Episode 1448

	Sesame Street
	Telly and Max have a problem
Air date	November 26, 1980
Season	Season 12 (1980-1981)
Production	September 11, 1980
Sponsors	G, T, 4

Picture	Segment	Description
	Video	Scanimate kids intro (First: Episode 0798)
	SCENE 1	Ringmaster Big Bird presents his acts to a crowd of Olivia, Mr. Hooper and Luis. Daredevils Frankie, James and David walk across the tightrope without using a net (though he urges the crowd to imagine it's actually up in the air). Barkley the Wonder Dog is next, but he doesn't seem to get the idea. Big Bird rallies the kids on the other side of the rope and call him over, thus making it look like he's crossing the rope.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: T for train (First: Episode 0022)
	Song	"Spring Song" (First: Episode 1295)
	Cartoon	T words Artist: Cliff Roberts (First: Episode 0020)
	Muppets	Grover wants to sell Kermit a nose warmer, but since Kermit doesn't have a nose, Grover gives him one.
	Cartoon	A pig sings "There Are Chickens in the Trees" until a rooster tells him that chickens don't live in trees. Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1394)
	Film	T is for toes. (First: Episode 0506)
	Cartoon	Sign Sounds: Coffee (First: Episode 1169)
	SCENE 2	Poco Loco shows off the different sounds he can imitate, including the bell Luis has just installed to alert him when customers enter. Luis runs in and out from the back as Poco imitates the noise. Big Bird actually enters, so when Luis hears the bell, he yells that he's not coming out for the "silly bird." Big Bird takes his remark personally, when Luis tries to explain himself. He asks Poco to repeat the bell noise, but Poco pretends ignorance.
	Cartoon	The Typewriter has an electric train. (First: Episode 0785)
	Cast	Gordon, Maria and Luis show T words as they brush their teeth. (First: Episode 1421)
	Cartoon	Two cavemen argue, each chanting "Me!" A large monolith bearing the word ME puts fear in both of them. (First: Episode 0793)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: Me, Claudius — Some monsters fight over which of them is Claudius.
	Animation	First leaf, last leaf (First: Episode 0794)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover, Kimberly, and Kermit demonstrate first and last. (First: Episode 1388)
	Cartoon	"Geometry of Circles" (complete) (First: Episode 1392)
	SCENE 3	Oscar hears a strange noise from inside his trash can. Maria and Mr. Hooper help him out by going inside the can to find the source of the noise. They stumble around in the can, crashing into everything. They come out unsuccessful, but tattered and soiled. As it turns out, the noise is coming from Oscar's creaky bed, which his pet hippo Seymour is on top of.
	Muppets	Ernie & Bert — While Bert is reading, Ernie tries to scare him by dressing up as a ghost. When Ernie notices that Bert left his chair while he fetched a white sheet, Ernie sits down in the chair and relaxes, until Bert enters the room and startles him.
	Film	A boy visits the hospital to see his mother's new baby. (First: Episode 1125)
	Cartoon	Billy Jo Jive and Sunset help out Wrong Way Willie for the big bike race by showing him signs he might encounter. He ends up losing the race for not realizing he can advance beyond the STOP sign. (First: Episode 1391)
	Muppets	Sesame Street News Flash: Waiting in Line — Kermit finds himself first and last in line at a sports stadium. (First: Episode 1327)
	Cartoon	Everything you need to know about cats. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1179)
	Insert	Big Bird announces that Grover will demonstrate the number 2 by doing two chin-ups. He does it, but then Big Bird asks him to do two more sets, to make sure the audience gets it. When Big Bird thinks they've got it, he announces that Grover will now demonstrate the number 18! Grover faints. (First: Episode 0547)
	Animation	Sand G/g (First: Episode 0643)
	Celebrity	Maurice Hines can kick high, Gregory Hines can kick higher. Maurice tops his cocky brother by kicking the highest. (First: Episode 1349)
	Cartoon	An old man recites a poem about the time he had the flu. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1274)
	Muppets	Bruce Stringbean, Clarice and S Street Band perform "Born To Add." (First: Episode 1375)
	Cartoon	T es para telefono (First: Episode 0362)
	Film	Jack Rabbit Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0390)
	Cartoon	The Ringmaster presents four lions. (First: Episode 1309)
	Film	A magnetic scrapyard baler is used to lift cars into a compacter. (First: Episode 0024)
	SCENE 4	Telly and his friend Max enter Hooper's Store, both requesting jacks. There's only one set left and Telly assumes he and Max will have to argue over who will get it and hurt each other. Mr. Hooper settles the possible problem by having the two monsters guess the number he's written (4). Telly guesses correctly and gets the jacks, then offers to play with them with Max. Once Telly realizes they don't know whose house to play at, he goes back into his worrying spiral.
	Cartoon	Elephants have four legs. (First: Episode 0560)
	Muppets	The letter S joins U and N to make the word SUN. Some Anything Muppets appear in beach gear to bask in the sun. (First: Episode 0453)
	Cartoon	A boy does an addition problem in his head: 4 + 1 = 5. (First: Episode 0568)
	SCENE 5	Telly and Max still can't decide where to play jacks. Telly realizes they do what Mr. Hooper just taught them and has Luis help them out. Telly writes the mystery number (4 again) and has Max and Luis guess. Luis guesses correctly, meaning they'll play jacks at his apartment. Telly asks for the keys as Mr. Hooper announces the sponsors.
	CLOSING SIGNS	Ernie and a kid hold the Sesame Street sign, while Oscar holds the CTW sign.