Episode 1601

	Sesame Street
Air date	December 28, 1981
Season	Season 13 (1981-1982)
Written by	Tom Dunsmuir
Production	August 26, 1981
Sponsors	D, U, 3

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Big Bird watches as the kids make themselves as small as they can, while Bob measures them with a ruler. Big Bird is able to shorten himself to about three feet, which Bob finds quite an accomplishment for a bird his size, though Big Bird thinks he isn't all that small. Bob takes the kids for a drink at Hooper's Store, when Mr. Snuffleupagus shows up to see Big Bird practicing being smaller. Snuffy considers Big Bird very small to him and they measure how small Snuffy can get. Snuffy is disappointed that he can only shorten himself to five feet, and Big Bird is reminded of his earlier conversation with Bob when he tries to assure Snuffy that he is very small.
	Cartoon	Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever. (First: Episode 0320)
	Film	A clown (Dennis Allen) takes off his make-up. Which face do you like better? (First: Episode 0461)
	Muppets	Grover: Three Monsters — Grover, Herry Monster, and a little pink monster rearrange themselves in different ways. (First: Episode 0186)
	Cartoon	Three cannonball men switch spotlights as they dance. (First: Episode 1469)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Families." (First: Episode 0454)
	Cartoon	A mysterious little box on a tightrope entraps a bird, a train, and a cat, which can still be heard. A large frog eats the box, and makes all of the sounds inside.. (First: Episode 1518)
	SCENE 2	Maria comes across Big Bird in the midst of trying to count his feathers, believing it'll be a talking point sometime in the future. He has trouble counting them effectively though. Maria rounds up other friends, with Gordon on calculator, and they cooperate with the counting. Together, they find he has a total of 6,448 feathers. Kathy then approaches Big Bird with a question. Big Bird assumes it's regarding his feathers, but she actually wants to know how many pieces of straw make up his nest. Big Bird rallies everybody to count the straw in his nest, and the adults start arguing over whose idea this was.
	Muppets	The Amazing Mumford: Surprise (First: Episode 0381)
	Cartoon	Pinball Number Count #3 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0978)
	Cast	Gordon and Olivia try to cooperate under the sun, with voiceover from Bob. (First: Episode 1245)
	Film	A bumble bee Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0082)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Loud Noises at the Movies — Bert loses his temper over Ernie making loud noises in the movie theater. (First: Episode 0536)
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: U for UP (First: Episode 0650)
	SCENE 3	Snuffy returns from Snufflegarden and shows Big Bird a picture of a dinosaur. The two demonstrate how large a dinosaur would be by spreading out along the street, and they sing about what it would be like to have one for a pet.
	Muppets	Grover: Library — The librarian tells Grover to keep quiet. (First: Episode 0287)
	Cartoon	U for uniform. (First: Episode 0702)
	Film	Kids at school help make cornbread. (First: Episode 1218)
	Cartoon	A man (voiced by Jack Dodson) describes places that begin with U and what you can do with the letter U. (First: Episode 0416)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Tanya to explain what "exit" means. (First: Episode 1522)
	Cartoon	Typewriter: U for Umbrella (First: Episode 0808)
	Film	Some kids watch a silent film featuring a lady in a burning house. They instruct her to "go to the EXIT!" (First: Episode 0536)
	Film	Russian nesting dolls 1-10 (First: Episode 0540)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Jason reads a "LOVE" sign Cookie Monster shows him. (First: Episode 1114)
	Film	Prairie dog Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0283)
	Cast	Via split-screen, two Lindas sign letters of the alphabet: one is no-nonsense, and the other is very playful. A male voiceover narrates the letters with the same demeanor Linda signs them in. (First: Episode 1354)
	Cartoon	D-dart (First: Episode 0292)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Picture of Bert — Ernie tells Bert to stand still in front of the camera so that he can trace Bert's face on the screen. (First: Episode 0536)
	Cartoon	Workmen construct a D building, filled with everything that begins with D. (First: Episode 0406)
	Film	The walrus (First: Episode 0296)
	Cartoon	A boy has a big surprise in his hand (First: Episode 0557)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash — Dr. Nobel Price captures a rabbit. (First: Episode 1521)
	Muppets / Cast	Olivia sings "Standin' in Somebody's Shoes" to Farley. (First: Episode 1008)
	Song	"Three Is My Favorite Number" (First: Episode 0429)
	Cartoon	Triangles are found in various things such as a see-saw, ice cream cone, etc. (First: Episode 0544)
	Muppets	The Martians find a telephone. (First: Episode 0398)
	SCENE 4	Bob measures the kids against the fence in the yard as Gordon and Maria announce the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Susan holds the Sesame Street sign, while Ernie and Bert hold the CTW sign.