Episode 3036

	Sesame Street
	The Count's watermelon
Air date	December 21, 1992
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Written by	Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
Production	October 7 & 13, 1992
Sponsors	A, G, 5

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar puts up a "do not disturb" sign on his trash can so he can listen to his Grouch classical music without anyone bothering him. However, Merry Monster sees the sign but is unable to read it, and loudly calls Oscar's attention to ask him what the sign says and means. Once she gets the hint, Oscar decides to take down the sign only to have Merry ask why he took it down.
	Cartoon	All the instruments in Sousaville love Mr. Tuba's music, but when he plays with them, he doesn't play the same music they're playing. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2829)
	Film	A boy draws a picture of his friend, Kerry. (First: Episode 2776)
	Muppets	Hammy Swinette sings "Stand By Your Can." (First: Episode 2796)
	Cartoon	An ape takes a bite out of a yellow A. (First: Episode 2813)
	Film	A group of kids pick apples in an orchard, and take them into the cider mill to make apple cider. (First: Episode 1585)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks a girl to hug him and scratch his tummy. (First: Episode 1653)
	Cartoon	Hortense sees 5 waltzing brooms in her room. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2508)
	SCENE 2	Maria introduces the bovine diva Mariah Cowie, who sings her hit song "Some Hay."
	Cartoon	A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141)
	Film	Looking for triangles in the city (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 2696)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Heavy and Light — Ernie wants to play a game with Bert about heavy and light. (First: Episode 2650)
	Film	A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal. (First: Episode 2787)
	Cartoon	Which legs belong on the man? (First: Episode 1691)
	SCENE 3	Herry introduces his mommy before reading some kids a poem he wrote and illustrated about her, titled "My Mommy and Me." In his poem, he explains how his mommy used to carry him when he was smaller, but nowadays he's strong enough to carry her. After the poem, Herry gives his mother a lift to the park.
	Film	A mandrill carries her young. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0039)
	Animation	Planet G / g (First: Episode 2844)
	Muppets / Celebrity	At Birdland, Hoots the Owl and Branford Marsalis (as Forrest Wimbledon) perform "Listen and Bounce it Back." (First: Episode 2834)
	Cartoon	Don't cross the street alone. (First: Episode 1942)
	Song	"Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734)
	Muppets	Spaceship Surprise: Planet CH — Chunky Cheese welcomes the space travelers to the Planet CH. (First: Episode 2414)
	Cartoon	I am dry, they are wet (man laying on the beach) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309)
	SCENE 4	The Count has received a package from his Aunt Sasha, and is curious about what's inside. Mr. Handford opens the package and finds one watermelon. The Count isn't too thrilled about it - after all, it's only one watermelon, and his aunt usually sends him more things to count. Mr. Handford assumes she sent it to him so he could count how many pounds it weighs. He retrieves his scale, and finds that the watermelon weighs 10 pounds (which the Count happily counts). The Count then discovers something else to enumerate: how many times he falls over when Mr. Handford hands him the watermelon.
	Animation	A/a (Gordon voice-over) (First: Episode 2240)
	Muppets	"One Banana" (First: Episode 1941)
	Cartoon	Are you the monster that ate the television? (First: Episode 1970)
	Film	Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416)
	Muppets	The Twiddlebugs get a new postage stamp portrait of George Washington, but have trouble getting it to stick to the wall. They finally get it to work, but it is upside down. (First: Episode 0776)
	Animation	"Five Waltzing Chairs" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2983)
	SCENE 5	The Count tells Mr. Handford about another use he found for his watermelon: earlier, he grew bored counting his watermelon so he decided to give it to a hungry little girl (Fran Brill). She came back, having finished the watermelon, and brought him back the many seeds to count! He reflects on what he learned: "Sometimes, when you give something away, you get something back that is even better."
	Animation	An owl is formed out of seeds. (First: Episode 2368)
	Muppets	In song, a boy wanders into the Animal Lost and Found, looking for his pet named Homer. The shopkeeper says, "Describe Your Pet to Me." (First: Episode 2967)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: A for airplane (First: Episode 0770)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Hop — The monster sounds out the word "hop" and starts hopping. (First: Episode 1482)
	Film	Shapes vibrate as girls beat on their drums. (First: Episode 2845)
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: Neck — Kermit demonstrates to the viewer how your neck moves to different positions without moving your body. (First: Episode 1956)
	Cartoon	"Young MacDonald Went to Town" (First: Episode 0787)
	SCENE 6	Maria comes in to Hooper's Store for lunch and asks for a slice of pizza. Suddenly, Sonny Friendly, host of "The Triangle Game," barges in with another travelling game show and makes Maria his unwilling contestant, telling her to look for something that's shaped like a triangle. She tells him off as usual, but he notices her triangular-shaped lunch and crowns her the winner of his triangle. By "mistake," he leaves with Maria's pizza and she chases after him. The Count announces the sponsors.