Episode 3041

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird's feather duster dream
Air date	December 28, 1992
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Production	September 10, 1992
Sponsors	D, M, 13

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Big Bird wakes up in the middle of the night, shouting "Feather duster!" in fear. Susan is woken up and goes out to check on him.
	SCENE 1	Big Bird tells Susan about the nightmare he just had, entitled "Feather Duster the 13th." He dreamt he was in a dusty place, where an unseen voice repeats, "Feather duster!" He was then surrounded by 12 feather dusters, who claim he's feather duster the 13th. Susan comforts him by telling him a story of when Cookie Monster had a bad dream...
	Muppets	Bert is out of town, so Cookie Monster spends the night with Ernie. Cookie is frightened of a shadow on the wall, but Ernie shows him it's just a coat on a chair. (First: Episode 2027)
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird points out that Cookie Monster didn't have a bad dream, but Susan says there's more to the story...
	Muppets	Later, Cookie Monster has a bad dream in which he is surrounded by flying, singing cookies who won't let him catch them. (First: Episode 2027)
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird feels better now and heads off to sleep.
	Film	Wegman's dogs are really sound sleepers - neither an alarm, nor a jackhammer nor an elephant will wake them up. (First: Episode 3010)
	Muppets	Grover sings "Monster in the Mirror" assisted by several celebrities including The Simpsons, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ray Charles. (First: Episode 2835)
	Cartoon	M for Mask (First: Episode 2079)
	Film	A little girl narrates a film about how cans can be recycled. She washes them and collects them in a wagon, which she takes to the recycling center. There it is sorted and separated with a magnet. After it's loaded onto trucks, it is taken to a factory to be melted and shaped into new cans like the ones seen in her fridge at home. (First: Episode 2740)
	Animation	A hand arranges blocks to form benches so a bunny and a chick can have tea. (First: Episode 1488)
	Muppets	Telly and Elmo sing about the difference between "Heavy and Light." (First: Episode 2809)
	Cartoon	A man teaches his dog Rover how to read the word SIT. (First: Episode 0304)
	SCENE 2	Now daytime, Big Bird strolls over to Hooper's Store, where Mr. Handford uses a feather duster and has been told about Big Bird's dream. He recalls having a dream about feather dusters too, only his was a silly dream. In his dream, he was in a fencing match, when their swords suddenly turned into feather dusters, which they tickled each other with instead. Mr. Handford starts to tickle Big Bird with his duster too.
	Cartoon	Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0528)
	Film	Green Tree Snake Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0285)
	Animation	Where do the Ds fit? (First: Episode 1617)
	Film	On a windy day, Maria (in voice-over) asks a man (Bill Irwin), "Does air move things?" The wind speaks for him. (First: Episode 2876)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert search for Dr. Livingstone. (First: Episode 1736)
	Film	Seashells form various patterns in the sand. (First: Episode 2031)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird finds Linda, Gina and the kids playing a game of "Here Are Some Things," where a feather duster is among the items. Big Bird notices there have been feather dusters all over the street since his dream and wonders if he's currently dreaming.
	Animation	Thirteen hamburgers dance around. (First: Episode 2785)
	Song	Kevin Clash sings "Skin." (First: Episode 2749)
	Cartoon	Es un perro (First: Episode 1969)
	Muppets	Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends. (new title cards added) (First: Episode 0406)
	Cartoon	"Ooh What a Fabulous Party" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 3006)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird now watches Linda and Gina count 20 feathers, plus their feather duster. A Muppet bird (David Rudman), stripped off all his plumage, complains and demands his feathers be returned.
	Cartoon	A chicken sings "It Ain't Heavy, It's My Feather." (First: Episode 2979)
	Film	Looking for shapes in a metal junkyard (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 2702)
	Muppets	Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson orders soup and a sandwich, and says that he wants the sandwich before the soup. When Grover comes with the sandwich, Mr. Johnson has changed his mind and wants the soup first. When Grover comes with the soup, Mr. Johnson has decided that he wants the sandwich first. Grover ends up giving Mr. Johnson both the soup and sandwich, so he can decide what to eat first. Mr. Johnson tells Grover that he has decided to get a cup of coffee, then the soup and the sandwich. (First: Episode 1330)
	Animation	Arrows give a presentation of the human body. (First: Episode 2839)
	Film	A girls' jump-rope team trains for a contest. They end up winning second place. (First: Episode 2510)
	Cartoon	A mouse riding an armadillo sings a song about 13, his lucky number. (First: Episode 2828)
	SCENE 5	Big Bird goes to bed, where he has another dream - "Feather Duster the 13th II." In this dream, the twelve feather dusters return, but Big Bird suggests they all dance together instead. The dusters agree and the dream ends on a happy note. Big Bird wakes up Susan so he can tell her about it. Gina announces the sponsors.