Episode 1548

	Sesame Street
Air date	April 15, 1981
Season	Season 12 (1980-1981)
Production	January 12, 1981
Sponsors	A, Q, 4

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Maria and her cousin Mercedes are about to do some work in the back room of the Fix-It Shop, when Buffy emerges from the shop's trash can. She explains that Oscar threw a big party in Oscar's trash can last night and she never got any sleep. She hopes to take a nap in the shop, believing it will be quieter than Oscar's place, but the sounds of the buzzsaw prove to be just as loud.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Buffy exits the shop, where Big Bird wants to show her something a friend of his from the airport gave him. Buffy is too preoccupied with finding a place to sleep. She starts to rest on the workbench, when two Anything Muppets construction workers (Richard Hunt and Michael Earl) appear to start jackhammering away, forcing Buffy to move again.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Buffy blows off Big Bird again to seek refuge in Hooper's Store. Unfortunately, the basement has flooded, and David's noisy milkshake maker proves too noisy to sleep above ground.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	After going through the yard full of noisy children, Buffy is ready to give up. Big Bird finally shows Buffy the item he was given - special headphones to drown out the sounds of the airplanes. Buffy borrows them and falls asleep on the 123 Sesame Street banister.
	Cartoon	Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441)
	Film	A man makes a shadow puppet of a horse. (First: Episode 0908)
	Cartoon	Q-quiet! (tree chopping) (First: Episode 0675)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Playground or Zoo — The monster argues over whether to go to the playground or the zoo. (First: Episode 1475)
	Cartoon	An owl and a bluebird work out a compromise. (First: Episode 1493)
	Muppets	A Muppet cowpoke gives a musical warning about the "Danger Sign." (First: Episode 1295)
	Cartoon	A Middle Eastern man narrowly avoids various forms of danger, then trips and falls in a hole. (First: Episode 1387)
	Cartoon	A trash can in the park dictates a letter about the scenery that surrounds her. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1486)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster: FOOD — The word FOOD is gastronomically prepared by Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0601)
	Film	Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER! (First: Episode 0480)
	Video	Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798)
	SCENE 2	David brings the kids some slices of pizza, which turns into a game of "One of These Things" to find which one is different (three are regular, triangle-shaped, one is a rectangular Sicilian slice). David produces an extra slice for himself, but gives it to another kid who shows up late.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Q Game — Ernie asks Bert to play a game where they take turns counting and then saying "Q." (First: Episode 0440)
	Video	Triangle in space (David voiceover)
	Film	Two men, Big and Little, travel around playing the tuba and violin. Even though they’re different (Big has dark skin, and Little has light skin), together they make beautiful music. (First: Episode 0016)
	Muppets	Farley goes to the hat shop. (short take) (First: Episode 0244)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Crocodile Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0410)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird and Shola demonstrate a big stick versus a little stick. (First: Episode 0306)
	Cartoon	Cat / fat / hat / sat / rat / bat / scat / splat / flat / pat Voice: Daws Butler (First: Episode 0770)
	Muppets	Count's Castle: Extinguishing Candles — The Count does subtraction by snuffing out candles. (First: Episode 0545)
	Cartoon	King Minus and the Disappearing Dragons (First: Episode 0345)
	Film	A male voice instructs three kids in stretching exercises. (First: Episode 1013)
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #4 (First: Episode 0984)
	Film	A man makes a shadow puppet of a camel (First: Episode 0593)
	SCENE 3	Buffy sings "Down in the Valley" with Gladys the Cow and Fred the Wonder Horse (performed here by Michael Earl).
	Cartoon	"The Story of A": A witch tells bored kids a story about the letter A involving an ant's apple getting stolen by an archer. (First: Episode 0130)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Bert Is Locked Out — Bert speculates on why Ernie has asked him to stay out of the apartment. (First: Episode 0461)
	Cartoon	An orchestra conductor asks "May I have an A, please?" at which point a giant letter A falls from the sky. (First: Episode 0770)
	Insert	Three of These Kids are playing policeman, but the other one is playing fireman. (First: Episode 0408)
	Cartoon	Four dolphins Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1491)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper tells a man that "stickys" are really useful. The man asks, "What's a sticky for?". Then Harvey slaps a number 4 on the man's chest and says, "This is sticky, and it's a four!" (First: Episode 0668)
	Film	A band plays and children dance at a Cinco de Mayo celebration. (First: Episode 0438)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie and Carrot — Ernie has a plan to keep his cookies safe from Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 1232)
	Film	Green Tree Snake Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0285)
	Muppets	Kermit the Frog: Draw a Q — Grover helps Kermit draw a Q. (First: Episode 0493)
	Cartoon	Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill. (First: Episode 0787)
	Celebrity	Bill Cosby counts to 20 with his "twin." (First: Episode 0135)
	Cartoon	A duck sings about all the reasons why q should be remembered. (First: Episode 0789)
	Film	A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. (First: Episode 0493)
	SCENE 4	Mercedes sings "El Coqui" to everyone on the stoop. Oscar attempts to stop the proceedings, when Buffy points that since Oscar threw a party last night, she gets to throw one tonight! Everyone begins piling into the can, to Oscar's dismay. Big Bird announces the sponsors ("Party time!").
	CLOSING SIGNS	Olivia holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign.