Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird

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[Drum Cadence]

Ladies And Gentlemen,

Would You Please Rise

For The Grouch Anthem?

No, No, No.

With The Grouch Anthem,

You Stay Sitting Down.

Down In Front, Man.

Now, Brace Yourself.

I'M Gonna Sing.

## Grouches ##

## Of The World Unite ##

## Stand Up ##

## For Your

Grouchly Rights ##

## Don'T ##

## Let The Sunshine

Spoil Your Rain ##

## Just Stand Up ##

## And Complain ##

## Let This Be ##

## The Grouch'S Cause ##

## Point Out ##

## Everybody'S Flaws ##

## Something Is Wrong ##

## With Everything ##

## Except The Way I Sing ##

Heh Heh Heh.

## Ooh, Ooh, Ooh ##

You Know What'S Right

With This World? Nothing.

You Know What Really Makes

Me Hot Under The Collar?

You Name It.

And The Next Time

Some Goody-Two-Shoes Smiles

And Tells You To

"Have A Nice Day,"

You Just Remember,

## Don'T ##

## Let The Sunshine

Spoil Your Rain ##

## Just Stand Up ##

## And Complain ##

## Just Stand Up

## And Complain ##

Well, Anyway,

You'Ve Seen The Best Part

Of This Movie,

So Sit Back, Relax,

And Have A Rotten Time.

Heh Heh Heh.

Sesame Street

Is Brought To You Today

By The Letters "W" And "B."

Your Attention, Please.

Attention.

Attention, Please.

Featherbeds

Are Down.

I Can' Believe It.

Attention.

Attention, Please.

[Pounds Gavel]

Attention!

This Meeting

Of The Feathered Friends

Will Now Come To Order.

Now, I Need Not Remind You

Of Our Purpose.

Remind Me!

To Place Stray Birds

With Nice Bird Families.

Now, Here Today

We Have A Sad, Sad Case

That Needs

Our Urgent Attention.

He'S Only 6 Years Old,

And He Lives All Alone

With No Other Birds Around.

He Looks So Sad.

That'S Funny.

He Looks Happy To Me.

[Gasps]

Of Course He'S Not Happy!

How Can You Say That?

Look At Him.

Look At His Face.

If You Think He'S Happy,

Then You Don'T Belong!

Madam Chairbird!

Miss Finch.

Ahem.

We All Know

He Can'T Be Happy.

He Needs To Be

With His Own Kind.

With A Bird Family.

True, Very True.

And I Know

Just The Family.

Where Does He Live?

Sesame Street.

Can You Tell Me

How To Get To...

Sesame Street?

Captioning Made Possible By

Warner Bros.

Hi, Willy!

Morning,

Big Bird!

## La La La La ##

Today We'Re Playing

Trash-In-The-Barrel.

Bring Me All The Trash

You Can Carry.

Ah...A Bird.

Hi, Little Fella.

[Whistles]

Oh, Where Did You

Fly In From?

[Whistles]

Are You Gonna Settle Here?

##

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Oh. You'Re Only

Passing Through.

Well, You'Re Welcome To

Stay Here As Long As You Want.

##

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Oscar'S Going

To Just Love These Cans.

[Dog Barks]

Whoa!

[Bird Squawks]

Oh, Wait, Wait!

Please Don'T Fly Away!

Please Don'T Go.

Wait. I Hardly Ever

Get To Talk To Birds.

Hey, Wait!

Wait! Wait!

Aah!

[Crash]

Heh Heh Heh.

Nice Work, Turkey.

Ugh.

Are You

All Right, Big?

Youarebig Bird?

Yeah, I Guess I Am.

This Is Worse

Than I Thought.

Big, I'M Miss Finch Of

The Feathered Friends.

Oh. Any Feathered Friend

Is A Friend Of Mine.

I Want To Talk To You.

You Do?

Well, Let'S Step

Into My Nest.

Oh, Dear.

Tsk Tsk Tsk Tsk.

You Know, Big,

You Shouldn'T Be

Living Here All Alone.

Well, I'M Not

All Alone.

There'S Gordon

And Susan--

Mmm, But They'Re Not Birds

Like We Are.

I Know, But They'Re

Nice People.

But You Should Have

A Home And A Family.

Well, Iamhome.

I Like It Here

On Sesame Street.

Wouldn'T You Like To

Be With Your Own Kind?

Wouldn'T You

Like To Live

In A Big,

Beautiful Birdhouse

With A Nice Bird Family?

Your Own.

And A Brother Bird

And A Sister Bird

And A Father Bird

And A Mother Bird?

And Sing And Play

Bird Games All Day Long?

Wouldn'T You?

Wouldn'T You?

Gee, I Think

I'D Like That.

Good.

Because

In A Lovely City

Called

Oceanview, Illinois,

There'S A Fine Feathered Family

Waiting Just For You.

Really?

Oh, When

Can I Leave?

I Can'T Wait!

But...What Will

I Tell My Friends?

Oh, Bird,

This Is Goodbye.

You'Re Leaving

Sesame Street.

Well, I'M Not

Really Leaving.

I'M Just

Going Away.

Oh.

Besides,

As Soon As I Get

To Oceanview,

You Can Come

And Visit.

I Can?

First Thing, Old Pal.

I Wouldn'T Go

If You Couldn' Come And Visit.

Oh, Bird.

Hey, Snuffy?

Huh?

Will You

Do Me A Favor?

Oh, Bird, I Would

Do Anything For You.

You'Re

My Best Friend.

Well, Will You

Watch My Nest

And All My Things

While I'M Away,

So Nothing

Happens To Them?

Sure Thing, Bird.

Oh, Snuffy, I Guess

This Is Goodbye.

Oh, Bird, I Hate

To See You Go.

Oh, Snuff.

Oh.

## Da Dee Dum

Dum Dee Dum Dum ##

## Dee Dum Dee Dum

Do Dee Do Dee Do ##

## Do Dee Dum

Dum Dum Dum ##

## Da Dum Da Dum

Da Dum Da Dum ##

Hi, Big Bird.

Hi, Maria.

Hi, Big Bird.

Hi, Olivia.

Hi, Susan.

Oh...You'Re All Here

To Say Good-Bye.

Big Bird Is Leaving?

But Where Is

Big Bird Going?

Big Bird...

Are You Sure

You Want To Go?

You Don'T Have To,

You Know.

No, You Don'T.

I Know. But You Know,

I Will Be Getting

My Very Own Bird Family.

But Big Bird,

We'Re Your Family.

You Know That.

I'D Like To

Give It A Try.

Of Course

He Would.

Well, Big Bird...

If That'S Really

What You Want--

Come On, Big Bird.

You Don'T Want

To Miss Your Plane.

Just A Minute.

Give Us A Big Hug,

Big Bird.

Don'T Forget To Write.

I Won'T, Maria.

Don'T Forget

To Count!

Ok, Count!

And Don'T Forget

To Dress Warmly, Ok, Big Bird?

I Got My Muffler, Bob.

Don'T Forget To Breathe

In And Out!

I Always Do, Grover.

I'Ll Read Every Day.

Oh, Bird,

Don'T Forget To Eat.

I Won'T,

Cookie Monster.

Well...

Goodbye, Oscar.

Why--Why, That'S

The Nicest Thing

You'Ve Ever

Said To Me.

Big, It'S Time.

But Can'T We

Just, Uh...

Just Keep Walking

And Don'T Look Back.

Why?

[Clatter]

Oh!

What The...

I Told You

Not To Look Back.

Oh!

Bye, Big Bird.

Take Care,

Big Bird.

Bye, Big Bird.

Bye, Tanya.

Don'T Forget, Big Bird,

We Love You!

Bye-Bye, Sesame Street.

Good-Bye, Bird.

Don'T Forget,

I'M Coming To Visit!

Wow! Look At

The Clouds, Radar.

Isn'T Flying Wonderful?

Makes Me Feel

Like A Bird.

Heh Heh Heh!

Heh Heh Heh!

## La La La La La ##

## La La La La-- ##

Ahem.

Hey, Radar!

We'Re Landing

In Our New Home!

Oceanview, Illinois.

Boy, In

A Couple Of Minutes,

We'Re Gonna Meet

Our New Bird Family--

The Dodos.

Woman On P.A.:

Ladies And Gentlemen,

Good Afternoon.

Ctw Flight 1138

From New York

Is Now Arriving

At Gate 2.

Which Gate

Did She Say?

Oh, Dear,

I Don'T Know!

Let'S Wait Here.

Gee.

Oh, Look!

Is That A Bird?

No. It'S A Plane.

Maybe This Is

The Wrong Airport.

But How Can An Airport

Be Wrong?

I Think We Should

Go To The Snack Bar.

I Want

A Bird Dog, Daddy.

Yeah, A Bird Dog!

Oh, I Hate To Think

Of Him Being Lost.

He'S Only

6 Years Old.

Oops!

Sorry. Sorry.

Excuse Me.

Was There

A Big Yellow Bird

On This Plane?

Well, Only Me.

Oh, Too Bad!

Maybe He'Ll Be

On The Next Plane.

Yeah, Next Plane!

Say, You Must Be

The Dodos!

Yeah!

Yes!

I'M Daddy Dodo.

I'M Mommy Dodo.

I'M Donny.

And I'M Marie.

Who Are You?

Why, I'M Big Bird!

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