Episode 0236

	Sesame Street
Air date	April 5, 1971
Season	Season 2 (1970-1971)
Sponsors	F, S, 8
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Bob meets a talking rabbit named Shirley, which he finds unusual, especially when she reveals that she thinks she's a duck. He settles the matter with her, but then meets a duck who thinks he's a rabbit.
	Cartoon	Casey Kasem narrates a cartoon about a frog, a fish, and a fly who are told by a fairy that the things they crave can be found within a cup in the sky. None of them can reach the cup on their own until they cooperate. (First: Episode 0135)
	Muppets	The Anything Muppets cheer about the letter F. (First: Episode 0093) Version 3
	SCENE 2	Susan talks with the kids about the letter F.
	Cartoon	A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly. (First: Episode 0034)
	Muppets	A disconsolate Ernie tells Oscar the Grouch that he's lost his Rubber Duckie. Oscar tries to calm Ernie down and says that he'll buy Ernie another one. Ernie says he can't - Rubber Duckie is special and unique. He tells Oscar that Rubber Duckie is "cute, adorable, sweet, cuddly, and makes a wonderful sound." Oscar tells Ernie that he'll bring him a new one. (First: Episode 0139)
	Cartoon	Two heads think of F words, ending with "finished." (First: Episode 0128)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: F for Fly (First: Episode 0032)
	Muppets	Grover makes the sound of the letter F, which blows the letter further and further away until it flies off-screen with a loud crash.
	Muppets	Oscar comes back with a new Duckie, but this one is different - it's a Grouch duckie. They realize that they have different ideas of what is cute and ugly. Ernie thanks Oscar for trying to help - and when he sits down, he hears a familiar squeak. He digs through the stuff on the floor, and finds his Rubber Duckie! Ernie and Oscar argue over which of their toys is the cutest. (First: Episode 0139)
	SCENE 3	Susan now talks with the kids about things they couldn't do when they were babies, then segues to the next film...
	Film	Film footage of a baby reindeer taking its first steps. (Music: Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0003)
	Film	A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0096)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster wants to go to school, but he can't tell which building the school is because he can't read. An Anything Muppet tells him to read the letters on the sign on one of the buildings. Cookie tears the sign off the building, but once he's read the sign, he still doesn't know which building the school is. (First: Episode 0184)
	Cartoon	The ET family is demonstrated in a story of the zet, a quick-witted bird.
	SCENE 4	Bob sings "Turn Around."
	Cartoon	A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0002)
	Muppets	Lefty's boss makes sure Lefty knows the alphabet.
	Cartoon	S is for snow, Santa, and sleigh. (First: Episode 0134)
	SCENE 5	The kids make the sound of the letter S. Susan introduces the next segment...
	Cartoon	Superman demonstrates the letter S and some of the words it stands for. (First: Episode 0136)
	Muppets / Cast	Bob reads the story of "The Princess and the Cookie". In the story, a king is looking for someone to marry his daughter, the small princess Eunice. He is having trouble, because all the princes in the kingdom keep bringing her cookies that are too big for her. Finally, the baker (Cookie Monster) enters with the smallest cookie in the kingdom, which the princess immediately wants. The baker is disinterested in marrying the princess, until the prince offers him the other three cookies that the princes brought. And they lived happily ever after. (First: Episode 0152)
	Cartoon	A sprightly seal tells the story of six silly sailors who split up on a see-saw. (repeat)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and the sound of the letter S.
	Cartoon	S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (First: Episode 0063)
	SCENE 6	Susan sings the "Sorting Song" using letters and a number 8.
	Cartoon	Jazz #8 (First: Episode 0016)
	Muppets	Lefty the Salesman wants to sell an 8 to Ernie, who ran out of money buying some 9s. Ernie then offers to sell Lefty his 9s. (First: Episode 0079)
	Song	“Song of Eight” (First: Episode 0016)
	Celebrity	Peggy Fleming skates a figure 8.
	Muppets	"High, Middle, Low"
	Animation	"The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert complains that he can't sleep, because Ernie left the faucet dripping. Ernie drowns out the sound of the water dripping with louder noises. (First: Episode 0131)
	SCENE 7	Bob and Shirley present the letter F.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: F for Fly (repeat)
	Cartoon	Two heads think of F words, ending with "finished." (repeat)
	SCENE 8	Goodbye