Episode 3735

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird has the birdy pox!; (repeat of 3434)
Air date	March 6, 1998
Season	Season 29 (1997-1998)
Written by	Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
Directed by	Steve Feldman
Sponsors	D, 0

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird and Snuffy show Maria the illustrated yet unfinished poem they've been coming up with about the letter D: D is for dalmatian, a dog who has spots D is for doughnut and D is for... "... Dots!" Big Bird then states, reminded thanks to the green dots on his legs. He and the others become shocked when they see green dots all over his feet and legs - there's even one on his tail! Big Bird isn't sure what's wrong with him, so Maria decides to call Dr. Matthews to see what the issue is.
	Animation	D ... daring ... dazzling ... delightful ... dizzy ... dreaded ... dinosaur! (First: Episode 3407)
	Cartoon	Dogs cheer D-O-G and fight with cats. (First: Episode 1148)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Ernie's Disguise Kit — Ernie tries to fool Bert with his many disguises. (new music added) (First: Episode 1170)
	Song	"Get On Up and Move Your Body" (First: Episode 3410)
	Cartoon	A dinosaur demonstrates up and down with a pull-down window shade. (First: Episode 2887)
	SCENE 2	Dr. Matthews (Julie Hagerty) arrives and inspects Big Bird, whose spots have spread to his wings and beak and have become itchy. She diagnoses him with "Birdy Pox," something that happens to most big yellow birds his age. She recommends staying in his nest and resting, but he's allowed to have guests (as long as they're not six-year-old big yellow birds). She also assures him his Birdy Pox will disappear by bedtime and soothes his dots with an ointment.
	Cartoon	Snacks On Parade: The Raisin Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1171)
	Muppets	A trio of bugs sing "Night Bug Boogie." (First: Episode 2957)
	Cartoon	How to know a hippo when you find one. (new sound effects added) Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3081)
	Film	Wegman's dogs form all the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 3266)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Ellen DeGeneres tries convincing Elmo on how similar they are (mainly how their names sound). (First: Episode 3434)
	Cartoon	"Letters in the Body" Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3339)
	Film	Stefan goes to the doctor and gets a checkup. (First: Episode 3527)
	Cartoon	Two men compete to be in front. (First: Episode 0789)
	Muppets	Zoe demonstrates front and back using Wolfgang and a fish. (First: Episode 3411)
	Animation	Letter Garden: D (First: Episode 3015)
	Song	"Daddy Dear" (First: Episode 0367)
	Cartoon	D-draw, dent, drop, dancer, done (First: Episode 3060)
	SCENE 3	The Count stops by, having heard of Big Bird's ailment. Big Bird hopes the Count can sing him a lullaby, but the Count would rather count. They cooperate as the Count sings a lullaby about the number of spots he has. Big Bird falls asleep, but is woken by the Count's trademark thunder. The Count gets a great idea to help and exits.
	Film	A judo class does 20 jumping jacks. (First: Episode 3403)
	Muppets	Baby Bear sings a "scrubby scrubby" song as he takes a bath. As he finishes, he discovers Goldilocks has been in the tub with him breathing from a snorkel. (First: Episode 3594)
	Film	In a village in Africa, people catch fish, and celebrate afterwards. (First: Episode 2669)
	Cartoon	A caterpillar sings "Exercise Song." Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2839)
	Film	What sound does a cat make? (First: Episode 3414)
	SCENE 4	The Count returns with his surprise - 10 kids bringing 10 balloons to cheer Big Bird up!
	Cartoon	Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O." Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 2440)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Telephone — The monster finds a telephone, and reads the word. (First: Episode 1569)
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie tries to demonstrate what a telephone is, but keeps getting calls. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3268)
	Song	"Reach Your Hand Up High" (First: Episode 2702)
	Cartoon	Don't be a Snerd when you sneeze. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1487)
	SCENE 5	Snuffy drops by and learns that Big Bird is angry; all his friends went to the park to play and he's still sick. Snuffy gets an idea to get rid of the dots - Big Bird should tell them to go away. When that doesn't work, Big Bird then tries shaking them off. That idea also fails, so Snuffy tries blowing them off with his snuffle to no avail. Snuffy's next idea must wait until the first star of the night appears in the sky...
	Cartoon	A man counts 40 stars at night. (First: Episode 2243)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2855)
	Cartoon	A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup. (First: Episode 2283)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: Gone with the Wind — Kermit and Ms. Scarlett demonstrate subtraction. (First: Episode 2410) (re-filmed wraparounds)
	Song	"Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0. Arist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3003)
	Film	Wegman's dogs: Old Mother Hubbard (First: Episode 3488)
	Cartoon	"Big Sneeze" - a man destroys everything in his path when he sneezes. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1579)
	SCENE 6	Now nighttime, Big Bird and Snuffy wish on the first star in the sky that the Birdy Pox will disappear. Nothing happens, so the two part ways hoping the dots will be gone soon.
	SCENE 6 cont'd	Maria checks in on Big Bird, who's now sobbing and scared that the pox will never go away. Suddenly, Maria notices the pox disappearing from each part of his body until they're all gone! Big Bird has a brief celebration before promptly falling asleep, and Maria announces the sponsors. The credits follow.
	SCENE 6 cont'd	"... And Slimey's spaceship is still on the way to the moon!" The credits follow.
	COMING SOON	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Ruthie stands still in different poses while Telly follows along.