Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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First aired on December 1, 1969, it's Episode #16 of the best darn kids show ever! Highlights: Gordon plays a trick on Ernie, they team up to play the same trick on Cookie Monster (harmonica, whistle, trumpet, banana); The Story of the Boy and the Girl and the Jellybeans (3 parts); Gordon reads "Goggles" by Ezra Jack Keats; Ernie takes a loooong time drinking his milk (4 parts); Buddy and Jim hang a picture. Also, the debut of "Song of Eight" and "Song of Nine" from The Baker series ("Numerosity"). Enjoy!

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Shameless Amazon Plugs! All titles by Ezra Jack Keats

Hi, Cat! (Hardcover, Paperback, CD) amzn.to/2NtezbW
Goggles (Hardcover, Paperback, Cassette) amzn.to/2Nvu4Ax
A Letter to Amy (Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle) amzn.to/2NsXNtO
Peter's Chair (Hardcover, Paperback, Board Book, Kindle) amzn.to/2NteXXX
The Snowy Day (Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, Kindle, CD) amzn.to/2NrF5CI
Whistle for Willie (Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook, Kindle, CD) amzn.to/2NsX7og

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muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Numerosity
muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_0016
muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Ezra_Jack_Keats
muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Ernie_and_Bert_Sketches:_Apartment
rmichelson.com/illustration/ezra-jack-keats/fine-art-prints
washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/the-snowy-day-first-picture-book-with-black-child-as-hero-marks-50-years/2011/12/04/gIQA3a8yUP_story.html?utm_term=.2ca9e0c0aced

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