Episode 2520

	Sesame Street
	Mumford turns Gordon into a Grouch; (repeat of 2310)
Air date	December 30, 1988
Season	Season 20 (1988-1989)
Written by	Luis Santeiro
Directed by	Lisa Simon
Sponsors	M, O, 10

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar and Grundgetta prepare to watch the Amazing Mumford perform a Grouch magic trick he learned from the Great Trasherini. Gordon, though he is about to leave with Susan on a date, agrees to assist in the trick as Mumford changes lovely-looking shapes into Grouchy ones. His attempt at changing a circle seems to fail, until they see the trick has made Gordon a Grouch instead! Mumford heads to the library to find something to reverse the trick, while Oscar and Grundgetta get acquainted with the new Gordon.
	Cartoon	Typewriter: M for magic (First: Episode 0841)
	Muppets	Hoots tells Ernie to "Put Down the Duckie." (First: Episode 2310)
	Cartoon	M for Moon Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1163)
	Film	A man takes two kids on a boat ride through the Louisiana bayou.
	Muppets	Muppet and Kid Moments: Grover and Eric observe the differences between fur and skin. (First: Episode 1642)
	Cartoon	A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0154)
	SCENE 2	Susan can't stand dealing with the Grouch Gordon and goes to check on Mumford. Just after, Brian drops off a bag of trash, which Gordon stakes a claim on to Oscar's frustration. He begins to rummage through it and finds some discarded letter M cards (a favorite letter to Grouches since it begins "mud"). Grundgetta, becoming attracted to this new Gordon, joins in as they dig through the bag. Oscar fears that he may lose his girlfriend and runs off to aid Mumford.
	Cartoon	M in space (First: Episode 0516)
	Muppets	"The Dirtiest Town in the West" (First: Episode 1461)
	Cartoon	A man tries to get to sleep, but is woken up by a fly, a chicken and a drum-playing rabbit, all of whom call him on the phone after he throws them out. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0257)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Peanut Butter." (First: Episode 1966)
	SCENE 3	Gordon and Grundgetta continue rummaging through the trash. They begin to admire an old tin can when Susan, Oscar, and Mumford all return. Grundgetta appears to be the only one who wants Gordon to stay like this, but Mumford tries out his new magic words to fix everything. He manages to fix the old tin can and Gordon's letter Ms like new, but Gordon remains the same. Mumford repeats his magic words with an even grouchier tone and this finally turns Gordon back to normal... but now Oscar has become a proper gentleman! Grundgetta starts calling for Mumford when Oscar suggests she wear a gardenia in her hair.
	Cartoon	After the big game, a bird skeleton and an elephant skeleton get their skins mixed up in the locker room. The coach helps them out. (First: Episode 0774)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Cinderella's Fairy Godmother — The Fairy Godmother prepares Cinderella's gown. (First: Episode 2442)
	Cartoon	The Bellhop must take 10 terriers for a walk. (First: Episode 2507)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark." Re-filmed version
	Muppets	Clementine and Buster get on a train, and try to tell Forgetful Jones that he's supposed to get on the train with them, but Forgetful Jones would much rather remember on his own why he's at the train station. The train leaves just as Forgetful remembers why he's there. (First: Episode 1654)
	Cartoon	A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0408)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Mookie Wilson and Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets try to play baseball with The Count, but he would rather swing the bat and count strikes. (First: Episode 2333)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster treats us to the balancing feats of ten brown bears. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1336)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster finds a TELEPHONE, and reads the word. (First: Episode 1569)
	Film	A kindergarten class takes a field trip to the fire station. (First: Episode 1217)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — At the movies, a lady with a tall hat sits in front of Ernie and Bert. She block's Ernie's view, so he asks her if she'd mind taking it off. When she places the hat on the seat next to her, Bert's view is now obstructed. (First: Episode 0538)
	Film	I hab a cauld ib by dose. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1170)
	Insert	Maria, Big Bird and Luis have a "Rhyme Out." (First: Episode 2220)
	Film	Letter O hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0338)
	Cartoon	O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0673)
	Muppets	Here Is Your Life: A loaf of bread is profiled. (First: Episode 0709)
	Film	Counting the circus clowns (First: Episode 0501)
	Animation	5 goldfish, take away 2, leaves 3. (First: Episode 2252)
	SCENE 4	Oscar shows off the flowers he's picked from a stroll in the woods while Grundgetta sobs. Mumford tries some new magic words, returning Oscar back to normal. He ditches the flowers and is appalled to learn about what just happened. Gordon announces the sponsors, and the credits follow.