| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Telly and the fire bell | |||||||
| Air date | December 15, 1981 | ||||||
| Season | Season 13 (1981-1982) | ||||||
| Written by | Tom Dunsmuir | ||||||
| |||||||
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 |
SCENE 1 | Big Bird finds Telly, Olivia, Maria and Gordon congregated out in the yard. Telly has gotten a fire bell to warn people of fires, but now thinks it's a silly and useless idea. The grown-ups try convincing him that it's useful and plan to do a fire drill, instructing Telly to ring the bell at an unexpected moment. Big Bird goes back to his nest and listens for the bell, mistaking other sounds for it instead. |
 |
Song | "Fireman Ready to Go" (First: Episode 0131) |
 |
Muppets | Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Exit" as the audience leaves the room. (First: Episode 0666) |
 |
Cartoon | A loud-voiced girl talks about her dog, Pete. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1266) |
 |
SCENE 2 | Telly winds up to ring the bell, but Maria passes by, thus ruining the surprise effect. She walks over to Oscar, who is about to have lunch. To her amazement, he plans on having a healthy lunch of an apple, carrot and celery, without chocolate sauce or any other Grouch toppings. He does, however, have her hold up a bullhorn, which amplifies the crunching sound as he eats. Big Bird mistakes this sound for the fire bell as well. |
 |
Film | A kindergarten class takes a field trip to the fire station. (First: Episode 1217) |
 |
Muppets | Ernie and Bert: World's Greatest Counter — Ernie proclaims himself to be the world's greatest counter, yet he counts very slowly, and starts all over again if Bert interrupts him. (First: Episode 0107) |
 |
SCENE 3 | Telly again tries to ring the bell, but Maria passes by once more. She brings Oscar a tray of foods - apple sauce, carrot cake and celery soup. He's disappointed that they don't make any loud sounds when he eats them (to Maria's delight), until he discovers the slurping sound made from consuming the soup. Big Bird once again believes this sound to be the fire bell. |
 |
Animation | 4 people, 4 wheels, 4 doors, and 4 windows make a carpool. (First: Episode 0910) |
 |
Film | EXIT (First: Episode 0935) |
 |
Cartoon | Four elephants at the circus Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1489) |
 |
Film | Three kids want to paint, but each of them has only one item, so they all cooperate. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0318) |
 |
Cartoon | "Mad Goat Song" Artist: Derek Lamb (First: Episode 0771) |
 |
Muppets | Sesame Street pageants: Prairie Dawn directs the cast in a pageant about the face. Ernie talks about eyes, Cookie Monster talks about the mouth, Bert and Grover talk about ears, and Herry Monster talks about the nose. At the end of the pageant, they assemble a picture of a face. (First: Episode 0711) |
 |
Film | George the Farmer demonstrates on top of. (First: Episode 0242) |
  |
Insert | On the roof of 123 Sesame Street, Bob and Jessica see Alphabet Bates parachute down from his airplane. He draws onscreen the letter he was going to write in the sky - the letter O. When his plane circles back, he rises back into the skies. (First: Episode 1329) |
 |
Cast | Via split-screen, two Lindas sign letters of the alphabet: one is no-nonsense, and the other is very playful. A male voiceover narrates the letters with the same demeanor Linda signs them in. (First: Episode 1354) |
 |
Cartoon | "Mi casa es su casa." (First: Episode 0794) |
 |
Film | A look at the life of Colleen, who lives in Arizona. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0504) |
 |
Cartoon | A spring bounces under and over animals. (First: Episode 1236) |
 |
Muppets | Bob asks a blank-faced Large Lavender Live Hand Anything Muppet how he feels. The Muppet answers, "I don't feel anything." Bob sticks a nose and angry eyes on the Muppet, who then starts to feel mad. He walks off in a huff, and we hear a crash off-screen. The Muppet comes back and ad-libs, "It's okay, Bob, I just dropped my watch!" (First: Episode 0491) |
 |
Cartoon | A man makes a CASA for both him and his dog, who then makes a CASA for a bird. (First: Episode 0586) |
 |
Film | A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0255) |
 |
Cartoon | The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on. (First: Episode 1242) |
 |
Film | Animals and children bathe in water. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0615) |
 |
Cartoon | Ten brightly-beaked birds land on a statue. (First: Episode 1524) |
 |
Muppets | Grover sings "I Am Proud of Me" while admiring his block tower. (First: Episode 1212) |
 |
Animation | A man plays a memory game using cards. (First: Episode 1232) |
 |
SCENE 4 | Telly tries ringing the bell once more, when Gordon rides by on his bike. Discouraged, Telly sings "I Wish I Could Tell When to Ring This Bell." |
 |
Cartoon | L for Lion (First: Episode 0798) |
 |
Film | Footage of a rattlesnake (First: Episode 0294) |
 |
Cartoon | A little girl tries to figure out why a dog is crying. (First: Episode 0862) |
 |
Celebrity | Rosey Grier and a kid both enter phone booths and with their unique sizes, they each help the other retrieve their dropped dime. (First: Episode 0886) |
 |
Cartoon | Fisherman Jones demonstrates in, on and under with the help of a big fishy. (First: Episode 0370) |
  |
SCENE 5 | Now nighttime, Oscar convinces Telly that now is the perfect time to ring the bell. Telly does so as the adults come out and complain about being woken up. Big Bird darts over and convinces them to thank Telly instead, as fires can occur at night as well. Telly goes over to thank Oscar, who's displeased with how the situation turns out. Maria announces the sponsors. |
  |
CLOSING SIGNS | Olivia holds the Sesame Street sign, while Susan holds the CTW sign. |
| Previous episode: | Next episode: |
| Episode 1591 | Episode 1593 |