Episode 0158

Sesame Street
Oscar puts up a "Wet Paint" sign
Air date	December 16, 1970
Season	Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by Robert Myhrum Production October 30, 1970 Sponsors A, 8 Syndication Sesame Street Unpaved

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Susan welcomes the viewers and notices a group of frowning kids. She sings "If You're Happy and You Know It" to help cheer them up. Oscar the Grouch watches and plays along.
	Cartoon	"The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer. (First: Episode 0130)
	Cartoon	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (First: Episode 0006) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie shows Bert his A machine. You turn the crank over here, you push the button on top, and out comes an A. But it doesn't work when it rains, it only makes A when the sun shines. (First: Episode 0006)
	Cartoon	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A. Artist: John Paratore cut from the Noggin version
	Celebrity	Jackie Robinson says the alphabet. (First: Episode 0054)
	Cartoon	A man creates an avalanche on the letter A. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0132) cut from the Noggin version
	Cartoon	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A. (repeat) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Monsters, including the puppet who would become Grover, Flute-Snatcher, Cookie Monster, Beautiful Day Monster, and Scudge, are looking at something. Billy appears, and is reprimanded with "Eyy!" After a few times, Fred's son turns toward the viewer and yells "A!", revealing that the group is staring at the letter A. (First: Episode 0083)
	SCENE 2	Mr. Hooper and Gordon try to decipher a smeared note ordering a bag of birdseed. Gordon points out that the first initial of the signature is a "B," and a yellow feather is found inside the envelope. It turns out that the note is from Big Bird, who also asks for some paper and pencils to practice writing lots and lots of notes for Mr. Hooper.
	Song	Fireman Ready to Go (First: Episode 0131)
	Muppets	Hunt for Happiness: Helen Happy tells Harold Happy that she has mud on her sneaker. (First: Episode 0112)
	Cartoon	Jazz #8 (First: Episode 0016)
	Muppets	Grandmother Happy suggests that Helen wipe the mud off her sneaker with a rag... but now... there's mud on the rag! (First: Episode 0112)
	Cartoon	Jazz #8 (repeat)
	Muppets	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. (First: Episode 0112)
	Celebrity	The New York Knicks make 3 baskets in a row, but miss on the 4th. (First: Episode 0146)
	SCENE 3	Bob buys a hot dog from Willy, and talks to Carlos about English and Spanish. He stage-whispers a joke in English, and Carlos translates it into Spanish.
	Cartoon	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes is standing next to a bathtub full of water. She is dry. A monster appears and throws the water at her, causing her to be wet, and then kisses her. "Bleah!" she says. (First: Episode 0005)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert watch the Alice cartoon on TV, and Ernie laughs when he sees Alice being kissed by the monster. Bert says Ernie wouldn't think it was so funny if a monster kissed him. Beautiful Day Monster appears, and kisses Ernie. (First: Episode 0005)
	Song	"Octopus One-Man Band" (First: Episode 0004)
	Celebrity	Tim Conway says, "One more time!" (First: Episode 0140) cut from the Noggin version
	Song	"Octopus One-Man Band" (repeat) cut from the Noggin version
	Celebrity	Walt Frazier and Dick Barnett of the New York Knicks bounce a round basketball. Bill Cosby tries to bounce a square basketball.
	SCENE 4	Kids on the street make shapes with their fingers as Gordon names them.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert thinks that Ernie has eaten his cookies, but it turns out that Cookie Monster (dressed as Ernie) ate the cookies.
	Cast	Larry and Phyllis attempt to sing. (First: Episode 0131)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird tells Herbert Birdsfoot a poem about the "AN" family, as he moves around the letters on his magnetic board. "An amazing exhibition of verbal dexterity, Big Bird," observes Herbert.
	Celebrity	The New York Knicks make 16 baskets in a row, but miss on the 17th. (First: Episode 0146)
	SCENE 6	Bob plays "Three of These Things" with different amounts of fruit.
	Cartoon	Jazz #8 (repeat)
	SCENE 7	Bob plays "Three of These Things" again with different amounts of toys and knick-knacks.
	Cartoon	Today's Secret Drawing: A camel.
	Muppets	Ernie demonstrates the word "Apple"; Cookie Monster eats Ernie's apple. (First: Episode 0047)
	Cartoon	A man creates an avalanche on the letter A. (repeat)
	Cartoon	A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A. (repeat)
	SCENE 8	Oscar shows Susan the "Wet Paint" sign on his trash can, which he put there so that he can go to sleep without anybody banging on his can and bothering him. Shortly after Susan leaves, Bob knocks on the can to inform Oscar that the paint is dry.
	Cartoon	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (repeat)
	SCENE 9	Gordon sees Oscar's "Wet Paint" sign, and bangs on his can to let him know that the paint's dry.
	Cartoon	A is for Ape. (First: Episode 0006)
	SCENE 10	Mr. Hooper bangs on Oscar's can to tell him that the paint's dry; Oscar gets frustrated and takes the sign down. Susan now bothers him to point out his sign's missing.
	Cartoon	"Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A. (repeat)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play". (First: Episode 0047)
	SCENE 11	Before saying goodbye to the viewer, Susan hopes Oscar can get some rest; however Mr. Hooper and Gordon come and bang on Oscar's can to tell him that his sign fell down. Bob announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Big Bird holds up the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds up the CTW sign.

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