Episode 2012

	Sesame Street
	Linda's friend Ed visits
Air date	January 22, 1985
Season	Season 16 (1984-1985)
Written by	David Korr
Production	December 3, 1984
Sponsors	G, H, 9

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar welcomes the viewer and shows off his great new invention: "Grouch earplugs." He's able to block out the pleasantries that he assumes Gordon and Susan are telling each other, when in reality the two are arguing about the important things they have to do today. Eventually, the couple makes up and figures out a compromise, and when Oscar's curiosity gets to him he removes the earplugs at the wrong time, hearing Gordon and Susan saying nice things before they leave.
	Cartoon	A mad scientist puts together a capital H. (First: Episode 0284)
	Muppets	Kermit at Home: Earmuffs — Grover wants to sell Kermit some earmuffs, but Kermit doesn't have ears. (First: Episode 0800)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: H is for hole (First: Episode 0080)
	Cast	David, Luis and Maria illustrate between while ballet dancing. (First: Episode 1223)
	Cartoon	A mouse is squashed between two elephants. (First: Episode 0779)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie Calls Bert When He's Away — Bert is out of town visiting his brother, so Ernie calls him on the phone to tell Bert he's thirsty. (First: Episode 1943)
	Cartoon	A man thinks of H words while sitting on a horse. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1815)
	SCENE 2	Linda tells Bob that she got good news in a letter: an old friend from Vermont will be visiting her today. Linda's friend, Ed (played by Ed Waterstreet) arrives, who is also deaf and uses sign language to speak with Linda. As Ed and Linda attempt to talk with each other using their hands, Bob observes the two having difficulty with Ed holding his luggage in-between messages and offers to help carry the suitcases.
	Cartoon	H for hair (First: Episode 0475)
	Muppets	"Listen to the Bells" (First: Episode 1955)
	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)
	Film	A warthog runs around. Music by Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406)
	Muppets	Grover: Pretend Trip to the Moon — Grover gets under his blanket, pretending that he is on the moon. (First: Episode 1309)
	Film	Joe Raposo: On the beach (instrumental) (First: Episode 0411)
	SCENE 3	Oscar is amazed when he finds a crummy, discarded chair situated next to his trash can and needs some help to get it into his home. He asks Gordon and Susan to do so, but they find it's too big to fit in the can's opening. Oscar tells them to lift the chair up high then let it drop to the ground. This smashes the chair to pieces, and Oscar simply collects the individual parts that now fit in the can.
	Animation	A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!" (First: Episode 1981)
	Film	"Nine Song (Song of Nine)" (First: Episode 0016)
	Animation	Counting 1-9 in Spanish (First: Episode 1594)
	Muppets / Cast	Cookie Monster: Good Things to Eat — Maria lectures on good things to eat with some help from Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 1518)
	Cartoon	A man tries to push a huge balloon elephant through a narrow doorway, and a girl helps him by deflating it. (First: Episode 1824)
	Film	Kids talk about building sand castles and sand structures at the beach. (First: Episode 1122)
	Cartoon	A domestic cat paints various wild feline versions of himself on his owner's canvas. (First: Episode 1521)
	SCENE 4	Bob, Linda, Ed, and some kids play a "mirror" game, with one person doing exactly what the other person does. After the kids take a turn, Linda plays a round with the viewer.
	Cartoon	A boy looks for the telephone as it rings. (First: Episode 0684)
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: Telephone Demonstration — Kermit attempts to demonstrate how to use a telephone with the help of Forgetful Jones. (First: Episode 1977)
	Film	Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two). Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0414)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter gets stuck in a spot of glue, and types "G: Glue." (First: Episode 0775)
	Celebrity	Menudo performs "Gotta Get on Movin'." (First: Episode 1971)
	Cartoon	Letter G drawing with kid voice-over (First: Episode 0306)
	SCENE 5	Linda, Ed, and the kids go off to play in the park. Big Bird arrives and realizes that he missed out on all the fun, so Bob teaches him to play the mirror game, which Big Bird is very good at... a little too good, as Bob now has trouble trying to get Big Bird to stop playing the game.
	Animation	Teeny Little Super Guy: Robert W. Shipshape gets a hat for his birthday, and it blows into the street. R.W. remembers not to cross the street without an adult; Teeny Little Superguy helps him across. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1924)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Michelle teaches Herry Monster how to say the name of several body parts in Spanish. (First: Episode 1052)
	Cartoon	A bear (Jim Thurman) stacks 10 blocks. (First: Episode 1978)
	Film	Traffic light. (First: Episode 0131)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster presents 9 elephants. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1366)
	SCENE 6	Big Bird continues to echo Bob's every action, reading newspapers in the yard and saying the same thing at the same time. Unbeknownst to each other, both of them are now annoyed about doing the same thing the other person does and Big Bird eventually admits it to Bob. He asks if it's okay to stop the game (having already played for three hours), which causes Bob to break down crying. As Big Bird comforts him, Susan announces the sponsors.