Episode 0298

Sesame Street
Mr. Snuffleupagus is afraid of fruit
Air date	December 15, 1971
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production October 20, 1971 Sponsors T, U, 2

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Tom points out items of clothing that come in pairs as he puts them on the clothesline - his socks, shoes, mittens, and two hats. He clarifies that the second hat belongs to Rafael.
	Cartoon	"Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001)
	Film	"Doll House" (First: Episode 0131)
	Animation	A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. (First: Episode 0268)
	Animation	A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0277)
	Cast	Tom, Rafael, and Bob go in, on, and under some boxes.
	Film	George the Farmer demonstrates on top of. (First: Episode 0242)
	Muppets	Prairie Dawn invites Grover to dinner, but Grover can't come without Herry, who can't come without Cookie Monster, so Prairie invites all three of them until she learns that they are not cats. (First: Episode 0248)
	Animation	Two houses plus 2 equals 4. (First: Episode 0283)
	SCENE 2	Tom gives Big Bird some items (three apples and a cup) to use for a game of "One of These Things." Before he can even get into a verse, Mr. Snuffleupagus wanders in and suddenly cries in fear - he's afraid of apples! He explains that apples grow on trees and sometimes fall and bonk people. Big Bird agrees to go get something else to use, as Snuffy runs off to find a handkerchief. Big Bird tries explaining the situation to Tom (who finds the whole thing hysterical), as they both see no sign of a Snuffleupagus anywhere.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Touch and Feel." (First: Episode 0252)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird replaces the apples with bananas, which Snuffy is just as afraid of (fearing slipping on the peels). Big Bird reports back to Tom, who still thinks this is all a ruse. He has an idea that involves paper and crayons.
	Cartoon	T is for Trash and Ticket Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0020)
	Cartoon	T is for Television (First: Episode 0024)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird calls Snuffy back for the game, where he's replaced all the fruit with cut-out drawings of Snuffy. He enjoys this very much and the game puts him in a hungry mood; he asks if Big Bird has any fruit.
	Film	"Sometimes, when you want to get somewhere, you need a bridge." Music: "Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro," The Swingle Singers (First: Episode 0140)
	SCENE 5	Susan helps Dillon and another kid sort toys and tools by putting them in the proper boxes.
	Muppets	Prairie Dawn and a Anything Muppet boy named Walter enter an old house. Walter says that it's a haunted house. However, Prairie comforts him by saying it's just an old house. He gets scared by everything that happens while Prairie has an explanation for all of it. When they spot a little mouse Prairie gets scared and runs away, while Walter tells the mouse not to be scared. (First: Episode 0252)
	Cartoon	T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot and Grover talk about "AN" words. Herbert demonstrates the words themselves, while Grover provides visual aids. The first word they talk about is RAN. While Herbert talks about how to make the word, Grover keeps running around the scene until he tires himself out. (First: Episode 0160)
	Celebrity	Flip Wilson counts from 1 to 20. (First: Episode 0147)
	Muppets	Herbert now makes the word "CAN," so Grover makes a stack of them, which he knocks over. (First: Episode 0160)
	Cartoon	A dog learns about U. (First: Episode 0131)
	Muppets	Finally, Herbert makes the word "FAN." Grover brings in a fan that blows them both away. (First: Episode 0160)
	Animation	Dot & Hill B-2 — A dot tries to get up a hill after a cart, but doesn't make it up. (First: Episode 0216)
	Cast	Tom stands on Gordon's shoulders, as an announcer repeatedly points out the difference of being on an under. Gordon leaves to get some sandwiches, leaving Tom suspended in the air.
	Film	George the Farmer moves across his yard and across the top of the barn.
	Cartoon	"Jazz #2" (repeat)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Bert Is Missing at the Beach — Sherlock Hemlock helps Ernie find Bert at the beach. (First: Episode 0278)
	Animation	An orange pops out of a basket of fruits and gets "made up" as the face of Carmen, the role in the opera of the same name. While singing "Habanera," the famed aria from the opera, Carmen loses her "face" and can't resume singing until the wig returns. (First: Episode 0277)
	Animation	2 houses plus 3 houses equal 5. (First: Episode 0283)
	Cartoon	Poem about T words Voice: Bob Arbogast (First: Episode 0024)
	Cartoon	T is for Trash and Ticket (repeat)
	Muppets	A group of Muppets (including Herry Monster) split into two separate teams for a game based on whether they have letters or numbers printed on their shirts. However, one of the small ones points out that they've split into one team of big players and one team of small players.
	SCENE 6	On the stoop, Reggie and another kid help Susan prepare some corn by shucking a few cobs.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit" over footage of a cornfield growing.
	SCENE 7	Big Bird has a long word written on his blackboard, and sings "ABC-DEF-GHI." Mr. Snuffleupagus is confused; he thought it was the alphabet.
	Cartoon	A dog learns about U. (repeat)
	Animation	Two houses plus 2 equals 4. (repeat)
	SCENE 8	Two kids watch as Gordon ties his tie, which begins with the letter T.
	Cartoon	T is for Television (repeat)
	Cartoon	T is for Television (Spanish version)
	SCENE 9	Big Bird shows "t" for tickle by tickling Snuffy.
	Cartoon	Poem about T words (repeat)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie Tries Not to Wake Bert — Ernie comes home to a sleeping Bert and tries to think of things to do that won't wake him up. (First: Episode 0280)
	Film	"Doll House" (repeat)
	SCENE 10	Goodbye

Notes

• Starting with this episode, the original Snuffy puppet from Episode 0276 is slightly modified, given an improved eye focus, thick black fur replacing his top eyelashes, and a blinking mechanism for his lower eyelids.

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