| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Oscar and the word man |
| Air date | February 21, 1991 |
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) |
| Sponsors | E, Y, 12 |
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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 | SCENE 1 | Elmo tells the viewer that because he's so small, he can identify everyone by their knees, including Alex, Big Bird and Linda. |
 | Song | "Elbows and Knees" (First: Episode 2641) |
 | Cartoon | What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488) |
 | Muppets | Ernie sings about "The Insects in Your Neighborhood." (First: Episode 1887) |
 | Animation | Henson Films: Number Twelve Rocks (EKA: Episode 0218) |
 | Muppets | Super Grover tries to stop a fight between Sammy and Frankie, who are fighting over an apple. (First: Episode 0682) |
 | Film | Looking for rectangles in the city (Maria voice-over) (First: Episode 2714) |
| | SCENE 2 | A uniformed man knocks on Oscar's trash can and declares himself as the "Telephone Man." Oscar asserts that his phone isn't broken, nor does he need to be sold a new one. The man replies that he's merely there to help Oscar learn the world "telephone." |
 | Cartoon | A girl sings about the things she can draw, paint, and sculpt. (EKA: Episode 2429) |
  | Insert | Wanda the Word Fairy demonstrates the word TELEPHONE, but is unable to remove the word from the telephone booths. (First: Episode 2655) |
 | Cartoon | Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat. (First: Episode 1580) |
 | Muppets | "African Alphabet Song" (EKA: Episode 2404) |
 | Cartoon | Y for yawn (EKA: Episode 0301) |
| | SCENE 3 | The man returns to Oscar's can, now branded as the Milk Man. Once again, he's not there to peddle the product, but present the sight word MILK. |
 | Film | Kids go roller-skating in a playground as ragtime music plays. (First: Episode 1234) |
 | Cartoon | Letter B/b (bouncing circles) (EKA: Episode 2222) |
 | Muppets | At the beach, the Twiddlebugs notice that only Thomas has a beach umbrella, which they decide to share. They soon notice that they have no idea where the ocean is. (First: Episode 2641) |
 | Cartoon | "The Story of Princess Twelvia". Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1676) |
 | Song | "I Love Being a Pig" (Live-action version) (First: Episode 0572) |
  | Cast | Gordon hosts "The Crossing Zone," in which a boy named Jonathan has to find a way to cross the street. Susan helps him across. (First: Episode 2729) |
 | Cartoon | E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal. (First: Episode 0486) |
 | SCENE 4 | The man returns to continue his schtick, only now as the Banana Man. Oscar sees how appropriate his name is now; the man's driving him bananas! |
 | Film | Cheri goes fishing with her abuelo. (First: Episode 2784) |
 | Cartoon | Y for Yak Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1184) |
 | Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (EKA: Episode 2518) |
 | Animation | We Are Kids From Far and Wide: India (First: Episode 2758) |
 | Film | Kids narrate a film of how a river is formed. (First: Episode 2710) |
| | Cast | Mike and the kids perform "A Very Simple Dance." (EKA: Episode 2729) |
 | Cartoon | A girl uses her imagination while sitting on a sofa. (EKA: Episode 0956) |
 | Muppets | Caveman Days: Taking the kid to school Ernie (the father) and Bert (the kid) go over the procedure of crossing the street. (EKA: Episode 2258) |
 | Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
 | Film | Two girls walk on an island together, and a map of the island is shown. (First: Episode 2650) |
 | SCENE 5 | At the library, a girl named Marie needs someone to read to her. Buster the Horse is also in need of help; he can't turn pages well with hooves. Linda suggests they cooperate: Marie will turn the pages and Buster will read. |
 | Cartoon | A caveman finds a rock on the ground, and visualizes the invention of the wheel and the car, ultimately deciding to toss the rock away: "Who needs it?" (EKA: Episode 1049) |
 | Muppets | Old West: Sinister Sam announces that someone has bought the last box of crayons, and he wants to know why. It turns out that he just wants a crayon so he can learn how to write the letter Y. (First: Episode 1288) |
 | Film / Animation | Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them. (EKA: Episode 2223) |
 | SCENE 6 | A small crowd has gathered around Buster and Marie as they read. Linda and Lisa announce the sponsors. |
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