Episode 3780

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Telly looks inside his Triangle Lovers Club newsletter, and sees something incredible. Maria wonders what it is, and he shows that it's an announcement for a tongue-twisting contest, which Telly wants to enter so he can win a triangular trophy. Maria explains to him what a tongue-twister is, and he learns that he has to be able to say "Ten tiny triangles tip-toed through the tulips." They both say it slowly, but when he tries saying it faster, he fumbles all over the place.
 	Cartoon 	Alice Kadeezenberry learns how to throw a ball by watching others do it.Artist: Paul Fierlinger
 	Muppets 	Elmo sees a butterfly, and wants to give it a kiss.Part 1
 	Song 	Lillian sings "Face Facts."
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster asks Jahwara to point to parts of her head.
 	Animation 	Two girls who jump rope look the same until they get colored with different skin, but they have the same reaction when their hair gets pulled.
 	Muppets 	Elmo continues chasing the butterfly.Part 2
 	Cartoon 	L for Laugh (new music added)Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel
 	Film 	L is for look, legs, light, lemonade, and ladybug.
 	Cartoon 	"L" for "Large" and "l" for "little" (new music and sound effects added)
center 	Muppets 	Ernie has Grover assist him in demonstrating opposites in song, but Grover suffers more than Ernie does.
 	Film 	The floating kids form a triangle.
 	Muppets 	Elmo continues chasing the butterfly, vowing not to give up.Part 3
 	SCENE 2 	Rosita learns about the tongue-twisting contest Telly is practicing for, and reveals that she coached her mommy in a similar contest, so she's more than willing to help him out. She starts by having him practice saying the tongue-twister slowly.
 	Cartoon 	Flash Gizmo, Space CadetFast and slow
 	Muppets 	Elmo notices that the butterfly is chasing him now.Part 4
 	Song 	"Exploring in Your Closet"
 	Muppets 	Elmo continues chasing the butterfly.Part 5
 	Cartoon 	Letter L Animals' Limerick
 	Muppets 	Worms in Space: Slimey and his fellow worm astronauts make a capital "L" and a lowercase "l."
 	Cartoon 	A strange poem with L words.
 	Muppets 	Elmo looks for the butterfly, not knowing it's landed on his head.Part 6
 	Film 	How to say "butterfly" in sign language
 	Muppets 	Right when Elmo gives up chasing the butterfly, it gives him a kiss, which makes Elmo want to give it a hug. Part 7
 	SCENE 3 	Telly has become good at saying the tongue-twister slowly, so she tells him to say it a little faster every time. He does so, and becomes more confident.
 	SCENE 3cont'd 	Rosita leaves, and Maria checks up on Telly. He tries saying the tongue-twister again, but fumbles like he did before. He realizes that he needs Rosita around in order to say the tongue-twister while at the contest, so Maria tries to find her, while Telly rushes off to the contest.
 	Cartoon 	A girl practices to roller skate over many days.
 	Film 	A boy named Anthony and his parents are trapeze artists in a circus.
 	Cartoon 	Donnie Budd sings about three trios of animals who live on a fat lady's lap. (new sound effects added)Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Film 	Three kids dance for the number 3.
 	Cartoon 	The One Two Three Dogs do circus stunts.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Count von Count and his team of coaches count how many times David Robinson can dribble the basketball.
 	Cartoon 	Ball-dribbling characters count the feet on a wall ruler.Artist: Bill Davis
 	Film 	A girl narrates a film of herself swimming.
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "Just Happy to Be Me."
 	Cartoon 	At the Pride Day Ceremony, Donald is waiting to describe his proudest accomplishment, and is initially unsure of himself next to other impressive students. He finally proudly acclaims his achievement, tying his shoes all by himself.Artist: John Korty
 	SCENE 4 	Telly has arrived at the contest, and nervously awaits Rosita. The Grand High Triangle Lover makes a grand entrance with the noisy Norman, and welcomes all contestants and spectators. He tries telling the contestants which tongue-twister they have to say, but Norman has to help him out.
 	SCENE 4cont'd 	The GHTL introduces Tyrone from 110th Street, and Elizabeth from Flatbush, and has them say the tongue-twister. Tyrone says it flawlessly, but Elizabeth doesn't.
 	SCENE 4cont'd 	Telly, the last contestant, is nervous, until Rosita shows up. After Telly says the tongue-twister flawlessly, he and Tyrone are now the two finalists. Whoever says it the fastest (after the break) will win the triangular trophy!
 	Cartoon 	Lillian is proud because she climbed a mountain all by herself.Artist: Craig Bartlett
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster has a riddle: what do you get when you have one cookie between two cookies? A cookie sandwich!
 	Animation 	On a computer, a boy draws a sun setting between the mountains.
 	SCENE 5 	The second round of the contest commences, and Tyrone takes his turn. Telly then takes his turn, and is declared the winner! When he goes up to receive his trophy, Rosita follows him and congratulates him on saying the tongue-twister, but when she says it herself, Norman notices how fast she said it, and the GHTL gives her the trophy instead! Each time Telly and Rosita say the tongue-twister faster than the other (by accident), the GHTL hands the trophy back and forth. Norman then says it (by accident), and gets the trophy handed to him, but then Telly and Rosita say it together, and are given the trophy to share.
 	Cartoon 	The dancing birds dance fast and slow.Artist: Karen Aqua
 	Film 	Jerry Nelson, Roscoe Orman and Fran Brill narrate "Great Moments at the Sink," in which Timothy brushes his teeth.
 	Cartoon 	In a circus setting, a girl becomes excited about getting her first loose tooth.Artist: Steven Fonti
 	Muppets 	Big Bird practices playing "catch" with himself, using a basket full of tennis balls. When he throws the last ball in the basket, he catches it!
 	Video 	Fay demonstrates addition by placing 3 balls on a table.Artist: William Wegman
 	SCENE 6 	Maria and a girl wait for Telly to come back from the contest. They come back and tell Maria all about their crazy experience. The GHTL announces the sponsors and reports the status of Slimey's spaceship, and the credits roll.
 	COMING SOON 	Coming soon on Sesame Street: Snuffy and Carlo are amazed when they see Alice pointing to a pinwheel and making it spin with air!
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 29