Episode 3234

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	Maria welcomes the viewer when Telly rushes in with exciting news - today is the Grand High Triangle Lover's birthday, and he's having a huge party with guests coming in from all over the world (and his mommy). The GHTL and Norman arrive with news for Telly: he'll be giving a speech at the party's beginning ("Welcome, Triangle Lovers!"). Telly is nervous, but Maria encourages him to practice.
 	SCENE 1 	Telly practices his speech and gets more confident, until Oscar completely rattles his nerves by reminding him off the hundreds of people he'll be speaking before.
 	Cartoon 	A boy narrates a poem about how he met Eleanor, the monster under his bed.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	Grover sings "Monster in the Mirror" assisted by several celebrities including The Simpsons, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ray Charles.
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Nancy Einstein does some experimenting with ice cubes.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Animation 	Kids talk about families, often mentioning having rhinoceroses as pets.
 	Muppets 	"Daddy Helps with the Dishes" - three families sing about how they help each other doing chores, cooking, and homework.
 	Cartoon 	Miss Fortune makes guesses about a dog.Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	SCENE 2 	Telly runs into Savion and explains his nerve-racking situation. Savion recalls his first time performing in front of people...
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	In a flashback, a young Savion is nervous to dance in his school's talent show. After a talk with one of the teachers, he started his routine and soon all his fears went away and he danced with ease. Everyone applauded his act.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	Savion's story helps Telly calm down when Norm shows up to tell Telly that his speech is now a bit longer, to help convey to the guests the reason for the party. Telly freaks out about having a longer speech and runs away.
 	Film 	Alone Song
 	Muppets 	
center 	Film 	Fay Ray climbs over a box.
 	Cartoon 	An ape takes a bite out of a yellow A.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster asks Jawhara what letter they're holding.
 	Animation 	Sand A/a
 	SCENE 3 	Savion comes up with a way Telly can give his speech: pretend he's the greatest speaker in the world. After Savion has him demonstrate how good he is at pretending to be different animals, Telly gives it a try and invents a new persona, delivering his birthday speech with such gusto that an imaginary crowd applauds and throws flowers. With renewed confidence, Telly goes off to the party. The crowd cheers and throws flowers at Savion for his pretending as a teacher.
 	Cartoon 	Leanna Williams explains why she loves her brother’s shoes - she has fun with the box they came in.Artist: ArtistMike
 	Muppets 	The Big Bad Wolf sings about himself and his family.
 	Film 	A girl named Maria and her family are having a Cuban barbecue. She invited her friend, Stewart, to enjoy in the fun and learn about Cuban culture.
 	Cartoon 	P for paper, point, poke, paint, pat, peel
 	Muppets 	Big Bird writes a story about a frog, who was changed from a prince years ago. He visits the castle of a witch, who offers some P-word alternates. She finally finds her prince potion and returns him to normal, only now he's a much older prince (he said "a long time ago" he was a prince). The witch finds him appealing nonetheless and the two become engaged.
 	Film 	Alphaquest: PA pack of painted purple penguins practicing a pop song in a pine tree park, and a pink pig with a parachute.
 	Song 	"Frog Kick"
 	Cartoon 	Gloria Globe pulls a tiger out of her hat, which belongs in India.
 	Muppets 	Clementine and Elmo sing a song about things that are "Important".
 	Animation 	A big paper clip and a small paper clip can hold papers together, and so can a small staple, with the help of its "mommy."
 	Muppets 	Garth Brooks sings about two kids who are "Different."
 	Animation 	Two giddy female scribbles introduce themselves to a bar code, who can only beep. They recognize him from the supermarket.Artist: Fred Garbers
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster gets MAD when it sees the word.
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of herself taking care of her horse, Strawberry.
 	Animation 	Thirteen hamburgers dance around.
 	Animation 	Growing Numbers #13
 	Cartoon 	Rap #13
 	Muppets 	
center 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark."Re-filmed version
 	SCENE 4 	Telly returns from the party and tells Savion what a hit he was. The GHTL and Norm also come back to commend Telly on his marvelous speech. Telly entertains them by passionately reciting the sponsors, which earns him more applause and flowers.
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Category:Birthday Episodes
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 25