Sesame Street
A blackout on Sesame Street (repeat of 2072)
Air date	December 16, 1986
Season	Season 18 (1986-1987)
Written by	Jeff Moss
Sponsors P, R, 8

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird, Luis, Olivia, and Shay are at Gordon and Susan's apartment for dinner, waiting for Gordon to come home with Telly Monster. As Susan prepares "Susan's Special Stew," the lights suddenly go out. Gordon phones from school, saying the lights are out there too. Susan turns on her radio, where a newscaster (Martin P. Robinson) reports the entire north side of the city is experiencing a blackout. Olivia and Luis go to get more lights, while Susan comforts Big Bird, who finds this a tad scary.
	Cartoon	A bird talks to a girl about what's inside the street. When she questions his credibility, he stammers, "A little worm told me!" Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1918)
	Muppets	Clementine works at the Double Bar "R" Ranch; Gladys the Cow applies for a job there. (First: Episode 2225)
	Film	Two brown bears play in the river and in the forest. (First: Episode 1755)
	Cartoon	A man explains the letter R with a radio. Once he starts singing, the radio decides to turn him off by tweaking his nose. (First: Episode 0011)
	Film	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 1966)
	Cartoon	A blue triangle looks for his friend in a museum. (First: Episode 1522)
	SCENE 2	Susan tries to call Telly to see if Gordon has arrived yet. Meanwhile, Telly has arrived at the Robinson's front door. He made his way over after the lights went out and wants to be let in. He tries ringing the door bell, which doesn't work because of the blackout. He thinks of another way he can let them know he's arrived...
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Telly pictures going all the way to the corner to use the phone booth and call Susan, which he realizes would take too long. He then considers going outside their windows and yelling to be let in, another idea that won't work too well.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	As Telly shakes his fists in frustration, he stumbles upon the perfect method to alert of his arrival - knock on the door. Susan greets him and invites him inside.
	Cartoon	A sleepy man counts 8 sheep. (First: Episode 2113)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: The Blackout — Ernie and Bert observe that there's a blackout on Sesame Street. (First: Episode 0652)
	Cartoon	Jazz #8 (First: Episode 0016)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Maya to help him follow an arrow. The arrow changes direction until Grover falls down, exhausted. (First: Episode 1641)
	Cartoon	What if an anteater had the features of a giraffe? Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0422)
	SCENE 3	Gordon has reached Sesame Street and runs into Oscar, who is enjoying the blackout very much. He likes that it allows Fluffy to take her evening stroll inside instead, which means she crashes into things due to the darkness.
	Film	A montage of the evolution of mechanical technology, from wind-up toys, to robots that can spell "SESAME STREET" with blocks, to satellite transmitters. (First: Episode 2226)
	Cartoon	Two itchy gorillas agree to scratch each other's backs. (First: Episode 1456)
	Muppets	Twiddlebugs: Using the Door — The Twiddlebugs try to find a way out of the rollerskating rink. (First: Episode 1468)
	Film	A boy narrates a film about how cheese is made. (First: Episode 1124)
	Animation	P for Pyramid (First: Episode 2061)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Jungle Search — Ernie and Bert go to the jungle to find Dr. Livingstone. (First: Episode 1736)
	Cartoon	P Words (including parachute and plug) (First: Episode 0296)
	Celebrity	James Taylor performs "Up on the Roof." (First: Episode 1808)
	Film	Kids paint P-word animals on glass. (First: Episode 0119)
	Cartoon	It's a squirrel Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1736)
	Cast	Via split-screen, two Lindas sign letters of the alphabet: one is no-nonsense, and the other is very playful. A male voiceover narrates the letters with the same demeanor Linda signs them in. (First: Episode 1354)
	Cartoon	Billy Jo Jive and Smart Susie Sunset solve the case of the midnight voices. Artist: Ray Favata (First: Episode 1183)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "If Moon Was Cookie." (First: Episode 1789)
	Film	Kids climb in and out of a tire. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450)
	Cartoon	A baby bird tries and tries again to fly from its nest. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1510)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Manners — The monster learns to use manners while eating with a spoon. (First: Episode 1340)
	Song	"Eight Song (Song of Eight)" (First: Episode 0016)
	SCENE 4	Everyone is settled down to eat, when the power is restored. They all found the nighttime ambiance enjoyable, so Susan turns the lights back off. Snuffy announces the sponsors as they dine.

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