Episode 1396

Episode 1396 is the second of two episodes in which C-3PO and R2-D2 from Star Wars visit Sesame Street. The droids first appeared in Episode 1364.
Noggin originally showed this episode uncut, but later reruns were edited.
Picture	Segment 	Description
center 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird tells Susan that he's awaiting the arrival of his friends C-3PO and R2-D2, but isn't sure where the bus stop that their bus will arrive at is. Susan shows him the bus stop sign nearby, and soon the next bus pulls up. Big Bird boards the bus and welcomes the two back to Sesame Street. He begins to rattle off all kinds of activities they can do together, but gets so distracted in his excitement he prevents his friends from getting off the bus. The three are soon headed down the block, which Big Bird suggests is another thing they can do while they're in town...
 	Cartoon 	Bus Stop
center 	Muppets 	Super Grover: A boy is confused -- his mother told him to take a bus home, but he doesn't know where to find the bus. Super Grover arrives, and they soon discover a sign that says "Bus Stop". The boy believes they found the answer, but Super Grover insists that his mother told him to take a bus home, not a sign.
 	Song 	"Here Come the Beans"
 	Cartoon 	This is a big letter V poem
 	Muppets 	"High, Middle, Low"
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound: V, violinArtist: Jeff Hale
center 	Film 	Russian nesting dolls 1-10
center 	SCENE 2 	Bob sings "The Alphabet Song" with three kids in Big Bird's nest area. They meet C-3PO and R2-D2, and R2-D2 joins them for a second chorus (in his own language, of course).
 	Cartoon 	Caterpillars Never Wear Brown BootsArtist: Jeff Hale
center 	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.
 	Cartoon 	Capital letter U for up
 	Film 	The Steam Shovel
 	Cartoon 	Dog and the lower-case 'u'
 	Muppets 	Grover reads "The Cursed Prince" (David turns into Kermit)
 	Film 	Two birdsMusic: Joe RaposoThis segment was removed from later Noggin airings.
 	Cartoon 	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird introduces Linda to the droids, but remembers that Linda is deaf and cannot hear them. C-3PO explains that this isn't a problem, as R2-D2 understands sign language. Linda is also able to interpret the vibrations from R2's body, and soon R2-D2 and Linda start up a lively conversation as Big Bird and C-3PO leave them for a little privacy.
 	Cartoon 	A boy imagines staying in the jungle at night when he goes to sleep.Artist: Bruce CayardThis segment was removed from later Noggin airings.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions.Artist: Jim Simon
 	Film / Song 	"At the Animal Doctor": Two boys take their dog to the vetThis segment was removed from later Noggin airings.
 	Cartoon 	A man jumps up onto an UP.
 	Muppets 	Biff hangs numbers under Salvador Dada's paintings in an art museum.
center 	SCENE 4 	C-3PO is all in a tizzy as R2-D2 declares he's fallen in love with somebody on Sesame Street. R2-D2 describes the potential object of his desires as being short, quiet, and with a pointed head. When R2 introduces his friend to "her," C-3PO breaks the news to him that it's not a fellow droid he's attracted to, but a fire hydrant.
 	Cartoon 	Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever.
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Hamburger - Mr. Johnson wants a hamburger. The restaurant offers two sizes: the big hamburgers and the small hamburgers. When the small hamburgers are too small, he orders a big one, but because there have been some problems with the big hamburger, Grover tries to convince him to order several small ones.
 	Cartoon 	B...us. We're on the bus!
 	Film 	Marching Band forms a squareThis segment was removed from later Noggin airings.
 	Cartoon 	Kids wait for the bus to arrive.
 	Cartoon 	"Poverty U" -- A figure gives a salute to the letter U, and presents the letter with a bouquet of flowers.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper: Harvey Kneeslapper goes to a man and asks, "Can I take a picture of U?" The man gives him permission, but Harvey tells him that his shoes are untied, and when the man looks down, Harvey slaps the letter U on top of his head and takes a picture of it.
 	Cartoon 	A U train spells the words Unite, U-turn, Underground, Up, and Universe.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Two is You and Me."
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #2
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird and C-3PO plan to go to the park, but R2-D2 doesn't want to go as he detects signs of an upcoming rain shower. C-3PO brushes this off and leaves with Big Bird, only to return seconds later under the Hooper's Store awning as rain begins to pour.
 	Film 	FlamingosMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Hats
 	SCENE 6 	After the brief shower, C-3PO finds out that it's not raining anymore thanks to R2-D2 bringing attention to it. C-3PO apologizes for not believing R2-D2 before, and the three finally head to the park as Big Bird announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Olivia holds the CTW sign.
==Gallery==
Spinney and R2D2.jpg|Behind the scenes with Caroll Spinney and R2-D2.
Bird and droids.jpg
Droidbird.jpg
==External links==
* ToughPigs commentary
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 11