Episode 3098

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Sesame Street
Plot	Telly remains active, even with a cast on his arm
Air date	March 17, 1993
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Sponsors	U, Z, 0
Syndication
DVD

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Telly Monster welcomes the viewer to Sesame Street, and displays his arm in a cast. Even though he has a broken arm, there are still some things he can do, such as make a peanut butter sandwich.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	A flashback sequence is shown: Maria offers to help Telly, but he insists that he doesn't need help, so she leaves him alone. Before long, he realizes how hard it is to open the jar with one hand, scoop the peanut butter out of the jar, and spread it onto the bread. He asks Maria for help on all of those things.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Back in the present, now that Telly has finished his sandwich, he's ready to eat his banana for dessert. Maria doubts that he can eat it with a broken arm, but he knows how: by devouring it like Cookie Monster, peel and all!
	Cartoon	A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (EKA: Episode 2208)
	Song	"At School," with animation bookended by live-action footage. (EKA: Episode 2782)
	Muppets	Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson eats at an airport restaurant and is on his way to South America. When Grover learns about Mr. Johnson's trip, he gives a big lecture on South America, causing Mr. Johnson to miss his flight. (EKA: Episode 2616)
	Cartoon	A blue triangle looks for his friend in a museum. (EKA: Episode 3022)
	SCENE 2	Another thing Telly can do with his broken arm is listen to classical music. Earlier, he imagined Maria helping him play the violin, the cymbals and the triangle. Finally, he imagines himself as the conductor.
	Cartoon	Wilma Wiggins makes the very best of a very silly situation by hiccoughing her way through an opera. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 2963)
	Film	Lemurs leap and play in a zoo cage. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0020)
	Muppets	"Home to Me" (EKA: Episode 2122)
	Cartoon	How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India. (EKA: Episode 2574)
	Cast	Elmo, Big Bird and Gordon star in a commercial for the Alphabet (as if it were a bank). (EKA: Episode 3060)
	Animation	The Letter Z in various typefaces. (EKA: Episode 2855)
	Film	Kids learn how to use a computer at a public school. (EKA: Episode 1933)
	Cartoon	A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it. Artists: The Hubleys
	SCENE 3	Oscar the Grouch advises Telly to think of things he can do with only one hand ("That's my good deed for the year," he remarks). Telly realizes he can knock on Oscar's trash can, wave hello to Oscar, and give Oscar a friendly pat. Oscar shows him that he can also wave goodbye.
	Cartoon	Letter U salesman (EKA: Episode 2614)
	Muppets	The Beetles are "Thinking of U."
	Film	Looking for squares in the city (Maria voiceover) (EKA: Episode 3009)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater Mel Gibson plays Hamlet, who keeps repeating "words, words, words" -- but Elmo can't read, so he only looks at "pictures, pictures, pictures." (EKA: Episode 3046)
	Song	A chicken sings "It Ain't Heavy, It's My Feather."
	SCENE 4	Telly talks to Maria and two girls about how hard it is to do certain things with just one hand, such as tying a shoelace and cutting paper with scissors; Maria tells the girls to try it themselves. Finally, Telly mentions something he can do with one arm: play tag!
	Cartoon	A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup. (EKA: Episode 2283)
	Muppets	Bip Bipadotta leads "Scratch My Back" as a song about two monsters named Jack and Jill who swear that they will always be there to scratch each other's backs.
	cartoon	A small man and a big heavy man observe an imbalance on the seesaw ... (EKA: Episode 1845)
	Film	Michael introduces his friend to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira.
	Cartoon	A man (voice of Richard Hunt) answers the TELEPHONE and gives it to the plant.
	Muppets	Ernie and Snuffy have the "Best Friend Blues."
	Animation	On a computer, a boy draws a sun setting between the mountains. (EKA: Episode 3059)
	Muppets	After sounding out the word "cheese," the Two Headed Monster poses for many pictures. (EKA: Episode 2749)
	Song	A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0. (EKA: Episode 3026)
	Film	Kids talk about how many things they can do now that they're five years old. (EKA: Episode 2491)
	Animation	Two balls follow an arrow down a hole. (EKA: Episode 2096)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moments: Kermit and Marlena observe their knees.
	Film	Kids play bongo drums loud and soft.
	SCENE 5	One-armed Telly has figured out another way to say hello to Oscar: by calling him! Oscar hangs up, and Telly waves goodbye as Maria announces the sponsors.