| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Telly wants to join the girls club | |||||||||
| Air date | January 2, 1997 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||||||
| Written by | Sara Compton | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly finishes practicing his tuba, when he finds a cardboard clubhouse in the middle of the yard. Betty Lou, Zoe and Rosita appear from within and explain it's for their new club. However, Telly can't join; it's called "Girls, Girls, Girls" and since he's a boy, he can't join. Telly begins thinking of a way to get in anyway. |
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Animation | The GIRLS room (First: Episode 3393) |
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Muppets | Monsterpiece Theater: Guys and Dolls — Herry and Ruby sing about their favorite toys. (First: Episode 2591) |
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Film | Kids in Jamaica play bongo drums. (First: Episode 3160) |
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Cartoon | Gloria sings the alphabet (uppercase version) (First: Episode 0140) |
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Muppets | The Two-Headed Monster finishes a bag of popcorn, and almost leaves it on the brick wall, but then argues over which trash can to throw it in. Finally, it rips the bag in half to "share" the trash. (First: Episode 2718) |
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Film | "Box City Recycling Rap" Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons. (First: Episode 2851) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly puts his plan into action - he desperately begs and bangs on the door. Betty Lou instead finds it annoying and still refuses to let him in. Telly gets a better idea and rushes off. |
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Cartoon | Blue and pink characters fight for a spot on the subway, until Pink spots an open seat. (re-recorded soundtrack) (First: Episode 1580) |
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Film | "Visiting Iesha": Olivia sleeps over at Iesha's house, and spend the morning together. Olivia is white and Iesha and her family is black. Next time, Iesha wants to visit Olivia's family. (First: Episode 2756) |
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Film | Ornate Rs fly through the sky to a song. (First: Episode 2932) |
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Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (poem) (new music added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151) |
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Song | "Letter R Menu" (First: Episode 3526) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly waits outside the clubhouse, sporting a nice tie. He hopes this will make him easy to identify when they let him in, but Betty Lou denies him once more. Rosita exits to get some snacks, having a tray of imaginary enchiladas. She happens to have an extra and gives it to Telly. He sadly munches on it as he's rejected from the club once more. |
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Film | Joe Raposo sings "Everybody Eats." Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2855) |
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Cartoon | A man counts two ears, two eyes, and two arms. He picks up each leg to count two legs, and then falls down. Animation by Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0406) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Samantha see what body parts she has 2 of. |
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Cartoon | Animal Rock #2 |
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Film | The McDouble twins know how to help each other. (First: Episode 3213) |
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SCENE 4 | Telly decides to lose his troubles by playing his tuba. Betty Lou decides the girls should start an all-girl band. Zoe can play piano, Rosita the drums and Betty Lou will play the tuba. However, she doesn't have one and plans on borrowing Telly's. Rosita sees a disaster about to happen and drags Zoe with her to stop it. |
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Cartoon | All the instruments in Sousaville love Mr. Tuba's music, but when he plays with them, he doesn't play the same music they're playing. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2829) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself. (First: Episode 2142) |
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Cartoon | A man (Marty Robinson) has a small octopus on his head, but a little boy (Joey Mazzarino) has a big octopus. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3270) |
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Song | "Some Things Are Little, Some Things Are Big" (First: Episode 3537) |
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Cartoon | Jill walks up a hill to pick a daffodil. Artist: Jim Jinkins (First: Episode 2538) |
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SCENE 5 | Betty Lou finds Telly and asks to borrow his tuba. He refuses and storms off. Rosita gathers them all together and has Betty Lou change the club so they can all play together. |
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Cartoon | "In and Out Crowd" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2612) |
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Film | Jaws spoof with the letter R. (First: Episode 3351) |
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Cartoon | Leaves form R and r (First: Episode 3110) |
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Film | Paper crumples to reveal R, r, and Rr. (First: Episode 3138) |
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Muppets | Little Chrissy always has fun whether he's "Wet or Dry." (First: Episode 3134) |
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Cartoon | I am dry, he is wet (Shark fishing) Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0309) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Jodie Foster tells Oscar what the word important means, and lists the reasons why he is important to her, making him more and more annoyed. (First: Episode 3117) |
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Cartoon | A cowboy sings about "Feelings That Are Real." (First: Episode 0954) |
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Film | Flamingos Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0450) |
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Muppets | The Count sings about his "Counting Vacation." (First: Episode 3367) |
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Cartoon | With the help of his assistant, Dr. Geo shows the viewer what a globe is. (First: Episode 2836) |
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Muppets | Big Bird's Video Postcards In Arizona, Big Bird sees how kids help charros put on a rodeo, and rides a horse. (First: Episode 3049) |
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Cartoon | "I Can Remember": A little girl remembers what to buy at the store (A loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter) by visualizing her mother giving the instructions. Artist: Jim Simon (First: Episode 0408) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Ernie Plays the Drums — Ernie repeats Bert's knocks on the door with drum beats. (First: Episode 0280) |
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Cartoon | A shy girl wants to join a group bouncing a ball. Artist: Joanna Priestley (First: Episode 2849) |
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SCENE 6 | In the clubhouse, the band has assembled, but Betty Lou doesn't have an instrument. As they play the "Sesame Street Theme," Betty Lou catches on and announces the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Ruthie sings a song of happiness to the tune of "I Feel Pretty." |
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