Episode 2456

	Sesame Street
	Natasha joins clubs
Air date	April 4, 1988
Season	Season 19 (1987-1988)
Written by	Luis Santeiro
Sponsors	I, K, 11
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Picture	Segment	Description
	Muppets	Bruce Stringbean, Clarice and S Street Band perform "Born To Add." (First: Episode 1375)
	Cartoon	A dog uses his memory to remember where his bone is buried. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (EKA: Episode 2058)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Tony Danza reads a note that makes him furious. He rips it up in anger. Oscar reads a piece of it and sees why he would've been so angry. (EKA: Episode 2102)
	Cartoon	A small man tries to use a seesaw, but can't get his associate (a very large man) to go up. (EKA: Episode 1276)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Kangaroo Blues." (re-filmed version) (EKA: Episode 0277)
	Cast	Gordon and Olivia try to cooperate under the sun, with voiceover from Bob. (EKA: Episode 1245)
	Cartoon	Which footprint doesn't belong? (First: Episode 0509)
	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	What's missing? (a guitar) (EKA: Episode 2375)
	SCENE 1	Placido Flamingo sings the "Flamingo Lullaby" to Big Bird and the Birdketeers, who pretend to sleep the way flamingos do.
	Cartoon	A boy bounces on his bed with eight stuffed animals. Artist: Michael Sporn (EKA: Episode 2395)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster goes to the bakery for a special birthday cookie. The baker lists all the ingredients of the cookie, as Cookie visualizes it. The visualized image looks so delicious that he eats it. (First: Episode 0283)
	Film	A mailman on horseback delivers mail in the Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. (First: Episode 0493)
	Cartoon	A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (EKA: Episode 0308)
	Insert	Bus Fuss (2:30)
	Cartoon	"Song of the Inuit Child" (EKA: Episode 2312)
	Animation	A kerosene lamp assembles itself in stop-motion. (First: Episode 1473)
	Muppets	Gladys the Cow helps Kermit direct the dance scene of his movie. Her task is to count backwards from four and yell "action", but she counts forwards instead. Kermit shows her the right way to count and yells "Action!", which Gladys uses as an excuse to begin her dance scene. (EKA: Episode 2317)
	Cartoon	In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing. (First: Episode 0778)
	Film	An I-beam is molded at a steel factory as heavy industrial-type music underscores the action. The segment ends on a video freeze of the finished beam, which is shaped like the letter "I." (First: Episode 1077)
	Muppets	A woman (Jim Henson) volunteers to assist The Amazing Mumford in his surprise magic trick. Mumford makes her disappear – but when he tries to make her reappear, Herry Monster pops up, saying "SURPRISE!" (First: Episode 0381)
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1034)
	SCENE 2	Maria is taking care of Natasha, who refuses to eat. Big Bird and the Birdketeers arrive and want her to join their club, providing her with a hat. They try getting her to flap her "wings," but she's unable to. Maria thinks she can learn after her food. Natasha ends up making a mess, but is now able to tweet.
	Cartoon	A cowboy adds two different herds of cows. (EKA: Episode 2255)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert is sitting in his chair and reading the paper, when Ernie comes along and starts reading over Bert's shoulder. They decide to share the paper. Ernie rips it in half, which seems to work until Bert starts reading over Ernie's shoulder. (First: Episode 1193)
	Song	"Summer Song" - A singer describes what happens in the summertime. (EKA: Episode 1460)
	Cartoon	K is for kitten. (First: Episode 0040)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird gives Maria clues about their newest recruit. It turns out to be Slimey and Big Bird recommends Natasha be his "tweeting teacher."
	Film	A man makes a shadow puppet of a horse. (EKA: Episode 1068)
	Cartoon	Is no one afraid of The Big Bad Wolf? (EKA: Episode 2405)
	Muppets	On a boring day, two hipsters sing "Meet Me at the Bus Stop" and decide to do so. (EKA: Episode 1451)
	Cartoon	I-Ink (angry bird) (First: Episode 0462)
	Film	Rock and Roll (0:59)
	SCENE 4	Oscar now wants Natasha to be a Grouchketeer, but she must learn the Grouchketeer oath before earning her trash can hat. Natasha puts her thumb in her mouth, over her eye and under her nose before finally getting it in her ear. She also refuses to wear the hat, a good sign for Oscar.
	Cartoon	"It's A Lovely Eleven Morning" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0362)
	Film	A beekeeper extracts honey from honeycomb. (First: Episode 1117)
	Muppets	Two Anything Muppet beatniks say the alphabet. (EKA: Episode 2403)
	Cartoon	Little Big Guys (0:27)
	SCENE 5	Natasha has on both a Birdketeer uniform and a Grouchketeer hat, making her a "Birdke-grouchketeer." The sponsors are then announced.