Episode 3908

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	At the Fix-It Shop, Luis is helping Telly to type an e-mail on the computer. Telly is very excited about using the computer since he gets to send e-mails to his friends, and they'll be able to write back to him (at his email address "telly@sesamestreet.com").
 	Song 	"My New Computer"
 	SCENE 2 	Telly is excitedly waiting for someone to reply to his e-mail. Then, he gets responses from Oscar the Grouch ("Get Lost Telly.") and Cookie Monster ("Cookie!!"). But then, he gets an e-mail from a "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 is.
 	Film 	Cookie Monster sings "What is Friend?" over scenes of kids playing with their friends.
 	Muppets 	Elmo asks Dorothy what the letter of the day is.
 	Animation 	R / r (space paint)
 	Animation 	Find the R words on the computer.
 	SCENE 3 	Telly is still wondering who the "mystery friend" is, when he gets another clue that says that the mystery 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 email from any computer, so Telly dashes off to find one. Luis then confides with the viewer that he 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.
 	Muppets 	Elmo hears that Dorothy wants to see a Suzie Kabloozie segment.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie sings "Sing."Artist: Mo Willems
 	Muppets 	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
 	Cartoon 	Leaves form R and r
 	SCENE 4 	The pair makes use of Alan's laptop computer, which registers a new e-mail from the "mystery friend." The clue says that the person speaks two languages. Telly thinks it's Rosita, but it is not (as Baby Bear reminds Telly, the mystery friend has brown hair, which Rosita does not have). 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.
 	Muppets 	Elmo asks Dorothy what the number of the day is.
 	Animation 	15 in space
 	Film 	A girl finds "15" on a computer.
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie: Judge #15
 	SCENE 5 	Now at the library, Tarah checks Telly's email only to find no new messages. Telly really needs another clue, when suddenly, a new email 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 LanguageArtist: Steve Finkin
 	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.
 	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.
 	Muppets 	Next, Dorothy wants to see an alphabet segment, so Elmo shows her one...
 	Animation 	Portraits of kids display the alphabet.Artist: Lisa Crafts
 	Muppets 	Prairie Dawn shows Cookie Monster how to draw a picture of a cookie on a computer. He learns that he can't eat the computer screen, but he can eat a printed picture of the cookie.
 	Film 	15s on sticks cascade toward the camera as boats race by on a river on the background.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #15
 	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. Telly enjoyed the game, but is bummed that means the end of their emailing. She assures him they can still keep emailing each other, much to his delight. He eagerly heads back to the computers to send her a message.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Drawing
 	SCENE 8 	Linda sends the group more e-mails, which recite the sponsors.On the home video version, the e-mails are altered with a new message instead.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 31