Episode 2521

	Sesame Street
Air date	January 2, 1989
Season	Season 20 (1988-1989)
Written by	John Weidman
Production	October 3, 1988
Sponsors	J, P, 0

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	At today's Grouchketeer meeting, Oscar teaches the kids why his favorite number is 0. He has three pretty flowers with him, then subtracts them one by one. Luis happens in on the meeting and when Oscar subtracts the last of the flowers, Luis suddenly must leave to feed his tennis shoes.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	The meeting is then visited by none other than Señor Zero! His attempts to impart his knowledge of the number 0 are shut down by Oscar, who declares this a private meeting. Señor Zero whips out his own Grouchketeer headgear and choses to sit in, so Oscar declares the meeting over. He's driven back into his can when Señor Zero points out that there are now zero Grouchketeers present.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	After Señor Zero makes his escape, Luis returns and wonders who left a mysterious black hat behind...
	Cartoon	Geronimo 10-0: The parachute becomes a large mattress. (First: Episode 2245)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Follow the Arrows — Ernie has Bert play a "Follow the Arrows" game. (First: Episode 1697)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Trying and Trying Again." (First: Episode 0631)
	Cartoon	Mr. Hand is instructed to draw a circle around an apple. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1869)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Peter Piper — Kermit interviews Peter Piper's family. (First: Episode 1342)
	Cartoon	Light and heavy (ball and seal) (First: Episode 0785)
	Film	As a boy plays with a tugboat in the bathtub, we watch footage of a real tugboat. (First: Episode 0801)
	Insert	Bob and the kids play "Practice, Practice." (First: Episode 1736)
	Cartoon	P is for Pillow (First: Episode 0374)
	Muppets	"Muppets Rhyme in School" (First: Episode 2291)
	Animation	Two balls play on a seesaw, when a third ball wants to join them (ending up in the middle). (First: Episode 2054)
	Film	A girl wants to learn a playground rhyme after watching some other girls do it, so one of them teaches her. (First: Episode 2284)
	Cartoon	Counting eight figures (First: Episode 2253)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Celia Cruz tells Big Bird about a hummingbird, and sings "Zunzun." (First: Episode 2298)
	Cartoon	Heavy and light characters are weighed on a scale. (First: Episode 0843)
	SCENE 2	Forgetful Jones strolls over to Hooper's Store to pick up some lunch for Clementine, only he can't remember what she wanted to eat. Maria suggests that next time, he try writing down the order. He remembers Clementine did exactly that, but he doesn't remember when the paper is. Maria discovers it under his hat. Gina brings over Maria's egg salad sandwich, which is exactly what Clementine wanted. Forgetful winds up taking Maria's sandwich.
	Cartoon	A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup. (First: Episode 2283)
	Film	A boy takes dance lessons at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. (First: Episode 1716)
	Cartoon	ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles. (First: Episode 2080)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: Gone with the Wind — Kermit and Ms. Scarlett demonstrate subtraction. (First: Episode 2410)
	Cartoon	I've Got a Mind: Wind-up toy (First: Episode 0255)
	SCENE 3	Having skipped lunch, Gina prepares a large sandwich for herself and takes a break to eat it. Before she can dig in, Oscar beckons her over to help think of some words that rhyme with "jam" for a poem he's writing. She gives him a suitable rhyme and he reads his revolting limerick that makes her lose her appetite.
	Cartoon	J family jamboree (First: Episode 0365)
	Muppets	Marshal Grover: Up a Tree — Marshal Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse rescue a stuck kitty in a tree. (First: Episode 1639)
	Animation	Finding shapes in colored pixel-blocks (First: Episode 1455)
	Film	City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132)
	Cartoon	In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing. (First: Episode 0778)
	SCENE 4	Gina is excited to find herself on Sonny Friendly's newest game show. She correctly answers all three questions, each correct answer signaled by a stuffed dog falling from above wearing a "DOG" sign. Her prize winds up being the stuffed dog. She then excitedly shares her experience with David.
	Cartoon	Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." (First: Episode 1705)
	Cartoon	P for Penguin Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1190)
	SCENE 5	Gina shows off her winnings to Maria and Luis; Maria is very scorned that she's never won a practical prize on any of Sonny Friendly's shows. David announces the sponsors.