Episode 1622

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird pretends to be a penguin
Air date	January 26, 1982
Season	Season 13 (1981-1982)
Written by	Tom Dunsmuir
Sponsors	G, J, 12
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Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Everyone fawns over the igloo that Zero has made, paying no attention to Big Bird. He tries various things to get them to notice him, but with no luck. He thinks becoming a penguin might help and darts off.
	Film	A man (Barry Simpson) puts on snowshoes to bring his trash out. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0281)
	Muppets	Grover the Elevator Operator: Grover's elevator holds five people. (First: Episode 0462)
	Cartoon	An apple, an orange, and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling. (First: Episode 0555)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird wears a tuxedo dickey and claims he's now "Freezo the Penguin." He introduces himself to Maria and Mr. Hooper, who see through his guise. They give him a message to pass along to Big Bird, saying that they still love him even if they pay a little more attention to Zero sometimes. Big Bird sheds his disguise and they hug him, then they all practice waddling like a penguin.
	Cartoon	These Are Your Parts: The host interviews a hand. (First: Episode 1359)
	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. (First: Episode 0165)
	Cartoon	Two men work at a manhole; one is tired of the same day-in-day-out routine of it. The other says the boss has planned a surprise for them. A jack-in-the-box pops from the manhole. (First: Episode 0780)
	Film	Three dolphins jump together. (First: Episode 0222)
	Celebrity	Bill Cosby demonstrates what a surprised face looks like. (First: Episode 0138)
	Film	A man and children observe the life along the river. (First: Episode 0409)
	Cartoon	The alphabet is presented in a chain reaction of events. (First: Episode 1113)
	SCENE 3	It's time for Maria's cousin Mercedes to fly back to Puerto Rico, with Gordon taking her to the airport in his car. Oscar is especially going to miss her and her constant tirades about the cold weather, even instigating a few more before she leaves. As Mercedes hugs everyone goodbye, she gets an idea and whispers to Maria. She declares that Mercedes is staying for another day!
	Cartoon	"Pinball Number Count" (#12) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0985)
	Muppets	Count von Count sings about what hands can do. (First: Episode 1392)
	Film	Footage of a city neighborhood; includes shots of a sno-cone vendor. Singer: "¡Linda paloma!" (First: Episode 0426)
	Cartoon	A mother bird brings her babies a huge number 12. (First: Episode 0493)
	Cast	Linda signs the word "snow," and David gets caught in the snow. (First: Episode 1325)
	Film	"It's an Otter!" Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0284)
	Cartoon	Jughead Jones's J story (First: Episode 0231)
	Film	What do birds eat? (First: Episode 0495)
	Cartoon	Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain. (First: Episode 1477)
	Cast	Bob demonstrates a J word - juggle. (First: Episode 1169)
	Cartoon	A man has a J under his hat. (First: Episode 0231)
	SCENE 4	Telly and Zero dine together at Hooper's Store, but can't make up their minds on what to eat because Telly is too cold and Zero is too warm. Mr. Hooper whips up the perfect item for each - hot soup for Telly and cold ice cream for Zero. The two would rather have each other's dishes, with Zero requesting some ice cubes for her soup and Telly asking to heat up his ice cream.
	Cartoon	'j' minuscula (First: Episode 0475)
	Muppets	"The Ten Commandments of Health" (First: Episode 1139)
	Film	George the Farmer uses barrels to count to ten. (First: Episode 0293)
	Cartoon	Various renderings of the word DANGER. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0151)
	Film	While walking and reading the newspaper, a man barely avoids DANGER on three occasions, but then gets hit by a revolving door. (First: Episode 0656)
	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster builds a Two-Headed Snowman. It's missing noses; they fight over a carrot which breaks in half, solving the problem.
	Cartoon	Fisherman Jones demonstrates in, on and under with the help of a big fishy. (First: Episode 0370)
	Insert	Bob demonstrates near and far by walking around in the snow, as the Count counts his various footprints. (First: Episode 0837)
	Cartoon	An elevator fills up with 10 passengers, but quickly breaks when the mouse gets on. (First: Episode 0003)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — At the movies, a lady with a tall hat sits in front of Ernie and Bert. She block's Ernie's view, so he asks her if she'd mind taking it off. When she places the hat on the seat next to her, Bert's view is now obstructed. (First: Episode 0538)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: G for gorilla (in man suit). (First: Episode 0085)
	Film	A man writes the word ME in the snow. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0294)
	Animation	Sand G / g (First: Episode 0643)
	Film	Scuba diver - on, into, under, through, around Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0516)
	Cartoon	A spring bounces under and over animals. (First: Episode 1236)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird, wearing his penguin guise, leads the kids and Barkley in a penguin walk. Zero doesn't thinks he can follow suit (to Maria's confusion), but finds she's a born natural.