Episode 2882

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Snuffy informs the viewer that many of his friends have left Sesame Street and are on their way to Crow Country, Montana. He tries to find it on his map of the United States of America, but can't remember where it is; Gordon points it out to him. Snuffy remarks, "How could I lose a state that big?"
 	SCENE 1 	As Maria, Luis, Gabi, Big Bird, and the Count ride via pick-up truck to the Crow ranch with their friends, they sing a new version of the "Sesame Street Theme": "We're a long, long, long, long, long, long way from Sesame Street!"This theme sequence is used for every show for the rest of the week.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	The truck pulls up at the ranch and the Count is already astounded at the many things he'll get to count. They then meet the family, including tribal elder Philip who will bestow Francis his Crow name. Pretty soon, a whole slew of new friends appear to meet them and the Count begins to count them.
 	Animation 	Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroces as pets.
 	Muppets 	Bip Bipadotta sings about "Air."
 	Cartoon 	A fan reveals the letter C.
 	Song 	"Playground Map Song"
 	SCENE 2 	Luis walks with Francis' father Lonn when they hear Oscar moaning from his trash can on the truck. The rest of the gang's luggage was lost by the airline, except for Oscar and his can (which he is none too pleased about). He is even more repulsed by the beautiful scenery and vows to stay in his trash can until the trip is over. They decide to carry his can into the barn, but once he's in the air he threatens them to lower him; they let go and his can hits the ground with a crash. "Things are looking up," he rejoices.
 	Cartoon 	Animal Department Store: 1-10
 	Celebrity 	Blair Underwood swings Elmo sixteen times.
 	Cartoon 	Lillian discusses the adjustments she had to make when her parents had a new baby. She ultimately appreciates her sister. Artist: Craig Bartlett
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself.
 	Cartoon 	A mouse demonstrates between by squeezing between two elephants.
 	SCENE 3 	The Count, now dressed in a fancy Western outfit, is counting fence posts and meets Billie Rose on her horse Red. She points out some cows in the distance he can count, but they're too far away for him to see properly (plus, he's wearing his good shoes). Billie Rose offers him a horse ride over, and the two head for the herd.
 	Cartoon 	Abstract count to 16.
 	Muppets 	On Vacation with Guy SmileyGuy Smiley and his tour guide have difficulty taking pictures of animals in the jungle because of Guy's uncontrollably loud voice. A tiger recognizes him, and offers to take a picture of him and some other animals. "Say TREES!"
 	Film 	Footage of kids playing professions, alternating with footage of analogous real-life jobs.
 	Animation 	Sand S/s
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play."Snow leopards version
 	Cartoon 	St. Bernard dog leads Zork down the snowy hill.Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 4 	Back on Sesame Street, Telly prevents Bob from using the Hooper's Store telephone as he is expecting his friends to call from Montana soon. Telly gets so wrapped up in his task he doesn't notice the phone ringing until Bob gives him the receiver. Gordon, Susan, and Mr. Handford gather to hear that the Count has ridden a horse, their lost luggage was found, and Big Bird learned to say "Hello" the Crow Indian way ("Kahée!").
 	Cartoon 	"Island of Emotion"Artist: Sally Cruikshank
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Old Time Movies: Anne Meara narrates a silent film of a woman in a burning building, who needs HELP.
 	Animation 	Cecille sings "I Wanna Be Me."
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "Spin" and watch it spin around, getting dizzy in the process.
 	Animation 	Sixteen TV sets are counted.
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar's can is hanging from the front of the barn, where the local kids use it as a basketball hoop. Oscar tosses back the ball when they make a basket (causing destruction from within his home) until the can comes loose.
 	SCENE 5 cont'd	Elsewhere in the mountains, Philip meets up with Big Bird, who reads him his poem about what he enjoys about Crow Country. A brief montage of the landscape plays over Big Bird's recitation.
 	Cartoon 	Jim Thurman sings "Calcutta Joe."Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc.
 	Cartoon 	A kid voice-over says, "Ocean," as a fish is seen swimming in the ocean.
 	Muppets 	Anything Muppets perform an opera about front and back (to the tune of "The Blue Danube").
 	Cartoon 	S for SnailArtist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 6 	While Rod teaches Francis to lasso, the Count explains to the viewer that the Crow Indians have their own language. Rod notices the Count and begins speaking in English, but the Count prefers the Crow language Rod was speaking before because it means a whole new way to count things. The Count counts to 10, while Francis provides translation.
 	Film 	"Box City Recycling Rap"Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons.
 	Muppets 	Grover is the newest employee of a fast food franchise which serves such delicacies as O'Fish, O'Salad, O'Rye Bread, and O'Milk. However, this is a different kind of "fast food" restaurant: the food zips by the customer on trays across the counter, and falls to the floor if it's not caught in time. Mr. Johnson is not ready for this, so he asks if there's any "slow food." There is, but it's served by a turtle who takes longer than Mr. Johnson wants to wait.
 	Cartoon 	Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat.Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Song 	Jerry Nelson sings "The Inside Story" over film footage which shows the insides of ordinary household items.
 	Cartoon 	The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages.
 	SCENE 7 	At night, Big Bird and the Count sleep out in the barn, where the Count begins to count the pieces of straw in Crow. Big Bird wishes to learn numbers in Crow too and gets excited for all the fun and new things he's going to do. Philip advises him that first, he should get some sleep.
 	SCENE 7 cont'd	As Philip makes his way inside, Snuffy announces the sponsors.
==Guest cast==
*Francis Bear Claw as Francis
*Lonn Fritzler as Lonn (Francis' father)
*Karen White Man Runs Him as Karen (Francis' mother)
*Philip Beaumont as Philip
*Rod Rondeaux as Rod
*Cyril Plain Bull as Francis' grandfather
*Arvella Plain Bull as Francis' grandmother
*Billie Rose He Does It as Billie Rose
Extras
*Kids: Skeeter Rose He Does It, Larae Bear Claw, Steve Beaumont, Michael Beaumont
*Kid Basketball Players: Athena Beaumont, Velvet Rock Above, Ladonna Bear Claw, Joshia Hugs, Iva Lena Reid
*Adult Extras: Mona Bear Claw, Angela Bear Claw, Jennifer White Man Runs Him, the Plain Bull family (Terry, Marry, Torry, Fred, Stephanie, Gary, and Jerry), Martha Beaumont (Philip's wife), Betty Caufield, Ashleu Caufield, Rhonda Caufield, Roy Caufield, Archie Flat Lip, the Hugs family (Jerome, Shirleen, Dora, Dallas, Joshua, Brice, Lisa), Adrian Goes Ahead, Duke Goes Ahead
==Notes==
*The theme song used during this week of shows is a rewritten version of the one used during the Trip to New Mexico story arc, using the same music track.
*An original song was intended for the episode, "Great Big Family," but it did not get produced.
*Musical cues made for this episode were later used throughout the home video "Sing-Along Earth Songs."
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23