Episode 0658

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird decides to visit Luis at the Fix-It Shop. He ends up surprising Luis in the middle of repairing a television, which blows up in his face. Luis seethes as he tells him to leave, so Big Bird decides to visit David instead. He goes through the back door of Hooper's Store to greet him, accidentally bumping into David as he and Maria restock the shelves. Big Bird wants to help, but David slams the door in his face in frustration.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Since everybody wants him to go, Big Bird decides to run away, yelling, "Goodbye, cruel Sesame Street!" He stomps back to his nest to retrieve his warm blanket before leaving, but feels like he may need to bring more things.
 	Cartoon 	Kids hear an L poem.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird finishes packing a suitcase and loudly announces his departure over the construction doors of his nest, but no one responds. He realizes he might get hungry though, so he starts packing some food... and maybe some other things.
 	Cartoon 	"Jazz #3"
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird has two wagons packed with items to run away with. He tries announcing his leaving again, hoping someone will stop him, but again there is no response. He realizes he has nothing to cook his food with or eat it in, so he sticks around for a few more minutes to pack some pots and pans and dinnerware.
 	Animation 	Sand L/l
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird's wagon train has grown and stretches out the front door, and now includes a television set (so he won't miss Captain Kangaroo), an electric fan, and his toys among other possessions. He is just about to leave before remembering that he needs to get two more things...
 	Cartoon 	A little man misplaces his J under his hat.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	Big Bird has tied ropes to the Fix-It Shop and Hooper's Store, just in case he runs out of food or his TV breaks. He realizes if he takes those with him, he technically wouldn't be running away. He takes inventory on what he has when Luis, David, and Maria follow the ropes and confront him. Big Bird is still upset with them, demanding one good reason for not leaving. Maria has that reason: he's not old enough to cross the street by himself yet.
 	Cartoon 	Three men in a horse costume want three cups of coffee.
 	Cast 	Bob reads the first half of "The Legend of the Lovely Lady Linda".
 	Film 	Mad Painter #3
 	Cast 	Bob continues reading "The Legend of the Lovely Lady Linda".
 	Cartoon 	A young hipster dog explains to C.T. Wordsworth what an EXIT is.
 	Song 	"Look Around, Look Around," a song about seasons.
 	Cartoon 	While fishing one day, a boy catches the letters of the alphabet. Frustrated at not having caught any fish to eat, he decides to use his catch for alphabet soup.
 	Muppets 	
 	SCENE 3 	The grown-ups have helped Big Bird unpack, and Big Bird admits that he didn't really want to leave. They all join in a big hug.
 	Animation 	The profile of a woman's head changes shape to the sounds of a Moog synthesizer.Artist: Etienne Delessert
 	Animation 	A grape blows reveille and inspects the "troops" -- 12 raisins on a slice of white bread.
 	Cartoon 	Mr. Tweak can't sleep because his neighbor above snores, and his neighbor below sneezes.Artist: Abe Levitow
 	Muppets 	Mr. Johnson orders bacon and eggs, but he can't decide how many of each he wants. Mr. Johnson says that Grover takes too long and asks for two hot dogs and two pickles for lunch. Grover then throws a tantrum in the kitchen.
 	Cartoon 	"Presenting -- the pencil!"
 	Cast 	Gordon imagines what he would look like if he were a farmer instead of a teacher.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert sing "Imagination."
 	Cartoon 	"Presenting -- the saw!"
 	Film 	A showcase of J words
 	Cartoon 	"Presenting ... the window squeegee!"
 	Muppets 	Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School: Roosevelt Franklin's class is feeling bored when he comes in, so he asks them to name some great people. Some of the names shouted out include Martin Luther King Jr., Joe Namath, Jackie Robinson, John F. Kennedy, Ray Charles, and Michael Jackson (Smart Tina says her pediatrician, which gets her funny looks). Roosevelt says those are all great people, but there are two they left out, and one of them is you. You are as great as you want to be and nobody can put you down. After their spirits are lifted, Hardhead Henry Harris asks who the other great person is. Roosevelt Franklin names himself as the class responds in mock derision.
 	SCENE 4 	Maria plays "Three of These Things" with the kids using pictures of a colander, a funnel, a strainer, and a wooden block.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey!
 	Cartoon 	Sally the Spider skates with different combinations of her legs.
 	Insert 	The Alphabet Dancers form a letter L.
 	Film 	HipposMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Cast 	Bob puts up a drawing of Big Bird on a billboard. His partner, David, has trouble putting up a duplicate in the same manner.
 	Film 	A girl puts on her coat all by herself.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	The word EXIT walks out of the room.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: L - Light
 	Film 	David narrates some films showing the homes of animals.
 	Cartoon 	Three men in a horse costume want three cups of coffee. (repeat)
 	Insert 	In voiceover, kids count out twelve in a deck of playing cards.
 	SCENE 5 	David leads a wagon train of kids around the yard as Luis announces the sponsors.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	David and Maria hold the Sesame Street sign, and Mr. Hooper, Luis, and a kid hold the Children's Television Workshop sign.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 5