Music by	Sam Pottle
Lyrics by	Sara Compton
Date	1978

"Second Best" is a Sesame Street song sung by Big Bird in Episode 1151.

After Gordon cancels their weekly checker game in favor of helping his visiting niece Debbie, Big Bird strolls down Sesame Street feeling very sad. He asks the viewer if they ever felt like they were replaced with someone "exciting and new," believing that nobody cares about how special he is.