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Sesame Street
Telly is curious about Gabi's baby talk
Air date November 27, 1989
Season Season 21 (1989-1990)
Written by Tony Geiss
Production September 20, 1989
Sponsors G, K, 8

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StreetScenes
Picture Segment Description
2626streetstory1
SCENE 1 Telly greets the viewer while watching Gabi for Luis. Gabi starts to cry, and Telly thinks that the reason she cries is because nobody understands baby language. Luis tells him that "ah-ey-ah" doesn't mean anything-- "baby" isn't a language.
2626streetstory1a
SCENE 1
cont'd
Telly imagines what it would be like if he were a baby asking Luis questions, and decides to learn "baby" so Gabi will have someone to talk to.
8figures
Cartoon Counting eight figures
(First: Episode 2253)
BobClownEnter
Cast Bob, dressed as a clown, sounds out the word ENTER by grouping two doors together.
(First: Episode 0939)
Musicalnotes.G
Animation G/g musical notes (Gordon voiceover)
(First: Episode 2233)
Eb.sitting
Muppets Ernie & BertBert asks Ernie to help him carry his heavy groceries, but Ernie is too busy thinking about all the things he can do as he sits in a chair: breathing, listening, and smelling.
(First: Episode 1449)
Garbagemansblues
Song "Garbageman's Blues Song"
(First: Episode 1875)
BlueGorilla
Cartoon G for Gorilla
(First: Episode 2491)
2626streetstory2
SCENE 2 Big Bird introduces Telly to Mr. and Mrs. Finch, who have babies. But their babies don't go "ah-ey-ah," they go "peep, peep." Telly learns that "peep, peep" means "feed me" when he tries it, and Mrs. Finch feeds him a worm.
Whybearssmile
Cartoon "Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1109)
2356-13
Celebrity Pee-Wee Herman recites his own version of the alphabet.
(First: Episode 2356)
2626.SquareOut
Film Squares are shown in close-up.
(First: Episode 0420)
Wishihadafriend Muppets Ernie doesn't want to play with Bert, who sings "I Wish I Had a Friend to Play With Me".
(First: Episode 1819)
ManDogDiscussion2
Cartoon A dog has a discussion with his master about where to go.
Artist: Dan Haskett
(First: Episode 2392)
Whalestatue
Film In Alaska, a sculptor makes carvings of cold climate animals.
Music: David Snell
(First: Episode 2365)
2626streetstory3
SCENE 3 Telly asks some Honkers what their baby is saying, but they reply in Honker, so he enlists Big Bird to translate. Big Bird says when the baby Honker says "honk, honk," it means "ay-ey-ah." Telly is excited because that's exactly what Gabi says, however the Honkers don't know what "ay-ey-ah" means.
Kisforkiss
Cartoon K is for kiss.
(First: Episode 0131)
1576k
Muppets The Twiddlebugs attempt to exit a roller skating rink.
(First: Episode 1468)
PlaygroundRhyme
Film A girl wants to learn a playground rhyme after watching some other girls do it, so one of them teaches her.
(First: Episode 2284)
Twoheadedmonsternewspaper Muppets The Two-Headed Monster finds a newspaper.
(First: Episode 2097)
Swedish-8Frogs
Cartoon Eight frogs
Artist: Owe Gustafson
(First: Episode 1506)
2626streetstory4
SCENE 4 Telly asks some kids what babies say, and if any of the babies they know say "ay-ey-ah," to no avail. He overhears Irvine crying, and goes to Oscar for help.
Song.WhatAreKidsCalled
Song Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called"
(First: Episode 0096)
HappinessBeginsat40

Happiness40
Muppets Game Show: Happiness Begins at 40
Guy Smiley gets the Sad Family out of their rut by having them count to 40.
(First: Episode 2467)
Hiddenobjects
Animation Can you find the hidden objects in the picture?
(First: Episode 1520)
ProfGrover--School
Muppets Professor Grover tries to teach his students what "school" is, but he instead gets the lesson.
(First: Episode 1969)
Gorilla.G.words
Cartoon A gorilla names "G" words.
(First: Episode 1831)
2626streetstory5
SCENE 5 Telly asks Oscar the Grouch what he is talking about with Irvine. Oscar tricks Telly by pretending they are having a deep conversation in "baby" about tin cans, before he tells Telly that babies don't say anything when they make noises.
2073r
Cartoon The man is only afraid of one thing: FEAR.
(First: Episode 0816)
0028.fishingboat
Film A boy tells what happens on a fishing boat.
(First: Episode 0028)
KforKarate
Cartoon K is for Karate
(First: Episode 0489)
E&Bsharepaper
Muppets Ernie & Bert — Bert is sitting in his chair and reading the paper, when Ernie comes along and starts reading over Bert's shoulder. They decide to share the paper. Ernie rips it in half, which seems to work until Bert starts reading over Ernie's shoulder.
(First: Episode 1193)
Inout
Cartoon "In and Out Crowd"
Artist: Sally Cruikshank
(First: Episode 2612)
2626streetstory6
SCENE 6 Telly gives up trying to find someone who can teach him "baby" language. Gabi makes some noises and Luis says that means she is hungry. Telly is surprised and asks how Luis knows that. He said he learned it by listening to Gabi. Telly begins to listen to the sounds Gabi makes, while Big Bird announces the sponsors.

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