ABC Signs

**ABC Signs** (or simply just **ABC's**) is a *Signing Time!* episode from season one.

## Characters

* Rachel
* Alex
* Leah
* Hopkins

## Synopsis

Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach the alphabet in American Sign Language.

## Songs

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

1. Signing Time! Theme
2. A is for Alex and Alligator
3. LMNO
4. Lonely Letter X

## Summary

The episode starts with the song called "Signing Time! Theme".

Rachel shows the letters for A, B, C, D, E, F, and G in American Sign Language. "A-G" is played.

Rachel shows the letters for H, I, J, and K in American Sign Language. "H-K" is played.

Rachel shows the letters for L, M, N, and O in American Sign Language. "LMNO" is played.

Rachel shows the letters for P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W in American Sign Language. "P-W" is played.

Rachel shows the letters for X, Y, and Z in American Sign Language. "A is for Alex and Alligator" is played.

Rachel shows the numbers for uno (1), dos (2), tres (3), cuatro (4), cinco (5), seis (6), siete (7), ocho (8), nueve (9), and diez (10) in American Sign Language. She waves goodbye to the viewers. The episode ends with the song called "Lonely Letter X".

## Letters in American English

1. **A**
2. **B**
3. **C**
4. **D**
5. **E**
6. **F**
7. **G**
8. **H**
9. **I**
10. **J**
11. **K**
12. **L**
13. **M**
14. **N**
15. **O**
16. **P**
17. **Q**
18. **R**
19. **S**
20. **T**
21. **U**
22. **V**
23. **W**
24. **X**
25. **Y**
26. **Z**

## Numbers in Spanish

1. **uno** - **1**
2. **dos** - **2**
3. **tres** - **3**
4. **cuatro** - **4**
5. **cinco** - **5**
6. **seis** - **6**
7. **siete** - **7**
8. **ocho** - **8**
9. **nueve** - **9**
10. **diez** - **10**

## Stock Footage

* In "The Great Outdoors", the end of the video shows Rachel counting from 1 to 10 in American Sign Language.

## Trivia

* This is the first episode of the show to have an American English title.
* This is the final episode to feature the **light green** chalkboard.
* In this episode, Rachel Coleman had her first name embossed on the back of her shirt.
* This is the 5th appearance of Alex and Leah.
* This is the 5th episode of the series.
* This is the first episode where an animal goes fu. The second was My Favorite Things.
* A crowd can be heard cheering on Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004, where this is released), but unfortunately, this is a sound effect from Sound Ideas' Series 2000.
* Hopkins the Frog doesn't hold a sign. It reads "The End" in letters.
* Usually, the child says "The End. Goodbye, Hopkins!". In this episode, it's the opposite (the child says "Goodbye, Hopkins! The End.").
* This is the only episode where Rachel says "You just learned all of your ABC's.".
	+ This doesn't happen again until Season 2.
* This is the 5th appearance of Rachel Coleman.
* This is the only episode to feature the fade in/fade out end credits.
* This is the 2nd appearance of Hopkins the Frog.
* The DVD Menu playing in the background is the Lonely Letter X song.
* The Signing Time! Theme, A is for Alex and Alligator, LMNO, and Lonely Letter X songs of this episode were featured in the *Come Sing with Us, Volumes 4-6* CD album.
* This is the second episode where both Alex and Leah bow as Rachel says the final lines.

## Goofs/Errors

* In the A is for Alex and Alligator song, Rachel zips his yellow sweater while singing.

## Quotes

**Alex and Leah**: Work, work, work, work, work.

## Gallery

"ABCs.""A is for Alex and Alligator."A. Make a fist, but keep your thumb on the side, and that kinda looks like a lowercase a."B is for best friends and baseball."B. Put your palm out, tuck your thumb in. B."C is for caterpillar."C. Curve your hand so it looks like a C."D is for diaper and dance."D. Put your pointer up. Looks like a little d, doesn't it? D."Ready? Go! 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. Wow!""E is for elevator."E. Curl up all your fingers really tight, and that's an E."F is for funny and fright."F. Your thumb and your pointer touch, and the rest stand straight up. F."G is for good morning.""G is for good night."G. Looks like you're gonna squish something. It's G."ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. So many letters, so many signs, so many words in so little time.""A is for Alex and Alligator.""B is for best friend and baseball bat.""C is for careful and caterpillar.""D is for diaper and dance.""E is for empty and elevator.""F is for funny and fright.""G is for good and game and great, G for good morning, good night."H. Two fingers pointing out. H."I is for ice."I. Just point your pinky up, like the little letter i."J is for juice."J. Put your pinky up, and then draw a J. J."K is for king and kiss."K. Put your two fingers up, and your thumb in between for a K."ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. So many letters, so many signs, so many words in so little time.""H is for hugs and hello, how are you.""I is for ice and for im-por-tant.""J is for juice and J is for joke.""K is for kid, king, and kiss.""ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. So many letters, so many signs, so many words in so little time."L. Just like the letter L."M is for mouse. Mmmmmm!"M. Put three fingers over your thumb. M.N. Two fingers over your thumb. N."O is for owls out at night."O. It looks just like an O. O."L-M-N-O!""P is for picnic and peanut butter."P. It's just like K, but it tipped over. That's P.Q. Your pointer and your thumb point down. Q."R is for ready and run."R. Cross your fingers, and that's R."S is for sit and swim."S. Make a fist, but this time, put that thumb in front. S."T is for tree and tired."T. Put your first finger over your thumb. T.U. Two fingers up, and keep them together. U."V is for vacation."V. Two fingers up, but they're apart. And that's a V."W is for work."W. Three fingers up, and they look like a W."ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. So many letters, so many signs, so many words in so little time.""P is for party and peanut butter.""Q is for quiet and queen.""R is for run and ready and right.""S is for sit and sing.""T is for tired and tell a story.""U for umbrella and understand.""V is for very and visit, vacation.""W is for work and wind.""X is for X-ray."X. It's your thumb and your pointer and you squeeze them in. X."X!""Y is for yo-yo."Y. Your thumb and your pinky. Y."Z is for zipper."Z. Take your pointer and draw a Z. Z."ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. So many letters, so many signs, so many words in so little time.""A is for Alex and Alligator.""B is for best friend and baseball bat.""C is for careful and caterpillar.""D is for diaper and dance.""E is for empty and elevator.""F is for funny and fright.""G is for good and game and great, G for good morning, good night.""ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. So many letters, so many signs, so many words in so little time.""H is for hugs and hello, how are you.""I is for ice and for im-por-tant.""J is for juice and J is for joke.""K is for kid, king, and kiss.""L is for Leah and laugh, ha ha ha.""M is for maybe and mice.""N is for nice and now and never.""O is for owls out at night.""ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. So many letters, so many signs, so many words in so little time.""P is for party and peanut butter.""Q is for quiet and queen.""R is for run and ready and right.""S is for sit and sing.""T is for tired and tell a story.""U for umbrella and understand.""V is for very and visit, vacation.""W is for work and wind.""ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. So many letters, so many signs, so many words in so little time.""X is for x-ray.""Y is for yesterday.""Z is for zipper."ZIP!"And now, we are done. Hooray!""Goodbye, Hopkins.""The End.""That was so much fun. You just learned all of your ABC's. I'm so proud of you!""And did you know that in sign language, we count a little bit differently? I'm gonna show you. You ready? Okay."1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10."We love signing with you.""And we can't wait to see you again."Lonely Letter X"And where would Alex be without me? Huh? Yeah think about that. It’s signing time with who?? Yeah, that’s right. It’s Signing Time with X and Leah. You got that? X and Leah. Yeah. And, uhhh, next time you order extra fries or an extra large drink, you’ll be praising my name! A gets all the attention around here, and there’s just me and Q waiting for our day in the sun."Thank you for signing with us!