Episode 0890

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird opens the Sesame Street Pretend Zoo
Air date	April 9, 1976
Season	Season 7 (1975-1976)
Directed by	Jimmy Baylor
Sponsors	C, F, 8

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Susan finds Maria having trouble repairing the sink at the Fix-it Shop. The only tool that can help fix it is a Stillson wrench, but Susan points out that she knows somebody who has one: Oscar the Grouch. On her way to Oscar's trash can, she tells the viewer that Oscar will likely enjoy the situation and won't help at all. She gets so fueled up with anger over what to expect that as soon as she gets to his can she tells him off. Oscar is taken aback by how cranky she is, and immediately gives her the wrench.
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Rumplestiltskin — Kermit helps the miller's daughter guess Rumpelstiltskin's name. (First: Episode 0724)
	Film	Shopping for soup ingredients. (First: Episode 0515)
	Cartoon	Two men work at a manhole; one is tired of the same day-in-day-out routine of it. The other says the boss has planned a surprise for them. A jack-in-the-box pops from the manhole. (First: Episode 0780)
	Insert	The Alphabet Dancers make the form of the letter F. (First: Episode 0446)
	Cartoon	A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly. (First: Episode 0034)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Surprise Present — Bert has wrapped a surprise present which Ernie thinks is for him. (First: Episode 0165)
	Cartoon	Caterpillars Never Wear Brown Boots Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0809)
	SCENE 2	A sign on Big Bird's front door advertises the "Sesame Street Pretend Zoo." Inside at Big Bird's nest, Maria and Gordon guess that the kids are pretending to be elephants and lions. Big Bird stands on a box giving clues to what he is: he drinks pretend water, preens his feathers, twerps and cheeps, and flaps his wings. Maria and Gordon tease him with wrong guesses before guessing he's pretending to be a bird. "What a relief; I was afraid I was losing my touch," Big Bird comments.
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Joey count to 20. (First: Episode 0436)
	Animation	Three lines attempt to individually reach the top of the TV screen, but fail. They succeed after they combine all of their lengths. (First: Episode 0288)
	Muppets	Story: "The Geefle and the Gonk" The Geefle and the Gonk, two aliens, learn how to cooperate and gather nectarines together. (First: Episode 0452)
	Film	A film shows parts of a flower. Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo (First: Episode 0008)
	Animation	Sand C/c (First: Episode 0625)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: Monsters and C — Some monsters observe the letter C. (First: Episode 0089)
	Cartoon	"Candy Man" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0359)
	Muppets	Grover the Elevator Operator demonstrates front and back by telling the passengers on his elevator where to stand. (First: Episode 0469)
	Cartoon	A bird displays the front and back of a turtle. (First: Episode 0789)
	SCENE 3	Susan and the kids play "Here Are Some Things" using three big striped circles, one small striped circle, and one big plain circle.
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: Alphabet Quickies — Two Anything Muppets with hair over their eyes and big noses recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0779)
	Film	Hippos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0415)
	Cartoon	C for Candle (blows man away) (First: Episode 0703)
	Cartoon	C is for Cowboy (First: Episode 0703)
	Muppets	Mystery Mix-Up Game — Mrs. Rooney unscrambles the word "SCHOOL." (First: Episode 0834)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps." (First: Episode 0406)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Sandbox Game — Ernie gets Bert to engage in a word play game with him. (First: Episode 0019)
	Song	"Eight Song (Song of Eight)" (First: Episode 0016)
	Insert	Mr. Hooper, Luis, Maria, David and Bob all throw a small amount of litter on the ground, adding to the street's filth. When a voice (Jerry Nelson) asks "Who made this mess?" each one of them denies that it was them, saying they only dropped a small amount of garbage on the street. Soon, however, they realize that they each contributed to the mess in one way or another and pick up what they dropped. The voice then tells them to put the trash in a trash can instead of on the ground. (First: Episode 0485)
	Celebrity	Edith Ann talks about the time she made a sandwich.
	Cartoon	Dr. Frankenstein makes sure his monster knows about front and back. (Voices: Rick Cimino) (First: Episode 0782)
	Cartoon	C - Cake (First: Episode 0153)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "C is for Cookie." (First: Episode 0372)
	Song	"Cow Dog Song" (First: Episode 0783)
	SCENE 4	Oscar has made a "surrogate Grouch" - a decoy of himself to fool everyone into not bothering him. Susan isn't so easily fooled, pointing out to Oscar that the decoy lacks the unibrow he has. She adjusts the eyes for him before leaving, but Gordon comes by and shows Oscar that the decoy is smiling; he flips it upside-down to match Oscar's scowl. When Maria passes to compliment how the decoy looks just like him, Oscar once again accepts defeat of having peace and quiet.
	Muppets	Count's Castle: Bats Want to Count — The bats are upset because only The Count gets to count. (First: Episode 0625)
	Cartoon	A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0239)
	SCENE 5	Susan, Maria, Gordon, and the kids play with the expressions of the Oscar decoy as the real Oscar announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.