Episode 1687

Sesame Street
Air date	April 27, 1982
Season	Season 13 (1981-1982)
Sponsors J, T, 12 This episode guide has been compiled from script materials provided by a trusted source. ⓘ

Picture	Segment	Description
	Insert	Oscar wonders what he should have for lunch, but ultimately thinks it doesn't matter what he eats. This prompts Gilbert and Sullivan to explain the importance of a healthy diet with a street-wide song about foods ("You Are What You Eat"). (First: Episode 1452)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie gets Bert to participate in a rhyme game, but ends the game just as Bert is starting to enjoy it. (First: Episode 0798)
	Cartoon	Little Red Riding Hood is prepared for her trip to Grandma's. (First: Episode 1468)
	Film	A gymnast demonstrates 'over' and 'under.' (First: Episode 0517)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster helps Kermit the Frog to demonstrate through. (First: Episode 0289)
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (First: Episode 1144)
	Insert	David names some J words, which Linda then acts out with her hands. (First: Episode 1410)
	Cartoon	Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231)
	Muppets	Grover plays a detective at his office. A frantic city gent (Brian Muehl) rushes over to warn him about something that's bothering him outside, which, unbeknownst to both of them, turns out to be a very strong wind that blows everything away—including Grover's office. (First: Episode 1650)
	Cartoon	Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot. (First: Episode 0795)
	Celebrity	Edith Ann describes what happens to you when you become angry. (First: Episode 0923)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Animals have tails. (First: Episode 0017)
	Muppets	The Twiddlebugs don't understand why they are getting all wet, while Mommy Twiddlebug isn't. They soon learn it's because she's inside the house. After they all huddle inside, Ernie finishes watering his plants. (First: Episode 1650)
	Cartoon	"The Story of Princess Twelvia". Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1676)
	SCENE 1	The Count wants to illustrate today's number, 12, by counting to it. He counts 12 eggs in Susan's carton, 12 numbers on Olivia's clock and 12 push-ups by Gordon (followed by 12 deep breaths).
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster displays 12 fluttering finches. (First: Episode 1295)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet man sings about the word "Salida"...and refuses to stop. (First: Episode 1300)
	Film	Footage of a leopard in the plain. (First: Episode 0364)
	Insert	Barkley's Dream (with Maria, Bob and the kids) (3:35) (First: Episode 1503)
	Cartoon	A pig sings "There Are Chickens in the Trees" until a rooster tells him that chickens don't live in trees. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1394)
	Song	"My Sister and I" (First: Episode 1643)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: The First Day of School (First: Episode 1628)
	Insert	Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a rectangle. (First: Episode 1276)
	SCENE 2	Gordon and the kids study a picture and find the four hidden rectangles within it.
	Muppets	Guy Smiley hosts the game show "What's My Part?". The contestant is Mr. Nose. The panelists -- Bennett Snerf, Arlene Frantic and Cookie Monster -- don't know what a nose is, because none of them have noses. (First: Episode 0131)
	Cast	Linda signs "rain," as David gets soaked. (First: Episode 1325)
	Cartoon	The uses of water (First: Episode 0139)
	Cast	Linda signs the word "snow," and David gets caught in the snow. (First: Episode 1325)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Maya to help him follow an arrow. The arrow changes direction until Grover falls down, exhausted. (First: Episode 1641)
	Cast	Linda signs the word "wet," as she and David are both hit by large splashes of water. (First: Episode 1325)
	Animation	A kerosene lamp assembles itself in stop-motion. (First: Episode 1473)
	Cast	Linda signs "wind" and David is blown away. (First: Episode 1325)
	Cartoon	Howard Coolsell finds out about exercise. (First: Episode 1631)
	Cast	Linda signs the word disappear - which David does. (First: Episode 1330)
	Muppets	Various letter Ts have a T party. (First: Episode 1544)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: T for train (First: Episode 0022)
	SCENE 3	Susan and Gordon have the kids put a robot together using rectangles.

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