Episode 3978

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	As the episode opens, the cast is in the midst of fixing Big Bird's nest area. We pan over to Big Bird, who explains the occurrences of the preceding days. 
To be prepared for future hurricanes, Telly wears a raincoat, carries all sorts of equipment on him, and has devised an "early-warning system" whereby a hurricane is anticipated whenever his pinwheel turns. Gina is skeptical.
 	Film 	Three floating kids form a triangle.This segment appeared only in the original 2001 broadcast.
 	Cartoon 	"Ducklings"This segment appeared only in the original 2001 broadcast.
 	Film 	Looking for triangles in the city (Maria voiceover)
This segment replaced the above two segments when this episode was rerun on PBS in 2004 and 2005.
 	Muppets 	Grover attempts to announce the weather, but it changes, making it difficult for him to keep up.
 	Animation 	"Five Waltzing Chairs"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Film 	Chinese acrobats demonstrate "5."
This segment appeared only in the original 2001 broadcast.
 	Cartoon 	Five outlines of people dance.Artist: Keith Haring
This segment appeared only in the original 2001 broadcast.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Penguins Five."This film, along with the cartoon below, replaced the above two segments when this episode was rerun on PBS in 2004 and 2005.
 	Cartoon 	A woman orders five tall things.
This cartoon appeared only when this episode was rerun on PBS in 2004 and 2005.
 	SCENE 2 	As the cast clean up, Big Bird critiques the location of items. They then decide to take a break. Big Bird remains emotional: He expresses anger at the hurricane for wrecking his home (yelling back in the process), and is still sad about the damage. Luis and Maria invite him to stay with them for the night.
 	SCENE 2, cont'd	Telly soon walks into the scene, hysterical in anticipation about another hurricane. Gina explains that his "hurricane-detecting" pinwheel moves only because he waves it around, and there is no such storm coming.
 	Cartoon 	A mouse sings "Felines," a song about emotions, to the tune of "Feelings."
 	Celebrity 	Robert De Niro explains to Elmo what an actor is, and proceeds in imagining himself variously as a dog, cabbage, and a clone of Elmo.
 	Film 	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. Added sound effects.Original version:
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird reminisces about his nest at Luis' and Maria's dinner table, leading to a flashback. Luis gets him a hot plate of sunflower seed souffle.
 	Cartoon 	An elephant tries to remember Nigel (a cat's) birthday, succeeding after stringing together a series of clues.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Song 	"You're Important"
 	Film 	A very happy and energetic lady discovers a monumental "N." and dances around it. Artist: Karen Aqua This segment appeared only in the original 2001 broadcast.
 	Cartoon 	N / n paper fold
 	Cartoon 	Rodin's Thinker thinks about the letter N, eventually getting up to nibble some noodles.
 	SCENE 4 	As Big Bird gets ready for bed, he talks to Luis about more memories they've had: Times Luis hatched a baby Honker in his nest, and Lea Salonga sang "A Little Bit" to a duck . Gabi offers to sleep with Big Bird.
 	Cartoon 	An animated lion sings "Dance Myself to Sleep."Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Muppets 	Underwater #5
 	Cartoon 	5 of various things found in space including 5 spaceships on Mars.
 	SCENE 5 	Luis and Maria go to bed, exhausted from the previous day's work. After they turn out the light, Big Bird walks in to share more memories of Telly delivering a message from him to Zoe, and Elmo and Ruthie engaged in a sleepover dance. He then invites Luis and Maria to engage in a sleepover dance themselves, although they politely decline.
 	Cartoon 	Noodles & Nedd: The pair compete over the same blanket on a chilly night before reaching a compromise.
 	Muppets / Film 	Elmo introduces a clip of a young boy singing a song to his baby sister. sans Elmo intro
 	Film 	A big N emerges, Jaws-like, in a swimming pool.This segment appeared only when this episode was rerun on PBS in 2004 and 2005.
 	Cartoon 	Computer N/n
 	Cartoon 	Leaves form N and n.
 	SCENE 6 	Gabi checks on Big Bird to see how he is doing. He sings "That Good Old Nest of Mine," with more flashbacks. He looks forward to creating new memories when his new nest is ready, and they turn out the light.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Games
 	SCENE 7 	Big Bird wakes up in the middle of the night with another memory... in which he sat in his nest and announced the sponsors of the episode.The story of the hurricane continues in Episode 3979...
==Notes==
*The clip of Ruthie doing her sleepover dance is from an alternate take not used in the show's initial airing.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 32