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Sesame Street
Telly has the triangle flu
Air date January 8, 1997
Season Season 28 (1996-1997)
Written by Emily Perl Kingsley
Production October 1, 1996
Sponsors C, 15

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
3563a

3563b
SCENE 1 The kids and Telly arrive at Hooper's Store and say hello to Mr. Handford. Telly's nose is a little itchy. Lexine asks for a triangle slice of pizza and Miles asks for a tuna fish sandwich cut into 2 triangles but Telly soon starts sneezing so they take their food out in the yard. Telly asks for cheese sandwich and wants it cut into 4 triangles. He suddenly knows why he's sneezing. Telly has come up with a bad case of "Triangle-sneeze-itis!"
Boyflowers
Cartoon A boy's friends bring him flowers to cheer him up, not knowing that he's allergic to them.
(First: Episode 1524)
Circlefilm
Film C for Circle
(First: Episode 3313)
Ssnews.princessC
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: The Princess and the CKermit meets the wrong princess.
(First: Episode 2527)
C, You're Cool
Song "C, You're Cool"
(First: Episode 3443)
BCayard.Pyramid
Cartoon The king of the Farcums wants a pyramid built; he and his subjects get inspiration from a seesaw.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 2631)
GroverJordanABC
Muppets Muppet & Kid Moment — Jordan sings the alphabet for Grover.
AlphabetJungle
Cartoon "Alphabet Jungle"
(First: Episode 2733)
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3563d
SCENE 2 Telly explains his affliction is one monsters occasionally get, causing them to sneeze when they're around triangles. He demonstrates by using a napkin on the table to prove to Mr. Handford the seriousness of his illness. After that, he tells Mr. Handford to stop saying gesundheit because he's gonna wear himself out. He sneezes more when a girl rides by on her tricycle (the wheels have triangles in them) and Bob shows up with his musical triangle. Big Bird's kite also sets him off and he leads him somewhere they won't find any triangles.
KiteFestival
Film Coverage of a spring kite-flying festival, where both kids and grownups can participate.
(First: Episode 3276)
Cat-toon
Cartoon Black cat, white cat, orange cat, marmalade cat, mouse cat, bird cat, chasing balls of string cat. (music & sound effects added)
Artist: Jeff Hale
(First: Episode 1141)
Cisforcookie
Muppets Cookie Monster sings "C is for Cookie."
(First: Episode 0372)
Typewriterguy
Cartoon The Typewriter: C-cat
(First: Episode 0779)
TLSG.Reallygoodhat
Animation Teeny Little Super Guy: Robert W. Shipshape gets a hat for his birthday, and it blows into the street. R.W. remembers not to cross the street without an adult; Teeny Little Super Guy helps him across.
Artist: Paul Fierlinger
(First: Episode 1924)
CarsWalk
Cartoon Cars WALK.
(First: Episode 0556)
3563e
SCENE 3 Telly and Big Bird arrive at the park, where they think there are no triangles. But Telly is still sneezing because the little lines in the leaves make triangles. Telly runs away from the park and Big Bird follows pursuit.
Bridgekeeper.Triangles
Cartoon A young bespectacled man with an accordion asks how much it costs to cross the bridge. The Bridgekeeper says admission is free, but requires that the young man show him three triangles. Two of them are found in the bridgework, and the man uses the bridgekeeper's staff to draw a third triangle in the dirt. Although the bridgekeeper has his order filled, he asks the man to play a tune on his accordion. This additional request takes the young man by surprise, but he is told to do so for the opportunity to get past the bridgekeeper.
(First: Episode 1572)
EnVogue.Adventure
Song En Vogue sings "Adventure."
(First: Episode 2951)
Esmae's doll
Cartoon Esme's wooden clown breaks, and she is about to throw it away, when it suggests she use glue to fix it.
Artist: Lisa Crafts
(First: Episode 2843)
Song.papermaking
Song "Papermaking Song"
Folge2271-2
Cartoon A number of kids named Joe play sports. Joanne plays kickball.
Artist: John Korty
(First: Episode 1871)
3563f
SCENE 4 The Grand High Triangle Lover comes along and tells everybody that he and Norm are searching for the long lost 15 triangles of Constantinople - 15 identical triangles made of clay each with the letter C for Constantinople. Big Bird thinks that Telly could use his Triangle-sneeze-itis to find the triangles even if it takes the last sneeze Telly ever snoze!
CH-OP
Animation CH words (chop, choose, change, etc.)
(First: Episode 2893)
Grover.lamppost
Muppets Grover attempts to demonstrate "Away From," but every time he tries to distance himself from a lamp post, the lamp post moves closer.
4111zc
Animation A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away.
(First: Episode 2892)
Whatsinside1

Whatsinside2
Song "What's Inside?" (Cookie Monster cameo)
(First: Episode 3134)
3187x
Muppets / Celebrity Garth Brooks sings about two kids who are "Different."
(First: Episode 3187)
4112zi
Cartoon An animated number 15 sings "How Hard It Is to Be 15" to a child who is trying to count from 1 to 20, but can't remember 15.
(First: Episode 2743)
3187e
Film Growing Numbers #15
(First: Episode 2971)
15.Oriental
Animation Counting to 15 (Oriental music)
(First: Episode 3157)
3150y
Muppets Clementine sings about "My Triangle Home." (ending edited)
(First: Episode 2476)
3978b1
Insert The floating kids form a triangle.
(First: Episode 3122)
ZydecoBand-Allons
Film A zydeco band plays "Allons a Lafayette" while people dance.
(First: Episode 2498)
3563g
SCENE 5 The gang arrive at Finders Keepers in search of the long lost 15 triangles of Constantinople. But Ruthie has lots of triangles in her store that were once belonged to King Midas, Little Red Hen and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Telly looks deep in the ball barrel and at the bottom is a bag with the long lost 15 triangles of Constantinople inside which would be taken to the museum. Telly announces the sponsors while still sneezing.
3563-CS
COMING SOON Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Big Bird discovers a family of cuckoos have moved into his nest.


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