| Sesame Street | |||||||
| Telly sees a giant number 11 | |||||||
| Air date | March 2, 1992 | ||||||
| Season | Season 23 (1991-1992) | ||||||
| Written by | Lou Berger | ||||||
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SCENE 1 | Telly welcomes the viewer, noting how it's been a pretty quiet day so far. Suddenly he hears a tingling sound, along with a variation of "Also sprach Zarathustra," and then a giant, silver, sparkly number 11 materializes in the middle of the yard! He is awestruck by this marvelous number (and the great music that comes with it) and is inspired to make a triumphant count to 11. The giant 11 soon fades away and Telly makes sure the viewer also saw it, then calls for Luis to tell him what he just witnessed. |
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Cartoon | Pinball Number Count #11 Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 0988) |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (First: Episode 0733) |
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Cartoon | Spike's Scribble Theatre Presents: "Island" (First: Episode 2673) |
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Film | Shots of the Louisiana bayou are shown, as harmonica music is played. (First: Episode 2507) |
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Cartoon | The Typewriter: Y for Yo-Yo (First: Episode 0769) |
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SCENE 2 | Telly tells Luis about the 11 he saw, and Luis thinks it's no big deal - they've seen 11s on Sesame Street before. Telly reiterates that this number 11 is special, though: it comes with great music that makes Telly feel so... "eleveny." He then begins to notice 11s on Luis: two pencils in his pocket, two of his pointy fingers, and even his legs, all of which look like the number 11. Luis has trouble believing Telly, but asks for future updates before going back to work. Right after he leaves, Telly sees the 11 again and calls for Luis. ("It's even more eleveny than your legs!") |
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Animation | All living things need clean water. (First: Episode 2731) |
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Celebrity | Linda Ronstadt sings a special rewritten version of "Y Andalé" with a mariachi band. (First: Episode 2487) |
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Cartoon | Gloria Globe appears sick and ailing, because of pollution and damage to the planet. Only by taking better care of the Earth can Gloria become well again. (First: Episode 2781) |
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Film / Animation | Oranges are peeled and sliced in stop-motion, and some kids eat them. (First: Episode 1802) |
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Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash: Little Red Cookie Hood — Cookie Monster plays Little Red Riding Hood. (First: Episode 1676) |
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Cartoon | The letter F morphs into cartoon faces. Artist: Ken Brown & Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 2916) |
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SCENE 3 | Telly tells Ruby about the 11 he saw, and Ruby gives a long speech about how curious she is about this giant 11 (not to mention the many questions she has for it). While she rambles, Telly sees the giant 11 materialize once more, and stammers as he tries to direct her attention to it. Ruby never notices it while she's talking, and it disappears before she can get a glimpse. Telly agonizes over Ruby's obliviousness, and isn't even sure if it'll return. "Oh yeah, I hear giant 11s with music are funny that way," Ruby says. |
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Film | A child narrates a film of him and his brother, Andrew, taking a ride on the ferry. (First: Episode 2951) |
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Animation | Planet Y / y (First: Episode 2859) |
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Muppets | Old West: Sinister Sam announces that someone has bought the last box of crayons, and he wants to know "why." It turns out that he just wants a crayon so he can learn how to write the letter Y. (First: Episode 1288) |
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Film | Amelia pretends she's an astronaut. (First: Episode 2918) |
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Cartoon | A baby bird falls from a tree. A boy puts him back, and in return, the mother bird saves the boy from embarrassment. (First: Episode 0550) |
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Song | Gina and Maria sing "The Word is "No"." (First: Episode 2548) |
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SCENE 4 | Chicago the Lion makes sure his "cubbies" know how to roar like he does when they're hunting for veggies. Merry Monster introduces herself and asks to join them, but Chicago doesn't think a small quiet monster like her would be able to roar. She proves him wrong by belting out a ground-shaking roar, and Chicago is so impressed he says she can take over as the teacher. |
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Film | Lions walk down a trail. Music: Joe Raposo (First: Episode 0367) |
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Muppets | The Bicuspids sing "Kids Just Love to Brush." (First: Episode 2060) |
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Cartoon | F for fire, fountain, face, farmer, etc. (First: Episode 1614) |
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Film | Two kids help an old man (Taro Yashima) get his dragon kite in the air. (First: Episode 0444) |
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Cartoon | A tour of a TV studio, with set decoration, camera adjustment, etc., setting up for a taping with an R2-D2-like robot. Artist: Irra Verbitsky (First: Episode 1875) |
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Muppets | Oscar and Grundgetta sing "The Off-Key Song." (First: Episode 2039) |
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Animation | A piece of paper floats down onto a table, then folds itself into a paper crane, which flies away. (First: Episode 2892) |
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Film | Kids take swimming lessons in the pool (First: Episode 1232) |
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Muppets | An Anything Muppet girl shows the viewers that the number 11 is the same right side up and upside down. (First: Episode 0183) |
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Song | Joe Raposo sings "I Like Alaska", along with a montage of kids saying what their hobbies are, and what they like about their community. (First: Episode 2356) |
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Muppets | Super Grover tries to fix a girl's computer by jumping up and down and shouting "Wubba wubba!", but she soon discovers that the computer is not turned on. (First: Episode 1971) |
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Cartoon | "Five Baby Oysters" (First: Episode 2257) |
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SCENE 5 | With the help of the kids, Telly tries to recreate the eleveny music he heard earlier as they play some kazoos. He tells Luis he hopes that by doing this, the giant 11 will appear again, though Luis is still skeptical. Luis announces the sponsors, but just as he's about to mention the number of the day... the giant mysterious 11 appears one final time. Luis, Telly, and the kids are astonished at the sight of it. |
Notes[]
- This episode was later repeated in Season 25 as Episode 3183.
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