Episode List
Season 20
Nov. 28, 1988
Episode #20.6
Big Bird hosts a little something called the Big Bird show. Today's sponsors are the letters G and R and the number 9.
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Dec. 1, 1988
Episode #20.9
Gordon has come home from work early with a splitting headache. He hopes to get some rest and feel better, but his friends keep visiting him to offer their condolences, and sometimes to attempt to cure him.
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Dec. 2, 1988
Episode #20.10
Having recently moved in together, Maria and Luis are removing some things from the apartment to make more room. Luis had planned to get rid of his old chair, but the memories come flooding back, and he suddenly has second thoughts.
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Dec. 5, 1988
Episode #20.11
Maria and Luis are looking through photos from their wedding and fondly remembering the day. They are visited by a few friends who affect their ability to be alone together. Today's sponsors: the letters F and L and the number 4.
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Dec. 8, 1988
Episode #20.14
It's Telly's birthday today, and his friends are planning to throw him a surprise party. Telly, however, accidentally overhears them and realizes it now won't be a surprise. So he tries everything to forget what he heard.
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Dec. 9, 1988
Episode #20.15
Luis is off from work, so Maria has the Fix-It Shop to herself, until a Fat Blue Anything Muppet man keeps showing up in different guises, giving her more and more work to do.
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Dec. 16, 1988
Episode #20.20
Forgetful Jones invites Luis to lunch for Take a Cowboy/Cowgirl to Lunch Day. After the meal, they read the story of how the event originally got started by Forgetful's great-great grandfather.
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Dec. 19, 1988
Episode #20.21
Elmo meets Bob's deaf friend, T.J., and they become friends almost instantly, Elmo learning about what it means to be deaf. Then Oscar gets Bob and Gordon to sing with his "Out of Tuners" Band, and Barkley joins in.
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Jan. 3, 1989
Episode #20.32
Placido Flamingo recruits Olivia to participate in his new opera, "La Villa Sesamia", in which the two of them go around the street, singing to their fellow residents. The sponsors are the letters R and Z and the number 5.
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Mar. 21, 1989
Episode #20.87
It's one crazy day for David. First, Sonny Friendly makes him a contestant on "Find Your Prize", making him think he has a chance to win a house, but no such luck. Then, he learns about Magic Magazine, which honors whoever it chooses.
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Mar. 22, 1989
Episode #20.88
Big Bird spends the day hanging out with the kids. Today's show is sponsored by the letters H and X and by the number 3.
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Mar. 24, 1989
Episode #20.90
Sesame Street is paid a visit from the legendary fowl director Birdnardo Birdaluchi, who recruits Gina to help him with his new film, "The Last Egg". Alice, Big Bird, and Snuffy play roles.
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May 18, 1989
Episode #20.129
Maria senses that she's going to give birth soon and it's time to go to the hospital. But their car has been towed away and they can't get a cab. So Oscar takes them in his Sloppy Jalopy.
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May 19, 1989
Episode #20.130
Today's the big day: Maria is expected to deliver. Oscar leaves the hospital prematurely, so the others go to find out the news themselves. The baby turns out to be a girl, whom Maria and Luis have named Gabriela.
