Sesame Street Visits The Hospital (1990), part 1

(Big Bird) Sesame Street Home
Video visits the hospital!

(snoring)

(coughing)

(alarm clock rings)

Oh, Radar. (coughing)

Oh-Oh--(coughing)

H--(coughing)

H--(coughing)

Hi! (coughing) H-How--

Good morning, Big Bird!

Why, hi, Maria.

How're you feeling today?

Well, I think I still have
my cough. (coughing)

Oh, you sure do!

Why, it sounds worse than yesterday!

(gasping) And your beak feels hot!

It does?

Well, I feel cold. And hot.
I'm very tired too.

And I just woke up. (coughing)

And everything hurts, even my feathers.

I don't think I feel very good, Maria. (coughing)

Open your beak.

(coughing)

(gasping) Oh, it looks red in there!

- It does?
- Yeah!

- Let me listen to your chest.
- Okay.

(heart whistles erratically)

It sounds like there's
a little bird in there.

Oh, boy, well...whatever's in there
really hurts when I breath.

Breathing used to be fun.
What's wrong with me, Maria?

I don't know, Big Bird, but I think you're pretty sick.

Oh geeze.

I'm gonna call the doctor.

You might have to go to the hospital!

Oh, wait a minute! The hospital?

But I'm not so sure I want to go there.

(Maria) Don't you want to feel better?

Um, yeah.

(Maria) Well...

But...(coughing)

Oh! I'm gonna call the doctor.

But...but...I've never been to a hospital!

(ambulance sirens wail)

(phone rings)

(murmuring over intercom)

Maria, are we in the hospital yet?

Yeah!

Well, I still don't feel any better.

Aw, come on, Big Bird.

Where are we going now?

We're going to the emergency room
where they let you into the hospital

right away.
Come on!

Oh...

Say, you are one big bird!

What's the matter?

(Maria) Well, he's had
this cough for a few days

and he has trouble breathing.

You know, it sounds like
there's a little bird in his chest!

Yeah, and I'm kinda scared too
because I've never been

in a hospital before.

There's no reason to be scared.

Come with me so I can examine you
and we can start to make you feel better.

Can I ask you a few questions?

- Uh, okay...
- M-Maria?

It's alright, Big Bird! I'll be right here.

- Your name?
- Oh, Maria Rodriguez.

- Your patient's name?
- Big Bird.

Could've guessed.

Are you his mother?

Not exactly.

Sort of.

Yeah.

Oh, what's that?

I'm gonna take your blood pressure.

Oh, I need it!

I'm just gonna measure it.

Will it hurt?

It'll just feel like someone
squeezing your wing.

Yeah...

(humming)

Your blood pressure's fine.

(heart monitor beeping)

Oh, uh...you'd better tell that man
that his wife is gonna have a baby.

He knows. People come here for everything.

I'm gonna listen to your chest
with this stethoscope.

It might be a little cold.

Ooh! (nervous laugh) Yeah.

Take deep breaths.

(coughing)

- Does he have health insurance?
- Yes...

he's got Blue Feather [Priority] Care.

His account number is 123--

Blue Feather, huh?

We don't get many birds around here.

Now I'll make him his bracelet.

(coughing)

That's some chirp!

Oh, it's nothing.

Big Bird, we've got something for you.

Well, what is it?

It's a bracelet with your name
on it so everyone knows

who you are, even when you're asleep.

Asleep?

You mean...(coughing)
I'm gonna stay here overnight?

Well, maybe, Big Bird.

You're sick. You should stay
here until you feel better.

Hi, I'm Jim.

I'm going to give you
a ride to see the doctor.

It's a bed with wheels.

You shouldn't walk.
We want you to start resting right away.

Well, I am a little tired.

Okay, here you go.

(Jim) We all ready?

Yeah, but take it easy on the turns.

I will.

Maria, why do I have to go see a doctor?

To find out what sickness you have.

They can't make you better until
they figure out what you've got.

Oh, but at least this ride is fun.

Hey, when we get back can you
put some wheels on my nest?

(coughing) Vroom! Vroom!

(coughing)

Blood pressure's still normal, doctor.

Boy, if they keep taking my blood pressure
I won't have any left.

Oh, Big Bird, of course you will.

Now I'm going to look in your ears with this.

Um...if I can find them.

Um...can you give me a hint?

A little further back.

Oh! So that's where they are.

And a pretty thing it is too.
That looks good.

Okay, let's look at this one.

Ah, looks good.

Now I'm going to look in your throat.

Why, has he lost something?

Open wide...

- Aaah!
- Aaaah.

It's red.

Alright, now.

Does this hurt?

(coughs and laughs)

Only when I laugh. (laughs) Oh.

Alright...

Breath...

What do I have, doc?

Mmm-hmm...mmm-hmm...

- I think I have "mmm-hmm".
- Mmm-hmm.

Hmm, that's some chirp.
How's his appetite?

- It's so-so.
- Mmm-hmm.

- Been sleeping well?
- Only at night.

- What does he have, doctor?
- Well, I'm not certain yet.

We need a blood test and an X-Ray.

Blood test?! X-Ray? What's that?

Things to help me figure
out what's wrong with you!

I'll see you in a little while.

Yeah, if I'm still here.

(coughing)

I'm gonna take a little blood
with this so we can do the test.

(whimpering) Is it gonna hurt?

Yes, but only for a second.

Ooh, I might need that blood.

Your body makes more.

- Well, will I be able to fly after this?
- Yes.

- He can't fly now.
- Oh.

- Okay, ready?
- Go ahead.

Okay.

OW! Oh, ow!

(whimpering)

It's over, Big Bird! You were very good.

Yes! Now I'm gonna get you a ride to X-Ray.

- Can I go home now?
- No, Big Bird. I'm sorry, not yet.

But Maria, they keep poking
at me and taking things!

My blood, my temperature--

they took my blood pressure twice.

And I'm still not better. (coughing)

This is boring. And it's scary too, a little.

- You won't go away, will you?
- No! Of course not.

But you know, Big Bird,
it takes time to get well.

You just have to wait while they help you.

That's why someone in a hospital
is called a patient.

- Because they have to be patient.
- Oh.

♪ It takes a while for a seed to become a flower ♪

♪ It takes a while to learn to read and spell ♪

♪ You can't become a grownup in an hour ♪

♪ A sick body needs time ♪

♪ Time to get well ♪

(coughing)

♪ You got to be patient to be a patient ♪

♪ Wait around, do what the doctors say ♪

♪ You got to be patient to be a patient ♪

♪ And when you're well ♪

♪ You can go home and play ♪

♪ You got to be patient to be a patient ♪

♪ Wait around, do what the doctors say ♪

♪ You got to be patient to be a patient ♪

♪ And when you're well ♪

♪ You can go home and play ♪

Okay, take it away, Jim.

(coughing)

(Big Bird) What's an X-Ray, Maria?

It's a special kind of light
that can look through your body.

(Big Bird) Well, what does it feel like?

Oh, you can't feel anything.

It's not gonna hurt, Big Bird. I promise.

(Big Bird coughs)

- Hello.
- Hello.

Um, what's that thing?

This is an X-Ray camera.

It's gonna take a picture of the inside of your chest!

- The inside?
- Mmm-hmm.

Won't that hurt?

No, Big Bird. It's not gonna hurt.

- It's just a picture.
- Right.

Now, you have to stand in front of it,
right in front of it if you can.

Come right up to the camera,
yes, and put your chest

right up against this plate
here, okay? It might be a little cold.

- Oh, it's cold!
- Oh, okay. Very good!

- (coughing)
- That's perfect.

Now we have to go out for a second.

I want you to take
as deep a breath as you can, okay?

And hold it.

Okay, now fill your lungs and hold it.

Okay, we'll be right back.

- (doctor) Hold still.
- (Maria) Right back!

Do you think I should smile?

See, I usually smile when I take pictures.

Okay, that's a very good idea.

Now you have to come back up to the camera,

pull your shoulders forward a little,

and again take as deep a breath as you can!

(inhaling deeply)

And hold it!

(X-Ray machine whirs)

I'm ready when you are!

We've got it already!

- Just has to be developed.
- You got it already?

- Well? Thank you!
- Well, thank you.

Okay, you're welcome. Bye bye.

Now this is a picture of your chest

that the X-Ray machine took.

This spot on your lung tells me that you have Neumotweetitiscanariea.

Oh no! What's neu--(cough)

Neumo--

What you said, is it serious?

Well, Neumotweetitis is a lung infection

and, actually, it's quite common in eight foot yellow birds.

- Here you are, doctor.
- Thank you.

It is not serious if we take care of it.

Now, I want you to take this medicine.

Oh no! I can't swallow this thing.

You don't have to.

Just breath into this and your lungs
will get the medicine in the air.

Feel that? Here, try it.

- Feel better?
- Yeah, okay.

- Let's go home.
- No, no, no, no.

Keep breathing the medicine.

And I would like you to stay here a few days.

Stay?! Here?!

So we can take special care of you and make you well.

Well, I wanna go home. (coughing)

Maria can stay with you for as long as you want.

I should think two or three days.

Don't worry. We'll talk.

(coughing) Maria?

I can't stay here.

I left Radar all alone.

Oh, that's alright, Big Bird.
We'll bring him!

But who will sleep in my nest?

It'll be waiting for you when you're better.

But I don't wanna stay here.

You've got to, Big Bird.

It's the only way to get well.

Thanks a lot, Maria.

I thought you were my friend.

(sighing)

Maria? Where are we going now?

- To bed!
- To bed? But it's still daytime.

(coughing)

Look at that, Big Bird!

A bed that goes up and down.
Isn't that great?

Yeah, well, it's not like my nest.

Oh, now what're you gonna take from me?

Oh, no, I'm not gonna take anything!

We're gonna get medicine into your body quickly through this.

There's a needle.

It's gonna hurt, isn't it?

Yes, but only for a little while.

I promise I'll do it as fast as I can.

Oh, I don't want to!

Oh, Big Bird, let's think about something
else while she does that, okay?

What're you gonna do when you're
all better and you get to go home?

See Snuffy.

- Oh yeah--
- Ow!

(whimpering)

- What else, Big Bird?
- It hurts!

Play with Elmo.

- (whimpering in pain)
- Yeah, that'll be fun.

Anything else? Huh?

Yes. I'm gonna forget about this place!

Oh, Big Bird. I know how you feel.

It's okay to cry!

Well, you bet it is! (sobbing)

There, there. I'm all done and you were great.

See, look? The medicine goes into your body through this.

Big Bird, what else are you gonna do when you're all better

when you go home?

I'm gonna get a new friend who isn't Maria!

(sobbing)

(coughing)

Big Bird, why are you angry at me?

Well, it was your idea to call a doctor. (coughing)

You brought me to this place.

I had to, Big Bird! You're not well.

And you let them take all of those tests.

Big Bird, that's because I want them to make you better.

I love you and you're sick.

Well, that's just what I'd like to know.

What did I do wrong to get sick?

Nothing!

Well then how come I got sick?

Big Bird, you got a virus.

These things happen and it's nobody's fault.

Nobody's?

Nobody's.

Oh.

I had to bring you here, but I'll do everything I can

to help make you feel better.

Well, Maria...

tell me a story?

Yes, of course.

- Once upon a time--
- Not THAT one!

I don't like that one. (coughing)

Okay, how about Three Little Pigs?

Yeah.

Okay.

Once upon a time, there were Three Little--

Maria?

Yes?

Maybe I won't be mad at you tomorrow.

Okay, Big Bird.

Once upon a time, there were three...

One very sick bird who got sick
and it wasn't anybody's fault.

(snoring)