| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Telly's speech for the Grand High Triangle Lover's birthday | |||||||
| Air date | April 7, 1994 | ||||||
| Season | Season 25 (1993-1994) | ||||||
| Written by | Lou Berger | ||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Maria welcomes the viewer when Telly rushes in with exciting news - today is the Grand High Triangle Lover's birthday, and he's having a huge party with guests coming in from all over the world (and his mommy). The GHTL and Norman arrive with news for Telly: he'll be giving a speech at the party's beginning ("Welcome, Triangle Lovers!"). Telly is nervous, but Maria encourages him to practice. |
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SCENE 1 | Telly practices his speech and gets more confident, until Oscar completely rattles his nerves by reminding him off the hundreds of people he'll be speaking before. |
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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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Muppets | Grover sings "Monster in the Mirror" assisted by several celebrities including The Simpsons, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ray Charles. (First: Episode 2835) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Nancy Einstein does some experimenting with ice cubes. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2582) |
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Animation | Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroses as pets. (First: Episode 2759) |
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Muppets | "Daddy Helps with the Dishes" - three families sing about how they help each other doing chores, cooking, and homework. (First: Episode 2223) |
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Cartoon | Miss Fortune makes guesses about a dog. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0483) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly runs into Savion and explains his nerve-racking situation. Savion recalls his first time performing in front of people... |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | In a flashback, a young Savion is nervous to dance in his school's talent show. After a talk with one of the teachers, he started his routine and soon all his fears went away and he danced with ease. Everyone applauded his act. |
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SCENE 2 cont'd | Savion's story helps Telly calm down when Norm shows up to tell Telly that his speech is now a bit longer, to help convey to the guests the reason for the party. Telly freaks out about having a longer speech and runs away. |
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Film | Alone Song (First: Episode 0921) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Dances with Wolves — A pig is reluctant to dance with a wolf. |
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Film | Fay Ray climbs over a box. (First: Episode 2620) |
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Cartoon | An ape takes a bite out of a yellow A. (First: Episode 2813) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster asks Jawhara what letter they're holding. |
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Animation | Sand A/a (First: Episode 0628) |
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SCENE 3 | Savion comes up with a way Telly can give his speech: pretend he's the greatest speaker in the world. After Savion has him demonstrate how good he is at pretending to be different animals, Telly gives it a try and invents a new persona, delivering his birthday speech with such gusto that an imaginary crowd applauds and throws flowers. With renewed confidence, Telly goes off to the party. The crowd cheers and throws flowers at Savion for his pretending as a teacher. |
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Cartoon | Leanna Williams explains why she loves her brother’s shoes - she has fun with the box they came in. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2985) |
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Muppets | The Big Bad Wolf sings about himself and his family. (First: Episode 3001) |
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Film | A girl named Maria and her family are having a Cuban barbecue. She invited her friend, Stewart, to enjoy in the fun and learn about Cuban culture. (First: Episode 2760) |
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Cartoon | P for paper, point, poke, paint, pat, peel (First: Episode 3066) |
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Muppets | Big Bird writes a story about a frog, who was changed from a prince years ago. He visits the castle of a witch, who offers some P-word alternates. She finally finds her prince potion and returns him to normal, only now he's a much older prince (he said "a long time ago" he was a prince). The witch finds him appealing nonetheless and the two become engaged. (First: Episode 2632) |
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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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Song | "Frog Kick" (First: Episode 2155) |
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Cartoon | Gloria Globe pulls a tiger out of her hat, which belongs in India. (First: Episode 2789) |
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Muppets | Clementine and Elmo sing a song about things that are "Important". (First: Episode 2702) |
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Animation | A big paper clip and a small paper clip can hold papers together, and so can a small staple, with the help of its "mommy." (First: Episode 2930) |
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Muppets | Garth Brooks sings about two kids who are "Different." (First: Episode 3187) |
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Animation | Two giddy female scribbles introduce themselves to a bar code, who can only beep. They recognize him from the supermarket. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 2981) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster gets MAD when it sees the word. (First: Episode 1513) |
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Film | A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry. (First: Episode 2641) |
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Animation | Thirteen hamburgers dance around. (First: Episode 2785) |
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Animation | Growing Numbers #13 (First: Episode 2924) |
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Cartoon | Rap #13 (First: Episode 2547) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Special Day — Bert is curious as to whom Ernie is decorating the room for. (First: Episode 0352) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark." Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2520) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly returns from the party and tells Savion what a hit he was. The GHTL and Norm also come back to commend Telly on his marvelous speech. Telly entertains them by passionately reciting the sponsors, which earns him more applause and flowers. |
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