Telly Monster Sketches

Sketches featuring Telly Monster in a central role.
Picture	First Appearance	Description
 	Episode 1387 	At the Barre
Suzanne Farrell supervises as Herry and two monsters (Telly and Kermit the Forg) practice stretching on a barre. She then calls for lunch and the monsters chow down on the barre.
 	Episode 1446 	Duet
Telly Monster and Itzhak Perlman play Beethoven together -- Telly on the tuba, and Perlman on the violin.
 	Episode 1450 	Cooking with Telly
Telly hosts "Cooking with Telly," where he demonstrates where the plate should go when serving a sandwich.
 	Episode 1536 	Hot Quickie
Wearing oven mitts, Telly places an H and an OT together to make the word HOT.
 	Episode 1543 	Cold Quickie
Telly sounds out the word COLD and is struck with a snow storm.
 	Episode 1591 	Telly and the Letter U
Telly tries to talk about the letter U, who insists that he's supposed to be talking about Telly instead.
 	Episode 1591 	Telly and the Letter R
Telly now tries to talk about the letter R, but the letter in question would rather do the talking for himself.
 	Episode 1608 	Yes/No Game
Telly, dressed in a derby hat, plays a game with Olivia - she asks him a series of "yes or no" questions and he gives his answer by pointing to her "YES" and "NO" signs. He then asks her some questions regarding spaghetti. She claims one doesn't wear spaghetti, when Telly reveals he's wearing a plate under his hat (he wasn't able to find his lunchbox).
 	Episode 1877 	Head Warmer Salesman
While Kermit is at home typing his autobiography, salesmonster Telly comes to his doorstep and asks if Kermit wants to buy a head warmer. Telly keeps worrying he's not doing a good job, and that Kermit won't want one. But Kermit reassures him that since he does have a head, he will have a use for a head warmer, unlike the things Grover sells (toothbrushes, earmuffs, and nose warmers). When Kermit puts the head warmer on, it covers his entire head. Telly remarks, "Kermit! It's -- it's you!"
 	Episode 1954 	Telly Does Same
Kermit and Telly Monster are going to show same and different, but Telly worries they have nothing in common.
 	Episode 2332 	The American Revolution: The National Bird
The founding fathers argue over what bird should be chosen as the national bird. Telly plays the role of Benjamin Franklin, who agrees the turkey should be chosen as the national bird.
 	Episode 2610 	Beat the Time
Elmo must bring in three items that start with "SN" within thirty seconds (though the clock is clearly going a lot slower than that). They turn out to be a man's snack of nuts and raisins, a sneaker (worn by Telly Monster), and finally, the massive Mr. Snuffleupagus! As his prize, he is given a snowman wearing a snorkel.
 	Episode 2853 	Two Headed Monster School
The Two-Headed Monster are the teachers of a two-headed-oriented classroom, with Elmo and Telly as their pupil/pupils (they are sharing the same shirt). The first lesson is to say "Good Morning" in monster language, then how to argue over what to read.
 	Episode 2855 	Under/Over Forty
The Count has Telly help him demonstrate over and under. He counts the number of times Telly walks under the table, until Telly feels like taking a rest, and then the Count jumps over the table, landing on Telly each time.
 	Episode 3008 	The Young Saxophone
Danny Glover and Hoots tell Telly a story, "The Young Saxophone". Danny reads from the book, while Hoots plays the "voice" of the main character.
 	Episode 3132 	Above and Below
Telly and Super Grover are standing behind a wall addressing the audience. They speak of the differences between above (such as a bird flying) and below (as in when Grover crash lands on Telly).
 	Episode 3132 	The Last Word: NO
Telly and Elmo argue over who will be the last to say NO, but the word itself scares them away.
 	Episode 3202 	Hardcore Triangle Lover
All the kids are too busy to enjoy looking at Telly's triangle with him. He runs into John Goodman, who happens to be a hardcore triangle lover himself.
 	Episode 3213 	Ears
Telly Monster dons a pair of cat ears in hopes of surprising people, but no one seems interested. John Goodman shows him a better way of surprising people - bunny ears. They each put on a pair, but are instead surprised when they see the kids wearing elephant ears.
 	Episode 3253 	The Competition (Fast/Slow)
Telly demonstrates "Fast" and "Slow" to Cookie Monster by using a plate of cookies. To demonstrate slow, Telly eats one of the cookies in slow bites. After finishing eating, he asks Cookie Monster to eat a cookie slowly. Cookie Monster gives it a try, but ends up gobbling all the cookies on the plate. Telly considers it to be fast rather than slow, but Cookie Monster says it was slow in his opinion.
 	Episode 3369 	Next To
Telly and Rosita demonstrate next to.
 	Episode 3384 	Between
Elmo, Telly and Zoe plan on showing between by having Elmo go between Zoe and Telly, but the monsters have to constantly switch positions in order for Elmo to be between.
 	Episode 3420 	Bring Out Your Z
Telly and Zoe display things that begin with the letter Z. Telly brought such things as a (horse dressed like a) zebra, a zucchini, a zipper, and even a zydeco band, but Zoe only brought herself.
 	Episode 3429 	Happy/Sad Balloons
Big Bird observes how balloons can make one happy. Telly emerges, looking sad, with a deflated balloon, so Big Bird gives his balloon to Telly.
 	Episode 3441 	Tooth Talk
Telly wants to show how to brush one's teeth, using Big Bird as an example. Big Bird states he doesn't have teeth...but Telly's drawing of him does.
 	Episode 3467 	Telly Takes Over
Telly is disappointed with Big Bird's brief lecture on triangles and gives his own passionate one. When Big Bird proceeds with his next shape, a square, Telly shows that it can be made into his favorite shape.
 	Episode 3471 	Big Brush Off
Laurence Fishburne, along with Rosita and Telly, demonstrates how one brushes their teeth. Since Telly and Rosita do not have teeth, they plug their mouths with ears of corn, and brush those instead.
 	Episode 3487 	Elmo Sleeps Over
Elmo is sleeping over at Telly’s, but Elmo can't sleep due to Telly's snoring. Elmo turns on the radio, so he can't hear Telly snoring, but the music is so loud that they can't sleep. Telly then tries to put his hand over his mouth and nose, but that prevents him from breathing. Elmo then asks for some earmuffs, which works. Now Telly can't sleep because of Elmo's snores, but luckily Telly has another pair of earmuffs.
 	Episode 3518 	Next to Elmo
Elmo, Zoe, Telly, Rosita, Herry, Alphonse, Humphrey and Ingrid show "next to".
 	Episode 3522 	Telly Plays the Triangle
Big Bird announces that Telly will now play the triangle, but Telly suddenly becomes scared of hurting the triangle when he hits it. Big Bird assures him that the triangle is not alive, which makes him feel better about playing it.
 	Episode 3705 	Up, Down, Fast and Slow
Gymnast Dominique Dawes demonstrates up, down, fast and slow for Telly.
 	Episode 3707 	Say the Alphabet
Telly makes sure Dennis Franz knows the alphabet, and offers to be his "alphabet partner."
 	Episode 3748 	"WXYZ Highlights"
"WXYZ Highlights" celebrates the letter O with special guest Rebecca Lobo, who faces off against Big Bird in a brief round of basketball.
 	Episode 3777 	Telly Can't Sleep
Telly sleeps over at Elmo's house, but finds he can't get to sleep. Elmo tells him a bedtime story, about a sleepless monster who gets to sleep by saying "good night" to every part of his body, but it only makes Telly laugh. Elmo then suggests counting sheep, and summons the sheep he keeps in his closet, who jump over the bed and sing a lullaby!
 	Episode 3886 	Ernie's Pretend Tea Party
Telly joins Ernie's pretend tea party, for which he invited the Friendly Giant, Cinderella and Super Adventure Boy.
 	Episode 3892 	Telly's Ups and Downs
Telly is in the park demonstrating things you can find when you look up and when you look down. When he looks up, he can hear an object moving at great velocity, which he first assumes to be a bird or a plane. Ultimately, Super Grover crashes down upon Telly and asks if he can point him in the direction that goes up.
 	Episode 3912 	Old Book
Telly notices that the book Zoe's reading is old-looking and worn. He learns that it's damaged because Zoe loves it so much, regardless of how damaged it is.
 	Episode 3970 	Telly and the Letter D
Telly introduces a Muppet D. Telly is supposed to say words that begin with D, but he can't think of any. The D gives Telly hints by quacking and barking.
 	Episode 4007 	Cooperation Tuba and Drum
Telly tries practicing "The Blue Danube" on his tuba, but is disrupted by Elmo, who's practicing his drum. After their problem gets out of hand, they get an idea to cooperate.
 	Episode 4086 	Sign Language Moment of the Day
Telly learns the sign language word of the day: "Run."
 	Episode 4090 	Chasing the Cheese
Elmo, Telly, Zoe and Baby Bear prepare to chase a cheese. A sportscaster (Chris Berman) asks them why they chase the cheese, and they all have different answers. They agree that exercise is fun, and it makes you healthy and strong. But what does the cheese have to say? "You can't catch me!" Now the chase is on! The runners all have fun going after the cheese, but they have just as much fun when the cheese goes after them! Elmo invites the sportscaster to join them.
 	Episode 4123 	Special of the Day
Telly is hungry and calls on Alan at Hooper's Store for lunch. Alex Trebek appears instead, however, and leads him on in a Jeopardy!-like quiz game about food called "Special of the Day."
 	Episode 4132 	Let's Play
When Telly wants to play, he says "Let's play!" When Rosita wants to play, she says "¡Vamos a jugar!"
 	Episode 4133 	Let's Eat
When Telly wants to eat, he says "Let's Eat!" When Rosita wants to eat, she says "¡Vamos a comer!"
 	Episode 4134 	Survivor
Telly, Zoe, and Elmo are stranded on an island playing the game of "Survivor: Musical Chairs."
 	Episode 4144 	Dancing with Triangles
Dancing with the Stars parody, contestants have to dance with a triangle. The first three contestants are rejected because their dancing partners are not triangles; Chris flamenco-dances with a hexagon, Gordon square-dances with a square, and Maria tangos with The Elephant. Audience member Telly Monster obliges to waltz with a triangle and becomes the show's winner.
 	Episode 4248 	Letter B
Telly appears by Oscar's can to talk about the letter B. Oscar tries to get rid of him, but his choice of words all start with B, helping Telly out.
 	 	Surprise
Telly explains to the viewer what a surprise is and plans to perform one on Elmo. However, Elmo listens in on his plan and beats him to the punch.
 	 	Full and Empty
Telly gives a demonstration of "full" and "empty" with a crate with a sliding curtain on it. He shows the box empty first, then pulls the curtain again, revealing Elmo and Zoe, making it full.
 	 	Four Friends
Grover, Elmo, Zoe and Telly arrange themselves in different ways to show that they will still remain four monsters.
 	 	Telly Breaks the Ice
When his friends are too busy to play triangles with him, Telly attempts to forge a friendship with a fellow triangle lover he meets in the park.
 	 	Telly's Flea
Telly and his pet flea Flavia practice the way someone looks when they feel. Big Bird comes along and wants to see the flea show happy. Telly reluctantly orders his flea to be happy, but when he gets happy, he ends up breaking the wall in excitement.
 	 	Telly's Questions
Big Bird and Telly demonstrate the importance of asking questions. Telly has prepared a long list of questions to ask, but Big Bird limits him to just five. He inadvertently uses them up trying to make sense of the request.
 	 	Lost Ballcap
Telly frets because he can't find his baseball cap (not aware he's already wearing it). He hands Freddy to Big Bird as he tries to figure out where it can be. Once he finally remembers where it is, he starts to panic over where he's left Freddy.
 	 	What Makes Me Happy?
Ernie, Telly, Rosita, the Count, and Cookie Monster show the things that make them happy.
==See also==
*Monster on the Spot
*Sneak Peek Previews
*Super Morphin Mega Monsters
*Telly songs
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Category:Sesame Street Character Sketches