Episode 2787

Sesame Street
Gordon has a headache (repeat of 2494)
Air date	January 8, 1991
Season	Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by	John Weidman
Directed by Emily Squires Production September 14, 1988 Sponsors B, V, 10

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Picture	Segment	Description
	Cast	Gina plays and sings "Follow the Leader" with the kids. (First: Episode 2604)
	Cartoon	Joe's Lap (limerick) (First: Episode 0617)
	Film	A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal.
	Cartoon	B for Beard (poem by Edward Lear) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1147)
	Muppets	Grover the Elevator Operator: Only five people are allowed on the elevator at one time, so Grover counts out five passengers. But then he's not allowed on the elevator himself; he would make six. (First: Episode 0462)
	Animation	Geometry of Circles #3 "Six Colored Circles" (First: Episode 1395)
	Cast	Bob reads "The King's Apples," in which King Gerry the Generous has trouble sharing his three apples with his daughter and the royal doctor, each of whom want two apples. An apple tree shows up to solve his problem by adding three apples to the three he currently has, making six. (First: Episode 2295)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: V for Violin A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks. (First: Episode 0052)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called." (First: Episode 0116)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert says he's too cold, so Ernie goes overboard to get him warm by putting layer after layer of clothing upon him. This makes him too hot, so Ernie opens the window, gives Bert an ice bag, and brings his electric fan. (First: Episode 0418)
	Cartoon	An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1274)
	SCENE 1	Gordon has a really bad headache, so Susan puts his slippers by the bed, unplugs the phone, and goes to put Miles in daycare so Gordon can relax. Right after she leaves, Telly comes in to make sure Gordon's okay. He understands that Gordon needs rest, peace, and quiet, so he makes sure everything stays that way. He hears such sounds as a barking dog, a honking car, and an airplane, and yells at them to be quiet. Soon, they hear the birds sing, which Gordon doesn't mind ... until he hears Big Bird singing loudly!
	Cartoon	Jazz #10 (First: Episode 0193) This episode omits the zoom-in on the 10 flag at the beginning and the numbers filling the screen with black at the end.
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit meets the Seven Dwarves, seemingly from the Snow White story. However, in this version each is named after (and represents) an emotion. (Kermit ad-lib: "Hey Dulcy, we got the wrong dwarves again!") They are named Cheerful, Sad, Lovey, Angry, Proud, Surprised, and Fearful. (EKA: Episode 2415)
	Cartoon	A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background. (First: Episode 0791)
	Film	Kids paint various things that begin with the letter B on a window (edited version) Full edit--(First: Episode 0008)
	SCENE 2	Gordon can't find his slippers, thinking they're under the bed. Elmo comes in, hoping to make Gordon's headache go away. Gordon tells him to look for his slippers under the bed, and Elmo looks on the bed, under the blankets, and finally under the bed, where he sees "two fuzzy blue monsters" that tickle him.
	Cartoon	This is a big letter V poem (First: Episode 0507)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Kadeem Hardison says the alphabet with Natasha.
	Film	Footage of a coral reef, showcasing the plant life and the fish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0466)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — On the deck of The Love Boat, a uniformed Ernie expresses how much he loves this boat. "Ernest" shares his love with Amanda, a grumpy patron, a fish, and soon several passengers who join them in their love for this boat. (First: Episode 1958)
	Cartoon	A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying. (First: Episode 0862)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird and Snuffy enter Gordon's apartment to help him with his headache by reading him a story, "The Lion and The Mouse." They react in fear towards the lion in the story, but Gordon finishes reading it for them, and suffers Snuffy's ground-shaking jumps for joy.
	Cartoon	B for boot (First: Episode 1967)
	Song	"Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents. (First: Episode 1484)
	Cartoon	Letters stranded on a desert island spell PLEH, LEPH, and finally HELP. (First: Episode 1176)
	Film	A film of two kids and a goat riding a turtle at a petting zoo is narrated in English and Spanish. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0486)
	Insert	Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0120)
	SCENE 4	Gordon has yet another visitor, Count von Count, who has a Transylvanian home remedy for headaches: counting backwards from ten to zero, and listening to soft thunder. Gordon finds this surprisingly effective, when he counts slow and closes his eyes as The Count hums.
	Animation	Lillian recalls the time she joined her parents and baby sister on a hike up the hill. Lillian hiked to the top herself, and is proud of the fact. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2749)
	Muppets	Farmer Ernie sings "Grow High Grow Low" about how some plants grow high while some grow low. (First: Episode 2448)
	Cartoon	Two men, one named Virgil Veep, discuss the letter V as they stand atop a capital V. (First: Episode 0110)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover instructs Caroline to read the word you, and acts crazy when she keeps telling him to read it. (First: Episode 2730)
	Song	"Hot in the City" (First: Episode 2751)
	SCENE 5	After several minutes of counting backwards from ten to zero, Gordon's headache is finally gone! Oscar the Grouch arrives, hoping to see Gordon suffer through his headache, but becomes upset when he learns he's too late.
	SCENE 5 cont'd	Susan and Miles come home and greet Gordon, and all the happiness in the room irritates Oscar, so the Count introduces him to his home remedy. Both of them announce the sponsors.

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