Episode 2970

	Sesame Street
	The Great Nineteeni
Air date	March 20, 1992
Season	Season 23 (1991-1992)
Written by	Lou Berger
Directed by	Jon Stone
Sponsors	C, M, 19
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Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	In a cape, Big Bird poses the great magician "The Great Nineteeni." He introduces the sponsors for today and teases some magic tricks he'll be performing using the number 19. But first, he has to run down some steps with some kids, leading to the theme song...
	SCENE 1	For his first act, the Great Ninteeni will guess what number his assistant Snuffy is thinking of. A large banner depicting a 19 appears, but Snuffy claims to be thinking of the number 4. Trying to save the act, Snuffy tries thinking again, but Big Bird decides to quit the magic business.
	Cartoon	The boss of Muzby's Treetop Flowers tells his secretary that he doesn't want any calls unless they're important. Employee Henry tries to make an important call while hanging out on a limb. (First: Episode 2747)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie plays a game with Bert where Ernie plays riffs on his drum set and Bert has to repeat them back. Bert is surprisingly good at the game. (First: Episode 1809)
	Cartoon	A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying. (First: Episode 0862)
	Film	A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0096)
	SCENE 2	Snuffy begs Big Bird to try another trick, but he doesn't have one yet. He instead turns Snuffy's attention to the next segment...
	Animation	Abstract count to 19 (First: Episode 2827)
	Animation	Teeny Little Super Guy shows his friend Harry the importance of sleep. (EKA: Episode 2047)
	Cartoon	Me and My M Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1545)
	Film	A film shows parts of an elephant. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0034)
	SCENE 3	At the Fix-It Shop, Merry Monster sings to Maria about being quiet and loud.
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: C-cat (First: Episode 0779)
	Muppets	Dicky Tick hosts "In, On and Under." He interviews Paul Pencil in a drawer, Vivian Vase on a mantle, and Jacques Shoesteau under a chair. (First: Episode 2360)
	Film	"One Thousand Faces" (First: Episode 2894)
	Muppets	Caveman Days: Taking the kid to school Ernie (the father) and Bert (the kid) go over the procedure of crossing the street. (First: Episode 1950)
	Insert	Wanda the Word Fairy demonstrates the word TELEPHONE, but is unable to remove the word from the telephone booths. (censored version) (First: Episode 2655)
	Animation	All, none, some and one fish swim around. (EKA: Episode 2541)
	Muppets	The Martians are looking for the Earth and find pigs in space and the Moon along the way. (First: Episode 2725)
	Cartoon	M for mouse, mud, and mother (First: Episode 0073)
	Muppets	Kermit at Home: Grover comes to Kermit's house to fix his sink. Kermit fills him in on a demonstration of "big, bigger and biggest" when it comes to wrenches. Even so, the sink repair goes awry, and the house floods. (First: Episode 0821)
	Cartoon	A family of snakes makes shapes, and rolls away. (First: Episode 1506)
	Celebrity	Basketball player Isiah Thomas shows a girl that it takes practice to play the game, but she makes a basket on her first try. (First: Episode 2933)
	Cartoon	Edgar Turtle's three nephews show him how a round is sung. (First: Episode 2506)
	Film	A girl draws a picture of her friend Amelia. (First: Episode 2784)
	Cartoon	The wind blows one hat after another off a pig's head, onto the heads of birds. "The wind is very, very strong." (EKA: Episode 2501)
	Muppets	"It's Zydeco" (First: Episode 2666)
	Cartoon	The secret drawing is a mailman. (First: Episode 0220)
	SCENE 4	Elmo pretends he's a letter carrier bringing a letter to Oscar. But before he can get it, Elmo must travel through all different types of weather (Merry provides the sound effects). Oscar finally gets his letter, but must now wait some more as Elmo delivers him a package.
	Film	Growing Numbers #19 (First: Episode 2937)
	Muppets	Farley sings "Figure It Out." (First: Episode 1626)
	Cartoon	C is for Canary (First: Episode 0703)
	Film	Animals and children bathe in water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0615)
	SCENE 5	The Great Nineteeni has a new trick: he will guess what number's on the cards Snuffy picks, all of which have a 19 printed on them. Big Bird announces the sponsors, while Snuffy wonders if the trick can work with other numbers.