Episode 3870

Sesame Street
Snuffy and Big Bird make a movie for the Animal Film Festival
Air date	January 28, 2000
Season	Season 31 (2000)
Written by	Annie Evans
Directed by Regge Life Production November 3, 1999 Sponsors S, 10 Syndication 123 Sesame Street PBS Sprout

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird and Snuffy welcome the viewer to Sesame Street, and find the yard full of animals, who are gathered for the Animal Film Festival. Big Bird and Snuffy want to say the alphabet, but before they can, the festival's master of ceremonies, the elephant, introduces a series of elephant films. He sees if there are any questions; Snuffy asks how long the show will last, and they find out that it's happening all day long, which means they have to find something else to do besides say the alphabet.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Patrick sits with the animals in the audience, and they watch the following segment ...
	Film	A film insert about washing elephants at the Bronx Zoo. The song "Splish Splash" is used in part of the segment. (First: Episode 1934)
	Muppets	Bert asks Bernice how she knows the letter of the day, and they watch this segment ...
	Cartoon	S for Snail (new music added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158)
	Song	"S, You're the Best" (First: Episode 3551) cut from the Noggin version
	Cartoon	Seymore the snail presents himself. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3756) cut from the Noggin version
	Film	Flamingos walk around to classical music. (new child voiceovers added) (First: Episode 2498)
	SCENE 2	Alan serves lunch to some of the festival-goers, and Big Bird and Snuffy ask him if they can say the alphabet at Hooper's. They overhear a conversation between two birds, who express interest in seeing a film with a big bird saying the alphabet. Big Bird and Snuffy become inspired, and run off to enlist the help of Miles, who has a video camera.
	Film	Ducks swim and fly. Music: Chopin's Valse Op. 64, no. 2 (First: Episode 2510)
	Muppets	Bert: "Bernice ... you have wonderful form." They watch a segment about the number of the day ...
	Cartoon	Number Guy: "How Many Pigs Will Jump Into This Mud?" The answer is 10. (First: Episode 3390)
	Film	The McDoubles (Batty and Crooky) count to 10 on their fingers. (First: Episode 3224) cut from the Noggin version
	Animation	Space frogs count to 10. (First: Episode 3109)
	Film	A girl uses an instant camera to take pictures of her friends, who demonstrate several emotions. (First: Episode 3582) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 3	Miles sets up his video camera, and they're almost ready to start filming, when Snuffy wonders what his duty will be. Miles suggests that Snuffy could be the director, and Snuffy takes on the position immediately, telling Big Bird to practice first, and then ruffle his feathers a bit.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416)
	Muppets	Bert announces that Bernice will demonstrate front and back, then near and far ... but she doesn't have to do much.
	Song	"Front Back Ballet" Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3016)
	Film	A boy loves learning about fish. He reads books about them, and even catches them. (First: Episode 3689)
	Muppets	The inhabitants of "Telly's Aquarium" sing. (First: Episode 3849) cut from the Noggin version
	Cartoon	S - Snake: A snake charmer irritates the snake. (First: Episode 0063)
	Film	Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter S. (First: Episode 3504)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird thinks he's practiced enough, but Snuffy suggests he say the alphabet in his own birdy language ("Tweet tweet tweet"). Miles settles the conflict by coming up with a way that both of their ideas can be used, and once everyone is in agreement, the filming goes on!
	Animation	A puzzle of an orangutan is put together. (First: Episode 3065)
	Muppets	Bernice counts to 10 - but has some help from Bert.
	Cartoon	An elevator fills up with 10 passengers, but quickly breaks when the mouse gets on. (First: Episode 0003)
	Film	How to say "butterfly" in sign language. (First: Episode 3341)
	Film	What sound does a cow make? (First: Episode 3403)
	Cartoon	"Ten Turtles" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0425)
	Animation	Counting 10 shells (First: Episode 3005) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Nathan Lane and The Oinker Sisters sing "Sing." (First: Episode 3830)
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie tries to demonstrate what a telephone is, but keeps getting calls. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3268)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird, Snuffy and Miles enter the yard with their finished film, but find the area devoid of festival-goers. They're bummed about it at first, but then they decide to show it to the viewer. Just then, one of the gossiping birds shows up again, and calls all the animals back into the yard to see the rumored alphabet film.
	SCENE 5 cont'd	The film is shown, and it gets a positive reception ("That's the best bird film since Hitchcock!").
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Telephones
	SCENE 6	Big Bird and Snuffy announce the sponsors, and answer questions from the audience. The end credits follow.

Supporting cast

• Joey Mazzarino as elephant and robin
• Matt Vogel as pig
• Jim Martin as goat
• John Kennedy as monkey and rabbit
• Stephanie D'Abruzzo as pink bird
• Lisa Buckley as lamb
• Alice Dinnean as squirrel and cow
• Eric Jacobson as lion
• Michael Paul Ziegfeld as additional puppeteer

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