
Sesame Street
The New Old MacDonald
Season 48 Episode 27 | 25m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Old MacDonald’s animals don’t want to sing their song anymore because it never changes.
Old MacDonald’s animals don’t want to sing their song anymore because it’s always sung the same way. Nina and the gang figure out how they could sing the song in a fun, new way.
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Sesame Street
The New Old MacDonald
Season 48 Episode 27 | 25m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Old MacDonald’s animals don’t want to sing their song anymore because it’s always sung the same way. Nina and the gang figure out how they could sing the song in a fun, new way.
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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!
ALAN: ALL RIGHT.
ARE YOU GUYS EXCITED?
YEAH?
ROSITA: I'M SO EXCITED!
ALAN: ALL RIGHT.
OH, HEY, WELCOME TO SESAME STREET.
ELMO: OH, HI.
OH, GUESS WHAT.
GUESS WHAT.
GUESS WHAT.
ROSITA: WE ARE GOING TO SING OUR FAVORITE SONG TODAY.
ELMO: THAT'S RIGHT-- "OLD MacDONALD HAD A FARM."
ABBY: YEAH, AND THAT'S NOT ALL.
THE REAL OLD MacDONALD AND HIS FARM ANIMALS ARE COMING RIGHT HERE TO SESAME STREET.
ELMO: AND THEY'RE GONNA SING WITH US.
ALAN: YAY!
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S PRACTICE, ALL RIGHT?
LET'S TUNE UP.
[ALL HUM Bb] ALAN: AND... ALL: ♪ OLD Mac DONALD HAD A FARM ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ALAN: ♪ AND ON THAT FARM, HE HAD A COW ♪ ALL: ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ WITH A MOO MOO HERE AND A MOO MOO THERE ♪ ♪ HERE A MOO, THERE A MOO, EVERYWHERE A MOO MOO ♪ ♪ OLD MacDONALD HAD A FARM ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ALAN: OH, HEY, NINA.
HI.
ELMO: OH, NINA!
OH, YOU KNOW, NINA CAN SING WITH OLD Mac DONALD AND HIS ANIMALS, TOO.
ALAN: THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THEY'RE GONNA BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
ELMO: THAT'S RIGHT.
ANIMALS: NO MORE!
NO MORE!
NO MORE!
NINA: WHAT'S THAT?
ANIMALS: NO MORE!
NO MORE!
NO MORE!
NO MORE!
MacDONALD: ACH!
IT'S TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE.
ABBY: OH, IT'S OLD MacDONALD.
ELMO: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
UM, EXCUSE ELMO, MR. OLD MacDONALD.
UM, WHAT'S GOING ON?
MacDONALD: OH, LADDIE, IT'S ME WEE FARM ANIMALS.
THEY'RE ALL ON STRIKE.
THEY SAY THEY WON'T SING OUR SONG ANYMORE.
ABBY: WAIT.
THEY WON'T SING "OLD MacDONALD"?
ROSITA: OH, NO.
¿POR QU É?
ANIMALS: NO MORE!
NO MORE!
NINA: WAIT.
WHY WON'T YOU SING?
SHEEP: BECAUSE WE ALWAYS SING IT THE SAME WAY.
THAT'S WHY.
COW: EVERY TIME, "MOO MOO HERE, MOO MOO THERE."
SHEEP: "BAA BAA HERE, BAA BAA THERE."
CHICKEN: "BAWK BAWK BAWK, BAWK BAWK BAWK."
COW: WHAT SHE SAID.
ALAN: BUT THAT IS THE WAY WE ALWAYS SING IT.
COW: WE KNOW--SAME OLD SONG WITH THE SAME OLD SOUNDS.
ENOUGH ALREADY.
CHICKEN: BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK.
MacDONALD: OH, SEE WHAT I MEAN?
THEY WON'T SING.
ELMO: ELMO REALLY WANTED TO SING WITH OLD MacDONALD AND HIS ANIMALS.
ROSITA: YO TAMBI ÉN.
ABBY: YEAH.
ME, TOO.
SHEEP: WELL, YOU CAN COUNT US OUT.
COME ON.
BACK TO THE FARM.
ANIMALS: NO MORE!
NO MORE!
ALAN: WAIT!
NINA: WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT.
ALAN: YOU'RE JUST GONNA GIVE UP AND GO HOME?
COW; WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
NINA: WELL, YOU COULD STAY, AND WE CAN TRY AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM TOGETHER.
ROSITA: YEAH.
WE'RE PRETTY GOOD AT SOLVING PROBLEMS AROUND HERE.
MacDONALD: WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU SOLVE PROBLEMS?
ROSITA: MM-HMM SHEEP: HOW?
CHICKEN: BAWK BAWK?
ELMO: WELL, FIRST, WE PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND THINK ABOUT IT, OH, LIKE THIS.
OH, SO THE SHEEP, THE COW, AND THE CHICKEN DON'T WANT TO SING "OLD MacDONALD" THE SAME OLD WAY.
ROSITA: NO, SO MAYBE WE COULD TRY SINGING IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
COW: A DIFFERENT WAY?
CHICKEN: BAWK BAWK!
SHEEP: IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?
ABBY: YES, AND I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
SO YOU'RE TIRED OF SINGING THE SAME OLD MOO MOOS AND BAA BAA SOUNDS, RIGHT?
COW: MM-HMM.
SHEEP: AYE.
ABBY: WELL, GET READY FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
MAGIC, MAGIC OUT OF BOUNDS, GIVE OUR FRIENDS SOME DIFFERENT SOUNDS.
ZIPPETY ZAP.
HMM.
SHEEP: [BELLS AND SIREN] MacDONALD: WHAT HAPPENED?
ME WEE SHEEP SOUNDS LIKE A FIRE ENGINE.
COW: [BEEP BEEP BEEP] ROSITA: OH, AND THE COW SOUNDS LIKE A CAR HORN.
ELMO: WHOA, THAT'S DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.
CHICKEN: BAWK.
BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK.
NINA: WELL, THE CHICKEN STILL SOUNDS LIKE A CHICKEN.
I WONDER WHY THE SPELL DIDN'T WORK ON HER.
ALAN: [TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS] ELMO: OH, ALAN SOUNDS LIKE A CHOO-CHOO TRAIN.
CHICKEN: BAWK.
BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK.
ROSITA: OH, WE CAN'T SING "OLD MacDONALD" WITH ALL THIS NOISE.
OH, PLEASE.
ABBY: OK, OK. UM... MAGIC, MAGIC, TWINKLETOES, WE DON'T LIKE THE SOUNDS YOU CHOSE.
ZIPPETY ZAP.
NINA: DID IT WORK?
SHEEP: [TELEPHONE RINGS] Mac DONALD: OH, NO.
NOW ME SHEEP SOUNDS LIKE A TELEPHONE.
COW: [DOORBELL RINGS] ROSITA: OOP, AND THE COW SOUNDS LIKE A DOORBELL.
CHICKEN: BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK.
ELMO: CHICKEN STILL SOUNDS LIKE A CHICKEN.
ABBY: UH-OH.
THAT MEANS-- NINA: ALAN, SPEAK TO ME.
ALAN: [CUCKOO CUCKOO CUCKOO CUCKOO CUCKOO] ELMO: OH, HO HO!
OH, HO HO!
ALAN IS A CUCKOO CLOCK!
HA HA HA!
HA HA HA!
HEE HEE!
NINA: ABBY, YOU GOT TO GET EVERYBODY BACK TO THEIR REGULAR VOICES.
ABBY: ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TRY.
UH, HMM... MAGIC, MAGIC, WE PREFER THE VOICES BACK THE WAY THEY WERE.
ZIPPETY ZAP.
[PANTS] NINA: DID THAT WORK?
SHEEP: BAA.
COW: MOO.
CHICKEN: BAWK BAWK.
[ALL SIGH] MacDONALD: THANK GOODNESS.
THEY'RE BACK TO THEMSELVES AGAIN.
NINA: ALAN?
ALAN: HELLO.
YEAH.
I'M GOOD.
ROSITA: OH, YEAH.
ELMO: AH.
ABBY: WHEW!
WELL, I GUESS MAGIC ISN'T THE WAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
MaCDONALD: WELL, IT WAS NICE OF YOU TO TRY, THOUGH, LASSIE.
COW: I'M AFRAID THERE'S NO NEW WAY TO SING "OLD MacDONALD."
ELMO: HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT'S THAT-- WHAT'S THAT DINGING SOUND?
COW: OH, THAT'S JUST MY COWBELL.
IT RINGS WHEN I MOVE.
ROSITA: OOH, MAKES A COOL SOUND.
COW: THANK YOU.
ABBY: YEAH, IT DOES.
NINA: WELL, YOU KNOW, THE COWBELL IS ACTUALLY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
WAIT.
THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA.
HANG ON.
SHEEP: WAIT.
WAIT.
WHAT IS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?
ABBY: OH, IT'S SOMETHING YOU USE TO MAKE MUSIC WITH.
ALAN: THAT'S RIGHT, AND THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS TO MAKE MUSIC.
YOU CAN SING, OR YOU CAN PLAY MUSIC ON AN INSTRUMENT.
NINA: MIND IF I BORROW YOUR COWBELL?
COW: OH, BE MY GUEST.
NINA: IN CUBA, WHERE MY FAMILY'S FROM, WE PLAY THE COWBELL A LOT, ESPECIALLY IN SALSA BANDS.
COW: REALLY?
NINA: YEAH.
YOU PLAY IT LIKE THIS.
READY?
HA!
YOU TRY IT.
COW: OH.
OH, THIS IS MORE FUN THAN MOOING.
MacDONALD: I THINK MY COW HAS FOUND A NEW SOUND.
SHEEP: AH, IS THERE A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I COULD TRY?
NINA: CLARO.
THESE ARE BONGOS.
THEY'RE A TYPE OF DRUM FROM CUBA.
ROSITA: HEY, WE PLAY THEM IN MEXICO, TOO.
MY PAPI LOVES THE BONGOS.
NINA: YEAH.
YOU TAP THEM LIKE THIS.
SHEEP: ALL RIGHT.
AH, DIG THAT CRAZY BEAT.
MaCDONALD: MY SHEEP'S GOT RHYTHM.
ALAN: HEY, AND WHAT'S THIS, NINA?
ABBY: YEAH.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT LIKE THIS BEFORE.
NINA: THAT'S A MAR ÍMBULA.
ALAN: A MAR ÍMBULA.
ABBY: MAR ÍMBULA.
NINA: YEAH.
IT'S FROM CUBA, TOO.
YOU PLUCK IT LIKE THIS.
♪♪♪ ALAN: HEY.
ABBY: IT SOUNDS SO BEAUTIFUL.
CHICKEN: BAWK, BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK.
ELMO: OH, LOOKS LIKE THE CHICKEN WANTS TO GIVE IT A TRY.
CHICKEN: BAWK BAWK BAWK BAWK.
MacDONALD: AH, HERE YOU GO.
I'LL BET YOU COULD PLAY IT WITH YOUR BEAK.
♪♪♪ CHICKEN: BAWK BAWK BAWK.
MacDONALD: WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT?
ME WEE ANIMALS HAVE FORMED A BAND.
ELMO: HEY, OLD MaCDONALD HAD A BAND.
ABBY: [GASPS] IT'S A NEW WAY TO SING THE SONG.
HA HA!
ROSITA: OOH, I LOVE IT.
ALAN: WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
LET'S MAKE SOME MUSIC.
ALL: ♪ OLD MacDONALD HAD A BAND ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ NINA: ♪ AND IN THAT BAND WAS A COW ON COWBELL ♪ ALL: ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ WITH A... ♪ ♪ HERE AND A... ♪ ♪ THERE ♪ ♪ HERE A... ♪ ♪ THERE A... ♪ ♪ EVERYWHERE A... ♪ ♪ OLD MacDONALD HAD A BAND ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ROSITA: ♪ AND IN THAT BAND WAS A CHICKEN ON MAR ÍMBULA ♪ ALL: ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ WITH A... ♪ ♪ HERE AND A... ♪ ♪ THERE ♪ ♪ HERE A... ♪ ♪ THERE A... ♪ ♪ EVERYWHERE A... ♪ ♪ OLD MacDONALD HAD A BAND ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ELMO: ♪ AND IN THAT BAND WAS A SHEEP ON THE BONGOS ♪ ALL: ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ WITH A... ♪ ♪ HERE AND A... ♪ ♪ THERE ♪ ♪ HERE A... ♪ ♪ THERE A... ♪ ♪ EVERYWHERE A... ♪ ELMO: YEAH!
ALL: ♪ OLD MacDONALD HAD A BAND ♪ ♪ E-I... ♪ ♪ E-I... ♪ ♪ O ♪ MacDONALD: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME ANIMALS SING OUR SONG A DIFFERENT WAY.
SHEEP: AND FOR GIVING US A NEW WAY TO MAKE MUSIC WITH THESE INSTRUMENTS.
COW: LET'S SING IT AGAIN.
CHICKEN: BAWK BAWK!
ALL: ♪ E-I... ♪ ♪ E-I... ♪ ♪ O ♪ ELMO: YEAH!
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 "M"!
ALL: YAY, "M"!
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: "M"!
KID: "MUSIC" STARTS WITH THE LETTER "M." [BEEP BEEP] WOMAN: ♪ MUSIC'S IN THE AIR ♪ ♪ IT'S ALL AROUND US EVERYWHERE ♪ ♪ IT'S IN THE CEREAL THAT YOU EAT ♪ ♪ AND WHEN YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH ♪ ♪ YOU HEAR IT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING DRESSED ♪ ♪ EVEN THEN IT DOESN'T REST ♪ ♪ IT'S THE SOUND OF BUBBLE POPS ♪ ♪ OR YOUR BACKPACK AS IT DROPS ♪ ♪ MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC'S IN THE AIR ♪ ♪ IT'S ALL AROUND US, AROUND US EVERYWHERE ♪ ♪ WALKING DOWN THE STREET ♪ ♪ MAKING MUSIC WITH YOUR TWO FEET ♪ ♪ THE SOUND OF YOUR WHEELCHAIR ♪ ♪ A SWEET MELODY IN THE AIR ♪ ♪ A BOUNCING BASKETBALL ♪ ♪ SKIPPING WITH YOUR FRIENDS ♪ ♪ IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH AT ALL ♪ ♪ TO HEAR THE MUSIC NEVER ENDS ♪ ♪ MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC'S IN THE AIR ♪ ♪ IT'S ALL AROUND US, AROUND US EVERYWHERE ♪ KID: "M." "M" IS FOR "MUSIC."
CAMILA: ♪ THERE'S MUSIC ALL AROUND ♪ ALLY: ♪ THERE'S MUSIC EVERYWHERE ♪ ELMO: ♪ IN EVERY LITTLE SOUND ♪ NORMANI: ♪ JUST LISTEN, AND YOU'LL HEAR ♪ ELMO: ♪ LISTEN ♪ ALLY: ♪ LISTEN ♪ ELMO: ♪ LISTEN ♪ FIFTH HARMONY: ♪ LISTEN ♪ ♪ TO THE RHYTHM OF YOUR FOOTSTEPS ♪ ♪ WALKING DOWN THE STREET ♪ LAUREN: ♪ THE WOODPECKER TAPPING OUT ♪ ♪ A BRAND-NEW BEAT ♪ ELMO: ♪ THE BUSY HONEY BEE JUST BUZZING ON BY ♪ CAMILA: ♪ THE LITTLE, RED ROBIN SINGING TO THE SKY ♪ ALL: ♪ THAT'S MUSIC PLAYING FOR FREE ♪ ♪ EVERY LITTLE SOUND IN HARMONY ♪ ♪ MUSIC ALL AROUND US ♪ ♪ PLAYING SO TRUE ♪ ♪ AND IT'S PLAYING FOR YOU ♪ ♪ LA LA LA LA LA ♪ ♪ LA LA LA LA LA ♪ ELMO: THAT'S MUSIC!
ALL: ♪ LA LA LA LA LA ♪ NORMANI: ♪ THAT'S MUSIC ♪ CAMILA: ♪ LISTEN ♪ ELMO: ♪ LISTEN ♪ DINAH: ♪ LISTEN ♪ ELMO: WHOO!
ALLY: ♪ TO THE CHIRPING OF THE GRASSHOPPER ♪ ♪ HAVING A SAY ♪ NORMANI: ♪ THE HUMMINGBIRD HUMMING ON A SUNNY DAY ♪ ELMO: ♪ A LITTLE, GREEN BULLFROG CROAKING ♪ ♪ WITH A FRIEND ♪ DINAH: ♪ THE PINE TREES WHISTLING IN THE SUMMER WIND ♪ ALL: ♪ THAT'S MUSIC PLAYING FOR FREE ♪ ♪ EVERY LITTLE SOUND IN HARMONY ♪ ELMO: ♪ HARMONY ♪ ALL: ♪ MUSIC ALL AROUND US ♪ ♪ PLAYING SO TRUE ♪ ♪ AND IT'S PLAYING FOR YOU ♪ ♪ LA LA LA LA LA ♪ ♪ LA LA LA LA LA ♪ DINAH: ♪ THAT'S MUSIC ♪ ALL: ♪ LA LA LA LA LA ♪ ♪ THAT'S MUSIC ♪ 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 ♪ KIDS: ♪ MURRAY HAS A LITTLE LAMB ♪ MURRAY: I AM TOTALLY PUMPED TO GO TO SCHOOL TODAY, BUT WHERE'S MY LITTLE LAMB?
OVEJITA: WHEE!
MURRAY: HA HA HA!
OVEJITA: HEE HEE HEE!
MURRAY: HI, OVEJITA.
OVEJITA: HOLA, MURRAY.
MURRAY: WHAT SCHOOL ARE WE GOING TO TODAY?
ALL: MUSIC SCHOOL!
OVEJITA: ESCUELA DE MUSICA.
ALL: YAY!
[PLAYING JAZZ RUNS] MURRAY: HEY, MANAN?
MANAN: YES?
MURRAY: CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
MANAN: OF COURSE.
MURRAY: WHAT HAPPENS HERE AT MUSIC SCHOOL?
MANAN: KIDS LEARN TO SING, AND THEY LEARN TO PLAY INSTRUMENTS.
MURRAY: WAIT A MINUTE.
IS SINGING MUSIC?
MANAN: SURE, IT IS.
MURRAY: WELL, WHAT KIND OF INSTRUMENT DO YOU USE TO SING?
MANAN: YOUR VOICE.
WOMAN: ♪ THERE WAS A BOY WHO HAD A DOG ♪ ♪ AND BINGO WAS HIS NAME-O ♪ ALL: ♪ B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O ♪ ♪ B-I-N-G-O, AND BINGO WAS HIS NAME-O ♪ MURRAY: WHAT ELSE CAN YOU MAKE MUSIC WITH?
MANAN: WELL, YOU CAN MAKE MUSIC WITH ALL THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA.
[PLAYING CLASSICAL MUSIC] MURRAY: OOH, WHAT KIND OF INSTRUMENT IS A VIOLIN?
BOY: IT'S A STRINGED INSTRUMENT.
GIRL: YEAH.
MURRAY: STRINGED-- THERE ARE STRINGS ON THAT THING?
LET ME SEE THE STRINGS, DOMINIQUE.
OH, LOOK AT THAT.
THERE ARE STRINGS.
HOW DO YOU PLAY IT?
MAN: WELL, YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO HOLD THE INSTRUMENT.
MURRAY: OK. HOW'S THAT?
DO I LOOK GOOD?
MAN: THAT LOOKS VERY GOOD.
MURRAY: THANK YOU.
MAN: THEN WE LEARN HOW TO MANEUVER YOUR FINGERS ON THE STRINGS.
[PLAYS "A"] MURRAY: HEY, MARCUS... MARCUS: YEAH?
MURRAY: WHAT DO YOU TEACH HERE AT MUSIC SCHOOL?
MARCUS: I TEACH PIANO.
[PLAYING "MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB"] MURRAY: HOW DO YOU TEACH PIANO?
MARCUS: I HAVE TO TEACH THE STUDENTS FIRST HOW TO USE THEIR FINGERS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE MAKE THE SOUND.
MURRAY: I KNOW HOW TO USE MY FINGERS.
LOOK.
[PLAYS DISCORDANT NOTES] MARCUS: WELL, WHOA, WHOA.
MURRAY: WHAT?
IS THAT NOT RIGHT.
MARCUS: WELL, YOU'RE MAKING A SOUND, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE IT MUSICAL.
[PLAYS GLISSANDO] OVEJITA: HEE HEE HEE!
MARCUS: SO, THIS IS WHAT NOW?
BOY: "A."
MARCUS: OK, AND THIS IS "A."
THEN WE GO "B," RIGHT, "C"...
BOY: "D," "E," "F," "G." [PLAYING CLASSICAL MUSIC] MURRAY: HEY, KIMANI, WHAT DO YOU PLAY AT MUSIC SCHOOL?
KIMANI: WELL, I PLAY THE FLUTE.
IT'S A WIND INSTRUMENT.
[PLAYING CLASSICAL MUSIC] MURRAY: WOW, KIMANI, THAT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLUTE PLAYING I EVER HEARD.
KIMANI: THANK YOU.
[PLAYING "TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR"] MURRAY: I MADE MUSIC ON MY FIRST DAY!
OH, THANK YOU, MANAN.
MANAN: OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
[PLAYS NOTES] MURRAY: I LOVE MUSIC SCHOOL.
[PLAYING JAZZ RUNS] WHOA, THAT SHEEP SURE CAN PLAY MUSIC.
OVEJITA: MUSICA.
MURRAY: SEE YOU NEXT TIME AT SCHOOL.
OVEJITA: ESCUELA.
MURRAY: BYE-BYE.
OVEJITA: ADIOS.
HEE HEE HEE!
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] 5!
[THUNDER] COOKIE MONSTER: COOKIES!
AHH, NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!
CHORUS: ♪ YUM, YUM, YUM, DUM DEE DEE DUM ♪ ♪ THAT'S HOW MANY COOKIES THERE ARE TODAY ♪ ALL: 5!
AVI: ♪ DOO DUN DOO DOO DOO BA DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO ♪ ♪ BA DOO DOO DA DOO ♪ [KEVIN BEATBOXING] AVI: ♪ DOO DUN DOO DOO DOO BA DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO ♪ ♪ BA DOO DOO DA DOO ♪ MITCH, KIRSTIN, AND SCOTT: ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ♪ ♪ 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 ♪ ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ♪ ♪ 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 ♪ ♪ DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO ♪ ♪ DOO DOO DA DOO DOO ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ 1!
SCOTT: ♪ THERE'S JUST 1 ME ♪ ♪ NOBODY LIKE ME ♪ ♪ TAKE A LOOK AND SEE ♪ ♪ JUST 1 ME ♪ ♪ THE SMILE ON MY FACE ♪ ♪ IS LIKE NO SMILING YOU'VE SEEN ♪ ♪ I'M 1 SPECIAL PERSON ♪ ♪ DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
♪ ♪ THERE IS JUST 1 ME ♪ ALL: ♪ DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO ♪ ♪ DOO DOO DA DOO DOO ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ 2!
KIRSTIN: ♪ OH, THE NUMBER 1 IS NOT MY FAVORITE NUMBER ♪ ♪ BECAUSE 1 MEANS ONLY ME ♪ ♪ AND THERE'S NO YOU ♪ SCOTT: ♪ DA DUM DUM DUM ♪ BOTH: ♪ BUT 1 PLUS 1, YOU SEE ♪ ♪ MAKES 2, THAT'S YOU AND ME ♪ ♪ IT'S MORE FUN ♪ ♪ WHEN 1 AND 1 MAKE 2 ♪ SCOTT: ♪ WHEN 1 AND 1 MAKE 2 ♪ KIRSTIN: ♪ IT'S MORE FUN ♪ BOTH: ♪ WHEN 1 AND 1 MAKE 2 ♪ ALL: ♪ DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO ♪ ♪ DOO DOO DA DOO DOO ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ 3!
SCOTT AND KIRSTIN: ♪ 3 ♪ AVI: ♪ 1 ♪ SCOTT: ♪ 2 ♪ KIRSTIN: ♪ 3 ♪ AVI: ♪ 3 IS YOU AND YOU AND I ♪ ♪ 1 ♪ SCOTT: ♪ 2 ♪ KIRSTIN: ♪ 3 ♪ SCOTT: ♪ 3 IS MIDDLE ♪ AVI: ♪ LOW ♪ KIRSTIN: ♪ AND HIGH ♪ ALL: ♪ A PERFECT TRIO, 3 ♪ AVI: ♪ 1 ♪ SCOTT: ♪ 2 ♪ KIRSTIN: ♪ 3 ♪ ALL: ♪ 1, 2, 3 PEOPLE FILLED WITH PRIDE ♪ ♪ 1, 2, 3 PARTNERS SIDE BY SIDE ♪ AVI: ♪ 1 ♪ SCOTT: ♪ 2 ♪ KIRSTIN: ♪ 3 ♪ ALL: ♪ 3 SOULS, 1 PERFECT HARMONY ♪ ♪ DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO ♪ ♪ DOO DOO DA DOO DOO ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ 4!
MITCH: ♪ OH, 4 ♪ AVI: ♪ 4 ♪ KIRSTIN: ♪ 1 ♪ SCOTT: ♪ 2, 3 ♪ AVI: ♪ 4, 4, 4 ♪ MITCH: ♪ WE'RE GONNA SING ABOUT 4 ♪ KIRSTIN: ♪ 1 ♪ SCOTT: ♪ 2, 3 ♪ AVI: ♪ 4, 4, 4 ♪ MITCH: ♪ 4 IS THE LEGS ON AN OLD EASY CHAIR ♪ ALL: ♪ 4 IS THE CORNERS OF A SQUARE ♪ AVI: ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4 ♪ ♪ COME ON, GUYS, LET'S TELL THEM MORE ♪ MITCH: ♪ OH, 4 ♪ KIRSTIN: ♪ 1 ♪ SCOTT: ♪ 2, 3 ♪ AVI: ♪ 4, 4, 4 ♪ MITCH: ♪ WE'LL SING SOME MORE ABOUT 4 ♪ KIRSTIN: ♪ 1 ♪ SCOTT: ♪ 2, 3 ♪ AVI: ♪ 4, 4, 4 ♪ MITCH: ♪ 4 ARE THE LEGS ON A SPOTTED MOO COW ♪ AVI: ♪ MOO ♪ MITCH: ♪ 4 PEOPLE SINGING RIGHT NOW ♪ OTHERS: ♪ 4 PEOPLE SINGING RIGHT NOW ♪ ALL: ♪ DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO ♪ ♪ DO DOO DA DOO DOO ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ 5!
KEVIN: ♪ OH, 5 IS SUCH A PRETTY NUMBER ♪ ♪ I'M AWFULLY GLAD THAT I'VE ♪ ♪ GOT 5 PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY ♪ OTHERS: ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ♪ MITCH: ♪ 1 ♪ SCOTT: ♪ 2 ♪ KIRSTIN: ♪ 3 ♪ AVI: ♪ 4 ♪ KEVIN: ♪ 5 ♪ ALL: ♪ DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO ♪ ♪ DOO DOO DA DOO DOO ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ ♪ WHAAA ♪ ♪ DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO ♪ ♪ DOO DOO DA DOO DOO ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ ♪ BOW ♪ 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.
HA HA HA!
INSTRUMENTS!
OH.
[MUSIC PLAYING] BOY-- HA HA HA!
BOY, ELMO LOVES INSTRUMENTS AND WANTS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM.
HEY!
LET'S ASK ELMO'S FRIEND SMARTIE.
LET'S CALL HER TOGETHER.
ALL: OH, SMARTIE!
[MUSIC PLAYING] ELMO: HUH?
OH!
SMARTIE, SMARTIE, WHAT IS-- WHAT IS SMARTIE DOING?
SMARTIE: JUST MARCHING TO MY OWN BEAT.
YOU KNOW WHY?
'CAUSE I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
ELMO: OH!
HA HA HA!
WELL, THAT'S PERFECT, SMARTIE, BECAUSE ELMO WANTS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT INSTRUMENTS.
SMARTIE: WELL, WHAT DO WE DO TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW?
BOTH: WE LOOK IT UP!
SMARTIE: SEARCHING FOR INSTRUMENTS NOW.
NEAT.
AN INSTRUMENT IS ANYTHING YOU USE TO MAKE MUSIC.
SOME INSTRUMENTS YOU PLAY WITH YOUR HANDS, LIKE PIANO, AND SOME INSTRUMENTS YOU PLAY WITH YOUR HANDS AND YOUR MOUTH, LIKE A FLUTE.
SOMETIMES YOU PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH A SPECIAL TOOL.
YOU NEED A BOW TO PLAY A CELLO.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT KINDS OF INSTRUMENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD-- TAIKO DRUMS FROM JAPAN, THE DIDGERIDOO FROM AUSTRALIA.
AND IF YOU PRACTICE A LOT, YOU CAN LEARN TO MAKE REALLY COOL MUSIC WITH INSTRUMENTS.
ELMO: WOW!
COOL.
THANKS FOR LOOKING THAT UP FOR ELMO, SMARTIE.
SMARTIE: I LOVE LEAVING ON A HIGH NOTE.
ELMO: HA HA!
SMARTIE: BYE-BYE.
[MUSIC PLAYING, ELMO HUMMING] ELMO: BYE!
THANK YOU, SMARTIE.
BOY, HEARING ALL THOSE INSTRUMENTS GIVES ELMO AN IDEA.
HEY!
OH.
LET'S PLAY A GAME TOGETHER.
YEAH!
COME ON, COME ON.
HA HA HA!
OH, ELMO WONDERS IF WE CAN MATCH THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO THE SOUNDS THEY MAKE.
ARE YOU READY?
LET'S PLAY.
LET'S LISTEN TO THE FIRST INSTRUMENT.
[PIANO PLAYING] IS THIS THE RIGHT INSTRUMENT?
KIDS: NO, THAT'S A DRUM.
ELMO: HMM.
IS THAT SOUND A PIANO?
KID: THAT'S IT, IT'S A PIANO.
YOU PLAY THE KEYS OF A PIANO TO MAKE MUSIC.
ELMO: LET'S PLAY AGAIN.
DOES THIS INSTRUMENT MAKE THAT SOUND?
KIDS: NO!
KID: THAT'S A TRUMPET.
ELMO: HOW ABOUT THIS?
KIDS: YES!
KID: YOU PLAY DRUMS WITH DRUMSTICKS.
ELMO: COOL BEAT.
NOW LET'S LISTEN AGAIN.
[TRUMPET PLAYING] WAS THAT A TRUMPET?
LET'S FIND OUT.
KIDS: YES.
KID: YOU BLOW INTO A TRUMPET.
THAT MAKES MUSIC.
ELMO: BOY, ELMO LOVES ALL THE DIFFERENT SOUNDS THAT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CAN MAKE.
HEY!
THAT MAKES ELMO WONDER EVEN MORE.
ELMO WONDERS IF MR. NOODLE KNOWS HOW TO PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
LET'S ASK HIM, OK?
HEY, MR. NOODLE!
OHH!
HI, MR. NOODLE!
KIDS: MR. NOODLE!
ELMO: MR. NOODLE, DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?
YOU DO?
REALLY?
OHH!
CAN YOU SHOW US HOW TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, PLEASE?
KIDS: YEAH, PLAY US A SONG.
ELMO: OH, BOY.
WAIT A MINUTE.
KIDS: NO, THAT'S NOT AN INSTRUMENT.
ELMO: NO.
TRY AGAIN, MR. NOODLE.
WHERE'S HE GOING?
WHOA!
KID: OH, HE'S DOING IT.
HE'S PLAYING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
ELMO: THAT'S A LOT OF INSTRUMENTS, MR. NOODLE.
YOU DID IT, MR. NOODLE!
ELMO THINKS YOU MUST HAVE PRACTICED REALLY HARD.
HA HA HA!
YEAH.
GREAT JOB, MR. NOODLE.
BYE-BYE.
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 ♪ YEAH!
ABBY: HOPE YOU HAD FUN MAKING MUSIC WITH US TODAY.
ROSITA: MUSICA.
ALL: ♪ E-I... ♪ ABBY: SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
ALL: ♪ E-I... ♪ ROSITA: ON SESAME STREET.
ALL: ♪ O ♪ [LAUGHTER] 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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