Episode 2194

	Sesame Street
	Gordon and Bob play Birdketeers
Air date	April 3, 1986
Season	Season 17 (1985-1986)
Written by	Nancy Sans
Production	December 17, 1985
Sponsors	E, R, 3

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird asks the viewer not to touch that dial and hums a game show fanfare as he announces that it's time for... Birdketeer addition! Since his regular Birdketeers are busy, he has asked (or rather, begged) Gordon and Bob to stand in. The men are visibly antsy in their undersized costumes, and ask Big Bird to hurry it along. After he adds 1 Birdketeer (himself) to 2 Birdketeers resulting in 3 Birdketeers, Gordon and Bob impatiently try to excuse themselves from the scenario. Big Bird protests, but the gentlemen use it as an example of Birdketeer subtraction. Big Bird posits that they weren't all too crazy about being Birdketeers.
	Cartoon	"Three Waltzing Chickens" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1183)
	Animation	A kerosene lamp assembles itself in stop-motion. (First: Episode 1473)
	Cartoon	Luis counts three blackbirds, which lay three eggs.
	Muppets	The Remembering Game — Cookie Monster and Bill Smith match pictures. (First: Episode 0310)
	Cartoon	Why did the chicken cross the road? (First: Episode 2050)
	Insert	Buffy sings "Listen to the Wind." (First: Episode 1132)
	Cartoon	"I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0408)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Sharing a Banana — Bert asks Ernie to share a banana with him. Ernie gets the inside of the banana, and gives Bert the peel. (First: Episode 0464)
	Cartoon	A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose. (First: Episode 0011)
	Film	Kids use a magnet to retrieve a jack. (First: Episode 0968)
	Cartoon	A report on homes around the world. (First: Episode 1711)
	SCENE 2	Gordon steps out of 123 Sesame Street to rake up some fallen leaves when he hears Telly yelling in front of Oscar's trash can. He's sitting in a pile of leaves getting angry at the tree for throwing its moltings on him. Gordon tries to explain that the tree can't throw its leaves, but Telly already knows what happens to the tree during a seasonal change and is only pretending to be mad at it. Gordon asks why he's doing so, and Telly says he's just practicing for the next time Oscar the Grouch throws some paper on him.
	Cartoon	A painter paints all around the screen, eventually painting over himself. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0243)
	Muppets	Guy Smiley sings "I'll Love You in Springtime." (First: Episode 2088)
	Film	Sea Horse Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0183)
	Cartoon	A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" (First: Episode 0410)
	Film	Kids compete in a speed skating competition. (version one) (First: Episode 0412)
	Animation	An orange pops out of a basket of fruits and gets "made up" as the face of Carmen, the role in the opera of the same name. While singing "Habanera," the famed aria from the opera, Carmen loses her "face" and can't resume singing until the wig returns. (First: Episode 0277)
	SCENE 3	Oscar and Ruby demonstrate how to dress like a Grouchketeer. They show that one should always remember to put on their shirt first, and then the trash can lid hat - or you'll end up looking like Telly, who did the opposite. Oscar is confused when a frustrated Telly thanks the nearby tree for helping him practice anger.
	Film	"It's Easy" (First: Episode 1727)
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: Taxi — The word TAXI behaves the way a taxi vehicle would. (First: Episode 0312)
	Cartoon	An apple, an orange and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling. (First: Episode 0555)
	Film	Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0315)
	Cartoon	A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369)
	Muppets	Grover: Letter R — Grover demonstrates the letter R. (First: Episode 0194)
	Cartoon	Snacks on Parade: The Raisin Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1171)
	SCENE 4	Clementine, Gladys the Cow, and some cows sing "I Love Moo."
	Cartoon	E for End (First: Episode 0460)
	Muppets	Monster on the Spot: School — Telly Monster gives a report on the first day of school from an empty classroom, only to find that school starts tomorrow. (First: Episode 1850)
	Cartoon	A man saws a letter E through the wall. (First: Episode 0370)
	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)
	Animation	2 houses plus 2 equals 4. (First: Episode 0283)
	Song	"Three Is My Favorite Number" (First: Episode 0429)
	Cartoon	A girl picks the key that matches the keyhole in order to gain access to a cache of toys. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2050)
	Muppets	Simon Soundman sounds out the word "call", and then demonstrates some calls of his own - including a bird call, cow call, pig call, and telephone call. (remake) (First: Episode 2136)
	Cartoon	On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things. (First: Episode 0768)
	SCENE 5	Bob finds Telly on his way to the store to pick some things up for his mommy. To help him remember, he's carrying a number of items that either rhyme or lead him to a rhyme for the things he's supposed to get. All the rhyming gets Bob into the rhythm of announcing the sponsors with rhymes of his own; Telly worries about what he's got Bob into.