| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Snuffy writes to Akim | |||||||||
| Air date | March 4, 1983 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 14 (1982-1983) | ||||||||
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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." |
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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. (First: Episode 0771) |
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Muppets | Grover sings "I Am Proud of Me" while admiring his block tower. (First: Episode 1212) |
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Cartoon | A spider refuses to give up spinning a web, no matter how badly injured he becomes. (First: Episode 1652) |
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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". (First: Episode 0129) |
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Film | Letter R hoist Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0315) |
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Muppets | Telly pretends to be an elephant, a goat and a lion. (First: Episode 1698) |
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Film | A giant panda walks around. (First: Episode 0920) |
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Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Lefty the Salesman have an argument over the letters "R" and "P." (First: Episode 0129) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) |
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Muppets | Lena Horne sings "How Do You Do?" to Grover. (First: Episode 0536) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: R for Rope (First: Episode 0764) |
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Film | A voiceover lists many R words. (First: Episode 0661) |
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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. |
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Cartoon | A clam tells a fisherman why he's not catching any fish: he pulled all the plants out of the pond. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Film | Exploring on the ocean rocks (First: Episode 1414) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Wrong Patient — Ernie's doctor makes a house call to examine him, but soon learns that he has the wrong patient. (First: Episode 0137) |
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Cartoon | "Have you seen my NO?" (First: Episode 0773) |
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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. |
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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. |
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Song | "What Do People Do All Day?" (First: Episode 1511) |
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Muppets | The Addition Game — Herry Monster interrupts his fellow contestant, Frances Oznowicz. (First: Episode 0960) |
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Cartoon | Four Carpenters (First: Episode 1616) |
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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." (First: Episode 1312) |
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Cartoon | The Funny Four tickles all the people and animals he sees. (First: Episode 1653) |
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Muppets | Four Anything Muppet cheerleaders give four big cheers for the number 4. (Spanish version) (First: Episode 0368) |
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Film | Footage of a baby learning to walk. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0427) |
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Cast | Maria and Linda sew quilts with a Q on them. (First: Episode 1508) |
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Cartoon | Q for Quarter Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1176) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert Is Missing at the Beach — Sherlock Hemlock helps Ernie find Bert at the beach. (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cartoon | Q -- that funny looking thing. (First: Episode 0131) |
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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. |
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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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