Episode 3279 (2004 Remake)

Premiere: December 8, 1994 (Original)
Defunct: 1995
Update on PBS: December 9, 2004
Sponsors: S, 19 (NOTE: The number 1 in the original is replaced by the number 19 for the rest of the show.)
Previous: The Wide World of Writing
Next: Kingston the journal writer
== Original broadcast ==
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPENING 	She talks about liking all 35 years of Sesame Street.cut from DVD version
 	SCENE 1 	Bob runs to Gordon's apartment and asks if he's ready to go on their afternoon jog in the park, but he's not quite ready yet. Telly barges in, asking if the letters and number of the day have been said yet. After he says them, a postal worker (Julianne Buescher) comes to deliver a letter for him. An excited Telly mentions to Bob that it's the first letter he's gotten in his life. In fact, he's so excited that he doesn't know what to do. Bob insists opening it, and after a couple of silly attempts, he lets Bob open it.
 	SCENE 1, cont'd.	After Bob opens it, Gordon exits his apartment to find Telly happy with his first letter. He and Bob set off on their jog, but Telly's happy mood suddenly changes. He's too excited that he can't even read the letter. Gordon and Bob decide to read it for him, but not before Telly states this is "a very special occasion!" He runs off to grab some items.
 	SCENE 1, cont'd.	Telly returns with a radio, Freddy, and a bow tie, since he thinks a monster should dress up for any special occasion. Bob turns on the music (a simple fanfare), and Gordon reads the letter. It turns out the letter is from Telly's cousin, Amanda, and wants him to write her back. Thinking they're done, Gordon and Bob start to leave, when Telly interrupts and worries that he can't write. The two offer to help him write his letter. But first, Telly goes to get the supplies they need.
 	SCENE 1, cont'd.	Meeting in the yard, they begin to write Telly's letter. Since he doesn't know how to write a letter, Gordon and Bob suggest using the same elements from Amanda's letter, such as "Dear", "How are you", and "Love". Telly doesn't think it's quite enough, so Bob asks him to name some things he did today. His list of events end up being more than the two expect, and Telly goes to get some more paper.
 	Animation 	The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square".
 	Live action 	Ray Charles sings the Alphabet Song, and various celebrities join in, including Michael Jeter, Patrick Stewart, Tony Bennett, Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, Harry Belafonte, Grover, David Robinson, and Ellen DeGeneres.
 	Phonics 	The Letter of the Day: SSuper Grover has a super plan to keep Cookie Monster from eating the letter of the day. He puts the cookie into a basket, and pulls it up with a rope. However, Cookie Monster pulls down on and eats the basket, sending Super Grover flying.A single word begins with S: "super"
 	Animation 	Four dancing petroglyphs form the letter S.
 	Live action 	S for Splash!
 	SCENE 2 	Telly's list of events keeps going on, when Bob has to stop writing because of his sore hand. Concerned about his hand, Telly suggests he take a break. However, that doesn't mean Gordon doesn't have to write, so Telly makes him take over Bob's job.After Telly's list of events reaches an end, Gordon has him sign the letter so the two leave. Telly points out one more thing that's missing—the sponsors, which Telly writes himself. Just before Gordon and Bob finally go for their jog, Telly alerts that he needs to take it to the post office, and he can't cross the street alone. Gordon and Bob fret, but Telly quickly changes his mind and says his mom will mail it instead. After the two head off, Telly decides to draw pictures to send as well.
 	Spanish words 	The Spanish Word of the Day: SaltaRosita tries to see if we can guess what salta means. The Elephant, Narf, and a chicken show us the meaning by jumping and we learned that salta is the Spanish word for "jump."
 	Film 	Kevin Clash sings "Skin".
 	Insert 	Journey to Ernie: Rhyming PlaygroundBig Bird must find words that are written in chalk on the pavement and find something that rhymes with that word to find Ernie.Clue: If Big Bird finds something that rhymes with the words that he saw written in chalk on the pavement, he will find Ernie.Incorrect things rhyme with: rope bridge & tire tunnel
 	Muppets 	Ernie tries to fool Bert with his disguises such as a pirate disguise and a bearded Red Riding Hood disguise, but Bert has recognized him and tells him to stop fooling him. Then a wolf knocks on the door and Bert is convinced it's Ernie in disguise again- until Ernie appears at the door!
 	Interntional 	Global Grover: U.S.A. - To School!After Grover has taken a trip around the world, he resolves to demonstrate how to get to school on his camel Sydney, as they do in some countries. The segment bookends a live-action film of kids going to school with Jerry Nelson singing "There's a Lot of Different Ways to Get to School."
 	Animation 	Global Thingy: ScreamLizard Thingy frightens a small bird while making funny faces and the others cheer him up.
 	Counting Organ 	The Number of the Day: 19A Muppet 19 shows up after learning that the number of the day is 19.
 	Sketch 	Nineteen bears and nineteen chairs
 	Animation 	Abstract Count: 19
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Up and DownEKA: Episode 4080Meaning: Telly wants to see lettered notes jump up and down, but they wouldn't.
 	Insert 	The Adventures of Trash GordonChapter 538On Planet Scram, Trash is confronted by a gang of Grouches shouting "SCRAM!" until he pulls the old snake-in-the-can trick on them.
== Trivia ==
*Similar segments are reused in episode 4075.
Category:Sesame Storytelling Episodes