Episode 0813

Sesame Street
At the New Mexico ranch, Big Bird misses Mr. Snuffleupagus.
Air date	December 24, 1975 (Christmas Eve)
Season	Season 7 (1975-1976)
Sponsors F, M, 8

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Excited by his experiences in New Mexico so far, Big Bird has saddled up some horses and is sitting on a cart. "Well, howdy-doody there, buckaroos!" he cries. "It's your old sidekick, Buffalo Bird -- the rootinest, tootinest cowbird west of the Harlem. Yee haw! Yes, sir. I just got out this old buckbore here, cause I'm gonna mosey on down to the ol' lariat, and corral myself a bulldog. I'll round up a herd of them critters before it's time to hitch up to the ol' chuck wagon and put on the feedbag. Why, when it comes to ridin', ropin' or ranchin', you gotta go a fur piece to out-buffalo Buffalo Bird!" Big Bird urges on his horses: "Henry! Jerry! Giddyup now!" The horses take off... but Big Bird forgot to attach them to the cart, so they walk off without him. "I knew I'd forgotten something," he sighs.
	Muppets	When Maurice, a hapless casanova, puts an Anything Muppet woman's head together, he tells her that he loves her, but it turns out she doesn't love him. He then proceeds to take her head apart, bit by bit, as he sings "I Want to Hold Your Ear" (as well as eyes, nose, tooth, and hair). After she walks off in a huff, he notices to his shock that the parts he set aside have attached themselves to the tablecloth, who thinks he's kinda cute. (EKA: Episode 0597)
	Cartoon	A mouse takes a bite out of a good-smelling M. Artist: Cliff Roberts
	Cartoon	A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen! Artist: John and Faith Hubley (EKA: Episode 0276)
	Muppets	Kermit draws the letter M on-screen with his magic finger. Grover asks what Kermit has drawn, and Kermit says it's the letter M. "Mmmmm!" Grover agrees.
	Film	A baby gets a bath. Music: Joe Raposo
	Cartoon	SALIDA (train)
	Video	Scanimate kids intro
	Insert	A group of disabled children play with a feather.
	SCENE 2	Luis shows Gordon how to milk a cow. Gordon gives it a try.
	Film	Body part shout-out
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Humpty Dumpty has fallen off a wall, and Kermit interviews one of the king's horses. Humpty is put together again, but then Kermit gives him a congratulatory slap on the back, and he falls off the wall again. (EKA: Episode 0705)
	Cartoon	The alphabet (jazzy soundtrack; male chorus shouts each letter) (EKA: Episode 0666)
	Cartoon	M for Mail (First: Episode 0013)
File:5goodmen.jpg	Muppets	Old West: Five good men are needed to form a posse and catch Bad Bart, the meanest man in the West. The sheriff counts five men in the saloon, and tries to organize them. But it turns out that there are only four good men -- one of them is Bad Bart! (EKA: Episode 0600)
	SCENE 3	Gordon writes a postcard to Susan; Maria says that she misses David too. Big Bird tells them that he misses his best friend, Mr. Snuffleupagus. Gordon says that Big Bird can't miss an imaginary friend. Left alone, Big Bird sings a song, affirming that he misses Snuffy, whether he's make-believe or not.
	Cartoon	Two heads think of F words, ending with "finished." (First: Episode 0128)
	Cartoon	A flea circus performs feats beginning with the letter F.
	SCENE 4	Big Bird makes a long-distance call to Hooper's Store, and asks Mr. Hooper if he can talk to Mr. Snuffleupagus. Mr. Hooper says that Mr. Snuffleupagus is imaginary, but Big Bird insists that Hooper go and look for him at his nest. While Hooper's gone, Snuffy walks into the store and notices that the phone is off the hook. Big Bird and Snuffy get a minute to talk about how much they miss each other. Snuffy goes to take his nap -- and when Mr. Hooper comes back, Big Bird thanks him for letting him talk to Snuffy. Mr. Hooper is baffled.
File:300008.jpg	Cartoon	One of these shoe pairs ...
	Film	Kids ride horses. Music: Joe Raposo
	Muppets	In "The Ballad of Casey McPhee", Cookie Monster portrays a train conductor who's on his way to deliver cookies and cakes to a birthday party. However, an avalanche gets in the way of the train. Cookie Monster contemplates eating the kids' treats, but then decides to eat the snow instead. (EKA: Episode 0533)
	Animation	The King of Eight (EKA: Episode 0270)
	Film	Kids climb in and out of a tire. Music: Joe Raposo
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie has a bag of cookies, and locks them in a safe to protect them from Cookie Monster. When the monster discovers that the cookies are locked up tight, he eats the safe.
	SCENE 5	Maria and Luis are eating tacos with hot chili peppers. Oscar says that he'd like to try one. Maria and Luis say that he won't like them; they're too hot. Oscar insists that Grouches don't mind eating hot food; it won't affect him at all. He eats a chili pepper, and pretends that he doesn't find it hot at all. Teasing him, Maria feeds him one pepper after another. Finally, he escapes into his trash can -- and moments later, the can erupts in a cloud of steam as Oscar yelps.
	Cartoon	After the big game, a bird skeleton and an elephant skeleton get their skins mixed up in the locker room. The coach helps them out.
	Song	A girl invites the listener to "Swing Up High." Music: Joe Raposo
	Muppets	Two Anything Muppets sing "Me" in English and Spanish. (EKA: Episode 0406)
	Film	Kid voiceovers identify a horse's body parts (shown one at a time), then the complete animal. Music: Joe Raposo
	Film	Things that start with M
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moments: The Count asks Ingrid to teach him how to count to 20 in Spanish. (EKA: Episode 0587)
	Film	The snouts, tails and bodies of pigs, with a soundtrack of pigs squealing. (EKA: Episode 0179)
	Muppets	Marshal Grover asks Fred the Wonder Horse why he's walking backwards -- he can only see where he's been, and not where he's going. He also wants to know what happened to Fred's head. Fred explains that Marshal Grover doesn't know the difference between front and back. "That is a terrible, mean, cruel thing to say to me, Fred!" Marshal Grover exclaims. "It is true, but..." Fred tells Grover that he's facing backward, and if he turns around, he'll see Fred's head. Grover turns around, and cries: "Oh, Fred! I've missed you! Oh, it's good to see you!" Fred says that if he stays turned around, he'll be able to see where he's going. Grover tries it, and he's proud to know the difference between front and back. Unfortunately, now his head is resting on the saddle, with his feet in the air. (EKA: Episode 0668)
	Cartoon	A mouse takes a bite out of a good-smelling M. (repeat)
	SCENE 6	Luis walks through his old childhood haunts, singing a sentimental song about his memories of this special place.
	Cartoon	La letra M es para Miguel, musica, mariposa, marinero, molino, marciano, maroma y mono
	SCENE 7	Kids ride a burro as Gordon announces the sponsors. The story of the New Mexico trip continues in Episode 0814.

Notes

The plot to this episode would later be repeated in Episode 1163, with different inserts.

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