Episode 1710

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	It's the last day at Camp Echo Rock, and everyone is preparing to go back home. Big Bird feels sad that he’s leaving, but he's happy that he’s going back home to Sesame Street. Mickey tells him it's okay to be both sad and happy, and that it's natural to have mixed feelings. Aunt Mae assembles everyone for the Cabin 10 picture, which doesn't turn out to be easy as several mishaps ruin each time it's taken. When they have enough film for only one more picture, Big Bird spoils a perfect shot when he comments that a cloud above them looks like a birthday cake.
center 	Muppets 	"Big Kids Cry"
 	Cartoon 	Five Tall Things
 	Film 	Where the buffalo roam ... (instrumental: Home On The Range)
 	Cartoon 	Five Worms In An AppleOwe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	I've Got a Mind: wind-up toy
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird finds Rusty sitting by himself, and is worried that he'll miss out on the awards ceremony. Rusty says that he has no interest in awards, but since Big Bird really wants to go he agrees to join him.
 	SCENE 2, cont'd	At the ceremony, Aunt Mae gives out the last of the awards, including one to Big Bird for "Best Swimmer." He proudly wears the medal around his neck ("Wow, this is better than an Emmy!") while Mae goes on to give the final medal: the Good Sport award. The recipient is someone who went along with the activities despite hesitancy, and Mae calls out the winner: Russel Edmund Windgate III... better known as Rusty! Everyone gives three cheers for the winners.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #5
 	Muppets 	Super Grover: Young Willy Nilly is scared to get his hair cut. Super Grover tells Willy that haircuts are scary, but he must be brave. However, Max the barber shows them both that haircuts do not hurt, and soon they are no longer afraid of hair cuts.
 	Film 	A woman holds a painting of five chickens.
 	Cast 	Maria as Chaplin gets their suspenders stuck on a wall while reaching for the door, demonstrating long, longer, and longest.
 	Film 	Olivia briefly narrates a film of re-paving a street.
 	SCENE 3 	Aunt Mae delivers her final words to the Echo Rockers, who line up to give the Echo Rock handshake one last time. As he waits his turn, Big Bird sings "Goodbye, Country" over a montage of his experiences at camp before giving his handshake and a big hug to Aunt Mae.
 	Cartoon 	W - wallpaper
 	Muppets 	Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers.
 	Cartoon 	Gloria talks about 'W'
 	Film 	Joe Raposo: What Babies Are Called
 	Cartoon 	A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Grover asks a girl to hug him and scratch his tummy.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: WALK TALL
 	Insert 	Stevie Wonder teaches Grover how to sing short and long.
 	Film 	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film about an automobile that can be either long or short.
 	Cartoon 	The Villain in the Panama Hat (V)
 	Film 	A man and a little girl perform small aerobic workouts.
 	SCENE 4 	Back on Sesame Street, Bob and David decide to surprise Big Bird when he returns by cleaning up his nest area and making a big welcome home sign. Bob, David, Maria, and Luis all go off to get their supplies. Meanwhile at the nest, Snuffy has already hung up a welcome sign and is finishing dusting the last part of Big Bird's nest. He leaves just as the grown-ups return; they are stunned to see their jobs already done and begin to accuse each other of pulling a prank. Maria asks the viewer if they were responsible for the work, or... could it have been Mr. Snuffleupagus? Naaaaahhhh... well, maybe...
 	Cartoon 	Willie Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river.
 	Film 	Kids narrate footage of whales.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: W, Wall
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird returns from camp, and Rusty finds that this isn't goodbye for them - he lives just around the corner! Mickey, however, has a home back in Cleveland, and Big Bird hopes to see him next year. He waves a final, sad goodbye as the bus leaves... and a big, happy hello when the adults sneak up on him and welcome him home!
 	Film 	A little girl gets herself a glass of AGUA.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster: The Count and Cookie Monster see a plate of cookies. The Count wants to count them, and Cookie Monster wants to eat them. After arguing over whether the cookies are for counting or eating, they decide to share them -- the Count will count the cookies, and then Cookie Monster will eat them.
 	Cartoon 	What would happen if I popped this balloon?
 	SCENE 6 	Back together again, Snuffy proudly tells Big Bird, "Bus!" Big Bird is confused, but remembers it's the answer to his guessing game before he left. Snuffy now poses a question for Big Bird: "What is it that's good for friends to do when they haven't seen each other for a long time?" The two share a big hug.
 	Cartoon 	A snake displays shapes, which are identified in Spanish.
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Sand W/w
 	SCENE 7 	Big Bird talks to Snuffy about his experience at Camp Echo Rock as Maria announces the sponsors. The credits follow featuring stills from Big Bird's week at camp.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Baby Breeze, Betty Lou, & Prairie Dawn hold the Sesame Street sign, while two kids hold the CTW sign.
==Notes==
*As in Episode 1708, some of the campers are named after members of the Sesame Street crew during the awards ceremony, including Al Hyslop, Norman Stiles, and Joe Bailey.
==Gallery==
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Category:Camping
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 14