Episode 0353

Sesame Street
Oscar makes a deal with Bob to be nice and helpful all morning
Air date	March 1, 1972
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production January 4, 1972 Sponsors Q, Y, 2 This episode guide has been compiled from script materials provided by a trusted source. ⓘ

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Bob drags his old carpet sweeper to the Fix-It Shop. He fears it's too old to even repair. He accidentally bumps into Oscar's trash can, eliciting the typical grouchy responses from Oscar. He likes Bob's carpet sweeper and says he'd do anything for it. Bob promises he can have it, as long as he acts nice all morning.
	Cartoon	A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301)
	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)
	SCENE 2	Oscar's new, nice demeanor forces him to assist in Molly's talk about the number 2 on the stoop. Oscar demonstrates the number to some kids by raising his two hands and pointing at his two eyes. Molly thanks him with a kiss and leaves as Oscar quietly fusses about what just happened.
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0342)
	Cartoon	Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301)
	Cartoon	A girl talks about imagination.
	SCENE 3	Bob is supposed to meet with Gordon and Rafael for the Block Association meeting, but they're not around. He asks Oscar, who tries his best to respond politely. Bob heads off to the school and the same thing happens with Rafael, then Gordon. Oscar can barely take much more of this... and the morning's only half over.
	Cartoon	A boy can yell and yodel, and his dog can yelp and yowl. They can both yawn.
	Film	Two birds Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0295)
	SCENE 4	Molly, citing Oscar's previous sunny attitude, asks if he can look after her cute kitten while she's away for the weekend. As she describes how to take care of it (love it and feed it), Oscar passes out.
	Cartoon	A blue man (voiced by Casey Kasem) explains that “Q” starts the word “quarter.” (First: Episode 0046)
	SCENE 5	The adults discuss Oscar's strange behavior, as Bob explains his bet. Since it's noon time, Oscar made it through the morning and earned his reward. Instead of getting angry with everybody, Oscar starts laughing hysterically with the joy that he no longer has to act so nicely.
	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)
	Transition	Bridge #15 - Hourglass Fast/Fill (First: Episode 0287)
	Muppets	Herbert now makes the word "CAN," so Grover makes a stack of them, which he knocks over. (First: Episode 0160)
	Transition	Bridge #17 - Hourglass Fast/Empty (First: Episode 0288)
	Muppets	Finally, Herbert makes the word "FAN." Grover brings in a fan that blows them both away. (First: Episode 0160)
	Film	A little boy narrates the various activities his family partakes in on a typical Monday. (First: Episode 0127)
	Cartoon	"Imagination Rain"
	SCENE 6	A miniature, chroma-keyed Bob acts like a tour guide, showing off a large letter Y in limbo.
	Cartoon	Y for yawn (repeat)
	Film	While watching her goldfish, a girl wonders what the world is like from her goldfish's perspective. (First: Episode 0288)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey!
	Muppets	Fran Brill narrates as The Hands show different ways to count 3 fingers. (First: Episode 0231)
	Cartoon	Train #2
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie has a question, but Bert is reading the newspaper. Ernie hums and talks to Rubber Duckie until Bert gives up reading the paper in exasperation. Then Ernie can ask his question: Can he borrow the newspaper? (First: Episode 0042)
	Song	"Doll House" (First: Episode 0131)
	Film	The Mad Painter #2 (First: Episode 0309)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit attempts to demonstrate between by standing between two poles, which are actually mops held by Grover and Herry. (First: Episode 0283)
	SCENE 7	Rafael sings "San Serenin" to the kids on the steps. With each verse, he mimes a different profession and the kids try to figure out what he's pretending to be.
	Film	George the Farmer counts 20 barrels. (First: Episode 0278)
	Film	A dolphin walks backwards on the water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0278)
	Muppets	Roosevelt Franklin says his ABCs. (First: Episode 0103)
	Cartoon	Q -- that funny looking thing. (First: Episode 0131)
	Celebrity	Lorne Greene and the Bonanza cast add two horses and one horse to make three horses. (First: Episode 0150)
	Cast	Wally and Ralph: Wally has a new pair of pants, but they're too big for him. Ralph has a belt, but isn't quite sure how to secure it. Ralph ultimately suggests Wally eat a lot of bananas until he's big enough to fit into the pants.
	SCENE 8	Gordon has two sets of figures, which include toy lions, elephants, tigers, clowns, and circus wagons. He lines one group to form a circus parade, then asks the kids and Big Bird to make their own line that matches the first one. When they're finished Big Bird falls in line as well, claiming he loves parades.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster goes to the bakery for a special birthday cookie. The baker lists all the ingredients of the cookie, as Cookie visualizes it. The visualized image looks so delicious that he eats it. (First: Episode 0283)
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. (repeat)
	SCENE 9	Goodbye

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