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| Telly receives Delly Monster's Z | |||||||||
| Air date | January 1, 1999 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 30 (1998-1999) | ||||||||
| Written by | Emily Perl Kingsley | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Gina finds Telly eagerly waiting for a delivery from the Triangle of the Month Club, which sends a new and interesting triangle each month. He shows some great samples to Gina, who suggests he pass the time by watching the following film... |
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Film | The floating kids form a triangle. (First: Episode 3122) |
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SCENE 1 cont'd | Telly really liked the film and the delivery man (Kevin Clash) finally arrives bearing various "...of the Month" deliveries. He has one for what Telly assumes is himself. He and Gina open the box and are surprised to find a zebra-skinned letter Z inside, courtesy of the Z of the Month Club. They check the label and find the package was meant for Delly Monster. Telly worries about his triangle and finds the idea of collecting letter Zs ridiculous. Gina suggests they call Delly at the Hooper's phone. |
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Cartoon | Zelda walks through a giant zipper into the Z Zone. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3789) |
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Film | Kid jungle explorers sight a wild letter Z. (First: Episode 3496) |
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Muppets | Elmo and Zoe sing "Share." (First: Episode 3489) |
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Cartoon | Lots of bunnies are needed to pull the huge carrot from the ground. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1473) |
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SCENE 2 | Gina consults the phone book and finds Delly's number. They call her up and Telly explains the situation to her. Delly reveals his triangle is in her possession and the two describe their respective deliveries. Delly asks her mommy to take her to Sesame Street and tells Telly she'll be there after her zither lesson, adding to take care of her Z until she gets there. Alan prepares some lunch in the meantime. |
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Song | "I'm in Great Shape": Kids dance with triangles, circles and squares. (First: Episode 3277) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Kadeem Hardison says the alphabet with Natasha. (First: Episode 2787) |
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Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie and her cat Feff pretend to be each other. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3727) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly brushes Delly's Z when Bob comes by. Telly vents his frustrations to Bob; there's nothing can he do with the Z, unlike triangles, which have hundreds of uses. Bob thinks otherwise and sings about how Z is a "Letter in Your Alphabet." The song helps Telly warm up to the Z a little. |
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Cartoon | A television reveals many Z words. (First: Episode 3699) |
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SCENE 3 cont'd | Big Bird and the Birdketeers find Telly taking care of the Z and invite him to join their Z activities, which Telly finds very fun. |
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Song | "I'm a Little Airplane," with film of kids pretending to be airplanes. (First: Episode 3266) |
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Cartoon | At the circus, Tommy Trueheart displays his 11 trick-performing lions. (First: Episode 0816) |
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Film | Milo Counting: 11 (First: Episode 3585) |
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Cartoon | A bus driver counts 11 of each necessity for a camping trip. (First: Episode 3151) |
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Muppets | Baby Tooth and the Fuzzy Funk react to the sounds of a bluesy guitar. (First: Episode 3540) |
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SCENE 4 | Thanks to spending so much time with the Z, Telly is able to notice a number of Z words around him, like zucchini and zinnias. Telly wishes he knew some Z words he's already familiar with. Alan shows off his zipper, then points Telly toward something with two Zs in it... |
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Film | PIZZA: In speed-up footage, a group of kids orders pizza, and have it delivered to their house. (First: Episode 3408) |
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SCENE 4 cont'd | Telly was particularly fond of seeing the letter Z made out of olives in the film and has that portion of the film replayed. Alan invites Telly to have some pizza and Telly requests olives so he can spell "PIZZA" with them. |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Pizza and Grape Juice — Ernie and Bert figure out how to share their pizza and grape juice. (First: Episode 0256) |
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Animation | New Ball in Town: Three striped balls encounter a polka-dotted ball. (First: Episode 0777) |
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SCENE 5 | Delly Monster finally arrives and the two have a hard time parting with their objects, having grown to love them. So, they make plans to visit each other's homes and play with their triangles and Zs together. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Dancing (First: Episode 3801) |
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SCENE 6 | Gina announces the sponsors, while Delly tells a flustered Telly she likes him. |
Alterations[]
| Picture | Segment | Description |
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Muppets | In a skit that capitalizes on the marketing of a certain doll, Zoe and Elmo play a game of "Zoe Says" with the viewer, and accidentally makes Elmo tickle himself. This sketch replaced "Share" in the summer 1999 reruns. |
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Animation | An Elvis Presley-type man sings "Rockin' Rockets" as he blasts off into space. This and the following two segments were added after the Ernie and Bert sketch in the summer reruns. |
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Muppets | Sesame Street Goes to Day Care Big Bird and Cori take turns counting to 10. |
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Cartoon | In an homage to the musical cartoons of the 1930s, Cab Callomouse attends a revue at the Lunar Lounge. (First: Episode 3713) |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Jackets (First: Episode 3806) This segment replaced Elmo's World: Dancing during summer reruns. |
Notes[]
- Among the "...of the Month" packages that the mailman has to deliver include a "Fish of the Month" (addressed to Wolfgang the Seal) and a "Banana of the Month" (addressed to Joey and Davey Monkey).
- Jim Martin makes a brief cameo at the beginning of the episode.
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