Picture Segment Description

SCENE 1 Big Bird is finishing a conversation with Mr. Snuffleupagus on the telephone. Snuffy says he’s going to send Big Bird a surprise present: something very big that rhymes with "bee." When Big Bird hangs up, he assumes it’s a tree, and proceeds to dig in his nest for things to help him prepare.

Cartoon E Imagination
Artists: The Hubleys
(First: Episode 0001)

SCENE 2 Big Bird piles some shovels and watering cans outside the doors, then invites Bob, Gordon and Maria to help him dig a hole for the tree he’ll be getting soon. They doubt that his "imaginary" friend would send him a tree, and ask him to put his things away. After they leave, Big Bird thinks some more, and concludes that Snuffy will be sending him … the sea!

Cartoon "Candy Man"
Artist: Bud Luckey
(First: Episode 0359)

SCENE 3 Big Bird prepares for a nautical voyage by assembling some life jackets, a sunfish sailboat, a life preserver, and an oar. The adults dismiss him again, stating that the sea is much too big for anyone to bring.

Cartoon A man explains that the letter E begins both Enter and Exit. Another man named Roy runs through the doors.
(First: Episode 0406)

SCENE 4 Pondering what Snuffy's present could be, Big Bird finds a large box in the yard. He opens it, and finds Mr. Snuffleupagus inside, who reveals his present: "Me!" Snuffy leaves for a cup of tea, and Big Bird shows the crate to his grown-up friends, who still don’t believe him.

Cartoon Jazz #8
(First: Episode 0016)

Muppets Here Is Your Life: Oak Tree — In the forest, Guy Smiley salutes the life of an Oak Tree.
(First: Episode 0406)

Cartoon E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal.
(First: Episode 0486)

Song Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Feet (One Foot, Two Foot)."
(First: Episode 0347)

Cartoon A circle becomes a clock, balloon, sun, etc.
(First: Episode 0358)

Cast Maria and David find two sets of sacks, which have incorrect numerical labels.
(First: Episode 0505)

Cartoon E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg.
(First: Episode 0002)

Muppets Caveman Days: Exit — Everyone wants to go outside the cave, but they're not sure which way to go out until the Royal Smart Person invents an EXIT sign.
(First: Episode 0300)

SCENE 5 Oscar, clad in a muffler and earmuffs, tells Bob that he just froze his swimming pool so he could skate on it, but another skater has taken over. Bob doesn't believe it, but he looks inside Oscar's trash can and sure enough, someone is skating away...

Celebrity Peggy Fleming skates a figure 8.
(First: Episode 0236)

Cartoon Monster in the dark (finding a light switch)
(First: Episode 0493)

Song "Eight Song (Song of Eight)"
(First: Episode 0016)

Cartoon A young hipster dog explains to C.T. Wordsworth what an EXIT is.
(First: Episode 0281)

Muppets Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin and his class name some great people.
(First: Episode 0515)

Cartoon Speech Balloon: W for water
(First: Episode 0062)

Insert Three of These Kids are playing policeman, but the other one is playing fireman.
(First: Episode 0408)

Cartoon Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair.
(First: Episode 0369)

Cast David, Luis and Linda count in different languages.
(First: Episode 0326)

Cartoon E for Erase
(First: Episode 0486)

Muppets Kermit Lecture: Top and Bottom — Kermit the Frog talks about "top" and "bottom" using a stack of boxes that Grover carries.
(First: Episode 0434)

SCENE 6 Gordon asks, "What can you do?" followed by quick cuts to various kids and others doing many different things. Examples include Big Bird hopping and roller skating, Maria singing operatically and knitting, Oscar yelling and screaming, Mr. Macintosh dancing, The Count counting, and Bob laughing. Gordon responds, "I can dig it."

Cartoon A fat man and a small man demonstrate top and bottom.
(First: Episode 0525)

Muppets Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster asks David to read an EXIT sign.

Cartoon E for End
(First: Episode 0460)

Muppets Ernie and Bert: Ernie Blows a Fuse — Ernie and Bert are watching TV, but Bert gets bored and decides to play a record.
(First: Episode 0003)

Film Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music)
(First: Episode 0084)

Muppets When Maurice, a hapless casanova, puts an Anything Muppet woman's head together, he tells her that he loves her, but it turns out she doesn't love him. He then proceeds to take her head apart, bit by bit, as he sings "I Want to Hold Your Ear" (as well as eyes, nose, tooth, and hair). After she walks off in a huff, he notices to his shock that the parts he set aside have attached themselves to the tablecloth, who thinks he's kinda cute.
(First: Episode 0524)

Cartoon "Danny knows the alphabet, and is he proud! If you can follow him, then sing out loud!"
(First: Episode 0406)

Film Luis announces "And now, the octopus!"
Music: "Pomp and Circumstance"
(First: Episode 0291)

Muppets Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit the Frog, Shola, and Fanny have just finished watching the previous film. Shola hugs Kermit, and he comments, "She learned a lot from the octopus ... how to squeeze!"
(First: Episode 0534)

Cartoon Jazz #8 (repeat)

Muppets Grover: Exit — Grover explains the word "EXIT" with Little Jerry and the Monotones.
(First: Episode 0210)

Cartoon E for Erase (repeat)

Cartoon Rocket countdown: The rocket falls over.
(First: Episode 0018)

Muppets Ernie and Bert: What Happened Here — Ernie shows drawings to Bert, and Bert has to guess what happened.
(First: Episode 0030)

Cartoon Rocket countdown: The rocket blows up in a shower of soot.
(First: Episode 0018)

Cartoon E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg. (repeat)

Cartoon Rocket countdown: The announcer blasts off.
(First: Episode 0018)

SCENE 7 Big Bird continues skating up and down the street as an organ version of the Sesame Street Theme plays. Bob announces the sponsors.

CLOSING SIGNS Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.