Episode 1646

	Sesame Street
	A fireman visits the daycare center
Air date	March 1, 1982
Season	Season 13 (1981-1982)
Production	September 21, 1981
Sponsors	E, N, 6

Picture	Segment	Description
	Cast	In "A Postcard from Amy," Grover reads a postcard he got from his friend Amy. The message on the card is passed around from person to person, getting more and more mixed up, until everyone is led to believe that Amy is in the hospital! (First: Episode 0796)
	Cartoon	An aviator and his son cooperate to start their plane. Artist: Tom Gabbay (First: Episode 1476)
	Film	Kids narrate a film of baby eagles getting fed. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0501)
	Cartoon	The weary traveler asks the wise man to demonstrate none, some, most and all with a basket of oranges. (First: Episode 0939)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster looks at different shapes. (First: Episode 1629)
	Cartoon	A red-suited man introduces the letter N, for not now. (First: Episode 1328)
	Film	The camera zooms out on an onion as kids guess what it is. (First: Episode 0357)
	Cartoon	Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240)
	Animation	A kerosene lamp assembles itself in stop-motion. (First: Episode 1473)
	Cast / Celebrity	Olivia and George Benson sing "A Friend for All Seasons." (First: Episode 1314)
	Muppets	Old West: Bad Bart is looking for Marshal Earp to give her a big surprise. The terrified townspeople try to warn Marshal Earp -- but Bad Bart explains that a surprise is something that someone doesn't expect. He orders them not to say a word. It turns out the big surprise is a cake for Marshal Earp's birthday. (First: Episode 0537)
	Animation	Seis flores (First: Episode 1591)
	Film	The Mad Painter #6 (First: Episode 0335)
	Cartoon	A boy does an addition problem in his head: 5 + 1 = 6. (First: Episode 0548)
	Cast	Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a square. (First: Episode 1276)
	Cartoon	The Alphabet Song (country, gospel, Mexican) Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1576)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert thinks that Ernie has eaten his cookies, but it turns out that Cookie Monster (dressed as Ernie) ate the cookies. (First: Episode 0158)
	Cast	The disco song, "Bicycling," is played over footage of the Sesame adult cast riding bicycles. (First: Episode 1186)
	Cartoon	Fred, a singer, fails to figure out the words that rhyme with his name in the song he sings. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0977)
	Muppets	Some fruits in a bowl sing a "Bilingual Fruit Song" about their Spanish names, and agree that two names are better than one. (First: Episode 1306)
	Film	SCHOOL: the sign spins around. (First: Episode 0685)
	Insert	Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a rectangle. (First: Episode 1276)
	Film	In stop-motion, assorted furniture places themselves in a classroom. (First: Episode 0647)
	Cartoon	E for Eel (First: Episode 0408)
	Song	"In the Water, Splashing Around" (camera tricks) (First: Episode 1578)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: E for egg A cow hatches a chick, which says "Moo." (First: Episode 0002)
	Muppets	Grover is going to teach the audience about "surprise" by sneaking up on Ernie. He sees Ernie sitting in his chair -- and he knows that it's Ernie, because he can see Ernie's shirt and Ernie's hair. Grover sneaks up to surprise Ernie -- but then it turns out to be Herry Monster, disguised as Ernie! (First: Episode 0183)
	Cartoon	Two dots play hide-and-seek amongst different shaped blocks. (First: Episode 0780)
	SCENE 1	Telly becomes worried when he sees a firefighter arriving on Sesame Street, as he believes that wherever there's a fireman, there must be a fire nearby. The fireman reassures Telly that there is no fire, and that he's here to visit the Day Care Center to teach the kids about fire safety. Telly is glad to help direct him to it.
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: N for Nose (First: Episode 0763)
	Film	The camera zooms out on a pepper as kids guess what it is. (First: Episode 0390)
	Film	A film shows different parts of a flower. Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for lute, 2 violins and continuo in D Major II - Largo (First: Episode 0008)
	Cartoon	A bird transforms into a plane, a car, a cat, a fish, a submarine, Submarine Man, and back to a bird. Artist: Vince Collins (First: Episode 1616)
	Cast	Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a triangle. (First: Episode 1265)
	Cartoon	Six pigs Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1472)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet family arranges themselves in different ways. (First: Episode 0275)
	SCENE 2	At the daycare center, Bob and Telly give Frank, the fireman, some space so he can show the kids some things about fire engines, using a toy engine to demonstrate the truck's various parts. Telly wonders how firefighters can fit into such a small engine, though.
	Animation	Counting six red balls (First: Episode 0278)
	Muppets	Roosevelt Franklin says his ABCs. (First: Episode 0103)
	Animation	Sand N/n (First: Episode 0633)
	Muppets	Bert says his favorite number is Six. (First: Episode 1289)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #3: Last dot shows up early (First: Episode 0001)
	SCENE 3	It's almost time to go, but Telly wonders how the big mess they've made can be cleaned up before they leave. Bob shows him by telling the kids to help tidy up by putting different groups of things away, which gets the job done quickly. "You speak with a voice of authority!" Telly compliments to Bob before announcing the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Kermit and a girl hold the Sesame Street sign, while Maria holds the CTW sign.