Episode 2260

Sesame Street
Telly meets Juliet at Birdland
Air date	January 2, 1987
Season	Season 18 (1986-1987)
Written by	Mark Saltzman
Directed by Jon Stone Production November 18, 1986 Sponsors Q, Y, 2

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gordon approaches Telly Monster, who is dressed in a ragged bird costume and making some bird calls. He explains that he's practicing to be a bird because he wants to go to the new club Hoots the Owl opened up called Birdland. Gordon tells him that the place is just called Birdland and you don't actually have to be a bird to go there, just "sit back, cool out, and let the music move you." Gordon invites Telly to go with him and Susan, but first Telly makes his way to the library to check out a book on how to "sit back, cool out, and let the music move you."
	Film	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up." (First: Episode 0302)
	Cartoon	A man tries to figure out where a squeaky sound is coming from; it turns out to be a giant's squeaky shoes. "Surprise!" (First: Episode 0770)
	Muppets	Kermit the Frog sings "Do-Op Hop". (First: Episode 2071)
	Animation	Rocks turn in circles to a song. (First: Episode 2234)
	Muppets	Old West: Sinister Sam announces that someone has bought the last box of crayons, and he wants to know why. It turns out that he just wants a crayon so he can learn how to write the letter Y. (First: Episode 1288)
	Cartoon	Y for Yak Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1184)
	Muppets / Cast	"Singing in the Shower" - Olivia, Ernie, Oscar, and Big Bird sing about how they like to sing in their various modes of cleaning (shower, bathtub, mudbath, and birdbath, respectively.) (First: Episode 1834)
	Cartoon	'Q' lecture: stem always falls off 'Q' (First: Episode 0048)
	SCENE 2	The Robinsons and Telly arrive at Birdland while the band is playing and Telly finds an open chair at a table with another monster. She tells him it's okay if he wants to sit there, so Susan tells him she'll be at another table nearby. Gordon asks who Telly's companion is, but he doesn't know her name. She introduces herself as Juliet, sharing a gaze with Telly. After a pause, she begins to explain why she's wearing a bird suit, but Telly guesses it was for the same reasons he was worried about coming to Birdland. He explains what Gordon had told him earlier, and offers advice on how to "sit back, cool out, and let the music move you." They read the book together which leads to their swaying to the rhythm of the music. At the end of the number, everyone begins applauding. Telly and Juliet are slightly embarrassed by the attention, but say they couldn't have done it without the book.
	Cartoon	Two Farm Animals Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1447)
	Muppets / Cast	Professor David lectures his class on trees. He says they are only good for looking at and leaning against, but they mention other uses for them. (First: Episode 1584)
	Cartoon	A little boy asks his big brother questions about what happens at school. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 1877)
	Film	Sesame Street Animal Films: Elk feeding. Music: Robert Dennis (First: Episode 0793)
	Muppets / Cast	Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert go see a silent movie, "The Picnic" (starring Maria as Chaplin and Linda as the girl). (First: Episode 2071)
	Cartoon	A mother bird adds her eggs that hatch. (First: Episode 2230)
	SCENE 3	Hoots introduces Joe Williams who sings "The Birdland Jump" while the Birdketeers dance.
	Film	In stop-motion, a boy makes landscapes out of sand and water. (First: Episode 2039)
	Muppets	Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the messenger goes to Mr. Johnson's home to deliver some singing telegrams. After reading a series of wrong telegrams, he reads 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)
	Cartoon	Y for yawn (First: Episode 0301)
	Film	Kids identify pairs of animals in a zoo. (First: Episode 0364)
	SCENE 4	Hoots and Joe Williams have just finished a musical number when Hoots asks the audience to welcome his friend Telly who's visiting Birdland for the first time. Williams invites him up onto the stage to sing with them, but Telly is worried someone will take his seat. Juliet says she'll watch it for him, but Telly worries that she might leave. Juliet worries Telly might not come back to her table, so they each promise to stick around. Williams begins the song, but Telly says he doesn't know the words. Williams tells him just to listen and he'll catch on. By the end of the song, Telly is scatting along confidently.
	Cartoon	HEN / PEN / TEN / MEN Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 1881)
	Muppets	Miami Mice Ernie goes to a repair shop to pick up his broken Rubber Duckie, but neither he nor the mice can get into the shop because it's cerrado. (First: Episode 2209)
	Cartoon	A yak discusses the letter "Y" on a stage, and is insulted when it is called a "Yakkity-yakkity-yak". (First: Episode 0301)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry asks John-John if he knows the difference between up and down. (First: Episode 0565)
	Animation	Blue, red and yellow ovals play "Old MacDonald." (First: Episode 2002)
	Film	To a jazz rhythm soundtrack, the camera zooms in on flowers growing on a tree. (First: Episode 0156)
	Cartoon	The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages. (First: Episode 2243)
	SCENE 5	Hoots and Joe Williams' band is softly playing music on the stage at Birdland which has emptied out except for Telly and Juliet's table. Susan enters and tells Telly that it's time to leave. Telly and Juliet think they'll never see each other again, and say goodbye forever. Susan says they can see each other again if they just make a plan. She promises she has paper and a pencil to write it down in case he forgets.
	SCENE 5 cont'd	Williams announces the sponsors as the music transitions to a smooth jazz version of the closing theme, with Joe providing some vocals. The nighttime credit crawl from Episode 2255 follows.

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