Episode 3975

	Sesame Street
	Baby Bear asks Telly to strike a pose
Air date	March 23, 2001
Season	Season 32 (2001)
Written by	David Korr
Directed by	Ken Diego
Production	November 30, 2000; December 13, 2000
Sponsors	T, 11

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Telly presents his favorite letter, T, and lists a few T words. Baby Bear spots him and ropes him into modeling for his drawing session, needing something special to draw. He instructs Telly how to pose with the T, switching his mind back and forth several times until he settles on just the right pose. He then realizes he doesn't have a fuchsia crayon and runs home to get it, instructing Telly to hold his pose.
	Film	T is for turning and tired. (Maria voiceover) (First: Episode 3851)
	Animation	Airplanes carve the capital and lowercase T. (First: Episode 3230)
	Muppets	Ernie's Show and Tell: Sydney shows Ernie her drawing of her family, which includes Ernie. (First: Episode 3951)
	SCENE 2	Maria comes across Telly, still holding his awkward pose. He starts to feel an itch on his nose, so Maria scratches it. More and more of his various parts start to itch, and Maria tries her best to keep up and scratch all of them.
	Animation	Hands sculpt different noses on a man.
	Cast	Linda shows a girl how to sign the word dance. (First: Episode 3945)
	Cartoon	"Move to the Beat:" A girl dances with a tiger. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3387)
	Cartoon	Rap #11 (First: Episode 2531)
	Film	Milo Counting: 11 (First: Episode 3585)
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #11
	SCENE 3	Rosita finds Telly by himself and helps him pass the time by playing a sound game, using items from her backpack. Telly is able to guess the sounds of a bugle and a bouncing rubber ball, but gets confused when he hears a moo, a cock-a-doodle-doo, and a neigh. Rosita reveals that those sounds came from some passing farm animals that she recruited for her game. They then hear some funny noises coming from a nearby fountain...
	Film	Kids play "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" on the Shpritzer. (First: Episode 3434)
	Animation	Crayons play together. (First: Episode 3105)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Big Bird visits the studio of Chuck Close, who shows how he prepares to paint his self portrait.
	Animation	Can you find the birds in this picture? (First: Episode 3514)
	SCENE 4	Elmo wants to sing "The Alphabet Song" with Telly, but the catchy music and Elmo's rocking out makes Telly want to dance. He wants to stay in his pose, so they sing a slower version instead.
	Film	Laurel talks about her love of dancing, Jonathan talks about singing, Samantha talks about drawing. and Nick talks about acting. (First: Episode 3962)
	Muppets	Grover: Emotional Music — Grover conducts a piece of very emotional music.
	Animation	Clown Honking #11 (First: Episode 3196)
	Cartoon	A girl types the number 11 on a computer, matches it with another one, and sees 11 elephants. (First: Episode 3885)
	Cartoon	African quilt pattern (First: Episode 3145)
	SCENE 5	Baby Bear finally returns, having found his fuchsia crayon under his wee little bed. Telly cannot hold his pose any longer and really wants to move; Baby Bear gives him permission, saying it's more important to have his best friend comfortable than to help him with his drawing. Telly has a little trouble getting his joints to unstiffen until he eventually warms up and starts running around like crazy.
	Song	"Reach Your Hand Up High" (First: Episode 2702)
	Cast	Linda shows Lily how to sign the word friend. (First: Episode 3952)
	Film	T for Triangle (First: Episode 3271)
	SCENE 6	Baby Bear's picture is finished and he shows it to Telly, who compliments his friend's talent. Telly now wants to draw a picture of Baby Bear, and starts instructing him to stand in just the right pose before starting to draw...
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Families
	SCENE 7	Telly and Baby Bear admire each other's artwork as Maria announces the sponsors. The credits follow.