Episode 1698

	Sesame Street
Air date	May 12, 1982
Season	Season 13 (1981-1982)
Sponsors	M, N, 3
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	A Howard Cosell-type announcer narrates as Barkley tries to find shelter from a downpour. The Fix-It Shop is closed, a racket of pots and pans falling in Hooper's Store (caused by himself) frightens him away and Oscar refuses to let him into his can. He finally finds shelter at Big Bird's nest, where Big Bird invites him under his large umbrella.
	Cartoon	Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles. Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift (First: Episode 0207)
	Muppets	Sesame Street Game Shows: The Count is a contestant on Beat the Time, where today's wacky stunt is to bring back two things that come from the sky before the time runs out. The Count has too much fun counting the seconds, but ends up bringing his thunder and lightning.
	Cartoon	M for mouse, mud, and mother (First: Episode 0073)
	Celebrity	Charles Daellenbach of the Canadian Brass shows the kids how a tuba works. Oscar, attracted to the noise, sits in with his trombone. (First: Episode 1284)
	Cartoon	Typewriter: M for magic Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0841)
	Cast / Muppets	Maria reads the story of "Ike and the Ilk." (First: Episode 0464)
	Cartoon	Billy Jo Jive and Sunset help out Wrong Way Willie, a kid who gets many things wrong (such as wearing a football outfit on the way to play basketball). (First: Episode 1172)
	Cast	Linda helps a boy sign "DON'T WALK." (First: Episode 1061)
	Cast / Muppets	Olivia sings about her "One Two Blues" with two Anything Muppets. (First: Episode 1493)
	Film	Mad Painter #3 (First: Episode 0343)
	Film	Apples slowly grow on an apple tree. (First: Episode 0093)
	SCENE 2	Telly pretends to be an elephant, a goat and a lion.
	Film	Kids count ten buses as they drive by. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406)
	Cartoon	Abierto: Ali Baba arrives a bit late and gets run over by the 40 thieves leaving. (First: Episode 0467)
	Muppets	"Long Time, No See"
	Cartoon	A painter paints a Number Nine, then hangs it. (First: Episode 1488)
	Film	A construction worker yells "Timber" and a tree falls to the ground, but then bounces back up! (First: Episode 0149)
	Cartoon	An N-terview with an N (Spanish version) Artist: John Paratore (First: Episode 0529)
	Film	A construction worker yells "Timber" and a match slowly falls to the ground. (First: Episode 0149)
	SCENE 3	A few blocks away from Sesame Street, Luis, David and Olivia want to present subtraction, but then another rainstorm arrives. Oscar pulls up in his Sloppy Jalopy and the adults reluctantly get inside. Oscar eagerly takes up their idea to show subtraction and has them leave the car one by one to illustrate it. Oscar then declares he's off the clock and drives off, leaving them stuck in the rain.
	Cartoon	A man wants a hat, but the hat shop owner's hats are all the same - except for a ten-gallon hat, which complements the customer's horseback riding nicely. (First: Episode 0781)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Jennifer talk about the ways in which they are same and different. (First: Episode 1515)
	Cartoon	Things that are same and different. (First: Episode 0300)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Weaver Bird." (First: Episode 0372)
	SCENE 4	Mr. Hooper locks up the store while he runs home for a moment. Bob and Luis joke that he always loses his key. Mr. Hooper brings the viewer in on his plan, asking them to remember where he's hidden the key (above the doorbell) so it won't be lost.
	Cartoon	A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it. (First: Episode 0770)
	Song	"What Do We Do Before We Eat?" We wash our hands, not our feet. Animation: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1594)
	Cartoon	M is for Marvelous Martha (First: Episode 0013)
	SCENE 5	Bob and Luis need to get back into Hooper's quickly. Mr. Hooper tries to remember where the key is and recalls the trick he learned with the viewer earlier. He opens the door, where Bob admits he forgot his jacket inside, containing his own keys.