Episode 0135

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird wants to say "adios"
Air date	November 13, 1970
Season	Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by	Robert Myhrum
Sponsors	F, 11
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Oscar the Grouch sings "Three of These Things" with a rancid sneaker, a tattered glove, a messed up sock, and a nice hat. Oscar tells Gordon and the kids that the hat is the answer, but it won’t be nice for long, because he’s going to stick it in his egg beater and pour motor oil on it.
	Muppets	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit talks about the letter F. He wanted an F, but someone sent him an E. A monster asks what the difference is between E and F, and then solves Kermit’s problem by eating the bottom line of the E so Kermit can talk about F. (First: Episode 0033)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird learns about the Spanish word "adios", and is anxious to say it, but Susan tells him it's too early to say goodbye.
	Muppets	Tony sings The Beatles song "Help!" because his date can’t go to the dance tonight and he needs someone to go with.
	Animation	Dot Bridge #1 (First: Episode 0001)
	Cast	Larry and Phyllis cooperate to take a photograph.
	Celebrity	The New York Mets make 10 hits in a row, but miss on the 11th.
	SCENE 3	Gordon displays the letters AN on a board, and some pictures of things that end with AN.
	Animation	Dot Bridge (last dot is late and travels through others) (First: Episode 0001)
	Muppets	A fairy godmother turns Cookie Monster into a handsome prince. He thinks it's ugly, and uses the wand to change her into her original form, Herry Monster wearing a wig. As monsters, they fall in love.
	Film	F - wishes (1:21)
	Cartoon	A self-proclaimed "handsome" fly (voiced by Casey Kasem) is indignant about appearing in a segment about the letter F with a "fat and ugly" frog. The frog solves the problem by eating the fly. (First: Episode 0034)
	Cartoon	Poverty F (First: Episode 0128)
	Cartoon	F for Football Artist: John and Faith Hubley
	Animation	Dot Bridge (last dot shows up early) (First: Episode 0001)
	Film	How to bake a cake (2:39)
	Muppets	"If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked a Cake" (First: Episode 0031)
	Animation	Dot Bridge (third dot want to be red) (First: Episode 0001)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird asks Susan if he can say "adios" yet. She tells him to keep practicing as he waits.
	Celebrity	Bill Cosby counts to 20 with his "twin."
	Muppets	Cookie Monster hangs his head down in sadness. Ernie gives a lengthy speech on how looking up is the key to happiness. While his head's in the clouds, Cookie looks up toward Ernie's cookie box and empties it, making him happier.
	Celebrity	Bill Cosby demonstrates sad.
	Animation	Dot Bridge (last dot shows up early) (repeat)
	Film	Kids narrate a film about water in hoses, fountains, puddles, streams, bathtubs, rivers, oceans, and other places.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster helps Ernie match mittens, shoes, and gloves and put them away. Guess how he puts away two matching cookies.
	Animation	Dot Bridge (all the dots turn red) (First: Episode 0001)
	Muppets	Charlie is lost and finds a policeman. It's his Uncle Louie, but he doesn't recognize him in uniform. Without the uniform on, Charlie asks Uncle Louie to find him a policeman.
	Cartoon	F for Football (repeat) Artist: John and Faith Hubley
	Cartoon	F for fly and frog (repeat) (First: Episode 0034)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird is afraid he'll forget to say "adios", but Susan reassures him he won't.
	Animation	Dot Bridge (raspberry) (First: Episode 0001)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet boy meets Alphabet O'Malley, whose full name consists of twenty-six first names, each one starting with a different letter of the alphabet.
	Film	F - wishes (1:21)
	Cartoon	F for fly and frog (repeat) (First: Episode 0034)
	Celebrity	The New York Mets make 10 hits in a row, but miss on the 11th. (repeat)
	SCENE 6	Bob displays a birdhouse he just finished making. He shows the kids some pictures of birds who will live there, and has them add up the birds.
	Cartoon	Poverty F (repeat) (First: Episode 0128)
	SCENE 7	Susan alerts Big Bird that it's finally time to say goodbye, and he joyfully repeats the word "adios". After the credits roll, he continues saying it to the kids at his nest, as they play in the barrels. Bob announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Ernie & Bert hold up the Sesame Street sign, while Susan and Oscar hold up the CTW sign at the end.