Episode 0815

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird finds out that everybody on the New Mexico ranch gets up early because they have work to do. He tries out the chicken feed that a woman is throwing to the chickens, and says it's pretty good.
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Big Bird wanders around, and finds Gordon and some kids feeding alfalfa to a bunny. He then walks over to Maria and Roberta, and they show him how they make adobe bricks. Then he passes by Bob building a window.
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Oscar is tending to his morning chores, too -- helping Señor Romo feed slops to the pigs.
 	Cartoon 	Capital I, he's quite a guy
 	Muppets 	Old West: A cowboy who needs a dentist comes to see Adam T. Glaser, who is such a jack-of-all-trades that he forgets what a dentist does.
 	Cartoon 	"I in the Sky"
 	Muppets 	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin finds that Suzetta Something is upset, because Hard Head Henry Harris called her a cantaloupe head. Roosevelt tells her that when you're upset with someone, you should tell them how you feel. He negotiates a peace settlement.
 	Cartoon 	What if we celebrated Valentine's Day with chickens instead of hearts?
 	SCENE 2 	"Buffalo" Bird dresses up in cowboy vest and spurs for his first horse-riding lesson. Maria brings the horse, Princess, but she notices that Big Bird is nervous about the horse. She shows Big Bird how to be gentle with the horse.
 	Film 	Things you can carryMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	I for Ink (angry bird)
 	Muppets 	The City Mouse and the Country MousePart 1 of 2The Country Mouse lives peacefully on the farm when his cousin, the City Mouse, comes to visit. The City Mouse is appalled that his cousin lives in a haystack, eats acorns, and listens to birdsong. He invites his cousin to come visit him in the city.
 	Cartoon 	Little girl and cat (she imagines role reversal)
 	Muppets 	The City Mouse and the Country MousePart 2 of 2The Country Mouse visits the City Mouse's apartment, and finds that his cousin eats pizza, doesn't mind traffic sounds, and listens to groovy music on his stereo. The Country Mouse is startled when he hears a cat. The City Mouse sighs, "Oh, that's just the cat. That means he's hungry, and he wants to catch us and eat us for dinner." Horrified, the Country Mouse goes back to the country, where he's safe. The City Mouse offers the cat a bite of pizza.
 	Cartoon 	I for Iron
 	Film 	Cold things that begin with the letter I
 	Cartoon 	A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 3 	Bob notices some T words around the farm -- "truck", "tire"... and when he sees that the tire is flat, he's found "trouble".
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet boy and girl have a conversation using the letters of the alphabet.
 	SCENE 4 	Having inflated the tire himself, Bob has become "tired."
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: T for train
 	Film 	A look at the life of Colleen, who lives in Arizona.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cast 	The Alphabet Dancers: Lowercase letter i.
 	Cartoon 	Letter I (Beep Beep)
 	Song 	"Five Onstage Dancers"
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process.
 	Cartoon 	Dot bounces on top of lower-case 'i'Artist: Fred Garbers
 	SCENE 5 	Luis, Gordon, Maria and Bob are all working hard building the new house. Big Bird offers to help, but the work is too dangerous, and everyone tells him to go play. Big Bird gets upset -- he came to New Mexico to help, too! The adults confer, and then they say that they can't get their work done unless somebody goes and gets them some water. Big Bird is thrilled to have a job to do.
 	Cartoon 	T is for Television
 	Insert 	Scanimate Films #10
 	Muppets 	Juanita looks for "YO", asking, "¿Esto es yo?" Nope, it's a toy car, and a tomato, and a mirror. Looking in the mirror, she finds herself. "¡Hola, yo!" she cries.
 	Cartoon 	"Ten Turtles"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	SCENE 6 	Luis and a boy ride on a horse.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music)
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster: Cookie Monster goes to the carnival and plays the "test your strength" game. Unbeknownst to him, the carnival barker is a dishonest man who rigged the game so nobody can win -- until Cookie finds out what the prize is.
 	Film 	A boy narrates a film of how his family trains wild ponies on the farm.
 	Muppets 	A Large Lavender Live Hand Anything Muppet cowboy shouts across a canyon to hear the echo. "Yippee ki-yi-yo!" is repeated back to him perfectly. When he shouts "One!", the echo repeats back, "¡Uno!" The cowboy is startled. "Two!" he shouts, and the echo repeats, "¡Dos!" "You s'pose that's Mexico over there?" he asks. He continues to count to ten, with the echo repeating the numbers back in Spanish. Frustrated, he shouts, "How are you?" "¡Muy bien, gracias!" is the reply. "Oh, this is ridiculous," the cowboy says, and throws his cowboy hat into the canyon. A sombrero is thrown back in return.
 	Cartoon 	Light and heavy (ball and seal)
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert talk to Shola about heavy and light.
 	Cartoon 	Find the camouflaged parrot.Voice: Paul Dooley
 	Song 	"I in the Sky" (repeat)
 	Film 	"La Maldita Iguana" (mariachi song)
 	Song 	"Yo Soy Un ..."
 	Cartoon 	They'd play with me if I had ...
 	SCENE 7 	Their work is done, so the Sesame Street friends sing about "Goin' Home."
 	SCENE 7cont'd	Emotions swell up within Luis as he knows he's about to leave his childhood home again. He says goodbye to his family.
 	SCENE 7cont'd	Maria announces the sponsors. As the end credits roll, everybody gets in the truck... except for Big Bird, who's so excited that he stands with the family waving goodbye. As the truck pulls away, he remembers that he's supposed to be on it. His friends stop for him, and help him onto the truck. They drive away, back to Sesame Street.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, while Luis holds the CTW sign.
==Notes== 
* The plot to this episode would later be repeated in Episode 1165, with different inserts.
==Gallery==
0815-BTSGoinHome-Spinney.jpg|behind the scenes with Caroll Spinney
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 7