-Welcome back to "The Tonight Show," everybody.
I'm Steve Higgins, and it's time to play...
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Okay, let's meet our contestants.
To my left, he lives on Sesame Street.
You know him, and he loves to laugh.
It's Elmo! -Yeah!
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-[ Laughs ] Thank you, thank you.
-Alright, Elmo, your partner this evening
is the host of NBC's "Tonight Show"
Grammy Award winner...
-Wow! -...Jimmy Fallon. Yeah!
-I did win a Grammy. Thank you.
I won a Grammy. That's a nice thing to say.
-Yeah, you won a Grammy. -You didn't have to say that.
-I did. It was on the card. -Alright, well...
-Alright, your first opponent is a legendary member
of the Roots Crew.
Let's say hello to Tarik Trotter! Come on!
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And his partner, who also lives on Sesame Street
and loves cookies, give it up for Cookie Monster!
-Come on, now! -Hi! Hello!
Hi! -Elmo and Cookie Monster.
-Alright, ready? The rules of the game are very simple.
I'll give each of you a password,
and then you give a one-word clue -- one word only...
-One. -One.
-...to get your partner to guess the password.
-Password.
-The team with the most points after four rounds wins.
-Four. Okay. You got it?
-Yep, one -- -I think so.
-One word. -One word.
-One word. Okay. -Yes.
First clue goes to Jimmy and Cookie.
There you go. -Oh, yeah.
-The password is...
-Jimmy, why don't you start us off.
-Okay. -Alright, Elmo, we got this.
Alright. -Yes.
-Okay. Um...
-Eagle.
-Soar.
-No, no.
-Okay, okay. -No problem. No problem.
That was a good guess. -Ready?
-Yes. -I think we got a good clue.
Big...
-Bird.
-Oh! [ Dinging ]
Oh, my gosh!
-How did I not say "Big Bird"? What is wrong with me?
I'm so sorry. Are you disappointed, Elmo?
-No, Elmo's not disappointed,
but you know who is disappointed?
Big Bird. -Big Bird. Yeah, exactly.
I know. -Yeah.
-But you did it. It was very good.
-Thank you. -Tarik, Elmo.
-Oh, this is Elmo's clue? -Yep.
-Higgins? -Yep?
-[ Clicks tongue ]
Elmo's 3 1/2, so Elmo can't read yet.
Maybe you could just whisper it. -Alright. I'm not listening.
-Ready? -The password is...
-Okay. -Thank you.
-Spaghetti.
-Cookie! -No.
-Not cookie. -Close.
-Close. -Take a shot.
What if it was? That -- Yeah. Spaghetti, you said "cookie."
Yeah. Okay. -Okay. Ready, Jimmy?
-We got this, bud. -You ready?
-Yes. -Okay, here we go.
Ramen.
-Noodle. [ Dinging ]
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-Oh, my gosh! -That was good.
-Good job. -Jimmy...Cookie.
-Okay. -The password is...
Cookie, why don't you start us off this time.
-Okay, okay. Uh...
Okay. Knapsack.
-Cookie!
-Oh, me wish it was cookie.
Me wish it was knapsack full of cookies.
-He said "knapsack." -Okay. Knapsack. Yes.
-Book bag.
-Book bag. Um...
Ooh! Satchel?
-Ooh! -How old are you?
Satchel? I don't even know what a satchel is.
-I want to steal, I want to steal.
-You can, you can. -Okay. Okay, ready, Cookie?
-Yeah.
-Backpack.
-Wait. -We got to give the clue first.
-Oh, I was just going off -- -Me not even need the clue.
-I'm sorry. -It's that obvious.
-Wait. -No, it's not --
-Not even need a third clue. -That's the answer.
-You sure it's not satchel? Yeah.
-How could it not be satchel? -How could it not be satchel?
Oh, my gosh. -Has that ever happened?
No clue needed. -No one's ever...
No clue needed. Elmo, good job.
-Thank you. -Alright.
Okay, your last clue goes to Tarik and Elmo.
-Okay. -The password is "candle."
-Listen. Elmo, why don't you start us off?
-Start? Okay.
Um...wick.
-Candle. -Oh!
[ Dinging ] Oh!
-We got it! -You guys won.
-We won, we won, we won, we won, we won, we won, we won!
Yeah! [ Dinging ]
That was the best! Great clue!
That was a great clue, Elmo. Wick. I was like, "John Wick?"
No, you wouldn't know John Wick. Yeah, candle. Perfect.
-Nicely done. -My thanks to Tarik Trotter.
Elmo, Cookie Monster.
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