Episode 1153

	Sesame Street
Air date	April 12, 1978
Season	Season 9 (1977-1978)
Production	February 23, 1978
Sponsors	A, Y, 10

Picture	Segment	Description
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Tough Eddie at the Beach — Ernie and Bert think they're being threatened by Tough Eddie. (First: Episode 0482)
	SCENE 1	Gordon sings "When I Was a Kid" while watching a child playing on the tire swing.
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Kids narrate a film of an African plain and the animals that live there. (First: Episode 0128)
	Cartoon	Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1075)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Tracy count to 10. (First: Episode 0120)
	Film	The Mad Painter #10 (First: Episode 0328)
	Video	Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798)
	Insert	Bob and Andy talk about his drawing of his happy face. (First: Episode 0858)
	Film	Fireworks Alphabet (First: Episode 1104)
	Cartoon	He, She and It: The IT clears up the kids' knowledge on how a scale works.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called" (First: Episode 0096)
	Cartoon	At night, a man's toothy smile is shown as he hears the sounds of tools being used ... to demolish his house. Artist: Bill Davis (First: Episode 0796)
	Cartoon	Today's Secret Drawing: A camel. (First: Episode 0158)
	SCENE 2	Gordon plays “This Little Piggy” with the kids near 123 Sesame Street. Big Bird wants to try it himself, but only has three toes on each foot. He is about to quit when Gordon tells him that not everybody is built the same; some people even have only one leg or one arm. He solves the problem by counting the toes on both feet; since there's an extra toe left over, they create a new “piggy” just for Big Bird. Gordon calls the extra piggy the one who "had a friend called Mr. Snuffleupagus," delighting Big Bird who tells a confused Olivia about his six piggies.
	Animation	Arthur and Annie look for the letter A, while a shadowy figure observes all the A words they say. Features the voice of Jim Thurman (First: Episode 0781)
	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)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Touch and Feel." (First: Episode 0252)
	Insert	Bob has Jason read the word OPEN. They open the card with the word, revealing Grover, who rewards Jason's efforts with a hug and kiss. (First: Episode 1111)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: What Time Is It? — Ernie sings opera loudly out his window in the middle of the night in order to find out what time it is.
	Cartoon	A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A. (First: Episode 0781)
	Celebrity	The Pointer Sisters sing the "Swingin' Alphabet." (First: Episode 0773)
	Cartoon	The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: "It's an Otter!" Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0284)
	Cartoon	The weary traveler seeks advice from the Wise Man on the difference between heavy and light. (First: Episode 0945)
	SCENE 3	At the Fix-it Shop, Luis finds a delivery of three boxes of different sizes, though he only recalls ordering two things. He notices the smallest box is heavy and opens it up: it's a typewriter for Mrs. Gonzales. The middle box is heavier, and contains a sewing machine for Mr. Geiss. Luis assumes that the biggest box must be the heaviest, so he uses all his might to lift it. To his surprise the box isn't heavy at all, and thousands of feathers pour out onto him as he hoists the box into the air. He grimaces at Big Bird when he comes along, wondering if his shipment of feathers for his nest has come in yet.
	Cartoon	A man's wagon is heavy with a large dog riding in it. He gives the animal the boot, making the wagon light. (First: Episode 0843)
	Muppets	Grover: Heavy and Light — Grover demonstrates heavy and light with a feather from Big Bird's head. (First: Episode 0406)
	Cartoon	Heavy and light characters are weighed on a scale. (First: Episode 0843)
	Film	Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be. (re-recorded music) (First: Episode 0004)
	Cast	Linda teaches a child to sign "Bus Stop." (First: Episode 0996)
	Animation	Sand Y/y (First: Episode 0626)
	Muppets	Biff hangs numbers under Salvador Dada's paintings in an art museum. (First: Episode 0707)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early (First: Episode 0001)
	SCENE 4	Olivia, Oscar, and the kids play a “Three of These Things” game with some of Oscar's belongings: two cracked cups, one small complete cup, and a cracked flowerpot. The kids guess the flowerpot doesn’t belong, and one kid points out how one of the items isn't chipped. Oscar explains why he uses all of them: he uses the cracked cups and flowerpot to drink his mud throughout the day, but he uses the small cup for his bedtime treat of olive oil and ketchup, admitting, "You just can't have too much of a good thing!"
	Cartoon	A boy talks about his pet letter Y, named Yetta. (First: Episode 0443)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Counting Sheep — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. (First: Episode 0276)
	SCENE 5	The kids play in the yard as Olivia announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and the Count holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.