♪ ♪ IMAGINE A STORY ♪ ALL: ♪ SQUEEDLE DEE ACHA ♪ ELMO: ♪ IMAGINE A SONG ♪ ALL: ♪ WOODLE-EE-WOO ♪ ELMO: ♪ WHAT HAPPENS NEXT ♪ ♪ YOU'’’LL NEVER KNOW ♪ CHICKENS: ♪ BA BA BA BA ♪ ELMO: ♪ IT'’’S "ELMO THE MUSICAL" ♪ ♪ "ELMO THE MUSICAL" ♪ CHICKENS: ♪ BAAA ♪ VELVET: ♪ LET'’’S GET ON WITH THE SHOW ♪ OOH!

WHAT'’’S TODAY'’’S MUSICAL STORY GOING TO BE, ELMO?

ELMO: WELL, ELMO'’’S NOT SURE YET, VELVET.

OH!

COME ON!

LET'’’S THINK!

WHAT IF, WHAT IF?

OH, HO HO!

WHAT IF ELMO WAS... OH!

A KARATE MASTER!

VELVET: OOH!

A MARTIAL ARTS MUSICAL.

SOUNDS EXCITING.

ELMO: YEAH, VELVET.

AND YOU CAN BE A KARATE MASTER, TOO.

HA HA!

FIRST, KARATE MASTER ELMO WILL TEACH YOU THE SPECIAL KARATE CHOP.

IT GOES LIKE THIS.

HA HA HA!

♪ HOP, HOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ ♪ HOP, HOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ NOW YOU TRY IT WITH ELMO.

COME ON!

♪ HOP, HOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ ♪ HOP, HOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ HA HA HA!

BOY, THAT WAS COOL.

NOW WE'’’RE READY TO IMAGINE... ♪ "KARATE MASTER THE MUSICAL" ♪ COME ON.

LET'’’S IMAGINE A VILLAGE.

AAH!

HA HA HA!

VILLAGERS: ♪ HERE IN OUR LITTLE VILLAGE ♪ ♪ ATOP A GRASSY HILL ♪ ♪ LIVES A WISE KARATE MASTER ♪ ♪ WITH A VERY SPECIAL SKILL ♪ ♪ USING ONLY HIS BARE HANDS ♪ ♪ AND WITH SUCH AMAZING SPEED ♪ ♪ HE USES HIS KARATE CHOP ♪ ♪ TO MAKE ANY SHAPE YOU NEED ♪ ELMO: ♪ WHO NEEDS A SHAPE?

♪ ♪ MASTER ELMO CAN DO IT ♪ ♪ WITH A CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ ♪ THERE'’’S NOTHING TO IT ♪ ♪ LET'’’S CHOP ♪ ♪ HOP, HOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ ♪ HOP, HOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ GRASSHOPPER: WOW!

LOOK AT ALL THOSE AMAZING SHAPES!

[GONG] [RUMBLING] ELMO: WHAT WAS THAT?

GRASSHOPPER: WHAT'’’S HAPPENING?

CHICKEN: MASTER ELMO, MY TRIANGLE-SHAPED SANDWICHES HAVE ALL BEEN SMUSHED!

OHH!

TIGER: OH, NO!

MY CIRCLE-SHAPED WAGON WHEELS ARE BROKEN!

ELMO: OH, NO!

TIGER: OHH!

GRASSHOPPER: OH, NO!

MY HOUSE.

EVERY RECTANGLE RUINED.

I SAY WHO IS DESTROYING ALL OF OUR SHAPES?

VOICE: I AM.

COW: OHH!

PIG: OINK!

ELMO: WHAT IS THAT?

OOZE: ♪ THEY CALL ME SIMPLY THE OOZE ♪ ♪ AND I'’’M HERE TO GIVE YOU THE NEWS ♪ ♪ WHEN I SEE A SHAPE, I CAN'’’T TAKE IT ♪ ♪ I HAVE TO DESTROY IT AND BREAK IT ♪ ♪ SAY GOOD-BYE TO EACH SQUARE ♪ ♪ THEY'’’LL NO LONGER BE THERE ♪ ♪ NO OVALS, TRIANGLES, CIRCLES, OR RECTANGLES ♪ ♪ THAT'’’S THE LAST PENTAGON ♪ ♪ THERE'’’S NO MORE, THEY'’’RE ALL GONE ♪ ♪ THE OOZE RULES ♪ ♪ SO DO NOT MISTAKE IT ♪ ELMO: MR. OOZE HAS TO STOP BREAKING ALL OF OUR SHAPES!

OOZE: SAYS WHO?

GRASSHOPPER: SAYS KARATE MASTER ELMO.

OOZE: OH.

IS THAT SO?

GRASSHOPPER: MM-HMM.

OOZE: WELL, THEN IT SEEMS THAT YOU HAVE MET YOUR MATCH.

ELMO: WE SHALL MEET IN...

THE OCTAGON!

OOZE: HA HA HA!

EWW.

NOW THAT I SEE IT, I REALIZE THIS OCTAGON IS A SHAPE!

ELMO: UH-HUH.

A SHAPE WITH 8 SIDES AND 8 ANGLES.

OOZE: IT MUST BE DESTROYED.

AAH!

GRASSHOPPER: AREN'’’T YOU GONNA STOP HIM, KARATE MASTER ELMO?

ELMO: PATIENCE, YOUNG GRASSHOPPER.

OOZE: IS THAT THE BEST YOU'’’VE GOT?

LET'’’S CHOP!

♪ HOP, HOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ HORSE: WHAT SHAPE IS THIS GOING TO BE?

TIGER: IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 SIDES.

COW: AND 5 ANGLES!

GRASSHOPPER: IT'’’S A PENTAGON!

OOZE: PENTAGON, BEGONE!

[VILLAGERS GASP] ELMO: WHY DOESN'’’T THE OOZE LIKE SHAPES?

OOZE: WHY?

♪ LIFE WOULD BE MUCH LESS HECTIC ♪ ♪ IF I WERE GEOMETRIC ♪ ♪ BUT, NO, THERE IS NO SHAPE ♪ ♪ TO ME-EEE ♪ ♪ TO ME-EEE ♪ [VILLAGERS CRYING] ELMO: MASTER ELMO MAY HAVE A WAY TO HELP THE OOZE.

♪ HOP, HOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ ♪ HOP, HOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ SEE?

OOZE: A SQUARE?

HOW IS A SHAPE SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER?

ELMO: WELL, JUST GO INSIDE THE SQUARE.

OOZE: WHOA!

LOOK AT ME!

I--I HAVE A SHAPE!

I'’’M A SQUARE!

ELMO: ♪ HOP, HOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ [GRUNTING] OOZE: HMM.

LET'’’S SEE.

UH... OHH!

LOOK AT ME!

I'’’M A TRIANGLE!

ELMO: ♪ HOP, HOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP ♪ OOZE: OH!

HA HA HA!

VILLAGERS: WOW!

OOZE: I'’’M A-- UH, I DON'’’T EVEN KNOW WHAT SHAPE THIS IS.

ELMO: HA HA HA!

YOU'’’RE A RHOMBUS.

OOZE: I'’’M RHOMBUS-SHAPED.

WHOO-HOO!

ELMO: SEE?

IT'’’S NOT THAT THE OOZE HAS NO SHAPE.

THE OOZE CAN BE ANY SHAPE.

OOZE: YOU'’’RE RIGHT.

I CAN BE EVERY SHAPE THERE IS!

♪ AND NOW I DO LOOK FORWARD TO ♪ ♪ THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ♪ ALL: ♪ YES, NOW WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO ♪ ♪ THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME ♪ VELVET: BRAVO, BRAVO!

THAT PERFORMANCE WAS IN GREAT SHAPE, ELMO!

ELMO: HA HA HA!

AH, THANK YOU, VELVET.

OH, HO HO!

AND THANK YOU, KARATE MASTER.

ELMO COULDN'’’T HAVE DONE THIS STORY WITHOUT YOU.

VELVET: ♪ CURTAIN CALL ♪ ELMO: ♪ THAT'’’S "ELMO THE MUSICAL" ♪ OTHERS: ♪ "ELMO THE MUSICAL" ♪ VELVET: ♪ THAT'’’S THE END OF OUR ♪ ALL: ♪ SHOW ♪ ELMO: HA HA HA!

BYE-BYE!