Episode 1978

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird at camp, part 3; (repeat of 1708)
Air date	December 5, 1984
Season	Season 16 (1984-1985)
Written by	Judy Freudberg
Sponsors	H, Y, 8

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Everybody at Camp Echo Rock Cabin 10 is busy cleaning up the place while Aunt Mae does her special inspections to make sure everything is neat and in order. Big Bird and the kids fix their beds (and nest) neatly, but Rusty is the only one who hasn't done so. Mickey gets the feeling that Rusty doesn't know how to make his bed and he and the group stall Aunt Mae long enough to get Rusty's bed looking the same as everybody else's. Aunt Mae finally conducts her inspection of Cabin 10 and finds it very well done... especially Rusty's bed.
	Cartoon	7 chicks plus 1 alligator makes 8. Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1510)
	Muppets	Mr. Johnson orders bacon and eggs, but he can't decide how many of each he wants. Mr. Johnson says that Grover takes too long and asks for two hot dogs and two pickles for lunch. Grover then throws a tantrum in the kitchen. (First: Episode 0408)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Elk feeding. Music: Robert Dennis (First: Episode 0793)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: HOT DOG (First: Episode 1142)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie keeps taking glasses of water outside the apartment. Bert thinks of possible uses Ernie could have for this water. As it turns out, the kitchen faucet is broken, and Ernie's trying to get rid of the water before the apartment floods. (First: Episode 0425)
	SCENE 2	Back on Sesame Street, Telly tells Oscar about how he misses Big Bird. He worries that Big Bird might be lonely or get lost. Oscar isn't happy either, because Big Bird is instead probably breathing fresh air, making friends, and having fun. Telly thanks Oscar for inadvertently making him feel better.
	Cartoon	How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India. (First: Episode 1824)
	Song	“Song of Eight” (First: Episode 0016)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster encounters a green napkin. Every time he squeezes the napkin, a new number appears, allowing Cookie to count up to twenty. This creeps him out, but what's even more creepy is when Kermit shows up inside the napkin at the end of the bit -- he's also green, after all. (First: Episode 0619)
	Cartoon	Todo el mundo necesita agua (First: Episode 0780)
	Film	Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0424)
	Muppets	Farley explains things one can do with their mind - he plans on going to the door, he imagines who's knocking at it, he remembers it's not his mother and he hopes there's not a scary monster at the door. Herry Monster surprises him by bursting through the door, frightening Farley away. Herry's sorry Farley ran away; he wanted to play. (First: Episode 0180)
	SCENE 3	Aunt Mae does a mail call, making sure everybody listens carefully when she calls their name. As he waits for his mail Big Bird thinks about what Mr. Snuffleupagus is doing on Sesame Street, and imagines a typical scenario where Snuffy walks down the street and Susan, Gordon, David, and Maria all miss seeing him as they're preoccupied with other tasks. Back in reality Big Bird almost misses getting a huge postcard from Snuffy, which very much describes the same situation he imagined.
	Cartoon	What if a turtle and rabbit switched appearances? (First: Episode 0451)
	Video	Scanimate kids intro. (First: Episode 0798)
	Film	A gym instructor helps children perform a variety of stretching and bending exercises. (First: Episode 1018)
	Cartoon	Harold and Howard think of H words. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0284)
	Muppets	"When it's your time to relax, make it Alphabet Time!" (First: Episode 1447)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: H is for hole (First: Episode 0080)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird and the kids are seen in a canoe by the river, practicing their paddling. The camera shot widens to reveal that the canoe is still sitting on the dock, with Mickey suggesting that they learn how to swim first.
	Cartoon	A bear (Jim Thurman) stacks 10 cans.
	Muppets	A Muppet inchworm and a bug sing "The Inch Worm" in a field of flowers. (First: Episode 0168)
	Cartoon	Y for Yak Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1184)
	Film	Old paper, new paper Music: "Blue Nosed Gopher" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0911)
	Cartoon	Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301)
	SCENE 5	Mickey gives everyone a swimming lesson before all the kids dive in... that is, except for Big Bird. He's hesitant at first, but gives it a try and finds he's a natural. ("I must have a little duck in me!") Rusty also stalls before giving it a try, splashing Mickey in the process.
	Cartoon	Roxanne and Violet Gorflatch are alike in many ways, but different in others. (First: Episode 1480)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie and Jennifer talk about the ways in which they are same and different. (First: Episode 1515)
	Song	"Fall Song" (First: Episode 1286)
	Cartoon	A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301)
	Muppets	The Twiddlebugs get a new postage stamp portrait of George Washington, but have trouble getting it to stick to the wall. They finally get it to work, but it is upside down. (First: Episode 0776)
	Animation	¿Que es esto? (una vaca)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge #1: Dots appear uniformly (First: Episode 0001)
	SCENE 7	After swimming, Big Bird, Rusty, and the kids dry themselves off and head back to Cabin 10. Rusty: "Hey Big Bird, ya think there's a career in swimmin'?" Big Bird: "Well, if you're Tarzan..." Aunt Mae announces the sponsors.