Episode 2271

	Sesame Street
	Elmo's new shoes
Air date	January 19, 1987
Season	Season 18 (1986-1987)
Written by	Jon Stone
Production	November 5, 1986
Sponsors	Y, Z, 8

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Elmo proudly shows off his new shoes to Maria. He places his feet on the Fix-It Shop outdoor table (and falls when doing so), then runs around. Maria jokes that he shouldn't wear them out, but Elmo agrees that he needs to keep them looking as good as new. He gets an idea, involving Telly, and runs off.
	Cartoon	Two men go birdwatching, while one of them tries to alert the other about the closed bridge. (First: Episode 1972)
	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	One cube plus two equals three. Three cubes plus two equals five. (First: Episode 2220)
	Song	"Song of Eight" (First: Episode 0016)
	SCENE 2	To keep his new shoes from tarnishing, Elmo has Telly promise to carry him around!
	Animation	Teeny Little Super Guy finds his friend Jane giving up on learning to ride the egg beater. He tells her that it takes time and practice to learn things, and gives Jane some training beaters to help her keep her balance. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1972)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." (First: Episode 1705)
	Cartoon	A crocodile, snake, and kangaroo all cooperate to escape from the zoo and get ice cream. (First: Episode 1577)
	Film	Cat block structure. (First: Episode 1824)
	Cartoon	What does the word COLD match with? (First: Episode 2087)
	Muppets	Kermit is a casting director, holding auditions for a performance of "The Three Little Pigs". The pigs who initially try out get the part of the three little pigs, but three different wolves of different sizes try out for the part of the Big Bad Wolf. (First: Episode 1283)
	Cartoon	Knights use different words for "big." Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1985)
	Film	Sounds Around the House v2: chimes, snoring, a boy pretending to be an airplane, a man playing a trumpet, and a motorcycle outside. (First: Episode 1713)
	Cast	Luis and Linda assemble the word COLD, and it snows. (First: Episode 2067)
	Cartoon	"Poverty Z" -- A figure tries to sell a Z. His only customer stops him by locking him inside a zoo cage. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0085)
	SCENE 3	Telly carries Elmo over to Oscar's trash can so he can show Oscar his new shoes. Oscar grows annoyed by Elmo's constant showboating ("Elmo, with a little bit more effort there, you could become tiresome!"), but once Elmo leaves he realizes it's a great way to feel grouchy. He calls Elmo back so he can be further irritated. "Well, it's not quite fingernails on the blackboard, but it's close!" he grins.
	Film	Kids narrate a film of how a lift bridge works. (First: Episode 2253)
	Cartoon	A red armless character is stalked by the letter Z until he eats it. (First: Episode 1340)
	Muppets	"The Zizzy Zoomers" (First: Episode 0359)
	Film	A man makes a shadow puppet of a rabbit. (First: Episode 0614)
	Muppets	Clementine reminds Forgetful Jones to call his cousin on her birthday (even though he's got a ribbon tied to his finger and to the phone). When he calls, his equally forgetful cousin doesn't remember having a cousin, and asks him to describe what he looks like. (First: Episode 1657)
	Cartoon	The letters H, E, L and P try to arrange themselves to form the word "Help" while stuck on an island. (First: Episode 1176)
	SCENE 4	Elmo sees Telly is getting tired, so he allows him to put himself down. Elmo starts running around in his new shoes, while Telly takes a nap on the pavement.
	SCENE 4 cont'd	Elsewhere, Bob plays a game with the kids where they find the number 8 hidden in a drawing of a clown at a circus. Elmo runs through and shows off his new shoes, then joins in the game.
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: Y for Yo-Yo (First: Episode 0769)
	Film	Kids take swimming lessons in a pool. (First: Episode 1232)
	Cartoon	The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043)
	Muppets	Mother Goose tries to write a nursery rhyme for the Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe, while her many children wreck havoc on her office. (First: Episode 1328)
	Cartoon	A poem about changing seasons. (First: Episode 0962)
	SCENE 5	Bob, Maria, Luis (on guitar), and the kids sing "In a Cabin in the Woods," then "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."
	Song	"The Ball Goes Up, The Ball Goes Down" (First: Episode 0773)
	Cartoon	Big, bigger, biggest (strongmen) (First: Episode 0792)
	SCENE 5 cont'd	As everyone sings "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" once more, a Muppet spider (Kevin Clash) appears. He's representing the Local 1 chapter of the International Brotherhood of Spiders, who are filing a union complaint against the song. The spider points out how awful the song treats the titular spider and demands either the spider reaches the top of the water spout every now and then, or the spiders should receive more money for their work - and they currently get zilch. Elmo pops up to show off his new shoes again, but Maria proposes a new, positive version of the song. The spider likes it (but remarks he'd prefer the money) and he goes to meet with the union for "spiderficaiton." Elmo announces the sponsors and brags about his new shoes once more.