| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Maria asks Luis for a raise |
| Air date | May 6, 1981 |
| Season | Season 12 (1980-1981) |
| Sponsors | O, P, 8 |
| Syndication | Sesame Street Unpaved |
This episode guide is missing segments cut from Noggin's broadcast. ⓘ
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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  | SCENE 1 | Maria's nervous about asking Luis for a raise. Big Bird suggests acting angry, sad, afraid or happy, but Maria says it won't work. |
 | Cartoon | Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator. (First: Episode 1519) |
  | SCENE 2 | Big Bird has some more ideas of how to approach Luis: loud or quiet; on, under or around; fast or slow. |
 | Muppets | Anything Muppets tell Grover in song how to plan for a career; unfortunately, all Grover wanted to make up was his mind - regarding which of two ice cream cones to eat first! By the time said song is finished, both cones have completely melted. (First: Episode 1385) |
 | SCENE 3 | Big Bird suggests asking Luis for a raise in rhyme: "A brand new suit costs a lot of loot, so whaddaya say, will you raise my pay?" |
 | Cartoon | A red man tries to get apples from a tree by himself, while a yellow man builds a ladder. (EKA: Episode 0543) |
  | SCENE 4 | Maria works up the courage and not only gets the raise, but becomes a full partner, as well. |
 | Film | Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798) |
 | Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Jason: AT family. (First: Episode 1435) |
 | Cartoon | Little Red Riding Hood is prepared for her trip to Grandma's. (First: Episode 1468) |
 | Celebrity | Itzhak Perlman and a girl demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses. |
 | Cartoon | Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever. (First: Episode 0320) |
 | Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie that if he can clean the messy apartment in fifteen seconds or less, he will give Ernie his dessert, ice cream and cookies. (First: Episode 0033) |
 | Cartoon | Candy Man Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0359) |
 | Muppets | Anything Muppet kids and upside-down 8 (First: Episode 0282) |
 | Film | Old paper, new paper Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0972) |
| Insert | Bob meets C-3PO and R2-D2 and sing the alphabet together with the kids (and droids). (First: Episode 1396) |
 | Celebrity | Edith Ann (Lily Tomlin) talks to Herry about being proud. (First: Episode 0913) |
 | Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit goes to Peter Piper's Pickled Peppers Patch to interview Peter Piper, but he only gets to meet other members of his family, whose names all begin with a common letter. At the end, Peter Piper's cousin states that Peter Piper is in Portland pressing pants. (First: Episode 1342) |
 | Cast | David and Olivia sing "It Feels Good When You Sing a Song." (First: Episode 1176) |
 | Film | Raposo: Footage of birds swimming, including flamingos, swans and ducks. (First: Episode 0981) |
 | Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert is preparing to give his nephew Brad a bath, but Ernie chastises him for not providing any bath toys. He brings so many toys that Bert feels there is no longer room for Brad. So as not to waste the water, Ernie hops into the tub. (First: Episode 1134) |
 | Cartoon | Olga y la letra O (EKA: Episode 0413) This segment was cut from the Noggin version. |
 | Insert | Some girls jump rope. Alaina jumps in and speed jumps. (First: Episode 1424) |
 | Cast | David goes through a series of doors marked "OPEN." (EKA: Episode 0442) |
 | Film | Various objects become OPEN. (First: Episode 0442) |
 | Cartoon | A girl imagines she's a rock, which becomes a statue. (First: Episode 0513) |
 | Insert | A girl does tricks while doing some double dutch jump rope. (First: Episode 1415) |
 | Cartoon | P is for Pillow (First: Episode 0374) |
 | Film | You can't see the wind. (EKA: Episode 1077) |
 | Muppets | Competitive flowers in a garden fight to be the tallest and the smallest. (EKA: Episode 1455) |
  | SCENE 5 | Luis & kids play soccer as Maria announces the sponsors. |
  | CLOSING SIGNS | Susan holds up the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds up the CTW sign at the end |
Known Edits
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Cartoon | Worms form the number 8. Artist: Owe Gustafson |
 | Celebrity | Soccer star Mitchel Levitz teaches Gordon and the kids how to score a point. |
| | Muppets | Oscar sings the "Stop Song" |
| | Cast | Gordon develops a ball game that allows everybody to play, including Monica, who is blind. |
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