Episode 2828

Sesame Street
Telly gets some hair
Air date	March 6, 1991
Season	Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by	Tony Geiss
Directed by Jon Stone Production December 20-21, 1990 Sponsors R, Z, 13 This episode guide has been compiled from script materials provided by a trusted source. ⓘ

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Telly shows off a new wig he's wearing, though Gordon and Barkley show signs of disapproval.
	SCENE 1	The Two-Headed Monster gives Luis their "Learn Spanish" book and want him to teach them. He picks out a quick, easy word - "hola." The monster has trouble saying it, until he gets each head to say a syllable and blend them together. The monster happily repeats the word to all they meet.
	Animation	Abstract count to 13. (First: Episode 2809)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Mary's Little Lamb After an interview with Mary, the lamb follows Kermit. (First: Episode 1943)
	Cartoon	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. (First: Episode 1484)
	Song	"Reach Your Hand Up High" (First: Episode 2702)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Oscar and Danny DeVito laugh it up. (EKA: Episode 2292)
	Cartoon	R for rose (EKA: Episode 2363)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover talks to Zelda about "fast" and "slow." (First: Episode 2611)
	Cartoon	Jerry Nelson sings and counts thirteen turkeys. (First: Episode 2711)
	Muppets	The Three Little Pigs look for the Big Bad Wolf in a police line-up. (First: Episode 2541)
	Song	Luis sings "Follow the Arrows" as a man does so. (First: Episode 1642)
	Cartoon	Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain. (First: Episode 1477)
	SCENE 2	Lillian compliments all the different hairstyles that the kids have. Telly feels down, knowing his small, feathery hear isn't as good as the others. He imagines having similar hairstyles as his friends and decides to get some more hair.
	Song	"Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734)
	Cartoon	Lightbulbs subtract from 5 to 0. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2188)
	Muppets	Guy Smiley hosts "What's My Job?" in which blindfolded monster contestants guess the occupations of different professionals, including Sonny Friendly. (First: Episode 2573)
	Film	Alphaquest: R Running down a road past a rabbit, a radio, some rocks, and a rainbow. (First: Episode 2726)
	Cartoon	A man talks about how much he loves his bones. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2628)
	SCENE 3	The Count counts Alexis' individual stands of hair. He tries doing the same with Gordon, only to find zero hairs on his head. He decides to count his mustache hairs instead.
	Cartoon	A young man carrying a brown paper bag walks up to the bridgekeeper and asks him if he works there. He orders him to show him whatever circles are in the bag, and to eat them. He is ordered to eat three round foods: a cookie, a pepperoni pizza, and a slice of watermelon. Once he is granted permission to cross the bridge, however, he tells the bridgekeeper that he was merely trying to deliver the latter's groceries. (First: Episode 1582)
	Muppets	Over the Top sing "ZZ Blues." (First: Episode 2317)
	SCENE 4	Telly has a small, black wig on and asks Alex for an opinion. Alex says it's different and suggests he get others' opinions. Barkley acts hostile toward him, mistaking him for somebody else, then the Two-Headed Monster (still saying "Hola!") mistakes the wig for a kitty cat. Maria and Luis agree he looked better without it and Telly storms off.
	Film	Ducks swim and fly. Music: Chopin's Valse Op. 64, no. 2) (First: Episode 2510)
	Cartoon	A red armless character is stalked by the letter Z until he eats it. (First: Episode 1340)
	Film	"Visiting Iesha": Olivia sleeps over at Iesha's house, and spend the morning together. Olivia is white and Iesha and her family is black. Next time, Iesha wants to visit Olivia's family. (First: Episode 2756)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Ernie can't sleep, so Bert tells him to count sheep. Ernie tries to count sheep, but it's dull -- so he starts counting fire engines. The noise from the imaginary fire engine wakes Bert up. Bert says that Ernie's waking up the whole neighborhood, and tells him to count something quieter. Ernie counts balloons -- but the balloon gets bigger and bigger, finally bursting with a huge explosion that wakes Bert up again. (First: Episode 0276)
	Animation	New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball. (First: Episode 0777)
	SCENE 5	Gordon tries giving Telly a pep talk about his natural hair. Lillian brings over the kids and sings "Be Proud of Your Hair." Telly sees the value of his natural fur and takes the wig off. Everyone laughs at the sight of Gordon wearing it.
	Cartoon	A girl has trouble closing her suitcase after she's packed it, but has help from her four-legged friend. (First: Episode 1469)
	Film	A man talks about his working horses. (First: Episode 1466)
	Cartoon	A mouse riding an armadillo sings a song about 13, his lucky number.
	SCENE 6	Maria shows Telly ways he can style his hair, when it comes time to say goodbye. The Two-Headed Monster pops up and starts repeating "Hola!" instead.

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