Episode 3182

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN	Kingston introduces today's sponsors, which are pinned to the clothes of some of the kids playing in the playground. Among other things, he adds that they'll see Telly do something original, and explains what the word means. Telly, however, struggles to come up with an original idea.
 	SCENE 1 	Telly tries a hop, but Kingston and the kids agree that hopping isn't original. Kingston, Brandon, Gillian, and Hector give demonstrations of original moves, and Telly comes up with his original idea - a dance where he waves his arms, shakes his belly, and chants "Boom-shaka-laka-laka!"
 	Cartoon 	A pencil tries to write the word DANCE.
 	Film 	Children dance to different rhythms from around the world.
 	Muppets 	"I Love You (More or Less)"
 	Cartoon 	More and more moths appear, and devour a man's clothes.Artist: Bob Kurtz
 	SCENE 2 	Telly does his dance down past the Fix-It Shop, where Maria tells him he can't just do his dance all day. They have a lot of other stuff to do on Sesame Street, like the number of the day. Telly agrees: "I can't just go 'Boom-shaka-laka-laka' all day long - it's not enough!" He then proceeds to count to 12 while doing his dance ("One-shaka-laka, two-shaka-laka..."), cueing a fanfare and confetti afterward before dancing away again.
 	Animation	Rubber Stamp #12
 	Muppets 	"Honk Around the Clock"
 	Animation	Twelve kids are counted.
 	Film 	"In the middle of the city we have a garden...."
 	Cartoon 	A baby and father illustrate up and down.
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert sing "But I Like You."
 	Animation	A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away.
 	SCENE 3 	Luis reads two kids the story of "The Kingdom of the Same Old Dance," a homemade book by an unknown author. In the kingdom, the stuffy citizens only know how to do the waltz until a stranger (Telly) comes to town, doing a "Boom-shaka-laka-laka" dance. He teaches them the proper way to do it (especially the "Boom-shaka-laka-laka" part), and they all rejoice that they now have a new dance. As Luis wonders who wrote the story, Telly comes down the street doing his original dance. "Wonder no more," Luis remarks.
 	Cartoon 	A vaudeville act of two SAME people (voiced by Daws Butler and Bob Arbogast) ends when one of them falls off the stage.
 	Muppets 	Grover's Health Minute: Kermit the Frog and Grover talk about teeth. Grover notices that Kermit does not have any teeth at all, so he puts a pair of teeth in Kermit's mouth. Grover says to see a "tooth checker," to eat crunchy things like bananas and to clean teeth with a "tooth comb."
 	Animation	Planet H / h
 	Film 	Alphaquest: HHeading over the hills in a helicopter to a hippo's house.
 	Cartoon 	The Typewriter: H for Hand
 	Song 	"Drink of Water"
 	Cartoon 	A snake has a knot in his middle, and he can't find his end. The detective helps the snake find his end ... playing drums in a band.
 	SCENE 4 	Kingston finds Maria in the park, where she's eating some jalapeños. Kingston wants to try one, but Maria warns him they're very spicy. He counters, saying trying new foods is important. She hands him one but advises him to take a small bite. He gobbles the whole thing and is sent into a spice-induced frenzy until he lets loose a bunch of steam. Surprisingly, he really enjoyed it and asks for another!
 	Animation	Dancing pepper pattern - which one comes next?
 	Muppets 	Guy Smiley hosts "The Eating Game", in which plates get to meet foods and take them to dinner. The contestant foods are a fish, an ear of corn, and a glass of milk.
 	Cartoon 	N is for nose.
 	Film 	The floating kids form a letter N.
 	Cartoon 	N / n paper fold
 	SCENE 5 	Monty brings Big Bird into the Fix-It Shop to demonstrate the correct way to answer the telephone. When the phone rings, Monty answers with "watermelons and cheese" and "Elephants run wild in France." Maria takes the phone away from him, saying that's not how to answer the phone. It rings and she answers, "Hello?" which Monty states is the correct way. The caller turns out to be his mother, who begins discussing watermelons and cheese and elephants running wild in France with Monty.
 	Cartoon 	A hand draws a telephone booth.
 	Muppets 	Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock."
 	Cartoon 	A girl imagines being next to a tree, a house and a car. "Now I'm going over there," she says. "There's nothing here to be next to!"
 	Film 	A girl in Jamaica goes to school and attends drum class.
 	Cartoon 	5 Purple Konkers
 	SCENE 6 	Kingston has a question for Maria - can she wave her arms behind her and shake like he can? She says she can't and Kingston thanks her, then leaves. Once the coast is clear, Maria tries it and hurts herself, then resumes work.
 	Cartoon 	The HummingbirdArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	Celebrity	Robin Williams demonstrates with his shoe how to tell if something is alive.
 	Cartoon 	African quilt pattern #2
 	Film 	A variety of cat-shaped objects walk in front of the screen.
 	Cartoon 	Mi kat iz ... gone
 	SCENE 7 	Kingston now wants to ask Luis a question. Maria tells Luis the answer is "No," assuming it's his same one as before, but Kingston has a new question - can Luis make the same nose-touching scrunchy face as him? Luis can't, nor can he do Kingston's original dance from earlier. Maria announces the sponsors when Telly passes by doing his dance. "Now that we can do!" they declare, and follow Telly in doing his dance as Kingston finishes the closing.
==Notes==
*This episode was later re-aired in Season 27 as Episode 3416.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 25