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| Telly plays T-ball | |||||||||
| Air date | March 28, 1997 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||||||
| Written by | Mo Willems | ||||||||
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| Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Telly Monster announces that today, he and Lexine will be playing T-ball. He produces his own "T-ball" (a ball marked with the letter T) as a gag. |
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SCENE 1 | Telly and Lexine have all they need for their game of T-ball. However, instead of Lexine's whiffle bat, Telly has Gordon's regular bat, which he has much difficulty using. |
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Cartoon | A man has a small octopus on his head, but a little boy has a big octopus. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3270) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Discovery of Air — Bert is reading a book about air and tells Ernie that air moves things. (First: Episode 3552) |
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Cartoon | Dr. Annie Eyeball looks at air. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 2592) |
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Muppets | Zoe and Big Bird display the number two, and point out how many things they have in pairs (eyes, feet, etc.). (First: Episode 3449) |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #2 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0987) |
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Song | "Doll House" (First: Episode 0131) |
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Animation | Luxo Jr.: Heavy and light (First: Episode 2860) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly realizes the key to being able to use Gordon's bat is to exercise first. He does a brief workout with some dumbbells and makes another attempt to swing at the ball, but the heavy bat makes him fall over again. Telly vows to make a hit with the larger bat if it's the last thing he does. "And at this rate, it just might be." |
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Song | "Get On Up (Everybody Move)" (First: Episode 3410) |
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Cartoon | An ostrich, a girl, and a pig do some exercises, and move the couch away. (First: Episode 2988) |
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Film | A girls' jump-rope team trains for a contest. They end up winning second place. (First: Episode 2510) |
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Muppets | Big Bird exclaims, "Amazing!" (First: Episode 3191) |
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Cartoon | An owl and a bluebird work out a compromise. (First: Episode 1493) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Herry Monster wants to join a group of kids, but feels too shy to approach them. Wynonna Judd lifts his spirits by singing "Somebody to Like You." |
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Animation | Teeny Little Super Guy notices his friend Alice wanting to join a baseball game. He gives her the idea to go over there and ask them if she can play. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1900) |
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Muppets | Mr. Between sings about himself. (First: Episode 3091) |
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Animation | On a computer, a boy draws a sun setting between the mountains. (First: Episode 3059) |
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Song | "T, You're Terrific" (First: Episode 3332) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter has an electric train. (First: Episode 0785) |
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Film | The floating kids form a capital T. (First: Episode 3121) |
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Cartoon | A girl tries to play catch with her lazy cat, and accidentally breaks the window. She considers blaming the cat, but realizes it's her responsibility to confess. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3519) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly has recruited Count von Count to help him use the large bat, though the Count mistakenly believed Telly was referring to his kind of bat. The Count imparts some advice from his great second uncle - "If at first you don’t succeed, try try try try try try again!" Telly makes ten attempts to swing the bat, falling over each time; the Count takes great pleasure in counting each one of Telly's misses. |
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Cartoon | A bird lays ten eggs. (First: Episode 1576) |
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Song | Kevin Clash sings "The Pasta Song." (First: Episode 3137) |
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Animation | Shapes sort themselves in different ways, and eventually make a quilt. (First: Episode 3103) |
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Animation | Cecille sings "I Want to Be Me." (First: Episode 2791) |
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SCENE 4 | Lexine thinks she's gotten Telly to admit the bat is too big for him, when he realizes the solution - he needs to imagine he's big. He starts to act bigger, but the bat still causes him to fall over, giving him a big headache. |
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Film | Amelia pretends she's an astronaut. (First: Episode 2918) |
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Muppets | "Home to Me" (First: Episode 2093) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole, and falls into another hole. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0439) |
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Film | Wegman's dogs form T, which is for train. (First: Episode 3565) |
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Cartoon | T for tiger, teapot, television, and taxi. Artist: Bill Davis (First: Episode 3262) |
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Film | T for Triangle (First: Episode 3271) |
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Muppets | Herry Monster and Cookie Monster compete in "The Sesame Street Open" where they open various things like books or lunchboxes. Cookie Monster wins and eats his trophy. |
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Film | Five girls play a clapping game. (First: Episode 2763) |
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Cartoon | A woman serves milk to her cat. Several other cats join him, including a lion. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1017) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly sulks that he'll never be able to use the bat. Lexine offers to cooperate and they pick up the bat together, successfully hitting the ball from the tee with it. They celebrate while the Count announces the sponsors. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Big Bird and Gabi perform a living room ballet. |
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