Episode 2568

	Sesame Street
	Duck auditions
Air date	March 8, 1989
Season	Season 20 (1988-1989)
Written by	Belinda Ward
Production	December 23, 1988
Sponsors	K, Q, 17

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Maria comes across Meryl Sheep in the yard set up to autograph her latest book: Sheep Poems, full of poems she's written about herself (naturally). Encouraged by Barkley, she reads one selection entitled "My Sheep Dog," about her days as a little lamb and the sheep dog named Bo Peep that kept her safe. Barkley shows his support for the poem by leaping up and licking her.
	Cartoon	Rap #17 (First: Episode 2488)
	Muppets	Mother Goose tries coming up with Little Boy Blue's nursery rhyme. (First: Episode 1449)
	Film	College students volunteer at the San Francisco Children's Zoo, which has such animals as ferrets, opossums, and chinchillas. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2227)
	Cartoon	Q for Quiet Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0441)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Emotional at the Movies — Ernie runs through the gamut of emotions during a movie. (First: Episode 0627)
	Cartoon	Geometry of Circles #1 "Circle with Flower" (First: Episode 1393)
	Insert	Big Bird sings about "Wheels on My Feet" while roller skating down the street. (First: Episode 1483)
	Celebrity	Max Headroom recites the alphabet. (First: Episode 2478)
	Film	A boy talks about living in Alaska and about racing sled dogs. (First: Episode 2388)
	Cartoon	A shoemaker shows how he measures (human) feet with his ruler. (First: Episode 0618)
	Muppets	Here Is Your Life: House — Guy Smiley salutes the life of a house, 2102 Shady Lane. (First: Episode 2225)
	Cartoon	A ball goes up and down a musical staircase. (First: Episode 2151)
	Song	Sesame Street Creature Feature: The Sloth (First: Episode 2500)
	SCENE 2	Gladys the Cow comes into the Fix-It Shop, dressed as a baby. She's preparing her role in the upcoming film Bringing Up Baby and believes Maria can get some practice in being a mother as well. Maria would rather get back to work, but Gladys gets her to go along by starting to cry and leaping into her arms to be cradled.
	Cartoon	Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross. (First: Episode 0276)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: This Is How I'm Made — Kermit attends the first day of school for monsters.
	Film	A metal crane and a real crane look alike. (First: Episode 1544)
	Insert	Oscar has prepared a special noise maker to deliberately play during Bob's music lesson. However, each time he's about to use it, Bob stops the kids from playing to give notes on their performance. (First: Episode 2523)
	Cartoon	A mother and child make juice popsicles. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1193)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry & John-John observe a letter Q. (First: Episode 0571)
	Film	A little horse gets near and far from the camera. (First: Episode 0279)
	Insert	Bob's now ready to perform the whole piece and Oscar's ready to ruin it, only he finds his noisemaker is now busted from all the practicing he did. (First: Episode 2523)
	Animation	Stop-frame animation of a girl on a beach, reading a book containing pictures of various sea creatures that come to life as she comes to their pages. (beginning trimmed) (First: Episode 1434)
	Muppets	Grover: Health Minute: Teeth — Kermit and Grover talk about teeth. (First: Episode 1949)
	Cartoon	What Do You Do With a Pet? (First: Episode 0465)
	Film	Alone Song (First: Episode 0921)
	Cartoon	Q for Quarter Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1176)
	SCENE 3	Maria comes across a sign reading "Duck Wanted." Nearby, Gladys is directing her friend Lucky Duck's new play In Golden Pond and helping with auditions. A seal and turtle audition but neither pass muster, especially when Maria keeps pointing out that both of them aren't ducks. Gladys then realizes the right creature for the part has been there the entire time - herself!
	Film	A blind boy narrates his day. He reads braille, adds with an abacus, and plays in the playground with his friends. (First: Episode 1757)
	Cartoon	K for Kite (First: Episode 0489)
	Muppets	Bip Bippadotta sings about "Air."
	Cartoon	The rabbit and the turtle race to the top of a building. The rabbit goes up forty steps, but the turtle takes the elevator. (beginning trimmed) (First: Episode 2258)
	SCENE 4	Gladys, dressed as a duck, goes over her lines with Lucky. She prefers her interpretation of the dialogue over Lucky, who storms off. Maria announces the sponsors.