Episode 2953

Sesame Street
Telly breaks Luis' vase
Air date	February 26, 1992
Season	Season 23 (1991-1992)
Written by	Molly Boylan
Production October 10, 1991 Sponsors U, Z, 1

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Luis welcomes the viewer and asks Telly to be careful not to break his vase. As he goes to answer the phone inside the Fix-It Shop, Telly admires the swirly designs on the vase, waving his hands around and accidentally knocking the vase to the ground where it shatters. He shows Roxie Marie what he did, and thinking that Luis will yell at him for breaking the vase, Telly runs away in fear.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Luis comes back outside and notices the remains of the vase on the ground. Roxie explains how Telly feels very guilty about it and believes Luis will yell at him. Luis assures her that he won't - it was an accident. Roxie is impressed at how Luis handles these situations: "If I ever break somethin', I hope it's somethin' of yours."
	Animation	Cecille sings "Brushin' Down the Doggies." (First: Episode 2862)
	Muppets	Kermit describes the times it is appropriate to use the in and out doors. To his dismay, a group of monsters keeps going out the in door. (First: Episode 2220)
	Cartoon	A man walks in an IN. (First: Episode 0511)
	Film	Michael introduces his friend to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira. (First: Episode 2752)
	Cartoon	Animated quilt patterns. (First: Episode 1470)
	SCENE 2	Luis tells Gordon and Savion to keep an eye out for Telly and tell him he's looking for him, but won't get mad at him.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Meanwhile in the yard, Mumford is about to eat his lunch when Telly begs to be turned invisible so Luis won't find him. Mumford agrees to do so, but succeeds at making everything else invisible except Telly - his lunch, the crate he's using as a table, and even himself (save for his top hat). Savion spots Telly and informs him that Luis is looking for him; Telly runs away screaming again.
	Animation	Sand U/u (First: Episode 0624)
	Muppets	The Beetles are "Thinking of U." (First: Episode 1486)
	Cartoon	AT words: A fat cat with a hat sat on a mat. A bat scared the fat cat. (First: Episode 1101)
	Film	Pizza is made. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0416)
	SCENE 3	To hide from Luis, Telly disguises himself as a banana, complete with a "BANANA" sign. However, he is mistaken for a real one by Joey and Davey Monkey who try to carry him away. Gordon reports to Telly that Luis is looking for him, and Telly quickly "splits" the scene.
	Cartoon	"Banana Samba" (short version) (First: Episode 2920)
	Cartoon	At night, a group of mice are scared of a monster in the woods. They describe its features until the feared monster looks like an elephant - who is more scared of the mice. (First: Episode 0814)
	Muppets	Marshal Grover: Looks for Water — Marshal Grover becomes dehydrated and suffers from mirages in the desert. (First: Episode 2874)
	Cartoon	Z In Space (First: Episode 0509)
	Song	"Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734)
	SCENE 4	Telly has packed up his suitcase and is ready to run away from home. Rosita catches up with him and begs Telly not to run away. She tells him a story: when she was a little monster, she accidentally spilled her bowl of oatmeal and broke the bowl. She hid under the bed, but knew she couldn't stay there forever, so she told her mami the truth and she forgave her. Telly realizes he should do the same with Luis, and goes off to look for him.
	SCENE 4 cont'd	Telly finds Luis, and tells him the truth. Instead of yelling at him, Luis invites him over to Hooper's for a soda and to talk things over. Telly is impressed at how great a guy Luis can be.
	Cartoon	The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square." Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2615)
	Muppets	Harvey Kneeslapper asks, "Would ya like one?" (First: Episode 0408)
	Song	"Elbows and Knees" (First: Episode 2641)
	Cartoon	The detective sees a hippo bouncing on a trampoline, and wonders how the hippo can bounce, since hippos are heavy, but the hippo thinks that he is light. (First: Episode 2537)
	SCENE 5	Gordon and the Count present the number 1 to the viewer. Gordon has only one book and one glass of juice, but the Count points out that with his one imagination, he is able to count multiples of each of them, and even nine of himself.
	Cartoon	Hortense beats one drum. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 2570)
	Muppets	"Home to Me" (First: Episode 2093)
	Film	In time-lapse footage, a construction crew builds a house and paints it green, and a family moves into it. (First: Episode 1171)
	Cartoon	Z for zebra and zoo (First: Episode 0281)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Tracey Ullman and some kids play a Simon-style game with Mr. Honker, a Dinger, and a duck. (First: Episode 2584)
	Animation	WH words (wheel, which, whiz, where, white, whale) (First: Episode 2937)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark." Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2520)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover, Kimberly, and Kermit demonstrate first and last. (First: Episode 1388)
	Cartoon	First, Middle, Last (men on horse) (First: Episode 0827)
	SCENE 6	Savion has to get to his tap class, but first he, Telly, and some kids use his shoes to play a game of "Three of These Things" along with a toy rocket ship, toy airplane, and toy helicopter. Though they're all colored black, the shoes are the only things that don't fly... until Savion puts them on and taps away.
	Cartoon	A dog learns about U. (First: Episode 0131)
	Film	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 1966)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Was Bert Captured By Martians? — When Ernie doesn't find Bert in his bed, he assumes that he's been taken away by The Martians. (First: Episode 1208)
	Animation	Luxo Jr.: Heavy and light (First: Episode 2860)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Doggy Paddle." (First: Episode 1967)
	SCENE 7	Gordon announces the sponsors, while the Count imagines 9 Gordons waving goodbye.

Notes

• This episode was later repeated in Season 25 as Episode 3197.

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