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Sesame Street
Telly loves triangles
Air date December 28, 1990
Season Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by Lou Berger
Directed by Lisa Simon
Production September 24, 1990
Sponsors I, V, 13

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
2780a
SCENE 1 Elmo is going mountain climbing and needs Oscar’s help in making sure he has prepared everything he will need. The mountain he climbs, however, is Oscar's trash can.
Mountainsong
Song "Ja, Ja, That is the Mountain"
Artist: Jane Aaron
Hockeyplayer
Cartoon "¡El juega hockey!"
(First: Episode 2114)
Song.dirtygulch
Muppets "The Dirtiest Town in the West"
(First: Episode 1461)
Metalparrot
Film A still of construction equipment fades into a shot of a parrot.
(First: Episode 1535)
Sgrover.apple
Muppets Super Grover tries to stop a fight between Sammy and Frankie, who are fighting over an apple.
(First: Episode 0786)
Song.Capital.I
Cartoon "I in the Sky"
(First: Episode 0368)
2780b

2780c
SCENE 2 Telly rushes into the Fix-It Shop to show Luis a newly arrived gift from the Triangle Lovers Club. He expects it to be something triangular, like the hat and tie he received. However, when they open the package, they find three colored sticks. Telly is disappointed with the club’s choice of a package, until Luis finds a set of instructions that show how the sticks can be made into a triangle. Telly uses his new triangle as the steering wheel of his imaginary triangle car.
3142b
Cartoon Jerry Nelson sings and counts thirteen turkeys.
(First: Episode 2711)
Film.horseshoe
Film A girl narrates a film of her grandpa putting a horseshoe on their horse.
(First: Episode 0505)
HubleyV02
Cartoon Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy V
Artist: John Hubley
(First: Episode 0311)
BB.Raven
Celebrity Big Bird attempts to dance ballet with Raven-Symoné. When that doesn't work, she puts on some dance music.
ZydecoBand-Allons
Film A zydeco band plays "Allons a Lafayette" while people dance.
(First: Episode 2498)
0926d
Cartoon Boy and the capital "I"
(First: Episode 0368)
EBSharingaCookie
Muppets Ernie & BertBert refuses to share his cookie with Ernie, who tells Bert that if the cookie was his, he wouldn't mind sharing. Ernie takes the cookie, and asks Bert to ask him if he would share it.
(First: Episode 0472)
Word.OUT!
Cartoon A man sees a giant OUT, yells the word, and everyone runs out of it.
(First: Episode 0550)
2780d
SCENE 3 Gina is about to dig into some triangle-shaped cookies she just baked, until Telly rushes to her, begging her not to eat the triangle. She explains to him that it’s a cookie, which is made to be eaten and that she can always make more of them. She eats one then wipes off the crumbs with a napkin, which is also shaped like a triangle. Telly begins pleading her to not wipe her mouth with the triangle.
EdgarTurtle.BirdSong
Cartoon Edgar Turtle plays the banjo as some kids sing the "Bird Song."
(First: Episode 2415)
2963-A6
Muppets Muppet & Kid MomentJohn-John and Herry Monster count to twenty.
(First: Episode 0441)
Bunnychickblocks
Animation Stop-motion: a bunny tries to make a bench with blocks, but needs a chick's help.
(First: Episode 1463)
Film.Rollerskating
Film Kids go roller-skating in a playground as ragtime music plays.
(First: Episode 1234)
SpaceshipSurprise

Spaceship.TR
Muppets Spaceship Surprise
The crew lands on the Planet TR, where they are greeted by Trevor Trout.
(First: Episode 2607)
LetterV.guitar
Cartoon V for volcano, violet, and violin
(First: Episode 1762)
2780e
SCENE 4 Bob is giving a music lesson to Genevieve, who plays the triangle. Telly rushes up to her and begs her not to hit the triangle with the stick, fearing for its safety. Bob has her show Telly that if she hits the triangle, it won’t break. It makes a lovely musical sound instead. Telly plays his own rendition of the “1812 Overture” on the triangle, but he hits it too softly to make any noise (as he still wants to be gentle with it).
1839zm
Film A boy takes dance lessons at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
(First: Episode 1716)
3827.rap.13
Cartoon Rap #13
(First: Episode 2547)
2356-26
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Ernie and Bert play "The Feelings Game" -- much to Bert's chagrin.
(First: Episode 2356)
There's a Bird on Me
Song Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me."
(First: Episode 0416)
2780f
SCENE 5 Elmo joins Oscar and Slimey’s game of “Oscar Says.” Despite Oscar’s best efforts to make Elmo lose, an attentive Elmo listens to know when Oscar doesn’t say “Oscar Says.” He orders him to leave, but needs to say “Oscar Says” first. Oscar says it and Elmo goes off on his way. Unfortunately, Slimey obeys him too and ditches him.
Ssnews.littlereddirections
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: Little Red Riding Hood's DirectionsKermit gives Little Red Riding Hood directions to her grandmother's house.
(First: Episode 1955)
Hiddenobjects
Animation Can you find the hidden objects in the picture?
(First: Episode 1520)
Film.BikeRace
Film Some kids have a bike race by the river.
(First: Episode 1419)
2257zc
Cartoon I for iron
(First: Episode 0314)
2780g

2780h
SCENE 6 Maria and Elmo are going to read Gabi a story. Elmo’s job is to say the word “I” whenever Maria holds up a letter I-block. After the story, they announce the sponsors and the credits roll.

Notes[]

  • Scene 1 would later be used as a stand-alone Muppet segment on several international co-productions, including Open Sesame, Sesamstrasse and Ulitsa Sezam. Scene 5 was also used on Sesamstrasse.


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