Episode 0284

Sesame Street
Everyone helps Tom clean Hooper's Store
Air date	November 25, 1971
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production October 4, 1971 Sponsors F, H, 10 This episode guide has been compiled from script materials provided by a trusted source. ⓘ

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	A boy passes by Rafael and some kids on his way to school. Rafael asks the younger kids what they know about school, and they spell the word.
	Cartoon	Jack-in-the-Box School
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie lies in bed and starts talking about what a square looks like and how many lines it has, then goes on to compare a square with a triangle. He then starts to ponder how many sides a circle has, and goes to sleep. Bert is about to attempt to answer the question, but ends up not being able to sleep. (First: Episode 0132)
	Film	"It's an Otter!" Music: Joe Raposo
	Cartoon	F - finished (First: Episode 0128)
	Insert	Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0134)
	Cartoon	A flower picks up a man and says he smells beautiful. (First: Episode 0283)
	SCENE 2	Everyone offers to help Tom clean up Hooper's Store, especially Big Bird, who jumps at any job. Bob tries calming him down and proposes they plan out everything they need to do before starting work. When the list is done, Big Bird runs out to get the things they need, neglecting to take the list with him. Tom goes after him.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — It's a sunny day at the beach, and Bert remembered to bring everything. Ernie, however, only brought an umbrella in case it rains... which it does.
	Cartoon	I've Got a Mind: Wind-up toy (First: Episode 0255)
	Film	To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree. (First: Episode 0156)
	SCENE 3	Everyone cleans in the store, singing "We've Got to Work Together."
	Insert	Scanimate Films #10 (repeat)
	Film	Kids narrate footage of humans and animals overcoming obstacles, particularly a boy trying to ride a two-wheeler. (First: Episode 0132)
	Cartoon	A mad scientist puts together a capital H.
	SCENE 4	Everyone is exhausted from all the cleaning they've done, but are pleased by Mr. Hooper's kind thanks upon seeing their efforts.
	Cartoon	H is for horseshoe. (First: Episode 0020)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: H is for hole (First: Episode 0080)
	Muppets	Goldilocks teaches the Three Bears about big, bigger, and biggest.
	Cartoon	A farmer plants big, bigger and biggest trees. Artist: Cliff Roberts
	SCENE 5	In the yard, Maria sings two rounds of "Here Are Some Things" with some kids using circles and triangles. In the first round, a little triangle belongs with the big triangles; in the second round, the big circle belongs with the big triangles.
	Animation	Kids narrate a variety of shapes that come together to form an ice cream cone, a bird, a clown, a mouse, a carriage, a man, a sailboat, a lady, a dog, an umbrella, a cat, a face, a train, a see-saw, and a lollipop.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster asks a girl the instructions of creating an egg sandwich; which is by combining - slices of bread, butter, a hard boiled egg, and salt together. Cookie literally follows the instructions by placing the ingredients in his mouth, much to the chagrin of the girl. (First: Episode 0156)
	Film	Fish swim around. Music: Joe Raposo
	SCENE 6	Bob and Rafael sing "Sing/Canta."
	Cartoon	A mad scientist puts together a capital H. (repeat)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie is tall, Bert taller, and Big Bird is the tallest (and he also breaks the ceiling).
	SCENE 7	Mr. Hooper arranges the kids by size to find out who is the biggest.
	Cartoon	Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version). (First: Episode 0140)
	Cartoon	H is for horseshoe. (repeat)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: H is for hole (repeat)
	Cast	Two kids cooperate on putting on smocks for painting.
	Song	Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276)
	Muppets	Mahna Mahna and two Anything Muppet girls sing "Mah Na Mah Na". (First: Episode 0014)
	SCENE 8	Maria braids a girl's hair - which starts with H.
	Cartoon	Harold and Howard think of H words. Artist: Cliff Roberts
	Cartoon	A big elephant and a small elephant make lowercase Hs come out of their trunks. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0162)
	Cast	Bob and Gordon assemble a fractured number 10. (First: Episode 0120)
	Cartoon	A boy tries to count to twenty while playing with a paddleball, but gets interrupted by a bird. (First: Episode 0152)
	Celebrity	Pat Paulsen counts from 1 to 20. (First: Episode 0101)
	Cartoon	Harold and Howard think of H words. (repeat)
	SCENE 9	Goodbye

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