Episode 3853

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Elmo sits atop the outdoor work table of the Fix-It Shop, reading a book to himself about zoo animals. He initiates a game with the viewer, where he shows them a page and they have to make the noise of each animal shown. Maria stops by to open the shop and tells Elmo that she loves going to the zoo, and Elmo hopes she can take him there right now.
	Cartoon	Name That Sound: identify animal sounds. (First: Episode 3587)
	Muppets	Big Bird recites a short poem introducing the letter of the day. (First: Episode 3834)
	Song	"Letter R Menu" (First: Episode 3526)
	Cartoon	A piece of paper unfolds itself to show R, r, Rr. (First: Episode 3138)
	Cartoon	R for Rhinoceros (poem) (new music and sound effects added) Artist: Jeff Hale (First: Episode 1151)
	SCENE 2	Elmo asks Maria to take him to the zoo, but she's too busy working. Elmo becomes sad that Maria isn't able to go to one of her favorite places, but he gets an idea and runs off.
	Cartoon	A kid has a zoo in him. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0783)
	Muppets	Two-Headed Monster: Playground or Zoo — The monster argues over whether to go to the playground or the zoo. (First: Episode 1475)
	Animation	Can you find the animals hiding in the T-shirt? (voiceover by David Rudman) Aritst: Deanna Morse (First: Episode 2873)
	SCENE 3	Elmo decides to bring the zoo to Maria by dressing up as a lion and a monkey! He gets tired of alternating between the two, so he decides to find some more friends to dress up as animals and join his zoo.
	Film / Animation	A class makes up a story about going to the zoo, which is told through animation based on the kids’ drawings. (First: Episode 3328) Elmo, dressed as a lion, appears over the very end of the film and gives out a roar.
	Cartoon	Rubber Stamp #12 (First: Episode 2932)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Samantha says she'll count to eleven for Grover, but she can't help getting to twelve. (First: Episode 3526)
	Cartoon	"Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416)
	SCENE 4	Elmo tells Baby Bear about his idea for a zoo for Maria, and recruits him to be another zoo animal. Baby Bear doesn't just want to be his usual bear self, so he decides to dress up as a monkey, complete with a couple of bananas. They start to sing a song about making animal sounds.
	Film	Jaws spoof with the letter R. (First: Episode 3351)
	Cartoon	Autumn leaves form an R. (First: Episode 3110)
	Film	A visual representation of the nursery rhyme "To Market" with Wegman's dogs. (title card added) (First: Episode 3543)
	Muppets	Cookie Monster and Ernie: The Cookie Bunny — Ernie meets the "Cookie Bunny." (First: Episode 1147)
	Film	Puzzle pieces make a video of a bear. (First: Episode 3085)
	SCENE 5	Rosita is surprised to see Elmo and Baby Bear pretending to be animals and decides to join them. Since Baby Bear is a monkey she decides to pretend to be a bear, and even gives an impressive growling noise that takes Baby Bear by surprise. She joins them in a chorus of their animal sounds song.
	Animation	"The African Animal Alphabet" (First: Episode 3396)
	Muppets	Big Bird recites a poem about the sun. (First: Episode 3357)
	Film	A boy recites his poem, "Rabbits, Trees and Water." (First: Episode 3837)
	SCENE 6	The pretend animals happen upon Gina, Devon, and Devon's rabbit. This prompts a game of "Three of These Things," with Devon's rabbit being the only one who is not pretending to be an animal. Devon wants to join in the pretend zoo as a giraffe, so the others invite him along.
	Film	A gardener trims a bush to form a giraffe. (First: Episode 3138)
	Celebrity	Denyce Graves sings "Sing" with some penguins. (First: Episode 3848)
	Cartoon	The Bellhop has to make 12 wake-up calls. (First: Episode 2529)
	Muppets	Big Bird asks to see that number one more time. (First: Episode 3247)
	Film	Ornate 12s sail through the air. (First: Episode 3274)
	SCENE 7	Elmo returns to Maria outside the Fix-It Shop to reveal that his zoo now includes a bunch of animals, including "tigers and monkeys and bears." "Oh my!" Maria replies. Baby Bear and Rosita parade by dressed in their costumes, while Devon and his rabbit have dressed as a giraffe and a leopard respectively. Sara follows as an elephant, and a penguin (Joey Mazzarino) comes along dressed in glasses and a necktie, holding a briefcase; Elmo explains that he's pretending to be a businessman on vacation visiting the zoo. Maria is very happy for Elmo and his zoo pals when Elmo has to leave to feed Dorothy, leaving the others to keep Maria company.
	Muppets	Elmo's World: Exercise
	SCENE 8	Elmo returns as Maria announces the sponsors among the pretend animals (and businessman).