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| [[Image:1576g.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Muppets / Celebrity</center> || [[Cab Calloway]] and [[Count von Count|the Count]] sing "[[I Want to Count]]."<br />''On the DVD release, this segment is cut and replaced with "[[Honk Around the Clock]]."''
 
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| [[Image:E&b-rhyme.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Muppets</center> || [[Ernie and Bert Sketches: Apartment|Ernie and Bert]]: [[Ernie]] gets [[Bert]] to participate in a rhyme game, but ends the game just as Bert is starting to enjoy it.<br />{{eka|0798}}

Revision as of 19:44, 21 June 2015

Sesame Street
Birdwatchers watch Big Bird (season premiere)'
Air date November 23, 1981
Season Season 13 (1981-1982)
Sponsors L, N, 12
Syndication Sesame Street Unpaved
Releases Old School: Volume 3

1576

Picture Segment Description
Cedric

1576a
SCENE 1
Birdwatchers Madeline and Cedric (Madeline Kahn and Richard Hunt) arrive on Sesame Street looking for Big Bird. Maria helps them, but they aren't prepared for who they see.
2096d
Film
Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up."
(EKA: Episode 0355)
Cartoon
"Pinball Number Count" (#12)
Artist: Jeff Hale
1709m
Muppets
Grover teaches the campers at Camp Wannagohoma about trees.
1092-12
Cartoon
The Letter N is Nice.
(EKA: Episode 1092)
1576b
Cast
Finger Theater: Linda's fingers act out a story.
1576c
Film
"I'm Your Friend, You're My Friend," with film of kids playing.
1576d
Muppets
Two-Headed Monster: One head wants to play the trumpet, but the other head wants to sleep.
1576e
SCENE 2
Cedric leaves to investigate a parrot in the Fix-It Shop. Madeline watches Big Bird counting to 20 during a game of hide-and-seek.
Peacockcartoon
Cartoon
Peacock with twenty feathers.
(EKA: Episode 0406)
1576f
Cartoon
Animated quilt patterns.
1576g
Muppets / Celebrity
Cab Calloway and the Count sing "I Want to Count."
On the DVD release, this segment is cut and replaced with "Honk Around the Clock."
1576h
Cartoon
A stop-motion-animated train runs out of track.
(EKA: Episode 1447)
E&b-rhyme
Muppets
Ernie and Bert: Ernie gets Bert to participate in a rhyme game, but ends the game just as Bert is starting to enjoy it.
(EKA: Episode 0798)
1576i

1576j
SCENE 3
Madeline and Big Bird roller skate. Then, with the "Canary Brothers" (Zeppo, Gummo, Curly, and Moe), Madeline sings "Brown Bird in the Cherry Tree."
This scene was released on Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days.
1836h
Film
Joe Raposo: Road Runner (instrumental)
(EKA: Episode 0600)
This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
ABC.Fierlinger
Cartoon
The Alphabet Song (country, gospel, Mexican)
Artist: Paul Fierlinger
This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
1576k
Muppets
The Twiddlebugs attempt to exit a roller skating rink.
1576l
Cartoon
"The Little Letter L: A Poem by Louise"
Artist: Bruce Cayard
1576m
Insert
The Count counts five children as they rearrange their positions.
Cartoon
"Geometry of Circles"
1576o
SCENE 4
Madeline calls the Bird Department in Washington, D.C. to confirm that Big Bird is an endangered species, based on his abilities to roller skate, count to twenty, make his own breakfast, and say the alphabet. Maria, Gordon, and Mr. Hooper are chagrined when Madeline announces that Big Bird must be removed from Sesame Street so he can live in a more protective environment.
1576-Bird
Film
A bird flies around.
This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
1576p
Muppets
Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses.
Part 1.
Ladybugpicnic
Cartoon
"Ladybugs' Picnic"
(EKA: Episode 0416)
1576q
Muppets
Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses.
Part 2.
1576r
Cartoon
"L" for "Large" and "l" for "little"
1576s
Muppets
Honkers attempt to play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on their noses.
Part 3.
1736w
Film
Saxophone factory.
(EKA: Episode 1446)
1186m
Muppets
Muppet & Kid Moments: Herry Monster and John-John on up and down.
(EKA: Episode 0784)
1576t

1576u
SCENE 5
Madeline takes Big Bird to the Windy Hill bird sanctuary, but he gets homesick. None of the birdhouses there are big enough for him.
2293o
Film
Footage of all types of birds on land, including flamingos and pigeons.
Music: Joe Raposo
(First: Episode 0019)
This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
2341j
Cartoon
A bird lays ten eggs.
Ernie.Jason.mirror
Muppets
Muppet & Kid Moments: Ernie and Jason look in a mirror.
Lowercase n
Cartoon
"Lowercase n"
(EKA: Episode 0425)

Meclaudius

1576w
Muppets
Monsterpiece Theater: "Me, Claudius"
Bruce, Harvey, Maurice, and the monster who would become Elmo fight over which one is Claudius. Slimey also makes a cameo.
1576x

1576y
SCENE 6
Madeline brings Big Bird back to Sesame Street. Maria and Gordon promise to take care of him. Madeline and Cedric are stunned to learn that Big Bird has a family of birds who are just like him, and even more stunned to glimpse his Uncle Slim from Wyoming (identical in appearance to Big Bird, but with a cowboy hat, vest, and moustache) across the street.

Notes

  • This episode was taped on September 16, 1981 and directed by Jon Stone.

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