Episode 2221

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	As Gordon prepares some breakfast, Telly interrupts the action with a Monster on the Spot message on the word important. After defining the word he exits, and Gordon explains things of importance when taking care of Miles.
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Touch, Hold, Feel."
 	Muppets 	Instead of cookies, Cookie Monster recites a poem about galoshes -- or at least he tries.
 	Cartoon 	A moving truck takes the number 8.
 	Muppets 	An octopus sings "Octopus Blues."
 	Film 	A garfish swims around.
 	SCENE 2 	The garfish film is interrupted for another report from Telly. He is stationed by the Fix-It Shop door to report on a story so up-to-the-minute that it has yet to even occur. He states that a man will come to the door, pull out his keys, then shake his fists in anger. As he frets whether or not this will actually happen, Luis arrives for work and claims Telly's report most likely won't come true. He discovers he's brought the wrong set of keys to unlock the shop and angrily storms back home, shaking his fists. Telly is relieved his report is not a bust and presents the remainder of the fish film.
 	Film / Cartoon	The letter O introduces many words he starts.
center 	Muppets 	Grover and Mr. Johnson: Grover the messenger goes to Mr. Johnson's home to deliver some singing telegrams which he has memorized. After singing a series of wrong telegrams, he sings (and dances) another one that actually is for Mr. Johnson, and an important one at that, but Grover does not remember who it is from.
 	Cartoon 	Two kids argue over whose chair it is, until the dog suggests they share the chair.
 	Muppets 	Dicky Tick hosts "Lifestyles of the Big and Little."
 	Cartoon 	A rooster finds a purpose in his life when he's given the job to wake everyone on a farm.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	SCENE 3 	The cartoon is interrupted for yet another special report with Telly. The announcer asks if this report is truly important; Telly thinks it qualifies, but starts to doubt himself. His report is about a picture he made of the 123 Sesame Street building, which the announcer likes very much. Telly feels proud and the announcer cues the rest of the cartoon.
 	Cast / Muppets	Olivia sings about her "One Two Blues" with two Anything Muppets.
 	Cartoon 	"Name That Food" game show hosted by Don CarrotArtist: Len Glasser
 	Muppets 	Grover asks Brian to explain which of them is "you" and which is "me."
 	Cartoon 	Olga y la letra O
 	Film 	Joe Raposo sings "Dressed Up."
 	Cartoon 	K-kick
 	SCENE 4 	Following the previous segment in full, Telly appears once more with a report on the importance of brushing teeth. A mob of monsters charge in and interrupt him chanting "Kangaroo! Kangaroo! We want kangaroo!" demanding the next segment play uninterrupted. The announcer concedes and the group celebrates.
 	Cartoon 	An old woman emerges from the pouch of a bouncing kangaroo. She proclaims, "K! Kangaroo!"
 	Muppets 	The Two-Headed Monster shares a pair of headphones.
 	Film 	"Listen ..." to various sounds, including the ocean, a heart beating, a clock ticking, a horse galloping, crickets chirping, a passing train, and others.
 	Muppets 	An Anything Muppet family sings "Let's Go Driving."
 	Animation 	Circle In Space
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	A Rube Goldberg device is used to turn on a television as the numbers one through twenty are featured.
 	SCENE 5 	Elmo sees Yo-Yo Ma's cello and thinks it's a "big fiddle" that belongs to Mr. Snuffleupagus, in contrast to Elmo's "little fiddle" (a violin). After Bob and Yo-Yo straighten things out, he and Elmo play music together.
 	Cartoon 	Things say that other things are small, but then something comes along that's bigger, or smaller, or whatever.
 	Film 	City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover)
 	Muppets 	Bert tells John-John that he's lost his paper clips, and he feels sad. He asks John-John to show how he looks when he feels sad. Then Bert feels angry about losing his paper clips, and John-John acts out that emotion. Bert remembers where he left his collection, and John-John acts happy, too.
 	Cartoon 	A song about a rolling OArtists: John and Faith Hubley
 	SCENE 6 	Hoots the Owl challenges Yo-Yo Ma to make the same sounds with his cello that Hoots makes with his saxophone.
 	SCENE 6 cont'd	Their jam session is interrupted by one final report from Telly. Hoots is a bit miffed that their jamming has been cut off, but agrees that what Telly has to do is important - announce the sponsors. Hoots and Yo-Yo Ma play the show off with their own version of the theme song.
==Notes==
*In addition to Elmo and Hoots, Kevin Clash performs the announcer and Maurice Monster. Additional monster performers include Pam Arciero and Noel MacNeal.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 17