Episode 2876

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Big Bird and Gina are playing jump-rope with Rameek when all of a sudden, they hear something falling from the sky. Is it a bird? A plane? It's... a small bird, who's fine, "except for the excruciating headache."
 	SCENE 1 	The bird, a purple-tufted Fluter-tooter named Floyd, introduces himself to the group. He explains that Fluter-tooters are known for their graceful flying (yet lousy landing) and their happy song, which at the moment he doesn't feel like singing because he's sad. He's been looking all around for a new home, preferably one with an Opple-dopple tree. As seen in a flashback, Floyd explains that he and his friends and family used to live and sing happily until some construction workers cleared the Opple-dopple forest to build a shopping center. He hasn't even seen any Fluter-tooters since said tragedy, and sometimes thinks he must be the last of them.
 	SCENE 1cont'd 	Gina tells Floyd that he can stay on Sesame Street, and build himself a new nest there. Unfortunately, there are no Opple-dopple trees on Sesame Street, so Big Bird offers to have him stay in his own nest. This makes Floyd want to sing his happy song, which is just as loud and raucous as his sad song.
 	Cartoon 	"Part of the Whole" Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Film 	On a windy day, Maria (in voice-over) asks a man (Bill Irwin), "Does air move things?" The wind speaks for him.
 	Muppets 	"We Are All Earthlings"
 	Cartoon 	Pencil box K / k
 	Film 	A blind class goes on a field trip downtown, and visits a produce stand.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #9 (opening shot cut)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 2 	Floyd likes it in Big Bird's nest, even though it's not the same as a Fluter-tooter nest - it's hard, only on one level, and doesn't have a roof. Rameek gives him a pillow and an umbrella, which helps Floyd feel more at home. He now feels like singing his loud, raucous happy song again all day and night, to Big Bird's chagrin.
 	SCENE 2cont'd 	Gina arrives with some good news: she has a friend that works at a wild animal refuge, who may be able to find a new home for Floyd, even with more Fluter-tooters. Floyd agrees to check it out, and Big Bird is relieved that he won't have to live with that loud singing anymore.
 	Film 	"Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach.
 	Muppets 	The segment is slightly edited to not depict Cookie with the pipe in his mouth.
 	Animation 	Arnold uses his imagination.Artist: Craig Bartlett
 	Song 	Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now."
 	Animation 	Luxo Jr.: Heavy and light
 	Muppets 	NTV host Nora Nicks introduces Nick Normal and the Nickmatics singing "The Letter N."
 	Film 	Kids draw a map of their neighborhood, and then learn how maps are really made.
 	Cartoon 	"The Wasteroon Song" - three water drops complain about people wasting water, calling them "Wasteroons."Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird, Rameek, Floyd, and Gina arrive at the Massapequa Wildlife Preserve, where they see many species of birds. They meet Gina's friend Jane (Blair Brown), a ranger who gives them a tour of the land. They see some ducks (mallards), a heron, an ibis, and some shorebirds. Floyd still wants an Opple-dopple tree, which the refuge doesn't have but Jane offers to help him build a nest suitable for a Fluter-tooter; as she points out, they've done it before for other birds. After seeing these custom-built birdhouses, Floyd has one more question: "When are we gonna get started?"
 	Film 	Shapes vibrate as girls beat on their drums.
 	Animation 	TOOTHPASTE: Coming soon to a mouth near you!
 	Song 	"Take Care of That Smile"
 	Animation 	Isadora's sneakers describe all the fun they've had this past year, as the seasons change.
 	Muppets 	Count von Count sings "Lambaba" as he counts sheep and other animals that pop into the room.
 	Animation 	Rubber Stamp #9
 	Muppets / Cast 	"Sing Your Synonyms"
 	Cartoon 	A parade of toys illustrates first and last.
 	SCENE 4 	Floyd and Jane overlook the area where Floyd's new home will be built. Jane shows Floyd her drawing of the birdhouse she plans to make. It looks good, but Floyd would also like some windows, a pool, a TV set, maybe a hot tub...
 	Cartoon 	"Martian Beauty" has nine hairs, nine bows, nine eyes, nine nostrils, nine arms, and nine toes.Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Film 	Children dance to different rhythms from around the world.
 	Cartoon 	K for kangaroo
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Grover sings "Monster in the Mirror", assisted by several celebrities including The Simpsons, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ray Charles.
 	Cartoon 	A report on homes around the world.
 	SCENE 5 	The house is finished, and Floyd loves it! He immediately enters it and starts singing his happy song, which attracts the attention of some more Fluter-tooters who crash-land near the group, and before long Floyd has some new friends. Jane is happy Floyd is satisfied and looks forward to listening to the song of the Fluter-tooters from her home... two miles away from the noisy birds. Floyd announces the sponsors, and directs fellow newcomer Felix Fluter-tooter to the hot tub. A special end credit sequence follows, with the credits rolling over footage of birds in the sanctuary.
==Notes==
* This episode was later re-aired in Season 25 as Episode 3175.
* David Rudman performs Flo, Flip, and Felix Fluter-tooter.
* During scene 2, Gina says that her friend helps endangered species. Big Bird isn't familiar with the term, but had previously been considered one ten years earlier.
* Beginning with this episode, certain season premieres would air with a full credit sequence originally shown for Friday episodes only.
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Category:Environmentalism
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23