Episode 3062

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird's cowboy dream
Air date	January 26, 1993
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Written by	Nancy Sans
Production	October 6, 1992
Sponsors	S, U, 5

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Mr. Handford introduces the day's sponsors, when Big Bird rushes in to tell him, Gina, and Savion about a dream he just had that they were all in... only he's forgetting what it was about.
	SCENE 1	Big Bird remembers how his dream went and begins to describe it. His dream took place in the Old West, where Mr. Handford runs the local general store, Gina is "Miss Gina" (owner of the Sesame Street Ranch), and Savion is Tapalong Savion, the fastest feet in the West (with Big Bird as "Bird," his sidekick). While Tapalong helps Miss Gina put tap shoes on her livestock, the Dancin' Bunch blow into town to challenge Tapalong. Bird wonders if this is the group that wants to meet Tapaong, so he counts to make sure there are three of them; the group demonstrates that they can also tap dance, confirming their identity. Big Bird stops the dream and becomes worried for Tapalong's sake, until he realizes it was just a dream. He stops to catch his breath for a moment.
	Cartoon	Five outlines of people dance. Artist: Keith Haring (First: Episode 3050)
	Song	"Washin' the Dog" (First: Episode 3020)
	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)
	Animation	Luxo Sr. examines a box. Luxo Jr. pops out of the box, demonstrating "surprise." (First: Episode 2851)
	Film	Some kids talk about a garden they have in the middle of the city. (First: Episode 2889)
	Cartoon	Zork lands on the coast of California, where he meets a slick agent. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2687)
	Film / Muppets	Alphaquest: S A swimsuit, Grover as a silly surfer, a seagull, the sunset and a submarine. (First: Episode 2729)
	SCENE 2	Savion's mom (Yvette Glover) arrives and asks him to help set up at home for some company, but they stay to listen to the rest of Big Bird's story, especially since she was in it too. Back in the dream, Bird, Mr. Handford, and Telly give Tapalong various items he might need for his showdown with the Dancin' Bunch. Tapalong insists he has a plan already when his mother shows up with his tap shoes, ready for the showdown. Unfortunately, this is the point where Big Bird woke up and got some water, but he resumed the dream when he went back to sleep. Mr. Handford gets him some water and they all watch the following for the time being...
	Song	"Drink of Water" (First: Episode 2545)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Zelda look above and below. (First: Episode 2615)
	Film	Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601)
	Animation	"Five Waltzing Chairs" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2983)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird finishes his drink and resumes with his story. Bird tries to guess how Tapalong is feeling about the showdown and is incorrect with every guess. Tapalong shows how he feels by tap dancing... just as the Dancin' Bunch arrives! Big Bird interrupts the story to remind the viewer of the number of the day - 5, and segues to a five film...
	Film	Two girls count to 5 as they clap. (First: Episode 3007)
	Cartoon	"Ooh What a Fabulous Party" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3006)
	Celebrity	Robin Williams demonstrates with his shoe how to tell if something is alive. (First: Episode 2749)
	Song	A piece of land with water all around it is an "Island." Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2760)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Rhyming Game — Ernie gets Bert to participate in a rhyme game, but Ernie ends the game just as Bert is starting to enjoy it. (First: Episode 0798)
	Cartoon	S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158)
	Film	A group of kids paint a mural with the help of a mural artist. (First: Episode 3007)
	Animation	Arnold uses his imagination. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2754)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: 39 Stairs — Grover climbs 39 stairs to see what is at the top. (First: Episode 2342)
	Animation	Sand U/u (First: Episode 0624)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird finally wraps up the story of his dream. Tapalong and the Dancin' Bunch finally meet up in the middle of the street, and they challenge him to prove how fast his feet are. Big band-style music begins to play and the Bunch asks if he can repeat their dance steps, surprised to see how good a dancer he is. They finish the dance together and invite Tapalong to join their gang, and he gladly accepts. Everyone enjoyed Big Bird's story and head off to get to their business. Big Bird goes to take a nap and start working on another, interesting dream.
	Song	Lillian sings "Face Facts." (First: Episode 2760)
	Cartoon	What if we celebrate Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts? (First: Episode 0488)
	Muppets	Underwater #5 (First: Episode 2923)
	Film	"Operation Playground" Kids at a school come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground. (First: Episode 2360)
	Cartoon	A U train spells the words "unite," "U-turn," "underground," "up," and "universe." (First: Episode 0624)
	Muppets	Ronnie Trash sings about the importance of throwing litter in a can - "It's Yours and Mine." (First: Episode 3004)
	Cartoon	S for sing (First: Episode 0824)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird joins Savion as he waits for the bus with their guests on it. Three tap dancers (Jimmy Slyde, Barbara Duffy, and Buster Brown) depart the bus, and Big Bird recognizes them as the Dancin' Bunch from his dream! They're very confused but head off to Savion's place, dancing along the way. Mr. Handford announces the sponsors.