Episode 3112

Sesame Street
Telly breaks his arm — Oscar wants to sign Telly's cast
Air date	April 6, 1993
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Written by	Lou Berger
Production December 16, 1992 Sponsors G, I, 0

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Telly announces that tomorrow is the day that his cast comes off, so he calls out for anyone who wants to sign it before then. Oscar emerges from his can and figures Telly will ask him to sign it, but Telly refuses to do so. Oscar witnesses Iman, Alex, Savion, and even a cow named Frieda (Kevin Clash) signing the cast and practically begs to be asked (noting how dirty and marked up the cast has become), but Telly believes that since Oscar is a Grouch, he'll only say "no" when asked and hurt his feelings. "I broke my arm, but I won't give you the chance to break my heart," Telly says and leaves.
	Film	Five girls play a clapping game. (First: Episode 2763)
	Cartoon	Campers don't want to play ring toss with Zork, until their counselor reminds them about being judgmental. (First: Episode 2761)
	Muppets	Prairie Dawn directs Grover in "Singin' in the Rain." (First: Episode 2961)
	Film	Parts of a clown are shown in close-up as kids guess what it is. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0428)
	SCENE 2	Monty demonstrates the word of the day - ME - by dressing up a Muppetized version of the word, showing how it's always "ME" even with a hat and bowtie. Monty soon gets confused as to which "me" is which (him or the word), so to solve this problem, he wears a frisbee on his head and dances the cha-cha-cha.
	Cartoon	A boy draws a portrait of himself and calls it ME. (First: Episode 2085)
	Song	"Mom and Me" (First: Episode 2462)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Alice in Wonderland — Alice drinks a beverage that makes her grow. (First: Episode 1765)
	Cartoon	I - ice cream. (First: Episode 0033)
	Animation	Teeny Little Super Guy recalls how he learned about the meaning of DANGER. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1971)
	Muppets	The Bicuspids sing "Kids Just Love to Brush". (First: Episode 2060)
	Animation	Computer G / g
	Muppets / Celebrity	Elmo learns how an interview is conducted by giving one to Candice Bergen. (First: Episode 2726)
	Cartoon	"I in the Sky" (First: Episode 0368)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: Much Ado About Nothing — Waiter Grover serves Mr. Johnson during Shakespearean times. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 2991)
	Cartoon	A map of Brazil morphs into the shape of animals that are found there. (First: Episode 2806)
	Film	Caitlin gets her eyes examined, and picks out a pair of glasses. (First: Episode 2948)
	Animation	Can you find the flamingos? (First: Episode 2791)
	Cast	Gordon, Bob, Maria and Gina sing a song about exploring in the yard. Bob is transported to the beach, Gordon to the farm, Maria to the top of a mountain, and Gina to the bottom of the ocean. (First: Episode 2744)
	Cartoon	A boy imagines his room turning into a jungle. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2808)
	Muppets	Colambo visits Tom the Piper's Son and asks him questions concerning a stolen pig.
	Animation	Sand G/g (First: Episode 0643)
	Song	"Garbageman's Blues Song" (First: Episode 1875)
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — Bert wants to sort his paper clips, but he can't concentrate because Ernie is counting fruit. Bert decides to wait until Ernie is done. This proves to be a bad idea: after counting all of the fruit in the bowl, Ernie begins to count all the fruits of which he has zero. (First: Episode 2315)
	Cartoon	A boy finds a set of doors with animals that make the wrong sound, and swaps the doors to correct them. (First: Episode 2711)
	SCENE 3	Oscar catches up with Telly, desperate to sign his cast, but Telly still doesn't want to ask him. In trying to figure out how he's going to make Telly believe him, Oscar thinks of a story he soon tells him...
	SCENE 3 cont'd	In the story, a nice monster (Clash) wants to give a Grouch (David Rudman) a hug, but all that the Grouch would say to him was "no" and tell him to leave. Finally fed up with his refusal, the monster doesn't offer to hug him anymore. Then one day, the monster falls into a mud puddle. The Grouch discovers that the monster is covered in mud and wants him to ask for a hug like he used to. The monster doesn't believe the Grouch, thinking that he'd only hurt his feelings again. Thus, the monster leaves to take a bubble bath, leaving the Grouch sad.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Telly doesn't get why Oscar would tell him that story; Oscar explains that he's like the Grouch in the story. Soon, Telly realizes that Oscar really does want to sign his cast and finally gives Oscar a chance. Oscar tries signing it, but discovers that the ink from his pen has dried up. This leads Telly to think that it was a trick after all and exits in a huff.
	Cartoon	I-Ink (angry bird) (First: Episode 0462)
	Song	Everyone has the same feelings, "No Matter What". Kids of all types play with a huge beach ball. (First: Episode 2782)
	Cartoon	Fish form G and g.
	Muppets	The Big Bad Wolf sings about himself and his family. (First: Episode 3001)
	Cartoon	"Up and Down with Captain Brown" (First: Episode 2493)
	SCENE 4	Telly is outside the Fix-It Shop where Luis witnesses Daniel and Rosetta signing Telly's cast. Oscar shows up with a brand new marker and a piece of paper, showing Telly that the marker works by writing his name. Telly still doesn't buy it, but Luis informs Telly that Oscar really does want to sign his cast based on how he's acting. Telly then asks the kids (and the viewer) if it's true, and decides to give Oscar one more chance. Oscar finally signs it, which makes him and Telly both happy. Luis and the kids announce the sponsors as Telly attempts to give Oscar a hug.

Notes

• Though the signature is not visible from the camera angle, the cow in scene 1 writes the word "cow" (with the pen in her mouth) on Telly's cast. A beat later, Telly looks at the signature and reads it as "Frieda."

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