Episode 2038

	Sesame Street
	Forgetful Jones and the labels
Air date	February 27, 1985
Season	Season 16 (1984-1985)
Written by	Gary Belkin
Production	December 10, 1984
Sponsors	F, K, 7

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	At Hooper's Store, Telly muses over what to have for breakfast as David serves Olivia her eggs. She is about to put some pepper on them, but Telly worries she might put on too much or something might be wrong with the shaker. Olivia tests it out on her hand and finds it works as intended. Telly is willing to try something he can also test the shaker on, but starts wondering about other things he could use instead (such as syrup, butter, salt, etc.).
	Cartoon	Two men try to go over a very steep hill. (First: Episode 1522)
	Muppets	Professor Grover teaches his students what "school" is, but he instead gets the lesson. (First: Episode 1969)
	Film	Mad Painter #7 (First: Episode 0314)
	Cartoon	The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cuppycakes — Cookie Monster keeps stealing the "cuppycakes" that Ernie is trying to photograph. (First: Episode 0136)
	Insert	Maria sings a counting song and game that teaches the kids to count in Spanish. (First: Episode 1926)
	Cartoon	A girl shows how good she is at drawing buildings. (First: Episode 0454)
	Song	"Water, Wind, and Sun" (First: Episode 1711)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Too Much TV — On a rainy day, Ernie watches TV, when Bert suggests he do something else, like write a story. (First: Episode 1293)
	Animation	A rock does somersaults for its peers, but gets little applause. (First: Episode 2021)
	Cartoon	F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic. (First: Episode 1102)
	Film	A saxophone is made in a factory, while a solo saxophone underscores the process. (First: Episode 1446)
	Cartoon	Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF (First: Episode 0387)
	Video	Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798)
	SCENE 2	Olivia and the kids play a game called "Guess That Musical Instrument." Olivia demonstrates the sounds of a saxophone and violin. She then makes the kids face the other way and they guess what instruments she's playing behind their backs.
	Cartoon	A man in a bowler hat hears different sounds behind each door. (First: Episode 1409)
	Cast	Gordon preaches the importance of rain as it starts to do so in his office. (First: Episode 1578)
	Cartoon	K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten (First: Episode 0489)
	Film	A chef makes a rhythm as he cooks.
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Old MacDonald's Spaceship — A spaceship lands on Old MacDonald's farm. (First: Episode 2021)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: HOT DOG (First: Episode 1142)
	Cartoon	K-kick (First: Episode 0463)
	SCENE 3	Luis finds himself in a bewildering situation with Forgetful Jones, who wishes to know the contents of two unlabeled cans. Luis first has to remind Forgetful what labels do, then learns Forgetful removed them to find out what's inside the cans (thinking removing them would show him the inside). Forgetful soon forgets what they're even talking about, but Luis takes solace in the fact that he can at least remember the purpose of labels.
	Cartoon	A pink circle splits into a cat, and a gray circle splits into a mouse. (First: Episode 0452)
	Muppets	On Vacation with Guy Smiley Guy Smiley and his tour guide have difficulty taking pictures of animals in the jungle because of Guy's uncontrollably loud voice. A tiger recognizes him, and offers to take a picture of him and some other animals. "Say TREES!" (First: Episode 1949)
	Film	A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring. (First: Episode 1966)
	Cartoon	An elephant (voiced by Marshall Efron) asks Nesbitt (voiced by Don Arioli) for directions to the zoo, but won't listen to him long enough. Artist: Janet Perlman (First: Episode 1631)
	Muppets	A shark sings about his "Perfectly Pearl-White Teeth." (First: Episode 1446)
	Cartoon	A kitten is knittin' a kerchief, a kite, and a polka-dot mitten. (First: Episode 0282)
	SCENE 4	Forgetful sobs, not remembering where he left the labels he took off the cans. When Luis tells him to "use [his] head," Forgetful remembers that they're under his hat. He doesn't know which label goes on which can, so Luis deduces by the size of the labels which cans they fit. Forgetful is glad, until he realizes he's forgotten where his can opener is.
	Cartoon	What's missing? (a baby) (First: Episode 2023)
	Celebrity	Menudo performs "Gotta Get on Movin'." (First: Episode 1971)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040)
	SCENE 5	Luis asks Forgetful the last time he recalls using his can opener. Forgetful is able to remember all the specifics, from the date and time to the company involved. Luis asks how he's able to remember all that, but not where he left his can opener. "What can opener?" responds Forgetful. Having had his fill, Luis offers his own can opener to Forgetful. Olivia announces the sponsors.