Episode 0153

	Sesame Street
Air date	December 9, 1970
Season	Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by	David Roth
Production	October 27, 1970
Sponsors	C, 3

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Susan comes home from work and reports that she had just visited Mrs. Rodriguez, whose son had twisted his leg. She teaches some children and a Muppet girl (Fran Brill) how to spell and pronounce the word "pierna," which means "leg."
	Cartoon	A man (voice of Bob Arbogast) talks about his favorite letter, C, which is for cat. He opens a door to reveal a lion. (First: Episode 0033)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: C for cat (impostor) (First: Episode 0029)
	Cast	Gordon and Bob assemble a letter C.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster: Pile of Cookies — Gordon and Cookie Monster make selections from a pile of cookies.
	Cartoon	"Jazz #3" (First: Episode 0002)
	SCENE 2	The kids (including Mauricio, Athelstan, Mary, and Troy) help Gordon stack six boxes into a tower. Gordon arranges them in different ways, showing that no matter how they are arranged there are still six boxes in the group.
	Cartoon	"Jazz #3" (repeat)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: What Happened Here — Ernie shows drawings to Bert, and Bert has to guess what happened. (First: Episode 0030)
	Film	City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132)
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: More and Less — Several of Cookie Monster's pals gang up on Kermit. (First: Episode 0004)
	SCENE 2	Bob reads the first half of The Little Engine That Could, stopping after the part where three train engines either refuse or were unable to help the train carrying goodies for the children. Bob introduces Bill Cosby.
	Celebrity	Bill Cosby counts to 20 with his "twin." (First: Episode 0135)
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Bob concludes the story of The Little Engine That Could, then talks to the kids about perseverance.
	Film	Kids narrate footage of humans and animals overcoming obstacles, particularly a boy trying to ride a two-wheeler. (First: Episode 0132)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Pretty Baby." (First: Episode 0040)
	Film	You can clean almost anything. Music: Bach's "Gavotte" performed by the Swingle Singers. (First: Episode 0001)
	SCENE 3	Mr. Hooper cleans the countertop of his store, reiterating the importance of cleanliness. Oscar disagrees, and sings "I Love Trash."
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster's Diet — Ernie tries to figure out why Cookie Monster is refusing cookies. Cookie changes his mind after Grover reacts to his diet.
	Cartoon	C - Cake
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: Monsters and C — Some monsters observe the letter C. (First: Episode 0089)
	SCENE 4	Gordon presents the "UN" word family to some kids and the Muppet girl; one kid compares it to the Uncola. They encounter Big Bird running, and Gordon points out to him and the kids that "run," "sun," and "fun " are all members of the "UN" word family.
	Muppets	Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Fireman and Postman. (First: Episode 0023)
	Film	James narrates a film of his life on a pueblo in New Mexico.
	SCENE 5	Susan plays a "Three of These Things" game with Oscar and the kids using four pictures of families. Though all of the families look different, only one group has three members and the rest have four. Oscar comments that he was an only child, with the exception of his brother.
	Cartoon	"Jazz #3" (repeat)
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: Round Objects — Kermit tries to demonstrate what round is, with the help of a wisecracking ball. (First: Episode 0107)
	SCENE 6	Oscar frets about losing Susan's game, but that makes him happy. Everyone says goodbye as Gordon announces the sponsors and today's book.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Oscar holds the Sesame Street sign, and Susan holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.