Episode 2871

Picture 	Segment 	Description
center250px|center	SCENE 1 	Uncle Wally welcomes the viewer when Telly rushes in to inform him that the Grand High Triangle Lover - president of the Triangle Lovers Club - is coming to Sesame Street today! Telly doesn't know the reason for the visit, but a royal fanfare plays as the GHTL arrives with his assistant Norman, loudly playing his musical triangle. The GHTL tells Telly that he believes he'd be a good candidate for "Triangle Lover of the Year" and win a triangle-shaped trophy; all he has to do is show him how much he loves triangles by the time he and Norman get back. They exit and Telly starts pondering how to show his triangular love, figuring that a song might be good enough.
 	Cartoon 	Hortense beats one drum.Artist: Michael Sporn
 	Muppets 	"Forty Blocks From My Home"
 	Cartoon 	We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Rice harvesting in Sierra Leone
 	Film 	Building a log cabin
 	Cartoon 	An apple, an orange, and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling.
center 	SCENE 2 	Oscar witnesses Slimey with Telly, who explains that they're rehearsing a song about how much he loves triangles. Telly plays the tuba and sings the song while Slimey plays the triangle, using a special helmet to make the dings. Oscar is uncharacteristically impressed with the tune, which leads Telly to worry that if a Grouch likes the song, then everyone else will hate it. He gives it up and decides to do a triangle dance instead.
 	Cartoon 	A gorilla outgrows his toy fire truck, and is about to throw it away, when he decides to pass it on to his little brother.
 	Cast 	Big Bird, Susan and Bob sing "Can Read" while at a newsstand.
 	Film 	A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal.
 	Cartoon 	Kids try to guess what a bunch of shapes will form; eventually they form a chicken.
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	Arrows give a presentation of the human body.
center250px|center	SCENE 3 	Savion gives a tap-dancing lesson to some kids when a panicked Telly rushes in and asks if he knows any triangle dances. "Well, I've heard of square dancing - why not triangles?" Savion says, and begins to come up with one. He hands a musical triangle to Telly, and dings it while forming the shape of a triangle on the ground with his foot. The kids join in shortly afterward, but when Savion makes the dance more complicated, a slack-jawed Telly calls the dance off to move on to something else.
 	Cartoon 	A flea sets up camp on a dog.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself.
 	Cartoon 	A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
 	Film 	Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant.music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett
 	Animation 	It's a snail!Artist: Ishu Patel
center 	SCENE 4 	Uncle Wally and Savion observe Telly taking a nap in the yard. They're relieved that Telly isn't thinking about triangles, until they hear him talk about triangles in his sleep. The scene dissolves to what he's dreaming about...
 	Animation 	Where does the triangle fit?Telly's voice is heard over the first part of the film as he considers telling the GHTL about his dream in-between snores.
 	Film 	Five girls play a clapping game.
 	Muppets 	Forgetful Jones invites a cowpoke to lunch, not realizing it's his own reflection in the mirror.
 	Cartoon 	"Wash Your Hands Before You Eat"Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	A piece of construction equipment and a giraffe are shown side-by-side.
center 	SCENE 5 	Telly is now drawing triangles with different-colored crayons in a rush. Savion and Uncle Wally tell him that even if he's not picked to be "Triangle Lover of the Year" he can still have his love for triangles. When Telly realizes this he begins to relax...
center250px|center	SCENE 5 cont'd	... just when the GHTL and Norman arrive! They're now ready for Telly to show them why he loves triangles; taking what he's learned, Telly grabs a crayon and paper and simply writes the word "LOVE" to express himself. The GHTL is moved by Telly's simple presentation and gives him the special triangle-shaped award. Telly gives an acceptance speech and begins to thank all the triangles that were a part of his life, which leads to a deeper conversation with the GHTL.
 	Cartoon 	A for astronaut, airplane, airport and automobile.
 	Muppets 	
 	Film 	Lobster fisherman
 	Cartoon 	A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle.
 	Muppets 	Harvey Kneeslapper asks, "Would ya like one?"
 	Cartoon 	Dr. Nancy Einstein shows how the brain works.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Celebrity 	Candice Bergen stops by the Fix-It Shop to check on her boombox, which Maria has just fixed. She tests it out with a cassette of "C is for Cookie," which she lip-syncs and dances to (complete with props).
 	Cartoon 	C for Candle (blows man away)
 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Esme's wooden clown breaks, and she is about to throw it away, when it suggests she use glue to fix it.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Film 	Saxophone factory
 	Cartoon 	A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A.
center 	SCENE 6 	It's nighttime, and Telly is still making his acceptance speech (currently up to the 500th important triangle in his life). Uncle Wally comes back to take Telly home, but the GHTL wants to hear more, calling it the best triangle-related speech he's ever heard. Norman ruins the mood with more triangle dings, prompting the GHTL to begin chasing Norman around while Telly continues his speech and Uncle Wally announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*This episode was later repeated in Season 24 as Episode 3022.
*During his acceptance speech, Telly comments that the first triangle he loved was in a mobile hanging above his crib. Years later, in Episode 4009, it's revealed that this was also the first time Telly had seen a triangle.
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Category:Shapes
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22