| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Telly and the balloon | |||||||||
| Air date | March 26, 1991 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Monster on the Spot reporter Telly interviews twins Shawnee and Chai about how they are the same and different. He finds that they look the same and both wear their hair in pigtails, but the girls rattle off a seemingly endless list of the ways they're different. |
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Cartoon | A vaudeville act of two SAME people (voiced by Daws Butler and Bob Arbogast) ends when one of them falls off the stage. (First: Episode 0778) |
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Film | Sounds Around the House v2: chimes, snoring, a boy pretending to be an airplane, a man playing a trumpet, and a motorcycle outside. (First: Episode 1713) |
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Muppets | Mr. Johnson goes to Pizzeria Dos to get a piece of pizza, but comes to find that at this restaurant there is two of everything, including himself. |
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Animation | El Numero Dos (Luis voice-over) (First: Episode 2211) |
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Song | Lillian sings "Face Facts." (First: Episode 2760) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Tony Danza and Big Bird play tennis without a ball, and count twenty hits, while Kevin Clash announces. (First: Episode 2170) |
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Cartoon | A detective sees a lever and wonders what will happen if he pulls it. (First: Episode 2613) |
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Muppets | Placido Flamingo sings "Music Can Have Feelings." |
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Cartoon | V for Van (live-action/animation hybrid) Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1181) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Brad's Bath — It's time for Bert to give his nephew, Brad, a bath, but Ernie thinks the tub needs some toys. (First: Episode 1134) |
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Cartoon | R is for Rooster, and Robber, and Rake ... Artist: Fred Calvert (First: Episode 0011) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "I Like Alaska", along with a montage of kids saying what their hobbies are, and what they like about their community. (First: Episode 2356) |
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Cartoon | Consonant Sound: V, violin Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1157) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster sings "Healthy Food." (First: Episode 2404) |
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Animation | A girl unfolds a map and uses it to describe her trip to Mexico, stopping in Texas along the way. (First: Episode 2689) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly is holding onto Uncle Wally's balloon, which Big Bird was doing before until he went to play catch with Miles. He is briefly worried about the wind blowing the balloon away but realizes that the balloon is safe as long as he's holding the string, even while he walks and jumps. He gets cocky and attempts a somersault, which pops the balloon. |
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Cartoon | A bird subtracts two balloons from a group of three. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0530) |
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Film | A girl named Maria and her family are having a Cuban barbecue. She invited her friend, Stewart, to enjoy in the fun and learn about Cuban culture. (First: Episode 2760) |
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Animation | Sand R/r (First: Episode 0635) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones climb the "Mountain of Love." (First: Episode 2733) |
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Film | Lemurs leap and play in a zoo cage. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0032) |
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Muppets | Two-Headed Monster: One head wants to play the trumpet, but the other head wants to sleep. (First: Episode 1390) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is told that there are two kids, Betty and Bobby Blobby, who are lost in the lobby, and he must help them find their parents. (First: Episode 2503) |
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SCENE 3 | In the Fix-it Shop, Telly asks Maria if she can fix Uncle Wally's balloon. She tells him that a popped balloon is impossible to fix, but reassures him that Uncle Wally will most likely forgive him for accidentally popping it. |
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Cartoon | A girl narrates a poem about the sad time when her goldfish died. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1378) |
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Muppets | Bert sings "Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons" to address the importance of proper trash disposal for the sake of pigeons. (First: Episode 2727) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, they are wet (Umbrella) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0344) |
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Film | Some kids learn how to use Logo, a computer programming language, to draw shapes on computers. (First: Episode 1968) |
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Cartoon | "The Adventures of Clever Bill!" The main character solves conflicts between two fighting giants and two fighting girls. (First: Episode 2068) |
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Film | Alone Song (First: Episode 0921) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly confesses to Uncle Wally what happened, and Wally forgives him. Wally admits that he feels sad since he can no longer give the balloon as a present to someone - as it turns out, the balloon was going to be for Telly! This fact makes Telly feel much better. |
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Cartoon | "Love" word animation (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | The Martians are a "Yip Yip Family." (First: Episode 2724) |
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Film | A scuba diver collects shells, which some kids count in voice-over. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0474) |
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Cartoon | An orange ball tries to pet a green ball, which growls, scaring him away. (First: Episode 2118) |
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Song | David sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?" Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2525) |
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Muppets | Construction worker Sally Smith is the surprise contestant of the on-location game "This Is Your Lunch." Sally must guess the contents of her lunchbox correctly after each food item gives her clues. (First: Episode 1631) |
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Animation | The inhabitants of a farm feel like celebrating when it rains during a hot, dry summer. Artist: Peter Wallach (First: Episode 1403) |
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SCENE 5 | A happy Telly reports to Maria that she was right, and shows her the new balloon that Uncle Wally gave him. He accidentally lets go of it in his excitement, but Maria catches it just in time and comes downstairs to give it back to him. As she ties it securely to Telly's wrist, Uncle Wally announces the sponsors. |
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