Episode 1877

	Sesame Street
Air date	January 17, 1984
Season	Season 15 (1983-1984)
Written by	Tom Dunsmuir
Sponsors	T, X, 7

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird’s toe hurts because he’s stubbed it on a tricycle. He tells Olivia about this as she passes by, and she absently replies “That’s good!” He also tells Gordon when he jogs by, and Gordon responds “Terrific!” Big Bird observes that they didn’t listen to him, and doesn’t think Linda will listen to him because she’s deaf, but she understands him because he gestures towards his foot. She rubs his toe, and Gordon and Olivia soon come to his aid afterward.
	Animation	A girl skips home through the city, hearing all kinds of noises. When she gets home, she repeats all the noises she heard with a little dance. Artist: John Korty
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "dance" at a disco. (First: Episode 1395)
	Cartoon	A baby bird falls from a tree. A boy puts him back, and in return, the mother bird saves the boy from embarrassment. (First: Episode 0550)
	Cast	Susan, Luis, Gordon and Maria are competing on a potato bag race. Maria's bag is full of vegetables, which she gives to the others. They hop off to make them into meals, leaving Maria as the only racer. (First: Episode 1480)
	Muppets	Kermit at Home: While Kermit is at home typing his autobiography, salesmonster Telly comes to his doorstep and asks if Kermit wants to buy a head warmer. Telly keeps worrying he's not doing a good job, and that Kermit won't want one. But Kermit reassures him that since he does have a head, he will have a use for a head warmer, unlike the things Grover sells (toothbrushes, earmuffs, and nose warmers). When Kermit puts the head warmer on, it covers his entire head. Telly remarks, "Kermit! It's -- it's you!"
	Cartoon	"Poverty X": A peanut-shaped figure lists the words that the letter "X" can be found in. (First: Episode 0006)
	Insert	Oscar sings as his elephants to the "Elephant Stomp," which rattles the entire street. (First: Episode 1801)
	Cartoon	"Seven Sweet Sopranos" on a shaky piano Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1656)
	Film	A flock of sheep crosses the river. (First: Episode 1165)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster asks Ernie if he has any cookies. Ernie says that he doesn't have any cookies but an apple and he can't give the apple to him because "an apple a day will keep the doctor away." Later Cookie Monster comes disguised as Doctor Monster and gives Ernie a medical checkup. After the checkup, Ernie asks what he owes Doctor Monster. By sheer coincidence, his bill is one apple. (First: Episode 0691)
	Cartoon	A little boy asks his big brother questions about what happens at school. Artist: John Korty
	Celebrity	The Pointer Sisters sing "Yes, We Can Can." (First: Episode 0793)
	Cartoon	T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0298)
	SCENE 2	Gordon gives Big Bird some birdseed, then notices the “telephone” sign by his nest. Big Bird says he’s using an imaginary pay phone, and shows Gordon how he does it. He pretends to call Olivia and asks to speak to Susan. Olivia comes to the window and informs Gordon that Susan has a call waiting. Gordon is baffled at first, but Big Bird and Olivia wink at each other.
	Film	A man uses a TELEPHONE booth in the city. (First: Episode 0928)
	Animation	Sand T / t (First: Episode 0636)
	Muppets	Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (First: Episode 0733)
	Film	At a fiesta, a group of kids try to break through a piñata. (First: Episode 0620)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash Kermit stands by a grandfather clock waiting for a mouse to run up it, acting out "Hickory Dickory Dock". Gladys the Cow and a duck show up instead. Finally, a horse comes in and explains that the mouse can't make it. The horse runs through the clock, breaking it. (First: Episode 0710)
	Cartoon	A scientist adds legs, feet, then knees to his robot and tells it to walk, but it dances out of shot instead (as does the scientist). (First: Episode 1119)
	Insert	After an encounter with Forgetful Jones, Maria imagines what it would be like to be just as forgetful as he is. Back in the present, David arrives to remind Maria about their lunch date, to which Maria responds, "Well golly, I guess I forgot!"
	Song	David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures. (First: Episode 0389)
	Cartoon	An alien asks a boy for directions to the baseball diamond. Artist: Bill Davis
	Muppets	"Come Join Us" (First: Episode 1470)
	Cartoon	7 Starfish Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1473)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird says hi to Olivia, but she’s reading a book. Big Bird invites her to go for a walk, so she puts her book away. When Big Bird finds out that the book is about a ship sailing the seven seas, he suddenly wants her to read it to him.
	Cartoon	Geometry of Circles #2 "Seven Circles with Designs" (First: Episode 1394)
	Cast	A voiceover instructs Maria as Chaplin where to put the shirts and the towels. (First: Episode 0541)
	Cartoon	X for X-ray: The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray. (First: Episode 0787)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." (First: Episode 1705)
	Cartoon	Brand X (First: Episode 0299)
	Film	Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version three). (First: Episode 0460)
	Cartoon	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge (raspberry) (First: Episode 0001)
	SCENE 4	Olivia continues to read her book to Big Bird at night. Gordon announces the sponsors.