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The friends from 'Sesame Street' are here to answer your fan mail! Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby, Bert, Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch respond to kids' biggest questions, sharing their favorite music, what makes Sesame Street so magical, the best way to be a good friend, and even what it takes to be cute and lovable.

Along the way, Elmo shares advice he's learned from special visitors like Michael B. Jordan, Jonathan Bailey, Miley Cyrus, and the World Cup's Team USA, while Bert and Ernie debate what makes the perfect roommate, Grover reminds us to always brush our fur, and Oscar explains why everyone should have a pet worm. Together, the gang shares plenty of laughs, a little wisdom, and reminds us why spending time on Sesame Street is always so much fun.

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00:00All you have to do to be a good friend is just be there for someone.
00:05You can smile or you can give them a hug.
00:08Come on! Give me a hug!
00:10Aw, there you guys!
00:11Come on!
00:13Hi, everybody! We're here at InStyle to open some mail!
00:20Okay, let's get to it. Elmo, you want to start?
00:23Oh, sure. Wait a minute.
00:25Um, Elmo can't read yet. Elmo's only three and a half.
00:28What are we gonna do?
00:28Oh, well, good thing I am here. Yes.
00:32Oh, you can read more.
00:32I will read the questions for you.
00:34Thank you, brother.
00:35Okay. I have always wondered, not me, but the person writing this.
00:38The person writing this.
00:39What kind of music does Elmo listen to?
00:42And here's a follow-up.
00:43Who is your favorite musician?
00:47That's very difficult. Elmo loves music.
00:49It's one of Elmo's favorite things in the whole world.
00:51Yeah, Elmo likes jazz and pop and rock.
00:54Oh, and yacht rock, especially.
00:56Lots of music.
00:56You know, Elmo's got a lot of different artists that Elmo loves.
00:59Elmo's mommy and daddy really like Ella Fitzgerald.
01:02We listen to her.
01:03I love her. I love her.
01:04And Elmo loves Stevie Wonder.
01:06Oh, I love Stevie Wonder.
01:08You know, a lot of Elmo's good friends like Madonna and Paul McCartney and Lady Gaga.
01:13But you know what? Elmo's been listening to Miley Cyrus a lot.
01:17Because she just visited Sesame Street and she was really, really cool.
01:21Okay, let's see.
01:22Oh, it says Ernie on it.
01:24Bert loves oatmeal and paper clips and Ernie loves his rubber ducky.
01:28What are other things you both love?
01:31Oh.
01:32Oh.
01:32Well, we both love music, right?
01:35We both love music, rock and roll, jazz, fusion.
01:39Marching bands.
01:40Um, yeah.
01:42Yeah, I love marching bands.
01:43Yeah, okay, but...
01:43Well, we both love animals, right?
01:46Animals like lions and tigers and...
01:48Pigeons!
01:50Um, okay.
01:51Well, uh...
01:53Oh, and we both love living on Sesame Street.
01:56Oh.
01:58Well, actually, that is true.
01:59We do both love living on Sesame Street.
02:02Hmm.
02:03And we both...
02:04No, no.
02:04Stop while you're ahead, Ernie.
02:06Oh.
02:07Gee.
02:07Uh, that's good advice, Bert.
02:09Yeah.
02:10Hey!
02:10We both love good advice!
02:12Ernie!
02:14Oh.
02:15Here's one for me.
02:18What are your tips on being cute and lovable?
02:22Oh, well...
02:24You have to smile a lot.
02:25Yes!
02:26Smile until it almost hurts!
02:30Ow!
02:31Ow!
02:31You okay?
02:32Yeah, I am.
02:33Oh, be kind.
02:35That is also very important.
02:37Here, here, here.
02:37Make sure to brush your fur twice a day.
02:40Oh, right.
02:41Uh-huh.
02:41Never skip leg day.
02:43No.
02:44And always have a couple of dance moves ready to show off.
02:48Ah!
02:49Come on!
02:50Give me your dance moves!
02:52Ha-ha-ha!
02:53Ha-ha!
02:54Woo-hoo!
02:54Woo-hoo-hoo!
02:56Yeah!
02:57Hey, you know what?
02:57Grover also has the cutest poses.
03:00Do some of your cute poses for us.
03:02Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
03:03Look at that.
03:04Oh, my goodness.
03:05Come on!
03:05Come on!
03:06That's so cute!
03:07Oh, it's adorable!
03:08That's our most favorite one, this one.
03:09I can't watch.
03:10It's so cute!
03:11What is the best part about living in your trash can?
03:15Oh, well, it's quiet and I get to be left alone.
03:18I wish I was there right now.
03:20Ugh.
03:22Oh!
03:22This one is for all of us!
03:24Oh, oh!
03:25Okay.
03:25Okay.
03:26What is your go-to bagel order?
03:29Ah!
03:30Oh!
03:31Hmm.
03:32Well, you know, Elmo likes a classic New York bagel.
03:35Yeah, with cream cheese.
03:36But it has to be from New York because of the water.
03:39See, Elmo knows about New York.
03:40Oatmeal, untoasted, with nothing on it.
03:44Perfect.
03:45Three-day-old jalapeno cheddar bagel with olive and pimento cream cheese.
03:50If it's not tough as a tire, I don't want to eat it.
03:52I like a blueberry bagel that is toasted.
03:56Yummy!
03:57And then I also like to put a little bit of peanut butter on it and some honey and a
04:03banana.
04:04I like to keep it, you know, simple and classic.
04:07Just an everything bagel scooped out.
04:09Toasted lightly on one side and dark on the other.
04:13Egg a little runny and cheese sliced very thin.
04:16Not too thin, just a little thin.
04:18Half an avocado, a thick slice of tomato, just a little salt and pepper and ketchup.
04:23And, uh, yeah, just your usual classic New York bagel shop order.
04:27Are you done?
04:28Mm-hmm.
04:29You should see the line behind him after he orders.
04:32Huh.
04:33I like a sesame seed bagel.
04:36Because it sounds like Sesame Street.
04:39And I always order it with a shmear.
04:42A shmear of what?
04:44Oh, it can be a shmear of anything.
04:45I do not care.
04:46I just like to say shmear.
04:47Oh, true.
04:48Shmear.
04:50Shmear.
04:51Ha, ha, ha, ha.
04:52Do you know what this says?
04:54Well, Elmo knows Elmo's name.
04:55It says Elmo.
04:56Yes.
04:57Yes, that is right.
04:58This is a question for you, Elmo.
05:00Okay, okay.
05:01Here's this.
05:01Many people have visited Elmo on Sesame Street.
05:05That's true.
05:06Who has shared good advice with Elmo?
05:10And what was it?
05:11Oh.
05:12Well, let's see.
05:13You know, Mr. Michael B. Jordan taught Elmo that it's important to ask questions.
05:18It's the best way to get to know somebody or to meet a new friend.
05:22And, um, oh, oh, Mr. Jonathan Bailey visited us on Sesame Street and taught us all about
05:28how to take a moment for ourselves.
05:31Mm-hmm.
05:31That was very cool.
05:32And, um, you know, Elmo was just hanging out with Team USA for the World Cup.
05:37And they taught Elmo how to be a good sport.
05:39You know, win or lose, you should play with kindness and be a good teammate and have a lot
05:44of fun.
05:45Have you ever gotten any advice from somebody who was not famous?
05:49No.
05:50Hmm.
05:51Okay, Abby, what does it take to be a good friend?
05:56Oh.
05:57Oh.
05:58All you have to do to be a good friend is just be there for someone.
06:04Yeah, just be there.
06:06Just, you know, you don't even have to say anything.
06:09You can smile or you can give them a hug or just sit there with them and know that they're
06:15not alone.
06:17That there's someone next to you that cares.
06:20That's really nice.
06:22Yeah.
06:22Just thinking about it makes me love my friends because they're always there for me.
06:27Yeah.
06:27And I'll always be there for you.
06:29That's right.
06:30Come on.
06:31Give me a hug.
06:32Yeah.
06:33Oh.
06:33Come on.
06:35Yeah.
06:35That's wonderful.
06:36I love it.
06:37I just love it.
06:38Okay.
06:39Let's see what we got here.
06:41Well, this is interesting.
06:43Yeah?
06:43What are some of your rules for being a good roommate, Ernie?
06:49Ernie?
06:50Well, that's a simple one, Bert.
06:52Sure, you need to always be kind and considerate and always keep things clean and tidy and stay
07:00quiet and respect your roommate's space and things.
07:04Ernie, that does not sound like you at all.
07:06What are you talking about?
07:08No, no, Bert.
07:09I was describing my ideal roommate.
07:11Yours is obviously messy, plays loud music at night, and loses your favorite bottle cap from
07:16your bottle cap collection.
07:19Wait, you lost what?
07:21Hey, let's do another one.
07:23How would you describe yourself?
07:26Well, if I'm not mistaken, I am fuzzy and blue.
07:32I am eager to help others like yourselves by reading these letters to you.
07:38Um, I am proud because I can build very tall block towers.
07:45Yeah, and, um, I am lovable and huggable and I am cute, too.
07:51Yeah, very true.
07:53Yeah, go ahead.
07:53Hug me.
07:54Give it a try.
07:55Is that not huggable?
07:57Definitely huggable.
08:02How did you become friends with your pet worm, Slimy?
08:07Oh, well, it was a completely miserable rainy day.
08:11Just the way I like it.
08:13He, he, he, he, he, he.
08:14I was splashing in mucky, muddy puddles getting really dirty when I look down and I see this
08:20tiny worm doing the same thing.
08:22He liked dirt just as much as me.
08:25He, he, he.
08:25Yeah, we've been friends ever since.
08:27I recommend everyone have a pet worm.
08:30You can't live in a trash can without him.
08:32What does Elmo do when he has made a mistake?
08:37Huh.
08:38Uh, well, Elmo knows about this one.
08:40You know, Elmo reminds himself that it's okay to make mistakes.
08:44You know, we all make mistakes, but it's important to not give up and, and keep trying until you get
08:49it.
08:49You know, if Elmo made a mistake or did some, something to hurt one of Elmo's friends feelings, Elmo apologizes
08:56and says sorry.
08:58It's very important to say sorry.
08:59And know why you're saying sorry, too.
09:02And then Elmo reminds himself that we all make mistakes and it's okay to make them.
09:07Yeah.
09:07Yeah.
09:08Um, I think I actually made a mistake right now.
09:11Oh, really?
09:12Yeah, this question was for Abby.
09:13Oh, it was for Abby?
09:14What?
09:14Yeah, sorry, sorry, sorry.
09:16I just kind of agree with what Elmo said.
09:18It was so beautiful.
09:20Ah, thanks, Abby.
09:20Yeah.
09:21We almost had a lot of experience learning about mistakes.
09:24Tell me about it.
09:26Okay, Abby, this one is for you.
09:27Okay.
09:28What is the most magical thing about Sesame Street?
09:33Oh, that's easy, Grover.
09:35The most magical thing about Sesame Street is all the joy and kindness that we have there.
09:40I mean, we're monsters and fairies and chicken and people and big bird and all kinds of different,
09:48all of us getting together in the community and everyone feels the love and the joy and
09:55we celebrate and we have a Snuffleupagus.
09:59Right?
10:00That's true.
10:00That is true.
10:00I mean, where else are you going to find a Snuffleupagus?
10:03That's true.
10:03Big bird, right?
10:05Yeah.
10:05Yeah, I do not know.
10:06I mean, it's big and huge and magical.
10:08I mean, what?
10:09Yeah.
10:09Is there a Snuffleupagus land or something?
10:11No.
10:12Not that Elmo's a weird one.
10:14Well, that was a great question.
10:16Oh, yeah.
10:17Thank you so much for having us in style and we hope everybody out there has a great day.
10:22Yeah.
10:23Hey, now I want a bagel, right?
10:25Oh, yeah.
10:25Let's go get some rain.
10:27Yeah.
10:28With a smear.
10:29Oh, I know what you like.
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