Episode 3688

Sesame Street
Telly starts a doo-wop group
Air date	December 31, 1997
Season	Season 29 (1997-1998)
Written by	Ian Ellis James
Sponsors O, 1

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Telly and Mr. Handford listen to a record he and his old singing group put out. In a flashback, we see Mr. Handford, in his youth, and his group singing their hit, “You Are the Only One for Me”. Back in the present, Telly gets inspired and wants to create his own singing group, with the name “Telly and the Triangles” already in mind.
	Animation	A group of 1s chant, "We're the number 1!" (First: Episode 3238)
	Song	"We're Talking 'Bout the Number One" (First: Episode 3154)
	Muppets	Elmo explains the importance of sleep, but the audience won't stop applauding and let him sleep afterwards. (First: Episode 2985)
	Cartoon	The moon listens to everyone say "Good night" in different languages. (EKA: Episode 2243)
	Film	Wegman's dogs form numbers from 1 to 9. (First: Episode 3272)
	Cartoon	An elephant, a zebra, a hedgehog, an ostrich, a frog and a ladybug create a rhythm with their footsteps. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 2794)
	Song	"It's the Shpritzer Honker Splasher Sprinkler Tweeter Squirt," the wettest musical instrument. (First: Episode 3408)
	Cartoon	Campers don't want to play ring toss with Zork, until their counselor reminds them about being judgmental. (First: Episode 2761)
	SCENE 2	Telly rings his triangle outside Oscar’s can, bringing him outside. He asks Oscar if he’d like to join his band, but he declines, since he’s already in his own band: Four Grouches Named Moe and Oscar. When the four Moes arrive, they sing “Big Bad Mess” for Telly. They invite him to be in the band, but Telly also declines and sets off as the band continues rehearsal.
	Cartoon	An opera house is full when an operatic tenor sings, but it becomes empty when his partner (of lesser musical talent) attempts to sing. On their way home, the tenor and his partner become stuck on the freeway, where the lanes are full - but all it takes to make them empty is some bad singing. Artist: Gene Barretta (First: Episode 3556)
	Film	"Simple Pleasures" by Bobby McFerrin is played over footage of a girl trying to play frisbee with a dog on the beach. (First: Episode 2876)
	Cartoon	A lady receives a letter O in the mail, which promptly rolls around her living room. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3348)
	Film	A gymnast twirls ribbons to form the letter O. (First: Episode 3136)
	Cartoon	Soul O (First: Episode 3375)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Zoe demonstrate "inside" and "outside"; Cookie takes a cookie outside of the box, and puts it inside his mouth and tummy. (First: Episode 3593)
	Cartoon	A red scribble demonstrates out and in. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3128)
	SCENE 3	Big Bird, Gabi and Baby Bear are about to play baseball when Telly rushes to them and gives them his pitch. He has them envision the group performing one of their hits, “Mary Had a Triangle”. However, his friends would rather play baseball.
	Film	The floating kids form a triangle. (First: Episode 3122)
	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)
	Cartoon	Gerald's dog Sparky likes to pretend he's an alligator. (First: Episode 1519)
	Film	A zydeco band plays "Allons a Lafayette" while people dance. (First: Episode 2498)
	Animation	Fans reveal the letter O. (First: Episode 2905)
	Cartoon	O for open, off, owl, ocean (First: Episode 3091)
	Cartoon	The O falls off a man's grocery store sign; he tries replacing it with a donut, then a pizza, neither of which work. Finally, the sign man paints it on. (First: Episode 1242)
	SCENE 4	Telly tries to convince his friends to be in his band, but Baby Bear, Big Bird and Gabi would rather sing about porridge, birdseed and caterpillars (respectively). The group then argues over their problem.
	Cartoon	Hands embrace the words LOVE. (new music added) (First: Episode 0926)
	Muppets	Grover and Rosita explain the concept of "love" in 15 seconds. Grover exasperates about the assignment, but Rosita intervenes just in time. (First: Episode 3527)
	Cartoon	Madrigal Alphabet Animation by Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0619)
	Song	Kevin Clash sings "Skin." (First: Episode 2749)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Elmo thinks that Whoopi's skin is a very pretty brown. Whoopi likes Elmo's soft red fur. Elmo admires Whoopi's bouncy hair, too. Elmo suggests that they trade, but Whoopi says that they can't -- it doesn't come off. But even if she could trade, she wouldn't want to. She likes her skin and her hair, and she wants to keep it. Elmo says that he wants to keep his fur, too. (First: Episode 2746)
	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 (EKA: Episode 2843)
	Song	"Papermaking Song" (First: Episode 3563)
	SCENE 5	Mr. Handford inspects the yelling, and Telly blames him for it for giving him the idea. Mr. Hanford has them cooperate and sing a song about the things they each love in harmony.
	Cartoon	A seal and a bear fight over a circus ball, but learn to cooperate. Artist: Frank Gresham (First: Episode 3282)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: HAT (First: Episode 1349)
	Cartoon	Song: AT words (First: Episode 3291)
	Film	A girl narrates a film of how pan dulce, Mexican bread, is made. (First: Episode 3015)
	Animation	Counting from 10-0 (Latin rhythm) (Spanish dub) (First: Episode 3048)
	Cartoon	Wilma Wiggins makes the very best of a very silly situation by hiccoughing her way through an opera. (First: Episode 2963)
	Song	Leon Redbone sings "Have You Ever." (First: Episode 3274)
	SCENE 6	In front of a crowd of street patrons (including Elmo, Papa Bear, Bert and Ernie), Mr. Handford presents the singing group now known as “Telly and the Triangle, Porridge, Birdseed and Caterpillar Lovers”, who sing a doo-wop song about the things they love. Mr. Handford announces the sponsors.
	COMING SOON	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Baby Bear tries to describe his nightmare to Telly.

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