| Sesame Street | |||||||||||
| Big Bird has the birdy pox! | |||||||||||
| Air date | January 11, 1996 | ||||||||||
| Season | Season 27 (1995-1996) | ||||||||||
| Written by | Cathi Rosenberg-Turow | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
  |
SCENE 1 | Big Bird and Snuffy show Maria the illustrated yet unfinished poem they've been coming up with about the letter D:
"... Dots!" Big Bird then states, reminded thanks to the green dots on his legs. He and the others become shocked when they see green dots all over his feet and legs - there's even one on his tail! Big Bird isn't sure what's wrong with him, so Maria decides to call Dr. Matthews to see what the issue is. |
 |
Animation | D ... daring ... dazzling ... delightful ... dizzy ... dreaded ... dinosaur! (First: Episode 3407) |
 |
Cartoon | Dogs cheer D-O-G and fight with cats. (First: Episode 1148) |
 |
Song | "Big D and Little D" (First: Episode 3270) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Disguise Kit — Ernie tries to fool Bert with his many disguises. (new music added) (First: Episode 1170) |
 |
Song | "Get On Up (Everybody Move)" (First: Episode 3410) |
 |
Cartoon | A dinosaur demonstrates up and down with a pull-down window shade. (First: Episode 2887) |
 |
SCENE 2 | Dr. Matthews (Julie Hagerty) arrives and inspects Big Bird, whose spots have spread to his wings and beak and have become itchy. She diagnoses him with "Birdy Pox," something that happens to most big yellow birds his age. She recommends staying in his nest and resting, but he's allowed to have guests (as long as they're not six-year-old big yellow birds). She also assures him his Birdy Pox will disappear by bedtime and soothes his dots with an ointment. |
 |
Cartoon | Jill walks up a hill to pick a daffodil. Artist: Jim Jinkins (First: Episode 2538) |
 |
Muppets | A trio of bugs sing "Night Bug Boogie." (First: Episode 2957) |
 |
Cartoon | How to know a hippo when you find one. (new sound effects added) Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3081) |
 |
Film | Wegman's dogs form all the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 3266) cut from the HBO version |
 |
Muppets / Celebrity | Ellen DeGeneres tries convincing Elmo on how similar they are (mainly how their names sound). |
 |
Cartoon | "Letters in the Body" Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3339) |
 |
Film | Cooperation: A girl gets a coconut handed down to her from a tree, by people on different-size stilts. (First: Episode 3404) cut from the HBO version |
 |
Cartoon | Two men compete to be in front. (First: Episode 0789) |
 |
Muppets | Zoe demonstrates front and back using Wolfgang and a fish. (First: Episode 3411) |
 |
Animation | D / d (space paint) (First: Episode 3213) |
 |
Animation | Letter Garden: D (First: Episode 3015) |
 |
Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper approaches a man and says, "Knock, knock!" The man asks, "Who's there?". Harvey says, "Dion." The man asks, "Dion who?" Then Harvey slaps a letter D on the man's chest and says, "D on you!" (First: Episode 0292) cut from the HBO version |
 |
Song | "Dressed Up" (remake) (First: Episode 3399) cut from the HBO version |
 |
Cartoon | A man tries to get directions to a parking space, and eventually uses a map to get there. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 2734) |
 |
SCENE 3 | The Count stops by, having heard of Big Bird's ailment. Big Bird hopes the Count can sing him a lullaby, but the Count would rather count. They cooperate as the Count sings a lullaby about the number of spots he has. Big Bird falls asleep, but is woken by the Count's trademark thunder. The Count gets a great idea to help and exits. |
 |
Film | A judo class does 20 jumping jacks. (First: Episode 3403) |
 |
Cartoon | A detective decides to exercise on a slow day, as a crook attempts to get rid of him. (First: Episode 2607) |
 |
Film / Animation | A class makes up a story about a fish named Billy, which is told through animation based on the kids' drawings. (First: Episode 3358) |
 |
Cartoon | A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound, and swaps the doors to correct them. (First: Episode 2711) |
 |
SCENE 4 | The Count returns with his surprise - 10 kids bringing 10 balloons to cheer Big Bird up! |
 |
Cartoon | Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O." Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 2440) |
 |
Muppets | Kermit attempts to demonstrate how to use a telephone with the help of Forgetful Jones. (First: Episode 1977) |
 |
Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie tries to demonstrate what a telephone is, but keeps getting calls. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3268) |
 |
Song | Kevin Clash sings "Skin." (First: Episode 2749) |
 |
Cartoon | An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu. (new music added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1274) |
 |
SCENE 5 | Snuffy drops by and learns that Big Bird is angry; all his friends went to the park to play and he's still sick. Snuffy gets an idea to get rid of the dots - Big Bird should tell them to go away. When that doesn't work, Big Bird then tries shaking them off. That idea also fails, so Snuffy tries blowing them off with his snuffle to no avail. Snuffy's next idea must wait until the first star of the night appears in the sky... |
 |
Cartoon | A man counts 40 stars at night. (First: Episode 2243) |
 |
Song | "(The Name of the Place is) The Laundromat" (First: Episode 3159) |
 |
Cartoon | A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup. (First: Episode 2283) |
 |
Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Gone with the Wind — Kermit and Ms. Scarlett demonstrate subtraction. (First: Episode 2410) (re-filmed wraparounds) |
 |
Song | "Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0. Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3003) |
 |
Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster looks at a star and sings "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." (First: Episode 2737) |
 |
Film | Kids play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” on the Shpritzer. |
  |
SCENE 6 | Now nighttime, Big Bird and Snuffy wish on the first star in the sky that the Birdy Pox will disappear. Nothing happens, so the two part ways hoping the dots will be gone soon. |
  |
SCENE 6 cont'd | Maria checks in on Big Bird, who's now sobbing and scared that the pox will never go away. Suddenly, Maria notices the pox disappearing from each part of his body until they're all gone! Big Bird has a brief celebration before promptly falling asleep, and Maria announces the sponsors. |
 |
COMING SOON | Coming soon on Sesame Street: Elmo, Rosita, and a chicken imagine growing a spaghetti tree. |
Notes[]
- The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3735.
- An alternate Big Bird puppet with pre-added dots is used for all scenes when he has the Birdy Pox, notable in that this version is also able to completely open and close its eyes.
| Previous episode: | Next episode: |
| Episode 3433 | Episode 3435 |