Episode 3611

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At Hooper's Store, Carlo, Maria and Big Bird see an article in the newspaper stating famous bird art collector, Leo Birdelli, is coming to the street to buy some bird art. Big Bird isn't sure he wants to make something for Leo, until he learns Leo pays with birdseed.
 	Animation 	A portrait of MOM hangs in a gallery.
 	Song 	A salute to M-O-M.
 	Cartoon 	Babies and doggies pattern: What comes next?Artist: Keith Haring
 	Muppets 	Elmo and Telly sing "Baby Say It Loud," a silly song about a silly cow and a silly duck.
 	Film 	A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him.
 	Muppets 	"Cereal Girl"
 	Cartoon 	Snacks On Parade: The RaisinArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 2 	Leo arrives and Big Bird shows him his latest work: "Duck with a Letter D." Leo likes it, but already has a piece just like it. He becomes fixated with Big Bird's drawing of Mr. Hooper and wishes to buy it for one bag of birdseed. Big Bird thinks he should draw something else instead.
 	Cartoon 	"Daddy Dear" (opening shot cut)
 	Muppets 	In a Dragnet spoof, Darlene depends on Detective Dave to debunk the debacle of her "DOG" word, which is missing its first letter.
 	Cartoon 	I am dry, he is wet. (dog washing)Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Film 	A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-Cake" with Wegman's dogs.
 	Muppets 	"I'm a Bookworm, Baby!"
 	Animation 	The word BUS is displayed, followed by a graphic of a school bus leaving.
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird now shows off his latest piece - a BUS drawing. Leo finds it interesting, but has a piece just like it, too. His interests still lie with the picture of Mr. Hooper and ups his offer to four bags of birdseed. Big Bird still would rather make something different.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of herself taking the bus home with her dad. They play a game where she points to things and identifies them.
 	Cartoon 	Ds are found on a city street
center 	Muppets 	Bushman Bill introduces Didi O'Day and the Dew Drops performing "D Duah Duah."
 	Animation 	D ... daring ... dazzling ... delightful ... dizzy ... dreaded ... dinosaur!
 	Cartoon 	A caveman sits on what he thinks is a rock, not realizing that it's a dinosaur, which is alive.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Elmo and Rosie O'Donnell rap the alphabet.
 	Animation 	A girl unfolds a map and uses it to describe her trip to Mexico, stopping in Texas along the way.
 	Muppets 	Bip Bipadotta leads "Scratch My Back" as a song about two monsters named Jack and Jill who swear that they will always be there to scratch each other's backs.
 	Cartoon 	Name That Sound: identify animal sounds.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of herself swimming.
 	Cartoon 	Two dogs wait at a bus stop for a long time while the red dog talks endlessly about short and long.Artist: ArtistMike
 	SCENE 4 	Leo loves Big Bird's latest drawing of the number 9. Since he already has nine of them just like it, he rejects it and bumps up his offer of the Mr. Hooper picture to 9 bags of birdseed.
 	Cartoon 	Nine sheep (Swedish)
 	Cartoon 	Underwater, there's a 9
 	Muppets 	Annette Monster and Frankie Monster sing "Love the Ocean" to urge others to "show respect for the sea" and refrain from throwing trash in the water.
 	Cartoon 	A boy thinks it's raining outside, so he puts on his rain gear and goes outside, only to find sunny weather. It turns out the lawn sprinkler was near his window.
 	Song 	14 Karat Soul sings about what's "Down Below the Street."
 	SCENE 5 	Big Bird still isn't sure he wants to take up Leo's offer, so Leo asks what's so important about the picture. Big Bird talks about the many things Mr. Hooper did for him while he was still alive, accompanied by a series of flashbacks. Leo now sees how special the picture is and increases his offer to 100 bags of birdseed for the sentimental value.
 	Song 	"You're Important"
 	Cartoon 	A troll draws different faces on herself in front of a mirror. (new music added)
 	Film 	A girl draws a picture of her friend Amelia.
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now."
 	Cartoon 	A girl narrates a poem about the sad time when her goldfish died.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird is about to give in and sell the picture, but reconsiders, saying no amount of birdseed could make him sell it. "I can't say goodbye to you again, Mr. Hooper," he tells the picture. Leo understands and wishes to instead spend his birdseed on drawing lessons from Big Bird. As the lesson begins, Maria announces the sponsors.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Oscar's Fairy Grouchmother (Rosie O'Donnell) grants Oscar's wish to fill his trash can all the way with trash.
==Notes==
* Excerpts from Sesame Street episodes 0697, 1443, and 1611 are used for Big Bird's memories of Mr. Hooper.
* The HBO Kids airing of this episode includes the Friday ending credit sequence, despite having originally aired on a Monday.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 28