Most Sesame fans know Telly. He is the puppet that worries all the time. Kind of a late-comer to the Street, he arrived after many of the other monsters. Originally, he was intended to be a monster that was obsessed with watching television (that's why he's named that!)
Click to view... Viewing.
Once he had seen enough bothersome TV for anyone's lifetime, he apparently made the decision to pull the plug and roam around Sesame Street bothering people in his own way. He quickly solidified himself as the Street's most annoying resident, and is still a top contender for that ranking to this day. (an obviously worse puppet eventually came along, but since we are not at all fond of that guy, we won't talk about him here.)
What is Telly's problem? Why can't he relax? I know he watched a LOT of TV, presumably even before he moved onto the Street. Did he witness a whole bunch of disturbing war footage or something? Did the Watergate scandal grievously upset him?
Here is a list of things that I bet he has actively worried about:
"Does Oscar hate me?"
"Are Bob and Linda ever gonna get married?"
"Has Cookie Monster put on an unhealthy amount of weight?"
"What if Hooper's Store goes out of business?"
"Does the Count care at ALL about the alphabet?"
"What if a Twiddlebug gets stepped on?"
"What if Super Grover ever crash-lands in the wrong place?"
"Where does Big Bird go to the bathroom?"
"Does Poco Loco bite?"
"Who takes care of that Farley kid after school?"
"What if the Two-Headed Monster REALLY has a domestic?"
"Herbert Birdsfoot sure doesn't leave the house much."
"How come Maria always excuses herself immediately after eating?"
"I overhear Ernie and Bert having fights ALL THE TIME. Is something actually wrong?"
"Why isn't Roosevelt Franklin on the show anymore?"
"Is Sherlock Hemlock keeping an eye on ME?"
Click to view... Bert likes television TOO.
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