BIG BIRD: Tickle, tickle, tickle, tickle.
Say, Snuffie.
MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS: What?
BIG BIRD: You know what?
I'll bet today will be a perfect day for my friends to
finally meet you.
What do you think?
MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS: Sounds fine, Bird.
BIG BIRD: Oh.
Oh, look.
Look.
Hi.
MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS: Oh, hello there.
BIG BIRD: So what do you think?
Maybe I'll have one of my friends come here
and finally see you.
MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS: Sounds good to me, Bird.
BIG BIRD: OK.
I'm going to go bring somebody back here so don't go away.
MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS: I won't.
BIG BIRD: Don't leave this time, please, huh, Snuffie.
MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS: OK, I'll wait right here.
BIG BIRD: OK.
I'll be right back!
This sign says no l--, elec--, la--
Gee, I can't even read that.
Boy, that's a hard sign to read.
Well I wonder who's around.
Must be-- oh boy, there's Dave and Olivia.
Hey, Dave and Olivia.
Hey, you gotta come to my nest right away because Snuffie's
there right now and he wants to meet you.
DAVID: Big Bird, we can't.
We can't We got to go vote.
OLIVIA: Yeah.
BIG BIRD: Oh, but--
Oh, does that have something to do with this sign I've been
seeing around?
OLIVIA: Yes.
See today is election day, and today is the day when
everybody votes for who they want to run the country or the
state or the city.
Come on.
DAVID: And Big Bird, it is very important
that everybody vote.
BIG BIRD: But how do you vote?
DAVID: Why don't you come in and see.
BIG BIRD: OK.
OLIVIA: Come on.
DAVID: OK, come on Big Bird.
OLIVIA: Here we go.
DAVID: Hi Judy.
OLIVIA: Hi Judy.
JUDY: Hi.
DAVID: Listen, we brought Big Bird along with us because he
wants to learn about voting.
So could we take a look at one of the voting booths?
JUDY: Sure.
Go ahead.
DAVID: OK.
Great.
Thanks.
JUDY: OK.
Officer.
BIG BIRD: Thank you.
DAVID: Go ahead.
Oh, look.
Look, somebody's voting.
OLIVIA: Someone's voting.
GORDON: Hey.
How you doing?
BIG BIRD: Did you just vote Gordon?
GORDON: I sure did.
Yeah.
I gotta get to work now though.
I'll see you later.
OLIVIA: See you later.
Bye bye.
DAVID: All right.
Big Bird, take a look at this.
BIG BIRD: Wow.
DAVID: OK now, this is a voting booth.
BIG BIRD: Oh, those are all names up and down.
DAVID: Inside here are the names of all the people who
want to get elected and these are the offices.
So you pick a person and then you press
there and you've voted.
BIG BIRD: You mean if you want to vote for mayor you just
pick the one you want and you push the button.
DAVID: --guys that you want or the ladies--
BIG BIRD: And then it's voted.
DAVID: And it's voted.
OLIVIA: It's good.
BIG BIRD: But what's the curtain for?
OLIVIA: Well the curtain is so nobody will see who you voted
for because, you see, it's a secret.
BIG BIRD: A secret?
Wow.
OLIVIA: And then when all the votes are added up, the person
with the most votes wins.
BIG BIRD: Gee, I wonder if Snuffie knows--
oh no, Snuffie.
DAVID: Snuffie?
BIG BIRD: Oh, I forgot.
He's at my nest and he's waiting to meet you.
Well, I could go get him and then he can meet you and learn
all about voting too.
Oh, great.
I'll be back.
Excuse me.
DAVID: Imaginary friend wants to learn about voting.
OLIVIA: Well--
BIG BIRD: Oh, you're still here Snuffie.
That's good.
Because you've got to come with me, see, because David's
down at the voting place and Olivia's there too, and she's
voting right now.
MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS: Voting?
BIG BIRD: Yes.
Yes, it's very important Snuffie.
I'll tell you all about it.
Come on.
MR. SNUFFLEUPAGUS: OK, Bird.
BIG BIRD: This is the place, Snuff.
Come on.
JUDY: Officer, could you come here?
OFFICER: What's the problem?
JUDY: I can't find my bench file.
BIG BIRD: Right in here, Snuffie.
This is where people vote, and this is a voting booth.
Somebody's in there.
Maybe it's Olivia.
That you Olivia?
DAVID: No, it's me, David.
Big Bird, go away.
I'm voting.
BIG BIRD: But Mr. Snuffleupagus is here now.
Why don't you come out and you can meet him, OK?
DAVID: Big Bird, I'm voting now.
BIG BIRD: That's OK.
We want to vote too.
DAVID: You can't vote, Big Bird.
BIG BIRD: But why not?
You said it was important for everyone to vote.
DAVID: Yes, it is, but you have to be 18 and registered.
BIG BIRD: I know what 18 is, David, but I don't know what
registered is.
Do you Snuffie?
DAVID: Look, when you're 18 years old, you have to go sign
up with the Board of Elections, and then you tell
them your name and where you live and how old you are, and
then you have to prove whether or not you are a citizen, and
then they let you vote.