Episode 0276

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird meets Mr. Snuffleupagus
Air date	November 15, 1971; (season premiere)
Season	Season 3 (1971-1972)
Production	October 13, 1971
Sponsors	M, 2
Syndication	Sesame Street Unpaved
Releases	Old School: Volume 1

The third season introduced five new human cast members -- Maria, Luis, Rafael, Molly, and Antonio. This episode also introduced a new Muppet, Mr. Snuffleupagus, who would exit whenever someone other than Big Bird was present, leaving them to assume he's imaginary. The original Snuffleupagus puppet looks very strange to modern viewers. His eyes are yellow, and point in different directions, giving him a spooky appearance. Still, his relationship with Big Bird, as established in this episode, remains absolutely consistent to this day.

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	A kid narrates, "Hey, this is Sesame Street!" And another narrates, "Yeah, I like to walk down the whole block of Sesame Street and see the people who live there!" At Hooper's Store, Mr. Hooper and Tom serve sodas to Ernie and Bert. Ernie doesn't know how to drink with a straw, so the others encourage him. Ernie gets so good at drinking with a straw that he drinks Bert's soda, too.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Gordon plays basketball with the kids -- but first, he has to count them, to see how many are playing.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Rafael shows Antonio and Monique how to count in Spanish, by counting a deck of cards. Susan walks by, and says she'll be back to talk with Rafael later.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	David asks Oscar if he can borrow some string. Oscar gives him the string, then tells him to get lost.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Molly delivers a letter to Bob and tells him that it's an invitation to a party. Bob thinks that Molly's been reading his mail, but Molly explains that she wrote the letter.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird has a letter M, and Maria tells him that that's the first letter in her name.
	Cartoon	A man invites an M to dinner. The M is very appreciative, and makes "Mmmmmm" sounds. It eats all of the food at the table, and winds up eating the screen! cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Herbert Birdsfoot: M Sound — Grover makes a sound that Herbert Birdsfoot thinks is a letter.
	SCENE 2	Molly has the letter M. She explains that it's the first letter in Molly, Mailbox and Melvin.
	Cartoon	Melvin the Moving Man has magnificent muscles. Music: Dick Lavsky and Alan Cagan, Narrator: Allen Swift (First: Episode 0207)
	SCENE 3	Luis and Cookie Monster talk about the letter M, which of course reminds the monster of cookies. ("EVERYTHING make me think of cookies!")
	Cartoon	Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross. cut from the Noggin version
	Cartoon	M is for Moo Music: Larry Rosen and Charles Myers cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie Is Special — Bert convinces Ernie that he's special.
	SCENE 4	Susan and Rafael count pairs of their body parts in English and Spanish.
	Film	"Doll House" The Noggin version has a very small edit towards the end. (First: Episode 0131)
	SCENE 5	As they discuss the latest basketball game, David, Gordon and Mr. Hooper are surprised to see Oscar walking around in his trash can. Oscar explains that he got tired of leaving his "treasures" behind and devised a way to take his can with him. He makes his way down to Mr. Macintosh for some rotten apples.
	Cartoon	A man demonstrates up and down. Artist: Al Jarnow
	Muppets	Waiter Grover: Alphabet Soup — Mr. Johnson orders a bowl of hot alphabet soup from Grover.
	Cartoon	A guru counts to twenty. (English version) Producer: Ken Snyder; Music: Billy Taylor
	Cartoon	A guru counts to twenty. (Spanish version)
	Cast	Mr. Hooper, Bob and Brian help Susan set the table. Now that's what I call cooperation.
	Cartoon	"Four Seasons"
	SCENE 6	Big Bird is trying to water some flowers, and wishes that he had a sprinkling can. He discovers a large, brown shaggy creature right behind him, who introduces himself as a Snuffleupagus. The Snuffleupagus says that he's feeling sad, so Big Bird offers to cheer him up by helping to water the flowers. The Snuffleupagus waters the flowers by spraying water out of his snuffle. Big Bird is impressed: "Gosh, that's fantastic! Boy, you're really wonderful, Mr. Snuffleupagus!"
	SCENE 6 cont'd	Big Bird runs to tell his friends about his amazing new friend. Gordon, Susan, David and Rafael are skeptical that the creature Big Bird describes really exists. They follow, but to Big Bird's surprise, the Snuffleupagus has left. He says that maybe the Snuffleupagus went home to see his mommy. The adults tell Big Bird that maybe the creature was just in his imagination. They walk away, laughing. Frustrated, Big Bird appeals to the audience: "You saw him! You believe me, don'tcha? Huh?"
	Film	Gibbons make screeching noises.
	Muppets	Old West: The Great Cookie Thief — Three cowboys put up a Wanted poster for who's been stealing cookies.
	SCENE 7	Susan and Kermit play two rounds of "Three of These Things." The first set sorts different kinds of tools and a shoe, while the second features three birds and a bullfrog. Kermit says that the frog doesn't belong, "because the three birds are kind of oogy and feathered-looking, but the frog -- the frog here -- is lovely and handsome, and a beautiful thing to behold."
	Song	Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?"
	Muppets	Bob sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with teachers and a newsdealer.
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Counting Sheep — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep.
	SCENE 8	Tom and two kids observe different-sized brushes. Tom asks who could use a toothbrush that's about the size of a scrub brush, segueing to... cut from the Noggin version
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Whale Brushing Teeth", with a film of a trainer brushing a whale's teeth.
	Transition	Bridge #12 - Glass smashes
	Muppets	Kermit Lecture: Long and Short Ladders — Kermit asks Grover to use ladders to demonstrate the difference between short and long.
	SCENE 9	Big Bird is thrilled when Mr. Snuffleupagus comes back: "You know, the others didn't think that you were really here. But I believe that you're here!" They wave goodbye as Gordon announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Mr. Hooper, Oscar, and Bob hold the Sesame Street sign and Susan holds the CTW sign.