| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Telly waits for Radish Dude | |||||||
| Air date | March 3, 1992 | ||||||
| Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||||
| Written by | Nancy Sans | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Hoots welcomes the viewer from the roof of 123 Sesame Street at nighttime. Telly and Maria arrive, as Telly wants to meet a magical being known as "Radish Dude" while he's sleeping over at Maria's tonight. He explains what he's talking about based on his copy of Izzy Monster and the Radish Dude: the title character waits on the roof at night when Radish Dude appears. He gives Izzy a radish, which grants his wish for a pony. Telly hopes Radish Dude will give him his wish of being able to whistle, but realizes he's forgotten some things he needs. Maria leaves to put Gabi to bed while Hoots agrees to keep an eye on Telly. |
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Cartoon | Bus Stop (First: Episode 1396) |
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Muppets | A group of Anything Muppets sing about a "Bus Stop" sign. (First: Episode 0978) |
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Cartoon | A story about an ape and a bird, using the letter A. (First: Episode 0158) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Robin Williams and a robin observe how similar they are. Afterwards, the robin sings "Lullaby of Birdland". (First: Episode 2848) |
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Cartoon | 3 song (butterflies, birthday presents, waving pennants etc.) (First: Episode 0927) |
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Film | Some kids talk about a garden they have in the middle of the city. (First: Episode 2889) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly has set up the roof with some of Radish Dude's favorite things: red balloons, a red banner, and a bowl of lettuce with a bottle of thousand-island dressing. He imagines the very cool Radish Dude arriving in his worm-pulled wheelbarrow and instantly giving Telly the power to whistle. In reality, Telly also recalls that Radish Dude loves jazz music, and asks for Hoots to start playing his saxophone. |
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Song | "At the Coastline" (Beach Boys style) (First: Episode 2792) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster finds a TELEPHONE, and reads the word. (First: Episode 1569) |
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Cartoon | A man assembles the word LOVE, and a bird pecks the O into the shape of a heart. (First: Episode 0768) |
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Film | A girl narrates a film about how things are recycled around the world. (First: Episode 2913) |
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Animation | Sand W/w (First: Episode 0641) |
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Muppets | Kermit shows what's inside of Herry Monster using the X-ray machine. (First: Episode 1974) |
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Film | Body Part Shout-Out Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0264) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: W for water (First: Episode 0062) |
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SCENE 3 | Hoots takes a break from playing, but Telly doesn't want the music to stop. Hoots points him toward the hole in the brickwork, which is home to the Nightclub Bug, where... |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | A trio of bugs sing "Night Bug Boogie" for a group of jitterbugs. |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | After the song, Telly peers to the sky and asks aloud if Radish Dude heard the song. |
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Film | Children narrate footage of a termite colony. (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Underwater #3 (First: Episode 2925) |
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Cartoon | Zork lands in Australia, where a kangaroo greets him. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2731) |
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Muppets | A little boy tells his grown-up friends to "Take My Hand" while they cross the street. (First: Episode 1857) |
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Cartoon | A troll draws different faces on herself in front of a mirror. (First: Episode 0800) |
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SCENE 4 | Maria returns and has a talk with Telly about reality vs. imagination. Telly understands that he's really not a cowboy, an astronaut, or a mountain climber when he pretends, though he insists that Radish Dude is real and wants to keep waiting for him. |
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Cartoon | A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2808) |
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Insert | Big Bird watches the shape dancers make a rectangle. (First: Episode 1276) |
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Film | A boy takes dance lessons at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. (First: Episode 1716) |
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Cartoon | A for Acorn (First: Episode 1626) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Statue of Bert — Ernie makes a clay bust of Bert, but runs out of clay for the nose. (First: Episode 0463) |
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Song | "At School," with animation bookended by live-action footage. (First: Episode 2782) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly has fallen asleep, so Maria sneaks a radish into his hand. He wakes up and assumes Radish Dude has visited, so he tries whistling but finds he can't. Maria teaches him how and he gets excited when he's able to do so. Telly then decides to wish for a helicopter when Hoots and Maria break the news to him that Radish Dude isn't real, and that it was Maria's teaching that taught him to whistle. When it sinks in that there's no Radish Dude (or helicopter), Telly thanks them for their honesty and happily munches on the radish. |
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Song | "Three Is My Favorite Number" (First: Episode 0429) |
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Animation | A kid's father tells him what can be built out of the wheels and things he found. (First: Episode 0268) |
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Film | A girls' jump-rope team trains for a contest. They end up winning second place. (First: Episode 2510) |
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Cartoon | An ostrich is born on a football field, and learns that he can't fly. He saves the game by scoring the winning touchdown. (First: Episode 1870) |
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SCENE 6 | As the sun rises, Hoots is ready for bed when Telly rushes in and wants to play a whistling game, where he tries to whistle what Hoots plays on his sax. The game turns into the two playing the closing theme as Maria announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- This episode was later repeated in Season 25 as Episode 3167.
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