Muppet Wiki

Kermiteye Welcome to Muppet Wiki!


Please visit Special:Community to learn how you can collaborate with the editing community.

READ MORE

Muppet Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Sesame Street
Big Bird has the birdy pox!
(repeat of 3434)
Air date March 6, 1998
Season Season 29 (1997-1998)
Written by Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
Directed by Steve Feldman
Sponsors D, 0

3735

StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
3735a

3734.ComingSoon
SCENE 1 Big Bird and Snuffy show Maria the (unfinished) poem they've been coming up with about the letter D:
D is for dalmatian, a dog who has spots
D is for doughnut and D is for...

..."dots!," Big Bird then states, pointing to the green dots on his legs. They notice he's covered with them, but they're not sure what they are. Maria decides to call Dr. Matthews to see what the issue is.

D-d-d-dinosaur!
Animation D ... daring ... dazzling ... delightful ... dizzy ... dreaded ... dinosaur!
(First: Episode 3407)
1186i
Cartoon Dogs cheer D-O-G and fight with cats.
(First: Episode 1148)
E&b-disguisekit
Muppets Ernie & BertErnie tries to fool Bert with his disguises such as a pirate disguise and a bearded Red Riding Hood disguise, but Bert recognizes him each time and tells him to stop trying to fool him. Then a wolf knocks on the door and Bert is convinced it's Ernie in disguise again- until Ernie appears at the door! (new music added)
(First: Episode 1170)
4134zf
Song "Get On Up and Move Your Body"
(First: Episode 3410)
Dinosaur.UpDown
Cartoon A dinosaur demonstrates up and down with a pull-down window shade.
(First: Episode 2887)
3735b
SCENE 2 Dr. Matthews (Julie Hagerty) arrives and inspects Big Bird, who's spots have spread ever more and have become itchy. She diagnoses him with "Birdy Pox," something that happens to most big yellow birds his age. She recommends staying in his nest and resting, but he can have guests. She also assures him his Birdy Pox will disappear by bedtime and soothes his dots with an ointment.
2485i
Cartoon Snacks On Parade: The Raisin
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1171)
NightBugBoogie
Muppets A trio of bugs sing "Night Bug Boogie."
(First: Episode 2957)
AMike.Hippo
Cartoon How to know a hippo when you find one. (new sound effects added)
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 3081)
Wegmandogs.Alphabet
Film Wegman's dogs form all the letters of the alphabet.
(First: Episode 3266)
Ellen-Elmo-Same
Muppets / Celebrity Ellen DeGeneres tries convincing Elmo on how similar they are (mainly how their names sound).
(First: Episode 3434)
4137v
Cartoon "Letters in the Body"
Artist: Fred Garbers
(First: Episode 3339)
Stefan.checukp
Film Stefan goes to the doctor and gets a checkup.
(First: Episode 3527)
2481-FrontBack
Cartoon Two men compete to be in front.
(First: Episode 0789)
ZoeWolfgang.frontback
Muppets Zoe demonstrates front and back using Wolfgang and a fish.
(First: Episode 3411)
LetterGarden.D
Animation Letter Garden: D
(First: Episode 3015)
Daddyddream
Song "Daddy Dear"
(First: Episode 0367)
3990t
Cartoon D-draw, dent, drop, dancer, done
(First: Episode 3060)
3735c
SCENE 3 The Count stops by, having heard of Big Bird's ailment. Big Bird hopes the Count can sing him a lullaby, but the Count would rather count. They cooperate as the Count sings a lullaby about the number of spots he has. Big Bird falls asleep, but is woken by the Count's trademark thunder. The Count gets a great idea to help and exits.
Judo20
Film A judo class does 20 jumping jacks.
(First: Episode 3403)
ScwubbyScwubby
Muppets Baby Bear sings a "scrubby scrubby" song as he takes a bath. As he finishes, he discovers Goldilocks has been in the tub with him breathing from a snorkel.
(First: Episode 3594)
AfricanFish
Film In a village in Africa, people catch fish, and celebrate afterwards.
(First: Episode 2669)
ExerciseExercise
Cartoon A caterpillar sings "Exercise Song."
Artist: ArtistMike
(First: Episode 2839)
Whatsoundacatmakes
Film What sound does a cat make?
(First: Episode 3414)
3735d
SCENE 4 The Count returns with his surprise - 10 kids bringing 10 balloons to cheer Big Bird up!
EdgarTurtle.GreenGrow
Cartoon Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O."
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 2440)
2head.Telephone
Muppets The Two-Headed Monster finds a TELEPHONE, and reads the word.
(First: Episode 1569)
Suzie.Telephone
Cartoon Suzie Kabloozie tries to demonstrate what a telephone is, but keeps getting calls.
Artist: Mo Willems
(First: Episode 3268)
ReachYourHand
Song "Reach Your Hand Up High"
(First: Episode 2702)
DontbeaSnerd
Cartoon Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1487)
3735e
SCENE 5 Snuffy enters with an idea to get rid of them - Big Bird should tell them to go away. When that doesn't work, Big Bird tries shaking them off. That idea also fails, so Snuffy tries blowing them off with his snuffle. Snuffy's next idea must wait until the first star of the night...
2356-30
Cartoon A man counts 40 stars at night.
(First: Episode 2243)
3998p
Song Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats."
Re-filmed version
(First: Episode 2855)
Soup.0
Cartoon A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup.
(First: Episode 2283)
Mpiece.gonewind
Muppets Monsterpiece Theater: Gone with the WindKermit and Ms. Scarlett demonstrate subtraction.
(First: Episode 2410)
(re-filmed wraparounds)
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)
Wegman.Hubbard
Film Wegman's dogs: Old Mother Hubbard
(First: Episode 3488)
Ah-ah-choo
Cartoon "Big Sneeze" - a man destroys everything in his path when he sneezes.
Artist: Paul Fierlinger
(First: Episode 1579)
3434fa

3735f
SCENE 6 Now nighttime, Big Bird and Snuffy wish on the first star in the sky that the Birdy Pox will disappear. Nothing happens, so the two part ways.
3735g

3735h
SCENE 6 cont'd Maria checks in on Big Bird, who's now sobbing and scared that the pox will never go away. Suddenly, Maria notices the pox disappearing from each part of his body! Big Bird has a brief celebration before heading to sleep, as Maria announces the sponsors.
3736b
COMING SOON Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Ruthie stands still in different poses while Telly follows along.


Previous episode: Next episode:
Episode 3734 Episode 3736
Advertisement