Episode 2357

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird writes to Cinderella
Air date	November 17, 1987
Season	Season 19 (1987-1988)
Written by	Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
Directed by	Jon Stone
Production	September 16, 1987
Sponsors	D, I, 10

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Count von Count introduces Luis to his grandparents, who also love to count. In song, they demonstrate that while the Count's counting elicits thunder and lightning, Grandpa Count's counting brings snow, and Grandma Count's counting brings rain. When they count together, then comes all weather.
	Film	Penguins take a bath. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0233)
	Cartoon	I - ice cream. (First: Episode 0033)
	Cast	Bob, Olivia, and David sing a song about the rain...outside, on a rainy day. (First: Episode 1921)
	Cartoon	"Ten Turtles" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0425)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster and Genelle count to twenty. (First: Episode 0289)
	Cartoon	A juggling bear helps a little girl learn to juggle. (First: Episode 1834)
	SCENE 2	Biff addresses Maria and the kids with a talk about the number 0. He intends to show them the value by holding up zero fingers, but notices that he can't really hold up less than one finger. He gives up and forms his hands into fists in anger and the crowd applauds. Maria points out that his fists enable him to hold up zero fingers, to which Biff responds, "I must be a natural at this zero stuff, huh?"
	Cartoon	"Purple Konkers" (First: Episode 0775)
	Muppets	Bushman Bill introduces Didi O'Day and the Dew Drops performing "D Duah Duah." (First: Episode 1449)
	Cartoon	D for danger, dragon, doctor, dinner, and dessert (First: Episode 2235)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Disguise Kit — Ernie tries to fool Bert with his many disguises. (First: Episode 1170)
	Animation	Sand I/i (First: Episode 0619)
	Film	A boy narrates a film about how cheese is made. (First: Episode 1124)
	Film	The kids form a capital I. (First: Episode 0462)
	Cartoon	A boy and girl fight over the word YO. Luckily, he has a spare. (First: Episode 0486)
	Muppets	Kermit smells smoke. An Anything Muppet girl tells him that there's a fire "over there", and Kermit screams for the fireman. Grover comes along wearing a white coat and a stethoscope; then carrying a pitchfork, and talking about his cows, chickens and the barn. Kermit reminds him that a fireman puts out fires. When Grover finally arrives with a hose, they discover that the fire is coming from the girl toasting marshmallows over a small campfire. (First: Episode 0348)
	Cartoon	Pinball #10 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0990)
	Celebrity	Patti LaBelle and The Sweeties sing "Take the Hand of Someone You Love." (First: Episode 2231)
	Cartoon	A pencil tries to write the word DANCE. (First: Episode 1966)
	Muppets	Here Is Your Life: Tooth — Guy Smiley reunites a tooth with elements of its past. (First: Episode 1057)
	Film	Kids dancing. (First: Episode 0409)
	Muppets	Simon Soundman sounds out the word "call", and then demonstrates some calls of his own - including a bird call, cow call, pig call, and telephone call. (remake) (First: Episode 2136)
	Cartoon	Find the camouflaged parrot. Voice: Paul Dooley (First: Episode 0516)
	Film	Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them. (First: Episode 0944)
	Animation	The alphabet is presented using many materials and writing methods. (First: Episode 2210)
	Insert	Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Gordon, and Susan observes some of Mr. Snuffleupagus's home movies, including the one titled "Snuffy's First Steps". (First: Episode 2267)
	Animation	Un rectangulo (First: Episode 1630)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Bert Copies the Drums — Ernie instructs Bert to repeat his drum riffs and finds that he's quite good at it. (First: Episode 1809)
	Cartoon	A boy and a dog fight over a letter "I." (First: Episode 0143)
	Song	"Sharing Swing with Kids Song (Share in Your Fun with Another Someone)" (First: Episode 0926)
	Muppets	Waiter Grover: First/Last — Mr. Johnson orders several items from Grover, asking for them to be served in a particular sequence. (First: Episode 1307)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: D - Daisy (First: Episode 0795)
	SCENE 3	Maria finds Big Bird writing a letter to Cinderella, wondering what happens to her and Prince Charming following their "happily ever after." Big Bird is aware that she's fictional - he's just doing it for fun. They both try to figure out what Cinderella's zip code would be.
	Film	A girl in the city mails a letter to her grandfather in the country in Maine, and we watch its journey through the postal service. (First: Episode 1873)
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Big Bird waits for a letter back from Cinderella. Maria opens his mailbox, where a letter from her awaits, which actually Big Bird wrote. After hearing the good news about the newlyweds opening a shoe store (with an attached drawing), Big Bird and Maria consider penning a new letter to the Three Little Pigs and the Three Bears. Biff announces the sponsors.