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  • (upbeat playful music)

  • La la la la, la la la la

  • La la la la, la la la la

  • Elmo's full of wonder, wonder what he will discover

  • In Elmo's wonderful world

  • (Elmo laughs)

  • Hi!

  • Welcome to "Elmo's World"!

  • Guess what Elmo is wondering about today!

  • Wait for it.

  • Wait for it!

  • (Elmo exclaims)

  • The theater!

  • Oh and look!

  • Big Bird's performing a play!

  • (laughs) Great job, Big Bird!

  • Boy, Elmo wants to learn all about the theater.

  • Oh, let's ask Elmo's friend Smartie!

  • Let's call her together.

  • - [Elmo And Kids] Oh Smartie!

  • (playful orchestral music)

  • - Hiya Elmo!

  • I just love the theater!

  • - Well that's perfect, Smartie!

  • Because Elmo wants to learn all about it!

  • - Well, what do we do to learn something new?

  • - [Elmo Kids And Smartie] We look it up!

  • - Curtain up on theater.

  • Here we go!

  • A theater is a place

  • where stories called plays are performed.

  • Actors and actresses talk, sing, or dance to tell the story.

  • Some plays even use puppets!

  • Set designers are people who make the backgrounds.

  • Costume designers make clothes for the actors.

  • You can go to the theater

  • or create your very own theater at home.

  • A play can be about whatever you want it to be.

  • - Yay!

  • Bravo, Smartie!

  • Boy, you sure do know a lot about the theater.

  • - Thanks Elmo.

  • Well, I'm off to take some selfies with the actors.

  • Catch you later!

  • - Have fun Smartie, bye bye!

  • Boy, a play can be about anything?

  • Hey!

  • That gives Elmo an idea!

  • Let's play a game together!

  • Yeah!

  • Come on, come on!

  • (light playful music)

  • Elmo wonders if we could put on our very own play!

  • Are you ready?

  • Curtain up!

  • First we have to decide where our play takes place.

  • On the moon, a train, or in a castle.

  • - [Child] Castle!

  • - [Elmo] Great.

  • Now we have to choose an actor to be in our play.

  • A robot, a cowgirl, or a mouse.

  • - [Kid] Robot!

  • - [Elmo] Okay! Beep beep beep, boop boop boop.

  • Now, we have to pick what the robot does.

  • Is he a chef, a basketball player or a tap dancer?

  • - [Kids] He likes to dance!

  • - A dancing robot?

  • That's great.

  • Look at him go!

  • - [Kids] He's dancing!

  • - Then he got tired and took a nap.

  • The end.

  • Yay!

  • We put on a play together!

  • And that makes Elmo wonder even more!

  • Does Mr. Noodle know how to put on plays?

  • Let's ask him!

  • Hey, Mr. Noodle!

  • Hi there, Schmoodle.

  • Schmoodle, Elmo's wondering.

  • Do you like to perform in plays?

  • (Schmoodle barks)

  • You do?

  • Put on a play for us!

  • - [Kids] Yeah!

  • - [Kid] Show us!

  • - [Child] It's Little Red Riding Hood.

  • - [Elmo] But where's the big bad wolf?

  • (Schmoodle barking)

  • You're going to be the big bad wolf, Schmoodle?

  • Oh, Schmoodle!

  • Is that really a wolf costume?

  • - [Kid] That's not a big bad wolf!

  • - [Elmo] That's a taco!

  • Try again.

  • (Schmoodle barks)

  • - [Kid] That's not a wolf!

  • - [Child] That's a chicken!

  • - [Elmo] That's a chicken, Schmoodle!

  • Show us a wolf!

  • (Schmoodle barks)

  • - [Child] He's being a wolf!

  • (Schmoodle barks)

  • - Yeah, you're doing it, Schmoodle!

  • You're acting like the big bad wolf!

  • Take a bow!

  • (trumpet blares)

  • Bravo!

  • Oh, thank you for showing us about theater, Schmoodle.

  • Bye bye!

  • (Schmoodle barks)

  • Thank you, Schmoodle.

  • Yay!

  • 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!

  • (upbeat playful music)

  • La la la la, la la la la

  • La la la la, la la la la

  • Elmo's full of wonder, wonder what he will discover

  • In Elmo's wonderful world

  • (Elmo laughs)

  • Hi!

  • Welcome to "Elmo's World."

  • Guess what Elmo is wondering about today.

  • Wait for it.

  • Wait for it!

  • (Elmo exclaims)

  • Restaurants!

  • Oh, oh, be careful Grover.

  • Oh boy.

  • Elmo loves restaurants

  • and wants to find out more about them.

  • Let's ask Elmo's friend, Smartie.

  • Let's call her together.

  • - [Elmo And Kids] Oh Smartie!

  • - Hiya Elmo!

  • - Hi!

  • - I'm ready to take your order. Know why?

  • Know why, know why, know why?

  • - Why, why why why why?

  • - Because today is all about restaurants!

  • - (exclaims) Well that's perfect, Smartie!

  • Because Elmo wants to learn more about restaurants.

  • - Well, what do we do to learn something new?

  • - [Elmo Smartie And Kids] We look at up!

  • - Searching for restaurants.

  • Here we go!

  • A restaurant is a place where people go to eat.

  • There are lots of different kinds of restaurants.

  • Fast food restaurants, sit down restaurants.

  • Restaurants where you get to pick out your own meal

  • from a long table.

  • There are even restaurants where the chef

  • makes your meal right in front of you.

  • - Wow!

  • Cool!

  • Thank you Smartie.

  • Restaurants look like a lot of fun!

  • - And a lot of work.

  • I have a ton of pretend customers

  • waiting for me to take their order.

  • Catch you later!

  • (Elmo laughs)

  • - Thank you Smartie!

  • Bye bye!

  • Boy, restaurants are really interesting places.

  • Hey!

  • That gives Elmo an idea!

  • Let's play a game together.

  • Yeah!

  • Come on, come on!

  • (light playful music)

  • Elmo wonders which things belong in restaurants.

  • Ready? Let's play!

  • Okay, there's a chef and a bed.

  • Which ones belong in a restaurant?

  • Are there chefs in restaurants?

  • - [Kids] Yes.

  • - [Elmo] A chef does the cooking in a restaurant.

  • Do beds go in restaurants?

  • - [Kids] No.

  • - [Elmo] That's right.

  • Get outta there, bed.

  • Okay. Here are three more things.

  • A plate, a tire, and a bottle of ketchup.

  • Are there plates in restaurants?

  • - [Kids] Yes.

  • - [Child] Restaurants have plates.

  • - [Elmo] Good. How about a tire?

  • It's round like a plate.

  • - [Kids] No.

  • - [Child] Tires don't go in restaurants.

  • - [Elmo] You're right, no tires.

  • Now how about the ketchup?

  • - [Kids] Yes.

  • - [Child] Restaurants have ketchup.

  • - That's right!

  • Good job, everybody.

  • Restaurants have lots of cool stuff in them.

  • And that makes Elmo wonder even more!

  • What kind of people work in a restaurant?

  • Hey! Maybe Mr. Noodle knows.

  • Let's ask him, okay?

  • Okay.

  • Hi Mr. Noodle!

  • Oh, it's Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle.

  • Hi Mr. Noodle.

  • - [Kids] Mr. Noodle!

  • - Oh look!

  • Mr. Noodle has set up a restaurant for all of his toys.

  • Mr. Noodle, do you know what kind of people

  • work in a restaurant?

  • You do?

  • Oh, well show us!

  • Show us Mr. Noodle.

  • - [Kid] Show us!

  • - [Elmo] What? A monkey?

  • Does a monkey work in a restaurant?

  • - [Kids] No.

  • - [Child] Monkeys don't work in restaurants.

  • - [Elmo] Monkeys aren't people, Mr. Noodle.

  • Try again.

  • What kind of people work in a restaurant?

  • Think about it.

  • - [Kid] That's juggling.

  • - [Elmo] Jugglers don't work in restaurants.

  • - [Kids] Keep trying Mr. Noodle!

  • - [Elmo] Yeah, that's it!

  • Mr. Noodle is a waiter!

  • - [Kids] You're a waiter!

  • - [Elmo] Hey where you going?

  • - [Child] He's going to get the food.

  • - [Elmo] Mr. Noodle, you're carrying too much!

  • (kids laughing)

  • - It takes a lot of practice to be a waiter, Mr. Noodle.

  • Bye 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!

  • (upbeat playful music)

  • La la la la, la la la la

  • La la la la, la la la la

  • Elmo's full of wonder, wonder what he will discover

  • In Elmo's wonderful world

  • (Elmo laughs)

  • Hi!

  • Welcome to "Elmo's World."

  • Guess what Elmo is wondering about today.

  • Wait for it.

  • Wait for it!

  • (Elmo exclaims)

  • Supermarkets!

  • Looks like the store is open!

  • Hi, Ernie!

  • Boy, Elmo loves supermarkets

  • and wants to find out more about them.

  • Hey, let's ask Elmo's friend, Smartie.

  • Let's call her together.

  • - [Elmo And Kids] Oh, Smartie!

  • (phone ringing)

  • - Oh!

  • - A loaf of bread, a container of milk,

  • and a stick of butter.

  • Oh, hiya Elmo!

  • - Hi Smartie!

  • - I was just going over my list of things

  • I need from the supermarket.

  • - Ah, that's perfect!

  • Because Elmo wants to learn all about supermarkets!

  • - Well, what do we do to learn something new?

  • - [Elmo Kids And Smartie] We look it up!

  • - Searching for supermarkets.

  • Here we go.

  • Supermarkets are where you buy food and other things

  • that you need for your home.

  • Supermarkets have different sections,

  • like the bakery, where you can buy bread from the baker.

  • Or the deli where you can buy meat and cheese,

  • or the produce section

  • where all the fruits and vegetables are.

  • The person who helps put all the food on the shelves

  • is called a stock person.

  • Then when you're done, you take your groceries

  • to the checkout line and pay the cashier.

  • - Wow.

  • Supermarkets look like so much fun.

  • - That's why they call them super!

  • (both laugh)

  • Well, I'm off to do my grocery shopping.

  • See you later, Elmo!

  • - Thank you Smartie, bye bye!

  • Boy, you can find lots of different things

  • in the supermarket.

  • Hey!

  • That gives Elmo an idea!

  • Let's play a game together.

  • Yeah!

  • Come on, come on!

  • (light playful music)

  • Elmo needs help finding all the things on his grocery list.

  • Are you ready?

  • Let's play!

  • Elmo has to get milk, bread, and a green apple.

  • Hmm.

  • What's first on the list?

  • - [Child] Milk!

  • - [Elmo] Okay, let's find the milk.

  • - [Kids] Over there!

  • - [Kids] Up!

  • - [Elmo] There it is!

  • What's next?

  • - [Kid] Bread.

  • - [Elmo] Okay. Let's find the bread.

  • - [Kid] Over there!

  • I see the bread.

  • There's the bread!

  • - [Elmo] Ah-ha!

  • Now, Elmo just needs to find the apple.

  • Here's an apple.

  • - [Kid] No, that's a red apple.

  • You need a green apple.

  • - Oh right!

  • There it is.

  • Yay!

  • We found everything Elmo needed on the list.

  • There's lot of different things to do at the supermarket.

  • Oh and that makes Elmo wonder even more!

  • What does Mr. Noodle do at the supermarket?

  • Let's ask him!

  • Hey Mr. Noodle!

  • Oh!

  • It's Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle.

  • - [Elmo And Kids] Hi, Mr. Noodle!

  • - Mr. Noodle, can you show Elmo what to do at a supermarket?

  • - [Kid] Yeah, show us!

  • He's dancing.

  • - [Elmo] Mr. Noodle!

  • You don't do ballet at a supermarket!

  • No, Elmo will give you a hint, okay?

  • It has to do with food.

  • - [Kid] He's a giant cheese!

  • - [Elmo] No, Mr. Noodle!

  • You don't dress up at a supermarket, you buy food.

  • Oh, oh, oh. You okay?

  • (metal clinking)

  • Wow!

  • - [Kid] He did it, he's shopping!

  • - That's it, Mr. Noodle!

  • Make sure you have everything on your list!

  • Wow!

  • Bye, Mr. Noodle.

  • 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!

  • (upbeat playful music)

  • La la la la, la la la la

  • La la la la, la la la la

  • Elmo's full of wonder, wonder what he will discover

  • In Elmo's wonderful world

  • (Elmo laughs)

  • Hi!

  • Welcome to "Elmo's World."

  • Guess what Elmo is wondering about today.

  • Wait for it.

  • Wait for it!

  • Wow!

  • Rosita and Abby are at camp!

  • Have an awesome time!

  • Boy, Elmo really wants to learn all about camp.

  • Hey, let's ask Elmo's friend, Smartie.

  • Let's call her together.

  • - [Elmo And Kids] Oh Smartie!

  • (whistle blaring)

  • - Good morning, campers!

  • - Hey!

  • Looks like Smartie's ready for camp too!

  • - That's right, Elmo.

  • I'm dressed up as a camp counselor.

  • - That's perfect, Smartie!

  • Because wants to learn all about camp.

  • - Well what do we do to learn something new?

  • - [Elmo Kids And Smartie] We look it up!

  • - Let's take a hike online and find out about camp.

  • Here we go!

  • Camp is a place kids can go when school is out.

  • Camp counselors are there to show you how to do

  • all the different activities, like arts and crafts,

  • board games, and relay races.

  • Camp is a great place to learn new things

  • and make new friends.

  • - Elmo can't wait to go to camp!

  • - There's so much to do!

  • That reminds me, it's time for me to hit the trails.

  • See you later, Elmo.

  • (whistle blaring)

  • - Bye bye!

  • Boy, making crafts with friends looks fun.

  • Hey!

  • That gives Elmo an idea!

  • Let's play a game together!

  • Yeah!

  • Come on, come on!

  • (light playful music)

  • Beth and McKinley are making friendship bracelets at camp.

  • Elmo wonders if we can help McKinley finish his pattern.

  • Are you ready?

  • Let's play!

  • Okay, let's finish the pattern.

  • It looks like one bead is missing.

  • Yellow, purple, green.

  • Yellow, purple, green.

  • Yellow, purple.

  • Which one of these beads comes next?

  • Is it this one?

  • - [Kid] Now, that's not it.

  • - [Child] That bead's the wrong color.

  • - Okay.

  • Not the yellow.

  • Get outta here, bead! (laughs)

  • Which bead really goes there?

  • Yellow, purple, green.

  • Yellow, purple, green.

  • Yellow, purple, green.

  • Yay, we did it!

  • Boy, there's so many fun things to do at camp!

  • Oh, and that makes Elmo wonder even more!

  • Does Mr. Noodle like going to camp?

  • Hey, let's ask him! (chuckles)

  • Hey, Mr. Noodle!

  • Oh!

  • It's Mr. Noodle's sister, Miss Noodle.

  • Hi, Miss Noodle.

  • - [Kids] Miss Noodle!

  • - Miss Noodle, do you like to go to camp?

  • You do?

  • Well what's your favorite thing to do at camp, Miss Noodle.

  • - [Kids] Yeah, show us!

  • - [Elmo] Kayaking.

  • But how do you paddle it?

  • Miss Noodle, that's a sandwich!

  • You can't paddle a kayak with a sandwich!

  • Elmo will give you a hint, okay?

  • You use something made of wood!

  • (kids laugh)

  • - [Kid] That's not how you paddle a canoe at camp!

  • - [Elmo] Trees are made of wood,

  • but you don't paddle a kayak with a tree!

  • - [Kids] That's it!

  • - [Child] She's using a paddle.

  • - Good job, Miss Noodle!

  • Thank you, Miss 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

  • Yay!

  • (upbeat playful music)

  • La la la la, la la la la

  • La la la la, la la la la

  • Elmo's full of wonder, wonder what he will discover

  • In Elmo's wonderful world

  • (Elmo laughs)

  • Hi!

  • Welcome to "Elmo's World".

  • Oh, guess what Elmo is wondering about today!

  • Wait for it.

  • Wait for it!

  • (Elmo exclaims)

  • Factories!

  • (metal clanking)

  • Boy, Elmo wants to learn all about factories.

  • Oh, let's ask Elmo's friend, Smartie!

  • Let's call her together.

  • - [Elmo And Kids] Oh, Smartie!

  • - Hey Elmo!

  • - Hi, Smartie!

  • Did Smartie get some new glasses?

  • - Oh, these are my safety goggles.

  • I wear them when I work at the factory.

  • - Oh! What kind of a factory?

  • - A beach fall factory!

  • (ball bouncing)

  • (Elmo laughs)

  • - Well, that's perfect, Smartie!

  • Because Elmo wants to learn all about factories.

  • - Well, what do we do to learn something new?

  • - [Elmo Kids And Smartie] We look it up!

  • - Assembling information on factories.

  • Here we go!

  • A factory is a place where things are made.

  • Things like furniture, toys, or even food like potato chips.

  • Some factories have assembly lines

  • where each worker adds a part to whatever they're making.

  • That car is ready to go.

  • (horn beeps)

  • - Wow, Smartie!

  • Factories make so many different kinds of things.

  • - They sure do!

  • (horn blows)

  • Uh-oh!

  • Break time's over.

  • I've gotta get back to work.

  • See you later, Elmo.

  • - Thank you, Smartie!

  • Bye bye!

  • Boy, there's so many different kinds of things

  • that come from factories.

  • Hey, that gives Elmo an idea!

  • Let's play a game together!

  • Yeah!

  • Come on, come on!

  • (light playful music)

  • Elmo wonders if we could put together a toy truck.

  • Are you ready?

  • Let's play!

  • What goes here?

  • - [Kids] The door!

  • - [Kid] Put the door on the truck.

  • There.

  • - [Elmo] That's where that door goes.

  • What's the next thing we should put on the truck?

  • The ballet shoes?

  • - [Kids] No.

  • - [Child] Ballet shoes don't go on a truck.

  • - [Elmo] That's right.

  • Ballets shoes are for ballet dancers.

  • Get outta there, ballet shoes.

  • What does that leave?

  • - [Kids] The wheels!

  • - Let's try them.

  • - [Kids] It worked.

  • - We did it!

  • We put together a truck!

  • Boy, that's so cool that toys come from factories.

  • And that makes Elmo wonder even more!

  • Does Mr. Noodle know about factories?

  • Let's ask him!

  • Hey, Mr. Noodle!

  • Oh!

  • It's Mr. Noodle's sister, Miss Noodle.

  • - Miss Noodle! - Hi there, Miss Noodle.

  • Oh, Miss Noodle.

  • Elmo's wondering.

  • Does Miss Noodle have anything that was made in a factory?

  • You do?

  • Show us!

  • - [Kids] Yeah, show us Miss Noodle!

  • - [Elmo] Wait a minute.

  • Do puppies come from factories?

  • - [Kids] No.

  • - [Elmo] Miss Noodle, that's a really cute doggy,

  • but puppies aren't made in factories.

  • Elmo will give you a hint.

  • Things that come from a factory are things that people make.

  • Oh!

  • What Miss Noodle's toast made in a factory?

  • No!

  • No, Miss Noodle, Elmo doesn't think that's right.

  • Miss Noodle's toaster was made in a factory!

  • - [Kids] Yeah, that's right!

  • - Great job, Miss Noodle!

  • Thanks for showing us something that was made in a factory!

  • Enjoy your breakfast!

  • 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!

(upbeat playful music)

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