Episode 1460

Sesame Street
Rooftop picnic
Air date	December 12, 1980
Season	Season 12 (1980-1981)
Directed by Jon Stone Sponsors O, Q, 5

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird wonders where all his friends are on this beautiful sunny day. He asks Barkley where everyone is, and Barkley gives him some clues. Big Bird figures out that they're having a picnic on the roof of 123 Sesame Street, and goes up to join them.
	Cartoon	A song about a rolling O Animation by John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie tries to fool Bert with his disguises such as a pirate disguise and a bearded Red Riding Hood disguise, but Bert recognizes him each time and tells him to stop trying to fool him. Then a wolf knocks on the door and Bert is convinced it's Ernie in disguise again- until Ernie appears at the door! (First: Episode 1170)
	Cartoon	O limerick (First: Episode 0146)
	Film	A silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short. (First: Episode 0520)
	Film / Cartoon	The letter O introduces many words he starts. (EKA: Episode 0673)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Grover helps Kermit demonstrate "long" and "short" by picking up a short ladder. Then Kermit says he'll help Grover bring in a long ladder, but Grover says he'll get it alone. He carries the long ladder past Kermit, who's amazed that Grover can get it all by himself. When the other end of the ladder passes by, Grover is holding that end too. (alternate take)
	Film	At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata. (First: Episode 0620)
	Cartoon	Some kids wander into the word OPEN, where there's a party going on. (First: Episode 0394)
	SCENE 2	On the roof, Big Bird points out that the clouds look like animals. The adults join him in singing "My Zoo in the Sky."
	Cartoon	A man walks by different people who demonstrate what love is. (First: Episode 0292)
	Song	"Summer Song" - A singer describes what happens in the summertime. (First: Episode 1304)
	Muppets	Grover the Elevator Operator: Grover's elevator holds five people. (First: Episode 0462)
	Cartoon	"Love" word animation (First: Episode 0926)
	Film	The Mad Painter #5 (First: Episode 0345)
	Film	Kids narrate a film of animals moving in different ways. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0098)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Snuffy and Joey say the alphabet. (First: Episode 0671)
	Film	A boy makes fruit salad. (First: Episode 1195)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0768)
	Cast	Marvelous Maria rides her trike in 10 circles (then backwards). (First: Episode 0443)
	Film	Kids compare animals and human tools and technology. (First: Episode 0491)
	Cartoon	Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill. (First: Episode 0787)
	Film	A young girl paints a picture of her ranch.
	Cartoon	Donnie Budd sings about animals in groups of five on a farm. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0323)
	SCENE 3	Mr. Hooper takes another nap, but Barkley bothers him with his loud barking and loud eating. Mr. Hooper lulls him to sleep, and they both snore loudly.
	Cartoon	A lost number 5 looks for his brother. (First: Episode 0934)
	Muppets	Sesame Street pageants: Prairie Dawn directs the cast in a pageant about the face. Ernie talks about eyes, Cookie Monster talks about the mouth, Bert and Grover talk about ears, and Herry Monster talks about the nose. At the end of the pageant, they assemble a picture of a face. (First: Episode 0711)
	Film	A warthog runs around. Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406)
	Cartoon	Five Swans Artist: Owe Gustafson
	Cast	Maria as Charlie Chaplin -Long, Longer, Longest (First: Episode 0786)
	Cartoon	What if I had big feet? (First: Episode 0514)
	Film	A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking, and horse galloping. (First: Episode 0049)
	Cartoon	An O rolls over and over a horse. The horse eats the O. (First: Episode 0173)
	Cast	Gordon sings "Let Your Feelings Show." (First: Episode 0934)
	Cartoon	O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0673)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie has a licorice whip that he offers to share with Bert. He divides it in half with a pair of scissors, but then discovers that Bert's half is longer than his. He cuts off a little bit of Bert's half, and eats it. Then he discovers that his own half is longer than Bert's, and that's not fair, so he cuts a bit off of his own, and eats it. Ernie goes back and forth, cutting off more and more, until the licorice whip is gone. (First: Episode 0461)
	Celebrity	Edith Ann talks about the time she made a sandwich. (First: Episode 0890)
	Cartoon	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on. (First: Episode 1242)
	SCENE 4	Everyone comes downstairs from the roof. Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Susan holds up the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds up the CTW sign at the end.

Notes

• This episode is loosely based on Episode 1206.

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