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Telling the Truth

Telling the truth
Produced by: Sony Wonder
Release Date: January 28, 1997[1] (VHS)
2003 (DVD)
Discs: 1
Region: 1

Telling The Truth is a Sesame Street direct-to-video special in the "Kids' Guide to Life" series. It was released on January 28, 1997.

The DVD version released in the United States includes a CD sampler of "In Your Imagination", "Afraid of the Dark" and "What Do I Do When I'm Alone?" from the album Dreamytime Songs.

Plot synopsis[]

Telly feels left out when all the other kids at Gina's day care are going to the circus and lies that his uncle is a ringmaster. After Gina reads the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," Elmo has a dream of the story where the boy, named Leo, learns his lesson. When Telly's uncle (Dennis Quaid) drops in for a surprise visit, Telly admits the truth.

DVD chapters[]

  1. The Boy Who Cried Wolf
  2. Believe You Me
  3. Elmo's Dream
  4. Telly's Tall Tale
  5. Meeting the Wolf
  6. I Wanna Take It Back
  7. Telly Tells the Truth
  8. Off to the Moon
  9. A Special Message from Dennis Quaid

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Notes[]

  • Prior to commercial release, the video was titled "Telly Tells the Truth." A promotional demo VHS was produced with a slightly different cover (with a circus poster in place of Elmo), though the contents of the video refer to it by its final title. The video also opens with a different title card read by a male voiceover (the same voiceover that narrated the Sesame Street Home Video trailers at the time), whereas Telly reads the title in the final version.
  • Additional performances include Kevin Clash as Leo's dad, Alice Dinnean as Leo's sister, the Green girl in day care, and the green monster in the scenes outside day care, Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Leo's mom and the Large Lavender girl, Peter Linz as Leo's brother, Noel MacNeal as one of the sheep, Pam Arciero as one of the sheep, Jim Martin as one of the sheep, Carmen Osbahr as the blue monster and one of the sheep, John Kennedy as the green monster in the scenes inside day care, and Martin P. Robinson as the wolf and the countdown announcer.

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