Episode 1940

Picture	Segment	Description
 	SCENE 1	David makes fun of Big Bird for making a phone call at Hooper's Store to his "imaginary" friend Mr. Snuffleupagus, who's sick today and can't go to the Yankees game. In turn, when David reads a letter from his friend Bill, Big Bird says he's never seen him before and suggests that David made him up.
 	Cartoon	A girl narrates a poem about the sad time when her goldfish died.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	Kids from Magnificent Force breakdance at Coney Island.
 	Cartoon	"Lowercase n"
 	Muppets	Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Danger."
 	Film 	Kids watch a silent movie with a man resting on the train tracks with an oncoming trolley - DANGER!
 	Cartoon	A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet.
 	SCENE 2	Bob and Olivia try to think of a gift to get for David's friend who's coming to visit. Big Bird still insists he's made up, and supposes he might like some chocolate-covered gourmet bird seed in case David's imaginary friend is a bird. To Olivia and Bob's surprise, David agrees that bird seed would be appropriate - since he has a pet parrot. Big Bird's impressed at the idea of an imaginary friend with an imaginary pet, and would like to wait until he sees him for himself before committing to get him a gift.
 	Cartoon	Don't mess with the Mighty M.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets	
 	Cartoon	M is for Moo
 	SCENE 3	Telly Monster asks David about his imaginary friend he heard about from Big Bird. David gets defensive saying he's not imaginary, and asks him if there's anything he wants. Telly would like some ice cream, but he can't decide on which flavor to get. After going through the last four flavors available (with David handing the indecisive monster each one on a cone) Telly decides he doesn't want any ice cream; he wants a sandwich instead.
 	Film 	A variety of cat-shaped objects walk in front of the screen.
 	Cartoon	The Funny Four tickles all the people and animals he sees.
 	Muppets	Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and plays the "test your strength" game. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker rigged the game so nobody can win -- until Cookie finds out what the prize is.
 	Cartoon	4 Carpenters
 	Muppets	The Count sings about what he does when there's "Nothing to Count" - he imagines counting birdies and elephants.
 	Cartoon	A man tries to get to sleep, but is woken up by a fly, a chicken and a drum-playing rabbit, all of whom call him on the phone after he throws them out.Artists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 4	In her photo studio above the garage, Olivia sings Telly a song about the filing system she uses to organize her photos.
 	Cartoon	A painter paints a Number Nine, then hangs it.
 	Muppets	
 	Cartoon	A boy chases a butterfly, and watches the clouds form into different objects.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	SCENE 5	Over the phone, Big Bird tells Snuffy that he's been teasing David about his imaginary friend today. After the call, Davd walks in and asks Big Bird if he's been telling everyone he has an imaginary friend. Big Bird denies it - he only believes he's imaginary, so he's not lying. To prove he's real, David describes his friend's features. When they all match the description of a typical human, Big Bird is disappointed, thinking David had a better imagination than that.
 	Film 	Two boys working at the family Mexican restaurant show how they prepare for the day, and how tacos and enchiladas are made.
 	Cast 	Olivia sings a disco song about the "Don't Walk" sign with Susan and Maria as backup.
 	Muppets	Old West: Clementine breaks the bad news to everyone: Bad Bart is coming to town to "give someone what they deserve"! She says he will come when the cow moos four times. They listen for it, and first hear a train toot four times, then a dog bark four times, and finally the cow. Bad Bart steps into the saloon, looks for the bartender, and reminds him that last week, he ordered sarsaparilla, but the bartender didn't have it, so he went to another town to get it, and kept him waiting. Bad Bart forgot to pay the bartender for it, so he gives the bartender what he deserves: some coins.
 	Cartoon	Various sounds are demonstrated, including an alarm clock, a baby crying, a telephone, a faucet dripping, and a boy sneezing.Artist: Irra Verbitsky
 	SCENE 6	David receives a call from Bill's wife who says Bill has fallen ill and won't be able to make it to Sesame Street until next year. Big Bird finds it convenient that David's friend he hasn't met won't be able to show up in person after all. David realizes that it doesn't feel nice for someone to not believe you when they say something is true, so he's going to hang around to meet Snuffy. Another call comes in and David speaks on the phone before passing it over to Big Bird. It's Snuffy, and he's sick again with the "sneezles" and won't be able to make it. Big Bird doesn't think David believes him, but after a moment David tells him that he hopes his friend gets better. Olivia announces the sponsors, and the credits follow.
==Note==
*A clip from Scene 1 later appeared in Episode 2096.
*The photo of Telly that Olivia pulls out during her song is a production still from Episode 1418.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 15