Episode 0535

	Sesame Street
	Oscar imagines no one lives on Sesame Street
Air date	May 11, 1973; (season finale)
Season	Season 4 (1972-1973)
Sponsors	X, Z, 10
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar feels bothered by his neighbors and imagines all of Sesame Street has vanished, save for his trash can. Since 123 Sesame Street is now gone, the adults must find somewhere else to live. Oscar tosses his tin cans on the ground and blares his siren, but realizes it's no fun to bother people if nobody's around. He snaps back to reality and enjoys the aggravation he can really cause everyone.
	Cartoon	"Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0085)
	Film	A kid narrates footage of a termite colony. (First: Episode 0408)
	Cartoon	"Ten Turtles" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0425)
	Muppets	Simon Soundman comes to Ernie's apartment because he has some car trouble and needs to use Ernie's phone, but Ernie doesn't understand what he is trying to say. (First: Episode 0132)
	Cartoon	Z In Space (First: Episode 0509)
	Muppets	A furry, purple creature whooshes to the counter of Hooper's Store and counts 5 apples. He subtracts one, leaving 4. (EKA: Episode 0400)
	Cartoon	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325)
	Muppets	The creature returns to subtract one more apple, leaving 3. (EKA: Episode 0400)
	Cartoon	Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever. (First: Episode 0320)
	Muppets	Again, the creature appears to remove another apple, leaving 2. (EKA: Episode 0400)
	Cartoon	Kids narrate a Letter 'Z' Drawing (First: Episode 0359)
	Muppets	Another apple is subtracted, thus leaving only 1. (EKA: Episode 0400)
	Cartoon	A janitor sweeps up his own footprints the wrong way, then the right way. Just then, a giant centipede leaves tracks all over the floor. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0247)
	Muppets	The creature takes away the last apple, leaving 0. (EKA: Episode 0400)
	Cartoon	Z for zebra and zoo (First: Episode 0281)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird sings "ABC-DEF-GHI."
	Film	Ten Song (Song of Ten) (revised version) (First: Episode 0021)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert wants to know why there is a cookie lying on the table. Ernie explains that he put it there to remind himself. (First: Episode 0095)
	Cartoon	Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. (First: Episode 0281)
	Film	Counting the circus clowns. (First: Episode 0501)
	Cartoon	zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo. (First: Episode 0359)
	Cast	Wally and Ralph: Ralph is standing between two trees, playing with a long piece of rope like a cowboy. Along comes Wally carrying a wet shirt. Together, they solve the problem of where to hang the wet shirt to dry. They tie the ends of the rope around their chests, stretch it, and hang the shirt between them. (First: Episode 0331)
	Cartoon	The 'b' in 'beso' kisses an apple and a duck. Artist: John and Faith Hubley (EKA: Episode 0461)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird tells Shola that he's been having some trouble figuring out big and little. Shola says that she's little and Big Bird is big. Big Bird says, "Oh! That must be why they call me Big Bird." Shola answers, "Yeah! You're Big Bird. I'm Shola." (First: Episode 0306)
	Cartoon	A story of a man who hates frogs, until his swamp becomes infested with flies. (First: Episode 0387)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert can't go on a trip with Ernie because his hand has purple paint on it. Ernie puts a mitten on Bert's hand to cover it, but Bert still won't go because he looks silly wearing one mitten. So Ernie completes the outfit with another mitten, a hat, a scarf, and a sled. Ernie then reveals that they are going to the beach. (First: Episode 0386)
	Cartoon	A baby cries whenever he gets a beso. (First: Episode 0433)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird and a friend are watching the store for David. While they're there, they decide to play a game of listening to the different sounds on Sesame Street.
	Cartoon	The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (First: Episode 0433)
	Muppets	Charlie is lost and finds a policeman. It's his Uncle Louie, but he doesn't recognize him in uniform. Without the uniform on, Charlie asks Uncle Louie to find him a policeman. (First: Episode 0135)
	Cartoon	"Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. (repeat)
	Film	The Mad Painter #10 (First: Episode 0328)
	Cast	The Kids try to spell the word "BUS" in the right way. (First: Episode 0469)
	Cartoon	The letter X (First: Episode 0482)
	Muppets	"The AN Family Song" (First: Episode 0181)
	Cartoon	Z for zipper (First: Episode 0025)
	SCENE 4	David sings the "Classifying Song" using bottles of milk.
	Muppets	Zs come out of Herry Monster's mouth as he snores. (part one) (First: Episode 0281)
	Cartoon	"Ten Turtles" (repeat)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet sings "I'm Cold" in the middle of a blizzard. (First: Episode 0368)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit." (First: Episode 0160)
	Muppets	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin demonstrates high and low.
	Transition	Triangles are made onscreen. (First: Episode 0291)
	Film	Hippos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0415)
	Transition	Bridge #3 - 4 Corner Bridge A (0:10)
	Muppets	"The Zizzy Zoomers" (First: Episode 0359)
	Transition	Bridge #4 - 4 Corner Bridge B (0:54)
	SCENE 5	Goodbye