Episode 1364 is the first of two episodes in which C-3PO and R2-D2 from Star Wars visit Sesame Street. The droids returned in Episode 1396.

Noggin originally showed this episode uncut, but later reruns were edited.

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird takes a stroll down Sesame Street, admiring the usual sunny day. Suddenly, he hears something and sees a flying saucer land in the yard behind the fence! He tells David, Luis, Maria, and the kids what he just witnessed: when the spacecraft landed, two bizarre creatures came out. One was tall and humanoid, the other was short and rolled around. David thinks he's mistaking reality for a movie he saw, while Luis suggests he go back to his nest to calm down his wild imagination.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	A few moments later, everybody is shocked when they see two droids quickly shuffle (and roll) by. "Who's imagining now?!" Big Bird exclaims.
	Cartoon	Different ways to use a string Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 0916)
	Film	A boy imagines seeing everything in slow-motion. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0507) This segment was removed from later Noggin airings.
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: The Tortoise and the Hare — Kermit wins the race between tortoise and the hare. (First: Episode 0477)
	Cartoon	The 'J' Train Voice: Daws Butler (First: Episode 1169)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird and the others befriend the two droids, who introduce themselves as C-3PO and R2-D2. They have arrived because R2 is on a secret mission to deliver a message to someone on Sesame Street, but first they are in need of refreshments. Rather than getting some food at Hooper's Store, Maria and Luis get some oil from the Fix-It Shop to help the droids relax after their long journey. Maria pumps an oil can to lubricate C-3PO's various joints, while Luis pours a glass of brake fluid into R2-D2, who thanks them with a synthesized burp.
	Film	Baby animals are fed milk. (First: Episode 0238)
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (First: Episode 1144)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — It's late at night and Bert isn't home yet. Ernie worries that he may have been abducted by monsters and is being forced to party with them... maybe even having fun. When Bert gets home, Ernie shares his stream of emotions he felt when he'd imagined something had happened to Bert: fear, sadness and anger. Bert assures him that he was fine -- he never has fun. (First: Episode 0929)
	Cartoon	A dog pulls its master, who keeps begging "STOP!" until they reach the word STOP. (First: Episode 0706)
	Song	"What Can You Do with a Burro" This segment was removed from later Noggin airings. cut from the Max version
	Cartoon	Z In Space (First: Episode 0509)
	SCENE 3	With C-3PO translating, R2-D2 gives clues to David and two kids to guess who his message is for: someone who is shaggy, lives outdoors and indoors at the same time, and is very rude. David and the kids realize they mean Oscar the Grouch, and take the droids to see him. R2-D2 delivers his message to Oscar via a hologram sent from Lothar the Grouch, millions of miles away from one of the moons of Zircon. Lothar's message: "Oscar the Grouch... get lost!" Oscar replies, "Man, oh, man! What do you know? There is intelligent life in outer space!"
	Cartoon	'j' minuscula (First: Episode 0475)
	Film	Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444)
	Muppets	"Bein' Green" with Kermit and Lena Horne (First: Episode 0637)
	Cartoon	Two alpine climbers hike up a letter Z and stake a claim on it. (First: Episode 0281)
	Film	A gymnast demonstrates slow. (First: Episode 0507) cut from the Noggin version
	Transition	Bridge #2 - Scoring (First: Episode 0291)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird asks C-3PO and R2-D2 if robots have feelings, likening them to his friend Sam the Robot. C-3PO explains that they do, and recounts a time when he and R2 got separated then reunited that made them feel both sad and happy. Next, C-3PO tries to encourage R2 to show an angry expression. However, R2 doesn't feel like getting upset, which irks C-3PO enough to begin to rant; this helps Big Bird learn that droids can also get angry.
	Cartoon	A troll draws different faces on herself in front of a mirror. (First: Episode 0800)
	Muppets	Story: Bob reads "The King and the Fireman", a story about a king who becomes so grateful for being saved by a fireman that he decides to make everyone in the kingdom a firefighter... and soon realizes what a mistake he's made. (First: Episode 0278)
	Film	"It's an Otter!" Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0284)
	Animation	Sand J/j (First: Episode 0631)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Glass of Water — Bert wonders what Ernie could be doing with all the glasses of water he's taking out of the apartment. (First: Episode 0425)
	Cartoon	"Jazz #4" (First: Episode 0006)
	Film	An itchy wombat scratches its four legs. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0008)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird, C-3PO, R2-D2 and the kids play Blind Man's Bluff. Luis helps blindfold Big Bird for the game, but Big Bird has trouble trying to identify his new droid friends by touch alone, mistaking R2-D2 for the mailbox and C-3PO for a lamppost. After he finally touches R2 (confusing him for the mailbox again), an exhausted Big Bird lifts his blindfold and suggests hopscotch instead...
	Muppets	Grover the Salesman tries to sell Kermit toothbrushes. (First: Episode 1325)
	Cartoon	zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo. (First: Episode 0359)
	Film	Milk! (From Farm To Market To Home) (First: Episode 0795)
	Cartoon	Imagination (Boy Imagines Being Zoo Animals) (First: Episode 0383)
	Muppets	The Anything Muppets perform a "Handclapping Number". (First: Episode 0491)
	Cartoon	What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488)
	SCENE 6	C-3PO and R2-D2 are prepared to head back to outer space, this time to deliver Lothar the Grouch a gift from Oscar. David inspects the suspicious can of candy, which of course contains snakes that spring out everywhere. C-3PO is sure Lothar will appreciate the grouchy gesture, and he and R2-D2 board their ship. As Big Bird and his friends bid the droids good-bye, C-3PO announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign. R2-D2 gives an inquisitive bleep, and C-3PO adds "Well, how should I know what the Children's Television Workshop is?"

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behind the scenes

Anthony Daniels rehearses with Northern Calloway and director Jon Stone.

Brian Muehl with Lothar.

External links[]

• ToughPigs commentary