Michael Kerwan <mkerwan@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com> (06/09/91)
I wonder how many caught the recent (6/8 in San Francisco) episode of Sesame Street that had a telephony theme. The show opened with Sesame Street resident Gordon finding a new COCOT telephone booth blocking the view from his window. After a little investigation Gordon found that the owner of the booth was none other than the resident of a nearby garbage can -- muppet Oscar the Grouch! Gordon soon found that he could not complain directly to Oscar. Instead, he had to call from the phone booth. When Gordon called, he was answered by Lily Tomlin in her classic Ernestine the Operator role. When she answered "A gracious hello", Oscar complained that that was no way for a grouch's phone to be answered, Ernestine defended herself by saying that she was being insincere. Maybe other viewers can recall other highlights?