Telly Monster is an eternally worrying, fuchsia monster Muppet on the PBS television series Sesame Street. Introduced in 1979, he was originally known as the Television Monster, a character that was fixated on television. He had antennae standing out of the top of his head, and his eyes would whirl around when he watched television. After that stint through Season 11, producers worried that he would be a negative influence on their easily influenced viewers and changed him into the worry-wart character that he has been ever since.
Telly is a triangle lover, and he has a pet hamster named Chuckie Sue. He has been known to pogo stick uncontrollably around Sesame Street, often causing havoc with all that gets in his way. Baby Bear is his best friend and appears occasionally in many of the main plots in the later series. He also has somewhat of a friendship with Oscar the Grouch, since they appear in many segments together. Personality-wise, he is a fidgeting, nervous wreck, prone easily to manic behavior and paranoia.
Appearances in Christmas specials[]
- Elmo Saves Christmas
- Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
- A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown
- Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
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