Sesame Street
Plot	Big Bird hosts "The Big Bird Show"
Air date	November 28, 1988
Season	Season 20 (1988-1989)
Sponsors	G, R, 9
Syndication
Releases

Picture	Segment	Description
	Insert	Big Bird and Snuffy pretend to explore Sesame Street. They encounter some native Sesame Streetians speaking Sesamese and attempt to communicate with them and learn their customs. (EKA: Episode 2293)
	Cartoon	R for rhinoceros, raquet, robot
	Film	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 2096)
	Muppets	"It's Funny" (EKA: Episode 1116)
	Animation	2 houses plus 3 houses equal 5. (EKA: Episode 1103)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Oscar and Andrea Martin talk about being angry.
	Animation	It's a giraffe Artist: Ishu Patel (EKA: Episode 2238)
	Insert	Three of these kids are wearing winter gear in the cold, but one is not.
	Cartoon	G for Gorilla
	Film	A flock of sheep crosses the river
	Muppets	Grover the Elevator Operator demonstrates front and back by telling the passengers on his elevator where to stand. (EKA: Episode 0330)
	Cartoon	A little boy asks his big brother questions about what happens at school. Artist: John Korty (EKA: Episode 2159)
	Film	Kids talk about how many things they can do now that they're five years old.
	Cartoon	Two men try to go over a very steep hill.
	Insert	In his room, Bob gives the Two-Headed Monster a singing lesson: singing "Sing." (EKA: Episode 1736)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter gets stuck in a spot of glue, and types "G: Glue". (EKA: Episode 0852)
	Muppets	Ernie notices that none of the lampposts are on, and the lights won't turn on. Bert says that there is a blackout, but has to repeat himself when Ernie suggests they watch TV, play a record, and listen to the radio. Ernie decides to call someone to see if anybody else knows about it. He calls Oscar the Grouch, who grouchily asks who's calling and threatens to "see to it that you don't sleep for a week." Ernie says "It's Bert" and hangs up. (EKA: Episode 0991)
	Film	Sounds in the House #1 (EKA: Episode 1706)
	Animation	Counting 1-9 in Spanish
	Muppets	Cookie Monster is about to eat a cookie when a sad-looking girl approaches and stares at him. He tries to eat the cookie, but can't do it. He breaks it in half and shares it with the girl. He eats his half. When the girl eats hers, she does so just like him. (EKA: Episode 0730)
	Cartoon	Dr. Frankenstein makes sure his monster knows about front and back.
	SCENE 1	Big Bird welcomes the audience to "The Big Bird Show" and he brings on "The Story of the Salesman", with Gordon as the shopkeeper and himself as the salesman.
	Cartoon	Two kids find different uses for a cooking pot. (EKA: Episode 1107)
	Muppets	Lefty's boss makes sure he knows the alphabet. (EKA: Episode 0261)
	Cartoon	A chair displays the word SIT, and a beast sits on him. (EKA: Episode 2275)
	Film	Five dancers disappear one by one, until there are none left. Music: Joe Raposo (EKA: Episode 2283)
	SCENE 2 (insert)	Big Bird brings on Hoots the Owl and his Birdland Band with a story about leaves, with the kids as the leaves. The last words in the song are, "Here comes the news!"
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash Cinderella's Fairy Godmother tries to make a beautiful ball dress appear on Cinderella without success: it ends up on Kermit instead.
	Cartoon	Willy Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river. (EKA: Episode 1139)
	Cast	Luis and Linda assemble the word COLD, and it snows.
	Cartoon	The story of an old woman who lived in a nine. Artist: Bud Luckey (EKA: Episode 0695)
	Song	"I Love Being a Pig" (Live-action version) (EKA: Episode 0844)
	Animation	The inhabitants of a farm feel like celebrating when it rains during a hot, dry summer.
	SCENE 3	Big Bird brings on "The Triangle Detective" with Gordon teaching Jennifer how to find triangles in a picture.
	Cartoon	Gordon voiceover R/r (EKA: Episode 2405)
	Muppets	Two Anything Muppets sing the "City-Country Song" about the difference between life in the country and life in the city. (EKA: Episode 0681)
	Cartoon	An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu. Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 1845)
	Film	A dirty car gets cleaned at the car wash. (EKA: Episode 1114)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird says goodbye from "The Big Bird Show" as he and Gordon announce the sponsors.

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