| Sesame Street | |||||||||
| Elmo's Zoo | |||||||||
| Air date | January 5, 2000 | ||||||||
| Season | Season 31 (2000) | ||||||||
| Written by | Ian Ellis James | ||||||||
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SCENE 1 | Elmo is reading a book about zoo animals, and makes the noises of each animal. Maria tells him that she loves going to the zoo. |
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Cartoon | Name That Sound: identify animal sounds. (First: Episode 3587) |
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Muppets | Big Bird recites a short poem introducing the letter of the day. (First: Episode 3834) |
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Song | "Letter R Menu" (First: Episode 3526) |
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Cartoon | A piece of paper unfolds itself to show R, r, Rr. (First: Episode 3138) |
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Cartoon | R for Rhinoceros (poem) (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151) |
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SCENE 2 | Elmo asks Maria to take him to the zoo, but she's too busy working in the Fix-It Shop. |
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Cartoon | A kid has a zoo in him. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0783) |
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Muppets | The dark-bearded half of the Two-Headed Monster wakes up to argue with itself over whether to go to the zoo or the playground. The two both end up taking naps instead. (First: Episode 1475) |
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Animation | Can you find the animals hiding in the T-shirt? (voiceover by David Rudman) Aritst: Deanna Morse (First: Episode 2873) |
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SCENE 3 | Elmo brings the zoo to Maria by dressing up as a lion and a monkey. He gets tired of alternating between the two, so Maria suggests he find some more friends to dress up as animals. |
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Film / Animation | A class makes up a story about going to the zoo, which is told through animation based on the kids’ drawings. (First: Episode 3328) Elmo, dressed as a lion, appears over the very end of the film. |
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Cartoon | Rubber Stamp #12 (First: Episode 2932) |
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Muppets | Muppet & Kid Moment — Samantha says she'll count to eleven for Grover, but she can't help getting to twelve. (First: Episode 3526) |
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Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) |
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SCENE 4 | Elmo recruits Baby Bear to dress up as a zoo animal... something other than a bear. Baby Bear decides to dress up as a monkey. They start to sing a song about making animal sounds. |
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Film | Jaws spoof with the letter R. (First: Episode 3351) |
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Cartoon | Autumn leaves form an R. (First: Episode 3110) |
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Film | A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "To Market" with Wegman's dogs. (First: Episode 3543) |
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Muppets | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster appears to Ernie as the Cookie Bunny. (First: Episode 1147) |
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Film | Puzzle pieces make a video of a bear. (First: Episode 3085) |
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SCENE 5 | Rosita joins Elmo and Baby Bear by becoming a bear. |
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Animation | "The African Animal Alphabet" (First: Episode 3396) |
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Muppets | Big Bird recites a poem about the sun. (First: Episode 3357) |
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Film | A boy recites his poem, "Rabbits, Trees and Water." (First: Episode 3837) |
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SCENE 6 | Gina, Devon and Devon's live rabbit sing "Three of These Things" with Elmo, Rosita and Baby Bear. |
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Film | A gardener trims a bush to form a giraffe. (First: Episode 3138) |
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Celebrity | Denyce Graves sings "Sing" with some penguins. (First: Episode 3848) |
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Cartoon | The Bellhop has to make 12 wake-up calls. (First: Episode 2529) |
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Muppets | Big Bird asks to see that number one more time. (First: Episode 3247) |
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Film | Ornate 12s sail through the air. (First: Episode 3274) |
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SCENE 7 | Elmo tells Maria that the zoo also has "Tigers and monkeys and bears." "Oh my!" Maria replies, in a reference to The Wizard of Oz. Baby Bear and Rosita parade by dressed in their costumes, while Devon and his rabbit have dressed as a giraffe and a leopard, respectively. Sara is an elephant, and a penguin (Joey Mazzarino) dresses as a business man on vacation visiting the zoo. |
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Muppets | Elmo's World: Exercise |
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SCENE 8 | The cast signs off. |
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