Mets-loving Muppets and their friends

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Hopefully one of these will work.

The Baseball Card Blog has a great YouTube of Telly, sporting his sweet blue Mets cap -- pre-orange button -- and sorting his baseball cards when Ron Darling appears, strolling around Sesame Street in his home uniform.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I like Telly. He doesn't really have a hook to him. I mean, yeah, he's a monster, but so is Cookie and Grover and probably a half dozen others. He's just got a personality that's a little different that he doesn't have to work to hard to sell. He's like the Rowlf of Sesame Street.

I bet Ron Darling loves to read the back of his baseball cards to people.

[Willets Point]

Telly was originally obsessed with television (hence the name) but that characteristic didn't prove as interesting/educational as being obsessed with cookies or counting. He eventually phased into being a generally anxious monster.

[Guest cooby]

Mookie is soooooo cute!

[Fman99]

I thought Telly's gimmick was that he had a guy's hand up his ass.

Oh wait. That was Piazza's gimmick. NTTAWWT.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Keith and "The Count" that's not from Montefusco. Keith is developing the acting chops that he'd put to good use in the next decade on Seinfeld.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Hahahahahaha! That was hilarious...

(I find it disturbing that I am so easily amused by skits directed at 8 year olds)

[Benjamin Grimm]

Willets Point wrote: Telly was originally obsessed with television (hence the name)

I didn't know that!

Does that also apply to Telly Savalas?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

The Second Spitter wrote: Hahahahahaha! That was hilarious...

It's funny... until you read that week's Klapisch column, in which he quotes anonymous clubhouse sources reporting that the Count may be mentally ill and steps on actors' lines.

[Guest The Second Spitter]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Willets Point wrote: Telly was originally obsessed with television (hence the name) I didn't know that! Does that also apply to Telly Savalas?

Um, no -- that's the shortened version of Aristotelis (Aristotle in English).

[seawolf17]

Willets Point wrote: Telly was originally obsessed with television (hence the name) but that characteristic didn't prove as interesting/educational as being obsessed with cookies or counting. He eventually phased into being a generally anxious monster.

It's anxiety and triangles for Telly, both of which are endearing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Z6tDSb6c8