Product Description

Telly becomes a high-tech detective when a mysterious e-mail invites him to play a guessing game. With each new computer clue he gets one step closer to discovering his mystery friend. Between clues elmo asks the musical question where are computers in your neighborhood? Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 05/18/2004 Run time: 45 minutes Rating: Nr

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #86533 in DVD
• Brand: Sesame Street
• Released on: 2002-01-08
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Live, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 60 minutes

Amazon.com
This lively 50-minute program uses live action, animation, and music to introduce computers to the preschool set. The caper begins when Telly gets an e-mail account and Luis helps him send a message to friends. Several characters, including Sesame Street favorites like Cookie Monster and Oscar, write back--and someone who signs their message, "Your Mystery Friend." Telly has no idea who this could be, so he joins up with Baby Bear and they follow the clues until the mystery is solved. The only segment that doesn't fit the theme is the song "I'm Fixing My Hair," which features children combing and brushing their hair. Computer Caper is an enjoyable look at basic concepts such as the screen, keyboard, mouse and some of the uses to which computers can be applied. It includes a special episode of Elmo's World with Emmy winner Michael Jeter as Mr. Noodle. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

From the Back Cover
Spring is here, and Elmo is celebrating with three B's: Birds, Bugs and Bicycles! With a dancing shade, a mischievous drawer, a frisky television and a playful computer, Elmo's World is the perfect place for preschoolers to learn all about the world around them. And Elmo has lots of friends, both new and old, to answer questions like "where do birds live," "how do bugs get from place to place," and how many wheels does a tricycle have?" In Elmo's World, birds, bugs and bicycles talk, and learning is always fun!

Customer Reviews

Older Viewing Audience
I have twin boys 18 months old and the Computer Caper part of the DVD is over their heads. They do enjoy the Elmo's World.

A pleasant surprise!
I often think the newer Sesame Street videos don't stack up to the old, but this one is an exception: a great introduction to computers that's entertaining, covers a wide variety of topics, and has an Elmo's world at the end for the diehard toddler fans!

The premise (which should spawn some discussion about internet and email safety with parents whose kids are old enough) is that Telly, who has sent his friends a request for replies after setting up a new email address, gets a mysterious email message from a friend who asks him to guess who they are. Telly and other Sesame Street friends search high and low to find out who the mystery emailer is! There are a lot of Sesame Street animated clips and songs to help the plot along, including a GREAT bit with Cookie Monster and Prairie Dawn. If you're raising a budding hacker, this is for you!