Sesame Street
Big Bird's Song
Season 47 Episode 12 | 25m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Abby and Elmo help Big Bird calm down, so he won’t be nervous singing.
Abby and Elmo help Big Bird calm down, so he won’t be nervous singing on the show, “The Squawk.”
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Sesame Street
Big Bird's Song
Season 47 Episode 12 | 25m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Abby and Elmo help Big Bird calm down, so he won’t be nervous singing on the show, “The Squawk.”
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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!
[BIRD SINGING] BIG BIRD: OH, THANKS FOR THE BIRD SEED SHAKE, CHRIS.
HA.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE BEST ONES YET.
CHRIS: OH, THANKS!
YOU KNOW, I USED THE ROASTED SEEDS THIS TIME.
BIG BIRD: OOH!
CHRIS: OH, HI!
WELCOME TO SESAME STREET.
BIG BIRD, ELMO, AND ABBY: HI!
[CLATTER] BIG BIRD: OOH!
ABBY: OHH!
HEY.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
ELMO: WOW!
CHRIS: OH, WOW!
IS IT?
OHH!
IT IS!
IT'S "THE SQUAWK!"
ELMO: YEAH!
ELMO AND ABBY: "THE SQUAWK"?
CHRIS: YEAH, "THE SQUAWK!"
IT'S A SHOW WHERE BIRDS GET TO SING THEIR BEST SONG LIVE ON TV.
HA HA HA!
OH, OH, OH!
IT'S THE GUY, THE HOST.
IT'S SKIP SQUAWK!
SKIP: LOOKING GOOD, GUYS.
CHRIS: HEY.
UH, HELLO.
EXCUSE ME.
HI.
I'M A BIG FAN OF THE SHOW.
IS "THE SQUAWK" COMING TO SESAME STREET?
SKIP: THAT'S RIGHT.
SQUAWK.
ANY AND ALL BIRDS ON SESAME STREET ARE INVITED TO SING.
CHRIS: UH, WHAT ABOUT FANS OF THE SHOW?
HEH.
SEE, I HAVE A GREAT SINGING VOICE.
I LOVE TO SING.
IN FACT, I'VE BEEN TOLD I SING LIKE--LIKE A BIRD.
ELMO: YEAH.
SKIP: UH, YEAH.
UH, SORRY.
SQUAWK.
REAL BIRDS ONLY.
HEH.
OH.
YOU'D BE PERFECT, BIG YELLOW GUY.
ELMO: OH, OH!
BIG BIRD: I--I WOULD?
OH.
WELL, I--I--I AM A BIRD.
CHRIS: BIG BIRD, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE.
BIG BIRD: IT IS?
CHRIS: YOU GET TO SING ON LIVE TV.
BIG BIRD: I DO?
CHRIS: IN FRONT OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE!
BIG BIRD: WOW!
THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SKIP: YEAH.
LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE.
IT WILL BE GREAT.
BIG BIRD: IT WILL?
SKIP: I'LL SIGN YOU UP, AND I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.
SQUAWK.
BIG BIRD: UH, TONIGHT?
CHRIS: OH, BIG BIRD, YOU GOT TO GET BACK TO YOUR NEST, BUDDY.
YOU HAVE TO PICK A SONG!
BIG BIRD: A SONG?
CHRIS: HEY.
MAKE IT A GOOD ONE.
BIG BIRD: UH, OK. [MUMBLING] ELMO: BIG BIRD!
ABBY: HUH.
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING'S UP WITH BIG BIRD.
ELMO: YEAH.
HEY.
LET'S GO CHECK.
ABBY: YEAH!
BIG BIRD: OH.
ABBY: BIG BIRD?
BIG BIRD: OH, HI, ABBY.
HI, ELMO.
ELMO: HI, BIG BIRD.
OH.
IS BIG BIRD FEELING OK?
BIG BIRD: OH, I DON'T KNOW.
MY--MY TUMMY FEELS A LITTLE LIKE THERE ARE-- THERE ARE BUTTERFLIES IN IT, AND LOOK.
I'M MOLTING.
LOOK.
MY FEATHERS ARE FALLING OUT.
ELMO: OH, BOY.
SOUNDS LIKE BIG BIRD IS FEELING NERVOUS.
BIG BIRD: NERVOUS?
ABBY: YEAH.
IT'S A FEELING THAT YOU GET INSIDE WHEN YOU'RE WORRIED OR--OR SCARED ABOUT SOMETHING.
BIG BIRD: OH, YEAH.
THAT'S IT.
I'M FEELING NERVOUS.
OH, I'M NERVOUS ABOUT SINGING ON "THE SQUAWK" IN FRONT OF SO MANY PEOPLE.
ELMO: OH, BUT, BIG BIRD, YOU SING ALL THE TIME.
YOU KNOW... ♪ LA LA LA ♪ HA HA HA!
HEY, BIG BIRD, IS THERE A SPECIAL SONG THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SING?
BIG BIRD: WELL, THERE WAS THIS ONE SONG THAT MY GRANNY BIRD TAUGHT ME WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BIRD.
IT'S A SPECIAL LITTLE SONG FOR BABY BIG BIRDS.
ABBY: CAN YOU SING IT FOR US?
BIG BIRD: OH, SURE.
I CAN SING FOR YOU.
HA HA!
♪ THE ITSY BITSY BIRDIE ♪ ♪ WILL GROW UP BIG ONE DAY ♪ ♪ STRONG LIKE THE TREES ♪ ♪ SO PUT YOUR FEARS AWAY ♪ ABBY: HA HA HA!
BIG BIRD: ♪ GROWING TAKES TIME ♪ ♪ SO PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE ♪ ♪ BECAUSE THE ITSY BITSY BIRDIE ♪ ♪ WILL GROW UP BIG ONE DAY ♪ ABBY: THAT IS A GREAT SONG, BIG BIRD!
BIG BIRD: OH.
DO YOU REALLY LIKE IT?
ELMO: ELMO LOVES IT.
OOH!
AND EVERYBODY'S GONNA LOVE HEARING YOU SING IT.
SNUFFY: HELLO, EVERYBODY.
BIG BIRD: HI, SNUFFY.
ABBY: HIYA, SNUFFY!
SNUFFY: HEY.
HEY, BIRD.
I HEAR YOU'RE GONNA SING IN THE BIG SHOW TONIGHT.
BIG BIRD: UH, I FEEL NERVOUS AGAIN!
SNUFFY: NERVOUS?
WHY WOULD YOU FEEL NERVOUS, BIRD?
YOU'RE A GREAT SINGER!
HA!
NOW ME, YEAH, I'D BE NERVOUS.
I'D BE NERVOUS THAT I'D START SINGING AND A BUG WOULD FLY RIGHT IN MY MOUTH.
YEAH.
BIG BIRD: OH, I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT, BUT THAT COULD NEVER HAPPEN, RIGHT?
ABBY: NO, OF COURSE NOT, BIG BIRD.
NOW JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH... [INHALES] AND RELAX.
THERE YOU GO!
BIG BIRD: OH, UM, I FEEL BETTER NOW.
ELMO: GOOD!
SNUFFY: OF COURSE, THEN I'D BE NERVOUS THAT I'D FORGET THE WORDS TO THE SONG.
BIG BIRD: FORGET THE WORDS?
I'M NERVOUS AGAIN!
ELMO: NO, BIG BIRD, BIG BIRD, BIG BIRD.
IT'S OK, IT'S OK. JUST BREATHE IN... [INHALE] AND BREATHE OUT.
THERE.
NOW ELMO FORGETS THE WORDS TO SONGS ALL THE TIME.
BIG BIRD: OH, YOU DO?
ELMO: SURE, BUT ELMO JUST GOES... ♪ DEE DO DEE DO DEE DO DO ♪ ABBY AND ELMO: ♪ DO DEE DO DEE DO DO ♪ BIG BIRD: OH, I COULD DO THAT.
BIG BIRD, ABBY, AND ELMO: ♪ DO DO DEE DO DO ♪ ♪ DO DEE DO DEE DO ♪ ELMO: YEAH!
BIG BIRD: I FEEL BETTER NOW.
SNUFFY: THAT'S GREAT, BIRD, BECAUSE I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU IN FRONT OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE TONIGHT.
ABBY: SNUFFY!
BIG BIRD: OHH!
ALL THOSE PEOPLE?
OH, I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE TO GO TELL MR.
SQUAWK I CAN'T BE IN HIS SHOW.
SNUFFY: WOW!
ELMO: SNUFFY, SNUFFY!
SNUFFY: HE--HE REALLY IS NERVOUS.
ELMO: OHH!
SKIP: OK. WE ARE JUST ABOUT GOOD TO GO.
UH, SULLY, THAT GOES BACKSTAGE.
ALL RIGHT.
LOOKING GOOD.
BIG BIRD: MR.
SQUAWK!
SKIP: OH, HEY THERE!
BIG BIRD: EXCUSE ME, MR.
SQUAWK.
SKIP: IT'S THE BIG YELLOW GUY.
BIG BIRD: YEAH.
SKIP: HOLD ON.
[KNOCKING SOUND] THERE IS SOME--HEY, SULLY, FIND OUT WHAT THAT WEIRD SOUND IS.
BIG BIRD: YEAH.
SKIP: SO WHAT'S UP?
BIG BIRD: WELL, UH, I WANTED TO TELL YOU...
SKIP: MM-HMM.
BIG BIRD: THAT I CAN'T BE IN THE SHOW.
SKIP: YOU CAN'T?
BIG BIRD: NO.
SEE, UH... [KNOCKING SOUND] UH, I'VE NEVER SUNG IN FRONT A LOT OF PEOPLE BEFORE, NOT ON TV ANYWAY, AND I'M VERY NERVOUS.
SKIP: I SEE, UH... [KNOCKING SOUND] UH, DO YOU HEAR THAT WEIRD SOUND?
BIG BIRD: OH, UM, I THINK THAT'S ME.
SEE?
MY LEGS ARE SHAKING.
OHH.
SKIP: WOW.
THOSE ARE SOME SHAKY LEGS.
LISTEN.
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
SOMETIMES, I GET UP ON THIS STAGE, I--I GET NERVOUS, TOO.
SQUAWK.
BIG BIRD: YOU DO?
SKIP: YEAH.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
JUST COME AND WATCH.
THEN IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN COME UP AND SING.
SQUAWK.
BUT ONLY IF YOU WANT TO.
BIG BIRD: ONLY IF I WANT TO.
HA HA!
SKIP: YEAH.
BIG BIRD: I CAN DO THAT.
SKIP: HA HA.
SQUAWKTASTIC!
OK.
I GOT TO FLY.
SQUAWK TO YOU LATER.
BIG BIRD: ALL RIGHT.
HA HA!
ONLY IF I WANT TO.
[BIRDS SQUAWKING] [AUDIENCE CLAPPING RHYTHMICALLY] [CHICKEN CLUCKING "OLD MacDONALD] [CHEERING] SKIP: OK. WASN'T SHE GREAT?
NEXT UP TO SING HIS BEST SONG IS, UH, CHRIS KATOO SINGING "TWINKLE, TWINKLE."
SQUAWK.
CHRIS: ♪ COME ON ♪ ♪ TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR ♪ ♪ HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU ARE ♪ ELMO: HA HA HA!
CHRIS: ♪ UP ABOVE THE WORLD SO HIGH... ♪ ELMO: OH, BIG BIRD.
CHRIS: ♪ LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE SKY... ♪ ELMO: HOW'S BIG BIRD FEELING?
CHRIS: ♪ OW, OW ♪ BIG BIRD: WELL, I'M NOT NERVOUS ANYMORE, AND THIS IS A LOT MORE FUN THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
SNUFFY: SO ARE YOU GONNA GO UP AND SING, BIRD?
BIG BIRD: HMM.
OH--OH, DEAR.
I DON'T KNOW YET.
CHRIS: ♪ TWINKLE LIKE A STAR, TWINKLE LIKE A STAR ♪ ♪ TWINKLE, TWINKLE, TWINKLE, OW ♪ ♪ TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR ♪ ♪ HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU ARE ♪ [CHEERING, APPLAUSE, AND SQUAWKING] SKIP: ALL RIGHT!
CHRIS KATOO, EVERYONE.
THE RULES DO SAY BIRDS ONLY, BUT WITH SINGING LIKE THAT, WHO CARES, RIGHT, FOLKS?
SQUAWK.
RIGHT?
ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SING, HUH?
ANY BIRDS OUT THERE?
SHOW'S ALMOST OVER.
SQUAWK.
SQUAWKING ONCE, SQUAWKING TWICE.
LAST CHANCE TO SING.
ME.
I'LL SING!
ELMO: OH, OH, YEAH!
ABBY: YAY!
BIG BIRD: DEEP BREATHS, BIG BIRD.
ELMO: YOU CAN DO IT, BIG BIRD.
BIG BIRD: DEEP BREATHS.
[EXHALES] SKIP: HA!
GREAT!
UH, I'M GLAD YOU DECIDED TO TRY.
SQUAWK.
BIG BIRD, EVERYONE!
BIG BIRD: HI, EVERYONE.
UM, THIS IS A SONG MY GRANNY BIRD TAUGHT ME, AND YOU CAN ALL SING ALONG IF YOU LIKE.
♪ THE ITSY BITSY BIRDIE ♪ ♪ WILL GROW UP BIG ONE DAY ♪ ♪ STRONG LIKE THE TREES ♪ ♪ AND SO... ♪ ALL: ♪ PUT YOUR FEARS AWAY ♪ ♪ GROWING TAKES SOME TIME ♪ ♪ SO PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE ♪ ♪ BECAUSE THE ITSY BITSY BIRDIE ♪ ♪ WILL GROW UP BIG ONE DAY ♪ ELMO: OH, YAY, BIG BIRD!
GO, BIG BIRD!
OOH, OOH, OOH!
ABBY: WHOO-HOO!
SKIP: THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
SQUAWK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT SONG, BIG BIRD.
THAT DOES IT FOR "THE SQUAWK," EVERYONE.
GOOD NIGHT!
[CHEERING] ELMO: YOU DID IT, BIG BIRD!
SNUFFY: YOU DID IT.
WERE YOU NERVOUS?
BIG BIRD: WELL, A LITTLE, BUT I DID IT.
IT SURE HELPED KNOWING THAT YOU GUYS WERE THERE.
SNUFFY, ABBY, AND ELMO: AW.
BIG BIRD: HEY.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GO TO HOOPER'S STORE AND HAVE A SNACK?
ELMO: YES!
LET'S GO!
YAY!
BIG BIRD: LET'S GO.
SNUFFY: COME ON, BIRD.
ELMO: YAY-AY-AY!
CHRIS: HELLO?
MA, DID YOU SEE ME?
I WAS ON "THE SQUAWK"!
HA HA!
I LOOKED GOOD!
HA HA HA!
ELMO: DID YOU SEE A KIND MOMENT TODAY?
ABBY AND ELMO HELPED BIG BIRD TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
BIG BIRD: I'M NERVOUS AGAIN.
ABBY: NOW JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH... [INHALES] AND RELAX.
BIG BIRD: AHH.
ELMO: OH!
HERE'S SOMEBODY DOING A KIND THING.
IT'S KIND TO HELP YOUR FRIENDS FEEL BETTER WHEN THEY'RE NERVOUS.
YOU CAN HELP COME HIM CALM DOWN BY TAKING A DEEP BREATH.
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 "S"!
ALL: YAY, "S"!
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: "S"!
SIA: ♪ "S" IS FOR SONGS, AND I LOVE SONGS ♪ ♪ DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D DO WITHOUT THEM ♪ CHORUS: ♪ WHOA, OH, OH ♪ SIA: ♪ I LOVE SONGS SO MUCH ♪ ♪ I WANT TO SING A SONG ABOUT THEM, YEAH ♪ COOKIE AND GROVER: ♪ SONGS ♪ ABBY AND ELMO: ♪ AH AH AH AH ♪ COOKIE AND GROVER: ♪ SONGS ♪ ABBY AND ELMO: ♪ AH AH AH AH ♪ COOKIE AND GROVER: ♪ SONGS ♪ ABBY AND ELMO: ♪ AH AH AH AH ♪ COOKIE AND GROVER: ♪ SONGS ♪ SIA: ♪ I WANT TO SING ABOUT HIGH SONGS AND LOW SONGS ♪ ♪ FAST SONGS AND SLOW SONGS ♪ ♪ JAZZY SONGS ♪ ♪ AND FUNKY SONGS ♪ ♪ GET UP AND DANCE LIKE A MONKEY SONGS ♪ ♪ SONGS CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY ♪ ELMO: HA HA HA!
SIA: ♪ AND SONGS THAT MAKE YOU PROUD ♪ ♪ SONGS CAN MAKE YOU FEEL SO GOOD ♪ SIA AND COOKIE: ♪ YOU JUST WANT TO SHOUT IT LOUD ♪ [ALL SHOUTING] SIA: ♪ I WANT TO SING ABOUT GLAD SONGS ♪ ♪ AND FUNNY SONGS ♪ ♪ SAD SONGS ♪ ♪ AND SUNNY SONGS ♪ ♪ RHYMING SONGS AND RAPPING SONGS ♪ ♪ PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER, START CLAPPING SONGS ♪ ALL: ♪ "S" ♪ SIA: ♪ IS FOR SONGS ♪ ♪ AND I LOVE SONGS ♪ ♪ DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D DO WITHOUT THEM ♪ ♪ YEAH-EAH-EAH ♪ ♪ I LOVE SONGS SO MUCH ♪ ♪ I JUST SANG A SONG ABOUT THEM ♪ ABBY: COME ON, EVERYBODY!
IT'S TIME FOR ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS!
CAN YOU SING AND POINT ALONG WITH ME?
HA HA!
1, 2, 3!
♪ HEAD ♪ ♪ SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES ♪ ♪ KNEES AND TOES ♪ ♪ HEAD ♪ ♪ SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES ♪ ♪ KNEES AND TOES ♪ ♪ AND EYES AND EARS ♪ ♪ AND MOUTH AND NOSE ♪ ♪ HEAD ♪ ♪ SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES ♪ ♪ KNEES AND TOES ♪ 1, 2, 3!
ABBY AND BOY: ♪ HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES ♪ ♪ KNEES AND TOES ♪ ♪ HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES ♪ ♪ KNEES AND TOES ♪ ♪ AND EYES AND EARS ♪ ♪ AND MOUTH AND NOSE ♪ ♪ HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES ♪ ♪ KNEES AND TOES ♪ ABBY: YEAH!
♪ HEAD ♪ ♪ SHOULDERS, WINGS, AND TOES ♪ ♪ WINGS AND TOES ♪ [BAWK] ♪ HEAD ♪ ♪ SHOULDERS, WINGS, AND TOES ♪ ♪ WINGS AND TOES ♪ ♪ AND EYES AND EARS ♪ ♪ AND MOUTH AND NOSE ♪ ♪ HEAD ♪ ♪ SHOULDERS, WINGS, AND TOES ♪ ♪ WINGS AND TOES ♪ 1, 2, 3!
ALL: ♪ HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES ♪ ♪ KNEES AND TOES ♪ ♪ HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES ♪ ♪ KNEES AND TOES ♪ ♪ AND EYES AND EARS ♪ ♪ AND MOUTH AND NOSE ♪ ♪ HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES ♪ ♪ KNEES AND TOES ♪ ABBY: NICE WORK, EVERYBODY!
WHOO-HOO!
HA HA HA!
YEAH!
ELMO AND ABBY: ♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪ ♪ LA LA LA LA ♪ ♪ DO DO DO DO DO DO DO ♪ ABBY: ♪ I CAN SING HIGH ♪ ELMO: ♪ ELMO CAN SING LOW ♪ ABBY: ♪ I CAN SING FAST ♪ ♪ DIDDLE-DIDDLE DIDDLE-DIDDLE DIDDLE-DIDDLE DEE ♪ ELMO: ♪ ELMO CAN SING SLOW-OW-OW ♪ BOTH: ♪ WE CAN SING SOFT ♪ ♪ WE CAN SING LOUD ♪ ABBY: YEAH!
♪ LOUD AS A DRUM ♪ ♪ RUM-A-TUM-TUM ♪ ELMO: ♪ OR SOFT AS A CLOU-OU-OU-OUD ♪ ABBY: ♪ I CAN SING LOW ♪ ELMO: ♪ ELMO CAN SING HIGH ♪ BOTH: ♪ MUSICAL TWOSOME ♪ ABBY: ♪ HAPPY AS YOUSOME AND I ♪ HA HA!
BOTH: ♪ WE CAN SING MELODY AND HARMONY ♪ ♪ AND DO DOODLY DO ♪ ♪ WE CAN SING ANYTHING ♪ ABBY: ♪ WHEN I SING WITH YOU ♪ ELMO: ♪ WHEN ELMO SINGS WITH YOU ♪ BOTH: ♪ DO DO DO DO DO ♪ ♪ HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH HUH ♪ ABBY: ♪ I CAN SING OPERA ♪ ♪ AH AH AH AH ♪ ELMO: ♪ ELMO CAN SING SCAT ♪ ♪ BA ZOOBA DOOP BA DO ♪ ABBY: ♪ I SING THIS ♪ ♪ DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO ♪ ELMO: ♪ ELMO CAN SING THAT ♪ ♪ DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO ♪ ABBY: ♪ I CAN SING GRUFF ♪ ♪ RAWWR, RAWWR, RAWWR ♪ ELMO: ♪ ELMO CAN SING SWEET ♪ ♪ DIDDLE DEE DEE ♪ ABBY: ♪ I CAN SING JAZZ ♪ ELMO: ♪ A-RAZZAMATAZZ ♪ ABBY: ♪ OR A ROCK 'N' ROLL BEAT ♪ BOTH: ♪ RA BOOM BOOM BA BOOM BA ♪ ♪ WE CAN SING HIGH ♪ ♪ WE CAN SING LOW ♪ ♪ WE CAN SING TWO TOGETHER ♪ ♪ TWO WHEREVER WE GO ♪ ♪ WE CAN SING MELODY AND HARMONY ♪ ♪ AND DO DO DOODLY DO ♪ ABBY: ♪ I CAN SING ANYTHING ♪ ELMO: ♪ YES, WE CAN SING ANYTHING ♪ ABBY: ♪ BECAUSE WE CAN SING ANYTHING ♪ ♪ WHEN I SING WITH YOU ♪ ELMO: ♪ WHEN ELMO SINGS WITH YOU ♪ BOTH: ♪ YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU ♪ ♪ YOU ♪ ELMO: HA HA HA!
ABBY: HA HA HA!
COOKIE: ♪ YUM, YUM, YUM, DUM DEE DEE DUM ♪ ♪ HOW MANY COOKIES ARE THERE TODAY?
♪ CHORUS: ♪ YUM, YUM, YUM, DUM DEE DEE DUM ♪ ♪ HOW MANY COOKIES TODAY?
♪ COOKIE: ♪ WHILE THEY STILL BAKING ♪ CHORUS: ♪ BAKE, BAKE, BAKE, BAKE ♪ COOKIE: ♪ LET'S DO SOME SHAKING ♪ CHORUS: ♪ SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE ♪ ALL: ♪ BAKE-A, BAKE-A, BAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE ♪ ♪ HOW MANY COOKIES TODAY?
♪ COOKIE: ♪ WHILE THEY STILL BAKING ♪ CHORUS: ♪ BAKE, BAKE, BAKE, BAKE ♪ COOKIE: ♪ LET'S DO SOME MORE SHAKING ♪ CHORUS: ♪ SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE ♪ ALL: ♪ BAKE-A, BAKE-A, BAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE ♪ ♪ HOW MANY COOKIES TODAY?
♪ COOKIE: ♪ ME THINK THEY'RE READY ♪ COUNT: ♪ EVERYBODY STEADY ♪ [DING, BEEP BEEP BEEP] 20!
[THUNDER] COOKIE: COOKIES!
AHH, NOM NOM!
AHH, AHH, NOM YUM YUM!
OHH, NOM NOM!
AHH, NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!
CHORUS: ♪ YUM, YUM, YUM, DUM DEE DEE DUM ♪ ♪ THAT'S HOW MANY COOKIES THERE ARE TODAY ♪ ALL: 20!
MAN: MIRA.
YOU WANT TO COUNT SOME CLOTHES POR NOSOTROS?
WELL, COME ON THEN.
♪ COME OUTSIDE, THEY'RE DRYING THE CLOTHES ♪ ♪ HANG THEM ON THE LINE WHERE THE WIND BLOWS ♪ ♪ HELP US COUNT, COME ON, LET'S HANG THEM IN ROWS ♪ WOMAN: ♪ LET'S COUNT THEM ♪ WOMEN: ♪ COUNT WITH US ♪ ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ♪ MAN: ♪ THAT'S A GOOD START ♪ ♪ BUT WE STILL HAVE A LOT ♪ ♪ LET'S HANG MORE CLOTHES ♪ ♪ AND SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT ♪ ♪ KEEP COUNTING WITH US, COME ON ♪ ♪ THIS SONG IS HOT ♪ WOMEN: ♪ 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ♪ MAN: ♪ WE COUNTED TO 10, WE HAVE MORE CLOTHES ♪ ♪ WHEN THERE'S NO RAIN, THAT'S HOW IT GOES ♪ ♪ DRYING IN THE SUN OR WHERE THE WIND BLOWS ♪ WOMEN: ♪ COUNT WITH US ♪ ♪ 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 ♪ MAN: ♪ WE'RE AT 15, THERE'S MORE TO GO ♪ ♪ THE NUMBER IS BIG ♪ ♪ SO YOU CAN'T SING SLOW ♪ ♪ LET'S HANG MORE CLOTHES ♪ ♪ COME ON AND MAKE IT GROW ♪ WOMEN: ♪ 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 ♪ MAN: ♪ HEY, FRIENDS, WE MADE IT ♪ ♪ WE COUNTED TO 20 ♪ ♪ WHAT A BIG NUMBER ♪ ♪ THE BASKET'S EMPTY ♪ ♪ DID WE HAVE FUN?
♪ ♪ YEAH, WE HAD PLENTY ♪ ALL: ♪ SING WITH US ♪ ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ♪ ♪ 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 ♪ 20!
MAN: ♪ QUE BUENO ♪ MAN: ♪ THERE'S A 20 ON MY GATE, AND IT LOOKS GREAT ♪ ♪ I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW ♪ ♪ THERE'S A 20 ON MY DOOR ♪ ♪ WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE?
♪ ♪ AND I WOULDN'T EVER HANG IT LOW ♪ ♪ THERE'S A 20 ON MY SHIRT ♪ ♪ AND EVEN WITH SOME DIRT ♪ ♪ YOU CAN STILL SEE 2 AND 0 ♪ ♪ THERE'S A 20 ON MY SHOES, AND THEY HELP ME CRUISE ♪ ♪ WITH MY FRIENDS, I NEVER RUN SLOW ♪ GO!
♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ♪ ♪ 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ♪ ♪ 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 ♪ ♪ 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 ♪ 20!
♪ THERE'S A 20 ON MY BIKE ♪ ♪ JUST THE WAY I LIKE ♪ ♪ SPARKLING IN THE SUN ♪ ♪ THERE'S A 20 ON MY HAT ♪ ♪ AND WITH MY BASEBALL BAT ♪ ♪ NUMBER 20 HELPS HIT A HOME RUN ♪ ♪ THERE'S A 20 ON MY BED WHERE I LAY MY HEAD ♪ ♪ TO 20 I SAY GOOD NIGHT ♪ ♪ AND THERE'S A 20 IN MY DREAMS WITH LASER BEAMS ♪ ♪ NUMBER 20 IS SHINING BRIGHT ♪ ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ♪ ♪ 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ♪ ♪ 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 ♪ ♪ 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 ♪ 20!
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!
HUH?
BIG BIRD: HI!
ELMO: SONGS!
BOTH: ♪ LA LA LA ♪ ELMO: HI, BIG BIRD.
BIG BIRD: HI, ELMO!
ELMO: BOY, ELMO LOVES SINGING AND WANTS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT.
HEY!
LET'S ASK ELMO'S FRIEND SMARTIE.
♪ LET'S CALL HER TOGETHER ♪ ELMO AND KIDS: ♪ OH, SMARTIE ♪ SMARTIE: HI, ELMO!
LISTEN TO MY NEW SONG.
♪ THIS IS THE SONG ♪ ♪ LA LA LA LA ♪ ♪ SMARTIE'S SONG ♪ ELMO: HEY-EY-EY!
CATCHY TUNE!
BOTH: HA HA HA!
ELMO: OH, THAT'S PERFECT, SMARTIE, BECAUSE TODAY, ELMO WANTS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT... ♪ SONGS ♪ SMARTIE: WELL, WHAT DO WE DO TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW?
ALL: ♪ WE LOOK IT UP ♪ SMARTIE: SEARCHING FOR SONGS.
HERE WE GO.
GIRL: ♪ I-N-G ♪ SMARTIE: OH, ELMO, THERE ARE SO MANY KINDS OF SONGS AND WAYS YOU CAN SING THEM.
YOU CAN SING IN GROUPS OR BY YOURSELF.
THERE ARE SONGS YOU SING ON SPECIAL DAYS TO CELEBRATE OR SONGS YOU CAN SING EVERY DAY.
THERE ARE SONGS TO GET YOU MOVING AND SONGS TO HELP YOU CALM DOWN OR GO TO SLEEP, AND THE BEST PART IS--ANYONE CAN SING!
ELMO: WOW!
ELMO THINKS THAT SINGING LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.
SMARTIE: YOU BET YOU!
IN FACT, I WAS JUST ON MY WAY TO RINGTONE KARAOKE.
ELMO: OH!
OK. ♪ THANK YOU, SMARTIE ♪ ♪ SEE YOU LATER, HAVE FUN ♪ OH, HO HO!
BOY, THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF SONGS.
HEY!
THAT GIVES ELMO AN IDEA!
OH, OH!
LET'S PLAY A GAME TOGETHER.
YEAH-EAH-EAH!
COME ON, COME ON.
HA HA!
HA HA!
HA HA HA!
COME ON!
HELP ELMO PLAY THE RIGHT TEMPO ALONG WITH THE BAND.
ARE YOU READY?
LET'S PLAY.
TEMPO IS HOW FAST OR SLOW A SONG IS.
HELP ELMO DECIDE IF HE NEEDS TO TAP THE DRUM FAST OR SLOW.
READY?
HERE WE GO.
KIDS: FAST!
PLAY FAST!
ELMO: WOW!
YOU'RE RIGHT!
THIS IS A FAST TEMPO.
[TEMPO SLOWS] KIDS: SLOW.
NOW SLOW.
ELMO: THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW THE TEMPO IS SLOW.
[TEMPO QUICKENS] KIDS: FAST!
FASTER!
ELMO: OH, OH!
ELMO THINKS THIS IS THE FASTEST HE CAN DRUM.
KIDS: FASTER!
YOU CAN DO IT, ELMO!
ELMO: AND NOW THE BIG FINISH!
TA-DA!
KIDS: GREAT JOB!
WAY TO GO!
ELMO: WOW!
THAT SONG HAD A FAST TEMPO AND A SLOW TEMPO.
OH, HO HO!
COOL!
THANKS FOR PLAYING, KITTY CATS.
BOY, THAT WAS FUN.
HEY.
THAT MAKES ELMO WONDER EVEN MORE.
DOES MR. NOODLE LIKE TO... ♪ SING?
♪ HEY.
LET'S ASK HIM.
♪ HEY, MR. NOODLE ♪ OH, HO HO!
IT'S MR. NOODLE'S PET POODLE SCHMOODLE.
KIDS: HI, SCHMOODLE!
[ARF] ELMO: OH!
DOES SCHMOODLE LIKE TO... ♪ SING?
♪ WHY NOT, SCHMOODLE?
ANYBODY CAN SING.
AW.
IS SCHMOODLE SHY ABOUT SINGING?
OH, IT'S OK, SCHMOODLE.
ELMO'S SURE YOU HAVE A LOVELY SINGING VOICE.
HEY.
MAYBE SOME MUSIC WILL HELP.
[TRUMPET PLAYING "BINGO"] [ARF] KIDS: THAT'S IT!
ELMO: OH, HO HO!
YEAH!
KIDS: GREAT SINGING, SCHMOODLE!
ELMO: BYE, SCHMOODLE!
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 ♪ YAY-AY-AY!
BIG BIRD: GEE.
I SURE LIKED DOING MY SONG ON YOUR SHOW, MR.
SQUAWK.
ELMO: YEAH.
IT WAS REALLY PRETTY.
ABBY: THANKS FOR SINGING SONGS WITH US ON "SESAME STREET."
BIG BIRD: YEAH.
SKIP: SING IT AGAIN, BIG YELLOW GUY.
BIG BIRD: LET'S ALL SING.
ALL: ♪ THE ITSY BITSY BIRDIE ♪ ♪ WILL GROW UP BIG ONE DAY ♪ ♪ STRONG LIKE THE TREES ♪ ♪ SO PUT YOUR FEARS AWAY ♪ ♪ GROWING TAKES SOME TIME ♪ ♪ SO PUT YOUR HAND IN MINE ♪ ♪ BECAUSE THE ITSY BITSY BIRDIE ♪ ♪ WILL GROW UP BIG ONE DAY ♪ SQUAWK!
BIG BIRD: HA HA HA!
ELMO: HA HA HA!
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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