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| Telly's disguise kit | |||||||
| Air date | May 1, 1997 | ||||||
| Season | Season 28 (1996-1997) | ||||||
| Written by | Tony Geiss | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly eagerly awaits the arrival of his new "Secret Disguise Kit," which he believes will make him unrecognizable to all. The deliveryman brings it to him and reads aloud the various notes written on the package. Telly thanks the deliveryman, but is shocked when he turns out to be a deliverywoman in disguise! He then drags the box behind a crate in the yard in preparation for his first disguise. |
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Animation | Cecille sings "The Game of Make Believe." (First: Episode 2864) |
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Film | A boy signs the word cat, and morphs into one. (First: Episode 3323) |
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Muppets | The Oinker Sisters sing "The Boogie-Woogie Piggies." (First: Episode 2922) |
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Film | A girl learns how to jump rope. (First: Episode 3397) |
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Animation | In stop-motion, sandwich ingredients square-dance in a ring and arrange themselves into a sandwich, which gets a bite taken out of it in a refrigerator. (First: Episode 3080) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly emerges with a hat and mustache, claiming to be "Mr. Wallace" and certain he will be able to fool someone. Susan, Lexine, and a few kids pass by and see right through him, though. He believes the disguise didn't work because they recognized his doll Freddy and he applies a mustache and hat to him too (calling him "Melvin"), but Gordon still recognizes him. Telly vows his next disguise will fool everyone... even the viewer. |
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Song | "Dressed Up" (remake) (First: Episode 3399) |
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Muppets | Grover works at a department store. Mr. Johnson wants a suit just like the one on the mannequin, but Grover is worried that the mannequin will be embarrassed. (First: Episode 3448) |
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Cartoon | A caveman sits on what he thinks is a rock, not realizing that it's a dinosaur, which is alive. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 1737) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Cookie Monster asks Jahwara to point to parts of her head. (First: Episode 3260) |
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Film | "Body Dance" (MC Lyte) (First: Episode 2816) |
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Animation | Abstract #18 (First: Episode 2859) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly now dons a football uniform and beard, posing as "Number 18" (because of his jersey number). He tries to listen in on Susan's story, acting like a football player and saying a bunch of football jargon (briefly singing, "On, Wisconsin!" at one point), but the group soon realizes it's him. He leaves, claiming he has to practice for the Rose Bowl, and groans to himself, "Gee, what does a person have to do to go unrecognized around here?" |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop is told that somebody at table 18 has a phone call, and after he struggles to get to the table, he is told to take a message. (First: Episode 2549) |
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Song | 14 Karat Soul sings “Hand Talk." (First: Episode 2622) |
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Cartoon | What kind of print does a hand make? (new music added) (First: Episode 0776) |
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Insert | "Professor Television" (Bill Irwin) tries to demonstrate near and far, with help from Maria's voice. (First: Episode 3617) |
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Cartoon | A girl notices some footprints near and far to her. They belong to a giant purple bird. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 3134) |
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Muppets | Rosita and Elmo sing "I Feel So Happy." (First: Episode 3460) |
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Film | T for Triangle (First: Episode 3271) |
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Song | "T, You're Terrific" (First: Episode 3332) |
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Animation | T for toothbrush and toothpaste (First: Episode 2811) |
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SCENE 4 | Dressed as a dentist and speaking in a Swedish accent, Telly claims to be "Dr. Jacobson" and says some typical dentist things to Lexine and the kids, who fail to be duped again. Barkley gives him away as well by licking him, being able to identify Telly anywhere; Linda, Susan, and Gordon easily know who he is, too. Telly gets frustrated and decides to stop disguising himself as people, and pretend to be a thing. |
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Song | "Take Care of That Smile" (First: Episode 2745) |
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Muppets | When Frazzle is scared of going to the dentist, his mother tries to comfort him by telling him what a good time he will have. In the end, the dentist turns out to be scared of Frazzle. (First: Episode 3519) |
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Cartoon | "Why Bears Smile" - a story of a bear who learned which body part to cover when sneezing. (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Bruce Cayard (First: Episode 1109) |
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Song | “You Don't Have to Be a Grizzly” ...to eat some honey! (First: Episode 3398) |
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Cartoon | A girl builds a sand castle at the beach, but the ocean keeps washing it away, so she builds one away from the waves. (new music sting added) Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1452) |
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Muppets | Ernie and Bert: Bert Is Missing at the Beach — Sherlock Hemlock helps Ernie find Bert at the beach. (First: Episode 0278) |
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Film | T on the beach (First: Episode 3540) |
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Cartoon | Fish form capital and lowercase T's. (First: Episode 3126) |
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SCENE 5 | Telly and Freddy are now dressed as a capital and lowercase letter T respectfully, with Telly talking with a silly voice. Barkley is fooled, but Telly becomes frustrated when Gordon and Susan recognize him yet again. They encourage him to keep trying, and Telly goes to get his final disguise - "The big one!" he claims. |
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Cartoon | Is no one afraid of The Big Bad Wolf? (First: Episode 2405) |
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Film | What sound does a sheep make? (First: Episode 3416) |
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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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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Baby Bear and Miles count to 10. |
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Animation | Ten masked dancers are counted. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3102) |
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Film | A girl named Shirley performs in the circus; her father is famous Ringing Bros. clown David Larible. Other acts in the circus include elephant training and elephant jumping. (First: Episode 3529) |
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Cartoon | A woman visits a car dealer, looking for a small car. She will only take a car small enough to fit her clowns. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3079) |
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Film | A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "To Market" with Wegman's dogs. (First: Episode 3543) |
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SCENE 6 | The grown-ups and kids conspire on the stoop and discuss Telly's situation. They agree to act like they're fooled by whatever disguise Telly shows up in. He arrives, disguised as "Bonko the Clown," and everyone treats him as such. He then can't convince them he's actually Telly, until they admit they were only pretending. Telly becomes sad when a man (Noel MacNeal) comes by, asking directions to the park. He assumes Telly is a real clown and heads off, meaning Telly's disguise actually worked! As Gordon announces the sponsors, Telly plans to use more disguises to fool people he doesn't even know. |
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COMING SOON | Coming Soon on Sesame Street: Elmo sings about the letter E with a couple of dancing kids. |
Notes
- Susan is reading Mr. Nicepants to the kids during scene 3.
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