In the show, puppets, most notably the title character, taught children about self-esteem, feelings, and attitudes.

[1] The Mississippi Public Broadcasting School Resource Guide summarizes the goals of The Clyde Frog Show: "This series is designed to help elementary children understand and better cope with their own feelings and attitudes.

Each program contains a dramatization of typical events in the life of a child followed by a talk show segment.

All of the puppet characters in the stories appear in the talk show to discuss their feelings."

By grade level, the specific goals are: Kindergarten: Explain healthy ways in which feelings may be expressed.