Episode 0289

Sesame Street
A day of rain
Air date	December 2, 1971
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production October 6, 1971 Sponsors I, R, 4

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird finds a wallet on the ground with Gordon's name in it. He assumes he lost it, so he'll return it to him right away. But he immediately wonders if Gordon thinks that someone might have stolen his wallet, and how angry he would be about it. Big Bird imagines Gordon with a top hat and sinister facial hair sitting in a darkened room with Rafael, plotting to hire his henchman Nasty Norman to track down his wallet and take care of whoever stole it.
	Film	A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0255)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird spots Gordon and Rafael searching for the missing wallet and begins to panic. When they ask him if he's seen it, he denies knowing anything about it and hides the wallet behind his back. Rafael spots the item in his hand and returns it to its elated owner. Big Bird explains he was worried he'd get Nasty Norman to come after him, but realizes he must have imagined the whole scenario. Gordon's just happy to have his wallet back.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert is reading a book when Ernie startles him by asking if he wants to play checkers. Bert says, "I thought maybe you weren't here!" Ernie starts to search to see if he can find himself. (First: Episode 0171)
	Celebrity	Lou Rawls sings the alphabet song to a group of kids. (First: Episode 0043)
	Animation	Scanimate Films #4 (First: Episode 0132)
	Muppets	Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4. (First: Episode 0132)
	SCENE 3	Rafael asks Big Bird and the kids to identify sounds coming from the sky. Big Bird misinterprets the sounds of an airplane and even a bird, but recognizes thunder, and everybody scurries from the upcoming rain.
	Cartoon	A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0187)
	Muppets	Grover and the letter R, which ROLLS, ROCKS, RUNS, and ROCKETS. (First: Episode 0194)
	SCENE 4	During some heavy rain, Oscar the Grouch hears a tapping on his can, but when he pops up to see who it is, there's no one there. He jumps up again as Tom is passing by and blames him for doing it, but Tom explains that he must have been hearing the rain. After Tom leaves and Oscar closes his can, Gordon comes by and knocks. From inside, Oscar says he won't be fooled again, so Gordon shrugs and walks away.
	Muppets	Roosevelt Franklin spells his name. (First: Episode 0182)
	Cartoon	A ribbon wraps itself around a woman, then turns itself into an R.
	Cartoon	A bully won't give the kids' baseball back. The boy imagines a few scenarios before ultimately calling for his dog. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0215)
	Cartoon	A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose. (First: Episode 0011)
	SCENE 5	Maria stands out in the rain and sings "Here Are Some Things" with triangles and squares.
	Film	No matter how they're arranged, George the Farmer always has three barrels, four milk jugs, and five cartons. (First: Episode 0278)
	Muppets	Ernie tries to count his balloons. The balloons are arranged in a circle, so he continues counting around the circle, and counts some of them twice. Grover has a solution -- he pops each of the balloons as he counts them. (First: Episode 0133)
	Cartoon	"Jazz #4" (First: Episode 0006)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called" (First: Episode 0096)
	SCENE 6	Maria finds Big Bird pacing back and forth in the yard, trying to think of an R word. Maria hints that he already found one: rain.
	Muppets	Ernie tries to find another cookie with a criss-cross of icing. He has trouble matching cookies, but Cookie Monster "matches" them by eating them (putting them all in the same place, his stomach). (First: Episode 0169)
	Cast	Jerry Nelson narrates the Alphabet Dancers (Gordon, Maria, Tom, and Bob) forming a capital letter I.
	Cartoon	A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (First: Episode 0143)
	SCENE 7	When Big Bird can't get an opened umbrella through his door, he throws it away. Tom passes by, sees it in the garbage, and asks if he can have it. He collapses the umbrella and walks through the door, sending Big Bird chasing after him.
	Film	George the Farmer's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries.
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: To demonstrate "through", Kermit tries to get Cookie Monster to run through a piece of tissue paper. Instead, Cookie offers other alternatives, ultimately choosing to go around it. He helps Kermit with his demonstration by passing the tissue paper through Kermit.
	Cartoon	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes and a monster use hot dogs to demonstrate "long" and "short."
	SCENE 8	Oscar visits "Hooper's Super-Duper Emporium" to buy some rope from Tom. He asks Tom to unravel the rope until he's satisfied with the proper amount he wants. Tom draws out a longer and longer piece until he gets to the very end, eventually cutting a short piece off that end to give to Oscar.
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Genelle count to twenty.
	Film	The snouts, tails and bodies of pigs, with a soundtrack of pigs squealing. (First: Episode 0179)
	Cast	Bob and Gordon cooperate to clean up a mess. (First: Episode 0209)
	Film	A garfish swims around. (First: Episode 0254)
	SCENE 9	IN quickies: Gordon goes in a door, Mauricio puts his hands in his pockets, and Tom puts a cookie in his mouth.
	Cartoon	A ribbon wraps itself around a woman, then turns itself into an R. (repeat)
	Animation	Scanimate Films #4 (repeat)
	Muppets	Kermit and Professor Hastings discuss the importance of exercise. (First: Episode 0129)
	SCENE 10	Rafael dances around in the rain with Maria and the kids. Big Bird announces the sponsors of "rainy old Sesame Street."
	CLOSING SIGNS	Susan, Oscar, and Gordon hold the Sesame Street sign, while Big Bird holds the CTW sign.

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