Episode 2511

	Sesame Street
	Remembering with Forgetful Jones; (repeat of 2349)
Air date	December 19, 1988
Season	Season 20 (1988-1989)
Sponsors	K, U, 8

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Forgetful Jones finds Bob and the kids about to do some singing. He wants to join in, only he can't remember what singing is, and confuses it for jumping, then kissing, and yelling instead. Bob and the kids illustrate by singing a verse of "Oh My Darling, Clementine." Forgetful remarks, "Now that's singin'!"
	Cartoon	Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot. (First: Episode 0795)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Sharing a Newspaper — Ernie reads the newspaper over Bert's shoulder. (First: Episode 1193)
	Cartoon	Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice. (First: Episode 2498)
	SCENE 2	Now that Forgetful is set straight, everyone begins to sing "Old MacDonald," which Forgetful keeps messing up by forgetting what sounds the animals make. When it comes time to sing about the horse, Forgetful sings that they say, "Howdy!" Bob points out this is wrong, until Buster the Horse arrives and greets them as such.
	Cartoon	K-kick (First: Episode 0463)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: Lost Boy — Charlie doesn't recognize his uncle in a police uniform. (First: Episode 0135)
	Cartoon	K is for kitten. (First: Episode 0040)
	Film	Footage of a Chinese noodle factory. (First: Episode 0984)
	Muppets	A shark sings about his "Perfectly Pearl-White Teeth." (First: Episode 1446)
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #8 (First: Episode 0998)
	Muppets	The Count counts as Suzanne Farrell spins around. Monsters offer her some flowers, and the Count counts the bouquets. (First: Episode 1682)
	Cartoon	I am dry, he is wet (circus elephant) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309)
	SCENE 3	Telly wants to write a letter to Oscar while he's away, but he can't think of what to write. Gordon suggests he imagine that Oscar is present and write down what he would ordinarily say to him. Telly asks an imaginary Oscar to play, then gives his writing materials to Gordon and leaves - he imagined being told to scram.
	Animation	"The King of Eight" (First: Episode 0225)
	Muppets	Waiter Grover: Just Following Orders — Grover has a new method of remembering orders: he makes up a poem to remember what is ordered, and who ordered it. (First: Episode 2418)
	Film	Kids talk about how many things they can do now that they're five years old. (First: Episode 1403)
	Animation	David spots a rectangle in space. (First: Episode 1554)
	Insert	Big Bird goes through his old toy chest with some kids, and encounters a banner with the alphabet on it. He remembers the time he learned what it was, which fades to a flashback of him singing "ABC-DEF-GHI." (First: Episode 2266)
	Film	Time-lapse of seeds growing. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Arkansas Traveler — Bert urges Ernie to close the window while it's raining. (First: Episode 0344)
	Film	SCHOOL: the sign spins around. (First: Episode 0685)
	Cast	Maria as Chaplin falls in love with a painting (Linda) at the art museum. (First: Episode 2033)
	Cartoon	The Bellhop has to bring 8 steamer trunks down 8 flights of stairs.
	Film	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up." (First: Episode 0302)
	Cartoon	A man circles the number 1, draws a line to the number 2, follows the arrows to the number 3 (and crosses it out), underlines the number 4, draws a door, and goes through it. (First: Episode 2067)
	SCENE 4	Dr. Nobel Price has a new invention to help Forgetful Jones remember things - a ribbon he calls "The Rememberer." Forgetful places it on his nose and it seems to help him remember Nobel Price's name (just as long as he phrases the question the right way).
	Cartoon	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416)
	Muppets	Where Do I Belong? — The contestants try to figure out where they all belong. (First: Episode 2318)
	Cartoon	K is for Karate (First: Episode 0489)
	SCENE 5	Forgetful strolls over to the Fix-It Shop, still wearing the Rememberer so he can tell Luis something important. He can't seem to remember what that is at first, until he remembers the important thing is that he's got the new invention to remember things (except Luis' name).
	Cartoon	A boy puts a red and green monster together using a diagram. (First: Episode 1014)
	Muppets	"I'm in Love with U" (First: Episode 1701)
	Film	Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant. music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0917)
	Insert	Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a rectangle. (First: Episode 1276)
	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)
	SCENE 6	Gordon, Luis, and the kids assemble in the yard so Forgetful can demonstrate how he can remember everyone's names. Dr. Price reminds him who everybody is, and Forgetful tries it himself - and is able to remember their names correctly! With renewed confidence, Dr. Nobel Price leaves to start a new invention - something to tie around a present, tossing the Rememberer behind him. Buster announces the sponsors, with Forgetful even being able to remember his name as well.