Episode 2162

	Sesame Street
	Introducing Leo the Party Monster
Air date	February 18, 1986
Season	Season 17 (1985-1986)
Written by	Mark Saltzman
Production	November 27, 1985
Sponsors	J, X, 5

Picture	Segment	Description
	Muppets	Snuffy brings his TV over to Big Bird's nest so that he, Big Bird, and some kids can work out along with Jane Snuffleupagus. (First: Episode 2076)
	Cartoon	Ten brightly-beaked birds land on a statue. (First: Episode 1524)
	Film	Geese and their goslings swim in the water. (First: Episode 0388)
	Muppets	"The Rhymies at Sea" - Larry, Mary and Barry sail on a ship, which sinks. (First: Episode 1149)
	Cartoon	A man needs directions to Maple Street. A citizen gives him a complicated set of directions, while a little girl points out they're already there. (First: Episode 2095)
	Cast	The Lovers of Five (David, Luis, Gordon and Bob) sing "Gimme Five." (First: Episode 1137)
	Cartoon	5 song (twinkles, candles, diamonds, horses) (First: Episode 0973)
	Muppets	The Amazing Mumford waves his magic wand over a transparent glass cookie jar and makes the jar become full of cookies and then empty (over and over) as an anxious Cookie Monster watches. (First: Episode 0287)
	Film	Empty / full playground (time-lapse) (First: Episode 0415)
	Cartoon	Different uses of a triangle (Spanish version) (First: Episode 1753)
	Celebrity	Tony Danza jumps rope with the kids.
	Cartoon	J family jamboree (First: Episode 0365)
	Film	A dented car door is repaired and repainted at an auto body shop. (First: Episode 1112)
	Muppets	On Vacation with Guy Smiley Guy Smiley and his tour guide have difficulty taking pictures of animals in the jungle because of Guy's uncontrollably loud voice. A tiger recognizes him, and offers to take a picture of him and some other animals. "Say TREES!" (First: Episode 1949)
	Cartoon	A mouth whistles Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. (First: Episode 2086)
	Song	"Summer Song" - A singer describes what happens in the summertime. (First: Episode 1304)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster #5: Five fantastic floating fools fall from the big blue blimp. (First: Episode 1310)
	SCENE 1	Luis and Maria go about their business at the Fix-It Shop when they hear a loud tune blaring. In comes Leo the Party Monster, a monster who loves partying more than anything. Leo thinks the shop would make a nice spot for a party, then shows the pair his radio which fluctuates between loud and soft for no reason. Leo doesn't want to leave the radio behind, fearing what a party monster like him would do without his tunes. Luis does a quick repair as Leo proposes to Maria throwing a party at the shop once more. With the radio fixed, Leo tests it out and starts getting down to the music.
	Cartoon	A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance. (First: Episode 2053)
	Cast	Olivia and a boy visit a butcher's shop to learn how a butcher does his job. (First: Episode 1638)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Fish Call — To Bert's astonishment, Ernie catches fish by yelling, "Here fishy, fishy, fishy!" (First: Episode 1641)
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (First: Episode 1144)
	Song	"The Ball Goes Up, The Ball Goes Down" (First: Episode 0773)
	Muppets	Polly Darton sings "Counting One to Five." (First: Episode 1810)
	Cartoon	A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes. (First: Episode 1652)
	SCENE 2	Leo shows up again, asking to use the Fix-It Shop's computer to write out some invitations for a party at Bob's apartment. He promises Luis he won't do any partying while he works. Leo begins typing, feeling himself get more and more ready to burst into a party at any moment. Luis accidentally lets the "P-word" slip and Leo goes into a frenzy, as the computer flashes the word "PARTY." Maria notes they'll have to be more careful what they say around the party monster.
	Film	Some kids learn how to use Logo, a computer programming language, to draw shapes on computers. (First: Episode 1968)
	Cast	Bob demonstrates a J word - juggle. (First: Episode 1169)
	Cartoon	A little man misplaces his J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231)
	SCENE 3	Leo keeps working on his invitations and asks Maria to help him find the right words to spice them up. The thought of partying causes Leo to go all out once more, but Maria snatches his radio away. Some Muppet musicians pop up instead to provide some party music.
	Cartoon	Brand X (First: Episode 0299)
	Film	A still of construction equipment fades into a shot of a parrot. (First: Episode 1535)
	Cartoon	The great Alphonso and his trained X's (First: Episode 0299)
	Muppets	"ABC Disco" (First: Episode 1324)
	Animation	A hand arranges blocks to form benches so a bunny and a chick can have tea. (First: Episode 1488)
	SCENE 4	Luis and Maria lock up for the night and hear the sounds of Leo's party music. They see his party going on through Bob's apartment window, where Leo and various other Muppets (including Ernie, Bert, Elmo, Telly, Grover, Grundgetta, Cookie Monster, Mr. Honker and a Rockhead) are having a wild time. Luis and Maria acknowledge they weren't invited and start to feel left out. Leo spots them on the sidewalk and invites them up. The two dance their way up to Bob's place, where Leo announces the sponsors.