Episode 2871

Sesame Street
The Grand High Triangle Lover visits Telly
Air date	May 6, 1991
Season	Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by	Lou Berger
Directed by Emily Squires Production January 14, 1991 Sponsors A, C, 1

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Uncle Wally welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street. Telly appears to tell Uncle Wally that The Grand High Triangle Lover is coming to Sesame Street today. Telly doesn't know why he is, but just then he appears with his dim-witted assistant Norman. The Grand High Triangle Lover tells Telly that he's thinking that he'd be "The Triangle Lover of the Year." All Telly has to do is show him how much he loves triangles by the time he and Norman get back. They exit, and Telly wonders what to do. He then decides to get his tuba.
	Cartoon	Hortense beats one drum. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2570)
	Muppets	"Forty Blocks From My Home" (First: Episode 2614)
	Cartoon	We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Rice harvesting in Sierra Leone (First: Episode 2774)
	Film	Building a log cabin (First: Episode 0602)
	Cartoon	An apple, an orange, and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling. (First: Episode 0555)
	SCENE 2	Oscar the Grouch witnesses Telly with his pet worm Slimey. Telly explains to Oscar that they're rehearsing a song about how much he loves triangles. Telly plays the tuba and sings while Slimey plays the triangle. They play the song for Oscar, who seems impressed with it. Telly worries that if Oscar likes the song, then everyone else won't. He soon forgets the song idea and decides to approach Savion.
	Cartoon	A gorilla outgrows his toy fire truck, and is about to throw it away, when he decides to pass it on to his little brother. (First: Episode 2840)
	Cast	Big Bird, Susan and Bob sing "Can Read" while at a newsstand. (First: Episode 2268)
	Film	A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal. (First: Episode 2787)
	Cartoon	Kids try to guess what a bunch of shapes will form; eventually they form a chicken. (First: Episode 2838)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (First: Episode 2674)
	Animation	Arrows give a presentation of the human body. (First: Episode 2839)
	SCENE 3	Savion teaches a tap-dancing lesson to some kids. In a panic, Telly asks Savion if he knows any triangle dance. Savion doesn't know any, but he's gotten an idea--for something like a square dance. Pulling out a triangle and giving it to Telly, Savion makes a triangle with his foot as he hits the triangle three times. Then Savion makes the dance more complicated, causing Telly to forget it and move on to something else.
	Cartoon	A flea sets up camp on a dog. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1004)
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself. (First: Episode 2142)
	Cartoon	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is. (First: Episode 0006)
	Film	Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant. music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett (First: Episode 0917)
	Animation	It's a snail Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1711)
	SCENE 4	Uncle Wally and Savion observe that Telly is taking a nap on a crate. They're relieved that Telly isn't thinking about triangles, until they hear Telly talk about triangles in his sleep.
	Animation	Where does the triangle fit? (First: Episode 1883)
	Film	Five girls play a clapping game. (First: Episode 2763)
	Muppets	Forgetful Jones invites a cowpoke to lunch, not realizing it's his own reflection in the mirror. (First: Episode 2798)
	Cartoon	"Wash Your Hands Before You Eat" Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1523)
	Film	A piece of construction equipment and a giraffe are shown side-by-side. (First: Episode 1550)
	SCENE 5	Telly is now drawing triangles with different colored crayons in a rush. Savion and Uncle Wally tell Telly that even if he's not "Triangle Lover of the Year", he can still have his love for triangles. Telly realizes that and it makes him feel better...
	Cartoon	A for astronaut, airplane, airport and automobile. (First: Episode 2250)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert complains about Ernie having the radio volume on too loud. Ernie pulls the knob off the radio, puts it on Bert's stomach, and turns the volume of Bert's voice up and down. (First: Episode 0241)
	Film	Lobster fisherman (First: Episode 0966)
	Cartoon	A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle. (First: Episode 0784)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper asks, "Would ya like one?" (First: Episode 0408)
	Cartoon	Dr. Nancy Einstein shows how the brain works. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2607)
	Celebrity	Candice Bergen stops by the Fix-It Shop to check on her boombox, which Maria has just fixed. She tests it out with a cassette of "C is for Cookie," which she lip-syncs and dances to (complete with props). (First: Episode 2710)
	Cartoon	C for Candle (blows man away) (First: Episode 0703)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash The hare challenges The Tortoise to a rematch: this time, the Tortoise comes equipped with a jet-pack. (First: Episode 2690)
	Cartoon	Esme's wooden clown breaks, and she is about to throw it away, when it suggests she use glue to fix it. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 2843)
	Film	Saxophone factory (First: Episode 1446)
	Cartoon	A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A. (First: Episode 0781)
	SCENE 6	Telly is still making his acceptance speech while it's getting dark. Uncle Wally comes back to take Telly home, but Telly has to finish. Annoyed with Norman's triangle dinging, The Grand High Triangle Lover chases Norman while Uncle Wally announces the sponsors.

Notes

• This episode was later repeated in Season 24 as Episode 3022.

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