Episode 0564

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird is finishing a conversation with Mr. Snuffleupagus on the telephone. Snuffy says he’s going to send Big Bird a surprise present: something very big that rhymes with “bee.” When Big Bird hangs up, he assumes it’s a tree, and proceeds to dig in his nest for things to help him prepare.
 	Cartoon 	E ImaginationArtists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird piles some shovels and watering cans outside the doors, then invites Bob, Gordon and Maria to help him dig a hole for the tree he’ll be getting soon. They doubt that his “imaginary” friend would send him a tree, and ask him to put his things away. After they leave, Big Bird thinks some more, and concludes that Snuffy will be sending him … the sea!
 	Cartoon 	"Candy Man"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	SCENE 3 	Big Bird prepares for a nautical voyage by assembling some life jackets, a sunfish sailboat, a life preserver, and an oar. The adults dismiss him again, stating that the sea is much too big for anyone to bring.
 	Cartoon 	A man explains that the letter E begins both Enter and Exit. Another man named Roy runs through the doors.
 	SCENE 4 	Pondering what Snuffy's present could be, Big Bird finds a large box in the yard. He opens it, and finds Mr. Snuffleupagus inside, who reveals his present: “Me!” Snuffy leaves for a cup of tea, and Big Bird shows the crate to his grown-up friends, who still don’t believe him.
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #8
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts Here Is Your Life, surprising Oak Tree with the story of his life. The guests include Granny Fanny Nesselrode, who planted the tree as an acorn, Cloud and Sun, who gave the tree rain and sunshine, and Marty Table and Sarah Chair, who were made from the tree's friends.
 	Cartoon 	E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal.
 	Song 	Sesame Street Animal Films: Joe Raposo sings "Feet (One Foot, Two Foot)."
 	Cartoon 	A circle becomes a clock, balloon, sun, etc.
 	Cast 	Maria and David find two sets of sacks, which have incorrect numerical labels.
 	Cartoon 	E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg.
 	Muppets 	Caveman Days: EXIT sign
 	SCENE 5 	Oscar, clad in a muffler and earmuffs, tells Bob that he just froze his swimming pool so he could skate on it, but another skater has taken over. Bob doesn't believe it, but he looks inside Oscar's trash can and sure enough, someone is skating away...
 	Celebrity 	Peggy Fleming skates a figure 8.
 	Cartoon 	Monster in the dark (finding a light switch)
 	Song 	"Eight Song (Song of Eight)”
 	Cartoon 	A young hipster dog explains to C.T. Wordsworth what an EXIT is.
 	Muppets 	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin and his class name some great people.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: W for water
 	Insert 	Three of These Kids are playing policeman, but the other one is playing fireman.
 	Cartoon 	Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair.
 	Cast 	David, Luis and Linda count in different languages.
 	Cartoon 	E for Erase
 	Muppets 	Kermit talks about "top" and "bottom" using a stack of boxes Grover carries.
 	SCENE 6 	Gordon asks, “What can you do?” followed by quick cuts to various kids and others doing many different things. Examples include Big Bird hopping and roller skating, Maria singing operatically and knitting, Oscar yelling and screaming, Mr. Macintosh dancing, The Count counting, and Bob laughing. Gordon responds, "I can dig it."
 	Cartoon 	A fat man and a small man demonstrate top and bottom.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster asks David to read an EXIT sign.
 	Cartoon 	E for End
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Grasshopper (harpsichord 50s-style music)
 	Muppets 	When Maurice, a hapless casanova, puts an Anything Muppet woman's head together, he tells her that he loves her, but it turns out she doesn't love him. He then proceeds to take her head apart, bit by bit, as he sings "I Want to Hold Your Ear" (as well as eyes, nose, tooth, and hair). After she walks off in a huff, he notices to his shock that the parts he set aside have attached themselves to the tablecloth, who thinks he's kinda cute.
 	Cartoon 	"Danny knows the alphabet, and is he proud! If you can follow him, then sing out loud!"
 	Film 	Luis announces "And now, the octopus!"Music: "Pomp and Circumstance"
 	Muppets 	Kermit the Frog, Shola, and Fanny have just finished watching the previous film. Shola hugs Kermit, and he comments, "She learned a lot from the octopus ... how to squeeze!"
 	Cartoon 	Jazz #8 (repeat)
 	Muppets 	Grover explains the word "EXIT" with some Anything Muppets running over him as they run through the exit.
 	Cartoon 	E for Erase (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The rocket falls over.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The rocket blows up in a shower of soot.
 	Cartoon 	E for elephant, eagle, everything, and egg. (repeat)
 	Cartoon 	Rocket countdown: The announcer blasts off.
 	SCENE 7 	Big Bird continues skating up and down the street as an organ version of the Sesame Street Theme plays. Bob announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS	Bob holds the Sesame Street sign, and Maria holds the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 5