Episode 0381

	Sesame Street
	Gordon's broken vacuum
Air date	April 10, 1972
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production	February 8, 1972
Sponsors	B, M, 8

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Bob greets the viewer, then Oscar gets his attention because he’s blown a fuse in his kitchen. Bob gives him a fuse, and Oscar tries to navigate his way to the kitchen in the dark, making a lot of noise in the process. He can't see a thing in his trash can, so he sends some items up to let Bob know whether or not he's found the kitchen. He brings up a toothbrush and toothpaste, and Bob tells him they go in the bathroom. Oscar also finds a pillow from his bedroom, a piano from his living room, and finally a pot from his kitchen. When Oscar installs the fuse and turns on the lights, he sees the amazing mess he’s made and decides to give the fuse back to Bob.
	Muppets	Five balls get together to play basketball. It takes them awhile to count themselves, but then they realize they don't have a ball. (First: Episode 0267)
	Cartoon	With one mighty blow of his baseball bat, a boy knocks several B items (including a basket, bandit, and ball) off of a wall. Voice: Casey Kasem (First: Episode 0237)
	Film	Jerry Nelson introduces the letters U and N. Other letters join them and become SUN, RUN and FUN. (First: Episode 0230)
	SCENE 2	Gordon, Molly and the kids play a game of “Rub Your Tummy.”
	Film	George the Farmer demonstrates up/down with two ladders. (First: Episode 0239)
	Cartoon	A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen! Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0276)
	Muppets	A woman (Jim Henson) volunteers to assist The Amazing Mumford in his surprise magic trick. Mumford makes her disappear – but when he tries to make her reappear, Herry Monster pops up, saying "SURPRISE!"
	Cartoon	Jack waters a B, which grows into a B-stalk. He climbs it and travels to the Land of B. (First: Episode 0277)
	SCENE 3	Earl shows Gordon how he brushes his teeth, leading Gordon to introduce the next film.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Whale Brushing Teeth", with a film of a trainer brushing a whale's teeth. (First: Episode 0276)
	Cartoon	B is for bear, bicycle, bump, branch and bee. (First: Episode 0008)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to present a lecture about the letter B, but Cookie Monster eats the bottom of the B and turns it into an R. Kermit talks about the R, but then Cookie Monster snacks some more, and makes it a P. Kermit tries to go on, but the monster keeps eating, making it into an F, and then an I, and then nothing at all. Kermit chides Cookie Monster for ruining his lesson. Cookie Monster gives Kermit a kiss, then exits. (First: Episode 0006)
	Cartoon	A boxer explains the letter "B". (Spanish remake) (First: Episode 0355)
	Film	Kids paint various things that begin with the letter B on a window (edited version) Full edit--(First: Episode 0008)
	Animation	A 3 looks for its house. (First: Episode 0292)
	SCENE 4	Bob creates a makeshift tool rack, and explains to Georgie (Jerry Nelson) that he's drawing stencils of each tool to remember where they fit when putting the tools away. Georgie becomes inspired to build his own tool rack.
	Cartoon	Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair. (First: Episode 0369)
	Muppets	Lefty's boss makes sure Lefty knows the alphabet. (First: Episode 0236)
	Cartoon	M is for Moo Music: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers (First: Episode 0276)
	Film	The Mad Painter #8 (First: Episode 0326)
	Muppets	Two boys notice that the number 8 looks the same right side up and upside down. (First: Episode 0282)
	Cartoon	The uses of water (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0278)
	Celebrity	Peggy Fleming skates a figure 8. (First: Episode 0236)
	Cartoon	The uses of water (First: Episode 0139)
	SCENE 5	The kids watch as Bob draws a fish, then a star. He says that the drawing of the star could also be a type of fish...
	Song	"Starfish" (First: Episode 0280)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Herry Monster sing "Up and Down". (First: Episode 0154)
	Cartoon	Jack and the B-stalk RPT (First: Episode 0277)
	Film	A man (Barry Simpson) puts on snowshoes to bring his trash out. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0281)
	SCENE 6	Gordon has to do an errand, so he asks a favor from Big Bird: vacuuming up a pile of dust on the top step of 123 Sesame Street. When Big Bird turns on the vacuum cleaner, however, he notices it’s broken. He promised to help Gordon, so goes to find a broom.
	Muppets	Fran Brill narrates two Anything Muppet hands who argue over a piece of cake before they decide to share it. (First: Episode 0189)
	SCENE 6 cont'd	A bored Mr. Snuffleupagus encounters Big Bird about to sweep up the dust. Snuffy simply uses his snuffle like a vacuum cleaner hose and sucks up the dust. It ends up bothering his snuffle, and he ends up sneezing it out in Big Bird's face. Snuffy is no longer bored, but all the excitement has made him tired, so he leaves to lie down. Gordon comes back and doesn’t believe Big Bird’s claim about what just happened – but then he notices the dust is gone and his vacuum cleaner is broken.
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you know where I wanna be?" The man says he doesn't know. Harvey says, "I wanna B -- right here!" and slaps a letter B on the man's sweater. Harvey runs off, laughing. (First: Episode 0277)
	Cartoon	A man demonstrates up and down. Artist: Al Jarnow (First: Episode 0276)
	Animation	"The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225)
	SCENE 7	Big Bird wants to show Molly the ballet dance he’s been practicing. He awkwardly dances a brief number, kicking a nearby garbage can in the process, so he decides instead to have Molly watch another kind of bird dancing.
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Ostriches walk and run. (piano music) (First: Episode 0339)
	Cartoon	A housewife screams because there is a mouse in her house. Her husband's solution is to continually bring in animals to chase it out, with each animal making an even bigger mess than the previous one. (First: Episode 0240)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about hands, with some assistance from a human hand. Kermit counts the hand's fingers and lists off various things it can do. The hand gradually becomes more aggressive with Kermit in demonstrating, but the two eventually make up by shaking hands. (First: Episode 0342)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: B for Bug (First: Episode 0137)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Upside-Down Book — Bert points out that there's nothing wrong with Ernie's library book; it's just upside-down. (First: Episode 0311)
	Cartoon	B is for bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles. And Bosco, who is taking a bath. (First: Episode 0355)
	SCENE 8	The kids play in the yard as Bob announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob and Molly hold the Sesame Street sign, while Herry Monster and Rafael hold the CTW sign.