Episode 0287

Sesame Street
Molly's feet hurt
Air date	November 30, 1971
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production October 5, 1971 Sponsors J, O, 2

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gordon hangs from the fire escape ladder and clues the viewer into the number of the day by counting his hands. He hangs in the air for a moment before falling to the ground.
	Song	"Doll House" (First: Episode 0131)
	Cartoon	"Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001)
	Muppets	Tony sings "Windy" to his girlfriend, Beautiful Day Monster. (First: Episode 0074)
	Cartoon	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes demonstrates empty and full. (First: Episode 0148)
	Transition	Bridge #15 - Hourglass Fast/Fill
	SCENE 2	Molly drops by Oscar's trash can and complains about having to carry such a full mailbag. As she describes the various things she has to carry - letters, magazines, and packages - she finds everything in her mailbag meant for Oscar.
	Cartoon	A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231)
	Cartoon	A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him. (First: Episode 0071)
	Cartoon	Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231)
	Muppets	Grover is carrying the word "HELP", which is very heavy. He asks Marty to help him carry the word. Instead, Marty gives Grover three more "HELP" words to carry.
	Film	Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk. (First: Episode 0169)
	Cartoon	The letter J Artists: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0133)
	SCENE 3	Gordon wraps a gift for Susan, asking Caridad for a pair of scissors to cut some tape. He then boasts about the usefulness of scissors.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert play tricks on each other in order to sit in the TV chair, until they realize they both fit in it. Herry tricks Ernie and Bert into leaving their chair so that he can sit in it. Ernie and Bert decide that if the chair can hold two, it can hold three as well, so they cram their way into the chair with Herry. When they realize that they're watching something only Bert would enjoy, they leave Bert alone. (First: Episode 0207)
	Animation	Today's Secret Drawing will be a nurse. (Spanish version)
	Animation	Today's Secret Drawing will be a nurse. (First: Episode 0239)
	SCENE 4	Bob thins out a patch of marigolds. He goes on to tell the kids how they and flowers are alike by naming the things they both need to grow.
	Cartoon	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0173)
	Cartoon	A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O. (First: Episode 0286)
	Muppets	The Amazing Mumford waves his magic wand over a transparent glass cookie jar and makes the jar become full of cookies and then empty (over and over) as an anxious Cookie Monster watches.
	Cartoon	A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (repeat)
	Muppets	Grover and Oscar the Grouch recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0229)
	Cartoon	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. (repeat)
	Cartoon	A cowboy tries to lasso a rolling letter O. (repeat)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird tries to catch a letter O that floats around his nest area. He eventually catches it in his beak and eats it.
	Cartoon	A cat chases a mouse into a mouse hole. The cat and mouse make music as they hit the wall, until the cat breaks through the mouse hole. Artist: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0244)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert thinks that Ernie has eaten his cookies, but it turns out that Cookie Monster (dressed as Ernie) ate the cookies. (First: Episode 0158)
	Cartoon	Kids guess what two circles drawn onscreen will become. They turn out to be the eye of a friendly monster. (First: Episode 0248)
	Transition	Bridge #15 - Hourglass Fast/Fill (repeat)
	SCENE 6	Molly remarks how much her feet hurt after making her rounds today. Bob tells her the problem is merely mental and if she tells herself her feet don't hurt, they won't. This doesn't seem to work, so Gordon tells her to think of happy things instead. This also fails, so Big Bird tells her to try to look on the bright side of things (saying, "It isn't really raining rain, you know, it's raining violets!"). She finally finds some relief in talking to Oscar, who can truly appreciate how rotten she feels.
	Cartoon	"Jazz #2" (repeat)
	Celebrity	Listen My Brother sings a counting song. (ending edited) (First: Episode 0228)
	Cast	Gordon appears as a magician sitting in a chair. He magically brings in Susan and Mr. Hooper, as well as a number counting them all. The other two pop in and out, forcing Gordon to change the number until he makes them all vanish. (First: Episode 0233)
	Film	Most animals have two eyes, ears, etc. ... but some snakes have two heads. Music: Joe Raposo
	Muppets	Grover appears in a library to tell the viewers about what a library is. The librarian, however, keeps telling Grover to be quieter, until he can barely even be heard.
	Cartoon	A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0239)
	SCENE 7	Bob talks with the kids (including Debo) about bones and segues to the next film...
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Skeleton fish.
	Cartoon	The letter J (repeat)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie doesn't want to disturb Bert as he reads the newspaper, so he intends to write down what he needs to say. He interrupts Bert anyhow to ask how to spell the word "HELP," then to make sure his sign is correct. Bert suddenly becomes concerned that Ernie needs his help, but it turns out that Ernie has made a "Help Yourself" sign in regards to a plate of cookies he's prepared.
	Cartoon	Jughead Jones's J story (repeat)
	Cartoon	A man talks about the letter J with a jack-in-the-box, whose lid ends up crushing him. (repeat)
	SCENE 8	Molly tells Oscar how good he's made her feel today, which ruins his day. She gleefully strolls down the block, feeling so joyful she hops on the tire swing for a ride. Oscar announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Oscar and Bob hold the Sesame Street sign, while Cookie Monster holds the CTW sign.

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