Episode 1697

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird calls Snuffy about lunch
Air date	May 11, 1982
Season	Season 13 (1981-1982)
Production	February 9, 1982
Sponsors	K, X, 2

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Olivia finds Big Bird pacing by the pay phone. He admits that he's supposed to have lunch at Mr. Snuffleupagus' place, but dreads having to eat cabbage again and doesn't know if he can bring himself to tell Snuffy this. He makes Olivia pretend to be Snuffy and practices what he'll say. He instead makes an excuse for not showing up (getting out of his nest, falling down and breaking his beak, and going to the hospital) which Olivia points out is lying. Big Bird finds the courage to speak honestly and calls up the Snuffleupagus residence. Instead, Snuffy's mommy answers and tells Big Bird that her son is busy taking a bath. Olivia promises to wait with Big Bird and call back later, though she still finds the situation ridiculous. (“What we won’t go through for imaginary friends…”)
	Cartoon	Brand X (First: Episode 0299)
	Muppets	Grover tries to demonstrate first and last by being first in line, but the other monsters keep switching on him. (First: Episode 1332)
	Cartoon	Beetle Bailey wants to be first in the chow line, but he ends up last. (First: Episode 0666)
	Film	Lions walk down a trail. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0367)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter gets a check-up with help from an x-ray. (First: Episode 0787)
	SCENE 2	Big Bird calls back to Snuffy and confesses his true feelings. Snuffy has anticipated this and has already prepared some birdseed dishes for him (birdseed on a bun and double dipped birdseed ice cream). Big Bird hands Olivia the phone so she can speak to Snuffy herself, but a passing truck drowns out his voice.
	Cartoon	The Story of Cowboy X, with the voices of Jean Shepherd (First: Episode 0325)
	Muppets	Mystery Guest — Cookie Monster, Don Music, and Sherlock Hemlock wear blindfolds while they try to identify the guest. (First: Episode 1447)
	Film	Lobster fisherman (First: Episode 0966)
	Cartoon	A caterpillar escapes a hungry bird by turning into a butterfly. Artist: Etienne Delessert (First: Episode 0639)
	Song	"Rainy Day Song" (First: Episode 1644)
	SCENE 3	Olivia and Maria sing "I've Got a Feeling."
	Animation	A man plays a memory game using cards. (First: Episode 1232)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Follow the Arrows — Ernie has Bert play a "Follow the Arrows" game.
	Cartoon	The story of sheep, or where wool comes from. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1524)
	Celebrity	Dr. J helps a little girl to slam dunk a basketball. (First: Episode 1685)
	Cartoon	"I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0408)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Pat — After sounding the word "pat," the monster pats each other, and they stop crying.
	Animation	The mountains make a snack for a bird, but he forgets to brush his teeth afterward. (First: Episode 1429)
	Cast	Big Bird drags Bob, Gordon, Susan and Linda to the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center to finally meet Mr. Snuffleupagus, who comes to hear the opera rehearsals every day. However, once he arrives, he becomes blocked by the fountain in the plaza square. (First: Episode 1311)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: Exercise Time — A girl exercises in preparation for coaching her team as they play. (First: Episode 1510)
	Cartoon	1-10, 10-1 count with stripes. (First: Episode 0926)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and John-John count a penny. (First: Episode 0438)
	Cartoon	A lion named Kent gets a Kick out of being King of the forest. (First: Episode 0463)
	Film	Marching band: The bandleader wants the drummer to beat the drum two times. (First: Episode 0527)
	Muppets	Kermit the Frog goes to a T-shirt shop, The Wonderful World of T-Shirts, to pick up another personalized "Kermit the Frog T-Shirt". However, all the shirts have the wrong name (Kermit the Gorf, Kermit the Forg, and Kermit the Grof). (First: Episode 1494)
	Cartoon	"Poverty K" - Karen the Kangaroo talks about words that start with the letter K. Featuring the sped-up voice of Gene Moss. (First: Episode 0142)
	Celebrity	Telly Monster and Itzhak Perlman play Beethoven together -- Telly on the tuba, and Perlman on the violin. (First: Episode 1446)
	Animation	2 farmers (First: Episode 1599)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Getting a Bang Out of It — Ernie is scared of a violent thunderstorm during the night, but Bert reassures him it won't last. (First: Episode 1638)
	Cartoon	"Two headlights, two eyes, two schoolbooks, two pies..." (First: Episode 0926)
	Film	Some kids watch as a tree surgeon does his job. (First: Episode 1244)
	Cartoon	Super 2 solves problems by doubling things. (First: Episode 1643)
	Cast	David struggles to keep a door CERRADO, as it keeps opening itself. He slams it shut, shattering the wall behind it. (First: Episode 1511)
	Cartoon	A monster sees a box that keeps opening and closing, saying "Abierto" and "Cerrado." (First: Episode 0771)
	SCENE 4	Big Bird finds Snuffy and Slimey wanting to play together, but they have a problem - they can't find an activity they both can do. Snuffy wants to go bowling with Slimey, and Slimey wants to share his skateboard with Snuffy, but they all realize that neither activity will be possible because of the size differences in each other and their equipment. Snuffy feels like he and Slimey can’t be friends because of their respective sizes, but Big Bird points out that size doesn’t matter in a friendship. He recommends other activities, including listening to a mystery story (which interests Slimey, but not Snuffy), or telling jokes (which interests Snuffy, but not Slimey).
	SCENE 4 cont'd	Snuffy gets so tired from thinking of ideas that he falls asleep, as does Slimey; Big Bird wakes them up to point out that they're now doing the same thing. Having their naptime interrupted makes both Slimey and Snuffy angry… which Big Bird acknowledges is another thing they can do together, which makes Snuffy and Slimey happy. Maria and Olivia announce the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	The Count holds the Sesame Street sign, while Gordon holds the CTW sign.