| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Telly becomes afraid of bread | |||||||
| Air date | December 31, 1992 | ||||||
| Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||
| Written by | David Korr | ||||||
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COLD OPEN | Merry Monster introduces today's sponsors. Telly tries to set up the word of the day on an easel - "BREAD" - but Merry wants to take over, thinking she can make the word scary. Telly scoffs, until Merry shouts the word and shakes around, frightening Telly away. (Merry: "Huh, I think I did it!") |
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SCENE 1 | Telly regains his composure and tells Merry that bread isn't meant to be scary. Merry imagines a hypothetical sandwich where the bread starts making strange noises, which begins to freak Telly out. She eventually shouts "BREEEEEAAAAAAADDDD!" again and Telly becomes frightened and runs away. |
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Cartoon | A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2773) |
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Film | Kids narrate footage of toddlers learning to walk. (First: Episode 3025) |
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Cartoon | Men in boxes sound out the word RUN. (First: Episode 0369) |
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Muppets | Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "You're Alive." (First: Episode 1482) |
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Film | A girl narrates a segment about nature through winter and spring. (First: Episode 1966) |
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Film | Growing Numbers #19 (First: Episode 2937) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly tells Susan about Merry's actions, and Susan tries convincing him how to use reality to counter his imaginary fears. Merry shouts the word again, but Telly comforts himself and becomes unafraid of bread. However, the two monsters flee when they hear something with a deep voice approaching and see bread seemingly moving on its own. It turns out to be Fred (David Rudman), a baker who has delivered some since he heard someone yelling for bread. |
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Cartoon | "Crocodile Smiles Song": A crocodile sings about good oral hygiene. Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1731) |
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Muppets | Prairie Dawn and The Count are contestants on "Squeal of Fortune." (First: Episode 2331) |
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Song | "Frog Kick" (First: Episode 2155) |
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Cartoon | A letter for "me" (First: Episode 0781) |
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Muppets | Bip Bipadotta sings "Opposite Stuff." (First: Episode 2425) |
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Animation | Luxo Jr.: Heavy and light (First: Episode 2860) |
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SCENE 3 | Buster the Horse happens by today's Grouchketeer meeting, where Oscar discusses animals that begin with the letter H. Buster is offended when horse is left out (Oscar prefers herring and hyenas) and when he tries to speak up, Oscar abruptly ends the meeting. |
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Cartoon | H - Horse (First: Episode 0474) |
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Cast | (Same and Different) Maria and Linda dress the same, then Linda dresses differently. (First: Episode 1819) |
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Song | "Ookyook Song," a Joe Raposo song with the Alaskan words for all the things you need to put on when it's ukiuq (winter). (First: Episode 2360) |
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Animation | Native American bead designs display some wild animals, which have Indian names. (First: Episode 2972) |
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Film | Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice." (First: Episode 1708) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Billy Joel and Marlee Matlin bring Oscar a used piano, but Billy uses it one last time to sing "Just the Way You Are" to Oscar while Marlee signs the lyrics. (First: Episode 2533) |
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Animation | Number creatures #19 (First: Episode 2718) |
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Film | A man makes a shadow puppet of a camel. (First: Episode 0593) |
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Film | "Operation Playground" Kids at a school come up with ideas for a new playground, and raise money for the effort. Together with their parents and other people from the neighborhood, they build the playground. (First: Episode 2360) |
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Cartoon | A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle. (First: Episode 0784) |
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Muppets | Kermit sings "Caribbean Amphibian." (First: Episode 2205) |
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Animation | Planet H / h (First: Episode 2851) |
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Insert | Lillian and the "Sting Quartet" (a small, insect Dixieland band) sing "It's Not How Big You Are." (First: Episode 2942) |
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Cartoon | Young Chris Columbus explores the world of ants - and they, in turn, explore his house. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2816) |
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Muppets | "It's Zydeco" (First: Episode 2666) |
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Animation | Sand R/r (First: Episode 0635) |
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Song | "Sharing Swing with Kids Song" (First: Episode 0926) |
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Muppets | Ernie & Bert — At the beach, Ernie notices that Bert is missing; all he sees is Bert's hat. Sherlock Hemlock helps find Bert, and in the process, discovers that Ernie accidentally buried Bert under the sand. (First: Episode 0278) |
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Cartoon | A girl builds a sand castle at the beach, but the ocean keeps washing it away, so she builds one away from the waves. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1452) |
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SCENE 4 | Oscar announces the sponsors; Buster chimes in to remind folks that "H" stands for "horse," getting the last laugh. |
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