Sesame Street

- Season 14

(1982)

Today Big Bird goes off for a week to Camp Echo Rock. After saying a tearful goodbye to his friends, he gets on a bus to the camp, where he meets his counselor, Mickey, and a boy named Rusty, with whom he makes friends. When they arrive, they are both assigned to Cabin #10. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letter D and the number 2.

Big Bird wakes up to his first day at Camp Echo Rock. He learns how to play baseball and even hits a home run. Later on, he writes a letter home to Maria- at the same time as she writes one to him. At dinner he eats some foods he's never tried before. That night, at bedtime, he misses his friends on Sesame Street and cries until he feels better. This episode is sponsored by the letters C and V and by the number 3.

The day at Camp Echo Rock opens with an inspection on the cleanliness of the cabins. Then, Big Bird learns how to swim and paddle a canoe. He even gets a huge postcard from Snuffy. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters H and Y and by the number 8.

Big Bird and his fellow campers go on a hike through the woods, where they spend the night under the stars and learn the official Camp Echo Rock song. Sesame Street is brought to you today by the letters J and Y and by the number 4.

Big Bird is given an award as the camp's best swimmer. Then it's time to go home. After bidding his new friends goodbye, he is surprised to learn that Rusty lives just around the corner. He returns to find a welcome home sign in his nesting area that Snuffy made for him. This episode's sponsors are the letters V and W and the number 5.

Grover opens a menu and shows Mr. Johnson a large picture of the special sandwich, which comes with potato chips on the side, a pickle on the top, and olive stuck in with a toothpick. When the sandwich arrives, Mr. Johnson complains that it doesn't match the picture on the menu -- it doesn't have potato chips, a pickle, or an olive.

The Two-Headed Monster gets a check-up from Susan. Afterwards, they want to play baseball, but they can't find a ball.

Snuffy and Big Bird are in his nest trying to decide what to do today, when Rusty, Big Bird's friend from Camp Echo Rock, stops by. Big Bird introduces him as his best friend from camp, and they do a special camp handshake and chant. Snuffy watches them go on about camp memories and feels left out.

Bob greets the viewer over loud noises happening behind a construction fence that's been erected in front of Oscar's trash can. He approaches to find Telly standing watch, who hasn't been told what's going on. Bob summons Oscar who appears from behind the fence and says he's building something that will take him far away. After asking everyone to countdown from 10, he reveals he's building a rocketship: the USS Blecch. Telly asks if he can come with him, but Oscar says he's one of the biggest reasons he's leaving.

Mr. Snuffleupagus is competing in the Great Snuffleupagus Derby, named such because the winner gets a derby hat. He wears a sheet with the number 9, indicating his spot in the race. He asks Big Bird to watch his bucket of orange juice so he can have a refreshing drink as he passes by mid-race. The derby begins and Snuffy takes off. Big Bird sees other Snuffleupaguses pass by, thinking they're Snuffy, until he sees they're not wearing his number. Big Bird eventually drifts off to sleep, just before Snuffy arrives and slurps down the juice. Big Bird stirs and thinks ...

Olivia, Bob, Maria and David are surprised to see that Forgetful Jones actually remembers not only their names, but what he's supposed to do today. When Maria reminds him that he usually forgets these things, he turns back into his old forgetful self.

Bob has a lot of music lessons to give today: flute lessons for Gordon, singing lessons for the Two-Headed Monster, piano lessons for Biff and Sully, and violin lessons for the kids. Oscar even asks him to give brass instrument lessons to some of his pets. Today's sponsors are the letters R and Z and the number 9.

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Today, Forgetful Jones wants to welcome the viewers, but he can't seem to remember the name of the street. It takes him all day to figure it out. Today's sponsors are the letters L and R and the number 3.

Today, Snuffy brings his toaster to the Fix-It Shop, to Maria's shock. Then, his Hawaiian cousin, Abigail, comes to the street, brought over by Dr. Nobel Price, who thinks she's a new creature called a Shagaphant.