Sesame Street
Elmo's Butterfly Friend
Season 48 Episode 20 | 25m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Elmo and Telly learn how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly through metamorphosis.
Elmo and Telly learn how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly through metamorphosis.
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Sesame Street
Elmo's Butterfly Friend
Season 48 Episode 20 | 25m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Elmo and Telly learn how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly through metamorphosis.
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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!
ELMO: HA HA HA!
OH, HI.
HI, EVERYBODY.
TELLY: HEY, LUCAS!
ELMO: HI, HI.
TELLY: HEY, ELI!
ELMO: HI, MR. ANDRE.
HEE HEE!
TELLY: HEY, ELMO.
ELMO: HUH?
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT?
TELLY: OH!
OH!
OH, LOOK.
LOOK WHO'S HERE.
LOOK, LOOK.
ELMO: OH.
HEY.
WELCOME TO SESAME STREET.
TELLY: WE'RE LOOKING AT BUGS.
ELMO: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
OOH.
ELMO HAS HIS MAGNIFYING GLASS.
TELLY: YEAH.
ISN'T THAT COOL?
ELMO: ISN'T THAT COOL?
TELLY: AND I'VE GOT THIS GREAT BOOK, "FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT INSECTS."
ELMO: LET'S GO AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOME INSECTS.
TELLY: INSECTS!
YES!
ELMO: INSECTS!
LET'S SEE.
OH, OH!
TELLY, LOOK!
TELLY: WHAT?
ELMO: ANTS!
TELLY: ANTS ARE INSECTS.
ELMO: YEAH.
OOH.
THERE'S 1, 2 LITTLE ANTS PLAYING TOGETHER.
TELLY: IT SAYS HERE--OH, WOW!
ELMO: WHAT?
TELLY: "ANTS NEVER SLEEP."
WOW.
ELMO: WOW!
HA HA!
TELLY: AND THEY DON'T EVEN LOOK TIRED.
BOTH: FASCINATING!
ELMO: OH, LOOK!
MORE BUGS, TELLY!
MORE BUGS!
TELLY: LOOK AT THAT!
WHAT ARE THEY?
ELMO: WHAT, WHAT?
ELMO--WHAT ARE THEY?
TELLY: THOSE ARE LADYBUGS.
ELMO: 1, 2 LADYBUGS PLAYING TOGETHER.
TELLY: WOW.
ELMO: YEAH.
TELLY: HERE'S A FASCINATING FACT ABOUT LADYBUGS.
ELMO: OK, TELLY.
TELLY: THEY SMELL WITH THEIR FEET.
BOTH: FASCINATING!
[BOTH LAUGH] ELMO: OOH, OOH, OOH!
ELMO SEES ANOTHER BUG!
TELLY: WHOA!
ELMO: HA HA HA!
OOH!
HEY, TELLY.
LOOK, LOOK.
THERE'S A BUTTERFLY.
TELLY: WHOA.
HE'S BEAUTIFUL.
ELMO: YEAH, BUT WHERE'S BUTTERFLY'S FRIEND?
ELMO AND TELLY SAW, UM, 2 LITTLE ANTS AND 2 LITTLE, UH, LADYBUGS, BUT THERE'S ONLY 1 BUTTERFLY, AND IT'S ALONE.
TELLY: YOU'RE RIGHT.
LET'S LOOK FOR ANOTHER BUTTERFLY.
ELMO: OK!
HA HA HA!
YOO-HOO!
YOO-HOO!
OTHER BUTTERFLY?
WHERE ARE YOU?
COME OUT, COME OUT WHEREVER YOU ARE.. TELLY: HELLO?
HELLO, BUTTERFLIES?
CALLING ALL BUTTERFLIES!
ELMO: BUTTERFLIES, WHERE ARE YOU?
TELLY: HMM.
ELMO: OH, BOY.
TELLY, ELMO DOESN'T THINK ANY OTHER BUTTERFLIES ARE AROUND.
TELLY: YEAH.
I DON'T THINK SO EITHER.
THAT LITTLE GUY HAS NO BUTTERFLY FRIEND TO PLAY WITH.
ELMO: ELMO CAN BE A BUTTERFLY!
TELLY: WHAT'S THAT, NOW?
ELMO: ELMO--ELMO WILL PRETEND TO BE A BUTTERFLY, TELLY.
THEN THE LITTLE BUTTERFLY WILL HAVE A FRIEND TO PLAY WITH.
TELLY: GREAT IDEA!
ELMO: OK, OK. UM, LET'S SEE.
OH.
FLUTTER, FLUTTER, FLUTTER, FLUTTER.
FLUTTER, FLUTTER, FLUTTER, FLUTTER.
ELMO'S A BUTTERFLY!
FLUTTER, FLUTTER, FLUTTER, FLUTTER.
TELLY: YEP.
ELMO: COME PLAY WITH ELMO.
OH, OH.
IT'S NOT WORKING.
THE BUTTERFLY'S NOT COMING OVER TO PLAY.
TELLY: HMM.
I DON'T THINK HE GETS THAT YOU'RE A BUTTERFLY, ELMO.
ELMO: WELL, WHY NOT, TELLY?
TELLY: I'M CHECKING THE BOOK HERE.
AH.
HERE'S SOMETHING FASCINATING.
BEFORE A BUTTERFLY CAN BECOME A BUTTERFLY, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH A METAMORPHOSIS.
ELMO: A WHAT?
TELLY: METAMORPHOSIS IS-- IS A BIG CHANGE.
IT SAYS HERE, "THERE ARE 4 VERY DIFFERENT STAGES IN THE LIFE OF A BUTTERFLY."
ELMO: WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ELMO?
TELLY: WELL, MAYBE IF YOU-- IF YOU PRETEND... ELMO: YEAH?
TELLY: TO GO THROUGH THOSE 4 STAGES...
THE BUTTERFLY WILL THINK THAT YOU'RE A BUTTERFLY AND WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND.
ELMO: HEY.
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, TELLY!
OOH!
WHAT'S THE FIRST STAGE?
HUH, HUH?
TELLY: "FIRST A BUTTERFLY STARTS AS A BUTTERFLY EGG," LIKE THIS.
ELMO: GOT IT!
ELMO WILL BE RIGHT BACK!
HA HA!
TA-DA!
TELLY: NICE EGG COSTUME, ELMO.
ELMO: HEE HEE!
WELL, THANK YOU, TELLY, BUT ELMO'S NOT ELMO ANYMORE.
ELMO'S BUTTERFLY EGG ELMO.
TELLY: OH, RIGHT.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
AND--AND, LOOK, BUTTERFLY EGG ELMO.
IT'S WORKING!
THE BUTTERFLY IS LOOKING RIGHT AT YOU.
ELMO: OH.
NOT ANYMORE.
OOH.
QUICK, TELLY, WHAT'S THE SECOND STAGE?
TELLY: YOU NEED TO PRETEND TO BE A CATERPILLAR.
THE BUTTERFLY STARTS AS AN EGG.
AND WHEN THE EGG HATCHES, A CATERPILLAR COMES OUT.
ELMO: CATERPILLAR.
RIGHT.
ELMO WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
HEE HEE!
HA HA!
MMM!
HA HA!
ELMO'S A CATERPILLAR!
TELLY: AND LOOK, LOOK!
IT'S WORKING!
THE BUTTERFLY IS FLYING RIGHT TO YOU.
IS... IS HE READY TO BE YOUR FRIEND?
ELMO: OH.
OH, NO.
NOT YET.
OH.
WHAT'S THE THIRD STAGE, TELLY?
TELLY: OH.
LET'S SEE.
"AFTER THE EGG HATCHES INTO A CATERPILLAR, "IT GROWS AND SHEDS ITS SKIN, "AND WHEN IT DOES IT FOR THE LAST TIME, IT FORMS A CHRYSALIS."
ELMO: OH.
IT LOOKS LIKE A TINY SLEEPING BAG.
OK, TELLY.
BE RIGHT BACK.
HEE HEE HEE!
HEE HEE HEE!
OOH!
ELMO'S A CHRYSALIS.
HA HA!
TELLY: HEY, LOOK.
IT'S WORKING, IT'S WORKING!
THE BUTTERFLY, IT'S FLYING ALL AROUND YOU.
ELMO: WOW!
YEAH, YEA--UH-OH.
BUT THE BUTTERFLY ISN'T READY TO BE ELMO'S FRIEND YET.
TELLY: THAT'S BECAUSE YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH THE FOURTH STAGE.
INSIDE THE CHRYSALIS, THE CATERPILLAR TURNS INTO A BUTTERFLY.
ELMO: OH!
ELMO THOUGHT THAT WOULD COME NEXT.
UH!
WHAT?!
HA HA HA!
WHOA!
TA-DA!
ELMO IS ELMO BUTTERFLY!
TELLY: YOU REALLY DO LOOK LIKE A BUTTERFLY!
ELMO: AH, THANK YOU, TELLY.
TELLY: AND LOOK, LOOK!
IT'S WORKING!
THE BUTTERFLY WANTS TO BE YOUR FRIEND.
ELMO: HELLO, BUTTERFLY.
TELLY: ELMO, YOU DID IT.
THE BUTTERFLY'S NOT LONELY ANYMORE!
HE'S GOT A NEW FRIEND.
ELMO: AND ELMO'S GOT A NEW FRIEND, TOO.
COME ON, LITTLE BUTTERFLY.
LET'S BE BUTTERFLIES TOGETHER.
OOH!
YOU, TOO!
FLAP, FLUTTER, AND FLY WITH US.
HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
♪ LET'S FLAP OUR WINGS AND FLY TOGETHER ♪ ♪ LITTLE BUTTERFLY FRIEND ♪ ♪ FLUTTER THROUGH THE SKY TOGETHER ♪ ♪ LITTLE BUTTERFLY FRIEND ♪ ♪ WE CAN FLY FROM HERE TO THERE ♪ ♪ WE CAN STOP AND SMELL A ROSE ♪ ♪ WE CAN FLUTTER ♪ ♪ UP AND DOWN ♪ ♪ YOU CAN LAND ON ELMO'S NOSE ♪ OOH!
HELLO!
♪ LET'S FLAP OUR WINGS AND FLY ♪ YEAH!
♪ LITTLE--OOH-- ♪ ♪ BUTTERFLY FRIEND ♪ ♪ LITTLE ♪ ♪ BUTTERFLY ♪ ♪ FRIEND ♪ HA HA HA!
HA HA!
YOU'RE ELMO'S FRIEND.
OOH!
OH, GREAT FLUTTERING, LITTLE BUTTERFLY.
OOH!
AND YOU, TOO!
HA HA HA!
TELLY: I THINK YOUR LITTLE BUTTERFLY FRIEND IS ALL FLUTTERED OUT, ELMO.
ELMO: YEAH, ELMO, TOO.
HA HA HA!
COME ON.
CHRIS, CHRIS!
CHRIS: HEY, GUYS.
HEY!
OHH!
HEY, TELLY.
TELLY: HI, CHRIS.
CHRIS: ELMO?
ELMO: NO.
BUTTERFLY ELMO.
TELLY: YOU NOTICED.
HA HA!
ELMO: THIS IS ELMO'S BUTTERFLY FRIEND.
OOH.
SAY HELLO TO CHRIS, BUTTERFLY.
CHRIS: HELLO.
HEY, HEY.
DID HE JUST LAND ON MY HEAD?
ELMO: HA HA HA!
TELLY: YEP.
CHRIS: OH, OK. UM, OH, OK.
UH, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU GUYS?
ELMO: BUTTERFLY ELMO WANTS TO DRAW A PICTURE OF HIS BUTTERFLY FRIEND.
CHRIS: I HAVE JUST THE THING.
I HAVE SOME PAPER AND SOME CRAYONS, HUH?
ELMO: OH, GOOD, GOOD!
THANKS, CHRIS!
CHRIS: NO PROBLEM.
ELMO: COME ON, TELLY.
LET'S GO!
OH, YOU, TOO, BUTTERFLY FRIEND.
HA HA HA!
TELLY: HEY, ELMO!
ELMO: HUH?
TELLY: THE BOOK SAYS THAT'S A MONARCH BUTTERFLY.
ELMO: WOW!
A MONARCH?
TELLY: THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL A BUTTERFLY WITH "ORANGE WINGS WITH BLACK LINES AND WHITE SPOTS."
ELMO: COOL.
WELL, ELMO'S BEST FRIENDS WITH A MONARCH BUTTERFLY.
OOH!
OH.
OH, HO HO HO!
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK!
CHRIS: I THINK HE LIKES YOUR PICTURE.
ELMO: OH, YEAH.
YAY, LITTLE BUTTERFLY FRIEND!
THERE IS NO OTHER BUTTERFLY QUITE LIKE YOU.
HA HA.
TELLY: UH, EXCEPT MAYBE THAT ONE.
CHRIS: HEY!
IT'S ANOTHER MONARCH!
TELLY: OOH!
AND THAT ONE!
AND THAT ONE AND THAT ONE AND THAT ONE!
CHRIS: I WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
ELMO: WHY ARE THOSE LITTLE BUTTERFLIES HERE?
TELLY: "MONARCH BUTTERFLIES GET TOGETHER TO MIGRATE."
CHRIS: MIGRATE MEANS THEY MOVE BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN SEASONS.
YEAH.
IT'S JUST TOO COLD HERE IN THE WINTER.
TELLY: WHOA!
WHOA!
WHOA!
THERE THEY GO!
ELMO: ELMO'S BUTTERFLY FRIEND WOULDN'T LEAVE ELMO.
WE'RE BEST FRIENDS, RIGHT, BUTTERFLY FRIEND?
OH.
OH, NO!
BUT--BUT HE--HE DIDN'T EVEN SAY GOOD-BYE.
HE FORGOT ALL ABOUT ELMO.
TELLY: MAYBE NOT.
LOOK!
HE CAME BACK TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU.
ELMO: AW.
CHRIS: WOW!
ELMO: AW.
AW.
GOOD-BYE, LITTLE BUTTERFLY FRIEND, AND DON'T WORRY.
ELMO UNDERSTANDS.
ELMO WILL ALWAYS HAVE THIS PICTURE TO REMEMBER YOU BY.
AW.
TELLY: WHOA!
ELMO: GOOD-BYE, LITTLE BUTTERFLY FRIEND.
COME ON!
LET'S FIND OUT MORE FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT BUGS.
COME ON.
TELLY: ALL RIGHT!
OK.
LISTEN TO THIS.
ELMO: YEAH?
TELLY: DRAGONFLIES ARE THE FASTEST FLYING BUGS OF ALL, AND THEY CAN EAT WHILE FLYING.
ELMO: REALLY?
COOL!
TELLY: FASCINATING!
HA HA HA!
ELMO: ♪ JUMP UP, GET DOWN ♪ ♪ COME DANCE WITH ELMO ♪ ♪ WE'RE MOVING OUR BODY TO THE ABCs ♪ ♪ DANCE NEARBY ♪ ♪ WHOA, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH ♪ ♪ DANCE FAR AWAY ♪ ♪ NOW CLAP YOUR HANDS ♪ ♪ TO THE LETTER OF THE DAY ♪ ♪ CLAP, CLAP ♪ ♪ WHAT'S THE LETTER, CLAP, CLAP ♪ ♪ WHAT'S THE LETTER, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP ♪ CHORUS: WHAT'S THE LETTER?
WHAT'S THE LETTER?
WHAT'S THE LETTER, WHAT'S THE LETTER, WHAT'S THE LETTER?
ELMO: ♪ THE LETTER OF THE DAY IS... ♪ ♪ "B" ♪ ALL: ♪ CLAP, CLAP, IT'S THE LETTER OF THE DAY ♪ ♪ CLAP, CLAP, IT'S THE LETTER OF THE DAY ♪ CHORUS: ♪ OOH ♪ ALL: ♪ CLAP, CLAP ♪ ♪ IT'S THE LETTER, IT'S THE LETTER ♪ ♪ IT'S THE LETTER OF THE DAY ♪ CHORUS: ♪ OOH ♪ ALL: ♪ IT'S THE LETTER OF THE DAY ♪ ♪ CLAP, CLAP, IT'S THE LETTER OF THE DAY ♪ ♪ CLAP, CLAP ♪ ♪ AY, AY, AY, AY, AY ♪ ELMO: ♪ "B" ♪ KID: THE LETTER BBB, BBB, "B."
"B" IS FOR BUTTERFLIES.
BUTTERFLIES ARE INSECTS.
THEY HAVE 6 LEGS, 2 ANTENNAE, AND 2 PAIRS OF WINGS.
BUTTERFLIES GO THROUGH A METAMORPHOSIS, OR A REALLY BIG CHANGE.
THEY BEGIN THEIR LIVES AS CATERPILLARS.
WHEN THEY'RE FULLY GROWN, THEY SPIN THEMSELVES INTO A CHRYSALIS.
AFTER SOME TIME PASSES, IT TURNS INTO A BUTTERFLY.
WOW!
BUTTERFLIES ONLY EAT LIQUIDS LIKE FLOWER NECTAR AND SAP FROM FLOWERS ON TREES.
THEY ALSO DRINK JUICE FROM FRUITS.
BUTTERFLIES' WINGS HAVE BRIGHT COLORS AND PATTERNS TO HELP THEM DO LOTS OF THINGS LIKE CAMOUFLAGE.
THIS BUTTERFLY LOOKS JUST LIKE THE TREE.
WOW!
"B" IS FOR BUTTERFLIES.
THE LETTER "B."
KIDS: ♪ MURRAY HAS A LITTLE LAMB ♪ LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA: ♪ YO, MURRAY HAS A LITTLE LAMB ♪ ♪ WHO WEARS A LITTLE BOW ♪ KIDS: ♪ GO, MURRAY ♪ MIRANDA: ♪ TOGETHER, THEY GO EVERYWHERE ♪ ♪ AMIGOS LIKE TO GO ♪ BOY: ♪ M-M-MURRAY ♪ MIRANDA: ♪ HE FOLLOWS HER TO SCHOOL EACH DAY ♪ ♪ THEY RUN, THEY SPIN, THEY LEAP ♪ KIDS: ♪ GO, MURRAY ♪ MIRANDA: ♪ YO, EVERYBODY LOVES TO SEE ♪ ♪ A MONSTER AND HIS SHEEP ♪ ♪ AND THEY ALL SAY ♪ BOY: ♪ MURRAY ♪ KIDS: ♪ MURRAY ♪ BOY: ♪ MURRAY ♪ KIDS: ♪ MURRAY ♪ MIRANDA: ♪ MURRAY HAS A LITTLE LAMB ♪ KIDS: ♪ GO, MURRAY ♪ MIRANDA: ♪ MURRAY HAS A LITTLE LAMB ♪ MURRAY: IT'S TIME FOR SCHOOL, BUT WHERE'S MY LITTLE LAMB?
OVEJITA: HEE HEE HEE!
MURRAY: HUH?
OVEJITA: HEE HEE HEE!
MURRAY: OH?
WHERE'D SHE GO?
OVEJITA: AAH!
MURRAY: WHOA!
HA HA HA!
HI, OVEJITA!
OVEJITA: i¡HOLA, MURRAY!
MURRAY: WHAT SCHOOL ARE WE GOING TO TODAY?
OVEJITA: ♪ TA-DA!
♪ MURRAY: OOH!
WHAT IS THIS?
KIDS: A FLOWER!
MURRAY: YEAH, A FLOWER, AND WHERE DOES A FLOWER GROW?
KIDS: A GARDEN!
MURRAY: YES.
I THINK I KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.
WE'RE GOING TO... ALL: GARDENING SCHOOL!
OVEJITA: ESCUELA DE JARDINERA.
ALL: YAY!
MURRAY: WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS GARDEN?
MAN: GENERALLY IN A GARDEN LIKE THIS ONE, WE GROW THINGS THAT LOOK PRETTY.
MURRAY: UH-HUH.
MAN: AND SOMETIMES THINGS THAT LOOK PRETTY ARE ALSO THINGS THAT YOU CAN EAT.
MURRAY: WAIT A MINUTE.
SPINACH.
SPINACH HAS LEAVES.
CAN THEY GROW IN THE GARDEN?
GIRL: YES.
MURRAY: WOW!
MAN: ARE YOU READY TO PLANT SOME SEEDS?
GIRL: I SEE SOMETHING.
MAN: JUST LIKE THAT.
MURRAY: YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE?
WOMAN: WHAT?
MURRAY: I LIKE FLOWERS.
WOMAN: YEAH, ME, TOO.
[OVEJITA SNIFFS] OVEJITA: AH!
QUE BONITA.
MURRAY: WHAT COLOR DO FLOWERS COME IN?
KAREEM: WHITE... MURRAY: WHITE.
WHAT ELSE?
KAREEM: PINK... MURRAY: PINK.
KAREEM: RED... MURRAY: RED.
KAREEM: AND PURPLE.
MURRAY: AND PURPLE?
AND HOW ABOUT MY FAVORITE COLOR OF ALL?
AN ORANGE FLOWER.
WOMAN: ORANGE?
WELL, RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ORANGE FLOWERS, BUT-- MURRAY: AW, MAN.
MAYBE I COULD JUST STAND THERE LIKE THIS AND PRETEND TO BE THE ORANGE FLOWER.
HOW DO YOU PLANT A FLOWER?
GIRL: YOU USE SEEDS AND WATER AND SUNSHINE.
MURRAY: THAT'S SO MUCH STUFF A FLOWER NEEDS.
I THOUGHT YOU JUST PUT IT THERE AND IT JUST GROWS.
THAT'S NOT TRUE?
MAN: THAT'S--NO, NO.
MURRAY: SO WHAT DO I DO FIRST WHEN I'M GONNA PLANT?
MAN: WE WANT TO RAKE OFF ANY DEBRIS, ANY BITS OF OLD PLANT OR PETALS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SOIL LOOKS NICE AND CLEAN.
DIFFERENT MAN: SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
WHEN WE PLANT, WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS.
THIS IS A TROWEL.
DOES EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT A TROWEL IS?
KID: SHOVEL!
MAN: IT IS.
IT'S LIKE A REALLY SMALL SHOVEL.
NOW, THEY'RE NOT VERY BIG, BUT THEY ARE KIND OF HEAVY, SO YOU DO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, OK?
JUST LIKE SUGAR ON A SPOON.
PUT IT RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOLE.
PERFECT.
MURRAY: KAREEM, I'M REALLY GOOD AT DIGGING.
WATCH MY DIGGING MOVES.
YOU READY?
KAREEM: OK. MURRAY: UGH, AH!
UGH, AH!
UGH, AH!
YOU THINK I'M GONNA BE GOOD AT DIGGING?
KAREEM: YES.
MAN: ONCE WE GET THE PLANTS IN THE GROUND, WHAT ELSE DO THEY NEED?
MURRAY: UM...UH...COMPANY?
MAN: UH, NO.
WELL, THEY DO LIKE COMPANY.
MURRAY: A NICE SONG, PERHAPS?
MAN: THEY NEED WATER.
WOMAN: GET THAT ROOT--ALL OF THOSE ROOTS NICE AND WET.
MURRAY: HIT IT, OVEJITA!
OVEJITA: MM-HMM.
WOMAN: JUST PRESS LIGHTLY, AND YOU GOT IT.
MURRAY: WOW!
THERE'S SO MUCH STUFF THAT COMES OUT OF A GARDEN.
OVEJITA: HEE HEE HEE HEE!
MM-HMM.
MURRAY: I LOVE GARDENING SCHOOL!
OVEJITA: HEE HEE HEE!
i¡ESCUELA!
MURRAY: SEE YOU NEXT TIME AT SCHOOL!
OVEJITA: i¡ADIOS!
MURRAY: BYE!
OVEJITA: HEE HEE HEE!
GROVER: GREETINGS, ALL YOU NATURE LOVERS.
THIS IS YOUR CUTE, FURRY, BLUE, AND GREEN-THUMBED GARDENING MONSTER GROVER-- HEH HEH HEH--AND TODAY I AM GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE THINGS THAT ALL CUTE, LITTLE PLANTS NEED TO GROW AND STAY HEALTHY.
MM-HMM.
OH, FIRST, THEY NEED SOIL AND SUNLIGHT, WHICH THIS PLANT OVER HERE ALREADY HAS PLENTY OF, BUT A PLANT ALSO NEEDS TO EAT.
OK, LITTLE PLANTY.
I HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY BECAUSE, OH, HAVE I GOT A TREAT FOR YOU.
SOMETHING THAT ALL LITTLE PLANTS LOVE, AND THAT IS... A BIG, HEALTHFUL SALAD WITH RADISHES AND TOMATOES, OH, AND JUST A HINT OF OREGANO.
BON APPETIT.
DO NOT WAIT FOR ME.
I HAVE ALREADY EATEN.
WHA--UM...
IT APPEARS, UH, THIS PLANT IS NOT OF THE SALAD-EATING VARIETY, BUT FEAR NOT.
I KNOW WHAT ELSE A LITTLE PLANT NEEDS TO GROW BIG AND HEALTHY-- HEH HEH-- A PIZZA.
OHH!
OH, PIPING HOT, FRESH OUT OF THE OVEN.
WHA--OH, DEAR.
THIS LITTLE PLANT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PIZZA EATER, EITHER.
BUT, BEING THE RESOURCEFUL GARDENING MONSTER THAT I AM, I KNOW JUST THE THING THAT NO LITTLE PLANT CAN RESIST-- HUNGARIAN GOULASH.
HA HA HA!
OH, ENJOY.
DO NOT RESIST.
GIVE IN TO TEMPTATION.
OR NOT.
OHH... OY GEVALT.
[CRASH] I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS LITTLE PLANT IS ONE FINICKY EATER, OH, AND HOW WILL IT EVER GROW TO BE BIG AND HEALTHY AND GREEN AND-- AND NOW IT IS RAINING.
OH, THE WEATHER REPORT DID NOT FORECAST RAIN TODAY, BUT LOOK!
OH, THE--THE LITTLE PLANT IS LOOKING NICE AND HEALTHY AGAIN.
AH!
HUH.
I GUESS ALL IT NEEDED WAS A LITTLE WATER.
HA HA!
HA!
UH, UH, UH... AND I GUESS WHAT I REALLY NEED RIGHT NOW IS AN UMBRELLA.
UH, UH, UH... UM, EXCUSE ME.
UH, DO YOU MIND?
HEH.
OH... [THUNDER] 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] 1, 2, 3... 4, 5, 6... 7, 8, 9... 10, 11!
[THUNDER] COOKIE MONSTER: COOKIES!
AHH, NOM NOM NOM!
OHH, NOM!
OHH, NOM NOM NOM NOM!
CHORUS: ♪ YUM, YUM, YUM, DUM DEE DEE DUM ♪ ♪ THAT'S HOW MANY COOKIES THERE ARE TODAY ♪ ALL: 11!
GIRL: WHAT ARE WE GOING TO FIND IN THE GARDEN TODAY?
OH, LOOK!
BUTTERFLIES!
LET'S COUNT THE BUTTERFLIES!
1, 2, 3, 4... 5, 6, 7, 8... 9, 10... 11!
11 BUTTERFLIES!
HA HA!
11!
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 HO!
BUTTERFLIES!
OH, HI, BUTTERFLIES.
HA HA HEE HEE!
BOY, ELMO LOVES BUTTERFLIES AND WANTS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM.
HEY!
LET'S ASK OUR FRIEND SMARTIE.
LET'S CALL HER TOGETHER.
ELMO AND KIDS: ♪ OH, SMARTIE ♪ [SMARTIE PLAYING "ELMO'S SONG"] ELMO: HA HA HA!
SMARTIE: HIYA, ELMO!
ELMO: HI, SMARTIE!
SMARTIE: LOOK AT ME!
I'M FLOATING LIKE A BUTTERFLY!
OH, HO HO HO!
PRETTY!
OH.
THAT'S PERFECT, SMARTIE, BECAUSE ELMO WANTS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT BUTTERFLIES TODAY.
SMARTIE: WELL, WHAT DO WE DO TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW?
ALL: WE LOOK IT UP!
SMARTIE: SEARCHING THE NET FOR BUTTERFLIES.
HERE WE GO!
BUTTERFLIES START OUT AS CATERPILLARS.
THE CATERPILLAR BUILDS A CHRYSALIS ALL AROUND ITSELF.
INSIDE THE CHRYSALIS, THE CATERPILLAR GOES THROUGH A METAMORPHOSIS, A BIG CHANGE, AND TURNS INTO A BUTTERFLY.
BUTTERFLIES ARE INSECTS WITH 6 LEGS, 2 ANTENNAE, AND 2 PAIRS OF WINGS.
FOR FOOD, BUTTERFLIES DRINK NECTAR FROM FLOWERS AND JUICE FROM SOME FRUITS.
ELMO: BOY, THAT WAS COOL, SMARTIE!
SMARTIE: WELL, I "BUTTER" FLY.
GET IT?
"BETTER FLY," "BUTTERFLY."
ELMO: RIGHT, RIGHT!
BUTTERFLY!
HA HA HA!
SMARTIE: HA HA HA!
ELMO: OH.
SMARTIE: CATCH YOU LATER, ELMO.
ELMO: OH, HO HO!
BYE-BYE, SMARTIE!
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!
HA HA!
HA HA HA!
LET'S HELP THE BUTTERFLY GET TO THE FLOWER FOR LUNCH.
ARE YOU READY?
LET'S PLAY!
READY, BUTTERFLY?
OK. GO!
KID: UH-OH!
HE'S STUCK.
ELMO: OH, NO.
THE BUTTERFLY TOOK A WRONG TURN.
KID: GO BACK THE WAY YOU CAME!
THAT'S IT!
ELMO: KEEP GOING, BUTTERFLY.
KID: KEEP GOING!
ELMO: OH, NO!
YOU WENT TOO FAR.
KID: GO BACK, BUTTERFLY.
DIFFERENT KID: DON'T MISS THE TURN.
ELMO: KEEP GOING, BUTTERFLY.
KID: YOU'RE ALMOST THERE!
DIFFERENT KID: THAT'S IT!
ELMO: GOOD JOB!
WE HELPED THE BUTTERFLY GET TO THE FLOWER.
KID: YAY!
WE DID IT!
ELMO: YEAH, BABY!
WOW.
ELMO REALLY LOVES BUTTERFLIES--OH-- AND THAT MAKES ELMO WONDER EVEN MORE.
OOH.
DOES MR. NOODLE KNOW ABOUT BUTTERFLIES?
OH.
LET'S ASK HIM.
HA HA HA!
♪ HEY, MR. NOODLE ♪ OH, HO HO!
IT'S MR. NOODLE'S BROTHER MR. NOODLE.
HI, MR. NOODLE.
OH.
MR. NOODLE, ELMO WAS WONDERING DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BUTTERFLIES?
YOU DO?
OH!
SHOW US A BUTTERFLY, MR. NOODLE.
KIDS: YEAH!
SHOW US!
KID: HA HA!
MR. NOODLE, THAT'S BUTTER.
ELMO: THAT'S BUTTER!
OH, HO HO!
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN--NO!
MR. NOODLE, SHOW US A BUTTERFLY, NOT BUTTER THAT FLIES.
OK. ELMO WILL GIVE YOU A HINT.
A BUTTERFLY HAS 2 ANTENNAE, YEAH, AND 4 WINGS.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT!
KID: WHERE DID HE GO?
ELMO: OH, HO HO HO!
ELMO AND KIDS: MR. NOODLE!
KID: YOU'RE DRESSED UP LIKE A FLOWER.
DIFFERENT KID: WAIT LOOK!
KIDS: WOW!
KID: LOOK AT ALL THE BUTTERFLIES.
ELMO: BUTTERFLIES LOVE FLOWERS.
GREAT JOB SHOWING US BUTTERFLIES, MR. NOODLE.
OH, HO HO HO!
BYE, MR. NOODLE.
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!
GROVER: HELLO!
DID WE NOT LEARN SOME FASCINATING THINGS ABOUT BUTTERFLIES TODAY?
YES.
NOW MY BUTTERFLY FRIENDS AND I ARE GETTING READY TO MOVE TO ANOTHER PLACE.
WE CALL IT MIGRATION.
OH!
WAIT UP FOR ME, MY LITTLE BUTTERFLY FRIENDS!
WHOA!
OHH!
UGH!
SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON "SESAME STREET"!
OH!
WAIT UP!
MAXWELL, LUCRETIA!
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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