KIDS: ♪ OOH, 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!

♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪ SESAME STREET!

ELMO: UM... OH.

UH... [PENGUINS SQUAWKING] ELMO: OH, HO HO!

HI, GUYS.

HUH?

OH, HI THERE.

WELCOME TO SESAME STREET.

ALAN: HEY, ELMO.

HOW YOU DOING TODAY?

ELMO: HI, ALAN.

OH, ELMO'S VERY EXCITED AND HAPPY.

ALAN: OH, WELL, YOU DON'T SEEM EXCITED OR HAPPY.

ELMO: OH, OH, SORRY, ALAN.

OH, ELMO'S JUST THINKING VERY HARD.

YOU KNOW, ELMO'S FRIEND ZUZU IS COMING TO VISIT HIM.

OH, SHE'S COMING FROM VERY FAR AWAY.

ALAN: OH, THAT'S GREAT.

SO FAR AWAY LIKE FROM ANOTHER STREET, FAR AWAY LIKE FROM ANOTHER TOWN?

ELMO: SOUTH AFRICA.

ALAN: WAIT.

THE COUNTRY SOUTH AFRICA?

ELMO: UH-HUH.

YEAH.

ALAN: THAT IS VERY, VERY FAR AWAY.

ELMO: YEAH.

ELMO THOUGHT SO.

BOY, ELMO WAS THINKING ABOUT HOW HE WOULD FEEL IF ELMO WAS FAR AWAY FROM HOME.

BOY, ELMO MIGHT MISS IT A LITTLE BIT.

ALAN: OH, SO YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU COULD MAKE ZUZU FEEL MORE AT HOME WHEN SHE GETS TO SESAME STREET.

ELMO: RIGHT, BUT, YOU KNOW, ELMO DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ZUZU'S HOME.

ALAN: WELL, YOU KNOW, ELMO, THERE IS A PLACE THAT COULD HELP YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA.

ELMO: IT'S NOT SOUTH AFRICA, IS IT?

ALAN: NO.

ELMO: BECAUSE SOUTH AFRICA IS VERY, VERY FAR AWAY.

ALAN: VERY FAR AWAY.

RIGHT.

NO.

THIS PLACE IS NOT FAR, AND I'M GOING THERE NOW.

YOU WANT TO COME?

ELMO: YEAH.

SURE.

OK. ALAN: ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO.

ELMO: OK. HA HA HA!

ALAN: HELLO.

I BROUGHT ANOTHER BOX OF BOOKS.

ELMO: HA HA HA!

ALAN: ELMO, I NEVER THROW AWAY BOOKS.

ELMO: OH.

ALAN: WHEN I FINISH READING THEM, I BRING THEM HERE BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY ELSE WHO'D ENJOY READING THEM.

ELMO: OH, BOY, THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU, ALAN.

ALAN: OH... FRANKIE: GOOD MORNING, ALAN.

ALAN: HELLO, FRANKIE.

ELMO: OH, FRANKIE!

FRANKIE: UH, HI, ELMO.

WELCOME TO FRANKIE'S BOOK NOOK.

ALAN: ELMO IS HERE TO LEARN ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA.

ELMO: THAT'S RIGHT.

ELMO WANTS TO GET SOME IDEAS FOR THINGS TO DO WITH HIS FRIEND ZUZU SO SHE WON'T MISS HOME.

FRANKIE: WELL, THIS PLACE IS LOADED WITH IDEAS.

ELMO: OH, OH, OH, WHERE ARE THE IDEAS?

WHERE?

ARE THEY UNDER THE TABLE?

FRANKIE: OH, ELMO, YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY THEM.

BOOKS ARE FILLED WITH GREAT IDEAS.

ELMO: OH, THAT'S SO COOL.

OH, ELMO THOUGHT THAT BOOKS WERE ONLY FULL OF MADE-UP STORIES.

FRANKIE: OH.

ALAN: WELL, SOME BOOKS ARE STORYBOOKS, BUT THERE ARE ALSO PICTURE BOOKS... ELMO: UH-HUH.

ALAN: BOOKS ABOUT REAL PEOPLE, AND INFORMATION BOOKS.

ELMO: OH.

ALAN: OH, YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO OPEN UP HOOPER'S STORE, SO, ELMO, FRANKIE WILL HELP YOU OUT.

SHE LOVES BOOKS.

SHE'S A REAL BOOKWORM.

FRANKIE: ALAN, YOU'RE SUCH A CARD.

ALAN: ALL RIGHT.

SEE YOU GUYS LATER.

ELMO: BYE-BYE, ALAN.

FRANKIE: SEE YOU LATER.

ALAN: BYE.

FRANKIE: AH, ALL RIGHT, ELMO.

I KNOW I HAVE A BOOK ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA HERE SOMEWHERE.

ABBY: AH, ELMO, ZUZU'S COMING TODAY, RIGHT?

ELMO: YEAH.

ABBY: OH, ISN'T THIS EXCITING?

ELMO: OH, IT SURE IS, ABBY.

OH, ELMO AND FRANKIE ARE LOOKING FOR A BOOK ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA FOR HER.

ABBY: OOH!

WELL, WHAT TIME IS SHE COMING?

ELMO: LUNCHTIME.

FRANKIE: LUNCHTIME?

THAT'S SOON.

LET'S GET WIGGLING.

ABBY: I'LL HELP.

CAN I HELP?

FRANKIE: YOU'VE GOT THE JOB.

NOW LET'S HURRY.

ELMO: OH, HO HO!

YEAH.

OH, HERE'S A BOOK OF CARS AND 1 ABOUT MAZE PUZZLES.

FRANKIE: MMPH!

NO.

KEEP LOOKING.

ELMO: OH, WOW.

HEAVY.

HA HA!

ABBY: HERE'S ONE WITH A BIG, WHITE WHALE ON IT.

HA!

LOOKS LIKE NO ONE'S EVER READ IT.

FRANKIE: UGH, KEEP LOOKING.

ELMO: OH, HO HO!

WHOA.

HA HA HA!

OH.

HA HA!

ABBY: AH, THIS BOOK HAS ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING FOOD ON IT.

ELMO: YEAH.

FRANKIE: THAT'S A COOKBOOK OF RECIPES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

KEEP LOOKING.

ELMO: OH, WELL, WAIT A MINUTE, FRANKIE.

DOES THAT BOOK HAVE RECIPES FROM SOUTH AFRICA?

OH, MAYBE WE CAN MAKE ZUZU THE KIND OF FOOD SHE EATS AT HOME.

ABBY: THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, ELMO.

ELMO: HA HA!

THANK YOU, ABBY.

NOW LET'S SEE.

ZUZU'S FAVORITE FOOD IS, UM... OH, OH, OH, PAP AND TOMATO GRAVY.

FRANKIE: LET'S SEE.

ELMO: HA HA HA!

FRANKIE: BINGO.

IT'S HERE.

ELMO: OH, HO HO!

COOL.

HEY, MAYBE ALAN CAN MAKE IT FOR HER.

ABBY: OH, BOY.

WELL, I'LL TAKE THE COOKBOOK TO HIM... ♪ HMM HMM ♪ AND YOU KEEP LOOKING FOR MORE IDEAS.

ELMO: OK, ABBY.

HA HA HA!

NOW LET'S SEE HERE.

ABBY: ALAN!

ALAN!

ALAN!

ALAN: ABBY, YES?

ABBY: UH!

ALAN... ALAN: WHAT?

ABBY: AHH... CAN YOU MAKE THIS RECIPE HERE FOR OUR FRIEND ZUZU?

ALAN: LET'S SEE.

IT SAYS, "PAAP."

ABBY: "PAHP."

ALAN: "PAHP"?

ABBY: PAP.

ALAN: AND TOMATO GRAVY.

ABBY: YEAH.

IT'S A SOUTH AFRICAN FOOD.

ALAN: ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER MADE IT BEFORE, BUT WE HAVE ALL THE INGREDIENTS, SO, YES, I CAN MAKE IT.

ABBY: OH... ALAN: WE JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RECIPE.

ABBY: HA HA!

COOKBOOKS ARE SO MAGICAL.

ALAN: MM-HMM.

ABBY: HMM... FRANKIE: OH, I JUST KNOW THERE'S A BOOK ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA HERE SOMEWHERE.

ELMO: OH, OH, FRANKIE, ELMO FOUND PICTURES OF CLOTHES THAT LOOK VERY DIFFERENT.

FRANKIE: AH, THAT'S IT.

ELMO, YOU FOUND THE BOOK.

ELMO: OH, HO HO!

FRANKIE: HMM, LET'S SEE.

DASHIKI--WORN IN PARTS OF AFRICA, INCLUDING SOUTH AFRICA.

AH, SO SOME PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA WEAR DASHIKIS.

ELMO: OH, OH, AND LOOK.

MUSICIANS.

OH, THAT GIVES ELMO AN IDEA.

WHAT IF ELMO, ABBY, AND FRANKIE THROW A PARTY TO MAKE ZUZU FEEL AT HOME WHEN SHE GETS TO SESAME STREET?

FRANKIE: YES, WITH SOUTH AFRICAN FOOD AND SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC.

ELMO: HEY, THERE'S SOME MUSICAL PENGUINS THAT PLAY DOWN THE STREET.

BOY, ELMO WONDERS IF THE PENGUINS COULD PLAY SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC.

FRANKIE: OH, THEY MIGHT.

LOOK.

IT SAYS HERE, BLACK-FOOTED PENGUINS LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

ELMO: ELMO WILL ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR FEET.

BE RIGHT BACK.

[PLAYING JAZZ FUSION] ELMO: HA HA HA!

OH.

OH, MUSICAL PENGUINS, HELLO?

[PENGUIN SQUAWK] ELMO: OH, HI, GUYS.

OH, ELMO HAS 3 QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

1, DO YOU PLAY DIFFERENT KINDS OF MUSIC?

PENGUIN 3: OH, SURE-- JAZZ, R&B, COUNTRY, WHATEVER.

ELMO: OH, COOL.

OH, QUESTION NUMBER 2-- DO THE MUSICAL PENGUINS KNOW SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC?

PENGUIN 2: KNOW IT?

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE FROM.

WE'RE BLACK-FOOTED PENGUINS.

ELMO: OH, GREAT.

THAT WAS ELMO'S NEXT QUESTION.

OH, COME ON, GUYS.

ELMO HAS A JOB FOR YOU.

THIS WAY.

PENGUIN 1: A GIG?

PENGUIN 3: YOU GOT IT.

PENGUIN 2: OH, OH.

[SQUAWKS] ALAN: CAREFUL, ABBY.

IT'S HOT.

ABBY: OK, OK, OK, OK. ALAN: LOOK... ♪ TA-DA ♪ PAP AND TOMATO GRAVY.

ABBY: AH, PAP AND TOMATO GRAVY SMELLS SO YUMMY.

ALAN: IT DOES.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE BETTER GET OVER TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER BEFORE ZUZU GETS HERE, OK?

ABBY: YEAH, YEAH.

RIGHT.

ALAN: ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO.

LET'S GO.

[PLAYING UPBEAT MUSIC] ELMO: OH, HO HO!

YEAH, BABY.

HA HA HA!

AH?

OH, ALAN, HI.

ALAN: THE MUSIC IS GREAT, ELMO, AND YOU ARE LOOKING GOOD.

ELMO: THANK YOU, ALAN.

OH, ELMO'S WEARING A DASHIKI.

OH, SOME PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA WEAR THEM.

ALAN: YEAH.

ELMO: OH!

IT'S ZUZU!

HI, ZUZU!

ZUZU: ELMO!

ZUZU: ZUZU, HI!

WELCOME TO SESAME STREET.

ZUZU: THANK YOU.

NGIYABONGA.

ELMO: OH, ZUZU, ELMO WANTS YOU TO MEET ELMO'S FRIENDS FRANKIE, ALAN, AND ABBY.

ZUZU: HELLO.

OH, ELMO... ELMO: UH-HUH?

ZUZU: I WAS JUST THINKING I'M MISSING HOME, NA... ELMO: YEAH?

ZUZU: AND THEN I SAW ALL OF THIS, AND I HEARD THE MUSIC.

ELMO: UH-HUH.

ZUZU: OH, ELMO... [SNIFFS] I SMELL THAT FOOD.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU MADE PAP AND TOMATO GRAVY HERE.

IT IS MY FAVORITE.

ABBY: AH, WELL, ELMO GOT THE IDEA FROM THIS COOKBOOK.

ZUZU: OH, WOW.

ELMO: YEAH.

THAT'S RIGHT, OH, AND YOU KNOW, ZUZU... ZUZU: YEAH?

ELMO: ELMO GOT THE IDEA FOR THE CLOTHES, OH, AND FOR THE MUSIC IN ANOTHER BOOK... ZUZU: OH, WOW.

ELMO: AND ELMO GOT MUSICAL PENGUINS.

ZUZU: MM MM.

MM MM MM.

[PLAYING UPBEAT MUSIC] ALAN: WAIT.

HOW DO PENGUINS KNOW SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC?

ELMO: WELL, ALAN, BLACK-FOOTED PENGUINS LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

ZUZU: YEBO.

ELMO: ELMO FOUND THAT IN A BOOK, TOO.

ZUZU: YEAH, BUT, ELMO... ELMO: YEAH?

ZUZU: HOW COULD YOU KNOW THIS WOULD MAKE ME FEEL SO HAPPY?

ELMO: WELL, YOU KNOW, ZUZU, ELMO THOUGHT ABOUT HOW HE WOULD FEEL IF HE WAS FAR AWAY FROM HOME.

ZUZU: MM-HMM.

ELMO: BOY, ELMO THOUGHT THAT HE MIGHT MISS HOME A LITTLE BIT.

ZUZU: AH, YOU ARE RIGHT, ELMO.

I WAS MISSING HOME A LITTLE... ELMO: YEAH?

ZUZU: BUT THIS-- THIS IS PERFECT.

ELMO: OH, HO HO!

ZUZU: YOU KNOW, I WANTED IDEAS FOR THINGS TO SEE AND DO HERE, SO I ALSO LOOKED IN A BOOK.

ELMO: REALLY?

ZUZU: MM-HMM.

ELMO: OH, HO HO!

ZUZU: I WANT TO EAT AMERICAN PIZZA... ELMO: UH-HUH.

ZUZU: AND I WANT TO GO TO A BASEBALL GAME.

ELMO: HA HA HA!

ZUZU: I WANT TO RIDE THE ELEVATOR TO THE TALLEST BUILDING AND EAT A HAMBURGER, TOO.

ELMO: YEAH.

ABBY: WELL, THAT'S EASY.

WE DO THAT STUFF ALL THE TIME.

ZUZU: WELL, UNTIL TODAY, I ONLY SAW THEM IN A BOOK.

ELMO: OH, HO HO!

ZUZU: OH, COME ON, EVERYBODY.

THERE'S MUSIC PLAYING.

IT'S TIME TO DANCE.

ELMO: YEAH.

LET'S DANCE.

HA HA HA!

OH... ALAN: NICE, ELMO.

ELMO: ♪ DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO ♪ ABBY: HA HA!

ELMO: YEAH.

GO FOR IT, ZUZU.

ALAN: GOOD.

ELMO: ♪ HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH HAH... ♪ [DING] DID YOU SEE A KIND MOMENT?

LET'S REMEMBER TOGETHER.

ZUZU: ELMO... ELMO: YEAH?

ZUZU: HOW COULD YOU KNOW THIS WOULD MAKE ME FEEL SO HAPPY?

ELMO: WELL, YOU KNOW, ZUZU, ELMO THOUGHT ABOUT HOW HE WOULD FEEL IF HE WAS FAR AWAY FROM HOME.

GIRL: HEY, SOPHIE, DO YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH ME?

SOPHIE: YEAH.

GIRL: DO YOU WANT TO PLAY FRISBEE, OR DO YOU WANT TO PLAY BUBBLES?

SOPHIE: FRISBEE.

GIRL: OK. ELMO: IT'S KIND TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR FRIENDS MIGHT LIKE.

DO SOMETHING KIND TODAY.

[DING] 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 "B"!

ALL: YAY, "B"!

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 ♪ ALL: ♪ BECAUSE THE LETTER OF THE DAY IS HERE ♪ "B"!

ABBY: "B" IS FOR "BOOKS."

ELMO: HA HA HA!

OH, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, PHARRELL.

IT'S A PYRAMID.

PHARRELL: THAT'S RIGHT, ELMO.

IT'S IN EGYPT.

ELMO: YEAH!

COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ DUM DEE DUM DUM DUM DUM DEE-- ♪ OH!

HI, PHARRELL WILLIAMS.

WHAT YOU DOING HERE?

PHARRELL: HEY, COOKIE.

ELMO AND I ARE JUST TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD.

ELMO: YEAH.

COOKIE MONSTER: TRAVELING AROUND WORLD?

WAIT A MINUTE, BUT YOU RIGHT HERE.

HOW COULD YOU TRAVEL WORLD AND NOT GO ANYWHERE?

PHARRELL: IT'S SIMPLE, COOKIE.

LISTEN.

[HUMS] ♪ YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE ♪ ♪ WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR CHAIR ♪ ♪ BY READING A BOOK ♪ ♪ BY READING A BOOK ♪ ♪ YOU CAN BE ANYTHING ♪ ♪ A PIRATE, A KING ♪ ♪ JUST GRAB A BOOK ♪ ♪ JUST GRAB A BOOK ♪ ♪ PULL A SWORD FROM A STONE ♪ ♪ AND WIND UP ON A THRONE ♪ ♪ HAVE TEA WITH THE HATTER ♪ ♪ IF HE'S MAD, IT DON'T MATTER ♪ ♪ BECAUSE IT'S INSIDE A BOOK ♪ ♪ YEAH, B's FOR "BOOK" ♪ ♪ COME ALONG WITH ME, B's FOR "BOOK" ♪ ♪ GRAB A BOOK AND YOU'LL SEE ♪ ♪ B's FOR "BOOK" ♪ ♪ COME ALONG WITH ME ♪ ♪ "B" IS FOR BOOK, THE LETTER "B" ♪ COOKIE MONSTER: WOW!

BOOK DO THAT?

ME MIND BLOWN.

PHARRELL: THAT'S RIGHT, COOKIE.

YOU JUST HAVE TO USE YOUR IMAGINATION.

♪ FLY TO THE STARS ♪ ♪ HAVE A PICNIC ON MARS, HOW?

♪ ELMO: ♪ BY READING A BOOK ♪ PHARRELL: ♪ OH, READING A BOOK ♪ ♪ HANG OUT WITH MISS MUFFET ♪ ♪ AND ASK HER, "UM, WHAT IS A TUFFET?"

♪ ELMO: ♪ HOW?

♪ COOKIE MONSTER: READING A BOOK!

ME GOT IT!

PHARRELL: ♪ YEAH, READING A BOOK ♪ ♪ POKE AROUND IN THE GLOOM ♪ ELMO: ♪ YEAH ♪ PHARRELL: ♪ OF A DUSTY, OLD TOMB ♪ ALL: ♪ GET CHUMMY WITH YOUR MUMMY ♪ ♪ WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR ROOM ♪ PHARRELL: ♪ BECAUSE IT'S INSIDE A BOOK ♪ ♪ YEAH, B's FOR "BOOK" ♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ READ ALONG WITH ME ♪ PHARRELL: ♪ THE LETTER "B" ♪ ELMO: ♪ GRAB A BOOK AND SEE ♪ PHARRELL: ♪ OH, B's FOR "BOOK" ♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ READ ALONG WITH ME ♪ ALL: ♪ THE LETTER "B" ♪ ELMO: HA HA HA!

[HORN HONKS] GONGER: ♪ YOO HOO ♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ DO YOU LIKE FOOD ♪ GONGER: ♪ A-DOOP-A DOOP DOOP-A ♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ LIKE ME LIKE FOOD?

♪ GONGER: ♪ A-DEEBA DEEBA DEEBA ♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ GONGER MAKE FOOD ♪ GONGER: ♪ I MAKE FOOD ♪ BOTH: ♪ PLACE YOU ORDER IF YOU LUCKY ♪ ♪ WE MAKE FOOD IN OUR FOODIE TRUCKY, YEAH ♪ [TABLET CHIMING] COOKIE MONSTER: OH, THE ALARM!

ME GOT IT!

ME GOT IT!

GONGER: I GOT IT!

I GOT IT!

NITUNA: HELLO, COOKIE MONSTER AND GONGER.

I'M NITUNA.

I'M READING A BOOK ABOUT ANOTHER NATIVE AMERICAN, AND SHE EATS SUCCOTASH.

I WOULD LIKE TO TRY SUCCOTASH, TOO.

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 SUCCOTASH, GONGER?

GONGER: OK. FOR SUCCOTASH, WE NEED LIMA BEANS... COOKIE MONSTER: OH, LIMA BEANS.

YEAH.

WE GOT LIMA BEANS RIGHT THERE.

GONGER: CORN... COOKIE MONSTER: CORN.

YEAH.

WE GOT CORN.

GONGER: P-PEPPERS.

COOKIE MONSTER: RED AND GREEN PEPPER.

YEAH.

WE GOT THAT.

GONGER: AND A ONION.

COOKIE MONSTER: OK. ONION.

UH...OH, BOY.

GONGER: UH, COOKIE?

COOKIE MONSTER: YEAH?

GONGER: WHERE'S THE ONION?

COOKIE MONSTER: WE NO HAVE ONION.

GONGER: COOKIE, DID YOU EAT THE ONION?

COOKIE MONSTER: WHAT?

ME EAT THE ONION?

NOOOO... GONGER: OOH!

IT'S OK. WE CAN GET MORE ONION ON THE FARM.

COOKIE MONSTER: WAIT A MINUTE.

WE CAN GET ONIONS AT THE FAAARM?

OH, WHERE THE FARRRRM?

[THUD] GONGER: OH, COOKIE, YOU NEED A MINT.

HERE YOU GO.

UH!

COOKIE MONSTER: MM!

GONGER: FOLLOW ME.

OHH...BOY.

[CLICK] [CLICK] BOTH: TO THE FARM!

[HONK HONK] COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ WE'RE GOING TO THE FARM ♪ [COW MOOS] [HONK HONK] COOKIE MONSTER: OK. ME SEE TOMATO, LETTUCE, BRUSSELS SPROUTS.

UH-OH.

ME NO SEE ONION.

GONGER, WHAT WE DO?

HELLO, MR. FARMER.

CAN YOU HELP US, PLEASE?

WE NEED ONIONS, BUT YOU NO HAVE ONIONS.

FARMER: AW, DON'T WORRY, COOKIE.

WE'VE GOT LOTS OF ONIONS.

THEY'RE RIGHT HERE.

YOU JUST CAN'T SEE THEM BECAUSE ONIONS GROW UNDER THEIR TALL, GREEN LEAVES.

COOKIE MONSTER: REALLY?

FARMER: YES.

ONIONS ARE BULBS.

A BULB IS WHAT WE CALL THIS BIG, ROUND BALL HERE.

ONIONS ARE VEGETABLES, AND WHEN THEY GROW LARGE AND THEIR LEAVES FLOP OVER, THEY'RE READY TO BE PICKED.

WE CUT OFF THE TOPS AND LEAVE THE ONIONS OUT TO DRY.

HERE.

THIS IS A GIFT FROM ME.

GONGER: THANK YOU.

COOKIE MONSTER: THANK YOU, MR. FARMER GUY.

WE GOT ONIONS FROM THE FARM.

OK. SUCCOTASH ALL HERE.

ORDER READY.

GONGER: NO, COOKIE!

NO.

WE GOT TO FOLLOW THE RECIPE.

COOKIE MONSTER: OH, YES.

RECIPE.

GONGER: YOU CHOP THE ONION.

COOKIE MONSTER: OK. CHOP THE ONION.

CHECK.

♪ HMM HMM ♪ OH, BOY, LOOK AT THAT.

ONION GOT LAYERS.

ONIONS MAKE ME EYES WATER.

GONGER: UH!

HEY, NO CRYING IN THE KITCHEN.

COOKIE MONSTER: SORRY.

UH... HIYAH!

GONGER: OK. 2 CUPS SPRING WATER.

YOU ADD THEM TO THE POT AND ADD SOME OLIVE OIL-- GLUG, GLUG, GLUG-- AND THE CHOPPED PEPPERS, WHOO, AND ADD SOME CORN.

YEAH.

HEE HEE!

OK, COOKIE.

NOW THE LIMA BEANS.

COOKIE MONSTER: OK. LIMA BEANS.

GONGER: YES.

OOH, YEAH, OH, AND THE ONION.

COOKIE MONSTER: AND ONION.

GONGER: YEAH.

COOKIE MONSTER: THERE WE GO.

GONGER: MM, TASTY.

OK. NOW STIR THEM.

STIR THEM.

STIR, STIR, STIR.

YEAH.

STIR THEM.

COOKIE MONSTER: WOW.

GONGER, YOU ARE GOOD COOKER.

GONGER: UH!

AHH... YEAH.

OH...YAH!

YEAH.

HO HO!

[SLURP] MM.

SUCCOTASH DONE COOKING.

COOKIE MONSTER: MM!

YUMMY, YUMMY.

[CRASH] GONGER: IT'S READY!

COOKIE MONSTER: OK. ORDER UP.

GONGER: HA HA HA!

BYE-BYE, SUCCOTASH.

COOKIE MONSTER: ARRIVEDERCI, SUCCOTASH.

GONGER: SEE YOU!

HEE HEE!

OH, COOKIE?

COOKIE MONSTER: YEAH?

GONGER: THIS NICE FOR YOU.

COOKIE MONSTER: OH, GONGER.

OH, BOY.

THANK YOU.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

MM!

AHH!

NOM!

NOM NOM NOM!

NOM NOM!

NOM NOM!

[TABLET CHIMING] OH.

NITUNA: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COOKIE MONSTER AND GONGER.

NOW I KNOW WHAT SUCCOTASH TASTES LIKE.

IT'S DELICIOUS.

BYE-BYE.

COOKIE MONSTER: YOU'RE WELCOME, NITUNA.

YEAH!

GONGER: YAY!

BOTH: ♪ HAPPY, HEALTHY MONSTERS TO THE RESCUE ♪ ♪ WE MAKE YUMMY FOOD ♪ ♪ JUST FOR YOU ♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ 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 MONSTER: ♪ WHILE THEY STILL BAKING ♪ CHORUS: ♪ BAKE, BAKE, BAKE, BAKE ♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ LET'S DO SOME SHAKING ♪ CHORUS: ♪ SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE ♪ ALL: ♪ BAKE-A, BAKE-A, BAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE ♪ ♪ HOW MANY COOKIES TODAY?

♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ WHILE THEY STILL BAKING ♪ CHORUS: ♪ BAKE, BAKE, BAKE, BAKE ♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ LET'S DO SOME MORE SHAKING ♪ CHORUS: ♪ SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE ♪ ALL: ♪ BAKE-A, BAKE-A, BAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE ♪ ♪ HOW MANY COOKIES TODAY?

♪ COOKIE MONSTER: ♪ ME THINK THEY'RE READY ♪ COUNT: ♪ EVERYBODY STEADY ♪ [DING, BEEP BEEP BEEP] 14!

[THUNDER] COOKIE MONSTER: COOKIES!

AHH, NOM NOM!

AHH!

OH!

NOM NOM NOM!

NOM!

AHH!

OH, NOM NOM!

CHORUS: ♪ YUM, YUM, YUM, DUM DEE DEE DUM ♪ ALL: ♪ THAT'S HOW MANY COOKIES THERE ARE TODAY ♪ 14!

ELMO: ♪ LA LA LA LA ♪ ♪ LA LA LA LA ♪ ♪ ELMO'S WORLD ♪ ♪ THAT'S ELMO'S WORLD ♪ GUESS WHAT ELMO'S THINKING ABOUT TODAY.

♪ YA DA DA DA ♪ OH.

[HUMMING] OH!

OH, NO!

AH.

THAT'S RIGHT.

BOOKS.

YEAH, AND DOROTHY HAS A QUESTION.

HOW DO YOU READ A BOOK?

HEY, GOOD QUESTION, DOROTHY.

LET'S WATCH SOMEBODY READ A BOOK.

KID: DON'T SIT ON IT!

GET OFF IT!

ELMO: YOU CAN'T SIT ON IT AND READ IT.

YEAH!

KID: YEAH.

ELMO: NO, MR. NOODLE.

MR. NOODLE, YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE BOOK.

KID: OPEN THE BOOK!

YOU HAVE TO TURN IT THE OTHER WAY!

DIFFERENT KID: THE OTHER WAY!

ELMO: YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE PAGES!

OPEN THE PAGES!

HA HA HA!

MR. NOODLE.

KID: IT'S UPSIDE DOWN!

ELMO AND KIDS: THE BOOK IS UPSIDE DOWN.

KIDS: UPSIDE DOWN!

ELMO: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

WHAT-- KID: NOT YOUR GLASSES!

THE BOOK!

ELMO: NO!

HA HA HA!

[KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK] ♪ HMM HMM LA DEE DEE DEE ♪ BOOK: HEY!

HOW ABOUT TALKING TO A BOOK?

ELMO: YEAH!

ELMO CAN TALK TO A BOOK!

BOOK: I CAN OPEN AND CLOSE.

ELMO: NEAT!

BOOK: THIS ON THE OUTSIDE, THAT'S MY COVER.

ELMO: WOW!

THE COVER!

BOOK: AND INSIDE, I AM FULL OF PAGES.

ELMO: OH, ELMO SEES WORDS, TOO.

[MUSIC STARTS] ELMO: WHAT?

DIFFERENT BOOK: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES... ELMO: WHAT?

WHO ARE YOU?

DIFFERENT BOOK: I AM A BOOK ABOUT THE CIRCUS.

PICTURE BOOK: YEAH.

HE'S FILLED WITH STORIES ABOUT THE CIRCUS.

THERE ARE BOOKS ABOUT EVERYTHING.

ELMO: WOW.

EVERYTHING!

OH!

LOOK.

LOOK!

LOOK!

DOROTHY IS IMAGINING ELMO IN A CIRCUS!

PICTURE BOOK: IN A CIRCUS BOOK.

[APPLAUSE] ELMO: THANK YOU!

THANK YOU!

WOW.

BOOKS ARE FUN TO READ.

OOH, ELMO WANTED TO SEE DOROTHY READ A BOOK, SO ELMO MADE A VIDEO WITH THIS CAMERA.

IT'S CALLED--AHEM-- "DOROTHY READS A BOOK," BY ELMO.

HA HA HA!

OH, VERY NICE, TV.

♪ HMM HMM HMM ♪ HA HA!

HEE HEE!

DOROTHY LOVES READING BOOKS ABOUT WHALES.

HA HA HA!

YEAH.

DON'T YOU, DOROTHY?

SHE'S A SPEED-READER.

HA HA HA!

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

YAH.

DOROTHY, DOROTHY, DOROTHY!

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

THANK YOU, TV.

BE CAREFUL.

HA HA!

ELMO REALLY LIKES BOOKS.

SO DOES DOROTHY.

THAT'S WHY DOROTHY WANTS US TO SING "THE BOOK SONG."

[PLAYING "JINGLE BELLS"] ♪ DOO DOO DOO ♪ CHICKEN: ♪ BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK... ♪ ELMO: THE CHICKEN THINKS WE'RE SINGING "THE CHICKEN SONG."

SING IT, CHICKEN!

BOTH: ♪ BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK ♪ ♪ BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK ♪ ♪ BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK ♪ ♪ BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK ♪ ELMO: SAY GOOD-BYE, DOROTHY.

HA HA!

GOOD-BYE, CHICKEN.

CHICKEN: BAWK BAWK!

ELMO: GOOD-BYE!

HA HA!

CHICKEN: BAWK!

♪ BAWK, BAWK, BAWK, BAWK ♪ ELMO: HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

BYE, DOROTHY.

GROVER: HOPE YOU HAD FUN FINDING OUT ALL ABOUT BOOKS WITH US TODAY.

OH!

WHOA!

WHOA!

OH... HA HA HA!

YOU THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DROP ALL THESE BOOKS, DIDN'T YOU?

AH, HA HA!

WELL--WHOA, WAAH!

OW!

OH...I AM OK. OHH...BYE-BYE.

SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON "SESAME STREET."

OH.

A BOOK ABOUT HOW TO BALANCE THINGS.

PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE READ THAT FIRST.

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