Zoo Train

**The Zoo Train** (or simply just **Zoo Train**) is a *Signing Time!* episode from season one.

## Characters

* Rachel
* Alex
* Leah
* Hopkins

## Synopsis

Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach ASL signs for animals often seen at the zoo.

## Songs

**Note:** This is based on the album's track list.

1. Signing Time! Theme
2. Zoo Train
3. Walkin' Through the Zoo
4. Guess What I Am
5. In the Water
6. Zoo Train (reprise)

## Summary

### English

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. A shortened version of "Signing Time! Theme" is played.

Alex and Leah are going to the zoo. "Zoo Train" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for rhinoceros, bat, seal, panda, hippopotamus, zebra, tiger, and lion. "Walkin' Through the Zoo" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for monkey, kangaroo, camel, gorilla, crocodile, elephant, penguin, and giraffe. "Guess What I Am" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for starfish, shrimp, lobster, crab, octopus, dolphin, whale, and shark. "In the Water" is played.

Rachel waves goodbye to the viewers and the episode ends. "Zoo Train (reprise)" is played.

### Spanish

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. A shortened version of "Signing Time! Theme" is played.

Alex and Leah are going to the zoo. "Zoo Train" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for rinoceronte, murciélago, foca, panda, hipopótamo, cebra, tigre, and león. "Walkin' Through the Zoo" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for mono, canguro, camello, gorila, cocodrilo, elefante, pingüino, and jirafa. "Guess What I Am" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for estrella de mar, camarón, langosta, cangrejo, pulpo, delfín, ballena, and tiburón. "In the Water" is played.

Rachel waves goodbye to the viewers and the episode ends. "Zoo Train (reprise)" is played.

## Words in Spanish

1. **rinoceronte** - rhinoceros
2. **murciélago** - bat
3. **foca** - seal
4. **panda** - panda
5. **hipopótamo** - hippopotamus
6. **cebra** - zebra
7. **tigre** - tiger
8. **león** - lion
9. **mono** - monkey
10. **canguro** - kangaroo
11. **camello** - camel
12. **gorila** - gorilla
13. **cocodrilo** - crocodile
14. **elefante** - elephant
15. **pingüino** - penguin
16. **jirafa** - giraffe
17. **estrella de mar** - starfish
18. **camarón** - shrimp
19. **langosta** - lobster
20. **cangrejo** - crab
21. **pulpo** - octopus
22. **delfín** - dolphin
23. **ballena** - whale
24. **tiburón** - shark

## Trivia

* This is the last episode to feature a 2005 different font style.
* This is the second and final episode without a child narrating the title card. The first was in "Everyday Signs".
* This is the 9th episode of the series.
* This is the only episode to premiere in February 26, 2006.
* This episode is upside down before Rachel signs "bat".
* Rachel Coleman hangs upside down like a bat.
* The scene that does this is where Alex and Leah see the bats hanging upside down on their branches.
* This is the 9th appearance of Rachel Coleman.
* This is the 9th appearance of Alex and Leah.
* All 24 animals are rhinoceros, bat, seal, panda, hippopotamus, zebra, tiger, lion, monkey, kangaroo, camel, gorilla, crocodile, elephant, penguin, giraffe, starfish, shrimp, lobster, crab, octopus, dolphin, whale, and shark.
* This is the only episode to listen to zoo animal sounds.
* This is the 6th appearance of Hopkins the Frog.
* The DVD Menu and end credits playing in the background is the Zoo Train song.
* The Signing Time! Theme, Zoo Train, Walkin' Through the Zoo, Guess What I Am, and In the Water songs of this episode were featured in the *Come Sing with Us, Volumes 7-9* CD album.

## Gallery

First stop: Watch the Animals.Rhinoceros. Use your pinky to show the rhino’s horn. Rhinoceros!Bat. Cross your arms......like the bat’s wings. Bat.Seal! Clap the back of your hands like his flippers. Seal!Panda! Make a P and show the panda’s eye markings or spell it P A N D A. Panda! Panda.Hippopotamus. Show his teeth and his big mouth opening. Hippopotamus.Zebra. Make the stripes on the zebra. Zebra.Tiger! Your fingers show the stripes on his face. Tiger!Lion. Show the lion’s big mane! Lion.Next stop: Move Like the Animals.Monkey! Move your arms like a monkey. Monkey!Kangaroo! Hold your hands like you’re a kangaroo and bounce them. Kangaroo.Camel. You show the camel’s humps. Camel.Gorilla! Bang on your chest like a great big gorilla. Gorilla!Crocodile! Show his big mouth and his sharp teeth. Crocodile!Elephant! Here’s his trunk! And that’s the sign for elephant.Penguin! Put your hands out like penguin feet waddling. Penguin.Giraffe! Show his long neck. Giraffe!"I'm a monkey!""I'm a kangaroo!""I'm a camel!""I'm a gorilla!""I'm a crocodile!""I'm an elephant!""I'm a penguin!"Last stop: Aquarium.Starfish! Sign star, pointing up towards the stars. And fish, like a fish swimming. Starfish. Starfish!Shrimp! Your finger is like a little shrimp swimming. Shrimp!"It's a lobster!"Lobster! Make scissors with your fingers like the lobster claws. Lobster!Crab! Take your two fingers and open and close them like crab claws. Or use your whole hand for big claws! Crab or crab.Octopus! Make the body and the legs. Octopus!Dolphin! Your finger is the dolphin’s nose diving through the water! Dolphin!Whale! Make a Y for the tail and splash it in the water! Whale!Shark! Oooooo. Show his fin in the water. Shark!"Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and I love signing with you. Let's do it again soon."A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.P.Q.R.S.T.U.V.W.X.Y.Z.