Episode 0410

	Sesame Street
	Oscar pretends to be guard animals
Air date	November 17, 1972
Season	Season 4 (1972-1973)
Written by	Ray Sipherd
Directed by	Jon Stone
Production	September 5, 1972
Sponsors	G, R, 6

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Susan meets with Big Bird, who is waiting for the bus as he stands next to Hooper's Store. Susan tells him that the bus doesn't stop there, but instead at the bus stop sign. He reads the sign to make sure it's correct, concentrating so hard on reading the word "bus" that he ends up missing it and runs to try and catch up.
	Cartoon	The word BUS (First: Episode 0277)
	Muppets	Three Anything Muppets (including Farley) wait for a bus at a bus stop. To their surprise, the bus is very small, and two small Muppets get off of it. (First: Episode 0189)
	Cartoon	R is for Rooster, and Robber, and Rake ... Artist: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0011)
	SCENE 2	Gordon and the kids observe Brian's pet dog Heidi; Gordon has her do a couple of tricks. Oscar, trying to take his nap, thinks dogs are too nice and sweet. However, he becomes inspired when he learns about watchdogs from Gordon, who explains how they bark to keep others away. Since Oscar doesn't care for dogs, he thinks of another kind of animal that would keep people away from his trash can.
	Cartoon	"I'm six years old today!" (First: Episode 0357)
	SCENE 3	Oscar acts as a "watch-chicken" by practicing clucking. As he goes inside his can, Big Bird passes by with a bag of birdseed. He hears the clucking and assumes Oscar has a new chicken, so he pours some of the contents of the bag into the can. Oscar, now covered in birdseed, thinks his idea needs work, and considers a bigger, louder animal to pretend to be.
	Muppets	Japanese Story: The Emperor's New Gong — A salesman tries to find the perfect gong for the Emperor.
	Cartoon	Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm. Artist: Cliff Roberts
	SCENE 4	David drops by the can, where Oscar is now acting as a "watch-cow," complete with a disguise. David doesn't think cows are very scary, though. He goes on to say he needed eggs, having heard from Big Bird that there's a chicken in the can. Since there's only a "cow," David asks for some milk instead, which sends Oscar groaning back into his can.
	Cartoon	Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair. (First: Episode 0369)
	Cartoon	G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357)
	SCENE 5	Gordon and Susan come over to check on Oscar's progress. He has instead opted to fend off annoyances with a real animal - Stinky the skunk. Disgusted, Gordon and Susan retreat to Big Bird's nest.
	Muppets	"Family" (First: Episode 0404)
	Film	Joe Raposo counts 20 antique cars.
	Cartoon	A woman fixes her car by putting a letter r under the hood, and it goes "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
	Film	Joe Raposo: Insects (instrumental w/ kid VO, same music as "Peacock")
	SCENE 6	Luis sings "One of These Things" with the kids using pictures of different-sized ants.
	Film	"Six Song (Song of Six)." (First: Episode 0011)
	Muppets	Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party. (First: Episode 0280)
	Cartoon	A girl wonders what would happen if she popped her balloon. She imagines it would scare her sister, who would end up breaking a vase and getting in trouble. (First: Episode 0280)
	SCENE 7	The cast come up with some rhymes: Luis pulls a hat off of a cat, David gives a flower a rain shower, and Big Bird takes a rest in his nest.
	Cast	Wally and Ralph navigate a tube of toothpaste. (First: Episode 0378)
	Song	"Where the Garbage Goes," a song film which explains what happens to garbage after it gets thrown away. Music by Peter Schickele (First: Episode 0077)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Imaginary Baseball Game — While it's raining, Bert encourages Ernie to imagine playing baseball.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: G for gorilla (in man suit). (First: Episode 0085)
	SCENE 8	Oscar hires Luis to tinker with his doorbell, saying it's too loud. Luis adjusts it so it's quieter and quieter, pointing out that if it were any quieter it wouldn't make any sound. Oscar agrees: "You think I wanna know when someone's ringing my doorbell?" Luis pulls the doorbell's cords out rendering it completely inaudible, just as Oscar likes it.
	Film	Counting six oryx Music: Joe Raposo
	Muppets	Guy Smiley hosts "The Remembering Game", a game show in which the contestants must match pictures based on memory. The winner gets whatever item was in the pictures he matched, and the other contestant wins the item from the remaining two pictures as a consolation prize. Bill Smith wins a cookie, and Cookie Monster wins a jet plane. Disappointed, Cookie Monster suggests that they switch prizes. (First: Episode 0310)
	SCENE 9	Big Bird recites a poem about the crocodile.
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Crocodile Music: Joe Raposo
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie's R Collection — Bert convinces Ernie to throw away his R collection. (First: Episode 0014)
	Cartoon	Men in boxes sound out the word RUN. (First: Episode 0369)
	SCENE 10	Luis presents items in his toolbox that begin with the letter R to Debo and Chris. One such item is a folder ruler, which he folds into the shape of an R.
	Cartoon	A wizard turns into R things. (First: Episode 0369)
	Video	Counting train cars Music: Joe Raposo
	SCENE 10 cont'd	Luis now uses the ruler to measure how tall Chris and Debo are. It's much too short to measure Big Bird, however.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie's Nap — During Ernie's nap time, Cookie Monster tries to steal his pillow by distracting him with a bell. (First: Episode 0035)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: R for rabbit (First: Episode 0014)
	Cartoon	Jasper thinks that he has lost his elbow, but Julius shows him his elbow by bending his arm. (repeat)
	Film	"Six Song (Song of Six)." (repeat)
	SCENE 11	The kids play in the yard as Susan announces the sponsors and the credits roll.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds the CTW sign.