Episode 3346

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.
 	Animation 	Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase letter Y.
 	Film 	Jaws spoof with the letter Y.
 	Animation 	Planet Y / y
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog sings "Do-Op Hop".
 	Cartoon 	Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain.
 	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.
 	Song 	"One of These Things" (with Fay Ray)
 	Cartoon 	Millie and Molly argue over whether to get a pet cat or a dog, so their mom gets them a turtle instead.
 	Muppets / Cast 	"Sing Your Synonyms"
 	Cartoon 	A gorilla outgrows his toy fire truck, and is about to throw it away, when he decides to pass it on to his little brother.
 	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 	Joe Raposo sings "Frog Struggle Song."
 	Cartoon 	Leanna Williams tells a story of how she traveled to Hawaii and bought a Hawaiian shirt.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates sing a song about measuring, while The Count uses a ruler to do so.
 	Cartoon 	A shoemaker shows how he measures (human) feet with his ruler.
 	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 	Bip Bipadotta sings about "Air."
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Annie Eyeball, PhD., looks at breathing.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal.
 	Animation 	Yellow drops don't want to play with a red ball at first, but they make a good flower together.
 	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.
 	Cartoon 	The letter S grows on a vine.
 	Film 	A girl named Maria and her family are having a Cuban barbecue. She invited her friend, Stewart, to enjoy in the fun and learn about Cuban culture.
 	Animation 	Counting 8 harvesters
 	SCENE 6 	Next, he must stare at a number 8.
 	Film 	Eight children dance in a colorblock grid.
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep."
 	Cartoon 	A man tries to push a huge balloon elephant through a narrow doorway, and a girl helps him by deflating it.
 	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.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play."Snow leopards version
 	Cartoon 	Y for Yak (new music and sound effects added)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Animation 	Sand Y/y
 	Muppets 	Two flowers, a bird, and two bunnies sing "That's How I Got Here."
 	Cartoon 	Babies and doggies pattern: What comes next?Artist: Keith Haring
 	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.
==Notes==
*This episode was later re-aired in Season 28 as Episode 3618.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26