Episode 1706

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Sesame Street
Plot	Big Bird at Camp, part 1 (season premiere)
Air date	November 22, 1982
Season	Season 14 (1982-1983)
Sponsors	D, 2
Syndication
DVD

This episode guide is missing segments cut from Noggin's broadcast.

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird and the entire cast sing "He's Going to Camp."
	Cartoon	Sand D/d
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie and Bert explore an Egyptian pyramid. Bert is excited but Ernie is afraid. They see statues that look like them. Bert decides to explore a tunnel while Ernie looks at the statues, and then the Ernie statue starts tapping and talking to Ernie. But when Ernie calls Bert back to the room, the statue doesn't move. Ernie is scared until the statue starts singing Rubber Duckie with him. Bert doesn't believe Ernie, until he says "Bye-bye, statue," and the statue replies "Bye-bye!" and laughs... just like Ernie.
	Animation	2 farmers
	SCENE 2	Big Bird is sad because realizes that Snuffy isn't going to camp with him. The adults are sad too, because they are going to miss Big Bird. Big Bird suggests that he shouldn't go, but they help him to feel better.
	Muppets	A baby Honker hatches from an egg and learns to honk like all the Honkers.
	Film	Alone Song
	SCENE 3	Big Bird and Snuffy play a guessing game to guess how Big Bird will get to camp.
	SCENE 3, cont'd	The bus arrives, and Big Bird meets his counselor, Mickey, played by Giancarlo Esposito. Big Bird takes a long time to say goodbye, and the bus gets stuck.
	Muppets	Harry Belafonte and The Count sing "Coconut Counting Man."
	Cartoon	Two giraffes (Swedish animation)
	Film	Sounds Around the House with Violin
	Cartoon	Madrigal Alphabet Animation by Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 1093)
	SCENE 4	While Susan tightens the bus's muffler, Big Bird meets Rusty.
	Cartoon	B ... US! We're on the bus! (EKA: Episode 0796)
	Film	Bus trip around town (guitar soundtrack) (EKA: Episode 0926)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie plays a game of tag with Bert, who is reading his book. (EKA: Episode 1026)
	Cartoon	Typewriter Guy: D - Daisy
	SCENE 5	Big Bird, Rusty and the kids ride on the bus to Camp Echo Rock. This scene is reused as the opening montage for the rest of the week.
	Cartoon	Toothpaste on Parade (EKA: Episode 1446)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Shares A Pillow
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound Limerick: D - Dog (EKA: Episode 1186)
	Film	Song: "Me and My Chair"
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #2 Animation by Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 1056)
	Muppets	In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city. (EKA: Episode 1056)
	SCENE 6	Big Bird arrives at Camp Echo Rock, meets the camp director played by Marilyn Sokol, and is assigned to Cabin 10. Everyone goes into their cabins to unpack, and the sponsors are announced.