Episode 4148

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	COLD OPEN 	"What's the Word on the Street?" -- mail
 	SCENE 	At the Fix-It Shop, Abby Cadabby and Elmo watch Maria fix a toaster. ("I love having an audience," Maria says.) An excited Rosita rushes over to show them the letter she received from her abuelita, and asks Maria to read it. In the letter, her grandma says she was looking at a picture of Rosita, and it made her happy. It makes Rosita happy, too, as she imagines a hug from her abuelita. Right then and there, Rosita decides to write a letter back, and runs off.
 	SCENEcont'd 	Abby realizes that she's never received a letter before. Just then, she gets a call from her mommy and has to poof away. Once she's gone, Elmo decides to write a letter to her. Elmo says goodbye to Maria, and she proceeds to fix another toaster, this time with the big screwdriver.
 	SCENEcont'd 	Elmo sits at a table outside Hooper's Store. Chris asks Elmo if he wants anything, and Elmo asks for paper. When Chris brings it, Elmo realizes he needs something else ... something to write with. He asks Chris for crayons, and Chris retrieves them. He makes sure Elmo has everything he needs, since Chris is running the store for Alan today.
 	SCENEcont'd 	Suddenly, Elmo realizes he only knows how to write his own name. He asks for Chris' help once again, this time with writing the actual letter. Since Hooper's doesn't have any customers right now, Chris obliges. Elmo starts his letter with "Dear Abby" (which has a nice ring to it). Chris is about to sign the letter once he's finished writing it, but Elmo says he'll sign it himself, since he does know how to write his own name.
 	SCENEcont'd 	Chris says he'll mail the letter to Abby, and it will reach her in a few days - but Elmo can't wait a few days. Luckily, Abby poofs into view just then, and has a chance to read the letter. She appreciates it, since it's the first letter she's ever received. Neither Elmo nor Abby know how to read yet, so Chris once again does the honors. Just when Chris thinks he's off the hook, they decide to start writing more letters to each other back and forth.
 	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.
 	Celebrity 	Christopher Meloni displays a piece of his mail.
 	Film 	Kids show the different things they've received in the mail.
 	Muppets 	The Letter of the Day: XCookie Monster eats the cookie with the letter of the day before he can introduce any words beginning with X ("Oh, me feel tremendous guilt."), so an Anything Muppet doctor puts an X-ray in front of Cookie Monster.
 	Animation 	The letter X in various typefaces.
 	Animation 	A group of 19th-century sportsmen have fun with an X ball, which falls out of the painting. (Martin P. Robinson voiceover)
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Ben Stiller sings "The People in Your Neighborhood" with Telly, and decides that he'd like to be a person in the neighborhood. But does a cheese count as a person?
 	Animation 	A white pipe-cleaner family is wary of their new green neighbors. When they see the two babies playing together, they warm up to each other.
 	Muppets 	The Number of the Day: 15The Count sings as he tries to get to the number of the day, and a penguin presents him with a number 15.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #15
 	Film 	Kid mural painting #15
 	Muppets 	Big Bird's Video PostcardsBig Bird visits Guadalupe, Arizona, and conducts a child mariachi band, who sing "Viva Mexico."
 	Animation 	A kid paints a picture for his abuelita in Mexico.
 	Film 	A group of kids paint a mural with the help of a mural artist.
 	Muppets 	Ernie watches in amazement as Dayle types their names on the computer.
 	Song 	"Write Your Name"
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Hands
 	Insert 	Abby gets a call from her mommy, making sure she didn't forget to announce the sponsors.
==Alterations==
Picture	Segment	Description
 	Film 	Jake and his family have moved from the city to the country. He corresponds with his best friend Kan by mail.This segment replaces "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" in the online version.
center 	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "You Made Me Love You"This segment replaces the "Big Bird's Video Postcards" segment in the online version.
 	Muppets	Ernie joins Baby Bear as he hosts "Drawing with Baby Bear," showing the viewer how to draw a circle. Ernie draws a circle and adds squiggles and polka dots. Baby Bear is angry that their circles aren't the same, so Ernie fixes it by drawing on Baby Bear's circle.This segment replaces the short film where the kid paints a picture for his abuelita in the online version.
 	Cartoon	A man plays a guitar to a woman on a balcony in drawing done by a giant hand.This segment replaces the film of the kids painting a mural in the online version.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 38