Episode 1356

	Sesame Street
Air date	January 21, 1980
Season	Season 11 (1979-1980)
Production	October 29, 1979
Sponsors	I, J, 12

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird attaches signs reading "Front" and "Back" to Mr. Snuffleupagus' front and back to help him remember which is which. However, he's unable to see either sign. Big Bird notes that he may not be able to read them, but others will.
	Cartoon	Two men compete to be in front. (First: Episode 0789)
	Muppets	Super Grover: Little Joanie Jenkins can't figure out how to get into her new school. As Super Grover blunders through many solutions, Joanie realizes she can use the door marked "IN" to get inside.
	Cartoon	J family jamboree (First: Episode 0365)
	Film	Snow in the city Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0429)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: J for jump (First: Episode 0772)
	Insert	Mr. Hooper teaches Cookie Monster about the number 12 using eggs, plates and spoons. Cookie asks that the demonstration be done with cookies, which he "counts" by eating them all at once. (First: Episode 1133)
	Muppets	"J Friends" (First: Episode 0339)
	Cartoon	Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231)
	Film	Kids talk about building sand castles and sand structures at the beach. (First: Episode 1122)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: TAXI (First: Episode 1136)
	Celebrity	The Hines Brothers, Gregory and Maurice, demonstrate near and far. (First: Episode 1347)
	Film	Baby animals nurse. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0546)
	Cartoon	Three little men climb up the three flower stems. (First: Episode 0634)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Snuffy and Joey say the alphabet. (First: Episode 0671)
	Cartoon	"The J Commercial:" Two boys scrutinize a J, saying it looks like a fish-hook. A resonant voice (Gary Owens) informs them that it's the letter J. This leads to a jazzy story about Joe. Moral: "Don't jive a judge by jamming a junebug." Studio: Ken Snyder; Director: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0009)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: What Happened Here — Ernie shows drawings to Bert, and Bert has to guess what happened. (First: Episode 0030)
	Cartoon	"Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Marlena demonstrate what the number 12 looks like. Grover is supposed to send up a balloon with the number 12 on it; however, he sends up balloons with the number 3, 9, a letter "A", and Cookie Monster before he finally gets it right. To celebrate that he sends up another balloon with a drawing of himself, but he doesn't let go of the string, so he floats away with the balloon. (First: Episode 1177)
	Cartoon	A man demonstrates front and back using his sneakers. (First: Episode 0826)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird and Snuffy head to the rooftop of 123 Sesame Street for some sunbathing. Snuffy, however, cannot fit his whole body through the door. Big Bird sets a timer so Snuffy can alternate sticking his front and back through the door to get an even tan.
	Cartoon	Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair. (First: Episode 0369)
	Celebrity	Victor Borge: "Pardon my back...pardon my front, but that's the way I'm built." (First: Episode 1219)
	Cartoon	The front and back of a costumed horse follow an ice cream truck. (First: Episode 0782)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Sleeps." (First: Episode 0406)
	Cartoon	Magical Herman's number trick (First: Episode 0773)
	Cast	Mr. Hooper adds 3 chairs as a sportscaster narrates. (First: Episode 0288)
	Film	Footage of a leopard in the plain. (First: Episode 0364)
	SCENE 3	The Count is heading off to the Transylvanian Liberation Day Parade, but can't get his Countmobile to start. Gordon offers to give him a push, but the Count would much rather count his attempts to start the stalled car.
	Film	Spinning Bus Stop sign (First: Episode 0931)
	Cartoon	A girl tries to lure her cat out from under the chair so she can pick him up. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0187)
	Film	Jerry Nelson counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey. (First: Episode 1097)
	Muppets / Cast	Kermit Lecture: Bullfrog — Bob holds an American bullfrog and asks Kermit to talk about frogs. (First: Episode 0277)
	Film	Various sporting events involving throwing things are shown from around the world. (First: Episode 0809)
	Cartoon	"I in the Sky" (First: Episode 0368)
	SCENE 4	Oscar calls everyone to see Slimey's new act - doing various tricks while flying through the air. Oscar propels him into the air with a teeter-totter, but he doesn't seem to land. On on the edge of the rooftop parapet, Slimey takes his bows.
	Cartoon	I for idea (First: Episode 1077)
	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. (First: Episode 1153)
	Cartoon	What if an elephant and a mouse had their features switched around? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0212)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #16: Dots kick aside a crumpled object (First: Episode 0283)
	SCENE 5	Oscar worries over where Slimey can be, when Maria finally spots him crawling down the front of 123. The Count announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Linda holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign.