Episode 3632

Sesame Street
Telly's Town (repeat of 3368)
Air date	April 15, 1997
Season	Season 28 (1996-1997)
Written by	Joey Mazzarino
Sponsors H, S, 17

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	The scene begins with a logo: the words "Telly's Town" take up the screen, as a rainbow trail rotates behind them. Telly chants, "Telly's Town! Telly's Town! Music time! Excellent!" and mimics a guitar solo. Telly invites Big Bird to join him in his "totally amazing, excellent music video show." Big Bird tries doing what Telly did at the beginning to get the vibe and succeeds. Telly explains that the show's vocabulary consists of terms like "cool," "excellent," "hey dude," and of course "excellent."
	SCENE 1	Big Bird (now using a pillow as a pretend drum) wonders if all they do on the show is say its name, but Telly explains that they'll have excellent videos and live musical guests. He then announces today's guests: the Four Tuba Guys! He and Big Bird perform the show's theme as a fanfare.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	The Four Tuba Guys (the only rock and roll tuba group to exist) don't show up, but instead Telly and Big Bird find themselves face to face with a deliveryman, Wayne (Mike Myers). Wayne has a telegram from the Four Tuba Guys, which Telly is dying to hear. Before he reads it, however, Wayne makes a long speech about how excellent it is that there is such a thing as reading. The telegram from the band says their plane has been delayed, and they will now be traveling by train.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	The camera quickly zooms in on Telly's face as he screams "OH NO!!" Wayne leaves, and Big Bird suggests they show some videos while they wait. On the TV, they view a Cecille video...
	Animation	Cecille sings "I'm Gonna Get to You." (First: Episode 2873)
	Film	What sound does a duck make? (First: Episode 3298)
	Cartoon	A man (Jim Thurman) is interrupted as he tries to recite the alphabet. Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 1499)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: Inside Outside Story — Maria and Tony sing about how they can get together. (First: Episode 3111)
	Film	A girl teaches a boy to play “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” on the Shpritzer. (First: Episode 3475)
	Cartoon	"Water Conservation": Frank the fish calls Carl and tells him not to leave the water running while brushing his teeth, otherwise the lake will be dry. Artist: Peter Chung (First: Episode 2689)
	SCENE 2	Telly introduces the "Fuzz Clip of the Week," a music video by Fur Jam.
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Fur Jam sings "Don't Waste the Water."
	SCENE 2 cont'd	Wayne arrives with another telegram from the Four Tuba Guys... but not without giving another heartfelt speech on the importance of reading: "Reading is excellent. I've found in my own limited and ecclesiastic studies that without reading, I wouldn't be able to read this telegram, or Shakespeare, or Ibsen..." Telly cuts him off so he can read the telegram, which says that the band is now taking a bus instead of a train. Telly, feeling bummed but knowing the show must go on, introduces the next video that rated high on the "excell-ometer."
	Song	"Hot in the City" (First: Episode 2751)
	Animation	Match the word HOT. (First: Episode 2055)
	Film	Alphaquest: H Heading over the hills in a helicopter to a hippo's house. (First: Episode 2741)
	Film	H for Hat - kids try on different hats as camera shutters go off. (First: Episode 3292)
	Animation	Soul H! (First: Episode 3368)
	Muppets	Elmo shows top and bottom by standing on top of the frame, then falling to the bottom. (First: Episode 2999)
	Cartoon	The Magnificent Splasho goes from the top of the ladder to the bottom of the water tank. (First: Episode 0655)
	Insert	Celina demonstrates the "Baby Boogie." (First: Episode 3180)
	Cartoon	A brief animation of pouring milk in a glass, coupled with the word milk. (First: Episode 3012)
	Film	Wegman's dogs re-enact "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." (First: Episode 3269)
	Cartoon	H - Horse (First: Episode 0474)
	Animation	The letter H appears in words on buildings. (First: Episode 3368)
	Animation	Sand H/h (First: Episode 0630)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Little Richard sings "Rosita," a song about feelings, to Rosita. (First: Episode 3225)
	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)
	Film	Jodi goes to the doctor for a check-up. (First: Episode 3526)
	SCENE 3	Telly says it's now time for the video countdown, where they count down from ten to zero to the next video.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	The Counting Crows (actual crows) sing "Count it 1-2-3."
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Wayne shows up with yet another telegram from the Four Tuba Guys, and yet another speech on the importance of reading - but Telly knows his modus operandi by now and just begs to hear the telegram. It says the band's bus broke down, and now they're walking to the show. Wayne laments, "Well, the telegram is read and it looks like my work here is done... I promised myself I wouldn't cry... I love you all!" and darts off. Telly and Big Bird segue into the next video.
	Cartoon	Rap #17 (First: Episode 2488)
	Film	Growing Numbers #17 (First: Episode 2975)
	Animation	Parade of Numbers #17 (First: Episode 3368)
	Muppets	In the park, Bert overhears the sound of a tuba - his favorite instrument. It's actually Simon Soundman, who's "just practicing." Bert begs Simon to teach him how to make that sound by himself, but Bert ends up attracting Gladys the Cow, who thinks she heard the romantic call of a bull. (First: Episode 2386)
	Song	"Fixin' My Hair" (First: Episode 2734)
	Cartoon	A girl inflates a balloon in the shape of an S. (First: Episode 0414)
	Film	Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter S. (First: Episode 3504)
	Cartoon	Typewriter: S for spring (First: Episode 0792)
	Muppets	Grover is a personal trainer of his workout video called, "Grover's Monster Workout Video." He exercises with Bobby and Cissy, but he gets tired from swinging his arms, running, and jumping up and down that he faints. (First: Episode 3227)
	Cartoon	"Move to the Beat:" A girl dances with a tiger. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3387)
	Song	Jerry Nelson sings "Salt, My Salt." (First: Episode 2909)
	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)
	SCENE 4	Back on "Telly's Town," Telly is worried about the Four Tuba Guys when Wayne comes back to deliver each of the group's four tubas - and a telegram from the band, who became too tired from walking and can't make it.
	SCENE 4 cont'd	Big Bird calls for an extreme close-up on Telly as he panics, but as it turns out, Wayne plays the tuba himself ("This telegram gig is just a stopover on my way to stardom! I'm gonna be the best ever heavy metal tuba guy in the world!"). He even brought a couple of his tuba-playing friends: a Garth-esque green monster with glasses (Joey Mazzarino), and Slimey. That only makes up three players, but if they add Telly to the group, they can be four tuba guys themselves! Big Bird gives the group an introduction and they all play the Sesame Street Theme, with Wayne performing an impressive tuba solo. Big Bird announces the sponsors.

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