| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Just another day of inserts |
| Air date | January 23, 1987 |
| Season | Season 18 (1986-1987) |
| Directed by | Lisa Simon |
| Sponsors | A, R, 6 |
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | SCENE 1 | Bob plays and sings "Follow the Leader" with the kids. |
 | Cartoon | Six camels Artist: Owe Gustafson |
 | Muppets | Ernie & Bert — It's a sunny day at the beach, and Bert remembered to bring everything. Ernie, however, only brought an umbrella in case it rains... which it does. (First: Episode 0284) |
 | Cartoon | Men in boxes sound out the word RUN. (EKA: Episode 0990) |
 | Song | Joe Raposo sings "What Do You Do With a Fruit?" |
 | Muppets | Kermit talks about "same" by showing two identical rectangles. Cookie Monster eats one of them, making them different. (First: Episode 0018) |
 | Cartoon | A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A. (EKA: Episode 1204) |
  | SCENE 2 | Big Bird, Telly Monster and Jason are at Hooper's Store and they plan to order a meal that begins with the letter of their names. Big Bird orders a big bowl of birdseed, a piece of bread with butter, and a banana. Telly orders a tuna fish sandwich, tomato juice, and a tangerine. David gets the idea behind what they just ordered, and points out that not too many foods start with the letter J for Jason. But Jason orders a macaroni salad, a melon, meatballs, and milk, which start with the letter M for "me." |
 | Cartoon | I've Got a Mind: Bird Artist: Cliff Roberts (EKA: Episode 0581) |
 | Film | A kid marching band forms a triangle. (First: Episode 0531) |
 | Muppets | "ABC Disco" (First: Episode 1324) |
 | Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151) |
 | Cast | Charlie Chaplin obeys the word HOP, then switches it to STOP. |
 | Cartoon | These Are Your Parts: The host interviews a hand. (First: Episode 1359) |
 | SCENE 3 | Bob plays a game with the viewer to find the hidden 6s in the painting. |
 | Cartoon | A magician tries to make six circles disappear. (EKA: Episode 0811) |
 | Song | Alone Song (First: Episode 0921) |
 | Muppets | Alphabet Chat: Mr. Chatterly tries to discuss the letter R, but everything goes awry. (First: Episode 0876) |
 | Cartoon | Different uses of a triangle (Spanish) (EKA: Episode 1800) |
 | Muppets | Forgetful Jones needs something to ride around the ranch. Clementine gives him clues: it has four legs, a bushy tail, eats hay, and neighs. It's his horse Buster, who arrives with the jeep. |
 | Cartoon | A chair displays the word SIT, and a beast sits on him. (EKA: Episode 1374) |
 | Insert | Big Bird and Snuffy remember when they met ... but their memories are different from one another. (EKA: Episode 2208) |
 | Cartoon | The Typewriter: R for Rope Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0764) |
 | Film | David asks the viewer to find some triangles in a fence. (EKA: Episode 0891) |
 | Muppets | Lena Horne sings "How Do You Do?" to Grover. (First: Episode 0536) |
 | Cartoon | A man shows the difference between a regular slice of bread and a toasted one. (EKA: Episode 1575) |
 | Insert | Ask Oscar: Timi translates Oscar's words in sign language as he answers a letter from someone who wants to know what the longest Grouch word he knows is. Oscar states that the word is "supercalifragilistic-yucka-alidocious" (a reference to "Mary Poppins"), which is hard to sign, especially when Oscar repeats it many times. (First: Episode 1829) |
 | Cartoon | A for apricot, alligator, acrobat, accordion, artist, airplane. (First: Episode 1586) |
 | Film | Swimming and flying pelicans. (First: Episode 0322) |
 | Cartoon | A boy does an addition problem in his head: 5 + 1 = 6. (First: Episode 0548) |
 | Muppets | The Count sings about his first day of school. (EKA: Episode 1736) |
 | Animation | Blue, red and yellow ovals play "Old MacDonald." (EKA: Episode 2018) |
| Film | "Six Song (Song of Six)" (First: Episode 0011) |
 | Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do. Artist: Cliff Roberts (EKA: Episode 0822) |
 | SCENE 4 | David plays basketball with the kids while Bob announces the sponsors and the credits roll. |
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