Sesame Street | |||||||||
Telly the Dad | |||||||||
Air date | February 8, 1991 | ||||||||
Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Telly, dressed in a sensible cardigan, pretends that he is a dad with Freddy acting as his son. He muses about being a real father one day, and sings "Telly the Dad" with three back-up monster fathers. | |
Cartoon | What if I looked like George Washington... (First: Episode 0586) | |
Film | Two Navajo kids go to school in Arizona. This year, Dante enters pre-school. (First: Episode 2680) | |
Muppets | Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers. (First: Episode 0366) | |
Cartoon | Gloria talks about 'W' (First: Episode 0806) | |
Cast | A voiceover instructs Maria as Chaplin where to put the shirts and the towels. (piano underscore) (First: Episode 0541) | |
Cartoon | A kid voice-over says, "Ocean," as a fish is seen swimming in the ocean. (First: Episode 2670) | |
SCENE 2 | Telly observes Oscar trying to get his niece Irvine to take her nap, something fathers will usually do. Oscar uses reverse psychology to get her to sleep. Telly has Freddy take his nap too and launches into another verse of "Telly the Dad" with the monster fathers. | |
Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy shows his friend Harry the importance of sleep. (First: Episode 2047) | |
Cartoon | A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one. (First: Episode 0782) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Families." (First: Episode 0454) | |
Muppets | Prairie Dawn and The Count are contestants on "Squeal of Fortune." (First: Episode 2331) | |
Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a dog. (First: Episode 0601) | |
Cartoon | Gordon's Voiceover 'T/t': Two caterpillars form T and t. (First: Episode 2223) | |
SCENE 3 | Telly tries to read Freddy a story, but makes Freddy act insubordinate and demand something to eat instead. Telly sings another verse of "Telly the Dad" with the daddy monsters about loving his child even when they're ornery, and takes Freddy to get a snack from Hooper's Store. | |
Cartoon | Snacks on Parade: Peanut Butter Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1301) | |
Film | In stop-motion, a boy makes landscapes out of sand and water. (First: Episode 2039) | |
Muppets | Clementine and some cowboys sing "I'm a Real Cowboy" to Forgetful Jones to remind him of what he is. (First: Episode 1965) | |
Film | Empty / full classroom (time-lapse) (First: Episode 0475) | |
Cartoon | W for Wilbur (First: Episode 0366) | |
Celebrity | When Johnny can't play "One of These Things" with Big Bird, Jay Leno fills in. (First: Episode 2408) | |
Cartoon | A chair displays the word SIT, and a beast sits on him. (First: Episode 0399) | |
Muppets | "Daddy Helps with the Dishes" - three families sing about how they help each other doing chores, cooking and homework. (First: Episode 2223) | |
Cartoon | Three turtles present the letter T. (First: Episode 1666) | |
Film | A boy climbs up a tree to gather coconuts. (First: Episode 1125) | |
Cartoon | I've got some (hair), I've got more, but I've got the most. (First: Episode 0524) | |
Muppets | Kermit the Frog goes to see his doctor, who listens to his heart. Describing what he hears as "groovy", the doctor sings "Heart of a Frog" about different kinds of noises (backed by frog nurses) (First: Episode 2650) | |
Cartoon | A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend. (First: Episode 1471) | |
Muppets | Snuffy says the "big alphabet," while Alice says the "little alphabet." (First: Episode 2553) | |
Cartoon | T es para telefono (First: Episode 0362) | |
Muppets | The Martians find a telephone. (First: Episode 0398) | |
Song | David sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?" Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2525) | |
Muppets | Mysterious Theater Sherlock Hemlock is commissioned to find the shape of a circle in an antique castle before time runs out at 5:00. Watson does his best to point out that the face of a clock is the shape of a circle. (First: Episode 2706) | |
Cartoon | The Bellhop must make 12 wake-up calls. (First: Episode 2529) | |
Film | In a gymnasium, a teacher and some kids play catch with a balloon. (First: Episode 1088) | |
Cartoon | In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing. (First: Episode 0778) | |
SCENE 4 | Telly finds Gordon and Luis sitting on the stoop as Miles and Gabi play. After a brief chorus of "Telly the Dad" from the monster fathers, Telly lets Freddy play with the other kids and talks "business" with his fellow dads. Oscar announces the sponsors, and the credits follow. |
Notes[]
- Jim Martin performs Irvine in this episode.
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