Episode 0306

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird finds a suitcase outside of 123 Sesame Street
Air date	December 27, 1971
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production	October 28, 1971
Sponsors	G, N, 10

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Bob helps Oscar noisily apply a door closer to his trash can lid, which will keep it from slamming down all the time. Once it's installed, Oscar changes his mind when Bob describes how nice things will be without having to hear it slam all the time.
	Cartoon	N is naughty, nice, nodding, nickel, noon, nibbling, nest, nut, nose, night, nine, and nursing. (First: Episode 0140)
	Muppets	Sherlock Hemlock investigates the letter N. (First: Episode 0253)
	SCENE 2	Bob discusses what pollution is to Candice, and sings "Picture a World."
	Insert	Scanimate Films #10 (First: Episode 0134)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird lists various words in his nest area that start with N, including the nice nest he is near, and his nose (his beak). A kid in voiceover asks if he knows any others, to which he responds with, "No... none."
	Cartoon	An N-terview with an N (First: Episode 0131)
	Muppets	Lefty delivers some carrots to his boss, but the boss orders him to get more carrots (in 13 seconds). (First: Episode 0255)
	Celebrity	The New York Mets make 3 hits in a row, but miss on the 4th. (First: Episode 0136)
	Muppets	Lefty delivers more carrots to his boss, but the boss orders him to get the most carrots he can find (in 15 seconds). (First: Episode 0255)
	Celebrity	The New York Mets make 10 hits in a row, but miss on the 11th. (First: Episode 0135)
	Muppets	Lefty delivers the rest of the carrots to his boss. The boss reveals that the carrots are for his pet rabbit (a real rabbit), which he shows to Lefty. (First: Episode 0255)
	SCENE 4	Maria sings "Three of These Things" in Spanish, using Spanish foods.
	Cartoon	Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird tells Shola that he's been having some trouble figuring out big and little. Shola says that she's little and Big Bird is big. Big Bird says, "Oh! That must be why they call me Big Bird." Shola answers, "Yeah! You're Big Bird. I'm Shola."
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie eats one of the two pieces of chocolate cake that Bert was saving for their dessert. Bert sees Ernie holding a fork in one hand and a napkin with some chocolate on it in the other--and in front of him is a plate full of chocolate-cake crumbs. When Bert accuses Ernie of eating the cake, Ernie tells Bert that a monster came in, ate Bert's cake, and framed Ernie. Bert doesn't believe Ernie's lie. But when Bert leaves the room, Beautiful Day Monster comes in and does exactly what Ernie told Bert happened to the first piece. Ernie tries to explain, but Bert says, "I don't want to talk about it." (First: Episode 0119)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Big Bird and Shola demonstrate a big stick versus a little stick.
	Cast	Part 1: In limbo, and without dialogue save for a voiceover, Tom, Rafael, Gordon, and Bob all try to get a drink of water from the same tap, but they keep arguing and bumping into each other when they all reach for it at the same time. The result is that no one gets a drink of water. (First: Episode 0292)
	Cartoon	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes displays a G, for "good." She gets kissed by a monster, who says, "Gee, that was good!" (First: Episode 0279)
	Cast	Part 2: The four men circle the water tap eyeing one another while the voiceover wonders what they will do. One of them holds the tap while the other gets a drink. The voiceover declares that some things are easy when you cooperate. (First: Episode 0292)
	Muppets	Some Anything Muppets and monsters (including Cookie Monster, an early Grover, Beautiful Day Monster, Scudge, and Fred's son) pile up and count to 10. (First: Episode 0084)
	Film	Joe Raposo: Swinging Gibbon (First: Episode 0009)
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit the Frog and Cookie Monster demonstrate the idea of "some, more and most" using three piles of cookies, each one bigger than the one before. Cookie Monster gets his choice of the piles, but he doesn't want "some", "more", or even "most". He wants them all!
	Celebrity	The New York Mets make 12 hits in a row, but miss on the 13th. (First: Episode 0136)
	Film	As a young boy dresses himself, he imagines he has magic clothes that dance around his room and place themselves on his body.
	Cartoon	Jazz #10 (Spanish)
	Cartoon	N is naughty, nice, nodding, nickel, noon, nibbling, nest, nut, nose, night, nine, and nursing. (repeat)
	Cartoon	Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. (repeat)
	Film	Penguins take a bath. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0233)
	Insert	Scanimate Films #10 (repeat)
	SCENE 5	Bg Bird enjoys a bag of birdseed, but thinks he would enjoy it more relaxing his nest reading some comics. He begins to walk off, but feels he's forgotten something. He realizes he forgot the birdseed, but then immediately forgets where he was going to bring it.
	Film	"I Am a Letter" - Vocalists sing a song describing the process of how mail is sent. (First: Episode 0120)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert have difficulty scratching their backs, so both help each other scratch their back. While Ernie's itch takes a little too long to scratch, he introduces a film called "Everybody Scratch." After the film, Ernie notices that Bert has stopped scratching his back; Beautiful Day Monster is. (First: Episode 0012)
	Cartoon	An N-terview with an N (repeat)
	Film	A construction worker yells "Timber" and a match slowly falls to the ground. (First: Episode 0149)
	SCENE 6	Big Bird and Bob see a suitcase by the stoop of 123 Sesame Street. Big Bird thinks this means somebody new is moved into the neighborhood, suggesting Ernie's little cousin. Bob points out it could also mean someone is moving away and Big Bird frets it could be Maria. She turns out to be the owner of the suitcase, but she's not moving - it was on sale, so she just bought it.
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Tracy recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0120)
	Cartoon	Alice Braithwaite Goodyshoes displays a G, for "good." She gets kissed by a monster, who says, "Gee, that was good!" (repeat)
	Cartoon	Letter G drawing with kid voice-over
	Cast	Bob and Gordon assemble a large 10. (First: Episode 0120)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie has a question, but Bert is reading the newspaper. Ernie hums and talks to Rubber Duckie until Bert gives up reading the paper in exasperation. Then Ernie can ask his question: Can he borrow the newspaper? (First: Episode 0042)
	Film	A turtle swims in a tank. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0283)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #16: Dots kick aside a crumpled object (First: Episode 0283)
	SCENE 7	Big Bird is so glad Maria has returned (despite her having not gone anywhere) that he invites everyone for tea at his nest. As he bumps into his door frame, a young child announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Maria holds the Sesame Street sign, while Cookie Monster holds the CTW sign.