Episode 1706

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird greets the viewers, and says that he is going to a place called Camp Echo Rock! The entire cast shows up to sing "Big Bird's Going to Camp."
 	Animation 	Sand D/d
center 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	2 farmers
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird eagerly packs for his trip, but becomes sad when he realizes that Mr. Snuffleupagus isn't going to camp with him. Big Bird is conflicted with his emotions and isn't sure how he's supposed to feel. He consults the adults and finds that they're sad too, because they are going to miss Big Bird. Big Bird suggests that maybe he shouldn't go, but they help him to feel better as they know he'll have lots of fun. Big Bird thanks them for helping explain his feelings and returns to his nest and reassures Snuffy that it's okay to be happy and sad... which is also a good reason for the both of them to cry together.
 	Cartoon 	Vaudeville duo Herman Happy and Stanley Sad sing a song about how they live up to their names.
 	Muppets 	A baby Honker hatches from an egg and learns to honk like all the Honkers.
 	Film 	Alone Song
 	Cartoon 	Geometry of Circles #2 "Seven Circles with Designs"
 	SCENE 3 	After they are finished crying, Big Bird and Snuffy cheer each other up by playing a guessing game. Big Bird gives clues to how he'll be getting to camp, but the bus to take him there arrives while they're playing and Snuffy struggles to come up with an answer. Big Bird steps out to give him some time...
 	SCENE 3, cont'd	Big Bird exits with his luggage and meets his counselor Mickey (Giancarlo Esposito). "I've heard of a mouse with the same name!" Big Bird tells him. Mickey helps Big Bird with his bag, making sure to take out Radar so he can ride along with him. He briefly returns to his nest to finish the game with Snuffy, who still hasn't come up with an answer. Big Bird tells him they can finish the game when he gets back to Sesame Street, and the two share one more hug. Big Bird takes a long time to say goodbye to everyone and everything, and once he finally boards the bus, it has a breakdown. Mickey wonders if anyone around can repair it, and the others hurry to get Susan so she can check out the problem.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up."
 	Muppets 	Harry Belafonte and The Count sing "Coconut Counting Man."
 	Cartoon 	Two giraffes Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Film 	Sounds Around the House v1: a dripping water faucet, a man playing the violin, a woman vacuuming, a teenager listening to pop music, and a passing elevated train.
 	Cartoon 	Madrigal AlphabetArtist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 4 	While Susan tightens the bus' muffler, Mickey encourages Big Bird to make friends with Rusty, a fellow camper who isn't too thrilled with trying new things. Big Bird has a little difficulty making friends with Rusty at first, but eventually the two begin to warm up to each other. Once the bus is fixed, Big Bird waves goodbye to everyone as they drive away.
 	Cartoon 	B ... US! We're on the bus!
 	Film 	Bus trip around town (guitar soundtrack)
 	Cartoon 	Small b is a boy with a belly who walks a small d, a dog with a belly turned around.Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: D - Daisy
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play".
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird, Rusty and the kids ride on the bus from the city to Camp Echo Rock in the country.This scene is reused as the opening theme montage for the rest of the week.
 	Cartoon 	Toothpaste on Parade
 	Muppets 	Two-Headed Monster shares a pillow.
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound Limerick: D - Dog
 	Song 	"Me and My Chair"
 	Cartoon 	Pinball Number Count #2Animation by Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	In the woods, a nature-loving baritone (Jim Henson) sings "Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside" about how much he loves the country, without noticing that his surroundings are being converted into a city.
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird arrives at Camp Echo Rock with the rest of the campers, where they meet the camp director Aunt Mae (Marilyn Sokol) and is assigned to Cabin 10. After everyone is introduced to Aunt Mae by doing the Echo Rock Handshake for the first time (even the reluctant Rusty), they all go into their cabins to unpack. Big Bird shouts a farewell to the viewer before heading in, and Aunt Mae announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, while the Count holds the CTW sign.
==Alterations==
Picture	Segment	Description
 	Cartoon	Subtracting three mulesThis segment replaced the "Two Farmers" animation in the DVD version.
 	Cartoon	Christopher Clumsy, to avoid falling into a hole, jumps over it... and lands in another hole and shouts "nobody told me there were two holes!"Artist: Cliff RobertsThis segment replaced the "Two Giraffes" cartoon in the DVD version.
==Notes==
*The week of "Camp Echo Rock" episodes were taped over a 6-day period in August 1982 at Bear Mountain in New York.Children's Television Workshop. Quarterly Progress Report, July 30, 1982 to September 30, 1982.
*This was the only episode of the story arc not to be repeated in season 16, due to the street scenes with Mr. Hooper, a point after which it had been explained on the show that the character had passed away.
==Gallery==
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==Sources==
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Category:Camping
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 14