| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Oscar makes Telly angry | |||||||||
| Air date | March 7, 1991 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Lou Berger | ||||||||
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COLD OPEN | Oscar teases a Grouch game he's going to play with Telly, right after the opening theme... |
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SCENE 1 | Telly excitedly rushes over to Oscar's trash can with a football helmet, tennis racket, beach ball, and butterfly net. He rushes out and back to get a tuba Oscar now says he'll need. The "game" turns out to be a trick on Telly, making him bring all the items for nothing. Oscar expects Telly to feel silly, but instead Telly feels angry (but has trouble fully expressing it). He runs out in a fit, and Oscar comments to the viewer that Telly likely won't stay mad for long. He changes his mind when Telly returns to blare a sour note from his tuba at him before darting off again. |
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Cartoon | All the instruments in Sousaville love Mr. Tuba's music, but when he plays with them, he doesn't play the same music they're playing. Artist: ArtistMike |
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Song | "School Song" (First: Episode 0986) |
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Animation | It's a monkey Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1767) |
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Muppets | Phil Harmonic introduces Ernie and Placido Flamingo, who sing "Up and Down Opera" to demonstrate up and down. (First: Episode 2440) |
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Cartoon | A baby and father illustrate up and down. (First: Episode 2687) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly runs into Jelani, his anger still preventing him from fully communicating. Jelani instructs Telly on how to calm down with some breathing and by counting to 40. Telly feels better for the moment until Jelani brings up Oscar's name, sending him into a babbling rage again. |
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Cartoon | Little Red Riding Hood uses a map to get to Grandma's house. (First: Episode 2686) |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy: Two boys are fighting over a swing, so Teeny Little Superguy shows them how to share. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1967) |
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Cartoon | K-kick (First: Episode 0463) |
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Muppets | Kermit says his "ABC's of the Swamp." (First: Episode 1960) |
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Cartoon | W for Wilbur (First: Episode 0366) |
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Song | 14 Karat Soul sings about what's "Down Below the Street." (First: Episode 2556) |
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Cartoon | One of these shoe pairs ... (First: Episode 0503) |
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SCENE 3 | At his nest, Big Bird dances with the kids to some music when Telly enters, still feeling angry. Big Bird gets him to dance along, which makes him feel happy again. However, another mention of Oscar's name puts Telly in a fit. |
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Cartoon | A map of Africa morphs into the shape of animals that are found there. (First: Episode 2627) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | On a rainy night, the Count brings Susan Sarandon to a locked castle. He knocks on the door just for the sake of counting the knocks, until it's revealed that the castle is his own. He then proceeds to unlock the numerous locks, counting them in the process. (First: Episode 2528) |
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Film | At a zoo, monkeys clean each other and run around. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 2505) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster does a taste test to compare square shaped cookies, triangle shaped cookies, and circle shaped cookies. (First: Episode 1750) |
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Cartoon | A little girl sings "There Is Only One Me." (First: Episode 1942) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly passes by Uncle Wally in his fit of anger. Uncle Wally points out all the items Telly has with him are just what he needs for his favorite game - Racket-Tuba-Netball. He demonstrates how the game works for Telly, using the racket to knock the beach ball into the net Telly holds. Telly perks up and starts having fun at last, playing a fanfare on his tuba when Wally gets a "netter." Oscar, witnessing all this, now becomes the one who can barely speak for feeling so angry! |
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Cartoon | ADVENTURE! A man and woman escape a boulder, a crocodile, and other obstacles. (First: Episode 2080) |
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Muppets | "It's Zydeco" (First: Episode 2666) |
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Cartoon | K for kangaroo (First: Episode 2498) |
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Muppets | Here Is Your Life Disguised as a dentist, Guy Smiley surprises a tooth at a dentist's office. The tooth is reunited with healthy food (represented by Carl Carrot and Melvin Milk), his dentist, and toothbrush/toothpaste pair Bristly and Pastey. (First: Episode 1057) |
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Song | Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer." (house) (First: Episode 2672) |
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Cartoon | "Pinball Number Count" #6 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0983) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly tries to cheer Oscar up using some of the calming strategies he's learned today, but nothing works. Telly begins playing a rotten tune on his tuba, making Oscar feel happy... but Grouches like feeling angry, so he gets upset with Telly for ruining his mood. Telly gives up and leaves to practice his tuba as Oscar tries to figure out whether he's happy or angry. |
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Film | Old Time Movies: Anne Meara observes wondering if the dashing hero will go over or under. (First: Episode 0517) |
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Cartoon | A girl picks the key that matches the keyhole in order to gain access to a cache of toys. Artist: Dan Haskett (First: Episode 2050) |
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Muppets | Bert says his favorite number is Six. (First: Episode 1289) |
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Cartoon | Six pigs Artist: Owe Gustafson (First: Episode 1472) |
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Cast | (Same and Different) Maria and Linda dress the same, then Linda dresses differently. (First: Episode 1819) |
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Cartoon | A man wants a hat, but the hat shop owner's hats are all the same - except for a ten-gallon hat, which complements the customer's horseback riding nicely. (First: Episode 0781) |
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Video | Four break-dancers dance. (First: Episode 2607) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040) |
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SCENE 6 | Telly is surprised to see Oscar involved in a game of Racket-Tuba-Netball as he can feel angry when Uncle Wally scores netters, putting him into his happy/angry loop again. Telly tries to ignore Oscar as Uncle Wally announces the sponsors. |
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