Episode 1706

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird greets the viewers and says that he is going to a place called Camp Echo Rock. Then, the entire cast sings "Big Bird's Going to Camp."
	Animation	Sand D/d (First: Episode 0640)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert explore an Egyptian pyramid. Bert is excited, but Ernie is afraid. They see statues that look like them. Bert decides to explore a tunnel while Ernie looks at the statues, and then the Ernie statue starts tapping and talking to Ernie. But when Ernie calls Bert back to the room, the statue doesn't move. Ernie is scared until the statue starts singing Rubber Duckie with him. Bert doesn't believe Ernie, until he says "Bye-bye, statue," and the statue replies "Bye-bye!" and laughs... just like Ernie. (First: Episode 1621)
	Animation	2 farmers (First: Episode 1599) This segment was cut from the DVD version. See below for changes.
	SCENE 2	Big Bird is sad because he realizes that Snuffy isn't going to camp with him. The adults are sad too, because they are going to miss Big Bird. Big Bird suggests that maybe he shouldn't go, but they help him to feel better. He then returns to his nest and reassures Snuffy that it's okay to be sad... which is also a good reason for the both of them to cry together.
	Cartoon	Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names. (applause added) (EKA: Episode 0789) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Muppets	A baby Honker hatches from an egg and learns to honk like all the Honkers. (First: Episode 1616)
	Film	Alone Song (First: Episode 0921)
	Cartoon	Geometry of Circles #2 "Seven Circles with Designs" (First: Episode 1394) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	SCENE 3	After they are finished crying, Big Bird and Snuffy play a guessing game to guess how Big Bird will get to camp.
	SCENE 3, cont'd	The bus arrives, and Big Bird meets his counselor Mickey, played by Giancarlo Esposito. Big Bird takes a long time to say goodbye, and the bus gets stuck.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up." (First: Episode 0302) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	Muppets	Harry Belafonte and The Count sing "Coconut Counting Man." (First: Episode 1692)
	Cartoon	Two giraffes (Swedish animation) (First: Episode 1468) This segment was cut from the DVD version. See below for changes.
	Film	Sounds Around the House with Violin
	Cartoon	Madrigal Alphabet Animation by Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0619)
	SCENE 4	While Susan tightens the bus's muffler, Big Bird meets Rusty. Then, the bus is fixed and Big Bird waves goodbye to everyone.
	Cartoon	B ... US! We're on the bus! (EKA: Episode 0796)
	Film	Bus trip around town (guitar soundtrack) (First: Episode 0926)
	Cartoon	Small B, Small D Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1186) This segment was cut form the Noggin version.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie plays a game of tag with Bert, who is reading his book. (First: Episode 1026)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: D - Daisy (First: Episode 0766)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play". (First: Episode 0047) This segment was cut from the Noggin version.
	SCENE 5	Big Bird, Rusty and the kids ride on the bus to Camp Echo Rock. This scene is reused as the opening montage for the rest of the week.
	Cartoon	Toothpaste on Parade (First: Episode 1446)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster shares a pillow. (First: Episode 1669)
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound Limerick: D - Dog (First: Episode 1149)
	Song	"Me and My Chair"
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #2 Animation by Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0987)
	Muppets	In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city. (First: Episode 1008)
	SCENE 6	Big Bird arrives at Camp Echo Rock, meets the camp director Aunt May, played by Marilyn Sokol, and is assigned to Cabin 10. After everyone is introduced by Aunt May and doing the Echo Rock Handshake for the first time, they all go into their cabins to unpack. Aunt May announces the sponsors.

Alterations

Picture	Segment	Description
	Cartoon	Subtracting three mules (First: Episode 0767) This segment replaced the "Two Farmers" animation in the DVD version.
	Cartoon	Christopher Clumsy, to avoid falling into a hole, jumps over it... and lands in another hole and shouts "nobody told me there were two holes!" Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0440) This segment replaced the "Two Giraffes" cartoon in the DVD version.

Notes

• The week of "Camp Echo Rock" episodes were taped over a 6-day period in August 1982 at Bear Mountain in New York.^[1]
• The street story of this episode was repeated in Episode 1976.

Cast

Sources

1. ↑ Children's Television Workshop. Quarterly Progress Report, July 30, 1982 to September 30, 1982.