Episode 0197

Sesame Street
Air date	February 9, 1971
Season	Season 2 (1970-1971)
Sponsors	L, 2
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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.
	Cast	Bob sings "What the World Needs Now Is Love". (First: Episode 0070)
	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 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 Little Jerry and the Monotones 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. The music is Bach's "Gavotte," performed by the Swingle Singers. (First: Episode 0001)
	Song	"Doll House" (repeat) (First: Episode 0131)
	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) (First: Episode 0147)
	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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