Episode 2248

Sesame Street
Remembering Mr. Hooper / Oscar's stop sign  (repeat of 2073)
Air date	December 17, 1986
Season	Season 18 (1986-1987)
Written by	Jeff Moss
Sponsors K, Q, 9

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird and Maria welcome the viewer when they come across Piri looking at the "Hooper's Store" sign, wondering why David's store would be called such. Big Bird doesn't understand why Piri can't remember Mr. Hooper, not taking into consideration the fact that he has only been on Sesame Street for a short time. After being reminded that Mr. Hooper died before Piri moved in, Big Bird shares a few memories and describes his old friend as being "like everybody's grandpa." Piri expresses an interest in learning about him, and Maria suggests Big Bird take him to his nest to show some of the special things he has to let him know what Mr. Hooper was like.
	Cartoon	K - Kangaroo Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1160)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: "That's What Friends Are For": Ernie sings to Bert about friends being tolerant of each other's differences, while Bert just wants to sleep. (First: Episode 1814)
	Cartoon	K for keyhole, ketchup, kitten (First: Episode 0489)
	Film	Kids narrate a film of animals moving in different ways. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0098)
	SCENE 2	In his nest area, Big Bird shows Piri the drawing he made of Mr. Hooper and talks about how friendly he was: "It was like he made you feel happy because he was happy." He also shows him some precious items from Mr. Hooper, like a letter when he was away for a week, a photograph of him working at the store, and his teddy bear Radar.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird admits that even without those things, he can still remember Mr. Hooper the way he was, even though sometimes it makes him feel sad. Piri can never remember being with Mr. Hooper, but now he has a good idea of what he was like and believes he would feel the same way Big Bird does about him.
	Film	Kids talk about building sand castles and sand structures at the beach. (First: Episode 1122)
	Muppets	Grover waits in line at a supermarket. He generously lets two people go in front of him, but then explains that you can't always let everyone go before you, or else you'll never get to the register yourself. When he finally gets to the register and is first in line, the cashier says the register is closed. Grover considers following a customer to a pickle party ... (First: Episode 1939)
	Cartoon	Rumba pencils (first, last, Crazy Melvin) (First: Episode 0638)
	Muppets	"Street Garden Cooperation" (First: Episode 1956)
	Film	Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798)
	SCENE 3	Out on the stoop, Maria, Jessica, and Jarrett count nine fingers.
	Cartoon	"Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes. Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0316)
	Cast	Maria and Gordon sort shapes by type and color. (First: Episode 1244)
	Cartoon	Animals who eat crunchy things have nice teeth. (First: Episode 1487)
	Muppets	Kermit the Frog sings "Do-Op Hop". (First: Episode 2071)
	Animation	Counting 1-9 in Spanish (First: Episode 1594)
	SCENE 4	Oscar has given Grouchketeer hopeful Telly a rearranged sign while he's away, and has told him to do what the sign says once the letters are in the right order. The octagonal sign currently reads "OPTS Right Here," but Telly moves the letters around to make it say "POTS Right Here," and begins to bring out Oscar's pot collection from his trash can.
	Cartoon	A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from.
	Film	Footage of an animal auction, where they auction off animals to dairy farmers and the like. (First: Episode 0932)
	Muppets	Caveman Days King Ernie needs to clean his yucky teeth. The Royal Smart Person brings a big brush (used for sweeping), then a middle-sized brush (used for brushing hair), then a smaller brush (used for painting), and finally a really small brush (a toothbrush). Just as Ernie proclaims that he'll "brush every tooth in the entire kingdom," a saber-toothed tiger comes in, seizes the toothbrush, and begins to use it himself! (First: Episode 1388)
	Cartoon	A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (First: Episode 0282)
	Muppets	"Daddy Helps with the Dishes" - three families sing about how they help each other doing chores, cooking and homework. (First: Episode 2223)
	Cartoon	Ants carry a huge letter 'Q' uphill. (First: Episode 0787)
	SCENE 5	Telly finishes retrieving Oscar's old rusty pots, which now litter the sidewalk. Maria tries to clue him that Oscar meant for Telly to write a different word, one that begins with "S." Once Maria leaves, Telly figures that the word must be SPOT, the name of Oscar's pet pig whom he tries to wrangle up.
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: "Q", Quiet (First: Episode 0768)
	Cast / Celebrity	Bob tries to sing "Es lebt' eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein" from Die lustige Witwe, accompanied by Victor Borge. (First: Episode 1175)
	Cartoon	"Magic Pig" Artist: Vince Collins (First: Episode 0772)
	SCENE 6	Maria is appalled to see Spot lounging nearby, and shows Telly that the sign should say "STOP." She also tells him to put away the pots and pig before stopping and waiting for Oscar to return.
	Film	Stop! (kids dancing) Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0681)
	Cartoon	Today's Secret Drawing is a policeman. (First: Episode 0223)
	Film	Kids count ten buses as they drive by. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406)
	SCENE 7	Oscar arrives, but is disappointed that Telly has spelled "STOP" and is doing nothing now. He admits that he was hoping Telly would have taken out the POTS, SPOT, or even Oscar's lamp POST (to tie Spot's leash to). Telly apologizes and decides to play the game right, entering the can and getting everything Oscar wanted. Oscar listens to all the chaos inside as Piri announces the sponsors.

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