Episode 2126

	Sesame Street
	A piano on Sesame Street
Air date	December 30, 1985
Season	Season 17 (1985-1986)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Production	October 21, 1985
Sponsors	P, S, 7

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	While Oscar and Susan argue over the placement of Oscar's piano positioned in front of his trash can, along comes Mrs. Trump to play a happy tune. They're joined by Maria, Gordon, and the kids, who enjoy the music so much that Oscar accedes to Susan's wishes and attempts to move it away. Everyone protests, insisting that the piano stay where it is. The group moves the piano so there's enough room for people to walk around it and Mrs. Trump continues to play.
	Animation	Bob reads the kids a story about seven mice, with some animated mice displaying the story. (sans Bob framing scenes) (First: Episode 1699)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: School — The monster observes a school. (First: Episode 1907)
	Film	In stop-motion, assorted furniture places themselves in a classroom. (First: Episode 0647)
	Muppets	Director Kermit: Casting Three Little Pigs — Kermit auditions candidates for a play. (First: Episode 1283)
	Cartoon	Picnic with P foods (carried away by ants) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0764)
	SCENE 2	Maria shows Telly how the piano works by pointing out the keys and the hammers that hit the strings. Telly asks what the old boot and stale sandwich do, but Maria points out that this is a Grouch piano and those things aren't usually supposed to be there. As she removes the items, she also attempts to clear away a ratty old rug, but soon discovers that it's a Grouch (Richard Hunt) trying to take a nap.
	Cartoon	Jack-in-the-Box School (First: Episode 0284)
	Celebrity	Victor Borge explains that the keys on a piano aren't perfectly white because the elephant whose tusks were used to make them didn't brush after each meal. (First: Episode 1178)
	Film	A baker decorates a birthday cake to a jazz percussion beat. (First: Episode 1172)
	Muppets	Old West: Surprise — Bad Bart is looking for Marshal Earp to give her a big surprise. (First: Episode 0537)
	Cartoon	S for sing (First: Episode 0824)
	Muppets	"The Subway" (First: Episode 0762)
	Cartoon	Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat. (First: Episode 1580)
	Insert	Olivia comes across Big Bird practicing on his toy piano and she remarks how she used to dream of being a concert pianist. She and Big Bird imagine her playing a Sonatina by Muzio Clementi for a live audience in concert. (First: Episode 1349)
	Cartoon	A lost man (voiced by Jim Thurman) describes what a city is to a man who turns out to be an alien. (First: Episode 0763)
	Song	Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276)
	Cartoon	Magical Herman's number trick (First: Episode 0773)
	Muppets	Kermit at Home: Sunglasses — Grover wants to sell Kermit a pair of sunglasses, but Kermit doesn't have a nose or ears to hold the sunglasses up with. (First: Episode 1727)
	Cartoon	A pig sings "There Are Chickens in the Trees" until a rooster tells him that chickens don't live in trees. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1394)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: School — A group of children wander into a classroom and wonder where they are. (First: Episode 1391)
	Cartoon	A paranoid bird doesn't like to be surprised ... unless it's a surprise party. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2088)
	SCENE 3	Oscar has moved the piano to the yard where he's playing a concert with Grundgetta and his Grouch band for the whole neighborhood to hear (whether they like it or not). Gordon leads a rendition of "Three of These Things" comparing Oscar on the piano, Grundgetta on the saxophone, Joe (Hunt) on the bass, and Max (Martin P. Robinson) with a fish and a tire. The kids identify the latter as the odd items out as they're the only ones that aren't musical instruments, but Oscar says that Max is the best tire and fish man this side of Toledo. The group plays a jazzy but lousy tune, with Max beating the tire with the fish.
	Cartoon	Six snakes spent Saturday on the sand. (First: Episode 1669)
	Film	A saxophone is made in a factory, while a solo saxophone underscores the process. (First: Episode 1446)
	Cartoon	Big, bigger and biggest elephants (First: Episode 0389)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie Leads the Band — Bert struggles to listen to the radio while Ernie's band practices. (First: Episode 0982)
	Film	Marching band forms a square (First: Episode 0514)
	Cartoon	Seven piglets Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1546)
	SCENE 4	Mr. Snuffleupagus (on nose flute) joins Sully on Oscar's piano for a duet in the yard, but neither of them can play at the right tempo. Grundgetta is loving how out of tune it sounds, but Big Bird soon gets their act together and the duo play at the same pace.
	Cartoon	The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Erik surprise each other. (First: Episode 1689)
	Cartoon	A caterpillar escapes a hungry bird by turning into a butterfly. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0639)
	Film	Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0424)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Frog on the Street: Loud and Soft — Kermit interviews a man on the street. (First: Episode 0546)
	Cartoon	An alien asks a boy for directions to the baseball diamond. Artist: Bill Davis (First: Episode 1877)
	SCENE 5	It's nighttime and Oscar is ready to give Telly his piano lesson. He tells him to just start hitting keys to get the feel of the instrument. Telly plays too softly, so Oscar encourages to play louder (he'll know when it's loud enough). Once Telly really starts banging away at random keys, Gordon and Susan start shouting that they're trying to sleep. To ease Telly's worry, Mrs. Trump shows up to play a soothing tune. Oscar recoils in despair as Maria announces the sponsors.