Episode 2871

2871

StreetScenes

Picture Segment Description
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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.
1drum
Cartoon Hortense beats one drum.
Artist: Michael Sporn
(First: Episode 2570)
Farleypurple
Muppets "Forty Blocks From My Home"
(First: Episode 2614)
FarWide.WestAfrica
Cartoon We Are Kids from Far and Wide: Rice harvesting in Sierra Leone
(First: Episode 2774)
Logcabinfilm
Film Building a log cabin
(First: Episode 0602)
Appleorangepear
Cartoon An apple, an orange and a pear learn they can cooperate by rocking and rolling.
(First: Episode 0555)
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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.
Oldtoynewtoy
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.
(First: Episode 2840)
2356-24
Cast Big Bird, Susan and Bob sing "Can Read" while at a newsstand.
(First: Episode 2268)
Jamal
Film A Caucasian boy narrates a film of himself hanging out with his African American friend Jamal.
(First: Episode 2787)
2871-ChickenShapes
Cartoon Kids try to guess what a bunch of shapes will form; eventually they form a chicken.
(First: Episode 2838)
Mpiece.oneflew
Muppets Monsterpiece Theater: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — A winged number 1 flies over a cuckoo's nest.
(First: Episode 2674)
HumanBodyArrows
Animation Arrows give a presentation of the human body.
(First: Episode 2839)
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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.
FleaCamp
Cartoon A flea sets up camp on a dog.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1004)
Song.imaginethat
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.
(First: Episode 2142)
Alligatortoon
Cartoon A man displays the capital and lowercase A, and explains what an alligator is.
(First: Episode 0006)
0926zb
Film Old bottles are made into new bottles at a recycling plant.
music: "Black Eyed Peas" by Graham Preskett
(First: Episode 0917)
2871-Snail
Animation It's a snail!
Artist: Ishu Patel
(First: Episode 1711)
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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...
Where triangle fit
Animation Where does the triangle fit?
(First: Episode 1883)
Telly's voice is heard over the first part of the film as he considers telling the GHTL about his dream in-between snores.
Girlsclap
Film Five girls play a clapping game.
(First: Episode 2763)
ForgetfulMirror
Muppets Forgetful Jones invites a cowpoke to lunch, not realizing it's his own reflection in the mirror.
(First: Episode 2798)
WashYourHands
Cartoon "Wash Your Hands Before You Eat"
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 1523)
Giraffe.construction
Film A piece of construction equipment and a giraffe are shown side-by-side.
(First: Episode 1550)
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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...
GHTL-portrait

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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.
Toon.A.Space
Cartoon A for astronaut, airplane, airport and automobile.
(First: Episode 2250)
Erniebertradio
Muppets Ernie and Bert: The Radio KnobBert complains about Ernie having the radio volume on too loud.
(First: Episode 0241)
1845d
Film Lobster fisherman
(First: Episode 0966)
Horsejigsaw
Cartoon A horse falls apart into a jigsaw puzzle.
(First: Episode 0784)
Harvey1
Muppets Harvey Kneeslapper asks, "Would ya like one?"
(First: Episode 0408)
NancyEinstein.Brain
Cartoon Dr. Nancy Einstein shows how the brain works.
Artist: Bruce Cayard
(First: Episode 2607)
Candice-Cookie
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).
(First: Episode 2710)
1095l
Cartoon C for Candle (blows man away)
(First: Episode 0703)
Ssnews.harerematch
Muppets Sesame Street News Flash: The Tortoise and the Hare's RematchThe Tortoise wears a jet pack to race the Hare.
(First: Episode 2690)
Esmae's doll
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
(First: Episode 2843)
1736w
Film Saxophone factory
(First: Episode 1446)
The A box!
Cartoon A man displays his invention, the A-box, which only takes the letter A.
(First: Episode 0781)
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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.