Episode 0649

Sesame Street
Air date	April 25, 1974
Season	Season 5 (1973-1974)
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird sees Gordon and some kids playing “pin the tail on the Q”, and wants to join them. Gordon blindfolds him and spins him around, but Big Bird misses the mark. Undeterred, Big Bird calls the O to come over to him instead.
	Cartoon	"Poverty Q”: A figure demonstrates Q words, despite the unruly stem of his letter Q that keeps detaching itself. (First: Episode 0048)
	Muppets	"The Question Song" (First: Episode 0378)
	Cartoon	Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441)
	SCENE 2	Oscar is disgusted when he sees Maria and the kids fawning over a new baby. When Maria tells him that babies shouldn’t be bothered while sleeping, he gets an idea…
	Animation	Sand Q/q (First: Episode 0623)
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Bob encounters Oscar in a dingy baby carriage. Oscar is assuming the role of a Grouch baby so he won’t be bothered while sleeping. Bob teases him by offering milk and tickling him, then sees that he wants to sleep. When “baby” Oscar tries to go to sleep, Bob sings a lullaby while the others rock his carriage, further disgusting him.
	Cartoon	Jazz #5 (First: Episode 0007)
	Muppets	The Twiddlebugs try to figure out how to get to the zoo. They notice it's too far to walk, swim, or fly. Then they notice their Twiddle-car. (First: Episode 0603)
	Film	The Mad Painter #5 (First: Episode 0345)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash Kermit the Frog tries to find out what makes people angry, but everyone he encounters is too busy to speak to him, which ultimately causes him to lose his temper and yell at the camera. (First: Episode 0537)
	Cartoon	Two guys row their oars in different directions, until they decide to cooperate and row together. (First: Episode 0510)
	Song	Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five." (First: Episode 0245)
	Cartoon	A short bird stands under a tall bird, which lays an egg on its head. (First: Episode 0303)
	Film	George the Farmer demonstrates "short" and "tall." (First: Episode 0254)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie asks Bert to play a game where they take turns counting and then saying "Q". Ernie goes first with "1 Q", and Bert follows with "2 Q". The game continues, until Bert gets to "10 Q". "You're welcome, Bert!" Ernie says. (First: Episode 0440)
	Cartoon	Q - quarter (First: Episode 0046)
	Film	Field of hay (kid voice-overs) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0504)
	Muppets	Guy Smiley hosts Here is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends. (First: Episode 0406)
	Film	A trio of clowns from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus illustrate tall and small. (First: Episode 0519)
	SCENE 3	Gordon leads the kids in rhyming their names. When Oscar tries to think of a word that rhymes with “grouch”, he gives up, and slams his trash can lid on Gordon’s hand, causing him to yelp “OUCH!”
	Cartoon	A man winds up a toy person and orders it to GO, until the toy snaps back and makes him GO. (First: Episode 0349)
	Film	There Once Was a Hand series: The hands try to communicate with each other by making sounds from opposite sides of a wall.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie holds a hanky while Bert sneezes - and Bert's nose comes off in Ernie's hand. Ernie teases Bert by putting his nose back in the wrong places. (First: Episode 0026)
	Cartoon	A voice asks a face if it's aware of the letter S, and it is revealed that the face belongs to a snake. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0278)
	Celebrity	The Harlem Globetrotters make 8 baskets, but miss on the 9th.
	Cartoon	"Nelly 1-10 / 10-1": Kids count numbers in a parade, which are interrupted by other participants. Artist: Harvey Kurtzman (First: Episode 0629)
	Celebrity	The Harlem Globetrotters make 10 baskets, but miss on the 11th.
	Film	A male voiceover and his friend Myrtle observe a macaw in a tree. (First: Episode 0409)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Part 1: Two Snerfs (named Sam & Harry) help Kermit teach the difference between tall and short, until they keep changing sizes. (First: Episode 0015)
	Cartoon	Two ducks look the same height when they're in the bathtub, but one of them is taller when he steps out. (First: Episode 0303)
	Film	A band plays and children dance at a Cinco de Mayo celebration. (First: Episode 0438)
	Cast	Gordon and Luis cooperate to get an apple out of a tree. (First: Episode 0508)
	Cartoon	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (First: Episode 0414)
	Film	"There's a Bird On Me" (Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0416)
	Celebrity	The Harlem Globetrotters briefly demonstrate their basketball stunts. (First: Episode 0536)
	SCENE 4	In the Fix-it Shop, Luis eats a hamburger while listening to country-western music on the radio. Big Bird comes in with a postcard from his friend, Pedro Parakeet in South America. The postcard is in Spanish, so he asks Luis to read it for him. Reading it gives Luis fond memories of where he grew up: they ate tacos instead of hamburgers, listened to Latin music, and everyone spoke Spanish. Luis would like to go back there and see his friends, but he is then reminded of all the friends he has here on Sesame Street.
	Film	Scenes of individuals running from around the world. (First: Episode 0590)
	Muppets	Part 2: Kermit then changes the lecture to one about little and big with different-sized monsters: Frank and Harold... but he also meets Splurge. (First: Episode 0015)
	Cartoon	"Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (First: Episode 0345)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry & John-John observe a letter Q. (First: Episode 0571)
	Cartoon	Q for Quiet (repeat)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Herry sing "Circles." (First: Episode 0131)
	SCENE 5	The sponsors are announced.

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