Episode 2883

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	At the crack of dawn, Snuffy wakes up Gordon so he can help point out Montana on the map again, reminding the viewer that's where Big Bird is right now. He then wonders what his best friend's up to at the moment, and Gordon tells him he's probably sleeping like most people. Snuffy agrees and heads back to his cave to catch some Zs too. The scene is followed by the Montana variation on the "Sesame Street Theme."
 	SCENE 1 	It is morning on the Crow ranch and Francis wakes up Big Bird and the Count, who have slept over in the barn. Big Bird is excited for his first full day in Crow Country and wonders what they'll do first; Francis says they're having breakfast, and after will give him a tour of the ranch.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd 	The Count, however, starts his day by counting something. He gets out of his sleeping bag and meets up with Billie Rose, who is brushing her horse Red. The Count is inspired and begins counting the teeny tiny hairs on Red's coat.
 	Cartoon 	How Andy Fritz Ate the Sun.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	"Cereal Girl"
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: N - Nail
 	SCENE 1 cont'd 	The Count continues counting horsehairs, having counted over 6,500.
 	Cartoon 	The story of sheep, or where wool comes from.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Song 	"There's a Lot of Different Ways to Get to School" (sung by Jerry Nelson)
 	Animation 	The letter X in various typefaces.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird, Maria, and Luis are getting a tour around the ranch, though the Count remains behind (he's counting the dishes following breakfast). Big Bird takes a particular interest in the horses.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd 	The adults demonstrate lassoing by practicing roping a faux bull. Big Bird has also seemed to have mastered the art of lassoing, but reveals it's just a trick rope.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd 	Rod educates the others on proper horse training. Big Bird shows his similar progress, only using a stick horse.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd 	Elsewhere, Oscar scowls at a horse trying to feed from his home. ("Hey, Oat Breath! Get your nose outta my trash can! Hit the trail!")
 	Cartoon 	Geronimo 10-0 (parachute under haystack)
 	Muppets 	"Readers of the Open Range"
 	Cartoon 	A dinosaur tries to move around a rock.
 	SCENE 3 	Maria and Luis are going to ride horses, though Maria has difficulty mounting hers. The Count wishes to count them getting onto the horses, but when Maria can't he begins counting her attempts. After eight tries it appears as though Maria's on her horse, but it moves away, revealing she's instead mounted herself on the nearby fence. ("Tomorrow, I'll try it on a horse.") Billie Rose offers her a ride and Maria clings to her for safety while they ride off. The Count has a good laugh counting two people who can ride and one who tried, falling off the fence with a splat.
 	Cartoon 	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Elmo and Julia Roberts demonstrate fear.
 	Cartoon 	Do you know what it's like to be scared?
 	Film 	Five girls play a clapping game.
center 	Muppets 	Little Chrissy sings "Eight Balls of Fur."
 	Cartoon 	A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from.
 	SCENE 4 	Maria thanks Billie Rose and gets off the horse, deducing that she must love Red a lot since she's always riding him. Maria hears Oscar complaining and invites him to see the country, but Oscar still refuses to come out from his can until he's back on Sesame Street. Billie Rose has one activity he can participate in without getting out - barrel racing. She lassos Oscar's can and drags him to the field (which he greatly enjoys) where she and other Crows ride their horses around the can and a couple of barrels. Afterwards, Billie Rose asks Maria if she'd like to give it a try, to which Maria coolly replies, "In your dreams!"
 	Cartoon 	The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square."Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel
 	Muppets 	Telly hosts "Here and There" from the library, where it's quiet. His co-host, Deborah Starr, is at the airport, where it's loud. The loud noises of the airport eventually make it hard for Telly to hear Deborah, so he has to talk louder into the microphone for Deborah to hear him, which results in his expulsion from the library.
 	Cartoon 	A salesman offers a passerby the letter N for next to nothing.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird notices Francis practicing his "hot dance" for the ceremony and wonders about the name. Luis explains what Phil told him: long ago, the Crows moved from place to place until they finally found somewhere to settle. They celebrated with a hot meal and dance. Maria and Phil add that Francis' outfit represents how important animals are to the tribe as well. The Count is eager to count the beadwork and Big Bird is amazed everyone will be joining in the dance after the ceremony. He runs out to start practicing with Francis.
 	Cartoon 	A pencil tries to write the word DANCE.
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog sings "Do-Op Hop".
 	Cartoon 	A moving truck takes the number 8.
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird talks on a mobile phone with Gordon, Susan, and Miles about his experience in Montana. Luis asks for the phone back, but first Big Bird has promised that Francis and the other kids can say "hi" in Crow to Miles: "Sho'daache, Miles!" The phone is eventually passed to Billie Rose, who rides off with it on her horse. "I've heard of car phones, but I've never heard of a horse phone," Big Bird remarks.
 	Cartoon 	A cat desperately tries to open a can of cat food by himself while his mistress is on the phone.Artist: Dan Haskett
 	Muppets 	The Singing Dentists sing "Say Toothpaste, Somebody!" (new sound effects added)
 	Film 	A boy narrates a film of what happens when it changes from fall to winter.
 	Animation 	Two balls play on a seesaw, when a third ball wants to join them (ending up in the middle).
 	SCENE 7 	Philip comes across Big Bird practicing his drumming on a washtub, only his rhythm is very off. He has Big Bird feel his heartbeat and replicate the rhythm it makes.
 	Film 	Two kids play drums as animated kid-drawn figures clap with the beat.
 	Cartoon 	"Water Conservation": Frank the fish calls Carl and tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry.Artist: Peter Chung
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Prairie Dawn, and Herry Monster sing "I Think That It Is Wonderful."
 	Cartoon 	Gerald is repeatedly kept awake by his dog Sparky, who does a dance and poses as an alligator through his shadow whenever his parents close his door.
 	SCENE 8 	Back in the barn, Maria attempts to get Big Bird to bed but he's feeling much too excited. Luis and Gabi try singing a lullaby and Maria tries another one in Spanish, but Big Bird requests a lullaby in Crow. Angela happens to know one and sings it, putting him right to sleep. As the others exit, Maria wonders if the song will work just as well on Gabi. Philip announces the sponsors in Crow language.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23