Episode 3853

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	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.
 	Cartoon 	Name That Sound: identify animal sounds.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird recites a short poem introducing the letter of the day.
 	Song 	"Letter R Menu"
 	Cartoon 	A piece of paper unfolds itself to show R, r, Rr.
center 	Cartoon 	R for Rhinoceros (poem) (new music and sound effects added)Artist: Jeff Hale
 	SCENE 2 	Elmo asks Maria to take him to the zoo, but she's too busy working in the Fix-It Shop.
 	Cartoon 	A kid has a zoo in him. (new sound effects added)
 	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.
 	Animation 	Can you find the animals hiding in the T-shirt? (voiceover by David Rudman)Aritst: Deanna Morse
 	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.
 	Film / Animation	A class makes up a story about going to the zoo, which is told through animation based on the kids’ drawings.Elmo, dressed as a lion, appears over the very end of the film.
 	Cartoon 	Rubber Stamp #12
 	Muppets 	Samantha says she'll count to eleven for Grover, but she can't help getting to twelve.
 	Cartoon 	"Ladybugs' Picnic"
 	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.
 	Film 	Jaws spoof with the letter R.
 	Cartoon 	Autumn leaves form an R.
 	Film 	A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "To Market" with Wegman's dogs.
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster and Ernie: Cookie Monster appears to Ernie as the Cookie Bunny.
 	Film 	Puzzle pieces make a video of a bear.
 	SCENE 5 	Rosita joins Elmo and Baby Bear by becoming a bear.
 	Animation 	"The African Animal Alphabet"
 	Muppets 	Big Bird recites a poem about the sun.
 	Film 	A boy recites his poem, "Rabbits, Trees and Water."
 	SCENE 6 	Gina, Devon and Devon's live rabbit sing "Three of These Things" with Elmo, Rosita and Baby Bear.
 	Film 	A gardener trims a bush to form a giraffe.
 	Celebrity 	Denyce Graves sings "Sing" with some penguins.
 	Cartoon 	The Bellhop has to make 12 wake-up calls.
 	Muppets 	Big Bird asks to see that number one more time.
 	Film 	Ornate 12s sail through the air.
 	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.
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Exercise
 	SCENE 8 	The cast signs off.
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 3853
 3853
Category:Zoos
Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 31