Episode 3822

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird decides to sit on the steps of 123 Sesame Street all day, but has difficulty finding someone to sit with him.
Air date	January 5, 1999
Season	Season 30 (1998-1999)
Sponsors	N, 2

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird loves the front steps of 123 Sesame Street, and resolves to sit on them all day.
	Cartoon	A little girl shows the viewers her apartment
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: "The 39 Stairs"
	SCENE 2	Big Bird tries to find someone to join him on the steps, but Maria, Humphrey, Natasha, Linda and Barkley are otherwise occupied
	Muppets	Song: "A New Way to Walk," performed by The Oinker Sisters as introduced by Old MacDonald (EKA: Episode 2980)
	SCENE 3	Baby Bear can't join Big Bird on the steps because he's walking with his porridge as it cools off
	Muppets	Sesame Street Goes to Day Care: Telly and a boy named Andrew play a guessing game
	Cartoon	Jazzy alphabet around a city (EKA: Episode 3314)
	SCENE 4	Miles and Gabi join Big Bird on the stairs, and the three of them pretend to be flying planes, until Miles and Gabi leave Big Bird to sit alone again.
	Song	"I'm a Little Airplane," with film of kids pretending to be airplanes. (EKA: Episode 3698)
	Cartoon	Autumn leaves form a capital "N" and lowercase "n"
	Celebrity	Maya Angelou and Natasha talk about N-words
File:3978p.jpg	Cartoon	Capital "N" and lowercase "n" on pieces of paper
	SCENE 5	Luis can't sit with Big Bird because he has to go fix a garbage disposal. Tara explains to Big Bird that her wheelchair prevents her from using the stairs... but she can't sit with Big Bird anyway because she has an appointment to race with her friends
	Animation	2's in space (EKA: Episode 3713)
	SCENE 6	Big Bird explains his lonely sitting problem to Gordon, who joins him in singing "If These Steps Could Talk." Hearing the song, the cast gathers around, including Susan, Maria, Luis, Gabi, Miles, Linda, Barkley, Rosita, Elmo, Grover, Tara, and the kids. Big Bird is struck with an inspiration, and runs to his nest.
	Animation	Finding N's on a computer screen (EKA: Episode 3135)
	Film	Alphaboy: Nibbling Noodles with Neighbor Nora
	Cartoon	N is for nose
	SCENE 7	Big Bird returns from his nest with Radar, whom he knows will sit with him. When he arrives at the steps, he finds all his friends sitting there, and they reminisce about how much the steps mean to them.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Books
	SCENE 8	The cast say goodbye from the steps