| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Telly wants someone to read to him at the library | |||||||
| Air date | April 18, 1990 | ||||||
| Season | Season 21 (1989-1990) | ||||||
| Written by | Luis Santeiro | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Big Bird observes the various sounds of the library, such as Linda checking in books, Lisa rolling a cart of books, and pages being turned. He hears the sound of scratching, which comes from Barkley at the front door. Big Bird lets him inside, where he promptly knocks Linda to the ground and gives her slurpy kisses. |
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Cartoon | A Flea circus performs feats beginning with the letter F. (First: Episode 0309) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Park Sounds — Bert regrets not being able to go to the park today like Ernie did, but Ernie helps him imagine a quiet day at the park. (First: Episode 1953) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "Doggy Paddle." (First: Episode 1967) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Diana talk about ideas. (First: Episode 2582) |
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Cartoon | Hockey player (Spanish). (First: Episode 2114) |
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SCENE 2 | Linda intends to take Barkley outside to play, when Big Bird proposes he play right there in the library. He starts up a game of "Three of These Things" using Barkley and three kids reading. Barkley starts making more noise, forcing Big Bird to admit the dog might be better off outside... |
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Cartoon | A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!" (First: Episode 0782) |
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Insert | The Alphabet Dancers form the letter T. (First: Episode 0454) |
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Cartoon | T for typewriter and toe Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0506) |
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Muppets | "It's Zydeco" (First: Episode 2666) |
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Cartoon | Two kids want to use their empty box as a pretend submarine or airplane. They agree to imagine it's a rocketship. Artist: Cordell Barker (First: Episode 2369) |
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Film | Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant. music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0917) |
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SCENE 3 | Snuffy wants to check out a big book - The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire. He misreads the title as being about a Roman umpire and imagines how the story goes, starring a Snuffleupagus named Roman who becomes an umpire. Roman falls over, but would dust himself off and try again. Linda and Lisa don't think that's quite what the story is about, but agree that both the book and Snuffy's imagination are very large. |
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Cartoon | Henson: Eleven Cheer (First: Episode 0273) |
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Muppets | Farley explains things one can do with their mind - he plans on going to the door, he imagines who's knocking at it, he remembers it's not his mother and he hopes there's not a scary monster at the door. Herry Monster surprises him by bursting through the door, frightening Farley away. Herry's sorry Farley ran away; he wanted to play. (First: Episode 0180) |
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Film | A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking and horse galloping. (edited) (First: Episode 0032) |
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Cartoon | An elephant (voiced by Marshall Efron) asks Nesbitt (voiced by Don Arioli) for directions to the zoo, but won't listen to him long enough. Artist: Janet Perlman (First: Episode 1631) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster reads the sign atop a miniature school building, and observes a small group of children that run out of it. Once they've left, the monster picks up the now empty building, and declares, "School's out!" (First: Episode 1907) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy demonstrates the things feet can do. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0455) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly can't come to a decision which friend to sit next to at the library. Eventually, all the kids must go, leaving Telly all alone. Linda and Lisa offer to sit next to him. |
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Cartoon | Cloud blows things FFFFFFFF (First: Episode 0387) |
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Muppets | Clementine and some cowboys sing "I'm a Real Cowboy" to Forgetful Jones to remind him of what he is. (First: Episode 1965) |
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Film | Kids ride horses. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0541) |
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Cartoon | Simple Simon meets some strange-looking animals, all of whom have their parts switched around. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0822) |
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Video | Ann Marie DeAngelo and Skeeter Rabbit do their dance routine. The frame freezes whenever the word STOP comes on. (First: Episode 2600) |
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SCENE 5 | Linda and Lisa have to return to work. Telly wishes someone could read to him and asks Oscar to do so when he enters. Oscar refuses, but offers to find someone else to read to Telly. On a mischievous note, he brings over a Honker, who starts honking along with the book. |
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Cartoon | F - Face Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1162) |
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Film | Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0424) |
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Muppets | Super Grover: Janet Fringle needs help carrying many boxes. Super Grover suggests gluing them together, but she eventually figures out that taking them one at a time will work. (First: Episode 0588) |
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Cartoon | "Love" word animation (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | "Bein' Green," with Lena Horne and Kermit. (First: Episode 0637) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter has an electric train. (First: Episode 0785) |
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SCENE 6 | The Honker finishes the book, though Telly hasn't been able to understand a word. The Honker has to leave, so Oscar replaces him with a Dinger. |
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Film | SCHOOL: the sign spins around. (First: Episode 0685) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Someone to Watch Over Me — Ernie enjoys watching Bert read a book, but Ernie's staring at him is driving Bert bananas. (First: Episode 1741) |
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Cartoon | Rap #11 (First: Episode 2531) |
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Muppets | Harvey Kneeslapper sets up a bucket of confetti above a door, so that whoever pulls the rope attached to the bucket will get the confetti dumped on them. Instead, a little girl walks by and pulls the rope, so that the confetti lands on Harvey! (First: Episode 0353) |
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Film | Two Navajo kids go to school in Arizona. This year, Dante enters pre-school. (First: Episode 2680) |
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SCENE 7 | The Dinger now has to go somewhere else, and Telly resolves to reading a book on his own. He picks an appropriate one: How to End a TV Program, which dictates today's sponsors. Telly is very proud of himself. |
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