Episode 3098

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly Monster welcomes the viewer, noting how his arm is still in a cast. Even though he has a broken arm, he says there are still some things he can do, such as making the peanut butter sandwich he's eating...
 	SCENE 1cont'd	In a flashback, Maria is seen offering to help Telly, but he insists that he doesn't need it, so she goes back to the Fix-It Shop. Before long, Telly realizes how hard it is to open the jar with one hand, scoop the peanut butter out of the jar, and spread it onto the bread. He asks Maria for help on all of those things.
 	SCENE 1cont'd	Back in the present, Telly has finished his sandwich and is ready to eat his banana for dessert. Maria doubts that he can eat it with a broken arm, but he says he can manage. To Maria's amazement, Telly devours the entire banana, peel and all! "Cookie Monster taught me how to do that," he says, daintily dabbing his mouth with a napkin. "After all - I am a monster!"
 	Cartoon 	A boy needs a letter U to complete the word UP.
 	Song 	"At School", with animation bookended by live-action footage.
 	Muppets 	Waiter Grover: Mr. Johnson eats at an airport restaurant and is on his way to South America. When Grover learns about Mr. Johnson's trip, he gives a big lecture on South America, causing Mr. Johnson to miss his flight.
 	Cartoon 	A blue triangle looks for his friend in a museum.
 	SCENE 2 	Maria now finds Telly listening to classical music on a tape player. He explains how he's been imagining Maria helping him play various musical instruments, as cutaway sequences feature Maria and Telly working together to play the violin, the cymbals, and the triangle. He also imagined himself without an assistant as the conductor of the band, tapping his cast to get their attention.
 	Cartoon 	Wilma Wiggins makes the very best of a very silly situation by hiccoughing her way through an opera.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Film 	Lemurs leap and play in a zoo cage.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	"Home to Me"
 	Cartoon 	How they say "good night" in Haiti and in India.
 	Cast 	Elmo, Big Bird, and Gordon star in a commercial for the Alphabet (as if it were a bank).
 	Animation 	The Letter Z in various typefaces.
 	Film 	Kids learn how to use a computer at a public school.
 	Cartoon 	A cat catches a TELEPHONE and eats it.Artists: The Hubleys
 	SCENE 3 	Oscar admits that even Grouches can sympathize with someone who has a broken arm, and advises Telly to think of things he can do with only one hand ("That's my good deed for the year," he remarks). Telly realizes he can knock on Oscar's trash can, wave hello to Oscar, and give him a friendly pat. An annoyed Oscar shows him that he can also wave goodbye, and suggests he do so. Telly gives it a try, but upsets Oscar again when he comments that he prefers waving "hello."
 	Cartoon 	Letter U salesman
 	Muppets 	The Beetles are "Thinking of U."
 	Film 	Looking for squares in the city (Maria voiceover)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A chicken sings "It Ain't Heavy, It's My Feather".
 	SCENE 4 	Telly talks to Maria, Melinda, and Nicole about how hard it is to do certain things with just one hand, such as tying a shoelace and cutting paper with scissors; Maria tells the girls to try it themselves. Telly does know something he can do with one arm: play tag, and he initiates a game with Maria.
 	Cartoon 	A boy counts down to 0 as he eats his soup.
 	Muppets 	Bip Bipadotta leads "Scratch My Back" as a song about two monsters named Jack and Jill who swear that they will always be there to scratch each other's backs.
 	cartoon 	A small man and a big heavy man observe an imbalance on the seesaw...
 	Film 	Michael introduces his friend to the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira.
 	Cartoon 	A man (voice of Richard Hunt) answers the TELEPHONE and gives it to the plant.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Snuffy have the "Best Friend Blues."
 	Animation 	On a computer, a boy draws a sun setting between the mountains.
 	Muppets 	After sounding out the word "cheese", the Two-Headed Monster poses for many pictures.
 	Song 	"Zero Song": A female voiceover sings about the food that keeps being taken away to make 0.Arist: Jane Aaron
 	Film 	Kids talk about how many things they can do now that they're five years old.
 	Animation 	Two balls follow an arrow down a hole.
 	Muppets 	Kermit and Marlena observe their knees.
 	Film 	Kids play bongo drums loud and soft.
 	SCENE 5 	One-armed Telly has figured out another way to say "hello" to Oscar: by calling him on the phone at Hooper's Store! Oscar demonstrates how he uses one hand to hang up, and Telly waves goodbye with Melinda and Nicole as Maria announces the sponsors.
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Category:Medical
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 24