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Sesame Street
Telly the Dad
Air date February 8, 1991
Season Season 22 (1990-1991)
Written by Emily Perl Kingsley
Directed by Ted May
Production December 5, 1990
Sponsors T, W, 12

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
TellyTheDad
SCENE 1 Telly pretends that he is a dad, with Freddy as his son. He muses about being a real father one day and sings "Telly the Dad" with three back-up monsters.
2257zf
Cartoon What if I looked like George Washington...
(First: Episode 0586)
ArizonaSchool
Film Two Navajo kids go to school in Arizona. This year, Dante enters pre-school.
(First: Episode 2680)
WLovers
Muppets Bert sings the club song for The National Association of W Lovers.
(First: Episode 0366)
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Cartoon Gloria talks about 'W'
(First: Episode 0806)
MariaChaplin.ShirtsTowels
Cast A voiceover instructs Maria as Chaplin where to put the shirts and the towels.
(First: Episode 0541)
3161t
Cartoon A kid voice-over says, "Ocean," as a fish is seen swimming in the ocean.
(First: Episode 2670)
2810-Irvine01

2810-Irvine02
SCENE 2 Telly observes Oscar trying to get Irvine to take her nap, something fathers will usually do. Oscar uses reverse psychology to get her to sleep. Telly has Freddy take his nap too and launches into another verse of "Telly the Dad."
TLSG.sleep
Animation Teeny Little Super Guy shows his friend Harry the importance of sleep.
(First: Episode 2047)
Stack12cans
Cartoon A supermarket worker stacks 12 cans, which keep collapsing every time someone grabs one.
(First: Episode 0782)
Song.Family
Song Joe Raposo sings "Families."
(First: Episode 0454)
Squeal of Fortune title

Patplayjacks
Muppets Prairie Dawn and The Count are contestants on "Squeal of Fortune."
(First: Episode 2331)
2810-Shadow
Film A man makes a shadow puppet of a dog.
(First: Episode 0601)
2269c
Cartoon Gordon's Voiceover 'T/t': Two caterpillars form T and t.
(First: Episode 2223)
2810a
SCENE 3 Telly tries to read Freddy a story, but makes Freddy act insubordinate and demand something to eat instead. Telly sings another verse of "Telly the Dad" and takes Freddy to get a snack from Hooper's Store.
2356-25
Cartoon Snacks on Parade: Peanut Butter
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1301)
2125k
Film In stop-motion, a boy makes landscapes out of sand and water.
(First: Episode 2039)
2682q
Muppets Clementine and some cowboys sing "I'm a Real Cowboy" to Forgetful Jones to remind him of what he is.
(First: Episode 1965)
EmptyFullClassroom
Film Empty / full classroom (time-lapse)
(First: Episode 0475)
Wilbur
Cartoon W for Wilbur
(First: Episode 0366)
Jayleno-sittingin
Celebrity When Johnny can't play "One of These Things" with Big Bird, Jay Leno fills in.
(First: Episode 2408)
ChairSIT
Cartoon A chair displays the word SIT, and a beast sits on him.
(First: Episode 0399)
ItSoonGetsDone
Muppets "Daddy Helps with the Dishes" - three families sing about how they help each other doing chores, cooking and homework.
(First: Episode 2223)
3Turtles
Cartoon Three turtles present the letter T.
(First: Episode 1666)
Coconutgather.old
Film A boy climbs up a tree to gather coconuts.
(First: Episode 1125)
Toon.somemoremost.hair
Cartoon I've got some (hair), I've got more, but I've got the most.
(First: Episode 0524)
TheHeartofaFrog
Muppets Kermit the Frog goes to see his doctor, who listens to his heart. Describing what he hears as "groovy", the doctor sings "Heart of a Frog" about different kinds of noises (backed by frog nurses)
(First: Episode 2650)
2257g
Cartoon A white boy hangs out with his Latino friend.
(First: Episode 1471)
SnuffyAlice.littleABC
Muppets Snuffy says the "big alphabet," while Alice says the "little alphabet."
(First: Episode 2553)
2362-Telefono
Cartoon T es para telefono
(First: Episode 0362)
Yipyipphone
Muppets The Martians find a telephone.
(First: Episode 0398)
WhoYouLookinAtTiger.Refilmed
Song David sings "Who You Looking At, Tiger?"
Re-filmed version
(First: Episode 2525)
Watson
Muppets Mysterious Theater
Sherlock Hemlock is commissioned to find the shape of a circle in an antique castle before time runs out at 5:00. Watson does his best to point out that the face of a clock is the shape of a circle.
(First: Episode 2706)
3853-26
Cartoon The Bellhop must make 12 wake-up calls.
(First: Episode 2529)
2538.Kidsballoon
Film In a gymnasium, a teacher and some kids play catch with a balloon.
(First: Episode 1088)
2356-9
Cartoon In rhyme, a man points out animals who stole and/or ruined his clothing.
(First: Episode 0778)
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2810c
SCENE 4 Telly finds Gordon and Luis playing in the yard with Miles and Gabi. Telly lets Freddy play with them too and talks "business" with his fellow dads. Oscar announces the sponsors.

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