Wish You Were Here
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In the early 90's, Big Bird starred in a series of Sesame Street segments in which he traveled to a different part of the United States and learned about people of different ethnicities and participated in their cultural activities or pastimes. Each segment begins with graphics of a postcard, addressed to "Sesame Street, USA," which reads "Wish you were here! --Big Bird". In some respects, the segments served as a precursor to Global Grover.
In a departure from the norm, Miles and Gabi were featured in one segment, in which they visited the Kennedy Space Center. This segment was seen in a few of the episodes which focused on Slimey's journey to the moon.
Segments
| Picture | Location | Earliest Known Appearance | Description |
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 | Guadelupe, Arizona | Episode 3012 | Big Bird conducts a child mariachi band, who sing "Viva Mexico."
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 | Arizonia | Episode 3049 | In Arizona, Big Bird sees how kids help charros put on a rodeo, and rides a horse.
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 | Pheonix, Arizona | Episode 3055 | Big Bird finds himself in Phoenix, Arizona, where he hangs out with Diego and his family. He learns that cacti can survive the hot, dry weather, and is treated to birdseed burritos at a picnic with the family later on.
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 | New York City | Episode 3058 | Big Bird explores the mask gallery at the Museo del Barrio in New York City. Edna, the art instructor, shows him and some kids how to make their own masks for a parade.
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 | Union Center, New Jersey | Episode 3085 | Big Bird visits Union City, New Jersey, where he learns how to play some Cuban games with some kids.
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 | East Harlem | Episode 3141 | Big Bird visits a Puerto Rican casita in East Harlem. He tries to find out what people do there, but everyone is too busy raising chickens, planting tomatoes, cooking and planning music to answer.
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 | Union Square | Episode 3718 | Big Bird visits the Green Market in Union Square. He thinks the food comes out of packaging, but his friends show him how food is grown on their farm.
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 | Kennedy Space Center | Episode 3713 | Gabi and Miles take a tour of the Kennedy Space Center, where they learn about how rockets are launched into space, along with a group of other kids. Miles works at Mission Control, while Gabi pretends to be an astronaut.
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 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | Episode 3753 | Big Bird goes fishing in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with his friends Colin and Marlee. It takes awhile for him to catch one, but he finally does.
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