Episode 4518

	Sesame Street
	Friendship Day
Air date	February 3, 2015
Season	Season 45 (2014-2015)
Written by	Emily Perl Kingsley
Sponsors	O, 10
Releases	Elmo Can Do It!

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	What's the Word on the Street?: Friend
	SCENE	Chris welcomes the viewer to a special day on Sesame Street. What day is it? He turns us toward Big Bird and Snuffy, who've hung up a banner for Friendship Day, a day that celebrates all different friends on the street. Elsewhere, Leela observes a sidewalk mural made by Telly, Rosita and Baby Bear.
	SCENE cont'd	Meanwhile, Zoe shows Elmo the moves she's choreographed for their special Friendship Day dance, though Elmo struggles to nail the moves. Frustrated, she calls him the worst. She calms herself down and tries to press onward, not noticing Elmo has already left.
	SCENE cont'd	Zoe finds Elmo down the street, where he tells her how upset he is and ends their friendship. Abby happens by and Zoe explains what's happened, not sure why Elmo is upset. Abby makes a magical replay, where Zoe sees what she said, though she states she didn't mean anything by calling him "the worst." Zoe attempts to patch their relationship.
	SCENE cont'd	Zoe finds Elmo again and tries to tell him it was only a word. Elmo replies it's a hurtful word and leaves once more. Leela and Chris tell Zoe, through song, that though "Sticks and Stones" can break one's bones, words can hurt just as much. Zoe realizes she has to apologize.
	SCENE cont'd	Zoe runs into Elmo and apologizes, telling him she'd always want him to be her friend, even if he can't do the dance. Elmo forgives her and they become friends again. For the rest of the street, they do their friendship dance, which Elmo finally gets right!
	Muppets / Celebrity	Elmo and Brittany Snow make friends with some animals.
	Cartoon	"Sharing Song" Directors: David Cowles and Jeremy Galante; Music: Alison Cowles (First: Episode 4402)
	Muppets	In a News Flash, Murray reports on "Friendship Day" and covers what it means to be a friend. He meets a pair of girls who became friends at school. Ovejita chimes in with a word - amigo. Murray then shows breaking footage of two Anything Muppet kids becoming friends in the park. Friendship coverage will continue, after this... (First: Episode 4505)
	Muppets	Super Grover 2.0 A duckling wants to go to a woodland party, but can't cross the river without getting her new party shoes wet. Super Grover 2.0 shows up and begins using his powers of scientific reasoning to get her across. He ultimately uses his powers of engineering to design a broccoli bridge, but his piece of broccoli isn't long enough and floats down the river. He pulls out a large log too, but thinks it's useless. The duckling thinks it'll work perfectly and pushes it to the river, where it successfully reaches across. As she joins the party, Super Grover tries to take off and lands in the middle of the party. He decides to stay and dance along with them. (shortened intro) (First: Episode 4507)
	Muppets	Elmo and the gang introduce the letter of the day, O, with a song and dance.
	Film	Owen dives beneath the waves to find some underwater O words, discovering a whole oceanic orchestra. (First: Episode 4416)
	Muppets	Murray's friendship report continues with a pair of girls. He finds that they are friends because they have similar interests. Meanwhile, Ovejita makes a new duck friend. Then, Murray learns the two girls have opposing interests in blueberries and reports friends can like different things. The two Anything Muppets discover the same as well. Murray's report will continue after this... (First: Episode 4505)
	Muppets / Animation	Abby's Flying Fairy School Today is Pet Day (to Niblet's glee). Abby brings her pet frog Prince, Gonnigan has his ant Thor and Blögg has his banana slug Gertrude. In the event, they see who can jump the highest, using a block tower to measure; Prince beats the other pets. Niblit arrives to participate, only to find they've moved onto the next event. Next, they see which pet is stronger by lifting a sandwich; Thor coming out victorious (despite being the smallest). Niblet once again misses the competition and begins to cry. The class realizes they left him out and try to apologize, but he turns his back on them. They invite him to the festivities and express their love for him, bringing him back. The final event is Best Dancer, which Niblet exceeds at. (First: Episode 4304)
	Cartoon	A sad creature gets a hug, making him happy. Artist: Tony Dusko (First: Episode 4228)
	Muppets	Count von Count and friends sing and stomp to find the number of the day - 10.
	Cartoon	Ten doggy kisses Artist: Todd Parr (First: Episode 4274)
	Animation	Ten farm animals dance at the hoedown.
	Muppets	Abby, Rosita and Segi plan to play the story of Cinderella, but find out that each one wants to play Cinderella. They decide that since each one is dressed as the titular role in the different parts of the story, they all can be Cinderella. They also welcome a chicken who wants to be Cinderella too.
	Muppets	Murray's friendship report continues as he asks two boys about the way good friends treat each other. Meanwhile, Ovejita has now made an array of barnyard friends. The boys share a story about carrying water bottles before switching back to the Anything Muppets, who share a toy plane they're argue over. Murray concludes his report. (First: Episode 4505)
	Muppets	Elmo the Musical: Mountain Climber the Musical — Elmo and his sheep sherpa scale Mount Biggest Everest, though everyone tries to warn him about the Yeti at the top. (First: Episode 4418)
	Muppets	Murray announces the sponsors.