The Letter T

In case you couldn't tell the purpose of this picture. Well tomorrow is Thanksgiving, which starts with a T. So instead of a picture of the letter T, I put a Thanksgiving turkey. And - okay I'll stop now.

Two-Headed Monster

Many times the best way to learn a new word is to say it out loud, repeating the syllables phonetically. The best way to get over a problem with another person is to cooperate until said problem is solved. Sesame Street decided the best way to teach that to children is to have a monster with two heads yell at each other in gibberish.

Much in the same way Jim Henson and Frank Oz were paired because they worked so well together, so were Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt. That's partly the whole reason Janice and Floyd are portrayed as a couple, because Hunt (Janice) and Nelson (Floyd) always had excellent chemistry. It's probably most apparent with the Two-Headed Monster.

In the end, the Two-Headed Monster usually end up saying the word or getting their job done. But there's a lot of shenanigans that go along with it.

Telly

Originally looking like this:

Telly was designed as a monster obsessed with television(hence the name). Eventually Sesame Street writers realized this wouldn't carry on for too long and also OG Telly looks really freaky. Look at him, he has antennae coming out of his head and crazy hypno-eyes. So they dropped that whole idea and simply turned him into an overly-neurotic and easily frustrated monster.

Telly is, like most other Muppets, somewhat of an individual. He has more musical talent than just about anyone else on Sesame Street, playing the triangle, the bassoon and his favorite instrument, the tuba. He's even the only Muppet to ever perform with Itzhak Perlman. His favorite shape is the triangle and he recently embarked on an Indiana Jones-style adventure where he searched for the mystic Golden Triangle of Destiny.

Telly, in addition to his panicky nature, also seems to be somewhat of a masochist, as he always wants to be friends with Oscar. Oscar, of course, can certainly do without anyone's friendship and is more than eager to tell Telly to scram. Despite all of Oscar's attempts to drive him away, Telly keeps trying. He's even a loyal, long-time charter member of the Grouchketeers.

I can not relate with Telly as he is paranoid, easily frustrated and constantly seeking companionship. There is just no way we are alike in any way.