| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Important reports from Telly | |||||||
| Air date | May 12, 1986 | ||||||
| Season | Season 17 (1985-1986) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | As Gordon prepares some breakfast, Telly interrupts the action with a Monster on the Spot message on the word important. After defining the word he exits, and Gordon explains things of importance when taking care of Miles. |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Touch, Hold, Feel." (First: Episode 0504) |
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Muppets | Instead of cookies, Cookie Monster recites a poem about galoshes -- or at least he tries. (First: Episode 1626) |
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Cartoon | A moving truck takes the number 8. (First: Episode 1446) |
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Muppets | An octopus sings "Octopus Blues." |
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Film | A garfish swims around. (First: Episode 0254) |
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SCENE 2 | The garfish film is interrupted for another report from Telly. He is stationed by the Fix-It Shop door to report on a story so up-to-the-minute that it has yet to even occur. He states that a man will come to the door, pull out his keys, then shake his fists in anger. As he frets whether or not this will actually happen, Luis arrives for work and claims Telly's report most likely won't come true. He discovers he's brought the wrong set of keys to unlock the shop and angrily storms back home, shaking his fists. Telly is relieved his report is not a bust and presents the remainder of the fish film. |
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Film / Cartoon | The letter O introduces many words he starts. (First: Episode 0621) |
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Muppets | Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the messenger goes to Mr. Johnson's home to deliver some singing telegrams which he has memorized. After singing a series of wrong telegrams, he sings (and dances) another one that actually is for Mr. Johnson, and an important one at that, but Grover does not remember who it is from. (First: Episode 1828) |
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Cartoon | Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Muppets | Dicky Tick hosts "Lifestyles of the Big and Little." (First: Episode 2206) |
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Cartoon | A rooster finds a purpose in his life when he's given the job to wake everyone on a farm. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1347) |
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SCENE 3 | The cartoon is interrupted for yet another special report with Telly. The announcer asks if this report is truly important; Telly thinks it qualifies, but starts to doubt himself. His report is about a picture he made of the 123 Sesame Street building, which the announcer likes very much. Telly feels proud and the announcer cues the rest of the cartoon. |
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Cast / Muppets | Olivia sings about her "One Two Blues" with two Anything Muppets. (First: Episode 1493) |
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Cartoon | "Name That Food" game show hosted by Don Carrot Artist: Len Glasser (First: Episode 1491) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover asks Brian to explain which of them is "you" and which is "me." (First: Episode 0294) |
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Cartoon | Olga y la letra O (First: Episode 0338) |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up." (First: Episode 0302) |
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Cartoon | K-kick (First: Episode 0463) |
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SCENE 4 | Following the previous segment in full, Telly appears once more with a report on the importance of brushing teeth. A mob of monsters charge in and interrupt him chanting "Kangaroo! Kangaroo! We want kangaroo!" demanding the next segment play uninterrupted. The announcer concedes and the group celebrates. |
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Cartoon | An old woman emerges from the pouch of a bouncing kangaroo. She proclaims, "K! Kangaroo!" (First: Episode 0489) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster shares a pair of headphones. (First: Episode 1628) |
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Film | "Listen ..." to various sounds, including the ocean, a heart beating, a clock ticking, a horse galloping, crickets chirping, a passing train, and others. (First: Episode 0951) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet family sings "Let's Go Driving." (First: Episode 2095) |
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Animation | Circle In Space (First: Episode 1441) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: After the Bath — Ernie comes from finishing his bath and tells Bert that there's something that he forgot. (First: Episode 0347) |
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Cartoon | A Rube Goldberg device is used to turn on a television as the numbers one through twenty are featured. (First: Episode 1869) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo sees Yo-Yo Ma's cello and thinks it's a "big fiddle" that belongs to Mr. Snuffleupagus, in contrast to Elmo's "little fiddle" (a violin). After Bob and Yo-Yo straighten things out, he and Elmo play music together. |
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Cartoon | Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever. (First: Episode 0320) |
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Film | City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (First: Episode 0132) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Bert tells John-John that he's lost his paper clips, and he feels sad. He asks John-John to show how he looks when he feels sad. Then Bert feels angry about losing his paper clips, and John-John acts out that emotion. Bert remembers where he left his collection, and John-John acts happy, too. (First: Episode 0443) |
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Cartoon | A song about a rolling O Artists: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0011) |
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SCENE 6 | Hoots the Owl challenges Yo-Yo Ma to make the same sounds with his cello that Hoots makes with his saxophone. |
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SCENE 6 cont'd | Their jam session is interrupted by one final report from Telly. Hoots is a bit miffed that their jamming has been cut off, but agrees that what Telly has to do is important - announce the sponsors. Hoots and Yo-Yo Ma play the show off with their own version of the theme song. |
Notes[]
- In addition to Elmo and Hoots, Kevin Clash performs the announcer and Maurice Monster. Additional monster performers include Pam Arciero and Noel MacNeal.
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