The Great Outdoors

**The Great Outdoors** is a *Signing Time!* episode from season one.

## Characters

* Rachel
* Alex
* Leah
* Hopkins

## Synopsis

Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach ASL signs for animals, bugs, activities and objects one would encounter in the woods or a backyard.

## Songs

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

1. Signing Time! Theme
2. My Great Backyard
3. Right Place, Right Time
4. When the Bugs Come Marching In
5. Caterpillar Dreams

## 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.

Rachel shows the signs for backyard, explore, tent, trail, bridge, stream, forest, and mountain. "My Great Backyard" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for porcupine, raccoon, deer, bear, owl, skunk, beaver, wolf, eagle, and fox. "Right Place, Right Time" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for bug, ant, fly, spider, bee, worm, and mosquito. "When the Bugs Come Marching In" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for caterpillar and butterfly. "Caterpillar Dreams" 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.

Rachel shows the signs for patio interior, explorar, tienda, sendero, puente, río, bosque, and montaña. "My Great Backyard" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for puerco espín, mapache, ciervo, oso, búho, zorrillo, castor, lobo, águila, and zorro. "Right Place, Right Time" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for insecto, hormiga, mosca, araña, abeja, gusano, and mosquito. "When the Bugs Come Marching In" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for oruga and mariposa. "Caterpillar Dreams" is played.

## Words in Spanish

1. **patio interior** - backyard
2. **explorar** - explore
3. **tienda** - tent
4. **sendero** - trail
5. **puente** - bridge
6. **río** - stream
7. **bosque** - forest
8. **montaña** - mountain
9. **puerco espín** - porcupine
10. **mapache** - raccoon
11. **ciervo** - deer
12. **oso** - bear
13. **búho** - owl
14. **zorrillo** - skunk
15. **castor** - beaver
16. **lobo** - wolf
17. **águila** - eagle
18. **zorro** - fox
19. **insecto** - bug
20. **hormiga** - ant
21. **mosca** - fly
22. **araña** - spider
23. **abeja** - bee
24. **gusano** - worm
25. **mosquito** - mosquito
26. **oruga** - caterpillar
27. **mariposa** - butterfly

## Stock Footage

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

## Trivia

* In "ABC Signs", Rachel Coleman had her first name embossed on the back of her shirt.
* This is the 8th episode of the series.
* This is the only episode to premiere in February 19, 2006.
* When Rachel says "Bear. It's like a bear hug, and then you scratch. Bear.", the audio is taken from Playtime Signs. Say, what's the difference between a teddy bear and an actual bear?
* This is the 8th appearance of Alex and Leah.
* This is the 8th appearance of Rachel Coleman.
* This is the 5th appearance of Hopkins the Frog.
* The song Lonely Letter X is reused in ABC Signs.
* "Signing Time: The Great Outdoors" is similar to the CBS sitcom The Great Indoors. If you are interested in this pun, go check the REAL great outdoors: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+great+outdoors#:~:text=Collectively%2C%20all%20outdoor%20space%2C%20especially,time%20in%20the%20great%20outdoors!
* The DVD Menu and end credits playing in the background is the Caterpillar Dreams song.
* The Signing Time! Theme, My Great Backyard, Right Place, Right Time, When the Bugs Come Marching In, and Caterpillar Dreams songs of this episode were featured in the *Come Sing with Us, Volumes 7-9* CD album.

## Gallery

"My Great Backyard is the great outdoors!"Backyard. Sign “back” and show the space of the yard. Backyard.Explore! Just like you are looking and looking through a telescope. You can use one hand or two. Explore!Tent! Your index finger and pinky show the shape of a tent. And this is camping. It is almost the same as tent. Tent!Trail! Show the trail or the path. Trail!Bridge. Your arm is the bridge and your fingers show the supports for the bridge. Bridge.Stream! Sign water, then show it flowing down. For river, you show a lot of water. Stream.Forest. Just like ‘tree,’ but a whole forest full of them! Forest.Mountain! Sign rock and show how big it is! Mountain. Mountain!Porcupine! Show his body and his quills pop up! Porcupine.Raccoon! Make Vs and show the raccoon’s mask. Raccoon.Deer. Show the deer’s antlers. Deer!Bear. It's like a bear hug, and then you scratch. Bear.Owl! Make Os and show the owl’s eyes. Hooo hooo. Owl!Skunk! Your two fingers show the skunk’s stripe. Skunk. Skunk!Beaver. Show the beaver’s teeth gnawing on wood. Beaver.Wolf! Show the wolf’s snout! Wolf.Eagle! Make the eagle’s curved beak on your nose. Eagle!Fox! Make an F and twist it on his sneaky fox nose. Fox!Bug. Touch your thumb to your nose and your two fingers look like a bug's antenna. Bug.Ant. Some people just sign bug, or you can spell it: A-N-T. Ant.Fly! F, L, Y or swoop your hand like you’re catching a fly. Fly!Spider! Cross your hands and show the spider’s legs crawling. Oooo spider!Bee. Make an “F” and touch your cheek, then brush the bee off. Bee. Bee.Worm. Your finger is a worm inching across your hand. Worm.Mosquito! Make an F, touch your hand and smack it. Or show the long nose of a mosquito. Ooo mosquito!"Oh, when the bugs come marching in! Look Out!"Caterpillar. Show the fuzzy little caterpillar crawling up your arm! Caterpillar.Butterfly. Cross your hands like the wings of a butterfly. Butterfly."I just love those beautiful butterflies, and I love signing with you. See you next time!"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."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."