Sesame Street
Telly is Grand High Triangle Lover for a day (repeat of 2966)
Air date	April 20, 1994
Season	Season 25 (1993-1994)
Written by	Lou Berger
Sponsors V, W, 5

Picture	Segment	Description
	COLD OPEN	Telly shows Gina his triangle collection when Norman signals the arrival of The Grand High Triangle Lover! The GHTL is taking his annual vacation day and has decided to recruit Telly to replace him for the day. Telly can barely contain his excitement.
	SCENE 1	Telly, now with a GHTL hat and several triangular phones, is told what his task will be - answering triangle questions from all over the world. Telly isn't sure he can handle the responsibility, but takes it up when he sees how stressed the GHTL is from work. Gina even offers to be his assistant. (A music sting is added when Telly accepts the job.)
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Telly gets his first call from a nervous man (Jerry Nelson) who isn't sure where the top of his triangle is. Telly assures him any point can be the top; it depends on how he holds it. Telly is proud of how he handled the call and sends Gina away, claiming to not need her help anymore. He begins taking some more calls. (New music is added when Telly decides to do his job solo.)
	Animation	A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away. (First: Episode 2892)
	Song	Everyone has the same feelings, "No Matter What." Kids of all types play with a huge beach ball. (First: Episode 2782)
	Muppets	Underwater #5 (First: Episode 2923)
	Film	Two girls count to 5 as they clap. (First: Episode 3007)
	SCENE 2	Telly now gets a call from a lady monster (Camille Bonora), who wishes to know what color triangle shower curtains she should use. Telly says it doesn't matter, but the lady monster mistakes his answer as a confirmation. Telly is then interrupted by a man (David Rudman) who runs up wanting to know if the shape he has is a triangle (it's a square). Telly tells him it's not and sends him off as he answers a call from a farmer (Nelson): which came first - the chicken or the triangle? "Nobody knows the answer to that one," he tells the farmer. (New music is added to the opening of this scene.)
	SCENE 2 cont'd	The man comes back with a smaller square, asking if it's a triangle; Telly sets him straight on the issue. He then starts to receive more triangle calls, including another from the lady monster, wanting to know which washcloth to use.
	Cartoon	A man laughs out loud as an alligator uses the telephone to call his wife - then he eats the phone booth. (new music sting added) (First: Episode 1113)
	Cast	Gordon and the word "wand." (First: Episode 1491)
	Film	Alphaquest: W (First: Episode 2712)
	Cartoon	Gloria talks about 'W' (First: Episode 0806)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Listening — Kermit the Frog explains the importance of listening, using the monster as an example. (First: Episode 1767)
	Film	Katie is going to be a big sister. (First: Episode 2769)
	Cartoon	A poem about dogs of different sizes, feelings and colors. Artist: Deanna Morse (First: Episode 2924)
	SCENE 3	While a distressed mother (Fran Brill) depends on Telly to solve a conflict between her two kids (Carmen Osbahr and Kevin Clash), who are fighting over a triangle drawing they made together, the lady monster calls again to ask for his advice on which bath mat she should use.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Oscar, who loves to handle arguments, hires himself as Telly's assistant and suggests they tear the picture in half. The girl points out to the boy that Oscar is sort of right: there are two of them and only one drawing, ergo, they should go home and make another triangle drawing! The happy family goes home, and the grateful mother kisses the disappointed Grouch, who quits his job and leaves immediately.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	Right after Oscar leaves, the phones start ringing again, and the lady monster comes to Telly to ask for his advice on which squeaky bath toy to use. (New music is added to this part of the scene.)
	Cartoon	The Typewriter: V for Vacuum (First: Episode 0774)
	Muppets	Count von Count: Elevator Operator — Kermit tries to get to the seventh floor on The Count's first day as an elevator operator. (First: Episode 1970)
	Song	"Litter Rap" (First: Episode 2646)
	Muppets	Big Bird is between what we just saw and what we're about to see ... (First: Episode 3145)
	Cartoon	Little Red Riding Hood uses a map to get to Grandma's house. (First: Episode 2686)
	Muppets	Elmo: Surprise with Tim Robbins — Tim Robbins and Elmo talk about surprise. (First: Episode 2766)
	Animation	Cecille sings "I'm Gonna Get to You." (First: Episode 2873)
	SCENE 4	Telly is overwhelmed between answering calls and putting official GHTL stamps on letters to club members. Gina and the kids arrive and they all cooperate to get the work done. Telly has Gina stay with him on the phone lines so that she can deal with the lady monster's next ridiculous question about which bubble bath to use.
	Cartoon	Four people cooperate building a table. (First: Episode 0537)
	Muppets	Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (First: Episode 0733)
	Film	A boy's mother and grandmother make him a pair of moccasins. (First: Episode 2987)
	Cast	The Alphabet: We've Got Your Letter — Elmo, Gordon, and Big Bird vouch for the alphabet in a parody of Citibank commercials. (First: Episode 2972)
	Song	"You Can Get Right Up": a song about getting active to cheer up. (First: Episode 3142)
	Animation	Two frogs demonstrate up and down. (First: Episode 3225)
	SCENE 5	Telly stops everyone from working, remembering a note from the GHTL saying they must watch an important triangle film...
	Cartoon	A young bespectacled man with an accordion asks how much it costs to cross the bridge. The Bridgekeeper says admission is free, but requires that the young man show him three triangles. Two of them are found in the bridgework, and the man uses the bridgekeeper's staff to draw a third triangle in the dirt. Although the bridgekeeper has his order filled, he asks the man to play a tune on his accordion. This additional request takes the young man by surprise, but he is told to do so for the opportunity to cross the bridge. (First: Episode 1572)
	Muppets	Monsterpiece Theater: Dr. No — James Bond visits the office of Dr. No.
	Cartoon	African quilt pattern (First: Episode 3145)
	Film	Kids take swimming lessons in the pool (First: Episode 1232)
	Cartoon	Jive Five (First: Episode 1664)
	SCENE 6	The GHTL and Norm return from vacation and are pleased to see Telly's done an excellent job. So excellent, in fact, that he decides to spend another day on vacation, leaving the club in Telly's hands again! Telly, Gina, and the rest struggle with the work (and the lady monster once more) while announcing the sponsors.

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