| Sesame Street | |||||
| Jiffy the turtle / Barkley the cow (repeat of 2142) | |||||
| Air date | December 1, 1987 | ||||
| Season | Season 19 (1987-1988) | ||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||
| |||||
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
  |
SCENE 1 | At Hooper's Store David greets Jiffy the turtle, who comes in for breakfast. Jiffy speaks very slowly, so David makes sure Gordon and Linda have everything they need - this could take a long time. Jiffy doesn't know whether he wants eggs or pancakes, and eventually decides to have corn flakes with fruit. After taking several minutes to get his order done, Jiffy then asks to see the menu for some additional breakfast. |
 |
Film | A turtle walks slowly. Music: "Funeral March of a Marionette" by Charles Gounod (First: Episode 0281) |
 |
Cartoon | "I in the Sky." (First: Episode 0368) |
 |
Muppets | Captain Breakfast unsuccessfully encourages a little girl to eat breakfast, the most important meal of the day. (First: Episode 1492) |
 |
Film | A dirty car gets cleaned at the car wash. (First: Episode 1114) |
 |
Cartoon | The dot gets on top of the lowercase letter i. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 0462) |
 |
SCENE 2 | It's lunch time, but Jiffy is still eating his breakfast. David tells Maria to wait for a seat when she comes in, as he's sure there'll be room soon as Jiffy finishes his last corn flake. Jiffy doesn't plan on leaving just yet - he's staying for lunch! |
 |
Cartoon | A girl tries to describe what kind of sandwich she wants, but her dad keeps misunderstanding her. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1715) |
 |
Muppets | Grover demonstrates near and far. (First: Episode 0787) |
 |
Film | George the Farmer is near when he's on a barrel; he's far when he's on the porch. (First: Episode 0235) |
 |
Muppets / Celebrity | Judy Collins and Mr. Snuffleupagus sing a madrigal rendition of the alphabet. (First: Episode 1051) The opening and closing street scenes, with Big Bird talking to Judy Collins about the possibility of singing with Snuffy, are cut from this episode. |
 |
Cartoon | I-Ink (angry bird) (First: Episode 0462) |
  |
SCENE 3 | Dr. Nobel Price has had his assistants put horns and a cowbell on Barkley because he's conducting an experiment. He wants to know if a dog will say "moo" if it has horns on its head, wears a cowbell, and eats hay. Maria feeds him the hay, but all he says is "aroooo!" Maria reassures Dr. Price that his experiment was not a failure and did teach something. Just then, Barkley runs away and Dr. Price decides to try the same experiment with Mr. Snuffleupagus... |
 |
Cartoon | A boy shares his bubbles with some kids dancing in a field. (First: Episode 1926) |
 |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster tries to cure itself of hiccups. (First: Episode 1318) |
 |
Cartoon | A cube tries to fit through wall holes of different shapes. (First: Episode 1452) |
 |
Cast | Maria and Luis play castaways on an island, when Bob shows up as a new friend. (First: Episode 1476) |
 |
Film | Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are. (First: Episode 0326) |
 |
SCENE 4 | Barkley enters Big Bird's nest area, and Big Bird is shocked to see Barkley with horns and a cowbell. He first guesses that Barkley's going to a dog costume party or is some kind of a cow/dog hybrid, then thinks Barkley might be sick with "cow-itis" where he eventually turns into a cow. Maria enters to get Barkley, and fills Big Bird in about Dr. Price's experiment. Big Bird is glad to hear there's a logical explanation for everything. |
 |
Cartoon | K is for Kiss (First: Episode 0131) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert sing "But I Like You". (First: Episode 1952) |
 |
Cartoon | An old woman emerges from the pouch of a bouncing kangaroo. She proclaims, "K! Kangaroo!" (First: Episode 0489) |
 |
Film | Two kids visit the police department and watch a policeman prepare some horses for a parade happening in New York City. The kids even get to ride the horses and watch the parade. (First: Episode 1243) |
 |
Cartoon | A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... and promptly wiggle around. Artist: James Rizzi (First: Episode 0787) |
 |
Muppets | Kermit's Lectures: Kermit the Frog demonstrates to the viewer how your neck moves to different positions without moving your body, and how you'd have to move your body at different positions without your neck. In the process, he falls off his mushroom. "All in all, I'd say it's a good thing we have our necks," he says. (First: Episode 1956) |
  |
SCENE 5 | Maria makes the bus just in time, but Gordon and Linda miss it. Snuffy invites them to follow him to the Snuffleupa-bus stop, where he'll catch the Snuffleupa-bus to Snufflegarden. Gordon and Linda are amazed at the size of the bus stop and the bus itself. After he gets on the Snuffleupa-bus and goes off to school, Gordon and Linda notice their bus leaving at another stop, and they run to catch it. |
 |
Cartoon | Bus Stop. (First: Episode 1396) |
 |
Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (Spanish soundtrack) (First: Episode 0362) |
 |
Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1034) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Four Cookies — Ernie eats one of Bert's cookies and doesn't know what to tell him. (First: Episode 0238) |
 |
Film | Kids count ten buses as they drive by. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0406) |
 |
Animation | Stop-motion: tap-dancing shoes. |
  |
SCENE 6 | At night, David closes up Hooper's and points out to Gordon that Jiffy is still inside finishing up his (large) supper. He says that Jiffy should finish by the morning, and that tomorrow he will luckily be eating at home. Maria announces the sponsors. |
| Previous episode: | Next episode: |
| Episode 2366 | Episode 2368 |