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| Big Bird at camp, part 4 (repeat of 1709) | |||||
| Air date | December 6, 1984 | ||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||
| Written by | Sara Compton | ||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird welcomes the viewers, and says the Camp Echo Rock gang will be going on a hike. Aunt Mae first makes sure that Big Bird and the kids have packed everything they'll need for the overnight trip on the mountain; when asked about food, Big Bird indicates that Radar has packed the relish in his tiny knapsack. Aunt Mae shows the group one of the arrows they'll be following that leads to the end of their trail, and everyone starts their trek! |
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Cartoon | Two pirates plan a voyage. (First: Episode 1591) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Bert says it's Ernie's turn to go to the laundromat. He puts numerous things in the laundry basket, including storybooks, cookies, his boots, and a radio. Before long, the basket has no room for the laundry, so he decides to go play baseball instead. (First: Episode 0458) |
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Animation | 4 people, 4 wheels, 4 doors, and 4 windows make a carpool. (First: Episode 0910) |
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Film | Mad Painter #4 (First: Episode 0344) |
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SCENE 2 | Aunt Mae, Mickey, and their groups separately follow the arrows to the top of the mountain. Along the way, everybody studies the nature all around them. |
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SCENE 2, cont'd |
Big Bird spots a giant rock and wonders if it's their destination. Mickey encourages him to try it out, and to his, Rusty, and the other kids' surprise, the rock seems to repeat everything they say! It turns out to be a trick as Aunt Mae and her group from Cabin 3 reveal they've been hiding behind it the whole time. Big Bird is also surprised that Mickey helped them with it, and jokingly warns him not to do it again. |
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Animation | Red and yellow dots play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." |
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Film | A farmer takes care of baby calves. (First: Episode 0784) |
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Muppets | Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4. (First: Episode 0132) |
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Cartoon | Cherries fall through a moving hole onto a man who demonstrates up and down. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0798) |
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Muppets | Herry and John-John: Up and Down (First: Episode 0565) |
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Film | A man spins in circles while riding in his kayak. (First: Episode 0297) |
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Muppets | Grover the Assistant: Herbert Birdsfoot arranges three blocks for Grover to count. No matter how the blocks are arranged, they still add up to three. Herbert asks Grover to count some oranges as well. Grover confesses that he's good at counting blocks -- but he doesn't know how to count oranges! (First: Episode 0192) |
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Cartoon | J - Jam (First: Episode 0012) |
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SCENE 3 | Back at the Fix-It Shop on Sesame Street, Luis reads a letter from Big Bird. Telly becomes upset and believes that Big Bird isn't his friend anymore since he's made friends with Rusty. Luis reminds him that Big Bird can still have his old friends, just like Telly does after making friends with Aristotle. Luis helps Telly write a letter back to the camp, and makes sure that Big Bird knows they're still friends. |
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Cartoon | J family jamboree (First: Episode 0365) |
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Film | A girl goes to the shoemaker and watches him as he repairs her shoes. (First: Episode 0987) |
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Muppets | "There's a Hole in the Bucket" (First: Episode 0834) |
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Film | Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Sesame Street News Flash: Ballet Jumping — Suzanne Farrell performs a series of jumps. (First: Episode 1390) |
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SCENE 4 | By the campfire, Big Bird and Mickey cook some hot dogs. Big Bird talks about how he's been taught that fire is dangerous, and Mickey explains how they've planned so that the fire doesn't get out of hand, and that there are times when they need fire to help them keep warm and cook their food. |
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Cartoon | A boy tries dealing with various leaks in a dike. When plugging and buckets don't work, he fetches an adult who patches up the holes with cement. (First: Episode 1478) |
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Muppets | "J Friends" (First: Episode 0339) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: J, jaguar (First: Episode 1144) |
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Film | Hamburger bun factory (First: Episode 0615) |
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Muppets | Two Anything Muppet beatniks say the alphabet. (First: Episode 1846) |
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Cartoon | Four ducks Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1481) |
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SCENE 5 | After leading everybody in cheers, Aunt Mae is going to teach everyone the official camp song. Big Bird says that they don't know the words, but Aunt Mae explains that the song is an echo song; all they have to do is repeat what they say and do (hence why they call the place Echo Rock). Aunt Mae and Mickey then lead everybody in doing "The Echo Rock." |
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Cartoon | "Crocodile Smiles Song": A crocodile sings about good oral hygiene. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1731) |
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Muppets | Tony tends to an Anything Muppet shopping for a fur coat who ends up wearing a monster (Cookie Monster, to be exact). (First: Episode 0145) |
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Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) |
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Film | Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER! (First: Episode 0480) |
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Cartoon | A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend. (First: Episode 1469) |
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Animation | Sand Y/y (First: Episode 0626) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster reads "SAD." (First: Episode 1422) |
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Film | A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring. (First: Episode 1966) |
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SCENE 6 | Big Bird and Rusty peer at the nighttime darkness from their tent, where Big Bird reassures Rusty that he shouldn't be afraid of all the noises he hears. They think that tomorrow they'll have to walk a hundred miles back to the camp, but as they settle down to sleep, the camera widens to show that they're right next to their cabin. Mickey whispers the sponsors before going to get some sleep himself. |
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