Episode 0172

	Sesame Street
	African drummers visit
Air date	January 5, 1971
Season	Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by	Robert Myhrum
Production	November 13, 1970
Sponsors	W, X, 11

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird looks around in Gordon's garage. He tells Gordon he found some magazines in Spanish, one of which has the words ven aqui (come here). Gordon makes sure he knows what the words mean, but every time he says "come here," more and more kids come up and sit on his lap.
	Celebrity	Lorne Greene and the Bonanza cast add two horses and one horse to make three horses. (First: Episode 0150)
	Cartoon	"Birds Count 1-20" Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0134)
	Cartoon	"Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (First: Episode 0006)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Going to the Zoo — Ernie and Bert make some late night plans to go to the zoo tomorrow. (First: Episode 0137)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird finds some long sticks in the garage. Gordon takes the sticks and gives them to some members of an African folk dance group, who do a stick dance.
	Song	Sesame Street Animal Films: Caroll Spinney sings "Rock-a-bye Baby" to a sleepy koala. (First: Episode 0048)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets sing "I Am a Fine Musician". (First: Episode 0010)
	Cartoon	A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0154)
	SCENE 3	Mr. Hooper, Susan and Bob come out to meet the dance group. With The kids, they join Carol in making a rhythm. Farley dances behind the bongo players.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Treasure Map — Bert watches Ernie navigate a treasure map in their living room. (First: Episode 0013)
	Cartoon	"Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (repeat)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: X for X-ray (First: Episode 0064)
	Cast	Larry and Phyllis: Larry tells Phyllis that he invited their friend Fred to dinner. Without listening to him any further, Phyllis tries to do multiple chores at once, until she realizes that they have to cooperate in order to spiff up the place. They do so in sped-up tape, then Larry reveals that Fred can't come to dinner tonight. (First: Episode 0142)
	Cartoon	"Wanda the Witch" Animation by Tee Collins (First: Episode 0001)
	Cartoon	W is for Worm (First: Episode 0001)
	Celebrity	Bill Cosby demonstrates happy. (First: Episode 0142)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Happy/Sad Cookie — Cookie Monster and Ernie exchange feelings of happiness and sadness over having a cookie.
	Celebrity	Bill Cosby demonstrates sad. (First: Episode 0135)
	Film	Footage of various bird species including hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others. Music: (piano and whistling) Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0019)
	SCENE 4	Gordon wants to find out who the toughest drummer is. He, Susan, and the others watch as Kenny, Kenny, Joey and Anthony all engage in a drum-off. Joey and Anthony get into a mock argument with their drums before everybody plays along.
	Film	"On the Farm" (First: Episode 0138)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Banana Phone — Ernie tells a caller that Bert can't come to the phone right now because he's talking on a banana. (First: Episode 0004)
	Cast	Gordon and Bob assemble a W. (First: Episode 0005)
	Cartoon	W is for Worm (repeat)
	Cartoon	"Wanda the Witch" (repeat)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet man named Jack sings "A, You're Adorable" to his girlfriend, Adrienne, using alphabet blocks to enumerate the ways that he loves her. Cookie Monster shows up and eats the blocks. (First: Episode 0023)
	Film	"Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge." Music: "Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro," The Swingle Singers (First: Episode 0140)
	SCENE 5	Mr. Hooper, Susan, Bob and the kids bring shoeboxes for Big Bird so they can build a tower. They count the 11 boxes once they're finished, then Big Bird accidentally knocks the tower over.
	Cartoon	"Birds Count 1-20" (repeat)
	SCENE 6	Carol and Susan watch as the kids participate in a dance about a boat named Tuga.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: X for X-ray (repeat)
	Cartoon	"Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (repeat)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Quiet and Loud — Bert says that he's going to demonstrate quiet by talking quietly to Ernie. (First: Episode 0150)
	Film	A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking and horse galloping. (edited) (First: Episode 0032)
	SCENE 7	The kids play the drums along with the drummers as the closing music plays. Susan announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	The Sesame Street sign floats above Ernie and Bert, while Bob holds up the CTW sign.