Episode 4021
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SCENE 1 | At the Mail It Shop, Alan helps Big Bird read a letter from his pen-pal Gulliver. The letter says he will be coming to Sesame Street today for a visit. Big Bird isn't sure what to do when they meet, so Alan gives some musical advice: start by saying "How Do You Do?" As Big Bird leaves to prepare for Gulliver's visit, some monsters pop up around Alan and chant, "How do you do? It's Monster Time! How do you do? It's Monster Time!" |
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Celebrity | When the monsters argue over which one of them will sing The Alphabet Song, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, arrives to resolve the dispute. (First: Episode 3991) |
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Muppets | The Number of the Day: 7 Seven dancing chickens show up for the number of the day. (First: Episode 3990) |
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Cartoon | The Alligator King Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0411) |
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Film | Milo Counting: 7 (First: Episode 3595) |
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SCENE 2 | Big Bird practices his greeting at his nest when Gulliver arrives. The two get along very well, and after their meeting and greeting they sing a happy bird song together. Big Bird then receives a phone call from Snuffy, who wants to meet Gulliver too. Big Bird tells him to meet up later as he and Gulliver plan on touring Sesame Street first. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Outside, Rosita is giving Baby Bear a Spanish lesson when Gulliver becomes surprised - they're not birds! He'd rather meet Snuffy but Big Bird reminds him that he won't get there for a while, so Gulliver requests they go somewhere else. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | The two birds make their way to the yard, where Miles and Gabi are playing basketball. Gulliver is shocked to see that people live on Sesame Street too and refuses to meet them, saying he's used to playing basketball with his bird team back home. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | A montage follows over an instrumental of "The People in Your Neighborhood" where Big Bird continues giving Gulliver a tour. The shocked tourist ducks out of sight of everyone he witnesses, including Gordon and Susan over at 123 Sesame Street, Maria, Luis, Bert, and Ernie at the Mail It Shop, and Linda and Bob having a chat. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Big Bird recommends he and Gulliver get some birdseed milkshakes, but Gulliver's thirst retreats when he sees Alan is serving. He perks up when he confuses a passing duck as Snuffy, but Gulliver is shocked to learn that Big Bird's best friend really isn't a bird at all, but a Snuffleupagus when he shows up. Gulliver tells Snuffy that he doesn't want to play together because they're different species, and Snuffy becomes sad. Big Bird gets upset and tells Gulliver that he likes playing with Snuffy and it doesn't matter whether or not he's a bird. Gulliver learns that Snuffy likes saying the alphabet just like he does, and they all say the alphabet together. Gulliver realizes how wrong he was and apologizes for how he treated Snuffy, becoming friends with him. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Big Bird calls the other street residents to meet Gulliver, who becomes a little overwhelmed and isn't sure what to say. They teach him how to introduce himself by singing "How Do You Do?" and soon Gulliver finds himself with a whole lot of different new friends. "Wow," he says. "Wait'll I tell all the birds back home about this!" |
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Film | Kids talk about what a friend is. (First: Episode 3921) |
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Muppets | Journey to Ernie Big Bird sets off on a Journey To Ernie, deciding to check behind the statue... (First: Episode 3984) ... where he finds himself in a swirling vortex. A box appears, and Big Bird gets it to open by repeating the clapping pattern it makes. |
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Film | A group of girls do a playground cheer ("Ooh I'm so happy!"). (First: Episode 3017) |
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Muppets | Journey to Ernie Ernie wasn't behind the statue, so Big Bird checks under the tunnel bridge... (First: Episode 3984) ... and arrives on a farm with a cartoon chicken coop. He notices that one of the four chickens is not sitting on an egg... it's one of Ernie's boxes! |
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Animation | "There's a Bird on Me" (remake) |
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Muppets | Journey to Ernie "You're not looking hard enough!" Ernie teases, so Big Bird checks behind a bush... (First: Episode 3982) ... and goes into a land occupied by dinosaurs. Big Bird describes the box to a brontosaurus and finds he was sitting on it the whole time. We found him! |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert sing "But I Like You." (First: Episode 1952) |
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Muppets | Journey to Ernie Big Bird and Ernie say goodbye and an announcer teases, "Come back tomorrow for another game of Journey to Ernie!" (First: Episode 3981) |
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Muppets | Hero Guy Hero Guy hits a fly ball, but will Hero Guy be able to catch it? (First: Episode 3984) |
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Muppets | The Letter of the Day: N (First: Episode 4005) |
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Animation | A letter N pops out of a mailbox envelope. (First: Episode 4005) |
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Muppets | The Letter of the Day (cont'd): Super Grover helps Cookie Monster refrain from eating the letter "N," but is ultimately unsuccessful. (First: Episode 4005) |
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Film | Kids form the letter N. (First: Episode 4005) |
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Muppets | Spanish Word of the Day: gato A cow tries to help Rosita by illustrating gato, but she isn't a cat. Suddenly Little Murray Sparkles comes by and Rosita replies that this is what gato is. (First: Episode 3985) |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Families (First: Episode 3975) |
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SCENE 3 | Big Bird, Snuffy, and Gulliver announce the sponsors together. |
Notes[]
- Additional performers include Jim Martin (Monster Time monster), with Carmen Osbahr (green monster).