| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Telly goes to the basement | |||||||
| Air date | November 26, 1992 | ||||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||
| Written by | Jeff Moss | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Gordon asks Telly to go into the basement of 123 Sesame Street and find a trunk, which has an old baseball mitt that Telly can use for a game later. Telly hesitates, thinking he should bring some things with him during his trip, and goes off. |
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SCENE 1 | Telly orders a band-aid from Hooper's Store. He explains to Gina that he might step on a splinter on the stairs, so he's bringing some tweezers, boo-boo cream, and needs a bandage to complete his kit. Gina tries to talk him out of it when Telly realizes having a pair of boots would work better and leaves. |
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Cartoon | Rap #19 (First: Episode 2560) |
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Muppets | Clementine hears water running, which reminds Forgetful Jones that he was about to do something. Using the clues at hand (a bar of soap, a backbrush, and a towel), Forgetful remembers that it's bath time. Buster's bath, that is... (First: Episode 1666) |
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Film | Penguins take a bath. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0233) |
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Cartoon | Speech Balloon: F for Fly (First: Episode 0032) |
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Celebrity | Robin Williams demonstrates the uses of knees. (First: Episode 2765) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Dance Myself to Sleep." (First: Episode 1705) |
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Cartoon | Pat the Pilot skywrites a letter P with her plane. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 0478) |
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SCENE 2 | Gina talks with a couple of kids about Telly's plan when he arrives in a football helmet, chest protector, boots, and mittens to protect himself in case he falls down the stairs. He then begins thinking about how cold and damp the basement is and runs off again. |
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Animation | Children's voiceovers (in English and Spanish) dictate how to draw a male's body. (First: Episode 0528) |
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Muppets | Guy Smiley promotes the use of "Air." He leads his marching band through the walls of a barber shop every time someone there says a word out loud that rhymes with "air." (First: Episode 2682) |
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Film | A STOP sign spins around. (First: Episode 0930) |
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Cartoon | St. Bernard dog leads Zork down the snowy hill. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2738) |
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Muppets | Beat the Time: Cookie Monster — Cookie Monster competes to win a cookie. (First: Episode 0446) |
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Song | Girls wish they were "Short or Tall." Artist: Jane Aaron |
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SCENE 3 | Rosita finds Telly with even more stuff in the event he needs to stay warm or catches a cold. Rosita offers two things he's forgotten: a flashlight to see in the dark, and a good friend to join him - herself! |
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Cartoon | A green man demonstrates dark and light. (First: Episode 1129) |
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Song | "Beautiful Baby" song, over footage of various babies and their parents. (First: Episode 1484) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Rumplestiltskin — Kermit helps the miller's daughter guess Rumpelstiltskin's name. (First: Episode 0724) |
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Animation | Sand P/p (First: Episode 0634) |
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Celebrity | John Moschitta, Jr. plays Porter Pepper of Peter Piper's P Products, which produces products that begin with the letter "P". He mentions that two of his clients were Peter Pan and Pablo Picasso until Peter Piper, the boss, gives him a phone call. Pepper now presents a new problem: Peter Piper's "P" Products has been purchased, and is now Sam Singer's "S" Stuff Store. Pepper, without stalling, summons his staff to stand by, switches his products to stuff, and searches for snacks and saucers. (First: Episode 2061) |
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Cartoon | A man talks about how much he loves his bones. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2628) |
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Cast | Lillian shows some kids how to do the "Up and Down Dance." (First: Episode 2950) |
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Cartoon | Cherries fall through a moving hole onto a man who demonstrates up and down. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0798) |
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Film | Michael introduces his friend to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira. (First: Episode 2752) |
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Muppets | Four monsters, including Elmo, sing "We Are All Monsters." (redubbed version) (First: Episode 2731) |
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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 | Alphaquest: P A pack of painted purple penguins practicing a pop song in a pine tree park, and a pink pig with a parachute. (First: Episode 2711) |
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Muppets | Super Grover: Telephone Call — Super Grover helps a girl contact her friend from far away. (First: Episode 2745) |
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Cartoon | Abstract count to 19 (First: Episode 2827) |
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SCENE 4 | After hearing about Telly and Rosita's brave trek into the basement, Gina reads them and the kids a short poem entitled Brave Things. They all then discuss times when they felt brave or afraid, such as Telly almost meeting some kids at school and Adam having a tube up his nose during a hospital visit. |
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Cartoon | Is no one afraid of The Big Bad Wolf? (First: Episode 2405) |
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Muppets | "The Ballad of Slippery Slim" (First: Episode 2827) |
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Cartoon | F for Football Artist: John and Faith Hubley (First: Episode 0135) |
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Film | Kids with special needs do gymnastics at the Mamaroneck Co-Op Camp. (First: Episode 0953) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie and Ernestine's Differences — Ernie talks about the differences between himself and his cousin, Ernestine. (First: Episode 2053) |
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Animation | Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe." (First: Episode 2864) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly uses Gordon's old mitt while playing baseball with everyone, telling the viewer how he was able to retrieve it thanks to his planning and Rosita's help. Rosita then assists him in announcing the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- The poem Brave Things originally comes from The Butterfly Jar, a book of poetry written by Sesame Street show writer Jeff Moss, who also penned this episode. His poem appears here slightly rewritten.
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