Episode 2877

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird teaches Barkley some tricks
Air date	November 12, 1991
Season	Season 23 (1991-1992)
Written by	David Korr
Sponsors	P, V, 13

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Mr. Handford welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street, and points out that Grundgetta and her Grouch friends are waiting for a Grouch milkshake. All they say he needs is a piece of cardboard and a pen, which he uses to write the word "milk" on the card, then he gives it to the Grouches so they can shake it.
	Animation	Thirteen hamburgers dance around. (First: Episode 2785)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. Ernie tries to count sheep, but it's dull -- so he starts counting fire engines. The noise from the imaginary fire engine wakes Bert up. Bert says that Ernie's waking up the whole neighborhood, and tells him to count something quieter. Ernie counts balloons -- but the balloon gets bigger and bigger, finally bursting with a huge explosion that wakes Bert up again. (First: Episode 0276)
	Cartoon	Gloria Globe is about to pull a rabbit out of her hat, but pulls out a kangaroo instead, which belongs in Australia. (First: Episode 2811)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings George Gershwin's "Funny Face." (First: Episode 0006)
	Cartoon	Violet climbs a vine with V words. (First: Episode 0389)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird shows Edwin that he's trying to teach a new trick to Barkley: he has two dog food bowls, one full and one empty, and he intends to have Barkley show which one is the full one. Edwin points out that this doesn't really count as a dog trick, because dogs can use their hunger to figure out whether a bowl has dog food in it. Big Bird is still determined to find a trick for Barkley.
	Film	Empty / full classroom (time-lapse) (First: Episode 0475)
	Cartoon	P for Penguin Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1190)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit goes to Peter Piper's Pickled Peppers Patch to interview Peter Piper, but he only gets to meet other members of his family, whose names all begin with a common letter. At the end, Peter Piper's cousin states that Peter Piper is in Portland pressing pants. (First: Episode 1342)
	Cartoon	"Magic Pig" Artist: Vince Collins (First: Episode 0772)
	Film	With their teacher, kids play clapping and dancing games about the rhythm in their names. (First: Episode 1735)
	Cartoon	The word entrada tries to run through a wall, then runs through the entrance. (First: Episode 0939)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird thinks that Barkley will display his knowledge of the Spanish word "entrada" by entering his doghouse, which has an "entrada" sign above the door. Edwin explains that this isn't really a trick either, because there's only one door for Barkley to enter. Big Bird still won't give up ...
	Song	"Reach Your Hand Up High" (First: Episode 2702)
	Muppets	Spaceship Surprise The crew lands on the Planet CH, where they are greeted by Chunky Cheese. (First: Episode 2414)
	Cartoon	A mouse riding an armadillo sings a song about 13, his lucky number. (First: Episode 2828)
	SCENE 4	For Barkley's next "trick," he'll demonstrate a subtraction problem: one dog, take away one dog, leaves how many dogs? Barkley sits still at first, until he hears a cat, and runs after it, leaving zero dogs. Big Bird is unaware of the cat, until Edwin points it out to him. Big Bird remains determined ...
	Cartoon	A dog chases a cat around, through, over, and under a doghouse. (First: Episode 1020)
	Muppets	"The Ten Commandments of Health" (First: Episode 1139)
	Cartoon	A rolling circle becomes a square, then a triangle, and various other shapes. (First: Episode 1465)
	SCENE 5	Next, Big Bird will show that Barkley knows about same and different -- he'll ask Barkley some questions about pairs of things, and Barkley will bark once for same and be silent for different. However, Barkley is sleeping, so when Big Bird asks questions to which the answer is "different," Barkley doesn't answer. Edwin points this out, and Big Bird walks off, insulted.
	Cartoon	P is for Painting (First: Episode 0764)
	Muppets	Judy Finstermacher has broken her bag of groceries, and Super Grover tries to find a way for her to get the groceries to her home. (First: Episode 1289)
	Cartoon	Is no one afraid of The Big Bad Wolf? (EKA: Episode 2405)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Trying and Trying Again." (First: Episode 0631)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: V for Violin A musician plays a violin, which instantly breaks. (First: Episode 0052)
	Cast	Gordon, Bob, Maria, and Gina sing a song about exploring in the courtyard. Bob is transported to the beach, Gordon to the farm, Maria to the top of a mountain and Gina to the bottom of the ocean. (First: Episode 2744)
	Cartoon	Kids observe cloud formations, until it starts to rain. (First: Episode 2074)
	Muppets	Fashion Report Ernie gives a report on what the well-dressed trees are wearing each season. (EKA: Episode 2417)
	Cartoon	Ranger Armbuckle talks about how plants travel -- by sowing their seeds. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2727)
	Film	Seashells form various patterns in the sand. (First: Episode 2031)
	Muppets	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Cluck Around the Clock." (First: Episode 2817)
	Cartoon	Eleven gumballs minus 4 equals 7. (First: Episode 2268)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Basketball player Isiah Thomas shows Elmo and Jesse how to dribble a ball, and Elmo asks Isiah to dribble him.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "I Like Alaska", along with a montage of kids saying what their hobbies are, and what they like about their community. (EKA: Episode 2356)
	Cartoon	Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain. (First: Episode 1477)
	Muppets	"The Rhymies at Sea" - Larry, Mary, and Barry sail on a ship, which sinks. (First: Episode 1149)
	Cartoon	Small v ... for voom, voice, violin, etc. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0167)
	SCENE 6	Big Bird finally finds a trick for Barkley to do: Barkley can pull Big Bird while he wears rollerskates. Edwin announces the sponsors, as Big Bird crashes into something.