Episode
Sesame Street: Telly doesn't get angry
Overview
Oscar acts like a pirate in preparation for a bout of sailing with his pet elephants. Their ship, the S. Discontented, floats in the pool and the mast sticks out from the top of the can. Sponsors: G, M, 6
Details
- Series
- Sesame Street
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1985-12-04
Episode context
Telly doesn't get angry is Episode 13 in Season 17 of Sesame Street. It aired on 1985-12-04.
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Episode 12: Bernie, a piano tuner, tunes Oscar's piano; Olivia goes on a date with Bernie
As Olivia rushes to work, she bumps into Bob and his friend, who Olivia shows signs of interest in. When they pass Oscar's trash can, Oscar is introduced to Bob’s friend, Bernie (a piano tuner).
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Episode 14: Snuffy plays his flute
Bob and Luis encounter Oscar training some live dogs in his Grouch dog training school; he’s training them to disobey his commands. Bob questions this whole concept, and Oscar reminds him of the difference between Grouches and humans.
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Bob plays “Pop Goes the Weasel” with two kids and Forgetful Jones, who plays the cymbals off-cue. Bob instructs him to play after the word “fun,” but he does so when Susan stops by and asks if she can join the fun.
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Episode 15: Telly’s gravity experiment
The Count tells the viewer that today, they're going to learn to count grown-ups. He calls over Bob, Susan, Maria, David, and Mr. Macintosh, who are all rather busy, but allow themselves to be counted for the sake of the viewer.
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Episode 10: Forgetful Maria
After an encounter with Forgetful Jones, Maria imagines what it would be like to be just as forgetful as he is. Back in the present, David arrives to remind Maria about their lunch date.
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Episode 16: Polly Darton visits
The cast prepares the street for a special occasion, decorating with a large banner, balloons and food. Forgetful Jones can't remember what's going on, so the others remind him that his favorite country singer is coming to visit Sesame Street today.
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Episode 9: Remembering Mr. Hooper's egg cream
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Episode 17: Grundgetta enjoys the rain
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Episode 8: Hooper's has a broken window
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Episode 18: Oscar writes a play about trash
Bob finds Oscar typing away in his trash can. Oscar, wearing a writer's outfit, tells him that he's working on a play about trash to be performed today on Sesame Street. Bob asks to read it and Oscar allows him.
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Episode 7: Gladys needs a new cowbell
Snuffleupagus wrote his name today in Snufflegarden, but because he writes so big, he had to use four cards. He shows them off to Big Bird and the kids, who make several attempts to put them in the right order.
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Episode 19: Luis' birthday
Telly Monster and Big Bird are fighting over who gets to read a book in Big Bird's nest, tugging on each end until it tears in half. They apologize to each other and decide to each read their own half.
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