Episode 3822

First aired: February 16, 1999

Sponsored by: N, 2

Plot summary: Big Bird decides to sit on the steps of 123 Sesame Street all day, but has difficulty finding someone to sit with him.


 * 3822A: Big Bird loves the front steps of 123 Sesame Street, and resolves to sit on them all day
 * Cartoon: A little girl shows us her apartment
 * Monsterpiece Theater: "The 39 Stairs"
 * 3822B: Big Bird tries to find someone to join him on the steps, but Maria, Humphrey, Natasha, Linda and Barkley are otherwise occupied
 * Song: A New Way to Walk, performed by The Oinker Sisters as introduced by Old MacDonald
 * 3822C: Baby Bear can't join Big Bird on the steps because he's walking with his porridge as it cools off
 * Sesame Street Goes to Day Care: Telly and a boy named Andrew play a guessing game
 * Cartoon: Jazzy alphabet around a city
 * 3822D: 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
 * Cartoon: Autumn leaves form a capital "N" and lowercase "n"
 * Maya Angelou and Natasha talk about N-words
 * Cartoon: Capital "N" and lowercase "n" on pieces of paper
 * 3822E: 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
 * Cartoon: Twos in space
 * 3822F: 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
 * Finding N's on a computer screen
 * Alpaboy: Nibbling Noodles with Neighbor Nora
 * Cartoon: N is for nose
 * 3822G: 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
 * Elmo's World: Dogs
 * 3822H: The cast says goodbye from the steps

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