practice a little more, please? - absolutely. 1, 2, 3, 4! [playing poorly] ahh. music to my years. eep. - it's almost time for bert and ernie's great adventures, but right now, we're gonna find out more about the opera with isabel. - hi. - isabel, i have a lot of questions about opera. - ok. - ok. my first question. - yes. - where do you sing the opera? - well, we sing opera all over the world. - and do you sing it in english? - we can sing in english, and we sing in italian, and we sing in french and german and russian. - and right now, you have on a very fancy dress. are you going on a big bowling date? - ha ha! oh, my goodness. - oh, yeah. not good bowling-- - this is actually a costume from "the barber of seville." my character wears this costume,

and her name is rosina. - rosina! - rosina! - isabel, how do you become an opera singer? - kind of like an athlete, you need somebody to train you and teach how to do it correctly. - and do you have to do exercises to keep your voice in shape? - mm-hmm. one exercise that we like to do is kind of silly. we say, "hung-un-num mi mi mi mi." - hung-un-num mi mi mi mi. hung-un-num mi mi mi mi. - very good! - hung-un-num mi mi mi mi. - hung-un-num mi mi mi mi. - that's really, really, really good. - i like that one. are there other vocal exercises to do? - sure we do things called lip trills, and that goes like this. bbbbblllllbbbb. - bbbbblllllbbbb. - bbbbblllllbbbb. - ppsspt! oh, i just got--ugh. that's a sloppy one. hey. isabel, will you sing for us, do you think? - mm-hmm. i can do that. - you will? - yeah. - do you think we could sing with you? - absolutely. - oh, boy! ha ha ha! in a little while, we're gonna sing with a real opera singer, but right now, watch this. - ♪ there's a 20 on my gate, and it looks great ♪

♪ i just thought you might like to know ♪ ♪ there's a 20 on my door ♪ who could ask for more? ♪ and i wouldn't ever hang it low ♪ ♪ there's a 20 on my shirt ♪ and even with some dirt ♪ you can still see 2 and 0 ♪ ♪ there's a 20 on my shoes, and they help me cruise ♪ ♪ with my friends, i never run slow ♪ go! ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ♪ 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ♪ 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 ♪ 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 20! ♪ there's a 20 on my bike ♪ just the way i like ♪ sparkling in the sun ♪ there's a 20 on my hat ♪ and with my baseball bat ♪ number 20 helps hit a home run ♪ ♪ there's a 20 on my bed where i lay my head ♪ ♪ to 20 i say good night ♪ and there's a 20 in my dreams with laser beams ♪ ♪ number 20 is shining bright ♪ ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ♪ 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ♪ 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 ♪ 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 20!

- hey, raynel, serenity, cy, what's coming up next? bert and ernie's great adventures! cool! - ♪ every night when i lie in bed ♪ - oh, no. - ♪ i see pictures dancing in my head ♪ - picture sleep. - ♪ buddy bert - what? - ♪ buckle up, and we'll fly away ♪ - whoa! - yeah! ♪ we're adventuring ♪ every time the bed starts tapping ♪ ♪ something special's gonna happen ♪ - this is kind of kicky. - ♪ my favorite kind of traveling ♪ - hyah! ♪ we're adventuring ♪ come along with bert and ernie ♪ ♪ we're gonna take a little journey ♪ ♪ bert and ernie's great adventures ♪ - gee, bert, it's great to be ecologists here in the rainforest and take care of plants and animals. - help! bawk!

- there's a parrot up there who needs our help. - ecologists to the rescue. - er, er, er, whoa! huh. - huh. hmm, i don't see any parrot, bert. - come out, come out, wherever you are. - bawk. hello. - hello, pretty parrot. - pretty parrot. pretty parrot. [buzzing] bawk! trouble. - ♪ la la la la la ♪ [buzzing] ♪ timber - it's a beaver chewing down trees. - singing beavers in a rainforest? this isn't where they usually live. ah, we need to sit down and talk to this guy. - good idea, bert. - let's go. er, er, er, whoa! um, mr. beaver, would you like a chair? - ♪ love one [buzzing]

- standing is good, too. - ♪ timber - whoa! - why does this beaver need so much wood? - well, beavers use wood to make dams in rivers. - right, so they can have a home and swim. - yeah. - ♪ no ♪ this beaver does not like to swim ♪ - a beaver who doesn't like to swim and lives in a rainforest? what's your deal, mr. beaver? - ♪ i love the warm weather here ♪ ♪ and i also love these trees - so, why are you cutting them down? - ♪ i have invited the great diva von beaver to sing here ♪ ♪ so i need to build her a grand opera house ♪ ♪ ta-da - bawk, bawk, bawk. ♪ timber - ♪ la la la la la - we need to get that beaver away from her tree.

- good thinking, bert. - ernie, what are you doing? - he loves trees. we've got to distract him. - ernie, do i look like a tree to you? - well... you do now. ♪ oh, mr. beaver - [sighs] rustle, rustle. - hmm? aha! ♪ mm-ha mm-ha mm-ha ♪ - ernie! - stop, mr. beaver. my friend is in there. - oh, heh heh. hmm. - and you can't eat this tree, either. things live in trees. - [gasps] ♪ they do - bawk, home sweet home. bawk! - ♪ oh, woe is me ♪ do you live up in that tree? - bawk, yes. bawk. - ♪ alas, now i cannot build the opera house ♪

- ♪ la la - [gasps] oh, no! ♪ diva von beaver is here ♪ where is she going to sing? ♪ - bawk, bawk. - i think we can help you, mr. beaver. - this is my grand opera house? - yes. ♪ sing, my sweet ♪ you will have the whole forest at your feet ♪ - ♪ la [birds chirping and squawking] ♪ la la la la ♪ la la la la la ♪ ♪ la la la la la la la la la... ♪ - [sighs] rainforest rain. - ♪ la la la la la la la la la la ♪ - good night, bert. - good night, ernie.

[tapping] uh-oh. - [snoring] - ♪ la la la la la la ♪ la la la la ♪ do do do do do do do - ♪ i can sing high - ♪ elmo can sing low - ♪ i can sing fast ♪ diddle-diddle diddle-diddle diddle-diddle dee ♪ - ♪ elmo can sing slow-ow-ow - ♪ we can sing soft ♪ we can sing loud - yeah! ♪ loud as a drum ♪ rum-a-tum-tum - ♪ or soft as a clou-ou-ou-oud ♪ - ♪ i can sing low - ♪ elmo can sing high - ♪ musical twosome - ♪ happy as yousome and i ha ha! - ♪ we can sing melody and harmony ♪

♪ and do doodly do ♪ we can sing anything - ♪ when i sing with you - ♪ when elmo sings with you - ♪ do do do do do ♪ huh huh huh huh huh huh - ♪ i can sing opera ♪ ah ah ah ah - ♪ elmo can sing scat ♪ ba zooba doop ba do - ♪ i sing this ♪ do do do do do do do do - ♪ elmo can sing that - ♪ do do do do do do do do - ♪ i can sing gruff ♪ rawwr, rawwr, rawwr - ♪ elmo can sing sweet ♪ diddle dee dee - ♪ i can sing jazz - ♪ a-razzamatazz - ♪ or a rock 'n' roll beat - ♪ ra boom boom ba boom ba ♪ ♪ we can sing high ♪ we can sing low ♪ we can sing two together ♪ two wherever we go ♪ we can sing melody and harmony ♪

♪ and do do doodly do - ♪ i can sing anything - ♪ yes, we can sing anything - ♪ because we can sing anything ♪ - ♪ when i sing with you - ♪ when elmo sings with you - ♪ you, you, you, you, you, you ♪ ♪ you - ha ha ha! - ha ha ha! - it's almost time for "elmo the musical," but right now, i'm gonna make some of my own music because i'm gonna sing with isabel! ooh! what opera are we gonna sing, isabel? - we're gonna sing an aria from "the barber of seville." - ohh! ooh, ooh! and what language are we singing in? - oh, we're gonna sing in italian. - italian?! i don't even know any italian. ooh! what's my line? - you're going to say, "yes." - how do i say that in italian? - sì. - sì. - es la misma en español! - hey, yeah! it is the same as spanish, ovejita. ok. are you ready?

- mm-hmm. - i'm ready! lights, please! you're on! - ♪ una voce poco fa ♪ qui nel cor mi risuonò ♪ ♪ il mio cor ferito è già ♪ ♪ e murray fu che il piagò ♪ - ♪ sì ♪ - ♪ murray mio sarà ♪ ♪ lo giurai, la vincerò ♪ - ♪ sì ♪ - ♪ sì ♪ ♪ murray will be mine ♪ o, murray ♪ mio sarà ♪ - ♪ sì ♪ ha ha ha! wow! you really sing beautifully!

- thank you. - i love being an opera singer. it sure is cool meeting people in your neighborhood! - ♪ all day i've been inside ♪ ♪ and i've got the feeling ♪ i'm trapped between the walls ♪ ♪ and underneath the ceiling ♪ ♪ i feel a bit off track ♪ and now i'm trying to get back ♪ ♪ back in the cool, cool air ♪ ♪ where the sun is shining ♪ nothing's gonna stop me, it's all in the timing ♪ ♪ it's finally again my turn ♪ ♪ it's time to return ♪ 'cause i won't stay inside no more, no more ♪ ♪ i cannot wait to go outdoors ♪

♪ mm mm hmm - ♪ hey, hey, hey, hey - ♪ well, open up your door and be like me ♪ ♪ open up your door and then breathe free ♪ ♪ look at all the beauty ♪ you'll feel love, love, love, love ♪ ♪ listen to the music of the wind ♪ ♪ and the birdies singing ♪ we're just one big family ♪ and all of nature deserves to be ♪ ♪ loved, loved, loved, loved, loved ♪ ♪ so - ♪ i won't stay inside ♪ no more, no more ♪ it cannot wait ♪ i'm sure there's no need to run and hide ♪ ♪ let's go explore

♪ it feels so great ♪ let's go outdoors - ♪ do do do do do do ♪ everyone, come on, come on out here ♪ ♪ where the air is fresh and clear ♪ ♪ so - ♪ i won't stay inside ♪ no more, no more ♪ it cannot wait ♪ let's go outdoors ♪ well, open up your door and be like me ♪ - ♪ inside no more - ♪ open up your door and then breathe free ♪ ♪ look at all the beauty, and you'll find ♪ ♪ the earth and the sky is yours ♪ ♪ so please don't, there's no need ♪ ♪ there's no need to hide inside ♪ ♪ let's go explore ♪ this will, this will feel so great ♪ ♪ let's go outdoors

yeah! - the great outdoors. - hey, maddie. let's sing what's coming up next. - ♪ "elmo the musical" - very lovely voice. ahh. - hee hee. - ha ha ha! ♪ do bee do do ♪ imagine a story - ♪ squeedle dee acha - ♪ imagine a song - ♪ woodle-ee-woo - ♪ we'll make it up, mmm - ♪ boom shacka lacka - ♪ as we go along - ♪ ba doodly do - ♪ what happens next - ♪ bop bop - ♪ you'll never know - ♪ ba ba ba ba - ♪ it's "elmo the musical" ♪ "elmo the musical" - ♪ baaa - ♪ let's get on with the show ♪ - ready, velvet? - ready, elmo! - ha ha ha! oh, oh! it's time to make up... ♪ a musical - oh, what adventure will you imagine today, elmo? - well, elmo's not sure, velvet. let's think. what if, what if, what if? ooh, ooh, ooh! what if elmo was a prince?

oh, ho ho! very royally! - oh, your highness, i love the crown. - ah, thanks, velvet, but prince elmo thinks he needs more than just royal clothes. - how about a royal kingdom? - oh, good idea! ooh, ooh! help prince elmo imagine a royal kingdom. whoa! wow! really good imagining! - very regal! - ha ha ha! well, now it's time for "prince elmo the musical." ♪ prince elmo is the princiest prince ♪ ♪ that ever was before or since ♪ ♪ a prince who rescues those in need ♪ ♪ with fearless heart and lightning speed ♪ ♪ and with his trusty royal guards ♪ wait. prince elmo needs some royal guards. quick! let's imagine! - what's all this then? - all right. - are you guards, or are you mice? - we're guards, and we're mice. - that's right.

- ho ho ho! perfect, perfect. oh, and you can help prince elmo by being captain of the guards. - all hail prince elmo! - thank you. now where was prince elmo? oh, yeah! ♪ boo ba woo do do do ♪ and with his trusty royal guards ♪ - ♪ dressed in stylish leotards ♪ - ♪ start without delay - ♪ who needs rescuing today? ♪ - ha ha ha! - your princelyness, an urgent message from the people of tottentot. - the people of whatenwhat? - tottentot. it's a little town in your royal kingdom. - oh. well, what's the message? - "dear prince elmo, a terrible dragon is scaring our town. help!" signed the town of tottentot! - oh, ho ho! well, that's it. we must rescue the town from the dragon. - yeah. that's right. - come on, royal guards. we're off to tottentot! - to tottentot!

- wait! - what, what, what, what? - how do we get to tottentot? - oh. - oh, we'll tell you. ♪ over the burping hill of beans ♪ - ♪ under the friendly froggies 5 ♪ - ♪ and last of all, we must go through ♪ - ♪ must go through - ♪ the hiccupping hoop of ballyhoo ♪ - got it. so to tottentot! - to tottentot! - yeah! ♪ over the burping hill of beans ♪ - ♪ under the friendly froggies 5 ♪ - ♪ and last of all, we must go through ♪ - ♪ must go through - ♪ the hiccupping hoop of ballyhoo ♪ - [burping] - oh! hark! captain of the guard, do you hear that? - what is that? - methinks it amounts to a hill of beans. - a burping hill of beans. well, come on, royal guards. we must climb over it. - that's right, that's right, that's right. - [burping] - whoa. oh. ugh.

prince elmo is sinking into the beans. - me, too! - [errrrrp] - gadzooks! i can't move. - oh, no! - oh, no! - oh, no! - what's wrong? - oh, well, we can't go over the hill, velvet. - we're stuck. - now we'll never get to tottentot. - that's right. - don't give up. i've got an idea. hold on to me, and i'll lift you over. - ah. boy, that sounds so crazy, it just might work! - grab on! - looks like it's curtains for us. - ♪ curtain up - whoo! - and over. - whoa! ha ha ha! whoa! well, velvet did it. yay! - hooray for velvet! - happy to help! - ok, royal guards. we went over the hill of beans. what's next? - next we go under the friendly froggies 5.

- oh, cool. captain of the guards, listen for those friendly frogs. [ribbiting] ooh! hark! what's that noise? - ooh! that's the sound a frog makes. - that's right, that's right. - good job, royal guards. follow that ribbiting sound. [ribbiting] ooh, ooh! they sound closer! oh, look! - froggies! - well, are there 5 of them? - don't know. - don't know. - oh. ♪ - ♪ hum - ♪ hum - ♪ hum - ♪ hum - ♪ hum - ♪ we're the friendly froggies 5, it's true ♪ - ♪ 1 - ♪ 2 - ♪ 3 - ♪ 4 - ♪ 5 - ♪ yahoo ♪ yahoo - oh, quite good. quite good. - ok. well, under the branch we go. oh, yay! - we did it! - yes, we did! - ok. what's next, royal guards? - let's see. we went over the burping hill of beans.

- check! - under the friendly froggies 5. - check! - so last of all, we must go through... - the hiccupping hoop of ballyhoo. - right! hee hee hee! - [hiccup] - hark! - what? - do you hear what i hear? - [hiccup] - ooh! sounds like a hiccup. - [hiccup] - ooh, ooh! and prince elmo sees a hoop! - it's the hiccupping hoop of ballyhoo! - yes. let's go through it. - yeah, right. - all right. yes. - let's go. - uh--maybe if you-- - oh, bother. - ohh! this is hoopless-- i mean, hopeless. it won't stay still long enough for us to get through. - but we have to get through the hoop. - to get to tottentot. - and save the town from the dragon. - yeah. - [sighs] - ooh, ooh! prince elmo has an idea! - what is it, your braininess? - well, we'll surprise the hoop and cure its hiccups. - brilliant! - quite right. - yeah.

- ok, royal guards. when prince elmo counts to 5, shout, "wubba, wubba, wubba!" ha ha ha! - "wubba, wubba, wubba"? - trust elmo. - all right. ok. all right, all right, all right, all right. - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. - wubba, wubba, wubba! - ohh! it worked! - no more hiccups! - yay! - no! - yeah! and through the hoop we go! - all right! - yes! - ha ha ha! ooh! ooh! - [grunting] - yay! we did it! - very nice, very nice! - oh, royal guards, we went over, under, and through! yay! ha ha ha! - look! there's the town of tottentot! let's go! - yes! ok! - ahem! - what? oh, sorry, your majesty. sorry. - sorry, your furriness. - sorry. so sorry. your fault. it was all your fault. - his royal majesty of the red and the fur! prince elmo, thank goodness you're here. - oh, yes, please save us from this dragon's terrible breath. - is it a fire-breathing dragon? - no! his breath isn't fiery.

it's, um... - it's sort of... stinky. - yes. - stinky breath? how bad could that be? - this bad! - ohh! - ugh! - he has offended! oh, that is awful! - the dragon! - ha! ♪ well, my breath is stinkier than a skunk ♪ ♪ as soon as you smell it ♪ you'll be sunk ♪ like a slam dunk, who'd have thunk? ♪ ♪ it's my horrible dragon breath ♪ ♪ my powerful, terrible, stinky, unbearable ♪ ♪ horrible dragon breath - ooh! stinky! - ha! ha ha! - gadzooks! what will we do? - ooh, ooh! prince elmo knows. we'll make prince elmo's breath even stinker than the dragon. - good idea, but how? - well, prince elmo thinks garlic makes your

breath stinky. - right. - ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, hey - ♪ eat some garlic, save the day ♪ - ♪ blow that dragon's breath away ♪ - ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, hey - is your breath stinky enough, prince elmo? - well, let's see. oh, mr. dragon! - you call that stinky? - jump up! - quick! we need something stinkier. - oh! well, we could try limburger. - ohh! limburger! - limburger? - limburger cheese, the stinkiest cheese in the universe! - well, what are we waiting for? ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, please ♪ prince elmo has some stinky cheese ♪ ♪ to bring the dragon to his knees ♪ - ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 - ♪ p-leeeeeaaase

- um, how does your breath smell now, prince elmo? - stinky! - ohh. - sorry. - oh, yeah? we'll see about that. - haaaa! - oh, no. limburger. ohh! - ha ha ha! - stinky. - oh, yay! - hooray! hooray for prince elmo! - thank you. - ohh! - oh, sorry. prince elmo needs some breath spray. ooh! minty! - ha ha ha! - thank you for all your help, royal guards. - oh, thank you, prince elmo! - oh, cool. yay! - hey, hey! - that was a cheesy adventure, elmo! - ha ha! thank you, velvet. oh, and thank you, captain of the guards. elmo couldn't have imagined this without you.

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