Sesame Street | |||||||||||
Big Bird at camp, part 5 | |||||||||||
Air date | November 26, 1982 | ||||||||||
Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||||||
Written by | Joseph A. Bailey | ||||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | It's the last day at Camp Echo Rock, and everyone is preparing to go back home. Big Bird feels sad that he’s leaving, but he's happy that he’s going back home to Sesame Street. Mickey tells him it's okay to be both sad and happy, and that it's natural to have mixed feelings. Aunt Mae assembles everyone for the Cabin 10 picture, which doesn't turn out to be easy as several mishaps ruin each time it's taken. When they have enough film for only one more picture, Big Bird spoils a perfect shot when he comments that a cloud above them looks like a birthday cake. | |
Muppets | "Big Kids Cry" (First: Episode 1488) | |
Cartoon | Five Tall Things (First: Episode 1664) | |
Film | Where the buffalo roam ... (instrumental: Home On The Range) (First: Episode 0510) | |
Cartoon | Five Worms In An Apple Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1502) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Pig's Straw House — Kermit interviews the pig who built the straw house. (First: Episode 0551) | |
Cartoon | I've Got a Mind: wind-up toy (First: Episode 0255) | |
SCENE 2 | Big Bird finds Rusty sitting by himself, and is worried that he'll miss out on the awards ceremony. Rusty says that he has no interest in awards, but since Big Bird really wants to go he agrees to join him. | |
SCENE 2, cont'd | At the ceremony, Aunt Mae gives out the last of the awards, including one to Big Bird for "Best Swimmer." He proudly wears the medal around his neck ("Wow, this is better than an Emmy!") while Mae goes on to give the final medal: the Good Sport award. The recipient is someone who went along with the activities despite hesitancy, and Mae calls out the winner: Russel Edmund Windgate III... better known as Rusty! Everyone gives three cheers for the winners. | |
Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #5 (First: Episode 0991) | |
Muppets | Super Grover: Young Willy Nilly is scared to get his hair cut. Super Grover tells Willy that haircuts are scary, but he must be brave. However, Max the barber shows them both that haircuts do not hurt, and soon they are no longer afraid of hair cuts. (First: Episode 0717) | |
Film | A woman holds a painting of five chickens. (First: Episode 0769) cut from the Noggin version | |
Cast | Maria as Chaplin gets their suspenders stuck on a wall while reaching for the door, demonstrating long, longer, and longest. (First: Episode 0786) | |
Film | Olivia briefly narrates a film of re-paving a street. (First: Episode 1161) cut from the Noggin version | |
SCENE 3 | Aunt Mae delivers her final words to the Echo Rockers, who line up to give the Echo Rock handshake one last time. As he waits his turn, Big Bird sings "Goodbye, Country" over a montage of his experiences at camp before giving his handshake and a big hug to Aunt Mae. | |
Cartoon | W - wallpaper (First: Episode 0291) | |
Muppets | Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers. (First: Episode 0366) | |
Cartoon | Gloria talks about 'W' (First: Episode 0806) | |
Film | Joe Raposo: What Babies Are Called (First: Episode 0096) cut from the Max version | |
Cartoon | A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1499) | |
Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks a girl to hug him and scratch his tummy. (First: Episode 1653) | |
Cartoon | Sign Sounds: WALK TALL (First: Episode 1161) | |
Insert | Stevie Wonder teaches Grover how to sing short and long. (First: Episode 0514) | |
Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short. (First: Episode 0521) cut from the Max version | |
Cartoon | The Villain in the Panama Hat (V) (First: Episode 0507) | |
Film | A man and a little girl perform small aerobic workouts. cut from the Noggin version | |
SCENE 4 | Back on Sesame Street, Bob and David decide to surprise Big Bird when he returns by cleaning up his nest area and making a big welcome home sign. Bob, David, Maria, and Luis all go off to get their supplies. Meanwhile at the nest, Snuffy has already hung up a welcome sign and is finishing dusting the last part of Big Bird's nest. He leaves just as the grown-ups return; they are stunned to see their jobs already done and begin to accuse each other of pulling a prank. Maria asks the viewer if they were responsible for the work, or... could it have been Mr. Snuffleupagus? Naaaaahhhh... well, maybe... | |
Cartoon | Willie Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river. (First: Episode 0561) | |
Film | Kids narrate footage of whales. (First: Episode 1407) | |
Cartoon | The Typewriter: W, Wall (First: Episode 0790) | |
SCENE 5 | Big Bird returns from camp, and Rusty finds that this isn't goodbye for them - he lives just around the corner! Mickey, however, has a home back in Cleveland, and Big Bird hopes to see him next year. He waves a final, sad goodbye as the bus leaves... and a big, happy hello when the adults sneak up on him and welcome him home! | |
Film | A little girl gets herself a glass of AGUA. (First: Episode 0929) | |
Muppets | Cookie Monster: The Count and Cookie Monster see a plate of cookies. The Count wants to count them, and Cookie Monster wants to eat them. After arguing over whether the cookies are for counting or eating, they decide to share them -- the Count will count the cookies, and then Cookie Monster will eat them. (First: Episode 0514) | |
Cartoon | What would happen if I popped this balloon? (First: Episode 1312) | |
SCENE 6 | Back together again, Snuffy proudly tells Big Bird, "Bus!" Big Bird is confused, but remembers it's the answer to his guessing game before he left. Snuffy now poses a question for Big Bird: "What is it that's good for friends to do when they haven't seen each other for a long time?" The two share a big hug. | |
Cartoon | A snake displays shapes, which are identified in Spanish. (First: Episode 1584) | |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Guess What I Am Game — After Ernie pretends to be a dog and a duck, Bert's train impression works a little too well. (First: Episode 0645) | |
Animation | Sand W/w (First: Episode 0641) | |
SCENE 7 | Big Bird talks to Snuffy about his experience at Camp Echo Rock as Maria announces the sponsors. The credits follow featuring stills from Big Bird's week at camp. | |
CLOSING SIGNS | Baby Breeze, Betty Lou, & Prairie Dawn hold the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign. |
Notes[]
- As in Episode 1708, some of the campers are named after members of the Sesame Street crew during the awards ceremony, including Al Hyslop, Norman Stiles, and Joe Bailey.
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