Episode 2444

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird's Little Bo Peep play
Air date	March 17, 1988
Season	Season 19 (1987-1988)
Written by	David Korr
Production	November 30, 1987
Sponsors	G, N, 8

Picture	Segment	Description
	Insert	Forgetful Jones thinks of ways of remembering, as visions of Maria, Luis and Gordon appear with a musical, vaudeville message - "Write It Down." (First: Episode 2295)
	Cartoon	Nancy the nanny goat nibbles her nails and notices noodles. Artist: Tee Collins (First: Episode 0240)
	Film	The sign CLOSED spins around. (First: Episode 0955)
	Muppets	In the kitchen, Ernie bakes some cookies of different shapes; he lets Cookie Monster eat each one after he finishes displaying it to the viewer. (First: Episode 1158)
	Cartoon	A goose and gander visit the land of the G's. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1141)
	Film	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up." (First: Episode 0302)
	Animation	Sand N/n (First: Episode 0633)
	Muppets / Celebrity	The Two-Headed Monster disagrees on whether to sing or say the alphabet. Jane Curtin resolves the fight by singing the Alphabet Song. When the monster asks Curtin to join in, all three end up speaking in the same monster language! (references to Curtin playing Cinderella cut) (First: Episode 2033)
	Film	Milk! (From Farm To Market To Home) (First: Episode 0795)
	Cartoon	Eight frogs Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1506)
	Muppets	The Count sings about what he does when there's "Nothing to Count" - he imagines counting birdies and elephants. (First: Episode 1940)
	Cartoon	A magician performs a trick that makes birds appear, and fish can be glimpsed between them. Artist: Vince Collins (First: Episode 1614)
	SCENE 1	Big Bird has just finished writing a play and needs some actors to perform it. Meryl Sheep suddenly appears beside him and angles for a part. The play is about Little Bo Peep and her sheep, so Big Bird thinks she'll be perfect as one of the sheep. Meryl, however, sees little merit in the role, as the only dialogue is going "baaa." She manages to convince Big Bird she should play the role of Bo Peep instead, explaining that as an actress she can portray anything she wants.
	Song	"I'm Not a Baby Anymore" (First: Episode 0652)
	Cartoon	As voices speculate what a squiggle will become, the squiggle is joined by other lines and bumps, eventually forming into a talking picture of Big Bird. (First: Episode 0235)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey! (First: Episode 0353)
	Cartoon	The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages. (First: Episode 2243)
	SCENE 2	As the kids put together the scenery, Meryl confides with Big Bird that she doesn't feel his friend Snuffy is a good fit for the show; he's much bigger than all the other sheep. Big Bird agrees with her in the moment, but when trying to break the news to Snuffy, he realizes he wants to put on a fun production and having his best friend around ensures that. Meryl icily agrees.
	Cartoon	G For Giggle (voice of Allen Swift) (First: Episode 0357)
	Film	Stop-motion: in a park, a garbage man puts litter in a trash can. (Part 1) (First: Episode 0491)
	Cartoon	Do you know what it's like to be scared? (First: Episode 0547)
	Film	Stop-motion: in a park, a man reads a newspaper, then shamelessly drops it on the ground. A little girl finds this disgusting, and puts the newspaper in the trash bin. (Part 2) (First: Episode 0491)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: The Pig's Straw House — Kermit interviews the pig who built the straw house. (First: Episode 0551)
	Animation	Red and yellow dots play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." (First: Episode 1979)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird rehearses with his sheep. Meryl gives them some tips from her years of theatrical experience, namely how to emote when going "baaa." Big Bird thanks her for the help, then suggests she do some rehearsing as well. Meryl feels she already knows the part well enough and goes to her dressing room. Big Bird remarks, "Why am I getting the feeling that something's going to go wrong?"
	Cartoon	HEN / PEN / TEN / MEN Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 1881)
	Film	In Alaska, a sculptor makes carvings of cold climate animals. Music: David Snell (First: Episode 2365)
	Muppets	Bob reads the story of a king and his three sons, to whom he bestows three, special gifts - a basket that is never emptied of food, a bird that knows all in the land and a horse that can travel anywhere. They each take a separate gift and travel the land, trying to help people. But, when they reunite, they find their separate gifts can't help them completely and realize that by cooperating, they'll know who needs food and a way to get there. (First: Episode 1691)
	Cartoon	A sleepy man counts 8 sheep. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 2188)
	SCENE 4	A small audience (David, Gina, Mr. Macintosh, and some kids) gathers for the premiere of Big Bird's play, "Little Bo Peep Has Lost Her Sheep." Meryl dramatically hams it up and by act two, she starts adding more and more of her own dialogue. Just as she declares she's going on an epic quest to find her sheep, a frustrated Big Bird sends them all back onstage to cut off Meryl's ad-libbed monologue. As the crowd applauds, Snuffy asks that for the next performance, he gets to play Bo Peep.
	Cartoon	The Typewriter gets stuck in a spot of glue, and types "G: Glue." (First: Episode 0775)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Quiet Time Song" while sitting under an apple tree, and is joined by a squirrel, a bird, a hornet's nest, a cat, and Gladys the Cow. (First: Episode 2091)
	Film	George the Farmer is near when he's on a barrel; he's far when he's on the porch. (First: Episode 0235)
	Cartoon	An army of ants gets to the bakery, only to find that it's closed. (First: Episode 2088)
	SCENE 5	Everyone congratulates Big Bird on his show as Mr. Macintosh announces the sponsors.