Telly Monster Through the Years

The Evolution of Telly Monster (1979-Present)

Image	As seen in	Year	Notes
	Sesame Street Season 10	early 1979	Telly debuts in Episode 1257 as the "Television Monster." Though very much resembling design-wise his present day self, Telly has swirling red spirals for pupils and antennae sprouting from his head. He also has a more triangular shaped head, a more bulbous nose, and longer eyelashes.
	Sesame Street Season 15	1979 - 1987	After his initial appearances, Telly adopted his more recognizable persona, becoming an obsessive worrier. The puppet is refurbished; removing all aspects of his original incarnation. He has a wider pear shaped head and a larger nose which becomes a solid tear drop shape.
	Sesame Street Season 20	1987 - 1992	Telly's eyelids, which now have ridges, can be raised and lowered through a mechanism inside the puppet. His pupils slightly shrink in size. Telly also loses some of his hair.
	Sesame Street Season 24	1992 - 1993
File:Telly-90's.jpg	Sesame Street Season 26	1993 - 1998
	Sesame Street Season 30	1998 - 2001	The last revision of the original Telly puppet, with a bulkier nose and longer ostrich-feather hair. Although the puppet was retired from the show after Season 31, performer Marty Robinson continues to use it for his short films on the Sesame Family Robinson blog.
	Sesame Street Season 32	2001 - present	Telly is completely rebuilt using pieces from a preexisting Telly puppet.^[1] His fur has become longer and deeper purple in color. His nose is smaller and more separated from his eyes. Also, Telly's eyelids can now be fully lowered to express sadness or sleepiness.
Alternate Telly Monster Puppets	Version	Year
	Full-Body	1984 - present	This version of the Telly puppet is used for full body shots and has also occasionally been used as a spare Telly puppet for costuming. While the regular puppet is built with a sack-body, similar to Cookie Monster, this version has live-hand arms like Baby Bear.
	Green-Screen	2004	As seen in A Magical Halloween Adventure and Happy, Healthy, Ready for School, this Telly puppet features light green eye-lids for green-screen use.