Episode 3564

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird greets the viewer on his way to Hooper's Store for a birdseed milkshake. He compliments Nick's coloring book version of the letter C.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd 	Meanwhile, Claude and Carlotta Cuckoo (accent on the "oo") pass by Big Bird's nest and notice it's empty. Needing a place of their own, they quickly get their possessions, and their unhatched egg, and start bringing them into the nest area. Only Nick witnesses this and wonders how Big Bird will respond.
 	Cartoon 	C is for Candle (the candle blows back)
 	Muppets 	"C Drives Me Crazy"
center 	Film 	"C" for Circle
 	Cartoon 	A report on homes around the world.
 	Film 	In time-lapse footage, a construction crew builds a house and paints it green, and a family moves into it.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird returns home to prepare for an upcoming visit from Granny Bird and is shocked to see the Cuckoo family has moved in! They explain cuckoo birds typically don't have nests of their own, they always borrow others when they need it and right now, they need Big Bird's to hatch their egg. They all agree to cooperate: Big Bird will sit on their egg while they go out and they'll leave once the egg has hatched. They send Big Bird out for some birdseed.
 	Cartoon 	An owl and a bluebird work out a compromise.
 	Muppets 	Herry Monster and a girl sing "A Song for Two."
 	Cartoon 	In Egypt, three lemons make lemonade.
 	Film 	Three kids dance for the number 3.
 	Cartoon 	Three birds enter a cuckoo clock to do their job.
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up."
 	SCENE 3 	The Cuckoos sing their egg "The Alphabet Song" and request Big Bird do the same as he sits on the egg, so the hatchling will know the alphabet well when it hatches. Big Bird assumes his place on the egg and the Cuckoos head to the movies (for a screening of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest). Big Bird proceeds to sing the alphabet again...and again...
 	Film 	Kids sing the alphabet on an island.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Robin Williams asks Elmo and the kids whether they would allow a nonsense talking, horned two-headed stranger to play baseball with them. The Two-Headed Monster shows up to play.
 	Cartoon 	Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks.
 	Muppets 	"Daddy Helps with the Dishes" - three families sing about how they help each other doing chores, cooking and homework.
 	Film 	A boy dances his way into his family's portrait.
 	Cartoon 	A chicken gets an idea to sit on a football and hatch it like an egg.Artist: Dan Haskett
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird grows weary of singing, when suddenly, the egg hatches! The baby cuckoo can sing the alphabet perfectly, only there's no way of getting her to stop...
 	Song 	A salute to M-O-M.
 	Cartoon 	How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India.
 	Muppets 	Grover climbs a tree and finds a bird's nest with some eggs in it. The eggs hatch, and the baby birds think Grover is their mommy. When the real mother bird arrives, she mistakes Grover for one of her babies. She gives them all a flying lesson, but Grover promptly falls to the ground.
 	Song 	"Drink of Water"
 	Cartoon 	I have all, I have none (men w/ grapes) (new music added)Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Insert 	None, some and all of the dancers dance as Big Bird narrates.
 	Cartoon 	A fan reveals the letter C.
 	SCENE 5 	The Cuckoos have returned, but can't agree on what to name the baby. They settle on Big Bird's suggestion - Cathy - when they realize the gender. They teach their new baby the Cuckoo National Anthem, "C is for Cuckoo." Big Bird expects them to leave, but Claude decides they should stay longer, not wanting to take the child away from the only home she knows. They recommend Big Bird find an empty nest of his own to move into; that's the cuckoo way.
 	Film 	Girls do a hand-clap game about friends whose names start with C.
 	Song 	"Exploring in Your Closet"
 	Muppets 	Elmo and Winston, a beluga whale, demonstrate the word LOVE.
 	Animation 	The word LOVE is formed on paper.
 	Muppets 	Two-Headed Monster: MOM.
 	Animation 	A mother bird brings ten worms for her 9 babies and herself.
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird tells Maria about his situation. She suggests he confront the Cuckoos and tell them how he feels.
 	SCENE 6 cont'd 	Big Bird returns to the nest and tells the Cuckoos it belongs to him and points out an empty nest in the park they could move to. Claude thinks they should stay put, for the sake of Cathy, but she wants to move to the park (as does Carlotta). Big Bird takes the parents to see, while Maria looks after Cathy, who demonstrates her alphabet.
 	Cartoon 	"The Room Is Full of Chickens"
 	Film 	A ferry terminal switches from empty to full.
 	Muppets 	Little Bird's CASA is drawn.
 	Cartoon 	A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird.
 	Film 	Jake and his family have moved from the city to the country. He corresponds with his best friend Kan by mail.
 	Cartoon 	A little girl sings "There Is Only One Me."
 	SCENE 7 	The Cuckoos have settled in their new nest and thank Big Bird for all he's done to help them. They then produce a list of things they need, asking Big Bird to go get them from the store. Maria announces the sponsors.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Alice won't get off Snuffy's book, so he decides to push her off.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 28