Episode 3354

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird welcomes the viewer and announces his Grandpa Bird will be arriving soon for a visit. He hears a knock on his door, but is disappointed when it turns out to be Gordon instead. Big Bird then receives a call from Grandpa Bird, who won't be able to make it due to illness. Gordon offers to cheer him up and Big Bird gets an idea - Gordon can pretend to be Grandpa Bird. He agrees to do so, but begins to regret it when Big Bird looks around for a beak he can wear.
 	Animation 	A girl dances her way into a family portrait.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Two girls sing "My Picky Playmate" as they clap.
 	Cartoon 	P for Planet
 	Animation 	The letter P appears in words on buildings.
 	Cartoon 	Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts.
 	SCENE 2 	Gordon is reluctant to put the beak on (attached to a pair of glasses), but does so anyway to cheer Big Bird up. He leaves the nest area and knocks on the door, pretending to be Grandpa Bird. Big Bird invites him in, but still isn't convinced he's his Grandpa Bird and recommends he get some wings and bird-feet.
 	Cartoon 	Ralph asks Marvin what would happen if he didn't have a mouth, a nose and ears.
 	Film 	A girl writes to her grandmother about going to summer camp.
 	Animation 	I / i candles
 	Animation 	Ornate Is swing through the air to a song.
 	Cartoon 	Pencil box I/i
 	SCENE 3 	Gordon is completely outfitted in bird feathers, beak, and bird feet, as well as some striped legs, yellow vest, and straw hat. Big Bird then teaches him Grandpa Bird's special (and complicated) greeting.
 	Film 	At the harbor, kids learn about dolphins, and how to communicate with them using signals.
 	Cartoon 	Panels flip to reveal different ways things WALK.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	"A New Way to Walk"Celebrity version
 	Film 	A trip to an African dance school.
 	Muppets 	Ernie is in a counting mood, and decides to count all of the cookies in a box of them. Cookie Monster overhears this and asks if he can have all of the cookies after they are counted, and Ernie agrees. But after opening the box, Ernie finds that there are 0 cookies in it. Ernie has another box, but it also has 0 in it. Ernie then remembers that he put all of the cookies into a cookie jar, and starts to count, but Cookie Monster impatiently eats all of the cookies before Ernie can finish counting.
 	Film 	Fay Ray subtracts one ball.
 	Song 	"Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0.Arist: Jane Aaron
 	Muppets 	After the previous segment, the offended "Ms. A. M. Goat" gives a disclaimer that not all goats eat sneakers -- she eats corn and grass, but not sneakers. Another goat enters to eat the sneakers on her desk, further irritating her.
 	Film 	A Navajo boy who lives in the dessert talks about how his family has to pump water from the ground.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird thinks Gordon, who has gotten a lot more in character, has mastered the Grandpa Bird greeting and re-enacts his entrance. They do the greeting dance and share a hug. Big Bird goes to prepare them some birdseed, which doesn't put Gordon at ease.
 	Cartoon 	Hands embrace the word "LOVE." (new sound effects added)
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper asks a man, "Do you want me to keep an eye on your hat?" The man says yes. Harvey then puts a letter I on top of the man's hat, crushing it in the process.
 	Cartoon 	Capital I, he's quite a guy (new sound effects added)
 	Song 	"Don't Waste Water"
 	Muppets 	Benny Rabbit looks for the Shopping Network, but finds himself on the Home Hopping Network, hosted by Bonnie Rabbit.
 	Song 	"Off to School"
 	SCENE 5 	Gordon takes off the bird outfit, saying they can still do the same things he would do with Grandpa Bird without the costume. Big Bird says Grandpa Bird would read to him and pulls out a whole bunch of books, but can't decide which one. Gordon decides to read them all, which is just what Grandpa Bird would've done. Gordon sits in Grandpa Bird's special reading chair while Big Bird sits in his usual spot - on his lap.
 	Cartoon 	A girl picks the key that matches the keyhole in order to gain access to a cache of toys.Artist: Dan Haskett
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday."
 	Film 	What sound does a rooster make?
 	Cartoon 	A father explains to his son why it is important to wear a seat belt when riding in a car.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 6 	Gordon finishes reading I Am a Bunny and then reads one more book, The Little Red Hen by Byron Barton, before Big Bird's nap.
 	Animation 	A girl reads a book, a magazine, a newspaper, and a letter.
 	Animation 	Counting 1-10 (Indian imagery)
 	Film 	An Indian boy narrates how Chapati bread is made.
 	Cartoon 	Sign Sounds: KISS ME
 	SCENE 7 	Before Big Bird's nap Gordon tucks him in, wearing the beak for Big Bird's sake. Big Bird thanks him before falling asleep. Gordon announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*Among the prop books Big Bird has for Gordon is Ding Dong from Episode 3249.
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Category:Family
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 26