Episode 2929

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN	Telly finds a giant wristwatch leaning against 123 Sesame Street. He wonders who it possibly belongs to, an idea that begins to terrify him when he realizes it must be someone very big. He nervously begins to sing the opening theme to himself...
 	SCENE 1 	Telly theorizes that such a large watch could belong to a giant, an idea that continues to frighten him. He hears some loud, impending footsteps coming toward him... which belong to a tiny man named Mr. Big. He introduces himself and his assistants, the "Big Kids," explaining how he loves to give people in need large items. He goes off to get a big cup of coffee at Hooper's Store.
 	Animation	The letter X in various typefaces.
 	Muppets 	Dicky Tick hosts "Lifestyles of the Big and Little."
 	Film 	A man makes a shadow puppet of an elephant.
 	Film 	College students volunteer at the San Francisco Children's Zoo, which has such animals as ferrets, opossums, and chinchillas.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cartoon 	Two flies land on a man's nose and take a bite.Artist: Cordell Barker
 	SCENE 2 	Mr. Big enters the store with his large watch and his entourage, and gives Gina his big business card. He orders a big cup of coffee, but the standard cup Gina provides isn't to his liking, so the Big Kids bring in a giant one. They also provide a giant spoon to stir it with.
 	Cartoon 	An ape escapes from the A train and heads over to a birthday party.
 	Muppets 	Camp Wannagohoma: Grover tries to teach his campers (including Roosevelt Franklin) about what an island is, but he gets his vocabulary mixed up. He also fails to notice when the campers board the motorboat for lunch, leaving him stranded.
 	Cartoon 	A man counts two ears, two eyes, and two arms. He picks up each leg to count two legs, and then falls down.Animation by Cliff Roberts
 	Song 	"Drink of Water"
 	Cartoon 	Travis Travel demonstrates different methods of transportation.
 	SCENE 3 	Roxie Marie stops by Hooper's in need of a pencil for school. While Gina gives her a normal pencil, Mr. Big and the Big Kids give Roxie a four-foot-long pencil. Roxie declines, thinking it's too big: "I'm a little kid, it's bigger than I am - and you should never write with anything bigger than you are!" She accepts Gina's pencil and heads off when Mr. Big produces a large fork, now staying at Hooper's for lunch!
 	Cartoon 	A dinosaur tries to move around a rock.
 	Muppets 	The Count has built a rocket with the help of Dr. Reinbrein and plans to launch it from inside his castle. The two count down from the computer console, but the rocket doesn't take off. Indeed, Count never intended for lift-off; he plans on counting down again and again.
 	Cartoon 	A song tells the story of Max, who loves to chop down trees. One tree turns out to be a magic genie, who turns Max into a tree. Max soon grows respect for trees and once returned human, vows to never chop one down again.
 	Film 	A blind class goes on a field trip downtown, and visits a produce stand.
 	Animation	Sand X/x
 	SCENE 4 	Hooper's is starting to fill with Mr. Big's enormous items, which begins to worry Gina so she tells Mr. Big to not bring in any more large stuff. Snuffy rushes to the store in need of a new toothbrush. The only toothbrush available is too small for him, so she asks Mr. Big for one that would be the perfect size. He first brings a small one, following Gina's earlier command, then provides a big one that Gina uses to brush Snuffy's teeth with.
 	Film 	What Do You Do With a Fruit?
 	Animation	Stop-motion: tap-dancing shoes.
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A hippo has difficulty getting the succulent fruit down from a tree, and enlists the help of another hippo.Artist: John Korty
 	SCENE 5 	Telly and the kids are in need of a game, and Mr. Handford (before checking in on things at the store) teaches them "Old McDonald Had an Arm."
 	Cartoon 	Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts. Artist: Buzzco Associates, Inc.
 	Celebrity	Robin Williams demonstrates with his shoe how to tell if something is alive.
 	Cartoon 	Two crows sing "Stones Don't Grow."
 	Film 	A boy and his dad build a bookshelf out of wood.
 	Cartoon 	A for astronaut, airplane, airport and automobile.
 	SCENE 6 	Mr. Big has now brought in a giant chair for Gina, adding to the frustrating clutter. Mr. Big plans to move everything out after his cup of coffee, which she criticizes he drinks too much of. (Mr. Big: "I only drink two cups a day.") Gina gets fed up and goes to call Bruno on the phone, but discovers the pay phone is broken; Mr. Big and the Big Kids provide her with a giant telephone. Just when Gina starts to lose her patience, Mr. Handford enters and is filled in on the situation; he requests that Mr. Big put the things someplace else. Mr. Big suggests a giant trashcan, but when that's not an option he states they could go back into his car. Mr. Handford and Gina help carry Mr. Big's items, intrigued at what his car must look like.
 	Cartoon 	A man (voice of Richard Hunt) answers the TELEPHONE and gives it to the plant.
 	Cast 	Live at Sesame Hall, Bob, Maria, and Luis sing "The Curious Cantata" about a bird who asks a lot of questions, played by the ever-curious Big Bird.
center 	Animation	2 houses plus 3 houses equal 5.
 	Film 	A man (voice of Jim Thurman) finds a magic remote control that makes things go up and down. He tests it on various objects. When he presses "down" for a bridge, it crumbles and falls into the river below, prompting him to abandon the remote and slink away. A girl then finds it and makes the bridge go back up.
 	Film 	Ornate Xs spin around in accompaniment to a song.
 	SCENE 7 	All the stuff is out of the store and Mr. Big points them toward his car on the corner, which is very small. When asked how all the stuff fits inside, he replies, "Very tightly." Mr. Big gives a big goodbye, along with big sponsors that fill up the screen. Gina concludes by commenting, "Sesame Street - where you see some very strange things." (Mr. Big: "Where?")
==Notes==
*This episode was later repeated in Season 25 as Episode 3184.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 23