Episode 2324

	Sesame Street
Air date	April 2, 1987
Season	Season 18 (1986-1987)
Written by	David Korr
Production	December 16, 1986
Sponsors	C, V, 3

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Bob and Elmo (who had just slept over at Bob's place) look out on the morning and greet the viewer. Elmo notices Linda walking Barkley to the yard to read her newspaper. Elmo tries to get Linda's attention by calling down to her, but Bob reminds Elmo that Linda is deaf. They put their heads together to brainstorm another way of getting her attention, finally deciding to call down to Barkley. The plan works, and Linda is able to say hello to Elmo and Bob and to the viewer. Linda has to put down her newspaper in order to do so, leaving Barkley to gnaw it to pieces.
	Cartoon	Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper looks inside a paper bag and laughs and asks his next victim, "Wanna see?" The man says yes, so Harvey puts a letter C on him. (First: Episode 0294)
	Animation	Two balls play on a seesaw, when a third ball wants to join them (ending up in the middle). (First: Episode 2054)
	Celebrity	Maria and Grundgetta wander into a shoe store so Maria can buy some shoes. The sales woman, Edith Prickley (Andrea Martin), tries to find the right size shoe, but none of them are the right size. Maria shows her how to use the foot scale, which shows her shoe size. They begin looking for the right looking shoe... Part 1 (First: Episode 2203)
	Cartoon	Three mice (First: Episode 1504)
	Celebrity	Edith has gone through all the shoes she has in Maria's size, with only four pairs remaining: three pairs of boots and a pair of pumps. After playing "Three of These Things", Maria chooses the pumps. Edith thinks she tackle any customer now, until Mrs. Snuffleupagus enters with a large request. Part 2 (First: Episode 2203)
	Film	Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice." (First: Episode 1708)
	SCENE 2	The Count (in voiceover) counts three people reading: Gordon reading a newspaper, Bob reading a magazine, and Linda reading a book. He continues his narration and counting as all three of them begin to laugh hysterically at what they're reading, and decide to swap. They stop laughing while reading one another's books, but once they switch back they start laughing again.
	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	Herry Monster holds a sign with the word "NO" on it and tells Ernie that he can make him read his sign. Ernie replies "Oh no you can't!", and eventually gets the joke. He tries it on Bert, but the gag backfires when Bert bets he can get Ernie to read the sign. (First: Episode 0416)
	Film	As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat. (First: Episode 0801)
	Muppets	Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the messenger goes to Mr. Johnson's home to deliver some singing telegrams. After reading a series of wrong telegrams, he reads another one that actually is for Mr. Johnson, and an important one at that, but Grover does not remember who it is from. (First: Episode 1828)
	Cartoon	A trainer announces that his talking dog will say YES, but the dog says NO instead. Artist: Derek Lamb (First: Episode 0511)
	Insert	Buster the Horse gives Don Music the idea to write a song about the word "Flabbergasted." Don plays the song for Luis and a couple of kids and titles it "Buster's Song." (First: Episode 2035)
	Cartoon	A bass player (Major Holley) counts to 6. (First: Episode 2229)
	Film	George the Farmer demonstrates beginning and end. (First: Episode 0265)
	Muppets	Kermit describes the beginning, middle and end using a cookbook with assistance from Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 1352)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Peanut Butter." (First: Episode 1966)
	Muppets	Farley looks for his lost toy box. (First: Episode 0279)
	Cartoon	C is for Cowboy (First: Episode 0703)
	SCENE 3	The Amazing Mumford comes into Hooper's Store expecting to quickly order lunch, but David has to prepare Gordon's lunch first. Mumford asks what Gordon's having and poofs him his meal to speed things up. However, Gordon complains that the food tastes like cardboard. Mumford retorts, "I may be a good magician, but I'm a terrible cook!"
	Cartoon	V for volcano (First: Episode 1980)
	Muppets	Ernie is tossing and turning in bed. He sings to the viewers how he feels "When Bert's Not Here." (First: Episode 2208)
	Cartoon	Small v... (Spanish version) Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0389)
	Film	A baby chick hatches from an egg. (Music: Joe Raposo) (First: Episode 0690)
	Cartoon	Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V. (First: Episode 0110)
	Muppets	Kermit talks about his favorite subject frogs. Gladys the Cow assists by being a cow frog wearing goggles, air tank, and froggy foot paddles. Gladys asks Kermit how it would feel to be a cow and he replies feeling glad to be a frog. Gladys puts a cow's horns, ears, and a bell on Kermit. (First: Episode 2206)
	Cartoon	A guru counts to twenty. Producer: Ken Snyder; Music: Billy Taylor (First: Episode 0276)
	SCENE 4	The Count observes Gordon as he adjusts Jennifer's bicycle, ensuring that every part is working perfectly. The Count counts all of the bike safety rules Gordon lists off, and moves on to counting the spokes on the rear wheel. Gordon checks on the chain drive that spins the wheel, and the Count learns of another important safety rule: never count the spokes while the wheel spins - otherwise, you'll get dizzy!
	Cartoon	Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job. (First: Episode 0407)
	Film	Marching Band #3 (First: Episode 0517)
	Cartoon	Two caterpillars plus three caterpillars equal five.
	Muppets	The Count sings "The Batty Bat." (First: Episode 2096)
	Cartoon	Round and angled pegs fit into their respective holes. (First: Episode 1452)
	SCENE 5	Jennifer comes over to see if her bicycle is ready. Gordon goes over his checklist to make sure that all the parts have been treated. As Gordon lifts the bike to check on the rear wheel, the front wheel comes off. Gordon accordingly updates his checklist as the Count announces the sponsors.