Episode 2837

	Sesame Street
	Cleaning the lot, part 2 – Gordon organizes everyone to clean up the lot
Air date	March 19, 1991
Season	Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by	Belinda Ward
Sponsors	C, M, 7

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Telly calls Gordon for help: a pigeon is trying to eat a sign he made for the vacant lot. Oscar overhears and is interested, then calls for Bruno.
	SCENE 1	The gang makes it to the lot, where they meet Audrey and Louise, the Pigeon Sisters. Louise has a big appetite and continues pecking at the sign, mistaking it for a cracker. Audrey helps her read it - "Help Clean Up the Lot - 11:00 Today."
	Cartoon	Sign Man: One Way (EKA: Episode 1299)
	Muppets	The Sublime Miss M performs "The Sublime Ms. M."
	Cartoon	M for Mask (EKA: Episode 2448)
	Film	Kids talk about how many things they can do now that they're five years old. (First: Episode 1403)
	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	Seven rabbits Artist: Owe Gustafson (EKA: Episode 1540)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Forgetful Jones asks Daniela to help him read a sign - ME. (EKA: Episode 2709)
	Cartoon	A boy draws a portrait of himself and calls it ME. (EKA: Episode 2124)
	Muppets	Pageant: Where Milk Comes From
	Cartoon	C is for Candle (the candle blows back) (First: Episode 0703)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Katie think of rhymes. (First: Episode 1644)
	Cartoon	"Seven Sweet Sopranos" on a shaky piano Artist: Paul Fierlinger (EKA: Episode 2358)
	Film	Slide puzzle - boy (EKA: Episode 0428)
	SCENE 2	Telly moves the sign over to Oscar's trash can and has also asked Polly Darton and her backup dogs to sing a song ("A-Cleanin' Up the Lot"). The song attracts the rest of the street, who are ready to help.
	Animation	A map of China morphs into the shape of animals and things that are found there. (First: Episode 2782)
	Muppets	Robin Williams asks Elmo and the kids whether they would allow a nonsense talking, horned two-headed stranger to play baseball with them. The Two-Headed Monster shows up to play. (First: Episode 2795)
	Film / Muppets	Alphaquest: M The girl uses mittens to make monster mush, which is eaten by a Muppet monster. (First: Episode 2724)
	Cartoon	Joe's Lap (limerick) (EKA: Episode 0825)
	Muppets	How Now Brown and the Moo Wave perform the song "Danger's No Stranger." (EKA: Episode 2201)
	Film	A man makes a shadow puppet of an elephant. (EKA: Episode 1118)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster is in a disagreement about where to go for vacation: the mountains or the seashore. Cookie Monster says he likes both, better than going to Cucamonga for the National Cookie Convention. 2-Head gets inspired, and heads off for Cucamonga, leaving Cookie to choose between the mountains and the seashore.
	Animation	Sand C / c (EKA: Episode 1068)
	Insert	Big Bird reads a poem about how hard it is to be a sheep, and become cold when giving up one's wool: "So let's be fair when snow is deep, let's put the sweater on the sheep." Accompanied with cotton sheep illustrations. (EKA: Episode 2636)
	Cartoon	A lizard sings about how she likes to be "Above it All", as well as below. Artist: Sally Cruikshank (EKA: Episode 2572)
	Film	Two Navajo kids go to school in Arizona. This year, Dante enters pre-school. (EKA: Episode 2680)
	Muppets	On a cold day, the Twiddlebugs try to figure out what they should close to make themselves warm. After they try closing a book, a lunchbox and their mouths, Tina sees they must close the door. Once they're warm, they decide to go outside, but can't find what they should open. (First: Episode 1621)
	Cartoon	Rap #7 (EKA: Episode 2506)
	Film	A group of kids pick apples in an orchard, and take them into the cider mill to make apple cider. (First: Episode 1585)
	Cartoon	A playground is destroyed by bad weather, and a teacher has her class rebuild it from memory. (First: Episode 1453)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash Kermit interviews a bird who sings about how her parents still love her even though they don't live together anymore (though it is not directly stated whether her parents are divorced or separated). (First: Episode 2695)
	Cartoon	A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... and promptly wiggle around. Artist: James Rizzi (EKA: Episode 0821)
	SCENE 3	Everyone is assembled in the lot to clean it. Gordon reminds everyone to wear their gloves and boots, including Forgetful Jones (who's forgotten he's already wearing them). The Sanitation department neglected to send them recycling bins, so Gordon and Forgetful go check on them.
	Film	Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant. Music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett (EKA: Episode 0926)
	Muppets	"Listen to the Bells" (EKA: Episode 2401)
	Cartoon	C for Cat Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 1141)
	Film	Two kids help an old Chinese man get his dragon kite in the air. (EKA: Episode 0792)
	SCENE 4	Gordon and Forgetful return empty handed; the bins won't be delivered until tomorrow. Everyone looks forward to cleaning the next day, as Audrey announces the sponsors.