Episode 2811

	Sesame Street
	Celebrating the letter K
Air date	February 11, 1991
Season	Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by	Nancy Sans
Directed by	Jon Stone
Production	November 16, 1990
Sponsors	K, T, 14

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	A group of girls do a chant about the letter K.
	SCENE 1	Telly and the kids flash signs with the letter "K" on them and march around chanting the letter. Telly wants Oscar to provide them with a K word in honor of the letter of the day, but he naturally refuses.
	Animation	An owl is formed out of seeds. (First: Episode 2368)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet sings a "Pretty Little Song" with a canary, but neither of them can figure out when it ends. (First: Episode 1298)
	Cartoon	A man tries to push a huge balloon elephant through a narrow doorway, and a girl helps him by deflating it. (First: Episode 1824)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert, and Shola demonstrate "big," "small," "smaller, and "smallest" with four balls. (First: Episode 0544)
	Animation	2 houses plus 3 houses equal 5. (First: Episode 0283)
	SCENE 2	Telly and the kids disguise themselves as Grouches, hoping to dupe Oscar into showing them a K word. Oscar sees through this immediately and rejects Telly's suggestions of showing a kangaroo or koala, since Grouches don't like cute animals such as those. He instead provides Telly with something Grouches do like - fish (even though it doesn't begin with K). He starts tossing out handfuls from his trash can, which the others try to frantically toss back.
	Cartoon	Gloria Globe is about to pull a rabbit out of her hat, but pulls out a kangaroo instead, which belongs in Australia.
	Song	"Starfish" by Joe Raposo. (re-filmed version) (First: Episode 2487)
	Cartoon	Mi kat iz ... gone (First: Episode 1967)
	Film	Sounds Around the House v2: chimes, snoring, a boy pretending to be an airplane, a man playing a trumpet, and a motorcycle outside. (First: Episode 1713)
	SCENE 3	Maria and Luis try to provide Telly and the kids with some K-word items at the Fix-It Shop. They offer some keys and a kaleidoscope, but Telly insists that they must get something from Oscar. Before they head out, Maria gives Telly a kiss, which gives him an idea. Before leaving, Telly is surprised by what the kaleidoscope makes Maria and Luis look like.
	Animation	Floral patterns are formed to Eastern European music. (First: Episode 1808)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: The Six Dollar Man — Professor Nucleus Von Fission builds the Six Dollar Man. (First: Episode 0933)
	Song	Kevin Clash sings "Skin." (First: Episode 2749)
	Muppets	This Is Your Lunch — Construction worker Sally Smith must guess the contents of her lunchbox correctly. (First: Episode 1631)
	Cartoon	A minstrel sings about a fox who outsmarts a crow. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0631)
	SCENE 4	Telly and the kids barrage Oscar with blown kisses until he relents and gives them some things beginning with K, including a kazoo, kite, and kettle. They still want more, so Oscar brings out a kid named Kevin (whom the others have been looking for).
	Cartoon	K is for kiss. Animation: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0131)
	Celebrity	Linda Ronstadt sings a special rewritten version of "Y Andalé" with a mariachi band. (First: Episode 2487)
	Cartoon	"We Are Kids From Far and Wide": Sierra Leone (First: Episode 2770)
	Song	"Ja, Ja, That is the Mountain" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2780)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Picture of Bert — Ernie tells Bert to stand still in front of the camera so that he can trace Bert's face on the screen. (First: Episode 0536)
	Cartoon	A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle. (First: Episode 0784)
	Insert	A group of girls to clapping chant about the number 14.
	Animation	Can you find the elephant in the painting?
	Muppets	Polly Darton and Benny Rabbit sing "14 Carrot Love."
	Film	Footage of kids playing professions, alternating with footage of analogous real-life jobs.
	Animation	T for toothbrush and toothpaste
	Muppets	On a boring day, two hipsters sing "Meet Me at the Bus Stop" and decide to do so. (First: Episode 1451)
	Animation	Slide puzzle - elephant (First: Episode 0389)
	SCENE 5	The Count stops by Oscar's can and requests 14 of something he can count, as it's the number of the day. Oscar refuses, but complies under the threat of more kisses from Telly and the kids. Oscar gives the Count 14 smelly fish from his collection, which he, Telly, and the kids count. The Count then goes to take a bath to wash the smell out, hoping 14 bars of soap will be enough.
	Cartoon	Abstract count to 14.
	Film	Maria and some kids count katydids hiding in the leaves. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2364)
	Muppets	Annette Monster and Frankie Monster sing "Love the Ocean" to urge others to "show respect for the sea" and refrain from throwing trash in the water. (First: Episode 2680)
	Cartoon	T for treasure (Jim Thurman VO) (First: Episode 1990)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Headphones — The monster listens to some funky music on headphones. (First: Episode 1628)
	Cartoon	What if an elephant and a mouse had their features switched around? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0212)
	SCENE 6	Oscar is bothered once more by Telly, a couple of Honkers, and the Count, who bring in signs to announce the day's sponsors. Oscar instead says it for them just to get it over with.