
Sesame Street
A Very Sesame Street Thanksgiving
Season 48 Episode 1 | 25m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Everyone is getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving on Sesame Street.
Everyone is getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving on Sesame Street and they’re each bringing something to eat. When Rosita doesn’t think her Abuela cooked Thanksgiving food that her friends are familiar with, Big Bird, Alan and Nina explain that everyone has their own family traditions, eating all kinds of food to celebrate Thanksgiving.
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Sesame Street
A Very Sesame Street Thanksgiving
Season 48 Episode 1 | 25m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Everyone is getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving on Sesame Street and they’re each bringing something to eat. When Rosita doesn’t think her Abuela cooked Thanksgiving food that her friends are familiar with, Big Bird, Alan and Nina explain that everyone has their own family traditions, eating all kinds of food to celebrate Thanksgiving.
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KIDS: ♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪ ♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ SUNNY DAY SWEEPING THE CLOUDS AWAY ♪ ♪ ON MY WAY TO WHERE THE AIR IS SWEET ♪ ♪ WHERE THE AIR IS SWEET ♪ ♪ CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO GET ♪ ♪ HOW TO GET TO SESAME STREET?
♪ ♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪ ♪ HOW TO GET TO SESAME STREET?
♪ GROVER: WHOOOA!
KIDS: ♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪ SESAME STREET!
[RATTLING] NINA: GROVER, ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN CARRY ALL THAT?
GROVER: YES, I CAN.
NINA: HERE.
LET ME HELP YOU.
GROVER: NO, NO, NO NEED, DEAR NINA.
I HAVE MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING AS A WAITER.
WHOOOA!
OHH!
NINA: UH-OH!
ARE YOU OK?
GROVER: IT IS OK.
I ALSO HAVE MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PICKING UP THINGS I DROPPED.
UGH.
WHAT A MESS.
JULIA: ♪ SET TABLE, SET TABLE ♪ ♪ SET TABLE, SET TABLE ♪ ♪ SET TABLE, SET TABLE ♪ NINA: JULIA, YOU'’’RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THOSE NAPKINS.
JULIA: SET TABLE!
ABBY: HMM.
SOMETHING'’’S MISSING.
OHH!
I KNOW!
THIS IS SUCH A SPECIAL DAY, I THINK WE NEED A BIG BOUQUET.
ZIPPITY ZAP!
HA HA HA!
NINA: THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL, ABBY.
ABBY: AW.
THANK YOU, NINA.
THIS IS SUCH A SUPERSPECIAL DAY!
I'’’M SO THANKFUL!
NINA: OH, HI.
TODAY, WE'’’RE CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING ON SESAME STREET, AND EVERYBODY'’’S GONNA BE BRINGING SOMETHING TO EAT.
PRAIRIE: OK, OK, PEOPLE.
I NEED MY PILGRIMS, MY PUMPKIN, MY TURKEY.
WHERE ARE YOU?
ELMO: OH, OH, OH.
ONE TURKEY COMING UP!
GOBBLE, GOBBLE!
BBBLLL!
PRAIRIE: VERY NICE.
ELMO: HA HA HA!
COME ON, PILGRIMS!
YEAH!
THIS IS GONNA BE FUN.
PRAIRIE: COME ON!
IT'’’S DRESS REHEARSAL TIME!
NINA: IT'’’S GONNA BE AN INTERESTING THANKSGIVING.
COOKIE MONSTER: UH, NINA?
NINA: OH, HI, COOKIE MONSTER.
COOKIE MONSTER: HI, HI.
UH, COULD YOU REMIND ME AGAIN WHAT THANKSGIVING ALL ABOUT?
NINA: OH, YEAH, OF COURSE.
SO THANKSGIVING IS WHEN YOU GET TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO GIVE THANKS FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS IN OUR LIVES.
COOKIE MONSTER: YOU MEAN, LIKE COOKIES?
OH, BOY, OH, BOY, OH, BOY!
ME GONNA GO MAKE SOME COOKIES!
HA HA HA!
PRAIRIE: PLACES, PLACES, EVERYONE!
THE CLOCK IS TICKING, AND WE NEED TO REHEARSE THIS WONDERFUL SONG WHICH I HAVE WRITTEN FOR THIS GREAT OCCASION.
[CHEERING] OSCAR: YUCK!
THEY'’’RE ALL SO JOLLY TODAY, I'’’M GONNA NEED EARPLUGS.
PRAIRIE: OK. LET'’’S GO--OH, WHERE'’’S OUR GUITAR PLAYER?
WE'’’RE MISSING OUR GUITAR PLAYER?
ROSITA: SORRY, SORRY, PRAIRIE.
OHH!
VERY SORRY!
PRAIRIE: ROSITA, YOU'’’RE LATE.
ROSITA: YEAH.
I WAS LATE BECAUSE I WAS HELPING MY ABUELA COOK FOR THE THANKSGIVING DINNER.
PRAIRIE: YES, THAT'’’S VERY NICE.
ROSITA: WAIT TILL YOU TASTE IT ALL, PRAIRIE.
SHE IS THE BEST COOK EVER.
PRAIRIE: YES.
WELL, THAT IS TERRIFIC, ROSITA, BUT WE HAVE TO DO THIS.
OK, EVERYBODY!
ARE WE READY?
ERNIE: ALL READY, PRAIRIE.
ELMO: THIS COSTUME'’’S ITCHY.
BERT: OK. YEAH, YEAH.
I THINK SO.
PRAIRIE: OK.
HERE WE GO!
ELMO: OH, OK. PRAIRIE: 5, 6, 7, 8.
ALL: ♪ A-WELCOME, A-WELCOME TO OUR LITTLE TREAT ♪ ♪ OUR THANKSGIVING DINNER ON SESAME STREET ♪ BERT: ♪ SWEET POTATOES, AH AH AH ♪ ELMO: ♪ AND TURKEY ♪ ERNIE: ♪ PUMPKIN PIE, OH, SO, SWEET ♪ HEH HEH HEH!
ALL: ♪ ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE GOING TO EAT ♪ PRAIRIE: NOT BAD, NOT BAD.
ROSITA: PRAIRIE, PRAIRIE.
PRAIRIE: YES, ROSITA, YES?
ROSITA: SHOULDN'’’T THERE BE OTHER FOODS IN OUR SONG BESIDES TURKEY, PUMPKIN, AND, UH--OOH-- WHATEVER BERT IS.
BERT: A YAM'’’S WHAT I "YAM."
AH AH AH!
ERNIE: OH.
BERT: THAT'’’S A SWEET POTATO.
ELMO: SWEET POTATO.
ERNIE: OH, YEAH, YEAH.
ROSITA: OH.
PRAIRIE: WHAT OTHER FOODS WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT?
ROSITA: OH, MAYBE SOME TAMALES, SOME FRIJOLES.
PRAIRIE: TAMALES?
ROSITA: MM-HMM.
PRAIRIE: FRIJOLES?
ROSITA: YES!
PRAIRIE: OH.
WELL, I'’’VE NEVER HAD THOSE FOODS AT THANKSGIVING.
ROSITA: NOT EVEN MOLE OR TORTILLAS?
PRAIRIE: OH, NO.
NO.
SEE, THOSE FOODS AREN'’’T PART OF MY FAMILY TRADITION.
ROSITA: UH, YOUR WHAT?
PRAIRIE: TRADITION!
WHAT PEOPLE ALWAYS DO, AND MY FAMILY THANKSGIVING TRADITION IS EATING TURKEY AND SWEET POTATOES AND PUMPKIN PIE!
OH, YUM!
ABUELA: ROSITA, AQUI ESTOY.
ROSITA: HOLA, ABUELA.
ABUELA: IT IS ALL READY.
MIJA, MOLE, FRIJOLES REFRITOS, TORTILLAS, Y MY SPECIAL THANKSGIVING TAMALES.
PRAIRIE: MMM.
WHAT'’’S THAT SMELL?
ABUELA: SMELL?
AH.
SI.
¿LES GUSTA?
YOU LIKE IT?
ELMO: YEAH!
ELMO LOVES IT!
OH, IT SMELLS DIFFERENT.
PRAIRIE: YES, BUT IT IS NOT VERY THANKSGIVINGINGINGY.
WHAT DID YOUR ABUELA MAKE?
ELMO: YEAH.
WHAT'’’D SHE MAKE, ROSITA?
ROSITA: I'’’LL SHOW YOU LATER!
ABUELA: PERO, ROSITA.
¿QUE PASA?
WHAT HAPPENED?
PRAIRIE: ROSITA, WE NEED TO KEEP REHEARSING!
OH, DEAR.
MY THANKSGIVING SONG WILL NEVER BE READY.
OH!
ROSITA: OHH.
[SIGHS] MAYBE PRAIRIE'’’S RIGHT.
I GUESS THIS IS NOT THANKSGIVING FOOD.
I BETTER HIDE YOU.
ALAN: HI, ROSITA!
ROSITA: OH!
ALAN!
ALAN: OH.
ARE YOU OK?
ROSITA: OH, SURE.
JUST, UM, FINE.
HEH.
ALAN: YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS GONNA BE THE BEST THANKSGIVING EVER.
ROSITA: MM-HMM, MM-HMM.
ALAN: UM, IS THAT YOUR ABUELA'’’S FOOD?
ROSITA: UM, YES.
MM-HMM.
ALAN: YEAH.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I BET SHE MADE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL AND DELICIOUS.
YOU MIND IF I SEE IT?
ROSITA: OH, UH, SORRY, ALAN.
YOU CAN'’’T PEEK YET, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT WILL BE A BIG SURPRISE LATER ON.
SEE YOU!
ALAN: A BIG SURPRISE?
WELL, NOW I'’’M REALLY CURIOUS.
ZOE: HO HO!
I LOVE THIS LITTLE LEAF TURKEY WE MADE.
ABBY: YEAH, ZOE!
HA HA HA!
YEAH, BUT WE DEFINITELY NEED SOME MORE DECORATIONS FOR THE THANKSGIVING TABLE.
BOTH: HMM.
ZOE: OH!
HOW ABOUT SOMETHING REALLY BIG FOR THE HEAD OF THE TABLE?
ABBY: THAT'’’S A GREAT IDEA, ZOE!
ZOE: HA HA HA!
ABBY: HMM.
OHH!
WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE?
OUR TABLE NEEDS A CENTERPIECE.
ZIPPITY ZAP!
ZOE: WHOA!
OH!
THIS IS REALLY BIG.
I'’’M GONNA PUT IT AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE.
ABBY: GOOD IDEA!
OH, BOY.
OH, HI, ROSITA.
ISN'’’T THANKSGIVING MAGICAL?
HA HA HA!
ROSITA: ABBY, UH, WAIT.
ABBY: WHAT?
ROSITA: UM, UM, HAVE YOU EVER DONE A FOOD-CHANGING MAGIC TRICK?
ABBY: WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
ROSITA: YEAH.
YOU KNOW, LIKE CHANGING BEANS AND TORTILLAS INTO THANKSGIVING FOOD LIKE PUMPKIN PIE.
ABBY: I CAN CHANGE THINGS INTO PUMPKINS, BUT, UH--HA HA--PUMPKIN PIES ARE WAY TRICKIER.
ABBY: COULD YOU PLEASE TRY?
PLEASE, PLEASE.
IT'’’S ALL RIGHT HERE.
ABBY: OH.
WELL, I GUESS I COULD TRY.
ROSITA: OH, THANK YOU.
MUCHAS GRACIAS.
HERE.
ABBY: WAIT A SEC.
ROSITA, IS SOMETHING THE MATTER?
ABUELA: ¿ROSITA, DONDE ESTAS?
ROSITA: OH, I GOT TO GO, ABBY.
ADIOS!
ABBY: BUT WAIT, ROSITA!
HMM.
THAT WAS STRANGE.
HA!
BUT WHATEVER SHE WAS CARRYING IN THAT BASKET-- [SNIFFS] SURE SMELLED YUMMY!
HA HA HA!
BIG BIRD: AH.
THERE WE GO.
ALL DRESSED AND READY TO GO.
OOH.
HI, ROSITA!
ROSITA: OH.
HI, BIG BIRD.
BIG BIRD: ARE YOUR READY FOR THANKSGIVING?
I AM.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'’’M SO PROUD.
I MADE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THANKSGIVING!
ABBY: I BET IT'’’S GOT TURKEY OR PUMPKIN OR SWEET POTATO, RIGHT?
BIG BIRD: NOT AT ALL.
IT'’’S BIRD SEED CAKE!
HA HA HA!
JUST LIKE MY GRANNY BIRD ALWAYS MADE FOR OUR THANSKGIVINGS.
ROSITA: I THOUGHT HAVE TO EAT THOSE OTHER THINGS.
PRAIRIE SAID THAT IS A--A, UM-- BIG BIRD: A TRADITION?
ROSITA: A TRADITION, YES.
BIG BIRD: WELL, EVERY FAMILY HAS THEIR OWN TRADITIONS TO CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING.
MY TRADITION JUST HAPPENS TO BE BIRD SEED CAKE OR ANYTHING WITH BIRD SEED.
HA HA HA!
OOH.
WHAT ARE YOU BRINGING?
ROSITA: OH.
OH.
HEH.
MY ABUELA MADE WHAT WE ALWAYS HAVE FOR THANKSGIVING.
YEAH.
UM, MOLE, TAMALES, TORTILLAS.
YEAH.
THAT'’’S MY FAMILY TRADITION.
BIG BIRD: WELL, I LOVE THAT TRADITION.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT!
ROSITA: YOU DO?
BIG BIRD: SURE.
YOU KNOW, I LOVE TRYING NEW FOODS, AND I KNOW EVERYONE ELSE WILL, TOO, AND THEN YOU'’’LL GET TO SHARE YOUR TRADITION WITH US!
ROSITA: OH, THAT'’’S GREAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT, YES.
ABUELA: ROSITA!
¿DONDE ESTAS?
ROSITA: THAT'’’S MY ABUELA.
HA HA HA!
BIG BIRD: WELL, THEN LET'’’S GO SHARE MY BIRD SEED CAKE AND YOUR ABUELA'’’S FOOD WITH EVERYBODY!
ROSITA: YES!
LET'’’S DO IT!
BIG BIRD: OK. LET'’’S GO.
ROSITA: COME ON!
BIG BIRD: HEH HEH HEH!
ELMO: OH, YUMMY!
[ALL TALKING AT ONCE] ALAN: WOW!
EVERYTHING YOU MADE LOOKS DELICIOUS, ABUELA.
NINA: SI.
RIQUISIMO.
ABUELA: MUCHAS GRACIAS.
ROSITA: OH, BOY, AND HERE I WAS SO WORRIED THAT NO ONE WOULD LIKE TO EAT ABUELA'’’S DISHES BECAUSE THEY'’’RE NOT THEIR FAMILY TRADITION.
NINA: EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT TRADITION.
ELMO: UH-HUH.
NINA: YEAH.
MY FAMILY CAME FROM CUBA, SO I BROUGHT TWO THINGS THAT WE ALWAYS HAD AT THANKSGIVING.
ELMO: REALLY?
NINA: YEAH-- PLANTAINS AND YUCA FRITA.
ALAN: WOW!
AND, YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY'’’S JAPANESE AMERICAN, SO WE HAD TURKEY AND CRANBERRY SAUCE BUT USUALLY WITH A SIDE OF--TADA-- SUSHI AND SASHIMI!
OTHERS: WOW!
ALAN: AND WHAT'’’S MORE, THE PILGRIMS WHO CELEBRATED THE VERY FIRST THANKSGIVING ALSO TASTED NEW FOODS BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER SEEN A PUMPKIN OR A SWEET POTATO.
NINA: ALAN'’’S RIGHT.
YEAH, SO IN A WAY, HAVING ALL THESE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FOODS IS A PERFECT THANKSGIVING.
BIG BIRD: OH, THIS COULD BE OUR NEW SESAME STREET TRADITION!
ALAN: THAT'’’S A GREAT IDEA!
PRAIRIE: UM, YOU KNOW, I'’’VE NEVER HAD THESE FOODS FOR THANKSGIVING.
NINA: OH.
WELL, WHY DON'’’T YOU TRY SOME, PRAIRIE?
PRAIRIE: REALLY?
NINA: YEAH.
PRAIRIE: JUST A NIBBLE.
ELMO: GO FOR IT!
NINA: ALL RIGHTIE.
PRAIRIE: MMM!
OH, THAT'’’S GOOD!
THIS IS A NICE TRADITION OF-- OH, NO.
OH, DEAR.
ABUELA: ¿QUE?
NINA: WHAT?
PRAIRIE: I HAVE TO REWRITE MY THANKSGIVING SONG!
I'’’LL BE RIGHT BACK!
OHH!
OSCAR: OH, BROTHER.
I JUST HOPE THEY CHEW FAST SO I CAN GET ALL MY TRASH.
UGH.
PRAIRIE: ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE WRITTEN NEW WORDS TO MY SONG.
ROSITA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TO SING IT WITH ME?
ROSITA: OH, CLARO QUE SI.
PRAIRIE: OK.
IT'’’S NEW WORDS WITH THE SAME MUSIC, ALL RIGHT?
ROSITA: OK. PRAIRIE: OK. 5, 6, 7, 8.
BOTH: ♪ A-WELCOME, A-WELCOME ♪ ♪ WE'’’RE HAPPY TO SEE YOU ♪ ♪ THERE'’’S TURKEY, PUMPKIN, BIRD SEED ♪ ♪ TAMALES, AND TORTILLAS ♪ ♪ BECAUSE WHATEVER THE FOOD ♪ ♪ AND WHATEVER THE WEATHER ♪ ♪ THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ♪ ♪ IS TO GIVE THANKS TOGETHER ♪ ALAN: AW!
THAT WAS GREAT!
ABUELA: SI.
FANTASTICO.
ALAN: ALL RIGHT.
LET'’’S GIVE THANKS TO GOOD FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND ALL OF US BEING HERE TOGETHER.
ELMO: YEAH.
ALAN: HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYBODY!
OTHERS: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
ALAN: ALL RIGHT.
LET'’’S EAT!
ALL RIGHT.
I'’’M SERVING.
[ALL TALKING AT ONCE] ELMO: DID YOU SEE A KIND MOMENT TODAY?
ROSITA: MY ABUELA MADE WHAT WE ALWAYS HAVE FOR THANKSGIVING.
YEAH.
UM, MOLE, TAMALES, TORTILLAS.
YEAH.
THAT'’’S MY FAMILY TRADITION.
BIG BIRD: WELL, I LOVE THAT TRADITION.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT!
ELMO: IT'’’S KIND TO COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER] DO SOMETHING KIND TODAY.
ABBY: DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?
♪ HOLD TIGHT, IT'’’S TIME FOR THE LETTER OF THE DAY ♪ CHORUS: ♪ THAT'’’S RIGHT ♪ ABBY: ♪ IT'’’S TIME FOR THE LETTER OF THE DAY I SAY ♪ ♪ BECAUSE THE LETTER OF THE DAY ♪ ♪ IS ON ITS WAY, HEY ♪ CHORUS: ♪ HEY ♪ ABBY: ♪ HEY ♪ CHORUS: ♪ HEY ♪ ALL: ♪ HEY ♪ ABBY: ♪ IT'’’S TIME TO SING ♪ BIG BIRD: ♪ IT'’’S TIME TO TWEET ♪ ROSITA: ♪ IT'’’S TIME TO GET UP ON YOUR FEET ♪ ZOE: ♪ AND GIVE A CHEER ♪ ELMO: ♪ LOUD AND CLEAR ♪ ABBY: ♪ BECAUSE THE LETTER OF THE DAY IS HERE ♪ CHORUS: ♪ HEY, HEY ♪ ABBY: ♪ IT'’’S HERE ♪ CHORUS: ♪ HEY, HEY ♪ ABBY: ♪ THE LETTER OF THE DAY IS HERE ♪ IT'’’S THE LETTER "T"!
ALL: YAY, "T"!
CHORUS: ♪ HEY, HEY ♪ ABBY: ♪ IT'’’S HERE ♪ CHORUS: ♪ HEY, HEY ♪ ABBY: ♪ THE LETTER OF THE DAY IS HERE ♪ CHORUS: ♪ HEY, HEY ♪ ABBY: ♪ IT'’’S HERE ♪ ♪ BECAUSE THE LETTER OF THE DAY IS HERE ♪ ALL: "T"!
ABBY: "T" IS FOR THANKSGIVING!
[ELMO SLURPS] ELMO: AHH.
HA HA HA!
OH, YOU KNOW, MR. LEON, ELMO'’’S BEEN THINKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT ELMO'’’S THANKFUL FOR.
OH, LIKE ELMO'’’S MOMMY AND DADDY.
LEON: WELL, I'’’M VERY THANKFUL FOR MY FAMILY, TOO, ELMO.
ELMO: WOW!
LEON: YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE?
ELMO: WHAT?
LEON: I'’’M THANKFUL FOR MUSIC AND SONGS.
ELMO: HEY!
YEAH!
OH, AND FOR SUNNY DAYS AND BRIGHT RED FALLING LEAVES.
OH, AND FRIENDS LIKE MR. LEON.
HA HA HA!
LEON: ♪ THERE ARE MANY THINGS ♪ ♪ FOR WHICH I AM THANKFUL ♪ ♪ ON THAT YOU CAN DEPEND ♪ ♪ BUT THE ONE THAT I'’’M MOST GRATEFUL FOR ♪ ♪ IS TO KNOW I HAVE A FRIEND ♪ ELMO: OH, COME, MR. LEON.
LET'’’S GO SAY HI TO MORE FRIENDS!
BOTH: ♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ THANKFUL, YES, I'’’M THANKFUL ♪ ♪ THANKFUL FOR FRIENDS ON THANKSGIVING ♪ LEON: ♪ PERHAPS YOU ONLY HAVE 1 FRIEND ♪ ♪ YOU MIGHT HAVE 2 OR 3 ♪ ♪ BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY ♪ ♪ YOU CAN SING TOGETHER IN HARMONY ♪ ALL: ♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ THANKFUL, YES, I'’’M THANKFUL ♪ ♪ THANKFUL FOR FRIENDS AT THANKSGIVING ♪ LEON: ♪ AND FRIENDS CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY ♪ ♪ WHEN THEY COME OVER TO PLAY ♪ ♪ OR SOMETIMES JUST BY BEING THERE ♪ ♪ THEY'’’LL BRING A SMILE YOUR WAY ♪ ALL: ♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ THANKFUL, YES, I'’’M THANKFUL ♪ ♪ THANKFUL FOR FRIENDS ON THANKSGIVING ♪ OSCAR: ROTTEN TO MEET YOU, LEON!
LEON: ♪ AND WHEN FRIENDS ARE TOGETHER ♪ ♪ WHEREVER THAT MAY BE ♪ ♪ IT'’’S ALWAYS GREAT TO SING A SONG ♪ ALL: ♪ IN FRIENDLY HARMONY ♪ LEON: ♪ YEAH ♪ ALL: ♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ THANKFUL, YES, I'’’M THANKFUL ♪ ♪ THANKFUL FOR FRIENDS ON THANKSGIVING ♪ ELMO: HA HA!
ROSITA: HEH HEH HEH!
BIG BIRD: HA HA HA!
LEON: WELL, I SURE AM THANKFUL FOR ALL MY FRIENDS.
ALL: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
TELLY: YEAH!
BIG BIRD: HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ DO YOU LIKE FOOD?
♪ GONGER: ♪ A-DOOP-A DOOP DOOP-A ♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ ME LIKE FOOD ♪ GONGER: ♪ A-DEEBA DEEBA DEEBA ♪ BOTH: ♪ PLACE YOU ORDER IF YOU LUCKY ♪ ♪ WE MAKE FOOD IN OUR FOODIE TRUCKY, YEAH ♪ [TABLET CHIMING] COOKIE MONSTER: OH, ME GOT IT, ME GOT IT!
GONGER: NO.
I'’’LL GET IT, I'’’LL GET IT, I'’’LL GET IT!
ALEX: HELLO, COOKIE MONSTER AND GONGER.
I'’’M ALEX, AND I NEED YOUR HELP.
GRANDMA IS MAKING THANKSGIVING DINNER, BUT SHE FORGOT THE APPLE PIE.
CAN YOU HELP ME, PLEASE?
COOKIE MONSTER: OF COURSE, WE CAN HELP YOU BECAUSE WE ARE...
BOTH: MONSTER FOODIES!
COOKIE MONSTER: OK. WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE APPLE PIE, CHEF GONGER?
GONGER: OH.
UH, FOR PIE, WE NEED A PIE CRUST, AND APPLE.
COOKIE MONSTER: OH, ME GOT IT.
OK. WE GOT, UH, OH, PIE CRUST AND, UH, AN APPLE.
APPLE PIE!
GONGER: HUH?
WHAT?
COOKIE MONSTER: ORDER READY.
GONGER: NO, COOKIE.
NO, NO, NO.
STOP, STOP, STOP, COOKIE MONSTER!
NO.
WE NEED LOTS OF CHOPPED UP APPLE.
COOKIE MONSTER: LOT OF APPLES?
BUT WE ONLY GOT 1 APPLE.
OH, WELL, WE NO CAN MAKE PIE.
GONGER: NO.
IT'’’S OK. WE CAN GET MORE APPLE FROM THE APPLE ORCHARD.
COOKIE MONSTER: APPLE ORCHARD?
GONGER: UH-HUH.
COOKIE MONSTER: WHAT THAT?
GONGER: OOH!
I'’’LL SHOW YOU!
LET'’’S GO!
COOKIE MONSTER: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!
BOTH: TO THE... COOKIE MONSTER: APPLE ORCHARD!
[HORN HONKING] [COW MOOS] [HORN HONKS] [DING] OH, WOW!
HELLO THERE, MR. FARMER GUY.
UH, CAN YOU HELP US, PLEASE?
WE NEED APPLES.
FARMER: HELLO, COOKIE MONSTER AND GONGER.
YOU'’’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
I HAVE LOTS OF APPLES HERE, AND I CAN TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THEM.
APPLES ARE A TYPE OF FRUIT THAT GROW ON TREES.
THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF APPLES.
GRANNY SMITH APPLES ARE GREEN.
THERE ARE LOTS OF RED APPLES LIKE PINK LADY AND RED DELICIOUS.
ONCE THE FRUIT IS RIPE AND READY TO EAT, THE APPLES ARE PICKED BY HAND AND PLACED INTO BAGS.
THEN THE APPLES ARE SORTED AND PLACED INTO BINS.
THOSE BINS ARE THEN SENT TO GROCERY STORES...
FARMERS MARKETS... AND FRUIT STANDS, WHERE PEOPLE CAN BUY THEM FOR A HEALTHY ANYTIME SNACK OR DELICIOUS SOMETIMES FOOD LIKE APPLE PIE.
I HOPE THIS HELPS.
GOOD LUCK.
COOKIE MONSTER: THANK YOU, MR. FARMER.
GONGER: THANK YOU!
[HORN HONKING] COOKIE MONSTER: TADA!
LOTS OF APPLES!
YEAH.
THIS LOOK MUCH BETTER.
OK. ORDER READY!
GONGER: UGH!
NO!
[CRASH] OOH!
WE NEED TO FOLLOW RECIPE.
COOKIE MONSTER: OH, YES.
RECIPE.
GONGER: YOU CHOP THE APPLES.
COOKIE MONSTER: CHOP APPLES.
CHECK.
CHOPPY, CHOPPY, CHOPPY, CHOPPY, CHOPPY, CHOPPY, CHOPPY, CHOPPY, CHOPPY.
APPLE SLICES READY.
GONGER: OOH!
GOOD JOB!
HEE HEE!
HOO HOO!
SUGAR.
YEP.
AND FLOUR!
YYNNN!
A DASH OF CINNAMON, A PINCH OF SALT.
GRATE NUTMEG.
YEAH!
LEMON JUICE.
OOH!
OK. STIR THEM.
STIR, STIR, STIR, STIR THEM, YEAH.
STIR THEM!
COOKIE MONSTER: WOW.
GONGER, YOU A GOOD COOK.
GONGER: OH, APPLES!
COOKIE MONSTER: OH, APPLES, YES!
GONGER: STIR THEM!
COOKIE MONSTER: APPLES.
GONGER: STIR THEM.
COOKIE MONSTER: IN THE BOWL.
GONGER: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
COOKIE MONSTER: APPLES.
GONGER: STIR THEM!
[COUGHING] OOH.
BBBLL!
OK, COOKIE.
POUR THE FILLING IN THE BOWL.
COOKIE MONSTER: YOU GOT IT, GONGER!
GONGER: YEAH!
HEE HEE!
[DING] COOKIE MONSTER: OK. PIE DONE BAKING.
GONGER: OH, YEAH!
HEE HEE!
[GONG] IT'’’S READY!
BYE-BYE, FOOD!
OOH.
COOKIE?
COOKIE MONSTER: YEAH?
GONGER: THIS NICE FOR YOU.
COOKIE MONSTER: OH, BOY.
THANK YOU, GONGER.
OHH.
AH NOM NOM NOM, OOH, NOM NOM NOM.
[TABLET CHIMING] OOH!
ALEX: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COOKIE MONSTER AND GONGER, FOR THIS SPECIAL DESSERT.
YOU SAVED THANKSGIVING DINNER.
APPLE PIE!
MY FAVORITE!
IT'’’S DELICIOUS!
BYE!
COOKIE MONSTER: YOU WELCOME, ALEX.
YEAH!
GONGER: YAY!
BOTH: ♪ HAPPY, HEALTHY MONSTERS TO THE RESCUE ♪ ♪ WE MAKE YUMMY FOOD JUST FOR YOU ♪ ELMO: ♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪ ♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪ ♪ ELMO'’’S FULL OF WONDER ♪ ♪ WONDER WHAT WE WILL DISCOVER ♪ ♪ IN ELMO'’’S WONDERFUL WORLD ♪ HA HA HA!
HI!
WELCOME TO ELMO'’’S WORLD!
OH, GUESS WHAT ELMO IS WONDERING ABOUT TODAY.
WAIT FOR IT.
WAI-AI-AIT FOR IT!
OH, HO HO!
THANKSGIVING!
OH, ELMO'’’S FRIENDS ARE CELEBRATING TOGETHER.
FRIENDS: HAPPY THANKSGIVING, ELMO!
ELMO: AW, HAPPY THANKSGIVING, YOU GUYS.
HA HA HA!
BOY, ELMO WANTS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT THANKSGIVING.
OH, LET'’’S ASK ELMO'’’S FRIEND SMARTIE.
LET'’’S CALL HER TOGETHER.
ELMO AND KIDS: ♪ OH, SMARTIE ♪ [SMARTIE PLAYING "ELMO'’’S SONG"] SMARTIE: HI, ELMO!
LOOK.
I'’’M DRESSED LIKE A PILGRIM.
ELMO: WOW!
OH, THAT'’’S PERFECT, SMARTIE, BECAUSE ELMO WANTS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT THANKSGIVING!
SMARTIE: WELL, WHAT DO WE DO TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW?
ALL: WE LOOK IT UP!
SMARTIE: SEARCHING FOR THANKSGIVING.
HERE WE GO!
THANKSGIVING IS A HOLIDAY WHEN FAMILY AND FRIENDS GET TOGETHER FOR A MEAL.
PEOPLE BRING ALL KINDS OF FOOD LIKE TURKEY, STUFFING, AND MY FAVORITE, PUMPKIN PIE.
IT'’’S A TIME FOR SHARING FOOD AND BEING KIND TO OTHERS.
ON THANKSGIVING, PEOPLE GIVE THANKS FOR ALL THE THINGS THEY'’’RE GRATEFUL FOR.
ELMO: AW.
SMARTIE: SO WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR, ELMO?
ELMO: WELL, ELMO'’’S THANKFUL FOR LOTS AND LOTS OF THINGS.
OH, ESPECIALLY FRIENDS LIKE SMARTIE.
SMARTIE: AWW.
ME, TOO, ELMO.
HA HA HA!
ELMO: YEAH.
SMARTIE: HAPPY THANKSGIVING, ELMO!
ELMO: OH.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
SEE YOU LATER!
HA HA HA!
HEY.
THAT GIVES ELMO AN IDEA.
OH, HO!
LET'’’S PLAY A GAME TOGETHER.
YEAH-EAH-EAH!
COME ON, COME ON!
HA HA HA!
LOOK.
THIS FAMILY IS HAVING THANKSGIVING DINNER.
BOY, ELMO WONDERS IF WE CAN FIND THE PIE THAT HAS ENOUGH SLICES FOR EVERYBODY.
FIRST, LET'’’S COUNT HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE ARE.
ELMO AND KIDS: 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6!
ELMO: 6 PEOPLE ALTOGETHER!
SO WHICH PIE HAS ENOUGH SLICES FOR EVERYBODY?
IS IT THIS ONE?
IT HAS 1, 2, 3 SLICES.
KIDS: NO!
KID: NOT EVERYONE HAS A SLICE.
ELMO: OH.
WELL, HOW ABOUT THIS PIE?
IT HAS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 SLICES.
KID: THAT'’’S RIGHT.
THERE'’’S A SLICE FOR EACH PERSON.
ELMO: YAY!
WE DID IT!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYBODY!
ELMO: BOY, ELMO LOVES THANKSGIVING.
OH, AND THAT MAKES ELMO WONDER EVEN MORE.
WHAT DOES MR. NOODLE DO ON THANKSGIVING?
HEY.
LET'’’S ASK HIM, OK?
♪ HEY, MR. NOODLE ♪ KIDS: ♪ MR. NOODLE ♪ ELMO: HI, MR. NOODLE.
MR. NOODLE, ELMO WAS WONDERING DO YOU CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING?
YOU DO?
OH, HO HO!
SHOW US HOW YOU CELEBRATE.
KIDS: YEAH!
SHOW US HOW!
ELMO: WHERE'’’S HE GOING?
WHAT?
MR. NOODLE!
KID: THAT'’’S A BIRTHDAY CAKE.
[MR. NOODLE BLOWS PARTY FAVOR] ELMO: THAT'’’S NOT THANKSGIVING.
THAT'’’S HOW YOU CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY!
TRY AGAIN, MR. NOODLE.
OH, NICE CAKE, THOUGH.
KID: HE'’’S WEARING A COSTUME!
ELMO: IS THAT HOW YOU CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING?
KID: THAT'’’S HOW YOU CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN.
HE'’’S GOING TRICK-OR-TREATING.
ELMO: MR. NOODLE, THAT'’’S HOW YOU DRESS FOR HALLOWEEN.
SHOW US HOW YOU CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING, MR. NOODLE.
OH, HE'’’S HAVING THANKSGIVING DINNER.
KID: THAT'’’S RIGHT!
ELMO: THAT'’’S RIGHT, MR. NOODLE.
NOW YOU'’’RE DOING IT.
GOOD JOB!
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US HOW TO CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING, MR. NOODLE.
[SCHMOODLE PANTING] OH.
YOU, TOO, SCHMOODLE!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
BOY, LEARNING NEW THINGS MAKES ELMO SO HAPPY IT MAKES HIM WANT TO DANCE!
COME ON!
♪ HAPPY, HAPPY, DANCE, DANCE ♪ ♪ HAPPY, HAPPY, DANCE, DANCE ♪ ♪ WHEN WE LEARN SOMETHING NEW ♪ ♪ WE DO THE HAPPY DANCE, DANCE ♪ LET'’’S SEE YOUR HAPPY DANCE!
YEAH!
COOL!
SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
KEEP LEARNING!
ELMO LOVES YOU!
♪ HAPPY, HAPPY, DANCE, DANCE ♪ ♪ HAPPY, HAPPY, DANCE, DANCE ♪ ♪ WHEN WE LEARN SOMETHING NEW ♪ ♪ WE DO THE HAPPY DANCE, DANCE ♪ ALL: ♪ COME ON AND MOVE YOUR BODY ♪ ♪ AND USE YOUR MIND ♪ ♪ BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU ARE GROWING ♪ ♪ ALL THE TIME ♪ ♪ YOU'’’RE GETTING SMARTER ♪ ♪ STRONGER ♪ ♪ KINDER ♪ ♪ ON SESAME STREET ♪ ROSITA: ♪ BE KIND AT HOME, AND WHEN YOU PLAY ♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ TRY SOME SHARING AND CARING EVERY DAY ♪ ALL: ♪ YOU'’’RE GETTING SMARTER ♪ FLOWERS: ♪ SMARTER ♪ ALL: ♪ STRONGER ♪ FLOWERS: ♪ STRONGER ♪ ALL: ♪ KINDER ♪ FLOWERS: ♪ KINDER ♪ ALL: ♪ ON SESAME STREET ♪ ALL: ♪ SMARTER ♪ COUNT AND ROSITA: ♪ HEY, HEY ♪ ALL: ♪ STRONGER ♪ COUNT AND ROSITA: ♪ HEY, HEY ♪ ALL: ♪ KINDER ♪ COUNT AND ROSITA: ♪ HEY, HEY ♪ ALL: ♪ ON SESAME STREET ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪
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