Elmo is mailing his first letter, but he's worried something will happen to it. He follows the mail carrier to the post office to see how everyone's mail gets sorted. Elmo learns that mail carriers are everyday heroes.
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00:00Yeah, Elmo's excited too, Tango.
00:04Oh, hey, welcome to Sesame Street.
00:07Hi.
00:08Elmo's mailing his very first letter.
00:11Daddy said if Elmo was to get a letter, Elmo has to mail a letter.
00:16Elmo's just waiting for the mail carrier to get here.
00:19When will Miss Hampton be here?
00:20Soon, son.
00:22Mail carriers have a lot of mail to deliver.
00:25It takes time.
00:26No, Tango, that's not the mail carrier, that's Oscar.
00:31Hey, hey, cut that out now.
00:34Ah, Tango loves Oscar.
00:36Hey, don't drag my name into that mushy love stuff.
00:41So you mailing that letter or what?
00:43Oh, yeah, this is Elmo's very first letter, Oscar.
00:46Elmo's just waiting for the mail carrier.
00:49Huh.
00:50Oh, here she comes.
00:51Oh, hi, Miss Hampton.
00:52Oh, hello, Tango.
00:54What a greeting.
00:55Oh, Tango must know how important you mail carriers are.
00:59It's about time you got here.
01:01Listen, I got a lot of letters, and I need them to get lost right away.
01:05Lost?
01:06Well, yeah, sure.
01:07Every time I mail a letter, it gets lost.
01:11There's nothing better than lost mail.
01:14Oh, but Elmo doesn't write this letter to get lost.
01:16It's very special.
01:18Don't worry, Elmo.
01:20Oscar's letters always get lost because he doesn't put an address on them.
01:23The address tells the mail carrier where to deliver the letter.
01:27I don't put a stamp on either.
01:29It's against the Grouch's principles.
01:30Oscar, you know you have to put a stamp on a letter in order for it to be delivered.
01:35Who wants it to get delivered?
01:37Oh, well, Elmo's mommy helped Elmo put an address and a stamp on his letter.
01:41Excellent.
01:41Then we won't have any problems getting the letter to go where it needs to go.
01:45Yeah, well, good luck delivering my letters.
01:48Oh, Oscar.
01:51Are you ready to mail your letter, son?
01:54Yes.
01:55Oh, it's really dark in there.
02:00Elmo doesn't want to put his letter in there.
02:02Elmo doesn't want anything to happen to it.
02:04Nothing's going to happen to it, son.
02:07I mail letters all the time.
02:09Yeah, but this is Elmo's very first letter, Daddy.
02:12It's very important.
02:13Tell you what, Elmo, why don't you come with me to the post office?
02:17Then you can see exactly what happens to your letter.
02:20Is that okay with you, Louie?
02:22Oh, yeah.
02:23Can Elmo go, Daddy?
02:24Please, please, please.
02:24Of course you can.
02:26Then you'll understand what an important job Miss Hampton has.
02:31Mail carriers are everyday heroes.
02:34Daddy, what's an everyday hero?
02:36Oh, an everyday hero is someone who is kind and helps people.
02:42Miss Hampton is a mail carrier who helps us stay connected to each other.
02:47Thanks, Louie.
02:49But Elmo can't wait.
02:50Let's go.
02:51But first you need to put your letter in the mailbox.
02:54Um, well, okay.
02:59There.
03:00Attaboy.
03:01I'll see you later, Elmo.
03:03Okay.
03:04Come on, Tangle.
03:05Time for lunch.
03:06Elmo will see you soon, Tangle.
03:07I love you.
03:08Bye-bye.
03:09Now I'll just take the mail out with my key.
03:12Uh-huh.
03:13There.
03:13We'll take it to the post office.
03:15Oh, Elmo's letter, too?
03:17Yours, too.
03:19Let's go.
03:19Okay.
03:20Here we are at the post office.
03:26Every package and every letter that's mail comes here before it's delivered.
03:30Wow.
03:31Well, what's going to happen to Elmo's letter now?
03:33Well, after the mail is picked up, it's brought here to the post office.
03:37I can show you what happens inside.
03:39Watch this.
03:40Okay.
03:42Look, the letters are going down the slide.
03:47Elmo's never seen so many letters.
03:50That's a conveyor belt, Elmo.
03:51Your letter's about to get sorted.
03:54Wow.
03:55Elmo's letter is going on a really fast ride.
03:58Fast part, letter.
03:59That's a sorting machine, Elmo.
04:01The letters get sorted according to where they're going all over the country and the world.
04:07Oh.
04:08But how will Elmo's letter end up in the right place?
04:11It's got a zip code on it.
04:13That's a number that tells what post office it goes to.
04:18And then it gets delivered by a mail carrier like me.
04:21These are all the letters and packages I have to deliver today.
04:24Ha, ha, ha.
04:25Oh, is Elmo's letter in there?
04:27It sure is.
04:28Oh, oh, oh.
04:29Can Ms. Hampton deliver it right away?
04:31Please, please?
04:32I have a lot of other letters and packages to deliver first, Elmo.
04:35Want to be my assistant today?
04:38Really?
04:38Oh, boy.
04:39Elmo's a mail carrier.
04:41Ha, ha, ha.
04:42Let's go.
04:43Okay.
04:44Oh, he's heavy.
04:46Mail carriers must have strong muscles.
04:53First stop.
04:54Wow.
04:55That's a really big building.
04:57A lot of people and monsters live here.
05:00Really?
05:00Does Ms. Hampton have to deliver mail to all of them?
05:04That's my job, Elmo.
05:05Wow.
05:06That's a really big job.
05:08Let's go inside.
05:09Okay.
05:12How does Ms. Hampton know which letter goes in which box?
05:16The mailboxes have numbers and letters on them.
05:19See?
05:19This is for A.
05:22And the letter says...
05:23Oh, for A.
05:25Right.
05:26So this letter goes in this box.
05:28Oh.
05:29Wow.
05:30Ms. Hampton has to know all her letters and numbers.
05:35Oh, is it time to deliver Elmo's letter yet?
05:38Soon, Elmo.
05:39We just have a couple more stops to make.
05:41We have a lot of important letters and packages to bring to people.
05:45Hi.
05:46Hola, Elmo.
05:47Hola, Ms. Hampton.
05:48Hola, Rosita.
05:50Guess what?
05:51I have a package for your abuela.
05:53You do?
05:53Oh, how great she is.
05:54Been waiting for it.
05:56Muchas gracias, Ms. Hampton.
05:58You're welcome.
05:58Adios, Elmito.
05:59Adios, Rosita.
06:00Abuela!
06:01Ya llegó tu paquete.
06:05Dum-de-dum-de-dum-de-dum.
06:06Oh, hi, Ms. Hampton.
06:08Hi, Elmo.
06:09Hi, Cookie Monster.
06:11Oh, yeah.
06:11Any mail for me today?
06:13Let me see.
06:14I have a package here with cookies all over it.
06:17Oh, me hope that for me.
06:18Me hope that for me.
06:20Yep.
06:20It's addressed to you.
06:23Cookie.
06:24Ah, I'm not coming up.
06:26Oh, I'm not coming up.
06:27Oh, I'm not coming up.
06:28Oh, I'm not coming up.
06:29Ah, thank you, Ms. Hampton.
06:32You're welcome.
06:32Oh, here.
06:34Be safe.
06:35Thank you, Cookie.
06:36Just for you.
06:37Okay.
06:39Bye-bye.
06:40Bye-bye, Cookie Monster.
06:46Hi, Elmo.
06:47Hi, Ms. Hampton.
06:49Oh, hi, Abby.
06:50Oh, Ms. Hampton, do you have a package for my mommy?
06:53My mommy's wand broke, and she ordered a new one, and she needs one right away, or Cinderella
06:58can't go to the ball.
07:00Oh, that sounds really important.
07:01It is.
07:02Here you go, Abby.
07:03Oh, thank you, Ms. Hampton.
07:05Oh, my mommy's going to be so happy.
07:07And so is Cinderella.
07:09Bye.
07:10Bye, Abby.
07:11Oh, Ms. Hampton's right.
07:13Rosita's letter and Cookie Monster's cookies and Abby's mommy's wand are very important to
07:18them.
07:18Oh, just like Elmo's letter is very important to Elmo.
07:22Oh, it's a good thing Ms. Hampton's here to deliver the mail.
07:25Mail carriers have a very important job.
07:27And your very important letter is next, Elmo.
07:30Oh, really?
07:31Oh, yeah.
07:34Tango, Elmo missed you so much.
07:37Tango missed you too, son.
07:39She spotted you all the way from our apartment.
07:41That's just where we're headed next.
07:44One, two, three Sesame Street.
07:46That is our address.
07:48Who's it for?
07:50Tango?
07:53Oh, Elmo wrote Tango a letter, Daddy.
07:55Elmo's very first letter.
07:58Here you go, Tango.
07:59Oh, look at that.
08:01Oh, Elmo will read it to Tango.
08:02Daddy, can you open it, please?
08:03Hold on.
08:04Thank you, Tango.
08:05Oh, thank you, Daddy.
08:06Okay.
08:07The letter says, Dear Tango, Elmo loves Tango very, very, very, very, oh, very much.
08:16Love, Elmo.
08:17Oh, that is a great letter, son.
08:21You know what?
08:22What?
08:22Let's go home so you can help Tango write your back.
08:26Oh, yeah.
08:27Oh, then Elmo will get a letter.
08:28Oh, thank you for delivering Elmo's letter, Miss Hampton.
08:32Oh, and helping everybody on Sesame Street.
08:34You're right, Daddy.
08:35Meal carriers are heroes.
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