Episode 0188

Sesame Street
Air date	January 27, 1971
Season	Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by Joost Van Rees Production December 4, 1970 Sponsors E, 5

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gordon welcomes the viewer, and asks if everybody's ready.
	Muppets / Cast	The Anything Muppets sing "Before and After." The segment is now entirely reshot and includes new scenes: Mr. Hooper hands Gordon an ice cream cone before putting the ice cream on it. Big Bird and Bob each say "after you" in a doorway. Oscar forgets to close an umbrella before taking it into his can.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: E for egg A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo." (First: Episode 0002)
	Cartoon	E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg. (First: Episode 0002)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Cookie Cabinet — Bert and Ernie try to figure out who owns a cabinet containing cookies. (First: Episode 0019)
	Cartoon	E Imagination Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0001)
	SCENE 2	Oscar notices Miguel about to dump some trash into a trash can. Miguel suggests they could cooperate, as his arms are full and he can't do it by himself. Oscar is hesitant at first, but eases into it.
	Film	A boy narrates how you can talk with your hands. (First: Episode 0159)
	Muppets / Cast	A Pumpkin Anything Muppet is blank. Gordon puts on him some eyes, then a nose, then some ears (which help him hear music). (First: Episode 0005)
	Celebrity	Arte Johnson tries to count from one to ten. (He makes it.) (First: Episode 0134)
	Celebrity	Walt Frasier is thrown different balls - baseball, football and basketball - and kids (in voiceover) reject each ball, except for the basketball which Frasier takes and makes a basket.
	Cartoon	A polar bear learns what "EXIT" means. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0131)
	Cartoon	Jazz #5 (First: Episode 0007)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Tracy count five fingers. (First: Episode 0125)
	Song	"1-2-3-4-5!" (First: Episode 0144)
	Cartoon	Jazz #5 (repeat)
	Muppets	"Everybody Moo": Cookie Monster and Herry make monster noises and animal noises and invite the viewer to do the same. (First: Episode 0141)
	Film	"Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge." Music: "Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro," The Swingle Singers (First: Episode 0140)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Bert's Big Sneeze — When Bert's nose comes off from a sneeze, Ernie teases him by re-attaching it in the wrong places. (First: Episode 0026)
	Celebrity	Walt Frazier and Dick Barnett of the New York Knicks bounce a round basketball. Bill Cosby tries to bounce a square basketball. (First: Episode 0158)
	SCENE 3	Susan sings "What Can I Do?" with the kids.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert plan to go to the zoo tomorrow, but Ernie can't make up his mind. What would happen if Ernie bought a balloon, but then lost it when he gets frightened by a buffalo? Then he remembers that the zoo is closed on Wednesdays. (First: Episode 0137)
	Celebrity	The New York Knicks make 3 baskets in a row, but miss on the 4th. (First: Episode 0146)
	Celebrity	Peggy Fleming demonstrates spinning by ice skating.
	Song	"1-2-3-4-5!" (repeat)
	SCENE 4	Miguel counts five boxes in Spanish. Gordon counts five fingers.
	Celebrity	The New York Knicks make 4 baskets in a row, but miss on the 5th. (First: Episode 0154)
	SCENE 4 cont'd	Susan counts five kids playing basketball. Marty counts five dolls.
	Cartoon	Jazz #5 (repeat)
	Muppets	Bob and the Anything Muppets sing "The People in Your Neighborhood": Fireman and Postman. (First: Episode 0023)
	Film	Apes play at the zoo. (edited) (First: Episode 0045)
	Cast	Larry and Phyllis try to sing, but Larry can only make a honking sound while Phyllis can only make a beeping sound. (First: Episode 0131)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Before and After — Bert explains the concept of "before and after" to Ernie using a plate of cookies. (First: Episode 0007)
	SCENE 5	Bob sings "Three of These Things" with the kids and has them guess which doesn't belong: a tambourine, a snare drum, a Chinese gong, and a bugle.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "One of These Things." (First: Episode 0174)
	Cartoon	E Imagination (repeat)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: E for egg (repeat)
	Muppets	Grover and Herbert Birdsfoot recite the alphabet together.
	Cast	Gordon and Bob assemble an E. (First: Episode 0005)
	SCENE 6	At Hooper's Store, Big Bird slams the front door on the way in, accidentally knocking down the EXIT sign that Mr. Hooper is putting up. Mr. Hooper reminds him of the meaning of the word (just as he taught him before), and tells him not to slam the door again. Just to be safe, Big Bird exits the side door, slamming it closed and knocking the sign down once again.
	Cartoon	A polar bear learns what "EXIT" means. (repeat)
	Cartoon	E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg. (repeat)
	SCENE 7	Miguel says goodbye as he plays basketball with the kids. Bob announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob and Mr. Hooper hold the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon and Susan hold the CTW sign.

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