Episode 2141

	Sesame Street
	Climbing Mount Garage
Air date	January 20, 1986
Season	Season 17 (1985-1986)
Written by	Luis Santeiro
Production	November 15, 1985
Sponsors	O, S, 9

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird observes Uncle Wally and the kids as they prepare to climb up a mountain. They check to see if they have all of their supplies while Big Bird glumly watches. One of the kids invites him to come along, and together they ascend the steps of the carriage house, which they pretend is "Mount Garage."
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: The Sound of Music — Grover's hill comes alive with the sound of music. (First: Episode 1814)
	Cartoon	A young man carrying a brown paper bag walks up to the bridgekeeper and asks him if he works there. He orders him to show him whatever circles are in the bag, and to eat them. He is ordered to eat three round foods: a cookie, a pepperoni pizza, and a slice of watermelon. Once he is granted permission to cross the bridge, however, he tells the bridgekeeper that he was merely trying to deliver the latter's groceries. (First: Episode 1582)
	Film	Kids narrate a tortilla contest in English and Spanish. (First: Episode 0456)
	Animation	Sand S/s (First: Episode 0622)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Carol Channing sings a spoof of "Hello, Dolly!" with Sammy the Snake, praising his ability to look and sound like an S. (First: Episode 1951)
	Cartoon	A face is drawn, but the mouth complains when it is drawn last. (First: Episode 1897)
	SCENE 2	Back at the bottom of "Mount Garage," everyone has a picnic. Uncle Wally then shows them how to yodel with a yodeling song.
	Cartoon	A penguin repeats the rhythms of the sounds it hears, which include a drum, a door knock, a saw and a typewriter. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0239)
	Muppets	"Readers of the Open Range"
	Cartoon	Nine birds land in a tree. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1501)
	Film	A young baboon sits on the back of their parent as they cross the plain. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0299)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: What's in Ernie's Clothes — Ernie is wearing winter gear, and asks Bert to guess what is in his gloves and hat. (First: Episode 1300)
	Cartoon	S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279)
	Insert	Maria and David observe the Two-Headed Monster and imagine what it would be like to be a two-headed being as well. They picture themselves in a large sweater (appearing as though they have two heads) and soon find they can't make up their mind whether to sweep or take a nap. Back in reality, they go through a similar argument in deciding where to go for a date. (First: Episode 1705)
	Cartoon	A girl sings about the things she can draw, paint, and sculpt. (First: Episode 1987)
	Muppets	Waiter Grover: Grover tells Mr. Johnson the menu, which has the items numbered. Number 9 is the special of the day. It turns out to be a real number nine, but Mr. Johnson doesn't want it. (It's medium rare, and he likes his nines well-done.) (First: Episode 1377)
	Film	Russian nesting dolls 1-10 (First: Episode 0540)
	Film	Building a log cabin (First: Episode 0602)
	Cartoon	Typewriter: S for spring (First: Episode 0792)
	Insert	Piri and the kids play a rhyming game using rap music from the radio. (First: Episode 2027)
	Cartoon	Slot-machine legs: Cowboy & horse (First: Episode 1702)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie won't stop saying how thirsty he is, no matter how many glasses of water Bert brings him. Even after he's finished, he still won't stop saying "Boy, was I thirsty." (First: Episode 1144)
	Cartoon	A boy talks about his various moods. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0772)
	Muppets	"I'm Going to Get My Hair Cut" (First: Episode 1822)
	Cartoon	A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet. (First: Episode 0449)
	Film / Cartoon	The letter O introduces many words he starts. (First: Episode 0621)
	Celebrity	Itzhak Perlman plays the "Gavotte en Rondeau" from Bach's Partita for Violin No. 3 for the kids (Jessica Marrero, Kathleen Reilly, Jodi Stahl, Matthew Schwartz, and David Patent) between the garage and the fire escape of 123 Sesame Street. (First: Episode 1484)
	Animation	An opened egg is put back together. (First: Episode 1454)
	Film	Circles in everyday objects. (First: Episode 0464)
	Muppets	Grover plays a detective at his office. A frantic city gent (Brian Muehl) rushes over to warn him about something that's bothering him outside, which, unbeknownst to both of them, turns out to be a very strong wind that blows everything away—including Grover's office. (First: Episode 1650)
	Cartoon	A song about a rolling O Artists: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011)
	SCENE 3	At early nighttime, Snuffy stares at the manhole cover on the ground in the middle of the yard. He can't get any sleep until he knows what goes on beneath the cover and under the street. Big Bird first suggests asking someone who works down there, but Snuffy hasn't encountered anyone yet. Big Bird recommends he imagine what it must be like, and the two picture the following...
	Cartoon	A bird talks to a girl about what's inside the street. When she questions his credibility, he stammers, "A little worm told me!" Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1918)
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Satisfied, Snuffy goes home to finally get some sleep. After everyone else leaves, various sewer-dwelling individuals call out their goodnights as well. Luis announces the sponsors.