Episode 1836

Sesame Street
Gordon and Snuffy run in the NYC Marathon
Air date	November 21, 1983 (season premiere)
Season	Season 15 (1983-1984)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Production October 7, 1983 Sponsors K, 2 Syndication Sesame Street Unpaved Releases Old School: Volume 3, 50 Years and Counting, HBO Max

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird helps Snuffy get ready for the New York City Marathon. Big Bird has to leave him behind so Gordon won't be late.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	At the marathon, Big Bird can't find Snuffy. Snuffy arrives a few hours late.
	Cartoon	Train #2 (First: Episode 0353)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: RUN (First: Episode 1446)
	Film	Doll House (First: Episode 0131)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit looks for the Old Woman who Lives in a Shoe. At first he ends up visiting The Young Man who Lives in a Glove, and the Young Woman who Lives in a Hat. When he reaches the shoe, it turns out the old woman needs a babysitter for her kids, and what better candidate than Kermit? Inside joke: The old woman has kids named Heather, John, Brian, Lisa, Cheryl, Polly and Kate (Stone). (First: Episode 1050)
	Cartoon	Two Farm Animals Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1447) cut from the DVD version
	SCENE 2	Telly and Oscar watch as the marathon passes Sesame Street. Oscar plans to spray Gordon with a water hose. Telly thinks it's a mean thing to do, but it turns out Gordon likes it.
	Cartoon	Shorty reaches a water fountain with a stool. (First: Episode 0954) cut from the Noggin version
	Film	Joe Raposo: Road Runner (instrumental) (First: Episode 0505)
	Cartoon	K - Kangaroo Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1160) cut from the Noggin version
	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	K for Kite (First: Episode 0489)
	Film	Counting the circus clowns. (First: Episode 0501)
	Cartoon	An alligator and an elephant chat about how to remember their names. (First: Episode 1301) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 3	As Forgetful Jones watches, Big Bird offers Snuffy some water after everyone else has left for the park. When Bob asks, Forgetful can't remember that he saw Snuffy.
	Cartoon	K for kiss (First: Episode 0131)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: Chariots of Fur (First: Episode 1833) cut from the Max version
	Animation	Scribbles move around a black screen, until they see a STOP sign. (First: Episode 1634)
	SCENE 4	Gordon nears the end of the marathon, but he's limping. Much later, Snuffy encounters a STOP sign and is stuck. Big Bird and Skye come looking for him, and Skye explains the purpose of the sign and tells him he can proceed.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Run." (First: Episode 0372)
	Cartoon	A bear counts bees (First: Episode 0083) cut from the Max version
	Muppets	Game Show: "Say the Word" (First: Episode 1373)
	Film	Stop! (kids dancing) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0681)
	Cartoon	K for keyhole (First: Episode 0489) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 5	Gordon finishes last in the marathon, or is it next to last? Big Bird wants to see Snuffy finishing the race, but his adult friends don't believe him.
	Cartoon	Beetle Bailey is last for chow. (First: Episode 0666)
	Film	Wheelchair races at the Special Olympics (First: Episode 0898)
	Cartoon	Geometry of Circles #1 "Circle with Flower" (First: Episode 1393)
	Muppets	Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Proud." (First: Episode 0408)
	Cartoon	Millie and Molly take a walk, and have different perspectives of their surroundings. (First: Episode 1309) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 6	As Big Bird waits for Snuffy at night, Susan and Gordon come to pick him up. The two decide to let him wait a little bit longer before going home, but they are so exhausted, they fall asleep in the car. Big Bird finally spots Snuffy and cheers him on as he finally finishes the marathon. Upon arriving to the car, Big Bird wants to wake up Gordon and Susan so they can finally meet Snuffy. However, Snuffy wants to let them sleep, so they decide to push the car back to Sesame Street. Big Bird announces the sponsors.

Alterations

Picture	Segment	Description
	Cartoon	"Two headlights, two eyes, two schoolbooks, two pies..." (First: Episode 0926) On the Old School DVD version, this clip takes the place of the cut Two Farm Animals cartoon.

Cast

Roscoe Orman- Gordon Loretta Long- Susan Alaina Reed- Olivia Bob McGrath- Bob Sonia Manzano- Maria Emilio Delgado- Luis

Caroll Spinney- Big Bird/Oscar the Grouch Martin P. Robinson- Mr. Snuffleupagus Richard Hunt- Forgetful Jones/Two-Headed Monster/Maurice Monster/Brad/The Young Woman Who Lives in a Hat Brian Muehl- Telly Monster Jim Henson- Kermit the Frog/Ernie/Guy Smiley Frank Oz- Bert/Cookie Monster/Grover/The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe Jerry Nelson- Herry Monster/Two-Headed Monster/Little Jerry/Chester O'Leary/The Young Man Who Lives in a Glove/Pumpkin Monotone/Announcer Jeff Moss- Fat Blue Monotone Christopher Cerf- Lavender Monotone

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