Episode 1993

	Sesame Street
	Two-Headed Monster checkup / translating honks and dings.; (repeat of 1712)
Air date	December 26, 1984
Season	Season 16 (1984-1985)
Written by	Sara Compton
Sponsors	F, U, 7

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Acting in her role as a nurse, Susan gives the Two-Headed Monster a checkup. When it comes to to inoculate them, they resist and insist that they're healthy. Susan explains this will help them stay healthy, and administers the shot without them even noticing.
	Film	As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat. (First: Episode 0801)
	Cartoon	A bird displays the front and back of a turtle. (First: Episode 0789)
	Muppets	Grover the Elevator Operator demonstrates front and back by telling the passengers on his elevator where to stand. (First: Episode 0469)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: DIRTY (First: Episode 1121)
	Film	Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are. (First: Episode 0326)
	Cartoon	A dog learns about U. (First: Episode 0131)
	SCENE 2	Forgetful Jones places a number 7 on the counter at Hooper's Store and asks David for seven of them. David asks, "seven what?" but Forgetful can't remember. The cans of dog food in the store reminds him it might be food for his seven dogs. He can't remember what their names are, but says they're named after the Seven Dwarves. David starts listing them off, and recruits Susan to help when she arrives, but they struggle through trying to think of all their names. Forgetful scoffs, "and people say I have trouble remembering names."
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster introduces seven swimming seals. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1312)
	Film	The Steam Shovel (First: Episode 1144)
	Cartoon	A hand draws a bridge, which a train crosses. (First: Episode 0793)
	Muppets / Cast	Maria and Cookie Monster sing the "Computer Song" as they count digital cookies. (First: Episode 1973)
	Video	Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798)
	Film	In a gymnasium, a teacher and some kids play catch with a balloon. (First: Episode 1088)
	Cartoon	F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic. (First: Episode 1102)
	SCENE 3	Oscar the Grouch enters Hooper's as David and Susan are still trying to remember the name of that seventh dwarf. He asks for an onion and a tube of anchovy paste, but nobody hears him over the dwarf name guessing. He asks again, more forcefully this time, and does a take to the camera annoyed at being ignored and threatening to go to another store. His grouchiness reaches a level that prompt David and Susan to remember the seventh dwarf: Grumpy! They shower him with thanks as Oscar wishes he hadn't done whatever he did to assist.
	Cartoon	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Happy Birthday to U — Ernie sings "Happy Birthday" to a letter U. (First: Episode 1306)
	Film	The sign CLOSED spins around. (First: Episode 0955)
	Cast	Luis and Gordon play roommates. On a chilly night, Luis wants to keep the window CLOSED, but Gordon prefers having it OPEN. Gordon finally agrees to keep it shut, then smashes up the surrounding walls. (beginning trimmed) (First: Episode 1220)
	Cartoon	Typewriter: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0808)
	Film	A little girl needs HELP getting on a horse. (First: Episode 0484)
	Cartoon	I am crying / estoy llorando (David and Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 1041)
	SCENE 4	The Two-Headed Monster wears a baseball glove, but doesn't have a ball, so they go to Hooper's to buy one. When they reach the door, they're sad to see the closed sign, but David lets them in and eventually realizes they need a ball. As the monster turns to leave, they become sad again as the closed sign now faces inward.
	Animation	Can you find the hidden objects in the picture? (First: Episode 1520)
	Film	To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree. (First: Episode 0156)
	Celebrity	Lily Tomlin performs "Sing" while signing the lyrics for a pair of deaf children. (First: Episode 0901)
	Cartoon	Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF (First: Episode 0387)
	Insert	Jerry Nelson narrates three letters coming together to form the word FUN. The letters celebrate with confetti and streamers. (First: Episode 0458)
	Cartoon	An alligator and an elephant chat about how to remember their names. (First: Episode 1301)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Someone to Watch Over Me — Ernie enjoys watching Bert read a book, but Ernie's staring at him is driving Bert bananas. (First: Episode 1741)
	SCENE 5	A Honker is trying to order something in Hooper's Store, but David can't understand him. He spots Big Bird standing in front of his construction doors and runs over to recruit his help; Big Bird can speak honk. Big Bird says he can't leave right now because he's waiting for Mr. Snuffleupagus, but he'll be happy to translate for him. David rushes back, memorizes the inflections in the Honker's query, and runs back to Big Bird who translates: ham and cheese on rye. David returns, makes the sandwich, but the Honker makes another request which David has to get Big Bird to translate: he wants it with tomato. The Honker satisfied, a Dinger arrives now with a request. David approaches Big Bird with a series of dings, but he has no idea what he's going on about. Big Bird speaks honk, not ding, but suggests David wait around for Snuffy since he's fluent in ding.
	Cartoon	Yo-yo elevator (First: Episode 1971)
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: Subtraction — Kermit tries to talk about subtraction with some numbers, but they keep disappearing, one by one. (First: Episode 1950)
	Film	A turtle walks slowly. Music: "Funeral March of a Marionette" by Charles Gounod (First: Episode 0281)
	Cartoon	Seven Starfish (Maria voiceover added) Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1473)
	Muppets	"It is I, Captain Vegetable!" (First: Episode 1741)
	Cartoon	One of these shoe pairs ... (First: Episode 0503)
	SCENE 6	The Dinger continues dinging in Hooper's, but David still can't understand him. Big Bird is on the phone telling Snuffy he's sorry he couldn't make it to play today, but asks him to translate what the Dinger is saying: he's been asking for an orange. David obliges and expresses relief over the quiet that has finally fallen on the store. Susan announces the sponsors.