Episode 0995

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird shows Luis the birdhouse he made for his little cousin Herman Bird to stay in during his visit. He beams with joy at how he planned for everything, but the house falls apart because he forgot to use anything to hold it together.
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #4
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird returns with some nails, but finds that he can't get them into the wood with his bare wings. Luis sends him away to get a hammer.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Ernie tells the viewer to watch and listen for Cookie Monster, so he won't take the cookie which Ernie just got from Hooper's Store. Ernie encounters a machine that reads "Your Fortune Told. Insert One Cookie." Not realizing that Cookie Monster is inside the machine, he inserts the cookie. Some munching noises are heard, and a card comes out that says, "You will soon be kissed by a grateful Cookie Monster."
 	SCENE 3 	Luis finishes hammering the birdhouse together when Herman arrives. He turns out to be much bigger than the last time Big Bird saw him, so Big Bird offers Luis to give the birdhouse to his canary Fairbanks.
 	Cartoon 	A cat makes noise with a telephone, typewriter, trumpet, and piano. When the cat leaves, the devices come to life, and when he comes back, they all sound at once, frightening the cat.
 	Film 	A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking and horse galloping. (edited)
 	Cartoon 	Gloria talks about 'W'
 	Muppets 	Kermit asks Debo if he knows what a W is.
 	Cartoon 	An anthropomorphic cloud blows a wild wind disturbing some farm animals.
 	Film 	FlamingosMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Insert 	Olivia resents being looked after by her brother Gordon, now that she's a grown-up. She sings "I'm a Big Girl Now," where she explains that even though Gordon helped her a lot when she was younger, she's all grown up and doesn't need it as much.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: W, Wall
 	Film 	George the Farmer demonstrates beginning and end.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 4 	Herman makes his way around the neighborhood, pleased with how friendly everyone is around here. Maria mistakes him for Big Bird and asks for her watering can back, but Herman doesn't know what she's talking about and leaves. Maria finds herself annoyed until Big Bird approaches from the other direction offering her the watering can back. This continues a few times until both birds are talking to Maria at once. She apologizes to Herman for not being friendlier at first and Herman says he'll have a great visit so long as no one asks him for any watering cans.
 	Cartoon 	"Wanda the Witch"Animation by Tee Collins
 	Celebrity 	Carol Burnett: "Wow, Wanda the Witch is weird."
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "The Trading Game" with contestants Oscar the Grouch and Sally Screamer.
 	Film 	Kids pick green beans in the field. Later their mom cooks the beans, and they eat them.
 	Cast 	Desert Agua, part 1: Maria drags herself across the sands of a limbo desert until she comes to a soda fountain staffed by David. She weakly asks for agua, but David doesn't understand the word leaving Maria to pantomime various clues that mean water. David interprets that she's asking for a telescope, an umbrella, a muffler, and a rubber duckie to take a bath with. Maria slaps her head in frustration.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #4
 	Cast 	Desert Agua, part 2: The props are stacking up as Maria continues to pantomime her plea for water while David guesses that she's asking for slippers, a snorkel, and a fish.
 	Film 	Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A barber gives a boy a hair cut.
 	Cast 	Desert Agua, part 3: David and Maria have been at this for years now, and are showing their old age. Many, many items have piled up as David guesses Maria is asking for a shovel and pail, a live skunk, and a boat. David says he needs a break from 86 years of guessing, and drinks a glass of water. Maria goes crazy over the beverage, so David offers her some. Maria refreshed, David asks to continue guessing what agua means.
 	Animation 	4 people, 4 wheels, 4 doors, and 4 windows make a carpool.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Touch, Hold, Feel."
 	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!"
 	Animation 	Sand D/d
 	SCENE 5 	Luis, Rudy, and two other musicians play "Change It to a Song" in the Fix-It Shop.
 	Cartoon 	Batman and Robin attempt to capture the Joker, but also teach a lesson about crossing the street safely. Holy manhole!
 	Film 	A trip to the doctor's office.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Kermit at Home: Salesmonster Grover comes to Kermit's home to sell him weather. As part of his pitch, he demonstrates a machine that makes it snow, makes it windy, and then makes it rain in Kermit's living room.
 	Cartoon 	"Octopus One-Man Band"
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird and Herman try to sleep in Big Bird's nest, but Herman, who's from the country, can't sleep with all the city noises. Big Bird gets an idea and begins looking for his tape recorder.
 	Film 	Film (stop-motion) - 'Beginning/End' - A woman makes a sandwich.
 	Cartoon 	Different ways to use a stringArtist: Paul Fierlinger
 	SCENE 7 	Big Bird plays a recording of Herman's farm he made when he visited, filled with sounds of barn animals. It puts Herman to sleep, but prompts everyone on Sesame Street to shout and throw things at them. Maria announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Maria and Bob hold the Sesame Street sign, and Luis holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
==Notes==
* Starting with this episode, the season 8 credit crawl is updated to credit Linda Bove (Linda), Alaina Reed (Olivia), and Buffy Sainte-Marie (Buffy) as full-time cast members.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 8