Episode 2780

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo is going mountain climbing and needs Oscar’s help in making sure he has brought everything he will need. On the condition that Elmo will begin his climb as soon as they're finished, Oscar helps him check that he has the appropriate clothes, food, and supplies. It turns out that the "mountain" he'll be climbing is none other than Oscar's trash can.
 	Song 	"Ja, Ja, That is the Mountain"Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Cartoon 	"¡El juega hockey!"
 	Muppets 	"The Dirtiest Town in the West"
 	Film 	A still of construction equipment fades into a shot of a parrot.
 	Muppets 	Super Grover tries to stop a fight between Sammy and Frankie, who are fighting over an apple.
 	Cartoon 	"I in the Sky"
 	SCENE 2 	Telly rushes into the Fix-It Shop to show Luis a newly-arrived gift from the Triangle Lovers Club. He expects it to be something triangular, like the hat and tie he received. However, when they open the package, they find three colored sticks. Telly is disappointed with the club’s choice of a package, until Luis finds a set of instructions that show how the sticks can be made into a triangle. Telly uses his new triangle as the steering wheel of his imaginary triangle car.
 	Cartoon 	Jerry Nelson sings and counts thirteen turkeys.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of her grandpa putting a horseshoe on their horse.
 	Cartoon 	Vitamins give vim, vigor and vitality to a droopy VArtist: John Hubley
 	Celebrity	Big Bird attempts to dance ballet with Raven-Symoné. When that doesn't work, she puts on some dance music.
 	Film 	A zydeco band plays "Allons a Lafayette" while people dance.
 	Cartoon 	Boy and the capital "I"
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A man sees a giant OUT, yells the word, and everyone runs out of it.
 	SCENE 3 	Gina is about to dig into some triangle-shaped cookies she just baked until Telly rushes to her, begging her not to eat the triangle. She explains to him that it’s a cookie, which is made to be eaten and that she can always make more of them. She eats one then starts to wipe off the crumbs with a folded napkin. Telly begins pleading her to not use the napkin - it's also in the shape of a triangle!
 	Cartoon 	Edgar Turtle plays the banjo as some kids sing the "Bird Song."
 	Muppets 	John-John and Herry Monster count to twenty.
 	Animation	Stop-motion: a bunny tries to make a bench with blocks, but needs a chick's help.
 	Film 	Kids go roller-skating in a playground as ragtime music plays.
 	Muppets 	Spaceship SurpriseThe crew lands on the Planet TR, where they are greeted by Trevor Trout.
 	Cartoon 	V for volcano, violet, and violin
 	SCENE 4 	Bob is giving a music lesson to Genevieve, who plays the triangle. Telly rushes up to her and begs her not to hit the triangle with the stick, fearing for its safety. Bob has her show Telly that if she hits the triangle, it won’t break; it makes a lovely musical sound instead. Telly plays his own rendition of the “1812 Overture” on the triangle, but he hits it too softly to make any noise (as he still wants to be gentle with it).
 	Film 	A boy takes dance lessons at The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #13
 	Muppets 	
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "There's a Bird On Me."
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo joins Oscar and Slimey’s game of “Oscar Says.” Despite Oscar’s best efforts to make Elmo lose, an attentive Elmo listens to know when Oscar doesn’t say “Oscar Says.” He orders him to leave, but needs to say “Oscar Says” first. Oscar says it and Elmo goes off on his way. Unfortunately, Slimey obeys him too and ditches him.
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation	Can you find the hidden objects in the picture?
 	Film 	Some kids have a bike race by the river.
 	Cartoon 	I for iron
 	SCENE 6 	Maria and Elmo are going to tell Gabi a story about a trip to the beach. Elmo’s job is to say the word “I” whenever Maria holds up a letter I-block. After the story, they announce the sponsors and the credits roll. Telly rushes in to remind everyone about triangles being an additional sponsor.
 
==Notes==
*This episode marks the debut of Telly's obsession with triangles, a trait that would stay with the character to this day.
*Scene 1 would later be used as a stand-alone Muppet segment on several international co-productions, including Open Sesame, Sesamstrasse and Ulitsa Sezam. Scene 5 was also used on Sesamstrasse.
 
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Category:Shapes
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22