Episode 2214

Sesame Street
Oscar meets Rachel the artist
Air date	May 1, 1986
Season	Season 17 (1985-1986)
Written by	Luis Santeiro
Production January 8, 1986 Sponsors Q, T, 10

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird greets Susan, Maria and Barkley before checking out what Bob is up to. Bob is listening to an opera on the radio and Big Bird imagines if everyone sang instead of speaking. He happens on fantasy Bob, whose talk radio show brings him back to reality.
	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)
	Film	Exploring on the ocean rocks (First: Episode 1414)
	Cartoon	A toothbrush talks to a mouth about what could happen if not taken care of. (First: Episode 1476)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster observes the letter Q, then the word QUIET. (First: Episode 1850)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet (First: Episode 0768)
	Muppets	A shark sings about his "Perfectly Pearl-White Teeth." (First: Episode 1446)
	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)
	Celebrity	Big Bird asks the Professor (Sid Caesar) why we have knees. (First: Episode 2062)
	Cartoon	Hypnotic "Q" rainbow (First: Episode 0440)
	Film	Wendy makes cookies with her grandmother. They later visit Wendy's great-grandmother at the nursing home, and give her some of the cookies.
	Cartoon	A guru counts to twenty. (First: Episode 0276)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Bert and Sherlock Hemlock ask John-John if he wants to count, and John-John enthusiastically rises to the occasion. (First: Episode 1474)
	Cartoon	La palabra cerrado (First: Episode 0481)
	Muppets	Clementine and Buster get on a train, and try to tell Forgetful Jones that he's supposed to get on the train with them, but Forgetful Jones would much rather remember on his own why he's at the train station. The train leaves just as Forgetful remembers why he's there. (First: Episode 1654)
	Cartoon	A girl sings about the things she can draw, paint, and sculpt. (First: Episode 1987)
	SCENE 2	Maria stands still as Rachel, an artist, paints her portrait. Oscar enjoys Rachel's stained overalls and bossy attitude as she tells Maria to sit still. She finally finishes painting, but Maria isn't thrilled with the abstract result – unlike Oscar, who wants to take painting lessons from Rachel.
	Cartoon	Q -- that funny looking thing. (First: Episode 0131)
	Film	Examples of people and animals going down. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406)
	Cartoon	A determined little boy makes several attempts to fly, and eventually gets his dad to take him on an airplane. (First: Episode 1871)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Painting of Bert — Ernie modifies Bert to match his painting of him. (First: Episode 0365)
	Animation	Blue, red and yellow ovals play "Old MacDonald." (First: Episode 2002)
	Cast	David struggles to keep a door CERRADO, as it keeps opening itself. He slams it shut, shattering the wall behind it. (First: Episode 1511)
	Muppets	Ferlinghetti Donizetti delivers "The Easy Rhythm Rappin' Alphabet" while Grover displays his super smooth break-dance moves. (First: Episode 2033)
	Cartoon	T is for Television (First: Episode 0024)
	SCENE 3	Rachel is surprised to see that Oscar painted a pretty flower – in addition to a trash can and an old shoe, which makes sense. Oscar finishes his painting by crossing out the flower, then gives it to her, telling her not to thank him.
	Cartoon	A blue triangle looks for his friend in a museum. (First: Episode 1522)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed, because he might get crumbs in the bed, and then he'll get crumbs in his pajamas, itch, and not be able to sleep. Ernie decides to eat cookies in Bert's bed instead. (First: Episode 0282)
	Cartoon	"Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2087)
	Film	Finding round things in a supermarket (David voiceover) (First: Episode 0434)
	Cartoon	T for top Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0298)
	Film	How Crayons are Made Music: "Water Course A" and "Exchange" by Richard Harvey (First: Episode 1579)
	Cartoon	Jazz #10 (First: Episode 0193)
	SCENE 4	Rachel likes Oscar's painting the more she looks at it, but Grundgetta is outraged that Oscar would give a painting to someone as a present. Rachel suspects Grundgetta would like a picture herself, so Oscar makes one for her of a heart with an arrow through it. Grundgetta asks him on the spot if he loves her, and he admits he does before yelling at her to scram. “He loves me!” she remarks.
	Cartoon	A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background. (First: Episode 0791)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit, Shola, and Fanny talk about giraffes, leading to... (First: Episode 0426)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: a herd of giraffes move their way through a field. (First: Episode 0316)
	Film	Three kids want to paint, but each of them has only one item, so they all cooperate. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0318)
	Film	Hamburger bun factory (First: Episode 0615)
	Cartoon	Millie and Molly find a place for their picture of their favorite rock star, Danny. (First: Episode 1295)
	SCENE 5	Rachel finishes painting a Jackson Pollock-like piece for Oscar of his home, using a sponge mop to add some green. While it doesn't look exactly like his can, Rachel says it's more about how she feels when she sees it. She adds some final touches as Bob announces the sponsors.

Notes

• The title card as aired is mislabeled "2114."

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