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Sesame Street
Telly does something original
Air date January 25, 1994
Season Season 25 (1993-1994)
Sponsors H, N, 12
Syndication 123 Sesame Street

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Picture Segment Description
3182a
SCENE 1
Kingston Livingston III announces Telly is going to do something original. He tries a hop, but Kingston and the kids agree that hopping isn't original. They give him demonstrates of original moves and Telly comes up with his original idea - a dance where he waves his arms and chants "Boom-shaka-laka-laka."
Toon.Pencil.Dance
Cartoon
A pencil tries to write the word DANCE.
(EKA: Episode 2226)
Film.Kids.dancing
Film
Children dance to different rhythms from around the world.
(EKA: Episode 2499)
Moreorless
Muppets
"I Love You (More or Less)"
(EKA: Episode 2990)
Moremoths
Cartoon
More and more moths appear, and devour a man's clothes.
Artist: Bob Kurtz
(EKA: Episode 3097)
3182b
SCENE 2
Telly does his dance down past the Fix-It Shop, where Maria tells him they much more to show today, like the number of the day, and Telly's dance will seem repetitive in comparison. Telly incorporates counting to 12 in his dance, cueing a fanfare and confetti.
3977zj
Animation
Rubber Stamp #12
(EKA: Episode 2932)
HonkAroundtheClock
Muppets
"Honk Around the Clock"
(EKA: Episode 2492)
Counting12kids
Animation
12 kids are counted.
(EKA: Episode 2998)
Film-citygarden
Film
"In the middle of the city we have a garden...."
(EKA: Episode 2899)
3816v
Cartoon
A baby and father illustrate up and down.
(EKA: Episode 2687)
Butilikeyou
Muppets
Ernie and Bert sing "But I Like You."
(EKA: Episode 1952)
4111zc
Animation
A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away.
(EKA: Episode 2956)
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3182d
SCENE 3
Luis reads two kids the story of "The Kingdom of the Same Old Dance," by an unknown author. In the kingdom, the citizens only know one dance, until a stranger (Telly) comes to town, doing a "Boom-shaka-laka-laka" dance. He teaches them his dance and they all rejoice that they now have a new dance. As Luis wonders who wrote the story, Telly comes down the street, doing his dance. "Wonder no more," Luis remarks.
WeAreTheSame
Cartoon
A vaudeville act of two SAME people ends when one of them falls off the stage.
(EKA: Episode 0840)
Khome.teeth
Muppets
Grover's Health Minute: Kermit the Frog and Grover talk about teeth. Grover notices that Kermit does not have any teeth at all, so he puts a pair of teeth in Kermit's mouth. Grover says to see a "tooth checker," to eat crunchy things like bananas and to clean teeth with a "tooth comb."
(EKA: Episode 2682)
PlanetH
Animation
Planet H / h
(EKA: Episode 2885)
3150f
Film
Alphaquest: H
Heading over the hills in a helicopter to a hippo's house.
(EKA: Episode 2781)
Typewriterhand
Cartoon
The Typewriter: H-hand
(EKA: Episode 0836)
Waterfountain
Song
"Drink of Water"
(EKA: Episode 2951)
Followsnake
Cartoon
A snake has a knot in his middle, and he can't find his end. The detective helps the snake find his end ... playing drums in a band.
(EKA: Episode 2691)
3182e
SCENE 4
Kingston finds Maria in the park, where she's eating some jalapeños. Kingston wants to try one, but Maria warns him they're very spicy. He counters, saying trying new foods is important. She hands him one, but advises him to take a small bite. He gobbles the whole thing and is sent into a spice-induced frenzy, until he lets loose a bunch of steam. He surprisingly enjoyed it and asks for another.
DancingPeppers
Animation
Dancing pepper pattern - which one comes next?
(EKA: Episode 3079)
EatingGame01

EatingGame02
Muppets
Guy Smiley hosts "The Eating Game", in which plates get to meet foods and take them to dinner. The contestant foods are a fish, an ear of corn, and a glass of milk.
(EKA: Episode 2455)
4124u
Cartoon
N is for nose.
(EKA: Episode 2176)
3150l
Film
The floating kids form a letter N.
(EKA: Episode 3109)
Nfoldedpaper-2
Cartoon
N / n paper fold
(EKA: Episode 3114)
3182f

3182g
SCENE 5
Monty brings Big Bird into the Fix-It Shop to demonstrate the correct way to answer the telephone. When the phone rings, Monty answers with "watermelons and cheese" and "Elephants run wild in France." Maria takes the phone away from saying, saying that's now how to answer the phone. It rings and she answers, "Hello?," which Monty states is the correct way. The caller turns out to be his mother, who answers with the same phrases as Monty.
Phonebooth
Cartoon
A hand draws a telephone booth.
(EKA: Episode 0796)
Littlejerryandthemonotones
Muppets
Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock."
(EKA: Episode 0733)
Imaginarycar
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)
Drumclass
Film
A boy in Jamaica goes to school and attends drum class.
(EKA: Episode 3145)
2073l
Cartoon
5 Purple Konkers
(EKA: Episode 0812)
3182h
SCENE 6
Kingston has a question for Maria - can she wave her arms and shake like he can? She says she can't and Kingston thanks her, then leaves. Once the coast is clear, Maria tries it and hurts herself, then resumes work.
2682k
Cartoon
The Hummingbird
Bruce Cayard
(EKA: Episode 2448)
2963-C6
Celebrity
Robin Williams demonstrates with his shoe how to tell if something is alive.
(EKA: Episode 2749)
Africanquilt2
Cartoon
African quilt pattern #2
(EKA: Episode 3134)
1845q
Film
A variety of cat-shaped objects walk in front of the screen.
(EKA: Episode 1845)
2059za
Cartoon
Mi kat iz ... gone
(EKA: Episode 2059)
3182i

3182j
SCENE 7
Kingston now wants to ask Luis a question. Maria tells Luis the answer is "No," assuming it's his same one as before, but Kingston has a new question - can Luis make the same scrunchy face as him? Luis can't, nor can he do Kingston's original dance. Maria announces the sponsors, when Telly passes by, doing his dance. "Now that we can do," they declare and follow Telly, doing his dance.

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