Episode 2489
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| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Big Bird writes a long letter to Maria and Luis |
| Air date | November 24, 1988 |
| Season | Season 20 (1988-1989) |
| Sponsors | N, Z, 7 |
| Syndication | |
| Releases | |
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | | Big Bird asks Gordon a series of questions about why the Fix-it Shop is closed. Once Gordon has answered all of them, Big Bird wants to make sure Maria and Luis know about everything they're missing while they're away on their honeymoon. Gordon suggests that Big Bird write them a letter of all the things he wants to say to them. Before he does that, he asks to borrow Gordon's pencil. "It always pays to ask questions!" Big Bird remarks. |
 | | Joe Raposo sings "Peanut Butter." (EKA: Episode 0720) |
 | | Kermit at Home: Grover comes to Kermit's house to fix his sink. Kermit fills him in on a demonstration of "big, bigger, and biggest" when it comes to wrenches. Even so, the sink repair goes awry, and the house floods. (EKA: Episode 1061) |
 | | N is for nose. (EKA: Episode 2230) |
 | | David sings "They're Taking Turns" in reference to a pattern of kids in fire fighter and police officer costumes. |
 | | City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (EKA: Episode 0266) |
  | | Big Bird points out to Radar that Maria and Luis have already been gone for four days, so Big Bird tries to remember everything that has happened since they left. He starts at the very beginning: first, he stopped waving goodbye to them and walked back down the street. He put some litter in a can, then greeted Bob and Linda, and played fetch with Barkley. |
 | | A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet. (EKA: Episode 1257) |
  | | NTV host Nora Nicks introduces Nick Normal and the Nickmatics singing "The Letter N." |
 | | A midget tries to get on top of a horse. (EKA: Episode 1755) |
 | | A rock does somersaults for its peers, but gets little applause. (EKA: Episode 2208) |
 | | The Count has prepared himself a picnic not far from his castle. As he counts the ants who come to take away his food, he eventually has nothing left. Which is just as well, since it has started to rain. (EKA: Episode 2234) |
 | | "All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?" |
  | | Big Bird writes about the second day Maria and Luis were away. He watched Bob try to surprise Linda by teaching Barkley to roll over. Bob followed the instructions in the book, but to no avail. Then Linda came by, told him that he wasn't doing it right, and got Barkley to roll over easily. Big Bird hopes the same thing won't happen to him, since Bob is now reading a book on training birds. |
 | | A girl runs home to her CASA. (EKA: Episode 1800) |
 | | The Two-Headed Monster follows the arrows. |
 | | The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (EKA: Episode 0812) |
 | | A giant panda walks around. Music: Joe Raposo (EKA: Episode 0926) |
 | | "Bein' Green," with Lena Horne and Kermit. (EKA: Episode 0871) |
 | | Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks. (EKA: Episode 0600) |
 | | Big Bird writes that on the third day, he and the kids went to see a show starring Placido Flamingo and Meryl Sheep. Maria and Luis would have liked the show, because the main characters, Nelson and Jeanette, spent their time in the mountains singing to each other. They sang "When I'm Calling Baa," (a spoof of Indian Love Call). Big Bird hopes that Maria and Luis can catch a repeat of the show when they get back. |
 | | 7 Starfish Artist: Owe Gustafson (EKA: Episode 2358) |
 | | Grover waits in line at a supermarket. He generously lets two people go in front of him, but then explains that you can't always let everyone go before you, or else you'll never get to the register yourself. When he finally gets to the register and is first in line, the cashier says the register is closed. Grover considers following a customer to a pickle party ... (EKA: Episode 1952) |
 | | Human and animal babies learn to walk. (EKA: Episode 2124) |
 | | Oscar's CASA is drawn. |
 | | David asks the viewer to find some triangles in a fence. (EKA: Episode 1122) |
 | | The long rattlesnake thinks he's better than the short one, until the short one outsmarts him by making him bite his own tail. "Wanna borrow my snakebite kit?" Artists: Bud Luckey and Rudy Zamora |
 | | The opening scene of the episode shows in flashback, as Big Bird writes about talking to Gordon and starting the letter. Big Bird is satisfied to have finished writing everything that has happened, until he realizes that things are still happening, so he'd better write those down, too. Gordon comes in with a postcard from Maria and Luis, saying that they'll be coming back tomorrow. Big Bird dutifully writes down each sentence Gordon says. |
 | | An alien lands on Earth, looking for a Z to eat. He snatches one off a policeman's uniform, eats it, and rests. |
 | | Simon Soundman goes to Marvin's Music City to buy a nice shiny trumpet. However, Marvin keeps bringing the wrong instrument. (EKA: Episode 0681) |
 | | Alone Song (EKA: Episode 1145) |
 | | Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain. |
 | | Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." (EKA: Episode 1707) |
 | | Z In Space (EKA: Episode 0872) |
  | | Big Bird finally finishes the letter by writing that they are in front of the Fix-It Shop door. Gordon says it's time to go to bed, but Big Bird writes one more thing on the envelope: "To Maria and Luis - Welcome Home". Meryl Sheep announces the sponsors and says "Baa-bye." |
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