Episode 1780

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Akim hears Big Bird muttering to himself. He tells her that he's very proud of himself today, as he made elevensies in jacks and read all of Make Way for Ducklings by himself. Akim tells him that he doesn't sound proud by the way he's speaking and suggests he show people he's proud by "Walking Proud."
 	Cartoon 	A real Indian boy tells two boys who are playing Cowboy and Indian that Indians don't say "ugh". The other kids tell him that they heard the expression on TV.
 	Muppets 	Grover sings "I Am Proud of Me" while admiring his block tower.
 	Cartoon 	A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes.
 	Muppets 	Kermit's Lectures: Kermit the Frog is about to talk about the letter R, until Cookie Monster karate chops one of the legs off, turning it into a P. When Kermit threatens to tell the monster's mommy, Cookie reassembles the broken letter back to the letter "R".
 	Film 	Letter R hoistMusic: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Telly pretends to be an elephant, a goat and a lion.
 	Film 	A giant panda walks around.
center 	Cartoon 	R for Rhinoceros (poem)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Lefty the Salesman have an argument over the letters "R" and "P."
 	Cartoon 	Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	Lena Horne sings "How Do You Do?" to Grover.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: R for Rope
 	Film 	A voiceover lists many R words.
 	SCENE 2 	Big Bird helps Mr. Snuffleupagus type a letter to Akim, recalling that she's allergic to his fur. Snuffy furiously types away at the keys to ensure Big Bird can deliver it while she's still at Hooper's Store. Over at the store, David and Akim hear the sounds of typing and the typewriter's dinging, then see Big Bird coming over with a large sheet of paper. Big Bird has to stand back and read it, as some stray Snuffleupagus hairs cause Akim to sneeze. Akim finds the letter sweet and agrees to write a response, despite David's resistance to anything Snufffleupagus-related.
 	Cartoon 	A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond.
 	Film 	Exploring on the ocean rocks
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	"Have you seen my NO?"
 	SCENE 3 	As Akim writes her letter to Snuffy, David pulls her aside to talk some sense into her. She believes there's no harm in playing along since it makes Big Bird happy, but David (having dealt with this situation for years now) insists Akim is just enabling this never-ending fantasy of Big Bird's. Akim finishes her letter anyhow and Big Bird rushes it back over to his nest. Akim's letter thanks him for writing and addresses him as "my new friend," which makes Snuffy very, very happy. He quickly types up another letter to her.
 	SCENE 3 cont'd	David and Akim hear the typing sounds again; David assumes Big Bird is responsible once more. Big Bird brings over the finished letter, when they suddenly hear the sounds of the typewriter; Big Bird states it's Snuffy writing a letter to his Aunt Sadie. Since Big Bird is present with them, David struggles to find a rational source of the sounds.
 	Song 	"What Do People Do All Day?"
 	Muppets 	Game Show: The Addition GameHosted by Guy Smiley, the contestant has to figure out how to add numbers. The contestant is Herry Monster, who solves all the questions except "3+1=_", so he brings in four cars in the studio.
 	Cartoon 	Four Carpenters
 	Cast 	Maria and Olivia visit the bandshell at Lincoln Center, where Olivia admits she likes to imagine being a singer on that very stage. She envisions herself as a famous performer, singing "Filling the Air with Love."
 	Cartoon 	The Funny Four tickles all the people and animals he sees.
 	Muppets 	Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4. (Spanish version)
 	Film 	Footage of a baby learning to walk.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Cast 	Maria and Linda sew quilts with a Q on them.
 	Cartoon 	Q for QuarterArtist: Jeff Hale
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Q -- that funny looking thing.
 	SCENE 4 	Big Bird orders a bag of birdseed and tells David and Akim that he's having turkey for lunch. David finds this uncharacteristic - "Big Bird gets upset when you talk about chicken salad," he tells Akim. He asks Big Bird questions to confirm that Big Bird actually is going to be having turkey for lunch. He and Akim then follow Big Bird to his nest, where they see he is having turkey for lunch - specifically his cousin Tom, a live turkey, whom Big Bird shares his birdseed with. Snuffy announces the sponsors, and the credits roll.
 	CLOSING SIGNS 	Grover holds the Sesame Street sign, while Kermit and a kid hold the CTW sign.
==Notes==
*The script calls for Big Bird to say he read Run, Spot, Run, referencing the Dick and Jane early readers. The final episode substitutes Make Way for Ducklings, a slightly more advanced text.
*A clip from Scene 2 later appeared in Episode 2096.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 14