Episode 3115

Sesame Street
Telly jumps on a pogo stick
Air date	April 9, 1993
Season	Season 24 (1992-1993)
Sponsors C, N, 8

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Telly mentions today's sponsors, Gina gives a few spoilers about the segments in today's episode, and Mr. Handford says he will jump on a pogo stick ... right after the opening theme.
	SCENE 1	Telly admires the spiffy new pogo stick Mr. Handford just got, which reminded him of when he was a kid -- he once bounced 234 times straight, which set a neighborhood record. He tries to jump on the stick again, but is confused when he fumbles the first few times. With the next few tries, he gets better and better.
	Film	Balloons are popped in front of kids' faces, demonstrating surprise. (EKA: Episode 3006)
	Muppets	Super Grover crash-lands inside an apartment, and when he sees that the lamp light is on, he decides that he needs to save energy by turning off the lamp. His method to turning off the lamp is blowing the light out, but a girl just turns off the switch. (EKA: Episode 3056)
	Animation	Counting from 10-0 (Latin rhythm) (EKA: Episode 3048)
	Song	Bob sings Joe Raposo's "Look a Little Closer". (house) (EKA: Episode 2954)
	Animation	A fan reveals the letter C. (EKA: Episode 2746)
	SCENE 2	Telly enters the Fix-it Shop, and asks Maria to help him see what his arm can do after having been in a cast for the past few weeks. He finds that he can throw a ball, lift a book, and push a toy truck around. He can even exclaim "YES!" with his arm intact. Mr. Handford asks him if he can bounce on a pogo stick, and he decides to learn how (he couldn't before).
	Cartoon	A beaver does his exercises, while his friends make fun of him. He then uses his strength to save his friends when the dam breaks. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (EKA: Episode 2269)
	Muppets	"Don't Throw That Trash on the Ground" (EKA: Episode 2680)
	Animation	N / n paper fold (EKA: Episode 3114)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash The Big Bad Wolf opens a school for huffing and puffing. (EKA: Episode 2609)
	Song	"Rollin' on the River" (EKA: Episode 2783)
	SCENE 3	Telly isn't sure he'll be able to bounce on a pogo stick after Mr. Handford shows him how. Telly gets on top, starts bouncing, and realizes it's fun, but doesn't know when to stop yet.
	Animation	A set of blocks reveal a square, a triangle, and a circle. (EKA: Episode 2176)
	Song	Jerry Nelson sings "I'm the Big One Now". (EKA: Episode 2876)
	Muppets	Here is Your Life: A sneaker is profiled. (EKA: Episode 2292)
	Cartoon	N is for nose Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 2176)
	Muppets	Bo knows letters, counting, up/down, empty/full, near/far, COOKIES, and Bo Peep. (EKA: Episode 2959)
	Animation	Counting 8 harvesters (EKA: Episode 2981)
	SCENE 4	Telly bounces over to Maria to demonstrate next to and away from.
	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!" (EKA: Episode 0810)
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play". (First: Episode 0047)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster tells his little cousin monster to get him something special that starts with the letter C. He hopes she'll bring him a cookie, but she brings a carrot, a cucumber, a cauliflower, and an ear of corn. Finally, she realizes that cousin also starts with C, and assumes he was referring to her. (EKA: Episode 2243)
	Song	Jeff Redd sings "Between". (EKA: Episode 2822)
	Animation	Isadora's sneakers describe all the fun they've had this past year, as the seasons change. (EKA: Episode 2855)
	Muppets	Forgetful Jones and Clementine ride on horseback, and come across a rock. Clementine consults her book, The Cowgirl's Companion, to figure out how to handle a rock in your trail: go around it.
	Cartoon	C for Cat Artist: Bud Luckey (EKA: Episode 1141)
	SCENE 5	Telly can even play a game of "Three of These Things" while bouncing on the pogo stick, showing that he's the one who doesn't belong, since the kids are playing with toy cars, while he's not.
	Animation	Two seemingly identical machines - one black, one white - cooperate to make the sound of a choo-choo train. (EKA: Episode 2874)
	Muppets	Bip Bipadotta sings about "Air". (EKA: Episode 2534)
	Film	Subway Train Empty & Full. (EKA: Episode 2754)
	Cartoon	David reminds a boy to wash his face and brush his teeth before going to bed. (EKA: Episode 2795)
	Muppets	"Sounds of our Lives": Dirk tries to pop Deirdre the question, but keeps getting interrupted by sounds, like an alarm clock or a train passing through the house... until he gives up and makes the sound of a slamming door. (EKA: Episode 2840)
	Cartoon	Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall. (EKA: Episode 1121)
File:3976zf.jpg	Cartoon	Eight children dance in a colorblock grid.
	Cartoon	B ... US! We're on the bus! (EKA: Episode 0796)
	SCENE 6	Telly comes back to Mr. Handford to give him back his pogo stick. Telly reflects on how much fun he had, and Mr. Handford lets him keep the pogo stick, since he's too busy working in the store to use it. Telly bounces happily while helping him announce the sponsors, and the credits roll.

Notes

• Jon Stone directed this episode.

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