Episode 3874

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird is practicing the Alphabet Song because he's going to sing it with Snuffy, his best friend. Big Bird welcomes the viewer and announces that Snuffy be coming soon. Snuffy arrives, but he can't stay long; he has to help his mother. With interest, Big Bird points out that Snuffy is both a friend and someone's son.
 	Song 	"Doing the Family Thing"
 	Muppets 	Two-Headed Monster: MOM.
 	Animation 	A kid makes a birthday card for his mom.
 	SCENE 2 	Snuffy returns to sing the Alphabet Song, but he has to take care of Alice as well. However, every time Big Bird and Snuffy try to sing, Alice interrupts, wanting Snuffy to play ball with her. Big Bird observes that his friend is a mother's son, and a sister's big brother.
 	Cartoon 	"Family Dance"
 	Muppets 	Ernie talks to Vandy about families, and lets her keep Rubber Duckie for a day.
 	Cartoon 	Two camels (voiced by David Rudman and Joey Mazzarino) at a watering hole learn to share.
 	Muppets 	Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces a segment with the letter O.
 	Cartoon 	A woman sings the "O" sound in a brief opera.
 	Animation 	Planting Letters: O
 	SCENE 3 	Alice takes a nap, so now Big Bird and Snuffy can sing the Alphabet Song, but now Snuffy's favorite uncle, Uncle Abe, comes to visit. Big Bird finds it fascinating that Snuffy is also a nephew.
 	Film 	A girl dances her way into her family portrait.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Tracy Chapman sings with the Muppets about asking questions.
 	Cartoon 	Lillian, the big sister.
 	Muppets 	Zoe, in her Zoemobile, introduces the number of the day.
 	Cartoon 	Four elephants at the circusArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Animation 	Four butterflies fly across a film of a waterfall.
 	Cartoon 	The Quadratic Equations (from the Lunar Lounge) sing about 4 and their four heads.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird goes in Hooper's Store, and tells Alan, Gina, and Katie that Snuffy is a friend, brother, son, and nephew. Alan explains that people can have several relationships; for instance, Katie is Gina's niece, and Gina is Katie's aunt. The phone rings, and Alan tells Big Bird he's got a call: it's his cousin Abelardo Montoya.
 	Animation 	Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroces as pets.
 	Muppets 	Zoe has trouble counting, and asks for a counting segment to be shown.
 	Film 	Counting from 10-0 (Latin rhythm) (Spanish dub)
 	Muppets 	The Count sings the latest South American craze - "Counting Backwards in Spanish."
 	Cartoon 	Two itchy gorillas agree to scratch each other's backs.
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird finishes his call, and tells everyone about the time that Abelardo came to visit him. Since he doesn't speak much Spanish, he mostly used the word "manzana" ("apple"). It suddenly dawns on him that he is both Snuffy's friend and Abelardo's cousin.
 	Cartoon 	Animal Rock #4
 	Film 	Chinese acrobats balance 4 plates on sticks in each hand.
 	Muppets 	Grover attempts to demonstrate "Away From," but every time he tries to distance himself from a lamp post, the lamp post moves closer.
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy demonstrates shapes.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 6 	Snuffy comes to Big Bird's nest, ready to sing the Alphabet Song. Big Bird can't, because he received a letter from his Granny Bird. Gordon helps him read it: she's on a trip to London, and included a picture of her sitting on a statue. Snuffy finds it amazing that Big Bird can be a friend, cousin, and grandson all at the same time.
 	Film 	A girl writes to her grandmother about going to summer camp.
 	Cartoon 	Soul O
 	Film 	A gymnast twirls ribbons to form the letter O.
 	Muppets 	Zoe has trouble saying the alphabet, and asks for an alphabet segment to be shown.
 	Animation 	Portraits of kids display the alphabet.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	SCENE 7 	After realizing all the different relations they can have with other people, Big Bird and Snuffy sing the alphabet song, pausing to point out the different relations they have.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Babies
 	SCENE 8 	Big Bird and Snuffy announce the sponsors, once more going through their different relations.
==Alterations==
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	Animation	Counting to 10 (Chinese imagery)This segment replaced the "Latin 10-0" segment in the Sprout version.
 	Muppets 	Count von Count sings "Lambaba" as he counts sheep and other animals that pop into the room.This segment replaced "Counting Backwards in Spanish" in the Sprout version.
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Category:Family
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 31