Episode 0646

	Sesame Street
	Oscar moves into a dirtier trash can
Air date	April 22, 1974
Season	Season 5 (1973-1974)
Production	March 5, 1974
Sponsors	K, M, 2

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar the Grouch tells Biff to knock off the racket he's making with his jackhammer in front of his trash can. Biff goes on a rant about how he and Sully hear complaints like that all the time, but he's a city worker who must repair the street, noise or not. He pontificates so much about his problems that Oscar begs for him to drill rather than talk.
	Cartoon	A mouse takes a bite out of a good-smelling M. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0438)
	Cartoon	Today's Secret Drawing: the letter M (First: Episode 0131)
	Cast / Muppets	Maria reads the story of "Ike and the Ilk." (First: Episode 0464)
	Film	Kids ride horses. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0541)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Glass of Water — Bert wonders what Ernie could be doing with all the glasses of water he's taking out of the apartment. (First: Episode 0425)
	Film	Animals and children bathe in water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0615)
	Film	Things that start with M (First: Episode 0620)
	SCENE 2	Oscar tells David, Susan and Luis that he plans to move into the smaller trash can (formerly his guest house) near his own as it's more dirty, banged-up and cramped. They begin to take out some of his furniture, starting with the hatrack. Susan peers down into the can, seeing that they've got a lot of work to do.
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot: M Sound — Grover makes a sound that Herbert Birdsfoot thinks is a letter. (First: Episode 0276)
	SCENE 2 cont'd	David, Susan, and Luis finish getting Oscar's loveseat out, putting it with the rest of the furniture. Oscar coyly tells them that Slimey doesn’t want to move to the other can; he likes the old one better. He rationalizes with Susan that if Gordon didn't want to move, she'd do the same. Oscar tells everyone to put his stuff back, but David gets wise to his trick of just wanting to rearrange his furniture. They abandon Oscar, who suggests Slimey start moving things.
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Lemurs leap and play in a zoo cage. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0032)
	Cartoon	"Jazz #2" (First: Episode 0001)
	Film	Kids identify pairs of animals in a zoo. (First: Episode 0364)
	Muppets	A long-haired hippie sings "Adding" to Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0243)
	Film	"Two Song (Song of Two)" (First: Episode 0001)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Who Took Bert's Cookies — Bert accuses Ernie of stealing his cookies, but they soon discover that the culprit is Cookie Monster... dressed as Ernie. (First: Episode 0158)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids narrate a film of baby eagles getting fed. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0501)
	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)
	Cartoon	I've Got a Mind: Fish Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0195)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird wants to join in a game of stickball with Bob, Luis, and the kids, but the others have to leave the game to do other tasks. Sam the Robot volunteers to be a ball-pitching machine for Big Bird, and starts throwing out fast balls, softballs, footballs, soccer balls, basketballs, beachballs...
	Cartoon	A man counts two ears, two eyes, and two arms. He picks up each leg to count two legs, and then falls down. Animation by Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0406)
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd sings a two-step for pairs of animals. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0342)
	Muppets	Big Bird announces that Grover will demonstrate the number 2 by doing two chin-ups. He does it, but then Big Bird asks him to do two more sets, to make sure the audience gets it. When Big Bird thinks they've got it, he announces that Grover will now demonstrate the number 18! Grover faints. (First: Episode 0547)
	Cartoon	"K" - Kangaroo - A man (voiced by Gary Owens) explains what a kangaroo is, and ends up in the pouch of one. (First: Episode 0141)
	Cast	At the circus, Ringmaster David introduces the tightrope walker, the Fabulous Flying Fleegle. Instead, his replacement, Floogle (Luis), shows up and struggles to walk on the tightrope. (First: Episode 0554)
	Song	David sings Three of These Things: Three kids riding a one-seat bicycle, and two kids riding a two-seat bicycle. (First: Episode 0450)
	Film	A conductor yells "STOP" to his off-key violinist trying to play Vittorio Monti's "Czardas". (First: Episode 0516)
	Cartoon	K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131)
	Cartoon	A race announcer doubles as the man who holds up the START and STOP sign. (First: Episode 0623)
	Film	A group of Hispanic children pick members for their baseball team. A new kid, Ramon, joins them. (First: Episode 0440)
	Muppets	"M-M-M Monster Meal" (First: Episode 0380)
	Animation	Sand M/m (First: Episode 0620)
	Cast	David and Maria demonstrate "on" and "under" in the yard. David goes to get some sandwiches, leaving Maria floating in the air. (First: Episode 0557)
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: In the Box — A monster (proto-Grover) wants to help Kermit teach about the word "in." (First: Episode 0056)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: M for Mail (First: Episode 0013)
	Cartoon	Marvelous Martha knows many words that start with the letter "M". (First: Episode 0013)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Banana Phone — Ernie tells a caller that Bert can't come to the phone right now because he's talking on a banana. (First: Episode 0004)
	Film	Things that start with M (repeat)
	Celebrity	Jim Nabors sings The Alphabet Song. (First: Episode 0176)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #12: Square remains in corner, and third dot changes color (First: Episode 0296)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird uses his stop sign in a game of "Stop and Go" (aka "Red Light/Green Light") with Bob and the kids in the yard. Biff announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Luis and Susan hold the Sesame Street sign, and David holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.