Episode 3434

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird and Snuffy show Maria the illustrated yet unfinished poem they've been coming up with about the letter D:
:D is for dalmatian, a dog who has spots
:D is for doughnut and D is for...
"... Dots!" Big Bird then states, reminded thanks to the green dots on his legs. He and the others become shocked when they see green dots all over his feet and legs - there's even one on his tail! Big Bird isn't sure what's wrong with him, so Maria decides to call Dr. Matthews to see what the issue is.
 	Animation 	D ... daring ... dazzling ... delightful ... dizzy ... dreaded ... dinosaur!
 	Cartoon 	Dogs cheer D-O-G and fight with cats.
 	Song 	"Big D and Little D"
 	Muppets 	(new music added)
 	Song 	"Get On Up (Everybody Move)"
 	Cartoon 	A dinosaur demonstrates up and down with a pull-down window shade.
 	SCENE 2 	Dr. Matthews (Julie Hagerty) arrives and inspects Big Bird, whose spots have spread to his wings and beak and have become itchy. She diagnoses him with "Birdy Pox," something that happens to most big yellow birds his age. She recommends staying in his nest and resting, but he's allowed to have guests (as long as they're not six-year-old big yellow birds). She also assures him his Birdy Pox will disappear by bedtime and soothes his dots with an ointment.
 	Cartoon 	Jill walks up a hill to pick a daffodil.Artist: Jim Jinkins
 	Muppets 	A trio of bugs sing "Night Bug Boogie."
 	Cartoon 	How to know a hippo when you find one. (new sound effects added)Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs form all the letters of the alphabet.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Ellen DeGeneres tries convincing Elmo on how similar they are (mainly how their names sound).
 	Cartoon 	"Letters in the Body"Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Film 	Cooperation: A girl gets a coconut handed down to her from a tree, by people on different-size stilts.
 	Cartoon 	Two men compete to be in front.
 	Muppets 	Zoe demonstrates front and back using Wolfgang and a fish.
 	Animation 	D / d (space paint)
 	Animation 	Letter Garden: D
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper approaches a man and says, "Knock, knock!" The man asks, "Who's there?". Harvey says, "Dion." The man asks, "Dion who?" Then Harvey slaps a letter D on the man's chest and says, "D on you!"
 	Song 	"Dressed Up" (remake)
 	Cartoon 	A man tries to get directions to a parking space, and eventually uses a map to get there.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	SCENE 3 	The Count stops by, having heard of Big Bird's ailment. Big Bird hopes the Count can sing him a lullaby, but the Count would rather count. They cooperate as the Count sings a lullaby about the number of spots he has. Big Bird falls asleep, but is woken by the Count's trademark thunder. The Count gets a great idea to help and exits.
 	Film 	A judo class does 20 jumping jacks.
 	Cartoon 	A detective decides to exercise on a slow day, as a crook attempts to get rid of him.
 	Film / Animation 	A class makes up a story about a fish named Billy, which is told through animation based on the kids' drawings.
 	Cartoon 	A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound, and swaps the doors to correct them.
 	SCENE 4 	The Count returns with his surprise - 10 kids bringing 10 balloons to cheer Big Bird up!
 	Cartoon 	Edgar Turtle sings "Green Grow the Rushes, O."Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Kermit attempts to demonstrate how to use a telephone with the help of Forgetful Jones.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie tries to demonstrate what a telephone is, but keeps getting calls.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Song 	Kevin Clash sings "Skin."
 	Cartoon 	An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu. (new music added)Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 5 	Snuffy drops by and learns that Big Bird is angry; all his friends went to the park to play and he's still sick. Snuffy gets an idea to get rid of the dots - Big Bird should tell them to go away. When that doesn't work, Big Bird then tries shaking them off. That idea also fails, so Snuffy tries blowing them off with his snuffle to no avail. Snuffy's next idea must wait until the first star of the night appears in the sky...
 	Cartoon 	A man counts 40 stars at night.
 	Song 	"(The Name of the Place is) The Laundromat"
 	Cartoon 	A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup.
 	Muppets 	(re-filmed wraparounds)
 	Song 	"Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0.Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster looks at a star and sings "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."
 	Film 	Kids play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” on the Shpritzer.
 	SCENE 6 	Now nighttime, Big Bird and Snuffy wish on the first star in the sky that the Birdy Pox will disappear. Nothing happens, so the two part ways hoping the dots will be gone soon.
 	SCENE 6 cont'd 	Maria checks in on Big Bird, who's now sobbing and scared that the pox will never go away. Suddenly, Maria notices the pox disappearing from each part of his body until they're all gone! Big Bird has a brief celebration before promptly falling asleep, and Maria announces the sponsors.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Elmo, Rosita, and a chicken imagine growing a spaghetti tree.
==Notes==
*The episode was later re-aired in Season 29 as Episode 3735.
*An alternate Big Bird puppet with pre-added dots is used for all scenes when he has the Birdy Pox, notable in that this version is also able to completely open and close its eyes.
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Category:Medical
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 27