Episode 1494

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird stays overnight in Mr. Snuffleupagus's cave
Air date	January 29, 1981
Season	Season 12 (1980-1981)
Sponsors	G, X, 3
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird wonders where Mr. Snuffleupagus is, claiming he usually visits around this time of the day. He gets an idea to visit Snuffy's place instead and packs some things he might need. Maria and David, finding the whole thing silly, unfold a giant sheet of paper that gives directions to Snuffle Cavern.
	Cartoon	Two lines intersect at the middle of the screen and have an argument; they cooperate by making a cross. (First: Episode 0276)
	Muppets	Grover and George sing "Two G Sounds." (First: Episode 0358)
	Cartoon	G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357)
	Muppets	Kermit the Frog goes to a T-shirt shop, The Wonderful World of T-Shirts, to pick up another personalized "Kermit the Frog T-Shirt". However all the shirts have the wrong name (Kermit the Gorf, Kermit the Forg, and Kermit the Grof).
	Song	David sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?" (First: Episode 0371)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird stops to rest for a moment, unaware he's reached Snuffle Cavern until he leans on the front door bell. Mommy Snuffleupagus answers the door and is very surprised to see Big Bird - she thought he was her son's imaginary friend!
	Cartoon	Animated quilt patterns. (First: Episode 1470)
	Film	Kids count 18 backflips. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0408)
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #3 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0978)
	Muppets	Ernie watches the Twiddlebugs, who are about to head for Hooper's Store in the rain, but they notice that they need something to keep themselves dry. Tessie remembers that an umbrella helps, so they take one. (First: Episode 1342)
	Cartoon	The word AGUA fills up with water. (EKA: Episode 0523)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird and Snuffy play in his room ("It's only forty feet long, but it's cosy," says Snuffy). He lists off the other toys his has and mentions how he sometimes plays with his echo. He demonstrate for Big Bird, who gets to try it too. They count to 10 as their echo repeats each number. A female voice is then heard after Big Bird speaks, making him think the echo is responding to them. It's actually Mommy Snuffleupagus, calling the boys for dinner.
	Cartoon	Stop-frame animation of a girl on a beach, reading a book containing pictures of various sea creatures that come to life as she comes to their pages. (First: Episode 1434)
	Cast	In the desert, Luis desperately searches for AGUA, but all the pumps are dry. (First: Episode 0680)
	Film	A little girl gets herself a glass of AGUA. (First: Episode 0929)
	Celebrity	George Benson and the kids sing "London Bridge." (First: Episode 1357)
	Cartoon	A man uses a wheelbarrow to carry blocks needed to make a staircase. Artist: Tom Gabbay (First: Episode 1335)
	Muppets	Grover teaches the campers at Camp Wannagohoma about trees. (First: Episode 1486)
	Animation	Stop-motion: what goes in the hot dog bun?
	SCENE 4	Big Bird phones David at Hooper's Store to make sure it's okay if he sleeps over at Snuffle Cavern. David doesn't quite believe what he's hearing, especially when Big Bird puts Mommy Snuffle on the line.
	Cartoon	Thelma Thumb: A ship is about to crash on the rocks: there's a bolt missing from the helm. Thelma flies inside the engine to find it and repairs the ship. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1312)
	Muppets	Ernie has two bags of cookies, one of which has several cookies, and one that only has one cookie. Ernie asks Cookie Monster which he'd rather have, and Cookie Monster naturally chooses the bag with many cookies. However, Cookie is disappointed that his cookies are very small, while Ernie's one cookie is very big, so Ernie breaks his cookie into several small pieces. (First: Episode 1359)
	Film	Exploring on the ocean rocks (First: Episode 1414)
	Animation	Sand Alphabet: X / x (First: Episode 0638)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover tells Debo that the letter that's on the wall is an X, but that it's a secret. Kermit overhears Grover mention a secret and wants to know what letter the X is.
	Song	"Three is My Favorite Number" (First: Episode 0429)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Warren Wolf, who is substituting for Kermit, is the first newsperson to witness Dr. Nobel Price's latest invention, a stick that makes your voice sound louder. It bears a striking resemblance to Warren's microphone. (First: Episode 1475)
	Cartoon	G is for Glue Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird enjoys the idea of spending the night in a cave and sings "Staying Overnight with a Friend" with Snuffy. As they head off to bed, Big Bird thinks there's been a mix-up - his small teddy bear is with a large pillow, while Snuffy's large bear is with a small pillow. Snuffy states that the pillows are correct - the small one is just for him to rest his snuffle on. They think they can stay up all night just talking, but fall asleep as they debate whether to discuss caves or cabbages.
	Cartoon	A gorilla who knows G words applies for a job. (First: Episode 0131)
	Film	Elephants (African percussion soundtrack) (First: Episode 0389)
File:Toon-Sticks.jpgg	Cartoon	A young girl's favorite toy is a stick, which she uses for many things, including a magic wand, conductor's baton, and a baseball bat. (First: Episode 0960)
	Film	George the Farmer counts 20 barrels. (First: Episode 0278)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: G for gorilla (in man suit). (First: Episode 0085)
	SCENE 6	Now morning, Maria worries, not seeing Big Bird in his nest. She and David almost start a street-wide search, when Big Bird returns from his sleepover. Big Bird tells the kids all about his experience, while Maria and David stand gobsmacked looking at a giant cookie Big Bird has brought back with him.