Episode 2709

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird is angry that no one's paying attention to him today, complaining when Linda and Hiroshi pass through his nest area to do their errands. Big Bird then overhears Snuffy, but he finds that even Snuffy's too busy talking to Oscar and storms off. Meanwhile, Oscar has Snuffy and Alice listen to Grundgetta and her rock group sing a loud lullaby on the radio. Snuffy prefers quiet lullabies, but Alice enjoys the song, dancing and repeating "loud, loud, loud" which starts to grate on Oscar.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Snuffy passes by Big Bird's nest to take Alice home, still too busy to talk with him. Big Bird forewarns the viewers that they're about to hear "the loudest, angriest bird you have ever heard" before throwing a tantrum.
 	Cartoon 	K for keyhole, ketchup, and kitten
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	A giant panda walks around.
 	Cartoon 	B for boot
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	First leaf, last leaf
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird vents to Oscar about the little attention he's getting, even from Maria who rushes by to go to the bathroom. Oscar claims that no matter how grouchy he is, people always hang around his trash can, giving Big Bird the idea to pretend to be a Grouch. Hiroshi and Maria become concerned when Big Bird starts talking to them like Oscar.
 	Cartoon 	A boy draws a portrait of himself and calls it ME.
 	Muppets 	"They Can't Take That Away from Me": Cookie Monster's six cookies are subtracted down to zero.
 	Cartoon 	Number Creatures #20
 	Film 	A look at how families do chores both on a farm and in the city.
 	Cartoon 	A lion named Kent gets a Kick out of being King of the forest.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird's grouchiness successfully attracts the attention of the adults, who beg to talk with him, much to his delight. Maria mentions that someone else wants to talk to him, but Big Bird tells whoever they are to "beat it," not realizing that it was Snuffy. Snuffy becomes very sad that his best friend yelled at him, and Big Bird begins to regret acting grouchy.
 	Cartoon 	Kids see animals in their alphabet soup.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	Kermit and some Anything Muppets sing "I Wonder 'Bout the World Above."
 	Film 	A male voice instructs three kids in stretching exercises.
 	Cartoon 	Once there were two men. Each had his own idea. One man told his thought to the other man, then the other man told his idea to the first man. Now both men knew twice as much.
 	Muppets 	Forgetful Jones asks Daniela to help him read a sign - ME.
 	Cartoon 	Beetle Bailey wants to be first in the chow line, but he ends up last.
 	SCENE 4 	As Big Bird tries to think of what he should do, Elmo decides to ask him questions to find out why he's feeling sad. Once Big Bird explains his situation, Elmo asks why he doesn't just explain the same thing to Snuffy and tell him he's sorry. Big Bird goes off to do just that and thanks Elmo for providing the solution.
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Annie Eyeball, PhD., looks at breathing.Artist: Bruce Cayard
center 	Muppets 	Spaceship Surprise: The crew lands on the Planet CH, where they are greeted by Chunky Cheese.
 	Film 	Fay Ray listens to classical music on headphones. "Are you listening to me?"
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop is sent to the grocery store to get twenty grapefruits. He counts to 20 on the way there so that he can remember the quantity, but forgets what item he was sent for.
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo listens in on Big Bird reconciling with Snuffy, and then climbs up the construction doors to see what's going on. The adults apologize for not listening to Big Bird before and encourage him to express his true feelings to them in the future. Big Bird promises he'll never pretend to be grouchy again, and gives everyone a group hug. "Aw, a happy ending!" Elmo observes and lets out a cheer that causes him to accidentally fall off.
 	Cartoon 	B for boats, bouquet, baby, bonnet, etc.
 	Song 	"Old Button Hole"
 	Cartoon 	Lightbulbs subtract from 5 to 0.Artist: Fred Garbers
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	K for kangaroo
 	Celebrity 	Big Bird lets Lou Diamond Phillips try out his nest... where he subsequently falls asleep.
 	Film 	A circle finds its place on a game board.
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog sings "When I Listen".
 	Film 	Fireworks Alphabet
 	Cartoon 	Monster in the dark (finding a light switch)
 	SCENE 6 	At night, Oscar puts on Grundgetta's lullaby to "help" people fall asleep, promptly causing his neighbors to raise a ruckus. Elmo announces the sponsors.
==See also==
* Episode 1040
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 21