Episode 4003

	Sesame Street
	National Bird Day
Air date	March 6, 2002
Season	Season 33 (2002)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Production	October 17, 2001
Sponsors	P, 13

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird does the "looking-at-everybody-sideways bird call" to welcome the viewer and ring in National Bird Day. He then joins Luis, Emily, Harris, Aubrey, and Kayla in the yard to play an animal guessing game. They each take a turn pretending to be an animal and the others have to guess what it is. Big Bird goes last and pretends to be a little bluebird in honor of today's holiday. Following the game, several monsters swing into frame chanting, "Monster Time! Monster Time!"
	Muppets	Monster Clubhouse Today's furry shape of the day is the Triangle. A penguin subs for The Elephant, and the monsters sing The Alphabet Song in Monster and English. (First: Episode 3981) Original, full edit: (First: Episode 3974)
	Muppets	The Number of the Day: 13 Thirteen dancing vegetables show up after learning that the number of the day is 13. (First: Episode 3986)
	Cartoon	A mouse riding an armadillo sings a song about 13, his lucky number. (First: Episode 2828)
	Animation	Abstract count to 13. (First: Episode 2809)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird can hardly wait for the rest of the birds to arrive on Sesame Street to celebrate National Bird Day with him. He tells Gordon how the festivities usually go, when birds gather to sing and dance and have a parade together, greeting each other with a "Happy Bird Day!" Big Bird doesn't see any other birds on the street, just some Honkers, a Dinger, and a couple of monsters being chased by an elephant. Even though Gordon isn't a fellow bird, he pretends to be one as he and Big Bird sing the "National Bird Day Song."
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Gordon can't stay for the National Bird Dance, and Big Bird is discouraged at the lack of birds as he sees other animals walking down the street. Someone hears his cry for help from above... and crash lands; it's Super Grover! Big Bird tells Super Grover of his woes, and he suggests Gordon pretend to be a bird. He starts calling him over (at one point yelling, "Hey, baldy!") but Big Bird convinces Super Grover to do the "National Bird Dance" with him. It doesn't attract any more birds to join in and Big Bird goes looking for them, while a passing cow finds herself getting into the spirit of the song with Super Grover.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird still hasn't found any birds (just some more kids and a passing cactus). Snuffy arrives and Big Bird tells him about how he can't have the National Bird Parade all by himself. Snuffy gets an idea and gathers a bunch of kids who all dress up and pretend to be birds for the purposes of parading! The kids march in a circle playing instruments to "Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends" and Big Bird joins them.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird feels better, but is still a bit dismayed and wonders why no other birds have shown up to celebrate yet. Snuffy suggests he try some bird calls to summon the others and Big Bird does so. Suddenly, the street fills with penguins, chickens and birds of all kinds. When Big Bird asks what the deal is, one small pink bird informs him that National Bird Day is tomorrow, not today! However, since they're already together they agree to start the celebration early with Big Bird and sing the "National Bird Day Song."
	Film	Using sign language, a boy reads his poem, "The Hawk." (First: Episode 3806)
	Muppets	Journey to Ernie Big Bird sets off on a Journey To Ernie, deciding to look first under the bridge tunnel... (First: Episode 3981) ... where he finds himself at a pigsty occupied by three little pigs who want him to sing a verse of "Old MacDonald" with them. (First: Episode 3993)
	Animation	Colored birds bring color to a paper world as "Frère Jacques" plays. (First: Episode 3983)
	Muppets	Journey to Ernie Ernie wasn't there, so Big Bird checks behind the statue... (First: Episode 3982) ... and is transported to Outer Space, where he looks for Ernie's box with a Martian's help by describing how it looks. (First: Episode 3981)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Béla Fleck performs a concerto for banjo and two chickens. (First: Episode 3842)
	Muppets	Journey to Ernie "Where can that Ernie be?" Big Bird tries going through the gate... (First: Episode 3981) ...and finds himself at the circus, where he must cross a tightrope to get to Ernie's box. Luckily, it's only a few inches off the ground. (First: Episode 3983) We found him!
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself. (First: Episode 2142)
	Muppets	Journey to Ernie Big Bird and Ernie say goodbye and an announcer teases, "Come back tomorrow for another game of Journey to Ernie!" (First: Episode 3981)
	Muppets	The Letter of the Day: P Since P begins the word "Prairie", Prairie Dawn does not want Cookie Monster to eat the letter of the day, so she puts a blindfold on him. She should have plugged his nose, too, since he still finds it.
	Film	P for party, picture and puzzle. (First: Episode 3267)
	Muppets	Spanish Word of the Day: agua Rosita shows the viewer what agua means. (First: Episode 3984)
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Birds (First: Episode 3945)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird does his "sideways goodbye" as he announces the sponsors.