| Category | Details |
| Episode Number | 0637 |
| Season | Season 5 (1973–1974) |
| Air Date | April 9, 1974 |
| Special Guests | Millie (Rita Moreno), Easy Reader (Morgan Freeman) |
| Letter of the Day | V |
| Number of the Day | 4 |
| Spanish Word | Beso (Kiss) |
| Key Muppets | Big Bird, Count von Count, Grover, Ernie, Bert, Kermit |
| Human Cast | David, Maria, Bob |
| Hooper’s Store Inventory | 2,253 Newspapers |
| Sponsors | V, 4 |
Street Scenes
Big Bird shushes the audience. He just wants his neighbors to be able to sleep. Millie from The Electric Company comes in. She shouts a loud greeting to the block. This gets the neighborhood going. You can see the interaction.
David leaves the Count in charge of Hooper's Store. A delivery guy arrives with the papers. The Count tells the man to bring in all the papers. The store is filled with 2,253 newspapers. David comes back to find the shop packed. Easy Reader arrives to purchase the entire collection.
The kids are hanging out in the yard. They look up at the sky. Alphabet Bates flies his plane to draw a smoky letter V, which identifies the shape of the letter. Maria sings a song about whipped cream pies. She gets hit by the desserts. You'll see the impact of the pies.
The sun is starting to set over the yard. Maria and David bring the neighborhood together. They'll be announcing the sponsors soon. The human cast members hold up the street signs. Two different television worlds are right next to each other.
Parent's Guide
Count von Count fills Hooper Store with 2,253 newspapers. David freaks out at the mess. Easy Reader arrives to buy every paper. He loves to read every word in print. This segment shows that reading brings joy. Literacy lets you find information. You can help your child practice environmental reading by asking them to identify labels on cereal boxes. This shows them that letters are useful tools.
Big Bird tries to keep the street quiet while the neighbors are sleeping. Millie the Milkman arrives and shouts her catchphrase. She's got a sign that says QUIET, but she's still screaming. She wakes the whole neighborhood. This lesson teaches situational awareness. Knowing a rule is different from following it. You talk to your child about using an inside voice. You explain why there's more or less noise at a playground than at a library.
Ernie tells Bert not to burn the toast. He talks too fast for Bert to catch. Smoke fills the kitchen. This teaches the value of clear speech. The whole point of talking is to make sure the listener gets the message. You can help your child by reminding them to pause and breathe when they're speaking too quickly.
There's a video of a girl smashing piano keys. She doesn't have any skills at first. She's been doing this for years. She becomes an adult performing a complex recital. This shows a growth mindset. Every expert started as a beginner. You can use this example when your child is feeling frustrated with a new task. You remind them that mastery comes from not giving up.
A film compares boys playing in the dirt to construction machinery. The segment shows how mechanical buckets move like human arms and jaws. This is where biomechanics comes in. Kids see their bodies as functional machines. You play a joint game at home. You ask your child to move their elbows like a crane. This makes anatomy concrete.
Alphabet Bates skywrites a large V. The Alphabet Dancers form the letter with their bodies. This gives us a chance to learn a thing or two about visual recognition. The sharp shape of the letter stands out because of the movement.
