Episode 3098

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

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 eating it like Cookie Monster, peel and all!
	Cartoon	A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP. (EKA: Episode 0869)
	Song	"At School", with animation bookended by live-action footage. (First: 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. (First: Episode 2616)
	Cartoon	A blue triangle looks for his friend in a museum. (EKA: Episode 1854)
	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 (First: 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 2062)
	Cast	Elmo, Big Bird, and Gordon star in a commercial for the Alphabet (as if it were a bank). (First: Episode 2972)
	Animation	The Letter Z in various typefaces. (First: 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 (EKA: Episode 0154)
	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 him a friendly pat. Oscar shows him that he can also wave goodbye.
	Cartoon	Letter U salesman (First: Episode 0202)
	Muppets	The Beetles are "Thinking of U." (First: Episode 1486)
	Film	Looking for squares in the city (Maria voiceover) (EKA: Episode 2751)
	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". (First: Episode 3047)
	Cartoon	A chicken sings "It Ain't Heavy, It's My Feather". (First: Episode 2979)
	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. (EKA: Episode 2424)
	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. (First: Episode 2752)
	Cartoon	A man (voice of Richard Hunt) answers the TELEPHONE and gives it to the plant. (EKA: Episode 2362)
	Muppets	Ernie and Snuffy have the "Best Friend Blues." (First: Episode 2693)
	Animation	On a computer, a boy draws a sun setting between the mountains. (First: Episode 3059)
	Muppets	After sounding out the word "cheese", the Two-Headed Monster poses for many pictures. (EKA: Episode 2742)
	Song	"Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0. Arist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 3003)
	Film	Kids talk about how many things they can do now that they're five years old. (EKA: Episode 1449)
	Animation	Two balls follow an arrow down a hole. (EKA: Episode 2096)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Kermit and Marlena observe their knees. (First: Episode 1162)
	Film	Kids play bongo drums loud and soft. (EKA: Episode 2862)
	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.