Episode 2884

	Sesame Street
	Montana Day 4 – Big Bird's letters/Arrow Creek picnic
Air date	November 21, 1991
Season	Season 23 (1991-1992)
Written by	Tony Geiss
Sponsors	F, M, 19
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Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Gordon points to his map of the United States of America, certain that Snuffy is going to ask where Montana is again. Snuffy arrives, but doesn't need to know where Montana is; Gordon showed him yesterday. Snuffy is joined by an exhausted postal worker, who has brought a giant letter sent from Big Bird all the way from Montana, prompting Snuffy to ask Gordon to point it out on the map again. "Wow! Right where it was yesterday!" This is followed by the Montana version of the "Sesame Street Theme."
	SCENE 1	Gordon starts to read the letter to Snuffy, detailing events from their first two days in Montana (with flashback footage). He continues with what occurred the day he wrote this particular letter...
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird accompanies the family on a picnic at Arrow Creek to help acquaint Frances with the country, while Billie Rose gives Maria a horse riding lesson.
	Cartoon	Rap #19 (First: Episode 2560)
	Muppets	Astronaut Prairie Dawn floats on a space shuttle, when Elmo pops up out of nowhere, offering to help her. He soon learns that there is no need for a policeman, a construction worker, or a farmer in space (unless there's a cow). (First: Episode 2862)
	Film	Storks fly around and dance in their nest as flamenco music plays. (EKA: Episode 2862)
	Cartoon	F/f (Gordon voiceover) (EKA: Episode 2398)
	Muppets	The Hispanic community of Anything Muppets sings "It Sure is Hot!" (First: Episode 2601)
	Cartoon	Cap'n Feenie asks, "What is it?" It's the ocean. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2710)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird's letter continues, where he describes the games the kids played at Arrow Creek, including a mudslide. A young girl named Lauren demonstrates her elk calls.
	Cartoon	Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice. (First: Episode 2498)
	Muppets	Bert sings "Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons" to address the importance of proper trash disposal for the sake of pigeons. (First: Episode 2727)
	Cartoon	M for Mask (EKA: Episode 2448)
	Song	"Hot in the City" (First: Episode 2751)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit the Frog and Joey talk about body parts. (EKA: Episode 2303)
	Animation	Luxo Jr. examines a box. A smaller lamp pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851)
	SCENE 3	Snuffy asks Gordon to read some, but his letter abruptly ends one sentence later - "Next we put up the..." The postal worker drudges in a large post card at that moment. It completes the sentence - "teepee." Gordon explains what a teepee is to Snuffy.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	In Montana, Big Bird also learns what a teepee and watches as the kids put one together. Big Bird wants to go inside and takes up the entire space, being able to walk around with it still on him.
	Cartoon	40 lemmings (doo-wop) (First: Episode 2873)
	Muppets	Marshal Grover and Fred the Wonder Horse look for water in the desert. Grover sees mirages of a waterfall and a drinking fountain, and Fred reminds him that he brought a canteen. (First: Episode 2874)
	Cartoon	A party is full of "Nineteen" of things. (First: Episode 2827)
	Film	Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601)
	Muppets	The Sublime Miss M performs "The Sublime Ms. M." (First: Episode 2837)
	Cartoon	A baby and father illustrate up and down. (First: Episode 2687)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird comes across some of the Crows "feeding" the river as a way of thanking it for helping sustain life on the Earth. They inform Big Bird that all things in nature are gifts that we must take care of. He proceeds to sing "What a Gift" in appreciation of his surroundings.
	Animation	Fred the fish needs water to swim in, and Betty the bird needs air to fly in. Vanessa the vacuum cleaner sucks up all the air and water, but can't hold it all in. (new narration by Jim Thurman added) (First: Episode 2564)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Whoopi Goldberg talks with Hoots the Owl about how proud they are of their body parts. (First: Episode 2835)
	Song	Kevin Clash sings "Skin." (First: Episode 2749)
	Cartoon	F stands for flower, forest, fox, frog and fantastic. (First: Episode 1102)
	SCENE 5	As Gordon continues reading, Big Bird can't barely contain his excitement for the ceremony tomorrow. He tries to practice his own dance steps, but decides to head right to bed; the faster he goes to the sleep, the sooner tomorrow will come. He perks up, though, wondering what special name Frances will be given ("Dances with Big Bird!").
	SCENE 5 cont'd	Snuffy is upset that there isn't more to the letter, when the postal employee returns with another giant postcard, reading "Love, your best friend, Big Bird." Before he heads off, the postman announces the sponsors.