Episode 2627

	Sesame Street
	Making recorded messages for Susan
Air date	November 28, 1989
Season	Season 21 (1989-1990)
Written by	Belinda Ward
Production	September 11, 1989
Sponsors	O, R, 12

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Monster on the Spot reporter Telly Monster is on the scene to showcase some baby pictures. Maria excitedly rushes into the shot and shows off the many photos they have of young Gabriela. Telly points out that he's actually been sent to cover photos of a baby Honker. Maria and the mother Honker start admiring each other's photos as Telly concludes his report.
	Cartoon	"The Story of Princess Twelvia". Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1676)
	Muppets	A Baa Baa Walters Special Baa Baa interviews Meryl Sheep about what a famous sheep like her does when she is not acting. (First: Episode 2570)
	Song	"All By Myself Song" (First: Episode 2044)
	Cartoon	A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away. (First: Episode 1506)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Cookies in Bed — Bert tells Ernie not to eat cookies in bed because of all the crumbs it will make. (First: Episode 0282)
	Animation	5 goldfish, take away 2, leaves 3. (First: Episode 2252)
	Insert	Two-Headed Monster: Singing Lesson — Bob teaches the monster how to sing. (First: Episode 1736)
	Cartoon	A map of Africa morphs into the shape of animals that are found there.
	Film	Old paper, new paper Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0911)
	Muppets	Beat the Time: Elmo — Elmo must bring in three items that start with "SN" within thirty seconds. (First: Episode 2610)
	Animation	A girl skips home through the city, hearing all kinds of noises. When she gets home, she repeats all the noises she heard with a little dance. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1877)
	SCENE 2	Susan is off visiting her parents, so Gordon is making a recorded message to send to her. Big Bird sees this and wants to say something as well. He recites a long, rambling message about what he did today, then invites all the kids to record messages too.
	Cartoon	More and more moths appear, and devour a man's clothes. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0294)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Celia Cruz and the Anything Muppets sing "Numero Comparsa." (First: Episode 2318)
	Cartoon	A boy imagines staying in the jungle at night when he goes to sleep. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0798)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Hope — Ernie uses a brown paper bag to discuss the concept of hope with Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0233)
	Film	Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0315)
	Cartoon	R for rhinoceros, raquet, robot (First: Episode 2443)
	SCENE 3	A Muppet duck records a "hello" for Susan. Gordon invites Shelley the Turtle to record something as well, but he feels too shy. As Gordon tends to a phone call, Shelley sings about his shyness ("Just for Me"). He doesn't notice Gordon and the kids listening in and they applaud his song. Gordon points out that he left the tape recorder on, so even Susan will hear it.
	Cartoon	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on. (First: Episode 1242)
	Film	Two kids watch as a veterinarian fixes a baby robin's wing, then lets it go. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2292)
	Muppets	The Amazing Mumford: Disappearing Carrot (First: Episode 1210)
	Cartoon	Actor demonstrates anger towards casting director - literally! (First: Episode 2061)
	SCENE 4	Gordon can't believe his ears when he hears beautiful violin music coming from Oscar's trash can. Oscar is receiving violin lessons from the world's best Grouch violin player, Itzyuck Perlmud. Gordon sets up the recorder to capture their playing, only now they play the tune horribly wrong. Itzyuck notes, "One must learn to play the right notes, before one can play the wrong ones."
	Cartoon	Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears. (First: Episode 0468)
	Cast	Luis and Linda assemble the word COLD, and it snows. (First: Episode 2067)
	Animation	Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (First: Episode 0195)
	Muppets	Farmer Ernie sings "Grow High Grow Low" about how some plants grow high while some grow low. (First: Episode 2448)
	Cartoon	A concert pianist shows up in a construction worker's lunchbox, singing the alphabet. (First: Episode 0449)
	SCENE 5	Maria has borrowed Gordon's recorder to tape some of Gabi to send home to Puerto Rico. Oscar listens in and is repulsed by all the cutesy baby sounds, especially when he learns his name is what triggers them for the baby. She takes it over to the Fix-It Shop, just as it gets to the good part for Oscar - the baby crying. Oscar decides to make the crying noises himself, and Gordon announces the sponsors.