Sesame Street | |||||||||
Telly looks for the Muffin Man | |||||||||
Air date | December 25, 1990 | ||||||||
Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
Written by | Josh Selig | ||||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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SCENE 1 | Telly Monster has a question for Gordon - does he know the Muffin Man? Gordon responds with a "no." Telly launches into a spiel about the song and how the lyrical question is never answered and he wants to find the answer. When he finally does meet the Muffin Man, he has confetti and music prepared. He sets off to ask others if they know the Muffin Man, but asks Gordon one more important question - what is a muffin man? | |
Cartoon | On his way to the store, a boy gets distracted and remembers to buy different things. (First: Episode 0768) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Frog Struggle Song." (First: Episode 0492) | |
Muppets | Ernie & Bert — Ernie lies in bed and starts talking about what a square looks like and how many lines it has, then goes on to compare a square with a triangle. He then starts to ponder how many sides a circle has, and goes to sleep. Bert is about to attempt to answer the question, but ends up not being able to sleep. (First: Episode 0132) | |
Cartoon | The life of a Yellow Yahoo (First: Episode 0043) | |
Film | In a village in Africa, people catch fish and celebrate afterwards. (First: Episode 2669) | |
Cartoon | "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0362) | |
SCENE 2 | Telly has gotten no answers from anyone on Sesame Street about the identity of the muffin man. Gordon tries to explain that he's merely a made-up character, but Telly insists on finding him himself. He instead mistakes a mail carrier (David Rudman) and police officer (Rick Lyon) for the Muffin Man. Just as Telly loses hope, the kids introduce him to a baker (Carmen Osbahr), who just so happens to bake muffins. Telly celebrates and exclaims "The Muffin Man is a woman!" | |
Song | "What Do People Do All Day?" (First: Episode 1511) | |
Cartoon | At a construction site, a blue man builds a cuckoo clock, which gives him his lunch. (First: Episode 1924) | |
Muppets | Grover is a guest on the game show "Name That Sound." (First: Episode 1643) | |
Cartoon | Fleas have fun in fur! Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0630) | |
Song | "One of These Things" (with Fay Ray) (First: Episode 2604) | |
Insert | Preston Rabbit presents Sesame Street with a large stone inscribed with a word he thinks they don't have: "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ". Elmo has no idea what it is and sings "ABC-DEF-GHI". Big Bird and the kids point out it's the alphabet, and they already have plenty of them on Sesame Street. Preston takes it away and goes off in search of a different present. (First: Episode 2616) | |
Cartoon | A duckling dresses itself, naming all the parts of its coat. Artist: Cathryn Aison (First: Episode 1195) | |
Film | A blind class goes on a field trip downtown, and visits a produce stand. (First: Episode 2580) | |
Cartoon | Two crows sing "Stones Don't Grow." Artist: Michael Sporn (First: Episode 1715) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: The Six Dollar Man — Professor Nucleus Von Fission builds the Six Dollar Man. (First: Episode 0933) | |
Cartoon | A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!" (First: Episode 0782) | |
SCENE 3 | Susan comes across Telly trying to converse with a tomato. His mommy told him they're having tomatoes for dinner and since he's never had one before, he thought he should get to know it first. Susan tells him the only way to get acquainted with a food is by tasting it. Telly eats the whole tomato and enjoys it, but then starts to sob. "We were just getting to know each other!" | |
Cartoon | Animals who eat crunchy things have nice teeth. (First: Episode 1487) | |
Film | Kids talk about the various writing methods they use. (First: Episode 2376) | |
Muppets | "It is I, Captain Vegetable!" (First: Episode 1741) | |
Cartoon | A drowsy wagoner gets across a clearing by building a bridge out of his ox-cart, and converting it back again. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) | |
Film | Saxophone factory (First: Episode 1446) | |
Cartoon | Frances Fairy displays several F words. (First: Episode 0335) | |
Cast | Mike and the kids perform "A Very Simple Dance." (First: Episode 2729) | |
Animation | It's a monkey Artist: Ishu Patel (First: Episode 1767) | |
Muppets | Old West: Sinister Sam announces that someone has bought the last box of crayons, and he wants to know why. It turns out that he just wants a crayon so he can learn how to write the letter Y. (First: Episode 1288) | |
Cartoon | A boy can yell and yodel, and his dog can yelp and yowl. They can both yawn. (First: Episode 0353) | |
Film | Gilberto, who lives in Central America, learns how bricks are made. (First: Episode 2744) | |
Cartoon | Rap #11 (First: Episode 2531) | |
SCENE 4 | Susan now finds Telly playing a game with the kids - whenever his sign says "OPEN," they open their mouths, then close them when the sign says "CLOSED." He tries to talk to them afterwards, until Susan points out his sign is still set to "CLOSED." She then announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- The police officer that Telly meets would later appear in Episode 2781, performed by Jim Martin.
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