Episode 0165

Sesame Street
Big Bird plans his day
Air date	December 25, 1970
Season	Season 2 (1970-1971)
Directed by David Roth Production November 9, 1970 Sponsors T, 4

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Susan greets the viewer, and notices a mailman down the street.
	Muppets	Ernie tries to help a mailman deliver a package to Mrs. Mary Ann ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. (First: Episode 0038)
	Cartoon	A poem filled with T words, including a teacher, toys, Texas, and "turtles with brains". Voice: Bob Arbogast (First: Episode 0024)
	SCENE 2	While playing with blocks with the kids, Bob makes a letter T out of two pieces of wood.
	Cartoon	T is for Television (First: Episode 0024)
	SCENE 3	Susan asks Oscar what his favorite T word is. He says it's "terrible."
	Cartoon	"Poverty T": T is for Trash and Ticket (First: Episode 0020)
	SCENE 4	Caridad makes the letter T with her fingers.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: T for train (First: Episode 0022)
	Cartoon	Rocket countdown: The rocket blows up in a shower of soot. (First: Episode 0018)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird encounters Gordon planning his day, and decides to plan his own day. Big Bird picks up all the things he wants to play with today, which Gordon says is too much for anyone to do in one day. Big Bird decides to spend his day cleaning up the mess he just made.
	Cartoon	"Jazz #4" (First: Episode 0006)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie's friend holds a huge card of a dog in front of his head. Ernie asks Bert how many feet the dog has, and Bert says four. Next, Ernie's friend holds up a card of a table. Ernie asks Bert how many legs the table has. Again, Bert says four. Ernie's friend then holds up a card that shows a four-eyed monster. Ernie asks Bert, "How many eyes can you count on this face?" Bert again says four, but adds that "nothing in the world has four eyes and looks like that." Ernie's friend lowers the card, revealing himself to be the Beautiful Day Monster- with two extra eyes. (First: Episode 0009)
	Cartoon	"Jazz #4" (repeat)
	Muppets	Grover uses a telephone booth to explain how a telephone is used. When he enters the booth, however, he finds that there is no phone in sight. An Anything Muppet boy arrives to use the telephone, and thinks that Grover is the telephone since he is the only thing he found in the booth. The boy proceeds and talks into Grover's mouth. (First: Episode 0146)
	SCENE 6	Bob observes the rope on the tire swing, and talks to some kids about what a part of something is. He points them to a film.
	Film	Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (tire) (First: Episode 0147)
	SCENE 6 cont'd	Bob introduces another film.
	Film	"Look a Little Closer" (tomato) (First: Episode 0147)
	SCENE 6 cont'd	Bob introduces yet another film.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Look a Little Closer." (hand) (First: Episode 0147)
	SCENE 6 cont'd	Bob concludes that everything has parts — even parts have parts.
	Muppets	Ernie sings "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked a Cake" when a hungry Cookie Monster demands a cookie. (First: Episode 0031)
	Film	A child narrates a series of black-and-white photos about how to bake a cake. (First: Episode 0135)
	Transition	A circle appears on screen, expanding like a balloon until it pops. (First: Episode 0105)
	Celebrity	Pat Paulsen counts from 1 to 20. (First: Episode 0101)
	SCENE 7	Mr. Hooper counts four dolls in his store.
	Cartoon	"Jazz #4" (repeat)
	Muppets	Billy wants to learn about here and there, so the Beautiful Day Monster and Cookie Monster show him by spreading apart, each calling Fred's son over to their side. However, whenever Baby gets to "there," he always finds himself "here." (First: Episode 0111)
	Cartoon	Checkerboard transition cartoon (First: Episode 0105)
	Cast	Larry and Phyllis argue about which of two photographs to put on the wall, ultimately choosing a third that they both like. They cooperate to hang the picture together. (First: Episode 0135)
	Transition	The screen fills up with fluid. (First: Episode 0105)
	SCENE 8	Susan displays four props on the table: a wooden bowl, a pot, a frying pan, and a flower watering-can. She plays two rounds of "Three of These Things" and points out that there are two right answers.
	Film	Hands build things out of triangles and squares while off-screen voices try to figure out what the constructions will be. (First: Episode 0004)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Part 1: Ernie, having set up shop as a barber, gives Bert a haircut, but he ends up removing all of his hair. (First: Episode 0068)
	Film	New Bridge #5 - Bounce (First: Episode 0105)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Part 2: Ernie tries to disguise Bert until his hair grows back, but a monster (later known as Grover) mistakes Bert for his father and lugs him away. (First: Episode 0068)
	Cartoon	T is for Television (repeat)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Part 3: Bert has quickly grown his hair back, but his brief time amongst monsters has resulted in his speaking like Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0068)
	Cartoon	"Poverty T" (repeat)
	SCENE 9	Mr. Hooper tells the audience to watch closely and see what the following words have in common.
	SCENE 9 cont'd	In a vaudeville-style vignette, Bob and Gordon are glad they met.
	SCENE 9 cont'd	A little girl (Caroll Spinney) has Little Bird as a pet in a cage, but Little Bird switches roles and puts her in the cage.
	SCENE 9 cont'd	Susan observes that her hands are wet.
	SCENE 9 cont'd	A large net falls on Oscar.
	SCENE 9 cont'd	Mr. Hooper displays all the "ET" words we just saw.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: T for train (repeat)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert has a present for his Aunt Matilda, but Ernie thinks that the present is for him, so he makes several guesses about what it is first, then unwraps it.
	SCENE 10	Gordon asks Caridad to say goodbye in the language they speak in the country she comes from, Cuba. She says goodbye and adios. Susan announces the sponsors and the credits follow.
	CLOSING SIGNS	The Sesame Street sign floats above Ernie and Bert, while Susan and Oscar hold up the CTW sign.

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