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Sesame Street
Forgetful forgets how to read signs
Air date April 9, 1985
Season Season 16 (1984-1985)
Written by Judy Freudberg
Sponsors F, I, 4

2067

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
2067a
SCENE 1 Forgetful Jones happens by Oscar's trash can and spots a sign on the can, but he doesn't know what it says. Oscar tells him it says "KEEP AWAY." He's continuously bothered by Forgetful, who keeps forgetting what the sign says. Oscar eventually removes the sign in frustration, when Forgetful knocks on his can, now asking if there was a sign there a moment ago.
FFF-Face
Cartoon F - Face
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1162)
DialinfForPrizesMovie
Muppets Game Show: "Dialing for Prizes Movie": Guy Smiley gives the lucky caller a group of monsters as a prize.
(First: Episode 0629)
LampAssembly
Animation A kerosene lamp assembles itself in stop-motion.
(First: Episode 1473)
2067b
SCENE 2 Oscar now recruits Telly to make sure people keep away from his can. Telly can't think of the best way to do this, so he calls everyone out to tell them to keep away, only this has just brought more people into Oscar's orbit. He hands Telly the sign and tells him to keep away as well.
4dolphins
Cartoon Four dolphins
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1491)
Grover.Eric
Muppets Muppet & Kid Moment โ€” Grover and Eric observe the differences between fur and skin.
(First: Episode 1642)
LookCloser.hand
Song Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (hand)
(First: Episode 0147)
1037h
Cartoon Two heads think of F words, ending with "finished."
(First: Episode 0128)
Bae9
Muppets Ernie & Bert โ€” At the movies, a lady with a tall hat sits in front of Ernie and Bert. She block's Ernie's view, so he asks her if she'd mind taking it off. When she places the hat on the seat next to her, Bert's view is now obstructed.
(First: Episode 0538)
Paintaround
Cartoon A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0243)
2067c

2067d
SCENE 3 Forgetful finds another sign, this time reading "COLD," which he forgets the meaning of. Big Bird comes by and gives him clues as to what the word could mean, as Forgetful envisions the different clues. He pictures himself standing out in the snow with no coat and when prompted by Big Bird as to what he is in that situation, Forgetful claims he's "silly" to forget his coat.
2412-Snow
Film Snow in the city
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0429)
Followarrowsto3
Cartoon A man circles the number 1, draws a line to the number 2, follows the arrows to the number 3 (and crosses it out), underlines the number 4, draws a door, and goes through it.
Round Objects
Muppets Kermit's Lectures: Kermit tries to demonstrate what round is, with the help of a wisecracking ball. He introduces Kermit to his "daddy," a basketball.
(First: Episode 0107)
2390-Circles
Film Circles in everyday objects.
(First: Episode 0464)
CountOnMe
Muppets / Celebrity Loretta Lynn and Count von Count sing "Count on Me."
(First: Episode 2026)
Imgointothecity
Cartoon A man talks about going to the city, without noticing he's walking right through it.
(First: Episode 0770)
Baldeagle
Film Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0424)
Addini
Cast The Great Addini (Maria) performs her famous bottle-balancing trick with her assistant Bill (David), who is doubtful the stunt will work.
(First: Episode 1937)
1448-Math
Cartoon Four plus one makes five.
(First: Episode 0568)
2040d
Film Pizza is made.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0416)
500018
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process.
(First: Episode 0288)
2269s
Cartoon A beaver does his exercises, while his friends make fun of him. He then uses his strength to save his friends when the dam breaks.
Artist: Irra Verbitsky
2067e

2067f
SCENE 4 As Big Bird plays checkers against Radar, he's startled when Gordon and Susan swing by and invite him to the park. He doesn't appreciate that people can just barge in like that whenever they like. Gordon and Susan apologize and suggest he put a sign on the door telling people to alert their presence by knocking, thus making a "Please Knock" sign. The sign doesn't work on Forgetful Jones, who comes right in to ask what it means.
1736c
Cartoon It's a squirrel
Artist: Ishu Patel
(EKA: Episode 1736)
4dragons
Muppets A Japanese storyteller tells "The Mystery of the Four Dragons". An aged emperor offers the throne to his son if he can find four hidden dragons in the room.
(First: Episode 0299)
4fiddle
Cartoon Donnie Budd counts four lions.
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0300)
Raposo.Dolphin
Film A dolphin walks backwards on the water.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0278)
LuisLinda.COLD
Cast Luis and Linda assemble the word COLD, and it snows.
2269q
Cartoon A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background.
(First: Episode 0791)
2293g
Film Kids compete in a speed skating competition (version two).
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0414)
0926d
Cartoon Capital I, he's quite a guy
(First: Episode 0368)
2067g
SCENE 5 Maria claps her hands, and the kids repeat while counting the claps.
Cartoon-signhand
Cartoon Sign Sounds: Hand
(First: Episode 1179)
Gibbons
Film Gibbons make screeching noises.
(First: Episode 0276)
1708s
Muppets Waiter Grover: Grover informs Mr. Johnson that the restaurant is out of a lot of items that are on the menu. The only thing still at the restaurant is milk... but there are no glasses.
(First: Episode 0976)
Wiseman.oranges
Cartoon The weary traveler asks the wise man to demonstrate none, some, most and all with a basket of oranges.
(First: Episode 0976)
Oranges!!
Film / Animation Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them.
(First: Episode 1802)
2067h
SCENE 5 Maria now sings "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" with the kids and they do the hand gestures that go with it. Susan announces the sponsors.



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