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[BEEPING]
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BOY: [SINGING] 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, and Z. Now I know my ABC's.
Next time won't you sing with me?
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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, and Z. Now I know my ABC's.
Next time won't you sing with me?
[CHEERING]
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MAN: The Letter Circus is proud to present the alphabet.
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.
[CHEERING]
The alphabet!
Thank you.
ALL: 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.
PUPPET: Sing.
ALL: A.
KERMIT: A.
ALL: B.
KERMIT: B.
ALL: C.
KERMIT: C.
ALL: D.
KERMIT: D.
ALL: E.
KERMIT: E.
ALL: F.
KERMIT: F.
ALL: G.
KERMIT: G.
ALL: H.
KERMIT: H.
ALL: I.
KERMIT: I.
ALL: J.
KERMIT: J.
ALL: K.
KERMIT: K.
ALL: L.
KERMIT: L.
ALL: M.
KERMIT: M.
ALL: N, O, P.
KERMIT: N, O, P.
ALL: Q.
KERMIT: Q.
ALL: R.
KERMIT: R.
ALL: S.
KERMIT: S.
ALL: T.
KERMIT: T.
ALL: U.
KERMIT: U.
ALL: V.
KERMIT: V.
ALL: W.
KERMIT: W.
ALL: X.
KERMIT: X.
ALL: Y.
KERMIT: Y.
ALL: Z.
KERMIT: Z.
ALL: A.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Amazing.
ALL: B.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Beautiful.
ALL: C.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Creatures.
ALL: D.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Dancing.
ALL: E.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Excited the--
ALL: F.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Forest [INAUDIBLE].
ALL: G.
KERMIT: [SINGING] In my heart--
ALL: H.
KERMIT: [SINGING] How--
ALL: I.
KERMIT: [SINGING] I do--
ALL: J.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Jump like the--
ALL: K.
[INAUDIBLE]
ALL: L.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Because the--
ALL: M.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Music's so--
ALL: N.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Nice.
ALL: O.
KERMIT: [SINGING] The organ--
ALL: P.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Played--
ALL: Q.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Quietly--
ALL: R.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Rest up--
ALL: S. T.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Sleepy tiger.
ALL: U.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Under the--
ALL: V.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Vine tree at the--
ALL: W.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Water side.
ALL: X
KERMIT: [SINGING] And "X" marks the place beneath the--
ALL: Y.
KERMIT: [SINGING] Yellow moon where the--
ALL: Z.
KERMIT: [SINGING] [INAUDIBLE] and I did hide.
[INAUDIBLE]
[SINGING]
[INAUDIBLE]
PATTI LABELLE: All right, Chrissy,
you better get it right now.
[SINGING]
[SINGING] 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, and, Z. Here me sing from A to Z.
I'm going to do it again, so listen to me one more time.
ALL: A.
PATTI LABELLE: [SINGING] A, B.
ALL: B.
PATTI LABELLE: [SINGING] C.
ALL: C.
PATTI LABELLE: [SINGING] D.
ALL: D.
PATTI LABELLE: [SINGING] E, F.
ALL: E, F.
PATTI LABELLE: [SINGING] G, H.
ALL: G, H.
PATTI LABELLE: [SINGING] I, J.
ALL: I, J. K, L, M, N, O, P.
PATTI LABELLE: [SINGING] Q, R, S.
ALL: Q, R, S.
PATTI LABELLE: [SINGING] T, U, V.
ALL: T, U, V.
PATTI LABELLE: [SINGING] W, X, Y,
and Z. I sang it from beginning to end.
Oh, yes, I did.
Now do you know what Miss Patti's going to do?
She's going to do it again.
Everybody sing.
ALL: 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, and Z.
PATTI LABELLE: [SINGING] Oh, I'll sing with you.
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, and Z.
[SINGING]
PATTI LABELLE: Woo!
Now you've learned your ABC's.
ALL: Oh, yeah!
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WOMAN: [SINGING] 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.
BIG BIRD: That says "closed."
And this sign says "Sale-- yarn."
SUSAN: Big Bird, the store's closed, you know.
BIG BIRD: Oh, yes, Susan.
I'm just looking at the signs because I'm using signs
to practice learning words.
SUSAN: Oh, that's a good idea.
How are you doing them?
BIG BIRD: Oh, fine.
I'm going up and down Sesame Street
and reading all the signs.
One up on the corner on the lamppost says "Sesame Street."
SUSAN: Our street sign, that's right.
BIG BIRD: Mhm.
Just beyond that, there's another little sign
that says "Stop."
SUSAN: Right.
On the corner, the stop sign.
Good.
BIG BIRD: This one says "Sale-- Yarn."
SUSAN: Right!
Hey, you're doing all right.
BIG BIRD: But there's a word that I saw today.
SUSAN: Uh-huh.
BIG BIRD: I can hardly say it, and I sure
don't know what it means.
SUSAN: Well, why don't you tell me?
Maybe I can help you.
BIG BIRD: Well, it's quite a word.
You ready to hear it?
SUSAN: Sure.
BIG BIRD: OK.
Listen to this.
Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
SUSAN: Uh, I beg your pardon, Big Bird?
BIG BIRD: That's the word.
Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
SUSAN: Abcde-- what?
Where did you see that word?
BIG BIRD: Right over there in the yard.
SUSAN: Oh, in the yard?
BIG BIRD: Sure.
SUSAN: Over where?
Oh!
There?
BIG BIRD: Whoa!
That is some kind of word!
Whoa.
[SINGING] Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
It's the most remarkable I've ever seen.
Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
I wish I knew exactly what I mean.
It starts out like a "A" word, as anyone can see.
But somewhere in the middle, it gets awfully queer to me.
Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
If I ever find out just what this word can mean,
I'll be the smartest bird the world has ever seen.
BIG BIRD: Oh, maybe Gordon would know or maybe Bob.
I could ask them.
Then again, it might be a kind of an elephant
or a funny kind of kazoo or a strange exotic turtle
that you never see in a zoo.
It might be a kind of doggy or a particular shade of blue.
Or maybe a pretty flower.
Nah.
Not with a name like that.
Uh-uh.
[SINGING] Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
It's the most remarkable word I've ever seen.
Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
I sure wish I knew exactly what I mean.
It starts out like an "A" word, as anyone can see.
But somewhere in the middle, it gets awfully queer to me.
Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.
If I ever find out just what this word can mean,
I'd be the smartest bird this world has ever seen.
SUSAN: Oh, Big Bird, that's a terrific song.
But I really hate to tell you this.
BIG BIRD: What?
SUSAN: But that's not a word.
BIG BIRD: It's not?
SUSAN: No, Big Bird.
This is the alphabet.
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.
BIG BIRD: You mean, that's the alphabet?
SUSAN: That's right.
BIG BIRD: Oh, it's not a word.
SUSAN: No.
BIG BIRD: It's not "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz."
SUSAN: No, but you know what it is?
BIG BIRD: What?
SUSAN: It's a list of all the letters that make words.
For instance, if we take these letters here-- C, A,
and take an R from over here-- we make up our own word.
C-A-R. Car.
BIG BIRD: Oh.
SUSAN: Or-- let's put the R back up here
where it belongs and take the T down.
And we have another word.
C-A-T. See?
It's very useful, the alphabet.
BIG BIRD: Hey, that's easy.
PUPPET: Beautiful.
[LAUGHING]
ABBY: Hi!
You are just in time because my friend, Tyra,
and I are about to sing a very special song.
Tell them what it is, Tyra.
TYRA: We are going to sing "The ABC Song."
ABBY: Mhm.
Yes!
Let's do it, Tyra.
Let us sing "The ABC Song."
A, B, C, D--
Z: Whoa, whoa!
Wait, whoa.
Hold on a second.
Stop the music.
TYRA: Letter Z, what is wrong?
Z: What's wrong?
I will tell you what is wrong.
I am quitting the alphabet.
[GASPING]
TYRA: What?
Z: Yeah.
TYRA: Why?
Z: Yeah, because of that song.
[GASPING]
ABBY: "The ABC Song"?
Z: Whoa, whoa!
You know what?
I don't even want to hear you say the name.
TYRA: What is wrong with "The ABC Song"?
Z: Well, I will tell you what is wrong with "The ABC Song."
It's not just about the letters A, B, and C, you know?
There happen to be 26 of us, but nobody seems to care.
Everybody wants to sing the ABC's.
A, B, C. It's all about the ABC's.
But you know what?
I can't take it anymore.
And I quit.
TYRA: No, no, no, no.
Don't go.
OK, what if instead of "The ABC Song,"
we sing the "A Through Z Song"?
Z: "A Through Z Song"?
TYRA: Uh-huh.
Z: Intriguing.
How does it go?
TYRA: It goes like this.
Come on, Abby.
Let's sing the "A to Z Song." [SINGING]
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, and Z.
Z: That's me.
Mhm.
TYRA AND ABBY: [SINGING] Now we know from A to Z.
Next time won't you sing with me?
TYRA: Well?
What do you think?
Z: Are you kidding me?
ABBY: I think he's on to us.
Z: That is the greatest song I have ever heard.
TYRA: So you're not quitting?
Z: Well, how could I quit when I'm
part of such a great song like that?
Come on.
Let's sing the "A to Z Song" again.
TYRA: Absolutely.
ABBY: And you can sing, too.
ALL: [SINGING] 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, and Z.
Z: That's me.
Wow.
ALL: [SINGING] Now we know from A to Z. Next time
won't you sing with me?
Z: Ah.
You know what?
That is an instant classic.
ELMO: La la la.
La la la.
Elmo's song.
What's your favorite song?
ALL: [SINGING] "The Sesame Street Alphabet." "The Sesame
Street Alphabet" is through.