| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Baby Bear and Telly have a hard time saying goodbye | |||||||||
| Air date | April 8, 1999 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 30 (1998-1999) | ||||||||
| Written by | Joey Mazzarino | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Baby Bear welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street when Telly comes over to play with him. Baby Bear reminds him he can't play as he's busy planning for a trip to Bear Mountain with his parents for the Bear family reunion -- which means he won't be back until tomorrow night. They both go over the contents of his suitcase to make sure Baby Bear has everything he'll need. |
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SCENE 1 cont'd |
When Baby Bear finishes packing, Papa Bear shows up in his camper to pick him up... and it dawns on Baby Bear and Telly that they now must say goodbye to each other, which neither are ready for. |
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Cartoon | A family goes over their camping checklist before they leave for the woods. (First: Episode 3411) |
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Muppets | In a poem, Ernie shows his front and back, and introduces the next segment. |
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Animation | Y: Yuri, a yellow yak, eats yams and yogurt. (First: Episode 3381) |
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Film | Y for yell, yellow, yodel (First: Episode 3456) |
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Animation | Characters on a quilt form the letter Y. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3381) |
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SCENE 2 | Baby Bear and Telly are distressed at the thought of being away from each other for two whole days, especially since they wanted to sing "The Alphabet Song" together. Papa Bear checks the oil in his camper to give them time to do so, but when they're done they still don't want to say goodbye because Telly wants to show Baby Bear a triangle he recently got. |
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Muppets | Ernie asks Rubber Duckie what word he wants to see next. The answer, though long, is "Exit." |
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Animation | A Keith Haring mural comes to life after some kids EXIT. (First: Episode 3006) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | R.E.M. sings "Furry Happy Monsters." (First: Episode 3829) |
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Cartoon | A baby demonstrates 'happy,' 'surprised' and 'sad.' (First: Episode 3396) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly proudly displays his new triangle he got from the Triangle Lovers Club to Baby Bear. When they're done admiring it, Telly remembers that they wanted to count to 10 today, so they drop to their knees and beg Papa Bear for more time. |
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Film | Looking for triangles in the city (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 2696) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Rubber Duckie are glad the viewer is here. (First: Episode 3816) |
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Animation | Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase letter Y. (First: Episode 3199) |
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Film | Jaws spoof with the letter Y. (First: Episode 3323) |
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Animation | Planet Y / y (First: Episode 2859) |
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SCENE 4 | Their begging pays off and they count to 10, dragging it out as long as they can, to Papa Bear's impatience. Now it's really time for Baby Bear to go, so he and Telly say goodbye... in as many different ways and languages they can muster. |
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Cartoon | Flash Gizmo, Space Cadet Fast and slow (First: Episode 3705) |
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Muppets | Rosita and Elmo answer the question: what is a friend? |
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Film | A girl draws a picture of her friend Amelia. (First: Episode 2784) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Rubber Duckie introduce the number of the day. (First: Episode 3786) |
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Film | Seven kids dance on a playground to the same beat. |
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Cartoon | Rap #7 (First: Episode 2506) |
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Film | Milo Counting: 7 (First: Episode 3595) |
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SCENE 5 | Baby Bear and Telly run out of ways to say goodbye and they finally part ways. Telly panics once the camper drives off, but Alan keeps him company and tells him a story about being away from his best friend all summer when he was a kid. He missed his friend but he did things to make himself feel better, which is what Telly should do. Telly usually has a bowl of porridge with Baby Bear around this time, so Alan suggests that the two of them could have one while Telly tells him stories about Baby Bear. |
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Cartoon | "Felines" (First: Episode 3278) |
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Muppets / Celebrity | Big Bird and Slimey reminisce about the time Slimey went to the moon. In a flashback, Big Bird stands on the roof with Tony Bennett, who sings "Slimey to the Moon." (First: Episode 3756) |
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Animation | Luxo Jr.: Heavy and light (First: Episode 2860) |
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SCENE 6 | At Hooper's Store Telly finishes his porridge and recalls fond memories of Baby Bear, including the times he taught Telly how to growl like a bear and fetch like a dog. He also taught Telly how to give bear hugs, one of which he gives to Alan. |
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SCENE 6 cont'd |
Just then, the phone rings. It's Baby Bear, calling from a gas station to check in on Telly! It turns out that Baby Bear is handling the separation in the same way Telly is -- by telling stories about Telly to his parents. They hang up, and Telly starts to tell Alan of the time he and Baby Bear tried to break the "Bear-and-a-Monster-On-a-Pogo-Stick Competition" record. ("That pogo record stood before us like an angry, vengeful beast laughing in our face...") |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Water (First: Episode 3831) |
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SCENE 7 | By nighttime it's time to close up Hooper's, but Telly then remembers that Baby Bear usually announces the sponsors with him at this time, and Baby Bear is heard doing so in voiceover as Telly reminisces. |
Notes[]
- Telly's recollection of learning how to growl like a bear is in reference to Episode 3668, but new footage is used as the episode features the old design of Baby Bear.
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