Episode 3742

	Sesame Street
	Telly doesn't want a Big Bird on him!
Air date	March 17, 1998
Season	Season 29 (1997-1998)
Written by	Emily Perl Kingsley
Production	November 5, 1997
Sponsors	R, 6

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Both cheerful, Big Bird and Telly welcome the viewer and present today's sponsors. Big Bird also promotes a film about birds.
	SCENE 1	The duo excitedly introduce the bird film...
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416)
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird and Telly get a good laugh from the film, and Telly asks if birds really do that. Big Bird claims a lot of birds do - even big ones if they wanted to. Telly gives a worried look at Big Bird before shielding his head and running away.
	Animation	Can you find the birds in this picture? (First: Episode 3514)
	Film	The letter R is made out of rocks, painted, and found on the road. (First: Episode 3602)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: R for Rope (First: Episode 0764)
	Film	Alphaquest: R Running down a road past a rabbit, a radio, some rocks and a rainbow (First: Episode 2726)
	Song	"Learning to Swim" (First: Episode 3592)
	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. (narration by Jim Thurman) (First: Episode 2564)
	Muppets	Jimmy is upset about moving to a new house, but Hoots the Owl shows up and sings "Things Are Always Changing." (First: Episode 2937)
	Cartoon	In a circus setting, a girl becomes excited about getting her first loose tooth. Artist: Steven Fonti (First: Episode 3266)
	SCENE 2	Telly runs to Maria at the Fix-It Shop, asking her to hide him from Big Bird. He shows a portion of the film to Maria to show why he’s afraid. Maria claims they’ve seen the film many times before, but Telly worries Big Bird will want to suddenly decide to sit on his head. He hears Big Bird arriving and thinks he’s coming to sit on him, so he runs off again. Big Bird comes to Maria and, upon learning why Telly is afraid, sets off to find him and settle the problem.
	Cartoon	A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed. (new sound effects added) Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2773)
	Film	Feet wearing all different types of shoes dance. (First: Episode 2601)
	Muppets	Grover and Mr. Johnson: Photo Studio (First: Episode 3232)
	Song	Olivia sings "The Riddle." (First: Episode 1721)
	Muppets / Celebrity	The Count waits for the rain, while Alice Walker explains to Elmo why rain is important. It finally rains, and they start counting the raindrops. (First: Episode 3717)
	Cartoon	"Imagination Rain" (re-recorded audio) (First: Episode 0353)
	Film	A girl talks about making bread.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food." (First: Episode 2404)
	Cartoon	Leaves form R and r (First: Episode 3110)
	Film	Jaws spoof with the letter R. (First: Episode 3351)
	Cartoon	A capital and lower-case R appear on sheets of paper. (First: Episode 3138)
	Cartoon	The boss of Muzby's Treetop Flowers tells his secretary that he doesn't want any calls unless they're important. Employee Henry tries to make an important call while hanging out on a limb. (First: Episode 2747)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird asks Ruthie at Finders Keepers if she’s seen Telly, but with no luck. Unbeknownst to both of them, Telly has taken refuge behind one of Ruthie’s boxes. He calls Ruthie over and explains his problem to her. Telly thinks a disguise would help, but sees that Big Bird might want to sit on his head regardless. He then spots a fancy lady’s hat with a fake bird attached to it, which could fool Big Bird into thinking there’s already a bird on him. Telly sets off to show Big Bird his victory.
	Cartoon	A man (Marty Robinson) has a small octopus on his head, but a little boy (Joey Mazzarino) has a big octopus. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3270)
	Muppets	Bert sings "Doin' the Pigeon". (First: Episode 0536)
	Cartoon	The Hummingbird Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1518)
	Film	"Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach. (First: Episode 2876)
	Animation	The numbers 1-6 are carried away and/or demolished by construction equipment. (First: Episode 2270)
	Animation	"Six Circus Balls" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3001)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster displays six marvelous monkeys who do stunts. (new sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1289)
	Film	Wegman's dogs re-enact "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." (First: Episode 3269)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: Alphabet Conversation — A boy and girl converse using letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 0273)
	Song	"Happy Happiness," against footage of kids playing at a beach. (First: Episode 3320)
	Cartoon	A baby demonstrates 'happy,' 'surprised' and 'sad.' (First: Episode 3396)
	SCENE 4	A sad Big Bird sits next to Tarah in the yard and gives her the scoop. She tells him to tell Telly how he feels, then hears Telly coming and leaves. Telly arrives to one-up his friend until he learns Big Bird’s true feelings. With renewed friendship, they announce the sponsors... which appear on top of their heads! They briefly sing about the silly situation before Telly goes on to say that Slimey’s spaceship is still on its way home.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Snuffy and Big Bird rejoice that they were able to mail a letter to his granny, who arrives for a visit.