| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Telly loves triangles | |||||||||
| Air date | December 28, 1990 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Lou Berger | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Elmo is going mountain climbing and needs Oscar’s help in making sure he has brought everything he will need. On the condition that Elmo will begin his climb as soon as they're finished, Oscar helps him check that he has the appropriate clothes, food, and supplies. It turns out that the "mountain" he'll be climbing is none other than Oscar's trash can. |
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Song | "Ja, Ja, That is the Mountain" Artist: Jane Aaron |
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Cartoon | "¡El juega hockey!" (First: Episode 2114) |
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Muppets | "The Dirtiest Town in the West" (First: Episode 1461) |
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Film | A still of construction equipment fades into a shot of a parrot. (First: Episode 1535) |
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Muppets | Super Grover: The Fight — Super Grover tries to break up a fight between brothers. (First: Episode 0786) |
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Cartoon | "I in the Sky" (First: Episode 0368) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly rushes into the Fix-It Shop to show Luis a newly-arrived gift from the Triangle Lovers Club. He expects it to be something triangular, like the hat and tie he received. However, when they open the package, they find three colored sticks. Telly is disappointed with the club’s choice of a package, until Luis finds a set of instructions that show how the sticks can be made into a triangle. Telly uses his new triangle as the steering wheel of his imaginary triangle car. |
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Cartoon | Jerry Nelson sings and counts thirteen turkeys. (First: Episode 2711) |
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Film | A girl narrates a film of her grandpa putting a horseshoe on their horse. (First: Episode 0505) |
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Cartoon | Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy V Artist: John Hubley (First: Episode 0311) |
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Celebrity | Big Bird attempts to dance ballet with Raven-Symoné. When that doesn't work, she puts on some dance music. |
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Film | A zydeco band plays "Allons a Lafayette" while people dance. (First: Episode 2498) |
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Cartoon | Boy and the capital "I" (First: Episode 0368) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Sharing a Cookie — Bert refuses to share his cookie with Ernie. (First: Episode 0472) |
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Cartoon | A man sees a giant OUT, yells the word, and everyone runs out of it. (First: Episode 0550) |
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SCENE 3 | Gina is about to dig into some triangle-shaped cookies she just baked until Telly rushes to her, begging her not to eat the triangle. She explains to him that it’s a cookie, which is made to be eaten and that she can always make more of them. She eats one then starts to wipe off the crumbs with a folded napkin. Telly begins pleading her to not use the napkin - it's also in the shape of a triangle! |
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Cartoon | Edgar Turtle plays the banjo as some kids sing the "Bird Song." (First: Episode 2415) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — John-John and Herry Monster count to twenty. (First: Episode 0441) |
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Animation | Stop-motion: a bunny tries to make a bench with blocks, but needs a chick's help. (First: Episode 1463) |
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Film | Kids go roller-skating in a playground as ragtime music plays. (First: Episode 1234) |
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Muppets | Spaceship Surprise: Planet TR — Trevor Trout introduces the space explorers to the Planet TR. (First: Episode 2607) |
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Cartoon | V for volcano, violet, and violin (First: Episode 1762) |
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SCENE 4 | Bob is giving a music lesson to Genevieve, who plays the triangle. Telly rushes up to her and begs her not to hit the triangle with the stick, fearing for its safety. Bob has her show Telly that if she hits the triangle, it won’t break; it makes a lovely musical sound instead. Telly plays his own rendition of the “1812 Overture” on the triangle, but he hits it too softly to make any noise (as he still wants to be gentle with it). |
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Film | A boy takes dance lessons at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. (First: Episode 1716) |
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Cartoon | Rap #13 (First: Episode 2547) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: The Feelings Game — Bert doesn't want to play "The Feelings Game" with Ernie. (First: Episode 2356) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me." (First: Episode 0416) |
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SCENE 5 | Elmo joins Oscar and Slimey’s game of “Oscar Says.” Despite Oscar’s best efforts to make Elmo lose, an attentive Elmo listens to know when Oscar doesn’t say “Oscar Says.” He orders him to leave, but needs to say “Oscar Says” first. Oscar says it and Elmo goes off on his way. Unfortunately, Slimey obeys him too and ditches him. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Little Red Riding Hood's Directions — Kermit gives Little Red Riding Hood directions to her grandmother's house. (First: Episode 1955) |
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Animation | Can you find the hidden objects in the picture? (First: Episode 1520) |
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Film | Some kids have a bike race by the river. (First: Episode 1419) |
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Cartoon | I for iron (First: Episode 0314) |
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SCENE 6 | Maria and Elmo are going to tell Gabi a story about a trip to the beach. Elmo’s job is to say the word “I” whenever Maria holds up a letter I-block. After the story, they announce the sponsors and the credits roll. Telly rushes in to remind everyone about triangles being an additional sponsor. |
Notes[]
- This episode marks the debut of Telly's obsession with triangles, a trait that would stay with the character to this day.
- Scene 1 would later be used as a stand-alone Muppet segment on several international co-productions, including Open Sesame, Sesamstrasse and Ulitsa Sezam. Scene 5 was also used on Sesamstrasse.
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