Episode 3908

	Sesame Street
	Luis teaches Telly how to send e-mail
Air date	May 3, 2000
Season	Season 31 (2000)
Written by	Christine Ferraro
Production	December 15, 1999
Sponsors	R, 15
Releases	Computer Caper

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	At the Fix-It Shop, Luis is helping Telly type an e-mail on the computer. Telly is very excited about using the computer since he gets to send mail to all his friends without the need of an envelope or stamp, and they'll be able to write back to him at his e-mail address (telly@sesamestreet.com).
	Song	"My New Computer" (First: Episode 2857)
	SCENE 2	Telly waits for someone to reply to his e-mail when a vocal recording from the computer (Martin P. Robinson) alerts him to his first messages. He gets responses from Oscar ("Get Lost Telly.") and Cookie Monster ("Cookie!!"). He then receives an e-mail signed by "Your Mystery Friend" inviting him to play a game to find out their identity, with the clue that they are a friend of his. Telly is curious to find out who this person could be.
	Film	Cookie Monster sings "What is Friend?" over scenes of kids playing with their friends. (First: Episode 3886)
	Muppets	Elmo asks Dorothy what the letter of the day is. (First: Episode 3887)
	Animation	R / r (space paint) (First: Episode 3227)
	Animation	Find the R words on the computer.
	SCENE 3	Telly is still wondering who the mystery friend is when he gets another e-mail clue that says that the friend has brown hair. Telly intends to stake out the Fix-It Shop computer all day if necessary to solve the mystery, but Luis needs to use it for work. He informs Telly that he can check his e-mail from any computer, so Telly dashes off to find one. Luis then confides with the viewer that he already knows who the mystery friend is.
	SCENE 3 cont'd	As he exits the shop Telly runs into Baby Bear (sauntering by singing "P is for Porridge"), who fits the clues thus far. Baby Bear denies being Telly's mystery friend and joins him on his mission. He recalls Alan having a computer at Hooper's Store, so they go over to utilize it.
	Animation	On a computer, a boy draws a sun setting between the mountains. (First: Episode 3059)
	Muppets	Elmo hears that Dorothy wants to see a Suzie Kabloozie segment.
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie sings "Sing." Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3794)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie presents Richie typing his name on the computer.
	Muppets / Celebrity	Joan Cusack tries to explain the word "surprise," but Elmo and the Day Care monsters keep popping up and interrupting her.
	Animation	R /r paper fold (First: Episode 3127)
	Cartoon	Leaves form R and r (First: Episode 3110)
	SCENE 4	The pair makes use of Alan's laptop computer, which registers a new e-mail from the mystery friend. The next clue says that the person speaks two languages. Telly thinks it's Rosita when she drops by, but Baby Bear reminds Telly that the mystery friend has brown hair, which Rosita lacks. A lunch crowd starts to form, meaning Alan will be too busy to help them with the computer. Baby Bear knows that the library has plenty of computers, so they make their way there.
	Film	A family loses their dog Lucy, so they use a computer to make "lost dog" signs. (First: Episode 3884)
	Muppets	Elmo asks Dorothy what the number of the day is. (First: Episode 3907)
	Animation	15 in space (First: Episode 3740)
	Film	A girl finds "15" on a computer.
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #15
	SCENE 5	Now at the library, Tarah checks Telly's e-mail only to find no new messages. Telly really needs another clue, and suddenly a new e-mail turns up in his inbox. The mystery friend tells him that they are currently in the library with him. Tarah surmises that the message must be from somebody on the computer at that very moment. Telly theorizes that it could be two kids nearby, or even Tarah herself.
	Cartoon	I Love You, in American Sign Language Artist: Steve Finkin (First: Episode 1170)
	Muppets	Elmo loves Dorothy and asks if she loves him.
	Song	To the original Fats Waller recording of "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," a group of kids act out the song in a throwback to the silent film era. (First: Episode 3659)
	SCENE 6	Telly and Baby Bear try to logically deduce who the mystery friend is based on their clues so far. Of the three individuals nearby on the computer, they are able to rule out Nicole (who has blonde hair) and Kathleen (whom they are only meeting just now). The two conclude that it must be Tarah, but she doesn't know two languages. Telly loudly begs for another clue, disturbing the other patrons.
	Cartoon	A detective follows a path on the street which consists of a straight line, followed by dots. He finds out that the truck that paints the dividing road lines happens to sputter every few feet, which is where the dots come from. (First: Episode 2248)
	Muppets	Next, Dorothy wants to see an alphabet segment, so Elmo shows her one... (First: Episode 3907)
	Animation	Portraits of kids display the alphabet. Artist: Lisa Crafts (First: Episode 3203)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Prairie Dawn: Computer Cookie — Cookie Monster and Prairie Dawn make a cookie on the computer. (First: Episode 3889)
	Film	15s on sticks cascade toward the camera as boats race by on a river on the background. (First: Episode 3280)
	Cartoon	Rap #15 (First: Episode 2567)
	SCENE 7	One final clue appears in Telly's inbox: his mystery friend uses their hands when they talk. As Telly and Baby Bear review the clues again, Telly takes notice of Linda talking with Gordon and realizes she fits all the clues, meaning she's his mystery friend! Linda confirms that he's right, and Telly tells her he enjoyed the game, but is bummed that means the end of their e-mailing. She assures him they can still keep e-mailing each other, much to his delight. He eagerly heads back to the computers to send her a message.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Drawing (First: Episode 3859)
	SCENE 8	Linda sends the group more e-mails, which announce the sponsors and signs off. On the home video version, the e-mails are altered with a new message instead.