Episode 3172

	Sesame Street
	Telly and Rosita play "Follow the Leader"
Air date	January 11, 1994
Season	Season 25 (1993-1994)
Written by	Molly Boylan
Production	September 17, 1993
Sponsors	G, J, 15
Syndication	123 Sesame Street

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Gordon spots Telly and Rosita walking by in funny ways playing "Follow the Leader," with Rosita as the leader.
	SCENE 1	Now it's Telly's turn to be the leader, but Telly isn't so sure he'd make a good leader - he's never been one before. He approaches Gordon about his problem, and actually uses his own logic (without Gordon's help) to convince himself that he should try being the leader. He tries to walk like a choo-choo train, but he trips and falls... and so does Rosita, who still thinks Telly is a great leader.
	Cartoon	"Mother Brown's Farm (Number Fifteen Song)" (First: Episode 2693)
	Muppets	Mr. Johnson is at home when he calls for pizza delivery. Naturally, the delivery comes by way of Grover who keeps messing up the order because he's not listening to the order. He brings a carpenter's saw and a potted flower attached to his head as a result of cutting Mr. Johnson off mid-sentence. (First: Episode 2971)
	Animation	Finding shapes in colored pixel-blocks (First: Episode 1455) cut from the Noggin version
	Song	David sings "I'm Pretty" over a film of fish and other sea creatures. Re-filmed version (First: Episode 2490)
	Muppets	Hoots and the Two-Headed Monster demonstrate that whether music is fast or slow, it is still enjoyable. (First: Episode 2823)
	Film	Cars on the street go fast, then slow, then fast again. (First: Episode 2988) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 2	Some kids have joined Telly and Rosita's game of "Follow the Leader." They have a great time around Oscar's trash can until a grumpy Grundgetta interrupts them and tells them to play somewhere else. Gordon suggests that Grundgetta could play along with them, but she begs to differ. Rosita says she'd be welcome to join, and Telly explains that the game involves doing what the leader does, which inspires Grundgetta: she appoints herself the leader, and tells everyone to stop playing the game. Rosita leads the rest of them in a game of tag, and they all run off.
	Animation	Cecille sings "I'm Gonna Get to You." (First: Episode 2873)
	Muppets	A lady brings her J to Al's Alphabet Garage because it won't jump. Al asks if it can jog, jiggle, play jazz and determines that it needs a jump start. After he gets it working, the J smashes through the wall. (First: Episode 2997)
	Animation	Planet J / j (First: Episode 2833)
	Song	"Take Care of That Smile" (First: Episode 2745)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Herry and John-John demonstrate loud and soft. (First: Episode 0432)
	Cartoon	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. Artist: Len Glasser (First: Episode 1484) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 3	When Telly and Rosita reach the playground in their tag game, Rosita calls time out because now it's time for her to talk about "beginning," "middle," and "end." She does it with ease by using her lesson as the example before resuming her game with Telly.
	Cartoon	"Beginning, Middle, End" Artist: Sally Cruikshank (First: Episode 2556)
	Film	A gardener trims a bush to form a giraffe. (First: Episode 3138) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Anything Muppets sing "Oh, G" in praise of the letter G. (First: Episode 1167)
	Cartoon	Fish form G and g. (First: Episode 3112)
	Film	Michael introduces his friend to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira. (First: Episode 2752)
	Animation	A girl unfolds a map and uses it to describe her trip to Mexico, stopping in Texas along the way. (First: Episode 2689) cut from the Noggin version
	SCENE 4	Rosita and Telly stop their game at the playground again, this time to talk about sounds... not just any sounds, but sounds that come from Mexico. All of them are animal sounds, and Telly is somewhat disappointed that the sounds that Mexican dogs, cats, and cows make are no different from the ones on Sesame Street. Rosita cheers him up with another sound: giving him a big kiss on the cheek.
	Cartoon	The letters in the word BESO kiss each other. (First: Episode 0433) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Big Bird's Video Postcards Big Bird finds himself in Phoenix, Arizona, where he hangs out with Diego and his family. He learns that cacti can survive the hot, dry weather, and is treated to birdseed burritos at a picnic with the family later on. (First: Episode 3016)
	Song	"Above and Below" (Christopher Cerf) (First: Episode 2839)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: The Taming of the Shoe — "Grovero" is accompanied by a talking shoe. (First: Episode 2587)
	Film	Paper crumples to reveal G, g, and Gg. (First: Episode 3128)
	Muppets / Cast	"Brush Boogie" (First: Episode 2827)
	Cartoon	A female head is drawn as its voice-over lists its parts, ending with earrings that "do nothing" ... (First: Episode 0787)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert: Surprise Present — Bert has wrapped a surprise present which Ernie thinks is for him. (First: Episode 0165)
	Cartoon	A man pulls a rabbit out of his hat, but the rabbit turns out to be a cow. "Surprise!" Artist: John Schnall (First: Episode 2770) cut from the Noggin version
	Song	Sesame Street Creature Feature: Joe Raposo sings "Bein' a Pig." (First: Episode 2356)
	Cartoon	Number creatures 15 (First: Episode 2693)
	Song	Yakety Yak - Take It Back (First: Episode 3043)
	Cartoon	Aliens vacation on Earth for an afternoon, but they litter. (First: Episode 3141)
	SCENE 5	Rosita and Telly come back to the steps of 123 Sesame Street, not sure what game to play next. Gordon suggests another game of "Follow the Leader," with himself as the leader. They decide to give him a chance even though he's a grown-up, and follow him over to Hooper's Store where they all get some ice cream - thus, they think Gordon makes a great leader! Grundgetta announces the sponsors and decides to say "scram" 15 times during the fade-out.

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