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Maniac Mansion Hints
What can I do with the telescope?
1 of 10: If you USE it, you can see objects you can't see with your naked eye in the direction the telescope is pointing.
2 of 10: The tree isn't very interesting.
3 of 10: To rotate it you'll need some dimes.
4 of 10: Save the game before you rotate the telescope!
5 of 10: There's a dime on the floor in Dr. Fred's Room (below Green Tentacle's).
6 of 10: Also Weird Ed has three dimes saved in his piggy bank.
