Episode 2216

	Sesame Street
	Big Bird and the scarecrow
Air date	May 5, 1986
Season	Season 17 (1985-1986)
Written by	Gary Belkin
Production	January 9, 1986
Sponsors	F, O, 6

Picture	Segment	Description
	Insert	Forgetful Jones and Olivia sing a song about sharing. (First: Episode 2061)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster displays six marvelous monkeys who do stunts. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1289)
	Muppets	Kermit at Home: Head Warmer — While Kermit is at home typing his autobiography, salesmonster Telly comes to his doorstep and asks if Kermit wants to buy a head warmer. (First: Episode 1877)
	Animation	Counting animals (1 butterfly, 2 frogs, 3 birds, 4 turtles, 5 bees, 6 fish) (First: Episode 1700)
	Film	The Steam Shovel (First: Episode 1144)
	Cartoon	A lost man in the desert asks a stranger for directions to the city. He builds a pretend city out of sand to show what it looks like. As it turns out, the stranger is an alien. (First: Episode 0763)
	Cast	Mr. Macintosh does a soft-shoe routine down the street as he recites the alphabet. (First: Episode 1464)
	Cartoon	Jack-in-the-Box School (First: Episode 0284)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets: School — A group of children wander into a classroom and wonder where they are. (First: Episode 1391)
	Film	SCHOOL: the sign spins around. (First: Episode 0942)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Family Food — Richard Dawson hosts the Hungry Family in a parody of Family Feud. (First: Episode 1640)
	Film	Kids comment as they watch tomatoes grow in a field. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0624)
	SCENE 1	Up on the roof of 123 Sesame Street, Gordon, Susan, and Maria finish work on a scarecrow for the rooftop garden. Big Bird drops by and asks to be introduced to their new friend. They explain to Big Bird that the scarecrow isn't alive, then explain what its purpose is - to scare off birds. Big Bird is offended and leaves.
	Cartoon	6 mice, 6 snakes, 6 fish, 6 monkeys, 6 witches (First: Episode 1711)
	Muppets	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "You're Alive." (First: Episode 1482)
	Cartoon	One of these shoe pairs ... (First: Episode 0503)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Feet — The monster sounds out "feet." (First: Episode 1289)
	Film	A little horse gets near and far from the camera. (First: Episode 0279)
	SCENE 2	Telly happens by the group, as Big Bird asks him to help him pack; he wants to leave Sesame Street if this is how the adults are going to treat his kind. They try to explain the scarecrow isn't meant for birds like him and try to make it clear that they love him. They offer to get rid of the scarecrow if it means Big Bird will stay around, and he agrees, provided he can keep the scarecrow instead; there's been a family of crows taking his nest and he wants to get rid of them.
	Cartoon	I Love You, in American Sign Language Artist: Steve Finkin (First: Episode 1170)
	Muppets	Grover sings "Still, We Like Each Other". (First: Episode 0395)
	Cartoon	F for fire, fountain, face, farmer, etc. (First: Episode 1614)
	Song	"Cooperation" - Kids cooperate to move a wooden structure. (First: Episode 0933)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster: Share a Cookie — A sad girl contends for a cookie with Cookie Monster. (First: Episode 0623)
	Cartoon	Frances Fairy displays several F words. (First: Episode 0335)
	SCENE 3	Forgetful Jones sits out in the yard with a balloon strung from his hat. Although Maria is in a hurry, she can't help tending to her curiosity regarding it. It takes some time to get him to realize it's there, but soon Forgetful remembers exactly why he has it. He explains that to combat his poor memory, he intends to write things down on the balloon. But, when he tries to demonstrate, his pencil pops the balloon. Maria tells him it's more sensible to write things down on something that won't burst, like the notecards she's using for her errands. She borrows Forgetful's pencil to add something to her list and gives Forgetful a notecard he can use too. Forgetful tells her one thing she needs to remember - to return his pencil.
	Cartoon	A boy gets lost, and encounters a man with a yo-yo, who tells him to remember everything he passed. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0408)
	Muppets	"Would You Like to Buy an O?" (First: Episode 0364)
	Cartoon	Would you mind closing our OPEN? (First: Episode 0438)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "A Little Bit." (First: Episode 0160)
	Animation	Red and yellow dots play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." (First: Episode 1979)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Sharing a Banana — Bert asks Ernie to share a banana with him. Ernie gets the inside of the banana, and gives Bert the peel. (First: Episode 0464)
	Cartoon	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on. (First: Episode 1242)
	Film	Elephants (African percussion soundtrack) (First: Episode 0389)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: OINK (First: Episode 1163)
	SCENE 4	Forgetful gets "Shirley's" attention to tell her how to put the notecard to good use. The only problem is that he can't remember where he put it. Maria then announces the sponsors.