Episode 3847

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird and Snuffy pretend to be a train
Air date	May 4, 1999
Season	Season 30 (1998-1999)
Written by	Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
Production	January 11, 1999
Sponsors	T, 16

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird and Snuffy are going to pretend to be a train, just like the model one they have. Big Bird takes up position in the front as the engine while Snuffy acts as the caboose, but when they start to travel, Big Bird wants to make a "chugga-chugga" sound while Snuffy prefers they make a "choo-choo" sound. The two fight over what sound to use, trading "chugga-chuggas" and "choo-choos" back and forth and realize they can put the two sounds together and make it a "chugga-chugga choo-choo" - a much better sound for a train. They put it to use as they travel around the yard.
	Film	Wegman's dogs form T, which is for train. (First: Episode 3565)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter has an electric train. (First: Episode 0785)
	Film	The floating kids make a small T. (First: Episode 3126)
	Song	"Count Me In" (First: Episode 3738)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird and Snuffy slow down to a stop as Snuffy has noticed how they've only traveled around the yard and suggests expanding their zone to other areas. Big Bird decides they'll stop at Hooper's Store and pick up passengers there.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	The train arrives at Hooper's where they pick up Sarah and Nadav. Big Bird tells them to get in their line but Snuffy reminds him to take their tickets first, as real passengers would do. Big Bird and Snuffy then realize they don't have any seats for the passengers, so Big Bird temporarily declares the train is out of service and he and Snuffy travel to obtain seats.
	Cartoon	Bruce the moose invites Toulouse LaGoose over for juice. (First: Episode 2498)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster stars in "The Ballad of Casey McPhee." (First: Episode 0516)
	Cartoon	A hand draws a bridge, which a train crosses. (First: Episode 0793)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird and Snuffy return with a passenger car - a small wagon fit for two passengers. Sarah and Nadav hop in the wagon and the train takes off to their destination.
	Muppets	Sesame Street Goes to Day Care: Count von Count counts the parts on Baxter's face.
	Cartoon	Parts of a face are drawn in black on-screen before forming a picture. (First: Episode 3320)
	Muppets	Baby Bear, Rosita, and Zoe cheer for the number 16.
	Cartoon	Abstract count to 16. (First: Episode 2822)
	Celebrity	Blair Underwood swings Elmo sixteen times. (First: Episode 2794)
	Cartoon	I've Got the "Sixteen Blues" (First: Episode 2755)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird and Snuffy return to "the station" (Hooper's) and drop off the kids. Alan has finished packing some groceries and hands them to Gordon, noting they are kind of heavy. Big Bird and Snuffy offer to transport them on their train, insisting it'll be more fun that way. Gordon agrees to play along and loads the groceries in the wagon. Big Bird tells him to wait at the other train station, meaning 123 Sesame Street. When Gordon sits on the steps, though, the two begin traveling in the opposite direction. Big Bird explains that their train tracks head the other way and they must follow them, so Gordon continues to wait while the train departs, hoping they'll arrive soon.
	Cartoon	"Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (re-recorded soundtrack) (First: Episode 0345)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "I Like Laughing When I'm Happy Best of All" with Baby Natasha.
	Song	John Pizzarelli sings about feeling "happy and proud" on your birthday. (First: Episode 3421)
	Muppets	Rosita, Zoe, and Baby Bear cheer for something sweet and blue - Grover!
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover talks to Zelda about "fast" and "slow". (First: Episode 2611)
	Film	Cars on the street go fast, then slow, then fast again. (First: Episode 2988)
	Cartoon	Bolt and Nut show how they work together. (First: Episode 0569)
	SCENE 5	Maria becomes confused when Gordon tells her he's waiting for his groceries to arrive by train. She finds out what he means as Big Bird and Snuffy finally make their way back when suddenly, before they can reach the station, one of the wagon's wheels breaks off! Thinking they're stuck and can't continue, Big Bird questions what to do. Gordon tries to get his groceries himself but Snuffy and Big Bird keep him away, since they haven't reached the station yet. Fortunately, Maria has a set of handy pliers with her and goes to fix the wheel. "Thank goodness there was a train mechanic in the neighborhood," Gordon comments.
	Song	"Big T and Little T" (First: Episode 3332)
	Animation	Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase T. (First: Episode 3230)
	Film	Kids dance with the letter T, which is for triangle. (First: Episode 3271)
	Muppets	The cheerleaders now cheer for something that goes "tweet."
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Bird Family — Kermit interviews a bird whose parents don't live together. (title card cut) (First: Episode 2695)
	Cartoon	A little girl sings "There Is Only One Me." (First: Episode 1942)
	SCENE 6	The wheel is fixed, so the train can resume its route. Big Bird and Snuffy start to approach the steps when a cow (Alice Dinnean) unexpectedly blocks their path in front of the building. Gordon suggests going around it, but Big Bird reminds him how they can't go off their tracks. Snuffy suggests doing something fast as he's allergic to cow hair. Big Bird tries asking the cow to move, but when that doesn't work Snuffy delivers a strong sneeze, blowing the cow away from the tracks and on top of Gordon! The cow's owner (Stephanie D'Abruzzo) shows up looking for her bovine Mary Elizabeth, telling her she can play with her "little friends" later before they go.
	SCENE 6 cont'd	Big Bird declares at long last, they can finally reach their destination. The train comes to a halt in front of the steps and Gordon thanks Big Bird and Snuffy for their delivery.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Transportation (First: Episode 3840)
	SCENE 7	Big Bird and Snuffy (now with Radar in their passenger car) circle around the yard as Gordon announces the sponsors.