Episode 2750

	Sesame Street
	Telly gets a furcut
Air date	November 16, 1990
Season	Season 22 (1990-1991)
Sponsors	K, M, 6

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Mike tries bringing Telly Monster to the barber shop to get a furcut, but Telly stalls by pointing out the interesting spots on the sidewalk. Mike explains that he used to be scared of haircuts, but assures Telly it won't hurt. Telly claims he's had furcuts previously and knows they won't hurt, but stops once more to observe the spots on the stoop wall. Thankfully, Mike has brought some snacks while waiting for Telly.
	Song	Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer". (dog)
	Cartoon	K is for Karate (EKA: Episode 1093)
	Muppets	Grover the Waiter at La Casa de Comidas (EKA: Episode 2122)
	Film	Scenes of flowers set to harmonica music (EKA: Episode 2623)
	Muppets	Gordon reads the story of "Stan and Dan." Dan copies everything that Stan does, until Dan becomes a hippie. (EKA: Episode 2363)
	Cartoon	Rap #6 (EKA: Episode 2580)
	SCENE 2	On another part of the street, Uncle Wally joins Mike on a bench as he waits for Telly, who's currently observing the different leaves in a bush. Uncle Wally reminisces about his first haircut in a sepia-tone flashback. He recalls being concerned that he would look different post-haircut and no one would recognize him. His fears were soon put to rest. Telly claims he's actually looking forward to his haircut, but runs home first to take his shoes out of the fridge. "He must have cold feet," Uncle Wally states.
	Cartoon	Jake the Snake demonstrates body parts. Artist: Buzzco Associates, Inc. (EKA: Episode 2486)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash Kermit, doing a "slow-breaking human interest story," asks monsters at a day care center what they want to be when they grow up, and every time they tell him, he rewards them with a cookie. Cookie Monster, posing as a baby ("Cry cry cry, sniffle sniffle sniffle"), claims he wants to be an orthodontist. However, Kermit gets wise to his scheme, and instead rewards him with a wind-up toy bridge of false teeth. (EKA: Episode 1346)
	Cartoon	Little Red Riding Hood uses a map to get to Grandma's house.
	Cast	Charlie Chaplin (Maria) falls in love with a painting at the art museum. (EKA: Episode 2269)
	Cartoon	A mouse demonstrates between by squeezing between two elephants. (EKA: Episode 2624)
	Song	"Reach Your Hand Up High"
	Cartoon	K - Kangaroo Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 1836)
	SCENE 3	The barbershop is now just a block away, but Telly stops their trip once more; he wants to make sure he still knows the alphabet. After reciting it, Mike continues dragging him to the shop.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Exiting the barbershop is Spike, who's just gotten a new do, plus the word "GO" shaved in the back of his head. Telly begins stalling once more, trying to come up with an interesting word he could have written in his fur.
	Song	"Fixin' My Hair" (EKA: Episode 2734)
	Animation	M / m (Gordon voiceover) (EKA: Episode 2440)
	Celebrity	Madeline Kahn sings, "Mmm...Madeline." (EKA: Episode 2691)
	Muppets	"It's Funny" (EKA: Episode 1116)
	Animation	"We Are Kids From Far and Wide": A girl describes the preparation for the Galungan festival in Bali, Indonesia.
	Film	A little girl narrates a film about how cans can be recycled. She washes them and collects them in a wagon, which she takes to the recycling center. There it is sorted and separated with a magnet. After its loaded onto trucks, it is taken to a factory to be melted and shaped into new cans like the ones seen in her fridge at home.
	Cartoon	Two scribbles are hesitant to let a tall green one join them, until it protects them from the rain. (First: Episode 1477)
	SCENE 4	Uncle Wally tries talking to Telly some more about getting a furcut, when Mike brings out Barbra the Barber (Lee Chamberlin), who sings a song about the care she'll take in cutting his fur. Just as she's about to begin, he runs off in fear. The adults all go to find him.
	Cartoon	Building a dog house is easy if you have a ruler. (EKA: Episode 0824)
	Film / Muppets	Alphaquest: M The girl uses mittens to make monster mush, which is eaten by a Muppet monster.
	Animation	See the lion walk. (EKA: Episode 2205)
	Muppets	The Count sings "One Potato" while counting the items vendors are selling. (EKA: Episode 1251)
	Cartoon	Dot Bridge (last dot shows up early) (First: Episode 0001)
	SCENE 5	The adults find Telly under the arbor staircase. Telly admits that he doesn't want a furcut because of the fur he'll lose; he considers his fur to be his friend and he misses it when it's gone. Barbra promises to bag his fur afterward so he can keep it as long as he pleases. Telly likes the plan and comes out of hiding.
	Cartoon	Six camels Artist: Owe Gustafson (EKA: Episode 2275)
	Muppets	"Listen to the Bells" (EKA: Episode 2401)
	Cartoon	A hippo has difficulty getting the succulent fruit down from a tree, and enlists the help of another hippo. Artist: John Korty (EKA: Episode 1899)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Families." (EKA: Episode 0592)
	Muppets	Kermit the Frog counts six happy little Twiddlebugs, and when he is finished, the Twiddlebugs have a party. (First: Episode 0280)
	Cartoon	The king of the Farcums wants a pyramid built; he and his subjects get inspiration from a seesaw. Artist: Bruce Cayard
	SCENE 6	Barbra finishes Telly's furcut and hands him the paper bag, full of his fur. Telly thinks of all the fun times he and his old fur can have, while Mike announces the sponsors.