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Sesame Street
Gordon pretends to be Grandpa Bird
Air date March 23, 1995
Season Season 26 (1994-1995)
Written by Molly Boylan
Production December 14, 1994
Sponsors I, P, 0

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
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SCENE 1 Big Bird welcomes the viewer and announces his Grandpa Bird will be arriving soon for a visit. He hears a knock on his door, but it is Gordon instead. Big Bird receives a call from Grandpa Bird, who won't be able to make it due to illness. Gordon offers to cheer him up and Big Bird gets an idea - Gordon can pretend to be Grandpa Bird and looks around for a beak he can wear.
FamilyPortrait
Animation A girl dances her way into a family portrait.
(First: Episode 3134)
SSNews.divorcedbird
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Bird FamilyKermit interviews a bird whose parents don't live together.
(First: Episode 2695)
2girls.LetterP
Film Two girls sing "My Picky Playmate" as they clap.
(First: Episode 3299)
Planet
Cartoon P for Planet
(First: Episode 2008)
P-buildings
Animation The letter P appears in words on buildings.
(First: Episode 3329)
Jakethesnake
Cartoon Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts.
(First: Episode 2486)
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SCENE 2 Gordon is reluctant to put the beak on, but does so anyway. He leaves the nest area and knocks on the door, pretending to be Grandpa Bird. Big Bird invites him in, but still isn't convinced he's his Grandpa Bird and recommends he get some wings and bird-feet.
RalphMarvin
Cartoon Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears.
(First: Episode 0468)
Deargrandma
Film A girl writes to her grandmother about going to summer camp.
(First: Episode 3270)
I-song
Animation Ornate Is swing through the air to a song.
(First: Episode 2921)
3963h
Cartoon Pencil box I/i
(First: Episode 2890)
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SCENE 3 Gordon is completely outfitted in bird feathers, beak and bird feet. Big Bird then teaches him Grandpa Bird's special greeting.
DolphinSignLanguage
Film At the harbor, kids learn about dolphins, and how to communicate with them using signals.
(First: Episode 3010)
3161o
Cartoon Panels flip to reveal different ways things WALK.
(First: Episode 0369)
NewWaytoWalk-1

NewWaytoWalk-2
Muppets / Celebrity "A New Way to Walk"
Celebrity version
(First: Episode 3233)
3983m
Film A trip to an African dance school.
(First: Episode 3266)
ZeroBoxes
Muppets Ernie is in a counting mood, and decides to count all of the cookies in a box of them. Cookie Monster overhears this and asks if he can have all of the cookies after they are counted, and Ernie agrees. But after opening the box, Ernie finds that there are 0 cookies in it. Ernie has another box, but it also has 0 in it. Ernie then remembers that he put all of the cookies into a cookie jar, and starts to count, but Cookie Monster impatiently eats all of the cookies before Ernie can finish counting.
(First: Episode 2586)
Fay.1ball
Film Fay Ray subtracts one ball.
(First: Episode 2634)
Cartoon-takeawayfood
Song "Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0.
Arist: Jane Aaron
(First: Episode 3003)
AngryGoat.sneakers!
Muppets After the previous segment, the offended "Ms. A. M. Goat" gives a disclaimer that not all goats eat sneakers -- she eats corn and grass, but not sneakers. Another goat enters to eat the sneakers on her desk, further irritating her.
Waterpump
Film A Navajo boy who lives in the dessert talks about how his family has to pump water from the ground.
(First: Episode 2646)
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SCENE 4 Big Bird thinks Gordon has mastered the Grandpa Bird greeting and re-enacts his entrance. They do the greeting dance and share a hug. Big Bird goes to prepare some birdseed, which doesn't put Gordon at ease.
3960y
Cartoon Hands embrace the word "LOVE." (new sound effects added)
(First: Episode 0926)
500018
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process.
(First: Episode 0288)
0926d
Cartoon Capital I, he's quite a guy (new sound effects added)
(First: Episode 0368)
3154n
Song "Don't Waste Water"
(First: Episode 2804)
BennyBonnie
Muppets Benny Rabbit looks for the Shopping Network, but finds himself on the Home Hopping Network, hosted by Bonnie Rabbit.
(First: Episode 3238)
4112t
Song "Off to School"
(First: Episode 2944)
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SCENE 5 Gordon takes off the bird outfit, saying they can still do the same things he would do with Grandpa Bird without the costume. Big Bird says Grandpa Bird would read to him and pulls out a whole bunch of books, but can't decide which one. Gordon will read them all, which is just what Grandpa Bird would've done. Gordon sits in Grandpa Bird's reading chair and Big Bird sits in his usual spot - on his lap.
2795i
Cartoon A girl picks the key that matches the keyhole in order to gain access to a cache of toys.
Artist: Dan Haskett
(First: Episode 2050)
3960l
Muppets Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday."
(First: Episode 3331)
Roostersound
Film What sound does a rooster make?
(First: Episode 3278)
Wearaseatbelt
Cartoon A father explains to his son why it is important to wear a seat belt when riding in a car.
Artist: Cliff Roberts
(First: Episode 1446)
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SCENE 6 Gordon finishes another book and then reads one more, The Little Red Hen, before Big Bird's nap.
Girlnewspaper
Animation A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter.
(First: Episode 3142)
Indian10
Animation Counting 1-10 (Indian imagery)
(First: Episode 3199)
Film.Chapatibread
Film An Indian boy narrates how Chapati bread is made.
(First: Episode 3204)
SignMan.KissMe
Cartoon Sign Sounds: KISS ME
(First: Episode 1136)
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SCENE 7 Before Big Bird's nap, Gordon tucks him in, wearing the beak for Big Bird's sake. Big Bird thanks him before falling asleep. Gordon announces the sponsors.


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