Episode 0288

Sesame Street
Oscar puts himself in charge of Mr. Hooper's recycling bins
Air date	December 1, 1971
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Things move in fast motion on Sesame Street: Mr. Hooper sweeps in front of his store, Gordon takes out the trash, and Susan waters her flowers. Some kids observe this in voiceover, and ask for everything to slow down; everybody now starts moving in slow motion. When things return to regular speed, Susan introduces...
	Film	George the Farmer demonstrates fast and slow by going back and forth on a fence, and in a rocking chair.
	Muppets	A Muppet inchworm and a bug sing "The Inch Worm" in a field of flowers. (First: Episode 0168)
	Film	A woman counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey. (First: Episode 0217)
	Film	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (First: Episode 0254)
	SCENE 2	Mr. Hooper counts three feet. Susan counts three flowers (one of which sprouts from the bottom of her pot). Oscar pops up from his can twice, then pops out from the side the third time.
	Film	Kids comment on a film of the process of peanuts being made into peanut butter. (First: Episode 0194)
	SCENE 3	Oscar recites a poem about how much he doesn't like the letter I.
	Animation	Three lines attempt to individually reach the top of the TV screen, but fail. They succeed after they combine all of their lengths.
	Cast	In split screen, Susan prepares cake, while Mr. Hooper prepares juice. They both feel they could use something else to go with their treat and decide to share.
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process.
	SCENE 4	Mr. Hooper sets out some recycling bins outside the store. He and Gordon discuss how important it is to keep the street clean as the kids bring over their empty bottles and cans. They are surprised when Oscar puts himself in charge so he can admire the findings.
	Celebrity	Bill Cosby plays twins who recite the alphabet together. (First: Episode 0131)
	Transition	Bridge #17 - Hourglass Fast/Empty
	Muppets	Marty uses a chain to make shapes. (First: Episode 0232)
	SCENE 5	Gordon, Big Bird and the kids talk about fear.
	Muppets	Grover sees his shadow follow him around, and thinks it's a person following him. However, Herbert Birdsfoot explains what a shadow is. (First: Episode 0221)
	Cartoon	The letter J Artists: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0133)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie asks Bert to go play in the park with him. When Bert says no, Ernie wonders if he isn't feeling well and starts to examine him. (First: Episode 0124)
	Film	A boy tells what happens on a fishing boat. (First: Episode 0028)
	Cast	Mr. Hooper adds 3 chairs as a sportscaster narrates.
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot displays the letters O and P, mentioning that they're the OP family. When he adds an M for "mop", he has Grover fetch a mop. When he adds a DR for "drop", he has Grover drop a heavy rock. When he adds an H for "hop", he has Grover hop repeatedly until he faints. Herbert then adds a FL for "flop" and a ST for "stop". (First: Episode 0148)
	Cartoon	A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (First: Episode 0143)
	Cartoon	"Jazz #3" (First: Episode 0002)
	SCENE 6	On the stoop, Susan plays two games of "Three of These Things" with some kids, first using pictures of toys grouped in threes, and another using pictures of fruit grouped in pairs.
	Muppets	Howie, a rabbit, gets Cookie Monster to recite a poem about cookies. (First: Episode 0252)
	Cartoon	Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231)
	Cartoon	A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231)
	SCENE 7	Gordon, Big Bird and the kids play a rhythmic rhyming game in the yard.
	Film	A woman counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey. (repeat)
	Film	Number Three Ball Film: A red ball follows a rollercoaster-like track through checkpoints (each, a set of three) that are counted in voiceover. At the end, the ball is ground up into a powder. (repeat) (First: Episode 0254)
	Film	Voiceovers count to 5 using groups of animals at the zoo.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie has gone shopping -- buying bread for himself, and peanut butter for Bert. They realize that it's dull to eat what they have separately, and they decide to cooperate, so they can each have a peanut butter sandwich. (First: Episode 0279)
	Film	While watching her goldfish, a girl wonders what the world is like from her goldfish's perspective.
	Film	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit" over a film about tomatoes growing in a field.
	Cartoon	A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (repeat)
	Film	George the Farmer shows embedded shapes using drawing of geometric forms and household objects with the same shape.
	Cartoon	A Gary Owens-voiced man attempts to discuss the letter I, but is jeered by an offscreen voice. The man uses him as an example of the word "impolite". (First: Episode 0032)
	SCENE 8	Goodbye

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