Episode 2956

Sesame Street
Telly sees a giant number 11
Air date	March 2, 1992
Season	Season 23 (1991-1992)
Written by	Lou Berger
Sponsors F, Y, 11

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Telly welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street, and admits that it's a pretty quiet day. Suddenly, he hears a tingling sound, along with a variation of "Also sprach Zarathustra," and then spots a giant number 11 in the courtyard! He is awestruck by this marvelous number (and the great music that comes with it) - it inspires him to make a triumphant count to 11. Then, the 11 fades away, and Telly makes sure the viewer also saw it, and calls for Luis.
	Cartoon	Pinball #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0988)
	Muppets	Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (First: Episode 0733)
	Cartoon	Spike's Scribble Theatre Presents: "Island" (First: Episode 2673)
	Film	Shots of the Louisiana bayou are shown, as harmonica music is played. (First: Episode 2507)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: Y for Yo-Yo Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0769)
	SCENE 2	Telly tells Luis about the 11 he saw, and Luis thinks it's no big deal - they've seen 11s on Sesame Street before. This number 11 is special, though: it comes with great music that makes Telly feel so ... eleven-y. He then begins to notice 11s on Luis: two pencils in his pocket, two of his pointy fingers, and even his legs, all of which look like a number 11. He tries to imitate the music that came with the 11 he saw, but Luis says he has to get back to work. Right after he leaves, Telly sees the 11 again, and calls Luis, but he doesn't come.
	Animation	All living things need clean water. (First: Episode 2731)
	Celebrity	Linda Ronstadt sings a special rewritten version of "Y Andalé" with a mariachi band. (First: Episode 2487)
	Cartoon	Gloria Globe appears sick and ailing, because of pollution and damage to the planet. Only by taking better care of the Earth can Gloria become well again. (First: Episode 2781)
	Film / Animation	Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them. (EKA: Episode 2223)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Kermit reports on Little Red Riding Hood's visit to grandma's. (First: Episode 1676)
	Cartoon	The letter F morphs into cartoon faces. Artist: Ken Brown & Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 2916)
	SCENE 3	Telly tells Ruby about the 11 he saw, and she looks around for it, but doesn't see it. She gives a long speech about how curious she is about this giant 11 (and how many questions she has for it). While she rambles, Telly sees it come back, and stammers as he tries to direct her attention to it, but she never notices it while she's talking, and it disappears again.
	Film	A child narrates a film of him and his brother, Andrew, taking a ride on the ferry. (First: Episode 2951)
	Animation	Planet Y / y (First: Episode 2859)
	Muppets	Old West: Sinister Sam announces that someone has bought the last box of crayons, and he wants to know "why." It turns out that he just wants a crayon so he can learn how to write the letter Y. (First: Episode 1288)
	Film	Amelia pretends she's an astronaut. (First: Episode 2918)
	Cartoon	A baby bird falls from a tree. A boy puts him back, and in return, the mother bird saves the boy from embarrassment. (First: Episode 0550)
	Song	Gina and Maria sing "The Word is "No"." (First: Episode 2548)
	SCENE 4	Muppet & Kid Moment — Chicago the Lion makes sure his "cubbies" know how to roar like he does when they're hunting for veggies. Merry Monster introduces herself to them, and asks to join them, but Chicago doesn't think she's able to roar. She proves him wrong, and he says she can take over as the teacher.
	Film	Lions walk down a trail. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0367)
	Muppets	The Bicuspids sing "Kids Just Love to Brush." (First: Episode 2060)
	Cartoon	F for fire, fountain, face, farmer, etc. (First: Episode 1614)
	Film	Two kids help an old Chinese man get his dragon kite in the air. (EKA: Episode 0470)
	Cartoon	A tour of a TV studio, with set decoration, camera adjustment, etc., setting up for a taping with an R2-D2-like robot. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1875)
	Muppets	Oscar and Grundgetta sing "The Off-Key Song." (First: Episode 2039)
	Animation	A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away. (First: Episode 2892)
	Film	Kids take swimming lessons in the pool (First: Episode 1232)
	Muppets	An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (First: Episode 0183)
	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. (EKA: Episode 2356)
	Muppets	Super Grover tries to fix a girl's computer by jumping up and down and shouting "Wubba wubba!", but she soon discovers that the computer is not turned on. (First: Episode 1971)
	Cartoon	"Five Baby Oysters" (EKA: Episode 2257)
	SCENE 5	With the help of the kids, Telly tries to recreate the eleven-y music he heard earlier, as they play kazoos. He hopes that by doing this, the giant 11 will appear again. Luis announces the sponsors, but just as he's about to mention the number of the day ... it appears again.

Notes

• This episode was later repeated in Season 25 as Episode 3183.

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