Sesame Street | |||||||
Telly breaks his arm โ Telly visits Dr. Sing | |||||||
Air date | March 16, 1993 | ||||||
Season | Season 24 (1992-1993) | ||||||
Written by | Lou Berger | ||||||
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Picture | Segment | Description |
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COLD OPEN | Telly and Luis are about to leave for the hospital, when Telly remembers that the Grand High Triangle Lover will be passing Sesame Street on his way to the airport! This is an opportunity that a Triangle Lover such as Telly would NOT want to miss! Telly and Luis catch the bus just in time. | |
SCENE 1 | In the hospital waiting room, Telly worries about missing the Grand High Triangle Lover's visit. He then notices a girl sitting next to him with a hurt wrist. They exchange their injury stories, and Telly reassures her that she has nothing to worry about, and narrates a flashback sequence of what happened when he saw the doctor yesterday. He then frets about not knowing what will happen on the second visit, when the nurse calls him in ... | |
SCENE 1 cont'd |
When Telly sees Dr. Sing, he hopes the appointment will be done soon, because he doesn't want to miss seeing the Grand High Triangle Lover. Dr. Sing understands, after all, he was a Triangle Lover himself when he was a kid! He points to his membership certificate on the wall, and promises to finish with Telly ASAP. He makes sure that the cast fits, and that Telly can wiggle his fingers. The visit is almost done, when Telly describes that he has difficulty sleeping with the cast. Dr. Sing suggests putting a pillow under the cast. | |
SCENE 1 cont'd |
Dr. Sing says goodbye to Telly, when all of a sudden, they hear the fanfare music of none other than the Grand High Triangle Lover! They look outside, and witness as His Triangleness enters with Norman. | |
Animation | E / e (elephant / jazzy trumpet) (First: Episode 2222) | |
Song | 14 Karat Soul sings "Hand Talk". (First: Episode 2622) | |
Muppets | Ernie has a bag of cookies, and locks them in a safe to protect them from Cookie Monster. When the monster discovers that the cookies are locked up tight, he eats the safe. (First: Episode 0581) | |
Animation | A stop-motion-animated train runs out of track. (First: Episode 1447) | |
Celebrity | Take 6 sings their own version of The Alphabet Song. (First: Episode 2998) | |
Cartoon | A door opens behind a mouse, who shrieks when she sees the E. Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 0616) | |
Cast | Mr. Snuffleupagus feels sad that his back half is better at tap-dancing than his front. In song, Savion shows him that his front half can rap while his back half taps. (First: Episode 2832) | |
Song | "One of These Things" (with Fay Ray) (First: Episode 2604) | |
Cartoon | A British man narrates how chewing gum is made in Guatemala. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2830) | |
Muppets | Kermit the Frog sings "It's Alive," (First: Episode 2029) | |
Film | A baby messes around (literally) with a chocolate cookie, as Cookie Monster (in voice-over) wishes it were for him. (First: Episode 0407) | |
Cartoon | Z In Space (First: Episode 0509) | |
SCENE 2 | The Grand High Triangle Lover was on his way to an important Triangle Lovers' summit meeting in Paris, when the news of Telly's broken arm reached him, so out of solidarity, he came to the hospital just to visit Telly. He even recognizes Dr. Sing after all these years! Finally, before he leaves, he stamps Telly's cast (then Freddy's cast, then Dr. Sing's jacket) with the official Triangle Lover's stamp. | |
Film | Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 1966) | |
Cartoon | A pencil tries to write the word DANCE. (First: Episode 1966) | |
Muppets | Over the Top, a ZZ Top-like band, sings "ZZ Blues". (First: Episode 2317) | |
Animation | Sand Z/z (First: Episode 0614) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Families." (First: Episode 0454) | |
Cast | Linda teaches a boy how to sign the word WALK. (First: Episode 2572) | |
Song | "Doll House" (First: Episode 0131) | |
Animation | 2 farmers (First: Episode 1599) | |
Muppets | Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Prairie Dawn, and Herry Monster sing "I Think That It Is Wonderful." (First: Episode 2492) | |
Animation | Counting to 10 (Latin rhythm) (English version) | |
Film | Empty / full classroom (time-lapse) (First: Episode 0475) | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Princess Chooses a Prince โ A princess selects Kermit as her prince. (First: Episode 0859) | |
SCENE 3 | The Grand High Triangle Lover finishes giving everyone in the waiting room a triangle stamp, including the girl whom Telly met earlier today. She has to come back tomorrow, and Telly reassures her that the second visit is nothing to worry about, especially since it involves finger-wiggling. | |
SCENE 3 cont'd |
The GHTL gives a Spanish-speaking girl a stamp as well, and explains to Norman that triangles and Triangle Lovers are found worldwide, and he must be able to speak to as many of them as possible. He then bids everyone farewell as he departs for his flight to Paris, and Luis and Telly head back to Sesame Street. | |
Cartoon | A man points to the number 2 on a door, and counts 2 of his fingers (and 2 dinosaurs). Artist: Chris Hinton (First: Episode 2602) | |
Song | Joe Raposo sings "Somebody Come and Play". Snow leopards version (First: Episode 2519) | |
Cartoon | Boy and the UP balloons (First: Episode 0364) | |
Muppets | Biff hangs numbers under Salvador Dada's paintings in an art museum. (First: Episode 0707) | |
Film | Five girls play a clapping game. (First: Episode 2763) | |
Cartoon | At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself. Artist: John Korty (First: Episode 2085) | |
Film | Body Part Shout-Out Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0264) | |
Cartoon | Something's missing ... is it a frog or a dog? (First: Episode 2389) | |
Film | Photographic demonstration of ALL, MOST, SOME, and NONE of an apple. (First: Episode 0979) | |
Cartoon | More and more moths appear, and devour a man's clothes. Artist: Bob Kurtz (First: Episode 0294) | |
SCENE 4 | At night, Luis and Telly talk to Maria about Telly's exciting visit to the hospital. Telly is still worried about not getting enough sleep, and soon becomes so tired that Luis has to carry him home. Maria announces the sponsors. |
Notes[]
- Additional performers include Fran Brill (girl with injured wrist) and Carmen Osbahr (girl's mother).
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