Episode 2531

	Sesame Street
Air date	January 16, 1989
Season	Season 20 (1988-1989)
Written by	Luis Santiero
Sponsors	E, M, 11
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	David is introduced by Big Bird to Mighty Duck, a water fowl hero. His main claim to fame is being able to recite the alphabet. While he quacks the letters, Big Bird translates for David. Afterwards, Mighty Duck shows off how he can count to 20.
	Cartoon	While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup. (First: Episode 0004)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Take a Breath." (re-filmed version) (First: Episode 2518)
	Muppets	The American Revolution: George Washington and his men are preparing to cross the Delaware river, when Grover shows up with a bundle of balloons, noisemakers and streamers, since he heard this is the day they planned to "surprise the British." (First: Episode 2354)
	Cartoon	Rap #11
	Film	A little horse gets near and far from the camera. (First: Episode 0279)
	Cartoon	A bird talks to a girl about what's inside the street. When she questions his credibility, he stammers, "A little worm told me!" Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1918)
	SCENE 2	Maria and Luis find it hard to read their newspaper over Irvine's wailing. Oscar doesn't believe Luis can get her to stop crying, when he and Maria stage a faux-argument that puts Irvine in a laughing mood.
	Film	Footage of a baby learning to walk. Music: Joe Raposo (EKA: Episode 0427)
	Animation	E / e (elephant / jazzy trumpet) (First: Episode 2222)
	Muppets	Game Show: Happiness Begins at 40 Guy Smiley gets the Sad Family out of their rut by having them count to 40. (First: Episode 2467)
	Animation	Stop-motion: A bunny tries to make a bench with blocks, but needs a chick's help. (First: Episode 1463)
	Muppets	Grover teaches the campers at Camp Wannagohoma about trees. (First: Episode 1486)
	Cartoon	A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away. (First: Episode 1506)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Jason make faces. (First: Episode 1434)
	Film	A montage of the evolution of mechanical technology, from wind-up toys, to robots that can spell "SESAME STREET" with blocks, to satellite transmitters. (First: Episode 2226)
	Cartoon	Pick the right picture (featuring the Zet) (First: Episode 0260)
	Muppets	"Readers of the Open Range" (First: Episode 2141)
	Cartoon	What does the word COLD match with? (First: Episode 2087)
	Animation	Stop-motion: what goes in the hot dog bun? (First: Episode 1494)
	Muppets	Telly sounds out the word COLD and is struck with a snow storm. (First: Episode 1543)
	Cartoon	E for End (First: Episode 0460)
	SCENE 3	A bemused Barkley watches as the kids pretend to be dogs. Big Bird sings a round of "One of These Things" with them all.
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0988)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Herry Monster are fighting over a bicycle, when Kermit suggests they share it. The two monsters cooperate, and devour the bicycle together. (First: Episode 1057)
	Song	"Cooperation" - Kids cooperate to move a wooden structure. (First: Episode 0933)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: M for Mail (First: Episode 0013)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Vincent Van Grouch (Danny DeVito), curator of the Museum of Trash, has a look at Oscar the Grouch's pieces of Grouch art, and is always finding reasons why they are not grouchy or rotten enough for the museum. (First: Episode 2156)
	Cartoon	M for Mask (First: Episode 2079)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster learns to use manners while eating with a spoon. (First: Episode 1340)
	Cartoon	Jim Thurman sings "Calcutta Joe." Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc. (First: Episode 2492)
	Film	A group of kids pick apples in an orchard, and take them into the cider mill to make apple cider. (First: Episode 1585)
	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	E for Erase (First: Episode 0486)
	Animation	Slide puzzle - elephant (First: Episode 0389)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert cooperate to make Ernie's bed. Ernie notices that on his bed, which Bert is preparing, there is one side where the blanket is shorter than the other. Bert suggests that Ernie and him cooperate while making the blanket even on both sides, in the process the blanket is shorter at one side than the other. (First: Episode 1388)
	Cartoon	Five Purple Konkers (First: Episode 0775)
	Film	Scenes of flowers set to harmonica music (First: Episode 2497)
	Cartoon	A conductor conducts a choir to hum his music ("My Music"). Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1207)
	SCENE 4	The kids play in the arbor as the sponsors are announced.