Episode 3618

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird is tidying his nest area for his playdate with Snuffy, where they plan to play “Snuffle-Tag” all day in the park. Suddenly, he hears some commotion nearby and goes to investigate.
 	SCENE 1 cont’d 	Big Bird finds Carlo supervising a staring contest between Lexine and Tarah. Carlo explains the rules of the game as they begin another round, which Lexine loses. They invite him to play but Big Bird isn't sure he'd be good at doing it. He gives it a try anyway and faces against Tarah, who loses. Proud and excited of his "newfound skill," Big Bird goes to tell Snuffy about the game.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl sings "There Is Only One Me."
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Y: Yuri, a yellow yak, eats yams and yogurt.
 	Film 	Y for yell, yellow, yodel
 	Cartoon 	Y for yawn
 	SCENE 2 	Snuffy tells the viewer how excited he is to play Snuffle-Tag when Big Bird arrives and tells him about staring contests. However, Snuffy still wants to play tag, so Big Bird suggests they take turns and play Snuffle-Tag after they have a staring contest. Although he is sure he will win, Big Bird blinks and loses the game. He insists they play again, but loses a second time. Snuffy starts to find the game fun and they start a new round.
 	Cartoon 	"Letters in the Body"Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Film 	At the harbor, kids learn about dolphins, and how to communicate with them using signals.
 	Cartoon 	AMOR, amor, amor ... amoramor ... amoramor ...
 	Muppets 	Grover and Jesse talk about love.
 	Cartoon 	"Alphabet Jungle"
 	SCENE 3 	As the pair continues staring, Big Bird blinks and loses for the nineteenth time in a row. Snuffy is growing weary of the game, but Big Bird insists they keep playing until he scores at least one game. Snuffy then gets an idea and lets Big Bird win during the next round, but Big Bird sees through it. He's grateful that Snuffy was trying to be a good friend, but Big Bird is still determined to win. He promises they’ll play Snuffle-Tag once he wins before going off to find help.
 	Song 	"It's a Long Hard Road, But I'm Gonna Get There."
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster shares a pair of headphones.
 	Cartoon 	S for scribble, scrub, scrunch, splash, spring, spin, stomp, scream, stop, sorryArtist: Fred Garbers
 	Film 	Kids hold an S and a square
 	Cartoon 	The letter S grows on a vine.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird enlists Carlo to help him, reading a book called Staring Made E-Z that he got from the library. The first practice method builds his concentration skills. He opens and closes his eyes, looks at the sky, looks at the ground, looks under his wing, and turns around. After doing these actions so much, he spins around and crashes. The book thinks he is now ready and Big Bird calls Snuffy in to play a rematch; Big Bird loses again. The book then suggests he watch the following segment...
 	Animation 	Space frogs count to 10.
 	Muppets 	Kermit sings "On My Pond."
 	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
 	SCENE 5 	The next exercise requires knowledge of the alphabet, a nest, a tennis racket, and a monster. Zoe happens by and is commissioned into the exercise, which has him recite the alphabet while staring at the nest, then at the racket, and finally at Zoe while she hops. Zoe’s hopping makes him dizzy and crash once more. Big Bird calls Snuffy in for a rematch, but loses again. The book then advises him to relax and watch a song about Sammy the Snake...
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Carol Channing sings a spoof of "Hello, Dolly!" with Sammy the Snake, praising his ability to look and sound like an S.
 	SCENE 5cont'd 	For the next exercise, Big Bird must stare at the letter S without blinking.
 	Film 	Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter S.
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "Just Happy to Be Me."
 	Animation 	Counting 8 harvesters
 	SCENE 6 	Next, he must stare at a number 8.
 	Video 	Eight children dance in a colorblock grid.
 	Film 	Wegman's dogs form the numbers 1-8.
 	Muppets 	"Some Enchanted Lunchtime"
 	Cartoon 	I Love You, in American Sign LanguageArtist: Steve Finkin
 	Song 	"The First Time" - Children try various activities (riding tricycles, tying shoes, etc.) and progressively improve.
 	SCENE 7 	Big Bird has completed all the exercises and is ready to take on Snuffy. Once they play again, Big Bird loses. The book suggests he quit staring and find something else he’s good at, like Snuffle-Tag. They both begin playing the game as they head down the street, which Big Bird proves to be an expert at. He thinks a book on the game would help Snuffy, but Carlo leaves when he brings up the idea to him.
 	Cartoon 	A girl explains why she likes the poet Grubby Groo.Artist: Mo Willems
 	Muppets 	Captain Elmo Cousteau searches for the treasure of the missing soap, with the help of a policeman fishy.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Take a Breath." (re-filmed version)
 	Cartoon 	A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 8 	Savion dances a little and is about to announce the sponsors when Big Bird rushes to him and asks him to say them without blinking. He announces them, but Big Bird thinks he blinked and has him start over.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Zoe expresses to Celina her efforts to make Elmo talking during the "No-Talking Game."
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 28