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| Telly joins Jelani and Company | |||||||||
| Air date | February 5, 1991 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 22 (1990-1991) | ||||||||
| Written by | Sonia Manzano | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly sees Jelani and some teens heading toward the Fix-It Shop. Maria tells him that Jelani and his friends (Duane, Lamar, and Tyrone) have formed their own company - "Jelani and Company" - to raise money by helping people, and she's hired them to clean out her back room while she is away with Gabi. Telly asks the teens if he can join too and they accept, assigning him to find a safe place for their books and jackets while they start to clean. Telly is happy to be involved, even if all the coats and bookbags piled on him cause him to topple over. |
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Cartoon | Rap #11 (First: Episode 2531) |
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Film | A blind class goes on a field trip downtown, and visits a produce stand. (First: Episode 2580) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry and John-John observe a letter Q. (First: Episode 0571) |
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Cartoon | Q/q (balloons) (First: Episode 2241) |
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Insert | Three of These Kids are wearing winter gear in the cold, but one is not. (First: Episode 0463) |
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Muppets | "Sounds of Our Lives": Dirk tries to pop Deirdre the question, but keeps getting interrupted by sounds, like an alarm clock or a train passing through the house... until he gives up and makes the sound of a slamming door. (First: Episode 2731) |
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Cartoon | A snake has a knot in his middle, and he can't find his end. The detective helps the snake find his end ... playing drums in a band. (First: Episode 2600) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly informs the viewer about the word "important" by showing how his current task, holding the door open, is important so the others can take boxes of junk out. He inadvertently traps Tyrone and his box inside, causing him to spill it everywhere. Telly returns to keeping the door open, wondering if he gets to keep his job. |
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Cartoon | A man slips on his daughter's skate, and she points out that it makes him feel angry. (First: Episode 0542) |
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Muppets | "Big Kids Cry" (First: Episode 1488) |
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Film | A boy draws a picture of his friend, Kerry. (First: Episode 2776) |
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Cast | "A word from your local chicken" - A nerdy Gordon interprets a chicken's words. (First: Episode 2329) |
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Cartoon | D-dart (First: Episode 0292) |
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Film | Katie is going to be a big sister. (First: Episode 2769) |
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Muppets | Ernie sings "Dee, Dee, Dee" as Cookie Monster hastily demonstrates each D word. (First: Episode 0319) |
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Animation | A chair (voice of Martin P. Robinson) keeps bumping into things, until he finds his glasses. "See ya later!" (First: Episode 1981) |
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SCENE 3 | Mr. Handford comes over to let Telly know that his mother has called for him on the phone. Telly is about to leave and lets go of the door, trapping Tyrone in again. Telly wonders how he can do his job and answer the phone and ends up leaving Mr. Handford holding the door while he goes to Hooper's Store. Mr. Handford doesn't understand what's happening and goes back to the store to find out, shutting the door on Tyrone once again. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0988) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Bird Family — Kermit interviews a bird whose parents don't live together. (First: Episode 2695) |
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Film | A saxophone is made in a factory, while a solo saxophone underscores the process. (First: Episode 1446) |
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Film | D is a very useful letter -- there are animals, jobs and hobbies that begin with D. (First: Episode 0367) |
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Insert | Jay Leno describes what he has to do before going for a ride on his motorcycle. Big Bird shows up to pull him around on a tricycle instead. (First: Episode 2408) |
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Film | Body parts song sung in Spanish. (First: Episode 1113) |
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Cartoon | Roxanne and Violet Gorflatch are alike in many ways, but different in others. (First: Episode 1480) |
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Muppets | Pageant: How a flower grows Gladys the Cow stars as a seed. Ernie plays a rain cloud and Herry Monster is the sun, whose attentions cause the seed to bloom into a flower. (First: Episode 2420) |
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Film | Two birds Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0295) |
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Cartoon | Q -- that funny looking thing. (First: Episode 0131) |
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Muppets | Grover compares himself and the viewer, noting how much they are alike (except for the viewer's lack of blue fur). (First: Episode 1804) |
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Cartoon | "It's a Lovely Eleven Morning" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0362) |
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SCENE 4 | Tyrone has forgiven Telly (and Mr. Handford) and sends him to Hooper's to get milk for all of them. Telly makes certain he won't mess this up and confirms he has not only the milk, but four containers. When he returns to the guys, they point out he's made a mistake - he forgot a carton for himself. Duane offers to share his with Telly. |
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Cartoon | Sign Sounds: A man rearranges a LIMK sign to make the word "MILK". (First: Episode 1116) |
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Song | "(Sittin' On) A Boat on a Lake" |
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Muppets | Two Anything Muppet kids argue over a cookie. Cookie Monster arrives and says that the smallest person should get the cookie, and then, as the kids argue over which one is smaller, Cookie Monster shrinks himself. (First: Episode 0253) |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Imagination": A female voice quickly recites the alphabet followed by a male voice narrating each letter in a series of psychedelic vignettes. (First: Episode 0345) |
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Film | A group of kids pick apples in an orchard, and take them into the cider mill to make apple cider. (First: Episode 1585) |
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Cartoon | Christopher Clumsy jumps over a hole and says that he fooled the viewer. He then walks into a wall. (First: Episode 0439) |
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SCENE 5 | Maria and Gabi return to the store and Maria is pleased with their work. The teens muse about what they'll be when they grow up; Jelani claims he can hire them all when he becomes the governor (then President). They reward Telly for his help with a cut of their pay (a dollar), then head off. Telly hopes that when he becomes a teenage monster, he can start his own company too and help people. Mr. Handford announces the sponsors. |
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