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| Telly the Detective | |||||||
| Air date | May 7, 1985 | ||||||
| Season | Season 16 (1984-1985) | ||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets | On the vaudeville stage, Big Bird and Snuffy identify S words and tell gum-wrapper jokes. (First: Episode 2020) |
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Cartoon | S for Snail Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1158) |
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Insert | Susan and some kids play “Twister” in the park as David sings “Name That Game”. (First: Episode 1846) |
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Cartoon | Splash (girl on beach) (First: Episode 0996) |
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Animation | In stop-motion, a boy makes landscapes out of sand and water. (First: Episode 2039) |
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Muppets | Grover the Salesman: When Grover comes to Kermit's home dressed in salesman attire, Kermit quickly tells Grover that he doesn't want whatever it is that Grover is selling, since Grover always tries to sell him things that he has no use for. However, Grover tells Kermit that he has come to give him something: a hairpiece. Once it is on Kermit's head, Kermit decides that it doesn't look very good. Grover agrees, and offers to sell him a comb, a hair brush, some shampoo, and hair tonic. (First: Episode 1972) |
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Cartoon | A needle and spool of thread cooperate to fix the king's torn pants. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1485) |
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SCENE 1 | While reading "How to Be a Great Detective," Telly learns about employing disguises. He dons a dark beard and attempts to listen in on Olivia and Maria's conversation about the weather, but he's instantly recognized. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Telly thinks he can fool Gordon, but he also recognizes him, pointing out he's the only guy on the block with his kind of hair, eyes, and fur. Telly realizes the beard isn't enough and goes to get more disguises. |
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Cartoon | "Angry Annie": A small girl vents her rage at the world, frustrated by the problems of everyday life, until her younger brother offers her part of his orange. (sound effects muted) Artist: John Korty |
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Muppets | "Street Garden Cooperation" (First: Episode 1956) |
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Cartoon | S for sing (First: Episode 0824) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Water Baby" over footage of seals and kids swimming. (First: Episode 2016) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — At night, Ernie can't sleep because he's thirsty. Bert is out of town visiting his brother, so Ernie calls Bert on the phone to tell Bert he's thirsty. He follows Bert's advice to get a glass of water, but calls Bert again to thank him, and say he can't sleep. Bert suggests that he count sheep ... except Ernie doesn't hang up the phone. (First: Episode 1943) |
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Cartoon | Yo-yo elevator (First: Episode 1971) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly has added a wig, tie, and pipe to his disguise, confident that no one will know it's him. The kids pick up on it the second they see him, despite him insisting he's "Inspector O'Reilly of the School Crossing Guard." Maria finds him feeling sad and he explains how his plans to be a detective have failed so far. Maria then approaches Gordon and Olivia, who realize why Telly was wearing the beard earlier. Maria convinces them to pretend to be fooled by Telly's next disguise to cheer him up. |
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Cartoon | E for Elephant & Elk, the nominees for best E animal. (First: Episode 0486) |
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Muppets / Cast | "The People in Your Neighborhood": TV Repairman and Clockmaker (First: Episode 0965) |
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Cartoon | Four Carpenters (First: Episode 1616) |
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Film | A man karate chops 5 boards. (First: Episode 0469) |
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Cartoon | Es un perro (First: Episode 1969) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly's added a hat, cape, and sunglasses to his disguise, and even changing his voice when he passes by the adults, who act as if he's a different person. They go so far as to believe he's a stranger disguised as Telly, despite his desperate claims he's not when he believes the disguise has worked too well. As the others head off, Telly isn't sure he wants to be a detective anymore, thinking his disguises would better help him as an actor. |
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Cartoon | Six snakes spent Saturday on the sand. (First: Episode 1669) |
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Muppets | Grover plays a detective at his office. A frantic city gent (Brian Muehl) rushes over to warn him about something that's bothering him outside, which, unbeknownst to both of them, turns out to be a very strong wind that blows everything away—including Grover's office. (First: Episode 1650) |
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Cartoon | S is for subway, sailboat, sled, scooter, skates, skis, and stop. Artists: The Hubleys (First: Episode 0279) |
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Film | Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Cast | Bob, Olivia, and David sing a song about the rain...outside, on a rainy day. (First: Episode 1921) |
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Film | Kids use a magnet to retrieve a jack. (First: Episode 0968) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: E-Ear (First: Episode 0807) |
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Celebrity | Grundgetta has fixed a makeshift NASA sign to Oscar's trash can and she's attempting a countdown, but she's just shouting random numbers. Sally Ride approaches and asks if she needs any help. Grundgetta annoyedly asks if the woman is an expert or something. Ride begins to answer when Grundgetta concedes that maybe she can help if she knows how to count backwards from ten. As Ride provides the countdown, the trash can smokes and rumbles, and takes off into the air. When it plummets to the ground, Ride hurries over to the crash site to see if Grundgetta is okay. She's more than okay, she's terrific, and so was Ride's counting. Grundgetta concludes that she must be an expert after all. (First: Episode 1939) |
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Animation | A flying saucer beams away "4-3" and replaces it with the solution: 1. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Pinocchio — Kermit interviews Pinocchio. (First: Episode 0910) |
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Cartoon | Four dolphins Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1491) |
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Film | George the Farmer's ladder gets taller and shorter, as does his box of berries. (First: Episode 0289) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Winter Checkers — It's cold outside, so Bert tries to ask Ernie to play a game with him. (First: Episode 1617) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #4 (First: Episode 0984) |
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Cast | Maria as Chaplin is out in the cold. (First: Episode 1964) |
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Cartoon | What does the word COLD match with? |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a laughing man. (First: Episode 1845) |
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SCENE 4 | The kids put on the disguises and Telly is amazed by them ("I'm among strangers!"). Maria announces the sponsors. |
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