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55 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Mon, Nov 16, 198755 mins
Gordon invites Elmo to come to the Bronx Zoo with him and Miles.
Episode 2
Tue, Nov 17, 1987
Big Bird writes a letter to Cinderella wondering what happens to her and Prince Charming following their "happily ever after."
Episode 3
Wed, Nov 18, 198755 mins
Gina is looking for a job so she can buy a birthday gift for her mother. Meanwhile, David is in desperate need of some help at Hooper's Store. But it takes all day for them to realize they can both accommodate each other.

Episode 4
Thu, Nov 19, 1987
Episode 5
Fri, Nov 20, 1987
Episode 6
Mon, Nov 23, 1987
Slimey is trying a new magic trick, but he makes himself big instead of small.
Episode 8
Wed, Nov 25, 198755 mins
Today, Big Bird is practicing magic. His tricks prove to be surprisingly effective, though not quite in the ways he had in mind. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters P and R and by the number 3.
Episode 9
Thu, Nov 26, 1987
Episode 10
Fri, Nov 27, 198755 mins
After spending the day forgetting things and not being able to find anything useful to do, Forgetful Jones joins Big Bird's Birdketeers. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters A and S and by the number 2.
Episode 12
Tue, Dec 1, 198755 mins
Jiff the turtle comes into Hooper's Store for breakfast. Dr. Noble Price turns Barkley into a cow for an experiment to see if a dog can moo like a cow.
Episode 13
Wed, Dec 2, 1987
Episode 18
Wed, Dec 9, 1987
After Oscar yells at Slimey, Slimey runs away to help Bob and Uncle Wally with planting. Oscar starts to worry that Slimey has really ran away.
Episode 21
Mon, Dec 14, 198755 mins
It's a hot day on Sesame Street and everyone is trying to keep cool. Our sponsors are the letters H and N and the number 11.
Episode 24
Thu, Dec 17, 198755 mins
Teri Garr plays a student at Oscar's Grouch School.
Episode 28
Wed, Dec 23, 1987
A stray, abandoned kitten is brought into the Fix-It Shop, and Luis rises to the occasion of taking care of her, even spending the night in the shop so he can feed her every other hour.
Episode 29
Thu, Dec 24, 1987
Luis continues to take care of the kitten, whom he has named Gatita. A few friends try to help. Sponsors: the letters I and X and the number 5.
Episode 30
Fri, Dec 25, 1987
Maria and Luis are very impressed with one another for how well they've done taking care of Gatita the cat, and it's all too obvious they're developing feelings for each other.
Episode 35
Fri, Mar 25, 198855 mins
Telly, struggling to improve his writing, is paid a visit from his Fairy Godmonster, who bequeaths him with a magic pencil, which gives him writing abilities he never thought he'd have. But how long will it last?
Episode 39
Thu, Jan 7, 198855 mins
Episode 41
Mon, Jan 11, 198855 mins
Today, at breakfast and lunchtime, Big Bird is delayed at getting a bite to eat, because his friends keep forgetting the keys to the store and birdseed boxes. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters J and P and the number 6.
Episode 44
Thu, Jan 14, 198855 mins
Grouch builder Ronald Grump comes to build Grump Tower on Oscar's property. Oscar loves it until he learns his pets will have to go. Oscar refuses to part with them and wants his old can back. The catch is it will cost forty bags of trash.
Episode 46
Mon, Jan 18, 198855 mins
Episode 47
Tue, Jan 19, 198855 mins
Maria is babysitting Oscar's niece, Irvine, who the Count wakes up with his thunder and lightning. Now Irvine is whining and screaming and making quite a scene. And Maria can't figure out how to get her to go back to sleep.

Episode 48
Wed, Jan 20, 198855 mins
Episode 49
Thu, Jan 21, 198855 mins
Big Bird and Snuffy discover that Maria and Luis are in love. Meanwhile, Kermit the Frog reports on the London Fog and sings the African Alphabet, Cookie Monster's got a new rap video on "Healthy Food," Bert meets Simon Soundman, Grover learns about love, and Guy Smiley hosts a newlywed game for fairy tales, and The Four Tops drop by to sing "Please Be Careful."

Episode 50
Fri, Jan 22, 198855 mins

Episode 51
Mon, Jan 25, 198855 mins
Episode 52
Tue, Jan 26, 198855 mins
Today, the Count has painted pictures of bats, which are hidden for people to find. Later, Mumford needs a rabbit to pull out of his hat. The one who shows up agrees to be pulled out if Mumford will return the favor afterwards.
Episode 53
Wed, Jan 27, 198855 mins
Episode 55
Fri, Jan 29, 198855 mins
Episode 56
Mon, Feb 1, 198855 mins
Observing how Maria and Luis behave when they're together, Big Bird gets the real scoop on the meaning of love. This episode is sponsored by the letters E and Z and by the number 9.
Episode 57
Tue, Feb 2, 198855 mins
Snuffy wants to take Barkley for a walk but can't communicate with Linda to ask permission. So he shows her the picture he had drawn of him doing what he wants to do for real, and it works.
Episode 59
Thu, Feb 4, 198855 mins
After Big Bird delivers a false alarm that Maria and Luis are getting married, Bob gets all excited and writes a song for the occasion, which he entitles "Love in the Fix-It Shop". Today's sponsors are the letter J and N and the number 7.
Episode 60
Fri, Feb 5, 198855 mins
Placido Flamingo develops a crush on Maria.
Episode 64
Thu, Feb 11, 1988
Episode 68
Wed, Feb 17, 198855 mins
Episode 69
Thu, Feb 18, 198855 mins

Episode 70
Fri, Feb 19, 198855 mins
Episode 76
Mon, Feb 29, 1988
Episode 85
Fri, Mar 11, 198855 mins

Episode 87
Tue, Mar 15, 198860 mins
Episode 88
Wed, Mar 16, 198855 mins
Episode 91
Mon, Mar 21, 1988
Episode 93
Wed, Mar 23, 1988
Snuffy opens a store that sells cabbage and spaghetti. Ernie sings about how vegetables grow in different ways.
Episode 97
Tue, Mar 29, 1988
Today, Little Jerry and the Monotones come to perform on Sesame Street. Gina, the president of their fan club begs David for a day off from work, and he joins her for the event.
Episode 99
Thu, Mar 31, 198855 mins
Oscar appears from his can with a plastic bottle megaphone, ordering all the residents to bring Slimey a present for his birthday.
Episode 100
Fri, Apr 1, 198855 mins
Episode 111
Mon, Apr 18, 1988
Episode 113
Wed, Apr 20, 1988
Gina gets her first opportunity to write the menu board at Hooper's Store.
Episode 121
Tue, May 3, 198855 mins
Episode 123
Wed, May 4, 198855 mins
Episode 126
Mon, May 9, 198855 mins
With Maria and Luis's wedding coming up, Bob and Don Music have co-written a special song just for the occasion, which features the word Amor. The engaged couple, however, is not thrilled by it.
Episode 128
Wed, May 11, 198855 mins
Episode 129
Thu, May 12, 198855 mins
Episode 130
Fri, May 13, 198855 mins
Maria and Luis's wedding