemonade Episode 0335 | Three kids (including George) individually try to sell lemons, water, and sugar. After all of their businesses fail, the three cooperate to start a lemonade stand. | |
| | In and Out Episode 0337 | Two waiters keep crashing into each other while trying to get through the same door. They solve the problem by placing "IN" and "OUT" signs on the two doors. | |
 | Spin Top Episode 0362 | Jerry Nelson narrates a story about a green Muppet hand that learns to spin a top. | |
 | Same Episode 0376 | A female Anything Muppet discusses the concept of "same" using her reflection in the mirror. The reflection begins speaking on its own. The girl faints and the reflection decides to do the same. | |
 | Teeth Episode 0406 | A bridge of teeth come to an employment agency, looking for a job. He's offered jobs in the smelling line and in listening, but he's unqualified for those. Teeth demonstrates his talent in biting and chewing by chomping up the desk.
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 | RUN Episode 0406 | The letter R joins U and N to make the word RUN. Anything Muppets run into the scene and take the letters.
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 | Witches Cooperate Episode 0407 | Three witches attempt their own individual spells, which don't work out to their liking. They decide to cooperate by bringing all of their ingredients together, thus making chicken soup.
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 | Shout E! Episode 0408 | Anything Muppets (including Farley) shout "E!"
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 | Looking for Yo Episode 0454 | Juanita looks for "YO", asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries. | |
| | FUN Episode 0458 | The letter F joins U and N to make the word FUN. Some Anything Muppets appear in to have fun. | |
 | Gas Station Episode 0540 | A driver arrives at a gas station, hoping to be filled in a short time. Instead, his car takes a long time to fill while the attendant fills other cars in a short time. | |
 | I'm Many Things Episode 0691 | A little boy explains how he can be a son, a brother, a paperboy, a friend, and a grandson all at the same time. | |
 | Echo Canyon Episode 0698 | A cowboy shouts across a canyon to hear the echo. "Yippee ki-yi-yo!" is repeated back to him perfectly. When he shouts "One!", the echo repeats back, "¡Uno!" The cowboy is startled. "Two!" he shouts, and the echo repeats, "¡Dos!" "You s'pose that's Mexico over there?" he asks. He continues to count to ten, with the echo repeating the numbers back in Spanish. Frustrated, he shouts, "How are you?" "¡Muy bien, gracias!" is the reply. "Oh, this is ridiculous," the cowboy says, and throws his cowboy hat into the canyon. A sombrero is thrown back in return. | |
 | SUN Episode 0736 | The letter S joins U and N to make the word SUN. Some Anything Muppets appear in beach gear to bask in the sun. | |
 | I Feel Mad! Episode 0778 | Bob asks a blank-faced Large Lavender Live Hand Muppet how he feels. The Muppet answers, "I don't feel anything." Bob sticks a nose and angry eyes on the Muppet, who then starts to feel mad. He walks off in a huff, and we hear a crash off-screen. The Muppet comes back and ad-libs, "It's okay, Bob, I just dropped my watch!" | |
 | Tape measure Episode 0936 | Two men use a tape measure to figure out how far apart they are from each other. It turns out that thirty-seven feet separate them. | |
| | Alphabet Episode 1141 | Two characters with hair over their eyes recite the alphabet. | |
 | Sandwich cooperation Episode 1204 | Muppet lettuce, bread, cheese, butter, and ham argue on who a girl should have for a snack. They all cooperate to make a sandwich. | |
 | Closed Episode 1270 | A man closes everything. | |
 | Letter C Episode 1374 | A boy goes to the lost and found to reclaim his lost letter C. As he tries to describe it, the clerk produces a myriad of items - a pizza, a ball, an orange, a Rolling Stones record, a letter O and G. The clerk finally finds the missing C and stashes the other items away, which turn out to also belong to the boy. | |
 | BUG Episode 1423 | A lady (Kathryn Mullen) reads the word BUG. | |
 | Loud and quiet Episode 1432 | In a subway station, two men observe how loud and quiet it is. | |
 | I Can Be ... Episode 1454 | A girl (Kathryn Mullen) imagines she's a doctor, movie director or firefighter. | |
 | My V Episode 1480 | A boy looks for his letter V, which is hidden in the fence. | |
 | On a boat Episode 1487 | On a boat to Hawaii, a Muppet girl is surprised to see a fish jump out of the water, but a Muppet boy isn't as thrilled and continues to be sad in response to the girl's various emotions. She asks why (Hawaii is so beautiful) and he says it's because he was supposed to be on a boat to Alaska. She responds... surprise! | |
 | The D train Episode 1493 | A man asks, "Is this the D train?" A subway train then arrives, letting out several letter Ds. | |
 | The Loud and Quiet families Episode 1514 | Gordon plays a game with the viewer - which person belongs in The Quiet Family and in The Loud Family? | |
 | The Same Outfit Episode 1523 | A lady wants the exact same outfit as the mannequin (which turns out to be alive). | |
 | Trees Episode 1584 | Professor David lectures his class on trees. He says they are only good for looking at and leaning against, but they mention other uses for them. | |
 | Rock Music School Episode 2365 | In Rock Music School, Olivia and several Muppets show different ways of singing the word "baby." | |
 | Beatnik Alphabet Episode 2403 | Two Muppet beatniks recite the alphabet to a jazzy beat, at first slow and then gradually faster. | |
  | Law and Order: Special Letters Unit Episode 4109 | The detectives of the Special Letters Unit search for a missing letter M. | |
  | RSI: Rhyme Scene Investigation Episode 4135 | Two members of the RSI team try and help a man find the thing he lost that ends in "at." | |
 | Super K Cereal Episode 4193 | In a commercial for "Super K Cereal", two children search for the letter K in their alphabet cereal, with little luck. An announcer proclaims that instead of looking for Ks in ordinary alphabet cereal, they should get "Super K Cereal", which is composed of Ks. | |
 | Same Face | A purple Muppet hand tries to get the parts of the face similar to the a Green Muppet hand. | |
 | Baby Animals | A yellow Muppet hand tries to match plastic baby animals to their plastic mother animals. A purple Muppet hand tries to help it out. | |
 | Counting Three | Three Muppet hands show 3 fingers. | |
 | Summer Picnic | An Anything Muppet family goes out on vacation to have a picnic during the summer. |
Songs
| Picture | Title / EKA | Description | |
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 | Consider Yourself Episode 0001 | Gordon dresses blank Anything Muppets as different members of a family (a little girl, her brother, her mother, her father and her uncle) as they proceed to perform "Consider Yourself" once they're all dressed up.
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   | A Spoonful of Sugar Episode 0005 | Part 1: A blank Pumpkin Anything Muppet is on the verge of sneezing. Gordon puts ears and eyes on it, then finally a nose, which helps him sneeze.
Part 2: Our Pumpkin friend is once again blank. Gordon puts on him some eyes, then a nose, then some ears (which help him hear music), and announces that there will be music soon. Part 3: A family sings "A Spoonful of Sugar." | |
 | Five People in My Family Episode 0008 | A family sings the song. | |
 | Four Blind Mice Episode 0009 | While looking for a lost cat, Gordon puts some mouse-faces on four Anything Muppets, who sing a round of "Four Blind Mice". | |
 | I Am a Fine Musician Episode 0010 | Musicians sing about what instruments they play. | |
 | Mah Na Mah Na Episode 0014 | Bip Bippadotta and two girls sing the song. | |
 | Minute Waltz Episode 0019 | An Anything Muppet sings and dances the "Minute Waltz." | |
 | Everyone Likes Ice Cream Episode 0026 | Three siblings sing the song. | |
 | Goin' for a Ride Episode 0037 | Three Muppets sing while traveling in a car, train, and boat. | |
 | As I Was Going to St. Ives Episode 0045 | A boy sings while a girl tries to figure out a riddle. | |
 | Before and After Song Episode 0047 | The Anything Muppets sing about before and after (which also involves Buddy and Jim). | |
 | Up, Up and Away Episode 0049 | Two Anything Muppets sing in a hot air balloon. | |
 | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Episode 0073 | A father and daughter sing the song. | |
 | First and Last (song) Episode 0134 | Two brothers, First and Last, sing about how their names affect how they do things. | |
 | No Matter How You Count Them Episode 0227 | A Carmen Miranda-style Muppet sings "No Matter How You Count Them, they come out the same!" | |
 | High, Middle, Low Episode 0236 | A barbershop trio sings about the parts that make up the group. | |
 | My Favorite Letter Episode 0322 | A hayseed trio sings about the letter P.
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 | J Friends Episode 0339 | Four characters sing about their friends whose names begin with the letter J.
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 | Me Episode 0372 | A boy and girl sing "Me" in both English and Spanish.
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 | How Do You Get From Here to There? Episode 0374 | Three characters sing about transportation. | |
 | Family Episode 0543 | Four Muppets change into different sets of clothing, wigs, and accessories to represent different members of a family (including pets and the family car). | |
  | I Want to Hold Your Ear Episode 0597 | When Maurice, a hapless casanova, puts an Anything Muppet woman's head together, he tells her that he loves her, but it turns out she doesn't love him. He then proceeds to take her head apart, bit by bit, as he sings "I Want to Hold Your Ear" (as well as eyes, nose, tooth, and hair). After she walks off in a huff, he notices to his shock that the parts he set aside have attached themselves to the tablecloth, who thinks he's kinda cute. | |
 | City-Country Song Episode 0681 | Two characters sing about the difference between life in the country and life in the city.
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 | Numerical Correspondence Song Episode 0735 | Five Muppets sing a song of numbers.
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 | Beep Episode 0768 | A boy teaches another to count in song. | |
 | Women Can Be Episode 0773 | A group of female Muppets sing about the many things they can be. | |
 | Elevator Song Episode 0889 | A barbershop quartet sings about counting floors when they go up and down in an elevator. | |
 | One Way Episode 0973 | A greaser sings about his relationship that was almost ruined by a "one way" sign. | |
 | Just Around the Corner Episode 1036 | Four kids sing about where they are going in their neighborhood. | |
 | Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside Episode 1056 | In the woods, a nature-loving baritone sings about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city.
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 | Cry Episode 1107 | Baby Rocky sings about crying.
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 | Brush Your Teeth Episode 1132 | A postman wanders into a dentist's office to deliver the mail. The dentist and his assistants instead mistake him for a patient begin singing a song (in calypso style) about the importance of dental hygiene. | |
 | Lonely Episode 1165 | A man sings about being lonely while a choir backs him up. | |
  | We're a Family Episode 1165 | David, as a representative of the Bureau of Statistical Research and Analysis, gives his reports of a study on families, and presents a "typical family": a father, a mother, and two adorable kids. The family appears in a box in the corner of the screen and sings a verse about their family. They are soon accompanied (in another box) by a little girl, her mother, and a pet hamster. The girl informs David that a family doesn't necessarily have to have siblings or two parents, and sings an additional verse with her mother on her family structure.
David, trying to press on with his findings, meets a third family, who explains (in song) that a boy and his grandparents can also be a family. Soon afterward, a large family sings about how a family can consist of siblings, parents, uncles, aunts, pets, and plants. During the final chorus, with everyone singing along in their grid, David realizes that he must double check his research. | |
 | Oh, G Episode 1167 | Muppets sing in praise of the letter G. | |
 | Disco D Episode 1186 | A polyester clad trio sings about the dazzling, dancing Disco D.
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 | Try, Try Again ("me" and "you") Episode 1294 | A trio of cowboys sing a song that teaches about the correct use of the pronouns "me" and "you." | |
 | Danger Sign Episode 1295 | As a cowpoke relaxes on a porch, he sings about a nearby DANGER sign over a large hole, which other Muppets blunder into. | |
 | Do the Wash Episode 1309 | A group of Muppets explain that when your clothes get dirty for any reason, you do the wash. | |
 | Try, Try Again ("here" and "there") Episode 1384 | The same trio of cowboys who taught the viewer about "me" and "you" sing a similar song about the difference between "here" and "there." | |
 | At the Bus Stop Sign Episode 1392 | A crowd sings about where to wait if you want to catch a bus. | |
 | Small 'B' Episode 1394 | A barbershop quartet sings about the letter B. | |
 | Meet Me at the Bus Stop Episode 1451 | On a boring day, two hipsters decide to meet up with each other. | |
 | Big Kids Cry Episode 1488 | Three big kids sing a song about crying, until a small kid offers them some popcorn. | |
 | I'm in Love with U Episode 1701 | Nelson and Jeanette sing about many words beginning with the letter, until the "U" at the end gives its own U word: Unbelievable! | |
 | Was I Afraid? Episode 1755 | Four greasers sing about being afraid. | |
 | Circle the Girl Episode 1927 | A cowboy sings a hoedown song about the girl he loves, who he draws a circle around. | |
 | Street Garden Cooperation Episode 2040 | A group of neighbors coordinate efforts to transform a city block into a garden for me and for you.
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 | Kids Just Love to Brush Episode 2060 | Kids sing about brushing teeth. | |
 | Home to Me Episode 2122 | Three kids sing about where they live. | |
 | Bus Stop Episode 2208 | A little boy asks what the sign says, and the group waiting for the bus respond with a song. | |
 | Rebel L Episode 2217 | The Rebel L makes a loud "luh-luh-luh" and protests outside of Billy Idle's house at night. | |
 | Let's Go Driving Episode 2363 | A family sings about car sounds. | |
 | Take My Hand Episode 2365 | A small boy sings about the times he wanted to cross the street, and waited for a grown-up friend to help him cross the street safely. | |
 | Movin' On Episode 2410 | The band Movin' performs a song about the things the lead singer did as a baby, such as drink from a bottle and ride in a carriage, but now that he's older, he no longer has a need for those and is "movin' on." | |
 | It Sure is Hot! Episode 2601 | A boy wishes to strike up a conversation with Rosalita, who just moved in down the block from him, but is shy. Through talking about the weather in Spanish, the two eventually begin conversing. | |
 | One Banana Episode 2606 | You never find bananas growing by themselves — only in bunches. | |
 | Caribbean Air Episode 2688 | Caribbean musicians sing about the wind. | |
 | Say Toothpaste, Somebody! Episode 2705 | The Singing Dentists perform a tune teaching the importance of brushing your teeth and eating healthy foods to keep your teeth healthy.
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 | I Love You (More or Less) Episode 2990 | A boyfriend loves his girlfriend so much, he keeps giving her more flowers and more candy. However, his gifts make her home a mess, and she demands less. | |
 | Cerrado/Abierto Episode 3015 | In a two-part song, Maria answers a call to the Fix-It Shop from a neurotic Green man who sings (accompanied by AM backing musicians) about his frustration that everything in his house is cerrado. When Maria solves that problem with an "Abierto" sign, the man calls back later -- now musically lamenting that everything is abierto. | |
 | Maiden Love Episode 3134 | In a spoof of "Indian Love Call," a woman sings of how much she loves the word "you." | |
 | Some Enchanted Lunchtime Episode 3230 | A boy falls in love with a girl and asks her if she wants to join him. The girl says she would love to and they both agree that "once when you meet him or her, you have made a friend." | |
 | Something Always Comes Between Us Episode 3231 | Whenever two lovers try to get close, someone or something always comes between them, whether it be a high school marching band or even a Venusian. | |
 | King Sneer Episode 3390 | A minstrel sings of a frowning king, who promises a reward to anyone who can make him smile. | |
 | Spanish Me, English Me Episode 4503 | A boy sings about the different ways English and Spanish culture affect him and how he's able to mix them together. | |
 | That Makes Three | In a wintery forest, a trio of siblings sing about how they add up to three. |
With Guest Stars
| Picture | Title / EKA | Description | |
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 | The Alphabet Song Episode 0575 | Lena Horne and a random group sing a gospel version of the song. | |
 | "The Fisherman Song" Episode 0796 | Judy Collins sings "The Fisherman Song" with several Anything Muppets.
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 | Numero Comparsa Episode 2345 | Celia Cruz and some Mariachis sing about counting in Spanish. | |
 | The Alphabet Song Episode 2562 | Billy Joel and some kids sing. | |
 | Songo's Song Episode 3279 | Celia Cruz sings about a man named Songo who's wife just had a baby, and to get the news around, he writes it down and sends it to friends and family. | |
 | Everything's Coming Up Noses Episode 4063 | Harvey Fierstein sings while handing out noses. |
