Elmo Sketches: Miscellaneous

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Sesame Street News Flash: Ideas for Games

Kermit is on a quest to interview people who have invented their own games. Elmo plays "the reporter game", where he pretends to be a news reporter, and then fights with Kermit over his microphone.

Open and Closed

Episode 2783

Elmo bumps into Kermit the Frog on the way to the post office, begging to help him with one of his demonstrations, during which the post office closes - a perfect prompt to demonstrate closed.

Happy and Sad

Episode 3021

Kermit tries to explain the difference between happy and sad, two emotions which Elmo displays while trying to get Kermit to play with him.

Help in Space

Episode 3031

Astronaut Prairie Dawn floats on a space shuttle, when Elmo pops up out of nowhere, offering to help her. He soon learns that there is no need for a policeman, a construction worker, or a farmer in space (unless there's a cow).

Sleep

Episode 3119

Elmo explains the importance of sleep and the many ways people do it, but the audience won't stop applauding and let him sleep afterwards.

NO

Episode 3132

Telly and Elmo argue over who will be the last to say NO, but the word itself scares them away.

Above and Below

Episode 3438

Elmo and Zoe demonstrate above and below with a cloud.

Elmo and the butterfly

Episode 3718

In a seven-part segment, Elmo tries to catch a butterfly so he can give it a kiss.

Reading Together

Episode 3765

Elmo tries to see what Herry is reading, but since Herry's too big he tries to stand at various angles to look around his shoulders.

Elmo's Bus

Episode 3773

Part 1: Elmo uses his cardboard bus to demonstrate front and back, when the bus crashes.
Part 2: Elmo puts his bus back together, this time to demonstrate fast and slow, but he crashes the bus again.

Next To

Episode 3781

Elmo watches as Grover tries to demonstrate next to with a wily mailbox which keeps moving away from Grover. When they can't catch it, Elmo points out that he and Grover are next to each other.

Alphabet

Episode 3783

Elmo helps Grover say the alphabet.

Q - Quick

Episode 3792

Elmo shows the viewer a letter very quickly, and has the viewer guess which letter it is.

Feelings

Episode 3883

Elmo talks to the viewer about feelings, looking for someone who feels sad. He encounters Zoe, who feels proud, and Bert, who feels angry. He feels bummed about not finding anyone who's sad, until Big Bird points out how that makes Elmo feel.

Pretending To Be Ducks

Episode 3886

Zoe finds Elmo pretending to be a duck, and he shows her how to act like one. A real duck shows up, and mistakes Zoe for its mama.

Cowboys

Episode 3901

Elmo and Zoe pretend to be cowboys while displaying the letter C.

The Number 10

Episode 3902

Zoe is about to draw the number 10, but she only knows how to draw lines. Elmo doesn't know how to draw a 10 either, but he is good at making circles. An ominous voice advises them to cooperate.

Elmo Says

Episode 4159

To a hip-hop beat, Elmo plays a game of "Elmo Says" with the viewer.

Quiet and Loud

Elmo loudly interrupts Kermit's demonstration of "quiet" and "loud". Elmo loudly insists on helping Kermit demonstrate the difference, and Kermit manages to get Elmo to whisper as they talk about being quiet.

Surprise

Telly explains to the viewer what a surprise is and plans to perform one on Elmo. However, Elmo listens in on his plan and beats him to the punch.

Which Toy is the Best?

Elmo and Zoe find two toys (a car and a plane) sitting on a wall in the park. They start playing with them and argue over which one is the best. Cookie Monster wanders by and helps solve their problem, by doing a taste test.

Open

Elmo demonstrate open with a book, however the book has other ideas itself.

Next To

Elmo, Zoe, Telly, Rosita, Herry, Alfons, Humphrey and Ingrid show "next to".

Full and Empty

Telly gives a demonstration of "full" and "empty" with a crate with a sliding curtain on it. He shows the box empty first, then pulls the curtain again, revealing Elmo and Zoe, making it full.

Between

Elmo, Telly and Zoe plan on showing between by having Elmo go between Zoe and Telly, but the monsters have to constantly switch positions in order for Elmo to be between.

Counting in English and Spanish

Grover and Elmo take turns counting from one to ten in English and Spanish.

Four Friends

Grover, Elmo, Zoe and Telly arrange themselves in different ways to show that they will still remain four monsters.

Cheering Up Elmo

Grover finds Elmo sad over his toy being broken, so Grover tries to find a way of making him happy again.

Asking Elmo

The superhero Asking Elmo, helps Grover to figure out why his dog, who are tied to a tree, don't come when Grover tells it to.

Imagining Friends

Zoe is imagining a “great friend”. She lists off a list of qualities that the friend has to Elmo. Zoe asks Elmo to play along, but Elmo says he doesn't have to imagine, Zoe meets that list.