| Category | Details |
| Episode Number | 0797 |
| Season | Season 7 (1975–1976) |
| Air Date | December 2, 1975 |
| Main Plot | Big Bird’s Presidential Campaign |
| Campaign Promise | Free birdseed for everyone |
| Key Muppets | Big Bird, Oscar, Grover, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster |
| Human Cast | Maria, Luis, David, Bob |
| Letter of the Day | A |
| Number of the Day | 3 |
| Featured Song | "President Bird" |
| Spanish Lesson | Abierto (Open) / Cerrado (Closed) |
| Campaign Gear | Custom campaign buttons |
| Sponsors | A, P, 3 |
Parent's Guide
Big Bird hears the President on the radio. He decides to run for office. His dream of being President Bird soon becomes a reality. He's got to solve every street problem. People bring him broken baseball bats. He sees dirty pavements. Big Bird finds out he hasn't got time to go roller skating. Being a leader means working hard and helping other people. You can teach your child that being a boss means helping the community.
There are different parts of the letter A in the mix. Then there's this invention called the A-box that comes into play. The Story of A features an ant, an apple and an archer. These examples are great for developing literacy. Grouping these words helps your child identify the specific sound of the letter.
The number 3 keeps popping up throughout the day. Oscar tries to remove three cans. Harvey Kneeslapper sticks a number 3 on a man. This helps to improve people's confidence with numbers. The show shows what a set looks like. Why not get your child to find three things in your home? This goes beyond just counting and gets to the heart of understanding quantity.
A boy talks about his moods in a cartoon. Ernie is pretty annoyed when his sandwich goes missing. These moments help people to understand their emotions better. Studies show that kids who label their emotions are better at resolving conflicts, with success rates 20% to 30% higher. It's good for your child to see characters dealing with loss, as it helps them work through their own feelings.
A red man and an angry blue man demonstrate opposites. They use the Spanish words abierto and cerrado. These words mean open and closed. This segment is all about bilingualism. Learning key words in another language is a great way to boost your child's vocabulary.
Oscar the Grouch tries to throw away three old cans. Maria and Luis have offered to use them. Then Oscar has a change of heart and decides the cans are worth something. He keeps them because other people want them. This story looks at the idea of possession. Kids often value an object more when someone else is interested in it too. Psychologists say that 70% of kids get how values change by the time they're 5. You can use Oscar to chat about how tricky it is to share things.
Grover sees his image split into four parts. This brings in visual logic. It shows how you can divide a whole thing into smaller parts. This visual is a sort of introduction to maths.
