Episode 2832

Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Elmo greets the viewer as he waits for Savion's dance class to begin. He's fully prepared, already wearing his tap shoes, when Savion and Jelani happen by. They inform Elmo that the lesson will be this afternoon, and they have to go to school right now. Elmo already knows this but is just excited to wait as the teens head out. In the meantime, Elmo decides to stay in the yard claiming he has a lot to do until they get back, and starts to think about the letter Z while repeating "Zuh... zip!"
 	Cartoon 	zip, zoom, zoom, zig, zag, zany, zoo.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Elmo now thinks about the word "zigzag."
 	Muppets 	"Zig Zag Dance"
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Elmo now thinks of the letter Z out in the cosmos...
 	Cartoon 	Z In Space
 	Song 	Joe Raposo sings "Little Things". re-filmed version
center 	Muppets 	
 	Cartoon 	Nine Striped Cats (Maria voice-over added)Artist: Owe Gustafson
 	Celebrity 	Big Bird attempts to dance ballet with Raven-Symoné. When that doesn't work, she puts on some dance music.
 	Cartoon 	The Great Inventors Series: John Montague, Earl of Sandwich, invents a new type of food that can be eaten while playing cards.Artist: Bruce Cayard
 	Film 	Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers.Music: Joe Raposo
 	Muppets 	Kermit and some Anything Muppets sing "I Wonder 'Bout the World Above."
 	Cartoon 	R for Rhinoceros
 	SCENE 2 	Luis comes across Uncle Wally hosting Wolfgang the Seal's clapping class (as opposed to Savion's tapping class). Luis joins Gina and the kids as they repeat the various claps Wolfgang makes with his flippers. They all then participate in Wolfgang's barking class.
 	Cartoon 	Rap #9
 	Muppets 	
 	Animation 	"¡Él juega beisbol!"
 	Film 	A percussionist on the beach talks about how rhythm is everywhere, such as in breaking waves, walking and horse galloping. (edited)
 	SCENE 3 	Tap class still hasn't begun, so Elmo imagines himself as the world's greatest tap dancer as he sings "Happy Tappin' with Elmo." Back in reality, everyone is gathered for class, though Elmo still considers himself a great dancer. He falls down trying to prove it and admits some lessons won't hurt.
 	Cartoon 	What if a frog and a fly switched bodies? What do you think would happen?Artist: Cliff Roberts
 	Muppets 	The Martians: Book
 	Animation 	A rock does somersaults for its peers, but gets little applause.
 	Muppets 	Ernie, Bert and Shola count fingers.
 	Cartoon 	A hand draws a guitarist serenading a maiden, as well as the background.
 	SCENE 4 	Gina, Luis, Jelani, the kids, and Mr. Snuffleupagus practice the steps Savion teaches them, but Snuffy has a harder time than everyone else. Since he has four feet instead of two, Savion suggests he try the steps using only two of his feet at first. His front feet aren't able to do it well yet, but his back feet pick up the steps easily. Snuffy is able to mimic everyone else's steps and feels very proud to be tap dancing.
 	Cartoon 	A juggling bear helps a little girl learn to juggle.
 	Muppets 	Bip Bipadotta leads "Scratch My Back" as a song about two monsters named Jack and Jill who swear that they will always be there to scratch each other's backs.
 	Cartoon 	Different uses of a triangle (Spanish version)
 	Film 	A girl goes to the shoemaker and watches him as he repairs her shoes.
 	Cast 	Carnival barker Mike runs a ball-throwing booth. Maria and Travis decide to try winning a prize by knocking down all the bottles. She tries twice, and knocks some of them down, then she lets Travis try his luck. He not only knocks all the bottles down, but the stand as well! For a prize, he wants the ball, which he obtains by way of reverse footage.
 	Cartoon 	The weary traveler asks the wise man to demonstrate none, some, most and all with a basket of oranges.
 	SCENE 5 	Mr. Snuffleupagus feels sad that his back half is better at tap-dancing than his front. In song, Savion shows him that his front half can rap while his back half taps. Snuffy feels so good he dances back home to show his mommy.
 	Cartoon 	The front and back of a costumed horse follow an ice cream truck.
center 	Muppets 	Super Grover: A boy is confused -- his mother told him to take a bus home, but he doesn't know where to find the bus. Super Grover arrives, and they soon discover a sign that says "Bus Stop". The boy believes they found the answer, but Super Grover insists that his mother told him to take a bus home, not a sign.
 	Cartoon 	Are you the monster that ate the television?
 	Film 	A boy narrates a film about how cheese is made.
 	SCENE 6 	Savion and Dayle practice some tap moves as Jelani announces the sponsors.
==Notes==
*This episode was later re-broadcast in Season 24 as Episode 3028.
*In addition to performing Snuffy, Martin P. Robinson voices the announcer who introduces Elmo's imaginary tap dance number.
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Category:Sesame Street Episode Season 22