Episode 1869

Sesame Street
A day at the library
Air date	January 5, 1984
Season	Season 15 (1983-1984)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Production October 17, 1983 Sponsors G, W, 10

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Snuffy is excited to go to the Library and meet Linda. Big Bird isn't so sure it'll work out, given Snuffy's awkward history of disappearing before any grown-ups get a chance to see him, but still believes they should give it a try.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	The two get to the library and see that it's closed. Snuffy looks inside the window and sees Linda shelving books. They try to call out to Linda, but Big Bird remembers she's deaf. Snuffy has to go to Snufflegarden, and Big Bird (correctly) predicts that the library will open once Snuffy leaves. “Sometimes I wish I wasn't always right,” he sighs.
	Film	Various objects become OPEN. (First: Episode 0442)
	Cartoon	Lazy Wanda's knees converse with each other. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1075)
	Muppets	"Body Rhythms" by Little Jerry and the Monotones. (First: Episode 1399)
	Cartoon	A gorilla applies for a job at the Gerfner Employment Agency. (First: Episode 0131)
	Film	A girl catches a lobster. (First: Episode 1125)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter gets stuck in a spot of glue, and types "G: Glue". (First: Episode 0775)
	SCENE 2	In the library, patrons (including Micki and Miss Trump) go about their business. Forgetful Jones meanwhile tries to remember where he is. Maria tells him to find out by observing his surroundings, then he wonders why he's in the library. He notices he has a book with him, and recalls he was going to return it. He's reminded by Maria that the book is called How to Remember Where You Are and Why, and decides he'd better renew it instead.
	Cartoon	A boy looks for his missing bird, following its footprints. Artist: Irra Verbitsky
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert complains that he can't sleep, because Ernie left the faucet dripping. Ernie drowns out the sound of the water dripping with louder noises. (First: Episode 0131)
	Cartoon	Pinball #10 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0990)
	Film	George the Farmer demonstrates noisy and quiet. (First: Episode 0241)
	Insert	Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0134)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster learns how to use a toothbrush. (First: Episode 1189)
	Cartoon	A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141)
	SCENE 3	Oscar shows the Grouchketeers (including Telly) a grungy-looking letter G and has them all go out and fetch a grouchy G-word item. Telly wonders where he'll find one, then decides to go to the library.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	At the library, Linda and Maria give Telly a dictionary, which has an entire G section. Telly isn't sure that Oscar would like a game, a garden, a goat, or grapes. He suddenly gets inspired and runs off.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Back at Oscar's can, the Grouchketeers bring Oscar a glove and a can of grease. Telly, however, brings him glasses with garlic, which he thinks are great. He then gives them another G word: "Go away!"
	Cartoon	"All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?" (First: Episode 0006)
	Muppets	"When it's your time to relax, make it Alphabet Time!" (First: Episode 1447)
	Film	Stop-motion: in a park, a garbage man puts litter in a trash can. (Part 1) (First: Episode 0491)
	Cartoon	Mr. Hand is instructed to draw a circle around an apple. Artist: Fred Garbers
	Film	Stop-motion: in a park, a man reads a newspaper, then shamelessly drops it on the ground. A little girl finds this disgusting, and puts the newspaper in the trash bin. (Part 2) (First: Episode 0491)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — The Count asks Ingrid to teach him how to count to 20 in Spanish. (First: Episode 0477)
	Cartoon	A Rube Goldberg device is used to turn on a television as the numbers one through twenty are featured.
	SCENE 4	Olivia tells Big Bird she's “going away,” and leads him to the library to guess where...
	SCENE 4 cont'd	At the library, Olivia reveals to him that she travels by reading about different countries. She shows him a book about Italy, where spaghetti comes from.
	SCENE 4 cont'd	Big Bird has to leave to get some birdseed at Hooper's Store, and on the way out Maria asks him if he's seen Olivia; Big Bird tells her that she went to Italy.
	Song	"The Ball Goes Up, The Ball Goes Down" (First: Episode 0773)
	Muppets	Grover and George sing "Two G Sounds." (First: Episode 0358)
	Cartoon	G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357)
	Cartoon / Film	A cartoon man climbs a live-action boy. (First: Episode 0494)
	Muppets	Two Anything Muppets (Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson) use a tape measure to figure out how far apart they are from each other. It turns out that thirty-seven feet separate them. (First: Episode 0905)
	Cartoon	"Presenting ... the window squeegee!" (First: Episode 0540)
	SCENE 5	At the library, Oscar helps Telly find a book about sign language. Telly wants to surprise Linda with some sign language. Oscar wants to do the same but in a more grouchy way. Telly signs “How are you?” while Oscar signs “Your hair is pretty, and it makes me sick!” Linda compliments them both on their signing, which Oscar finds discouraging.
	Song	"Fall Song" (First: Episode 1286)
	Cartoon	A hippo who lives in the country, and likes it quiet, is disturbed when a mouse, who likes it loud, moves in. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1432)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert says that he's going to demonstrate quiet by talking quietly to Ernie. But when he tries, Ernie claims that he can't hear what Bert is saying. Finally, Bert gets frustrated and shouts at Ernie; Ernie tells Bert not to be so loud. (First: Episode 0150)
	Cartoon	W for Wash (First: Episode 0485)
	Film	David (in voiceover) finds many circles in a store window. (First: Episode 0638)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: W for water (First: Episode 0062)
	SCENE 6	Linda alerts the patrons that the library is about to close. Big Bird begs Linda, Olivia, and Maria to stay a little longer so they can meet Snuffy, but they're going to the movies, and they don't want to be late. Again, Big Bird correctly predicts that Snuffy will just barely miss them.
	SCENE 6 cont'd	Snuffy arrives, but has to leave because he’s also going to the movies with his mommy. Big Bird follows him, wondering if he’s going to the same theater. Olivia announces the sponsors.

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