Episode 3853
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| Sesame Street | |
| Plot | Elmo's Zoo |
| Air date | January 5, 2000 |
| Season | Season 31 (2000) |
| Sponsors | R, 12 |
| Syndication | 123 Sesame Street, PBS Sprout |
| DVD | |
| Picture | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | | 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. |
 | | Name That Sound: identify animal sounds. (EKA: Episode 3782) |
 | | Big Bird recites a short poem introducing the letter of the day. (EKA: Episode 3834) |
 | | "Letter R Menu" |
 | | A piece of paper unfolds itself to show R, r, Rr. (EKA: Episode 3309) |
 | | R for Rhinoceros (poem) Artist: Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 1800)
|
 | | Elmo asks Maria to take him to the zoo, but she's too busy working in the Fix It Shop. |
 | | A kid has a zoo in him. (EKA: Episode 0796) |
 | | 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. |
 | | Can you find the animals hiding in the T-shirt? (voiceover by David Rudman) (EKA: Episode 3788) |
 | | 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. |
  | | Kids tell stories about going to the zoo. |
 | | Rubber Stamp #12 (EKA: Episode 2980) |
 | | Muppet & Kid Moments: Samantha says she'll count to eleven for Grover, but she can't help getting to twelve. |
 | | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (EKA: Episode 0416) |
 | | 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. |
 | | Jaws spoof with the letter R. |
 | | Autumn leaves form an R. (EKA: Episode 3192) |
 | | A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "To Market" with Wegman's dogs. (EKA: Episode 3697) |
 | | Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster appears to Ernie as the Cookie Bunny. |
 | | Puzzle pieces make a video of a bear. (EKA: Episode 3143) |
 | | Rosita joins Elmo and Baby Bear by becoming a bear. |
 | | "The African Animal Alphabet" (EKA: Episode 3671) |
 | | Big Bird recites a poem about the sun. (EKA: Episode 3357) |
 | | A boy recites his poem, "Rabbits, Trees and Water." |
 | | Gina and Devon and Devon's live rabbit sing "Three of These Things" with Elmo, Rosita and Baby Bear. |
 | | A gardener trims a bush to form a giraffe. |
 | | Denyce Graves sings "Sing" with some penguins. |
 | | The Bellhop has to make 12 wake-up calls. (EKA: Episode 2784) |
 | | Big Bird asks to see that number one more time. (EKA: Episode 3309) |
 | | Ornate 12s sail through the air. |
 | | 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 dresses as a business man on vacation visiting the zoo. |
 | | Elmo's World: Exercise |
 | | The cast signs off. |
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