Episode 1960

	Sesame Street
	Slimey plays basketball
Air date	May 11, 1984
Season	Season 15 (1983-1984)
Written by	Tom Dunsmuir
Directed by	David Heeley
Production	November 21, 1983
Sponsors	I, N, 10

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Maria welcomes the viewer, then overhears Big Bird pretending to be happy. He explains that he's practicing his feelings in case he needs to express them. He then pretends to be sad in case he loses a toy. Maria goes to answer the phone, and Big Bird reacts in anger, but then reveals he’s just practicing.
	Cartoon	"Ten Turtles" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0425)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: Chariots of Fur — Herry Monster and Grover race across the beach. (First: Episode 1833)
	Film	The Mad Painter #10 (First: Episode 0328)
	Cast	Gordon, Maria, Luis and Bob explain how they cooperated to catch a fish for eat (a la "This is House That Jack Built"). (First: Episode 1449)
	Cartoon	Triangles are found in various things such as a see-saw, ice cream cone, etc. (First: Episode 0544)
	Film	A bulldozer moves dirt up a construction site. (First: Episode 0799)
	Cartoon	A boy talks about his various moods. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0772)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird gets Snuffy unstuck from the garage door, and points out that they should both get their exercise. First they stretch their legs, but Snuffy causes earthquakes when he does his stretches, so instead he touches his toes. Big Bird shows him how to do knee bends, but Snuffy has trouble getting up after the first one. Big Bird helps him up, then invites him over to their nest for a post-workout meal of cabbage-and-spaghetti sandwiches, proposing they do their exercise routine once a month.
	Cartoon	An N-terview with an N (First: Episode 0131)
	Muppets	Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp."
	Animation	Sand N/n (First: Episode 0633)
	Film	Some kids observe a woman drawing pictures of a building, and eventually guess that she's an architect. (First: Episode 0768)
	Cartoon	N is for nose. (First: Episode 1173)
	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	A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (First: Episode 0780)
	Muppets	The Martians discover a radio. They tune into three different styles of music, none of which they like. Then they tune into some static, which they start joyfully dancing to. (First: Episode 1329)
	Film	A lobster and a crab. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0317)
	Cartoon	A shoemaker shows how he measures (human) feet with his ruler. (First: Episode 0618)
	SCENE 3	Oscar tells Susan that Slimey is preparing for a worm basketball game. Slimey comes up, wearing a top hat to make himself taller – “He’s not exactly Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, you know,” says Oscar. He has Susan put the ball on top of Slimey’s hat, and Slimey attempts a shot, but misses.
	Cartoon	"Measuring, Measuring" Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1822)
	Muppets	An old colonel explorer meets Simon Soundman and describes his world trip to him, dozing off several times in the process due to his lack of sleep. As the colonel talks about the bad weather, Simon provides the appropriate sounds. (First: Episode 1440)
	Cartoon	Kids count from 1 to 10, then 10 to 1, as the numbers are displayed over colored lights. (First: Episode 0931)
	SCENE 4	Oscar has fastened a roller skate to Slimey’s bottom, thinking it will help him play, but he has an accident. Oscar thinks Slimey should give up basketball, but Susan encourages him to keep trying.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: I - Ice Cream (First: Episode 0033)
	Muppets	Kermit has Grover help him demonstrate up and down by having Grover climb UP a sky-high flight of stairs -- while Kermit takes the elevator to the top. Exhausted, Grover faints and rolls DOWN the staircase. (First: Episode 0693)
	Cartoon	The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 0462)
	SCENE 5	Oscar watches Slimey play basketball inside his trash can, remarking that practicing is more important than one’s height. Slimey makes a shot and misses, and Jenny retrieves the ball for him. Slimey finally makes a shot into the basket, and everyone cheers. Slimey then continues to practice, throwing multiple balls all over the place.
	Film	Dr. J helps a little girl to slam dunk a basketball. (First: Episode 1685)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Touch, Hold, Feel." (First: Episode 0504)
	Cartoon / Film	Things that begin with N: nail, nest, net, notebook, needle, noodle, nuts, napkins, nose. (Don't make noise at night). The letter N is nice. (First: Episode 0659)
	Muppets	Happening upon the ice cream man, Ernie wants to buy a chocolate - strawberry - peach - vanilla - banana - pistachio - peppermint - lemon - orange - butterscotch ice cream cone, but the ice cream vendor instead gives him a butterscotch - orange - lemon - peppermint - pistachio - banana - vanilla - peach - strawberry - chocolate ice cream cone. (First: Episode 0133)
	Cartoon	A fat man and a small man demonstrate top and bottom. (First: Episode 0525)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Run." (First: Episode 0372)
	SCENE 6	Oscar announces to Slimey that hockey season is here, and Slimey faints. Maria announces the sponsors and the credits roll.