♪ 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 laughing) - Hi!

Welcome to Elmo's World!

Guess what Elmo is wondering about today?

Wait for it, wait for it! (thoughts twinkle)

Oh, looks like rocks, but really it's turtles!

Hi turtles! - [Turtles] Hi.

(Elmo laughs)

Boy, Elmo wants to learn all about turtles.

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

Let's call her together.

- [Elmo And Children] Oh Smartie!

(slow music)

- Hiya Elmo.

- (laughs) Smartie's wearing a turtle shell!

- Yeah, I'm not just a cell phone.

I'm also a shell phone!

(both laughing)

- Well that's perfect Smartie.

Because Elmo wants to learn all about turtles.

Well, what do we do to learn something new?

- [Elmo, Smartie And Children] We look it up!

- Shelling out some information about turtles.

Turtles are reptiles.

They have scaly, rough skin

and a hard shell on their back that protects them.

It's kind of like their mobile home.

They can pull themselves inside their shell

when there's danger to keep safe.

There's lots of different kinds of turtles

and they can be lots of different shapes and sizes.

Some turtles live in the water, like an ocean or lake.

Some turtles like to stay mostly on land.

You might find them in the woods or even in your backyard.

And get this: turtles lay eggs!

When the eggs hatch, out come the baby turtles.

(giggles) Look at them go!

- Man, Elmo didn't know turtles could move fast.

- Usually they're slow, but sometimes they can really move.

Speaking of moving, I gotta go.

See ya! - Bye bye Smartie!

- Wow, there's so many different kinds of turtles

and they live in so many different places.

Hey, that gives an Elmo an idea.

Oh-ho, let's play a game together.

Yeah, come on, come on! (playful music)

(chalk drawing)

Elmo wonders if we can help the baby turtle

get to the ocean.

Are you ready? Let's go!

The turtle needs to get from here to there.

Which way should it go?

Up or down?

- [Children] Up.

- [Elmo] Okay, there it goes.

Oops, there's a sand castle in the way.

Now which way should it turn? This way?

- [Children] No, that's a dead end.

- [Child] The other way.

- [Elmo] Try again turtle. Now which way?

- [Child] Go down.

- [Children] Turn there, at the shell.

- [Elmo] Yeah! Now it's headed straight to...

- [Elmo And Children] The ocean!

- Hurray, you did it! Good job.

Bye baby turtle.

Aw, baby turtles are so cute.

That makes wonder even more.

Hmm, how do turtles stay safe?

Oh, let's ask Mr. Noodle!

Oh Mr. Noodle!

Oh, it's Mr. Noodle's poodle Schmoodle.

- [Children And Elmo] Hi Schmoodle!

- Schmoodle, do you know how turtles stay safe?

(Schmoodle barks)

(silly music) (children laughing)

- [Children] That's not it!

- [Elmo] That's how hockey players stay safe!

How do turtles stay safe? (silly music)

Elmo will give you a hint.

They kind of wear their house on their back.

(silly music) (children laughing)

- [Child] He's got a little dog house.

- [Elmo] No Schmoodle, not a dog house!

Try again. Very cute though.

- [Children] That's it! Yes!

- Yeah, turtles have shells to keep them safe.

(Schmoodle barking) Thank you Schmoodle.

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!

("Elmo's World Theme")

♪ 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 laughing) - Hi!

Welcome to Elmo's World!

Guess what Elmo is wondering about today?

Wait for it, wait for it! (thoughts twinkle)

Oh-ho, spiders! Hello there Miss Spider.

(soft music) (Elmo giggles)

Boy, spiders are so cool.

Elmo wants to learn all about spiders.

Oh, let's ask Elmo's friend Smartie.

Let's call her together.

- [Elmo And Children] Oh Smartie!

(delicate music)

♪ The itsy bitsy spider ♪

Oh, Smartie's pretending to be a spider, which is great,

because Elmo wants to learn all about spiders.

- Well, what we do to learn something new?

- [Elmo, Smartie And Children] We look it up!

- Searching the web for spiders.

Spiders are a special kind of animal

called an arachnid, which means they have eight legs.

And did you know spiders have four pairs of eyes?

Spiders have tiny hairs on their feet

that help them hold on tight so they walk upside down.

They can spin webs.

The webs are sticky so the spider

can catch insects for food.

Some spiders are big; some spiders are teeny tiny.

Spiders live in all kinds of places.

Some spiders live in the desert.

Some spiders live in the jungle.

Some skate on water.

Some live in underground burrows.

And some spiders live in gardens.

They help the plants by catching bugs in their webs.

- Wow, Elmo didn't know spiders were so helpful.

- Oh, my Smartie-sense is tingling.

Gotta go Elmo! - (laughs) Bye-bye Smartie!

Boy, spiders can live in so many different places.

Hey, that gives Elmo an idea!

Oh-ho, let's play a game together.

Yeah, come on come on! (playful music)

(chalk drawing)

Elmo wonders if we can find all three spiders.

Are you ready? Let's play!

Do you see any spiders?

- [Children] Over there! (bell chimes)

- [Child] Look in the garden.

- [Elmo] Hello spider. Do you see any more spiders?

How 'bout by the pond? (children laughing)

- [Child] That's a duck. - [Elmo] Oops! Sorry duck.

(bell dinging) - [Child] There, in the sand.

- [Elmo] That's right! Hello spider.

Let's find one more spider.

Hmm, Elmo doesn't see any.

(bell dings) - [Children] There it is!

- Yay, we did it! Nice web, spider.

Whoa, boy Elmo loves how spiders make their very own webs.

And that makes Elmo wonder even more.

Does Mr. Noodle know about spiderwebs?

Oh, let's ask him. Hey Mr. Noodle!

- [Children] Ms. Noodle!

- It's Mr. Noodle's sister, Ms. Noodle! Hi Ms. Noodle.

Ms. Noodle, do you know about spiderwebs?

(bright music) You do?

Oh show us how to build a spiderweb, Ms. Noodle.

- [Children] Yeah, show us how!

(accordion music) (children laughing)

- [Elmo] Ms. Noodle! That's an accordion!

You're playing music, not building a spiderweb.

Elmo'll give you hint: spiderwebs are sticky.

- [Children] That's honey.

- [Elmo] Hey! Ms. Noodle, honey is sticky.

But you don't use honey to build spiderwebs either.

Oh, you have an idea?

(Ms. Noodle whistles) (children and Elmo laughing)

Schmoodle looks very nice in his spider costume.

But, um...

(silly music) (Schmoodle barking)

(web spinning) Wow! Now that's a spiderweb!

Thanks Schmoodle! Thank you Ms. 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!

("Elmo's World Theme")

♪ 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 laughing) - Hi!

Welcome to Elmo's World!

Guess what Elmo is wondering about today?

Wait for it, wait for it! (thoughts twinkle)

(elephant trumpets) Oh, elephants!

Oh look, it's an elephant (laughs) spraying water!

Well (trumpets) to you too, elephant.

Boy, Elmo wants to learn all about elephants.

Let's ask Elmo's friend Smartie.

Let's call her together.

- [Elmo And Children] Oh Smartie!

(cell phone ring) (elephant trumpet)

- Hiya Elmo. Look, I'm pretending to be an elephant.

- Wow! That's perfect Smartie!

Because Elmo wants to learn all about elephants!

Well, what do we do to learn something new?

- [Elmo, Smartie And Children] We look it up!

- Searching for elephants.

Elephants are the biggest animal that live on land.

Even the baby elephants are big.

They have giant, floppy ears.

It gets so hot where they live, they use them as fans.

Elephants also have long trunks

they use for lots of things, like breathing,

trumpeting, taking a bath, drinking, and grabbing food!

They love to eat plants, leaves and even fruit.

And a lot of it! Looks yummy.

- Whoa, wow! Elephants are a really big deal.

- You're right Elmo.

Well, it's off the watering hole. See ya!

(Smartie pounding) - (laughs) Bye Smartie!

Boy, elephants eat and drink a lot.

Hey, that gives Elmo an idea.

Oh-ho, let's play a game together.

Yeah, come on, come on. (playful music)

(chalk drawing)

(Elmo laughs)

Elmo wonders if we can feed an elephant a snack.

Are you ready? Let's playghetti.

This elephant is hungry.

Which food should we feed the elephant first?

- [Children] The grass! Feed her the grass!

(elephant trumpets) - [Elmo] Right! She loves it!

Now what food should we feed the elephant next?

The pizza? - [Children] (laugh) No!

Elephants don't eat pizza.

- [Elmo] Oops, pizza's yummy,

but not the right food for elephants.

Let's try again.

What else do elephants eat? - [Children] The leaves!

- Look how the elephant uses her trunk.

Yay, we did it! We fed an elephant!

Bye elephant!

(laughs) Boy, elephants trunks are so cool.

And that makes Elmo wonder even more.