Episode 2489

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird asks Gordon a series of questions about why the Fix-It Shop is closed, recounting the current whereabouts of Maria and Luis. Once Gordon has answered all of them, Big Bird wants to make sure Maria and Luis know about everything they're missing while they're away on their honeymoon. Gordon suggests that Big Bird write them a letter of the things he wants to say to them. Before he does that, he asks to borrow Gordon's pencil. "It always pays to ask questions!" Big Bird remarks.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Peanut Butter."
 	Muppets 	Kermit at Home: Grover comes to Kermit's house to fix his sink. Kermit fills him in on a demonstration of "big, bigger, and biggest" when it comes to wrenches. Even so, the sink repair goes awry, and the house floods.
 	Cartoon 	N is for nose.
 	Song 	David sings "They're Taking Turns" in reference to a pattern of kids in fire fighter and police officer costumes.
 	Film 	City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover)
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird points out to Radar that Maria and Luis have already been gone for four days, and tries to remember everything that has happened since they left. He starts at the very beginning: first, he stopped waving goodbye to them and walked back down the street. He put some litter in a can, then greeted Bob, and played fetch with Linda and Barkley.
 	Cartoon 	A tiny ant pushes the huge N into its place in the alphabet.
 	Muppets 	NTV host Nora Nicks introduces Nick Normal and the Nickmatics singing "The Letter N."
 	Cartoon 	A person of short stature tries to get on top of a horse.
 	Animation 	A rock does somersaults for its peers, but gets little applause.
 	Muppets 	The Count has prepared himself a picnic not far from his castle. As he counts the ants who come to take away his food, he eventually has nothing left. Which is just as well, since it has started to rain.
 	Transition	"All right, now that you've eaten everything in sight, would you mind telling me what you plan to have for dessert?"
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird writes about the second day Maria and Luis were away, seen in another flashback. He watched Bob try to surprise Linda by teaching Barkley to roll over. Bob followed the instructions in the book, struggling to move the dog physically. Then Linda came by, told him that he wasn't doing it right, and got Barkley to roll over easily by using sign language. Big Bird hopes the same thing won't happen to him, since Bob is now reading a book on training birds.
 	Cartoon 	A girl runs home to her CASA.
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster follows the arrows.
 	Cartoon 	The Alligator KingArtist: Bud Luckey
 	Film 	A giant panda walks around.
 	Muppets 	"Bein' Green," with Lena Horne and Kermit.
 	Cartoon 	Three characters try to watch a baseball game over a fence, then cooperate by stacking their blocks.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird writes that on the third day, he and everyone went to see a show starring Placido Flamingo and Meryl Sheep in the yard. Maria and Luis would have liked the show, because the main characters, Nelson and Jeanette, spent their time in the mountains singing to each other. They sang "When I'm Calling Baa," (a spoof of "Indian Love Call"). Big Bird hopes that Maria and Luis can catch a repeat of the show when they get back.
 	Cartoon 	Seven StarfishArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	Grover waits in line at a supermarket. He generously lets two people go in front of him, but then explains that you can't always let everyone go before you, or else you'll never get to the register yourself. When he finally gets to the register and is first in line, the cashier says the register is closed. Grover considers following a customer to a pickle party ...
 	Film 	Human and animal babies learn to walk.
 	Muppets 	Oscar's CASA is drawn.
 	Film 	David asks the viewer to find some triangles in a fence.
 	Cartoon 	The long rattlesnake thinks he's better than the short one, until the short one outsmarts him by making him bite his own tail. "Wanna borrow my snakebite kit?"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	SCENE 5 	The opening scene of the episode shows in flashback, as Big Bird writes about talking to Gordon and starting the letter. Big Bird is satisfied to have finished writing everything that has happened, until he realizes that things are still happening, so he'd better write those down, too. Gordon comes in with a postcard from Maria and Luis, saying that they'll be coming back tomorrow morning. Big Bird dutifully writes down each sentence Gordon says, but then worries as there's no point in sending his letter. Gordon suggests putting it into an envelope and taping it to the Fix-it Shop's door... only his letter now consists of a big stack of paper.
 	Cartoon 	An alien lands on Earth, looking for a Z to eat. He snatches one off a policeman's uniform, eats it, and rests.Artist: Tom Gabbay
 	Muppets 	Simon Soundman goes to Marvin's Music City to buy a nice shiny trumpet. However, Marvin keeps bringing the wrong instrument.
 	Film 	Alone Song
 	Cartoon 	Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain.
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep."
 	Cartoon 	Z In Space
 	SCENE 6 	Big Bird finally finishes the letter by nighttime, writing that they are in front of the Fix-It Shop door. Gordon says it's time to go to bed and attaches the oversized envelope to the door, but Big Bird wants to write one more thing on the envelope: "Welcome Home." Meryl Sheep announces the sponsors, adding a "Baa-bye!"
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 20