Episode 0197

Sesame Street
Love is on Sesame Street
Air date	February 9, 1971
Season	Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by Robert Myhrum Sponsors L, 2

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Susan greets the viewer and says that today's Sesame Street is being brought to you by the number 2 and the letter L, but also by the word "love". She says that it's one of the nicest things you can feel and introduces Bob to sing about love.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Bob sings "What the World Needs Now Is Love".
	Muppets	Herry Monster (wearing a wig with a bow) spells out LOVE and kisses Tony.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 1: Ernie expects a call from Bert, but lets Cookie Monster make a phone call to his mommy, provided it's short. He proceeds to tell her about show and tell at school. (First: Episode 0064)
	Celebrity	Flip Wilson shows how his teacher, Miss Johnson, taught him the ABCs. (First: Episode 0151)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 2: Cookie Monster tells his mommy about jumping rope after school and counts the jumps he made. (First: Episode 0064)
	Cartoon	L is for Lunchbox (First: Episode 0031)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: L for Light
	Muppets	Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 3: Cookie Monster has counted up to 4,614 by now and asks how his brother Fred is. Ernie offers him a box of cookies to get off the phone. (First: Episode 0064)
	Cartoon	L is for Lips (First: Episode 0147)
	Cast	Bob and Mr. Hooper manage to get L in the right position. (First: Episode 0147)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster Uses Ernie's Phone part 4: Cookie Monster finally gets off the phone, and then eats it. When Bert calls, Ernie has to talk to him through Cookie Monster's mouth. (First: Episode 0064)
	Cast	Bob reads the first half of "The Legend of the Lovely Lady Linda".
	Film	A female vocalist sings about the many different types of flowers found all over. (First: Episode 0141)
	Cast	Bob continues reading "The Legend of the Lovely Lady Linda".
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: L for Light (repeat)
	Muppets	Roosevelt Franklin and his mother sing "Roosevelt Franklin Counts". (First: Episode 0068)
	Cast	Gordon narrates a film about animals that come in pairs.
	Cartoon	"Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001)
	Song	"Doll House" (First: Episode 0131)
	Cast	Susan sings "One of These Things" about matching the number of petals on flowers.
	Cartoon	"Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001)
	Muppets	Marty sings The Beatles's song "The Word" with a trio of Anything Muppet hippies while assembling the word "love" with blocks.
	SCENE 2	Big Bird reads a poem he wrote called "When It Rains". It's a bit short, so Gordon and Susan help him add some rhyming lines to it.
	Film	You can clean almost anything. Music: Bach's "Gavotte" performed by the Swingle Singers. (First: Episode 0001)
	Song	"Doll House" (repeat)
	Muppets	Ernie tries to teach Cookie Monster to use his knife, fork, and spoon. (First: Episode 0134)
	Cartoon	L is for Lips (repeat)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: L for Light (repeat)
	SCENE 3	Ice cream, pickles and sardines are left on the counter of Hooper's Store, indicating Oscar the Grouch has been there.
	Muppets	A Muppet inchworm and a bug sing "The Inch Worm" in a field of flowers. (First: Episode 0168)
	Cast	Bob and Mr. Hooper manage to get L in the right position. (repeat)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie tells Bert about his so-called "boring" day at the zoo. (First: Episode 0020)
	Film	Steam shovel (First: Episode 0004)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to demonstrate what round is, with the help of a wisecracking ball. He introduces Kermit to his "daddy," a basketball. (First: Episode 0107)
	SCENE 4	Susan and the cast reprise "What the World Needs Now Is Love".

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