Sesame Street: The Waiting Game.
Elmo and Rosita are stuck in a long line at Hooper's and are wondering what they can do to feel less frustrated.
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00:00Oh, hi! Welcome to Sesame Street! Oh, Elmo was just going to have a snack at Hooper's
00:11store. Come on! Oh, excuse Elmo, sorry. Sorry, kitty. Oh, excuse Elmo, sorry. Hi, bird. Oh,
00:22hello, kids. Elmo would like one banana smoothie, please.
00:26Uh, sure thing, Elmo, but I'm really busy right now, so you're going to have to wait
00:30a little bit. But it's not time now, though. Your turn will come up really soon. There
00:35are five people in line ahead of you, so you're number six. Um, Elmo doesn't really like waiting.
00:41Uh, number one, plain oatmeal? Oh, that's me. I'm number one. All right, here you go.
00:48Oh, yeah. Thanks, Chris. Oh, plain, right? Yes. Yeah, okay, thanks. Okay, bye, bird.
00:54Okay, now, Chris, Elmo would like one banana smoothie, please. Uh, not just yet, buddy.
01:01See, you're number six, and that was number one, so I still have to take care of all the
01:05people who got here before you. Okay, number two? Oh, oh, tuna fish down right, that's
01:13me. Here you go. Thanks. Appreciate it. Okay, Chris, this is taking forever. Elmo just wants
01:21one teeny, tiny, little smoothie. I know how you feel, Elmo. I'm number five. Yeah,
01:29waiting for something you really want can be frustrating. Yes, yes, frustrating. That's
01:35how Elmo's feeling. Elmo's feeling frustrated about waiting. Yeah, this is a problem. Okay,
01:40okay, well, when there's a problem to solve, what do we say? I wonder? What if? Let's try.
01:49Yeah, I wonder? What if? Let's try. I wonder? Let's try. Boy, Elmo wonders how he can stop
01:59feeling so frustrated. Yeah, well, oh, oh, what if we make up a game to make waiting
02:06fun? Oh, a game? Si, let's try. My abuela and I always make up games to help us wait.
02:12She even taught me a song to help me remember. Maestro! Wait, wait, it's great to wait, wait,
02:22we make waiting fun. Let's make up a game today until the waiting's done. Uh, where
02:30does she even come from? What can we play? Elmo didn't bring any toys to the store. We
02:36don't need any toys to play, Elmo. We can use our imagination. Let's make up a game
02:43where we have to, uh, oh, oh, oh, find something in the store. Great idea, Rosita. Oh, Elmo
02:51thinks that the rule should be we have to find something, something, oh, oh, oh, something
02:58Oh, yeah. We'll hunt for red things. I like it. Help us find something else that is red.
03:07Come on. Red, red, red, red, red, oh, oh, there it is. Elmo, I found something red.
03:15Oh, that's great, Rosita. Look, Elmo found something red, too. Nice, yeah. Okay, Chris,
03:21is it Elmo's turn yet? Uh, not just yet, buddy. Number three, uh, wheatgrass smoothie.
03:30Oh, I'm number three. I placed a mooble order. Oh, thank you, Christopher, you're a dear.
03:37Elmo has to wait even more? Boy, Elmo's feeling so frustrated. Elmo, I know that waiting can
03:46make you feel frustrated. Uh-huh. Is there still a problem? Yes. Okay, okay, but when
03:52there's a problem to solve, what do we say? I wonder. Let's try. I wonder how we can make
04:02our waiting game even more exciting so you won't feel so frustrated, Elmo. Let's see.
04:10Oh, ah-ha. What if Elmo and Rosita add a new rule this time? Oh, yeah, how about the first
04:18rule is to find something red, and the second rule is to, ooh, yell, rojo. Oh, yay. Why?
04:27Oh, because rojo means red in Spanish. Oh, cool. Yeah. Okay, first we'll find something
04:35red, and then we yell rojo. Let's try. Okay, rojo, where are you? Oh, oh, oh, remember to
04:43yell rojo when you see something red. Oh, red, oh. Oh, look, apples are red, so I yell
04:52rojo. Great find, Rosita. Let's see, um, oh, oh, oh, rojo, the ketchup bottle. Rojo, red,
05:01red, oh, rojo. Oh, oh, oh, rojo. Oh, rojo. No, no, no, no, it is pronounced Grover. Grover,
05:14say it with me, Grover. We know your name, Grover. We're talking about your bag. It's
05:19rojo. Yeah, rojo means red in Spanish, Grover. Well, silly me, it is red. Oh, rojo. Yeah.
05:29Now, if you will excuse me. Hello, Christopher, one pickle and peanut butter sandwich, please.
05:36Uh, you're going to have to wait, Grover. You're number seven in line. Seven? How is
05:42this possible? Elmo's frustrated too, Grover. Elmo doesn't want to wait anymore, but the
05:48game is helping. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, a game, you say? Yeah, yes, yeah, yeah, we're
05:54making up a game to help us wait. But you know what? The song explains it best. Maestro!
06:03Wait, wait, it's great to wait when we make waiting fun. Let's make up a game to play
06:09until the waiting's done. Yeah! Where did she go? Catchy tune. Yeah, but Elmo's still
06:16waiting for his smoothie. And I still have to wait for my peanut butter and pickle sandwich.
06:21Oh, this is a problem. Yeah, that's right. But when there's a problem to solve, what
06:27do we say? I wonder... What if... Let's try! I wonder how we can make this game really,
06:39really exciting so none of us feel frustrated. How do you play this game? Oh, well, first
06:46everybody has to make up a rule. And the first rule is to find something red. Yes,
06:52and the second rule is to yell rojo when you see it. Oh, oh, oh, oh, I have an excellent
06:57third rule. What if after you yell rojo, you have to run and touch the front door of Hooper's
07:03like this. Rojo! Make way! Coming through! Excuse me. There! Touch the door! And it took
07:15no time at the... Wait, how did you get here so... Oh, yeah, that would have been easier.
07:24Yeah. Yeah. Okay, so the first rule is to find something red. Second rule is to yell
07:31rojo when we see it. And the third and final rule is run back and touch the front door
07:37of Hooper's. Time to play the waiting game! Yay! Oh, help me find a red flower. Red, red,
07:51red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red,
08:11red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red,
08:31red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red,
08:51red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red,
09:11red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red, red
09:41I wonder what it is. Let's try.
09:52Does Elmo hear an elephant?
09:58It's just Elmo's friends, Isaiah and Kate.
10:01Hi, Elmo. Do you want to play the animal game with us?
10:05You pretend to be an animal and we guess what it is.
10:08But Elmo wonders if Elmo can add a new rule.
10:12Of course.
10:13Okay, what if after you guess the animal,
10:17you have to find something that starts with the same letter of the animal?
10:22Let's try.
10:24Yeah, okay.
10:27Gorilla.
10:28Elmo's a gorilla.
10:29Yeah.
10:30Gorilla starts with the letter G,
10:32so we have to find something that starts with the letter G, too.
10:35Let's see.
10:37Great.
10:38Great sense of letter G, too.
10:40You did it.
10:41Boy, we made up a great game.
10:43Bye, guys.
10:47Elmo knows that music.
10:49It's time for the letter of the day.
10:51Come on.
10:54Jump up, jump down.
10:56Come dance with Elmo.
10:58We're moving our bodies to the ABCs.
11:00Dance nearby.
11:04Dance far away.
11:05Now clap your hands to the letter of the day.
11:08Clap, clap.
11:09What's the letter?
11:11Clap, clap.
11:12What's the letter?
11:13Clap, clap, clap, clap.
11:14What's the letter?
11:15What's the letter?
11:16What's the letter?
11:17What's the letter?
11:18The letter of the day is G.
11:22Clap, clap.
11:23It's the letter of the day.
11:24Clap, clap.
11:25It's the letter of the day.
11:27Clap, clap.
11:28It's the letter.
11:29It's the letter.
11:30It's the letter of the day.
11:32It's the letter of the day.
11:34Clap, clap.
11:35It's the letter of the day.
11:36Clap, clap.
11:37It's the letter.
11:39It's the letter of the day.
11:41G!
11:42Yay!
11:45The letter G.
11:46G is for games.
11:50Games like soccer keep us fit and healthy.
11:54Sometimes things go wrong, but that's OK.
11:57You just have to keep trying.
11:59But remember to always have fun.
12:02Stop!
12:05Go!
12:07In games like Stop and Go,
12:09listening is the most important part.
12:13Stop!
12:16In hopscotch, balancing is important,
12:20and you might have to practice until you can do it.
12:32For games like Five Stones,
12:34we have to be really quick to pick them up.
12:39No matter what game you play,
12:41the best part is that you get to have fun.
12:44The letter G.
12:46G is for games.
12:50Let's see.
12:51Oh, hi.
12:52Elmo's playing a game of hide and seek with Rosita.
12:56Boy, where is she?
12:57She must be here somewhere.
12:59Clap, clap.
13:01The foodie truck.
13:02Boy, Elmo better find Rosita fast.
13:06Got you!
13:07You win.
13:09I wonder what Gonger and Cookie Monster are making today.
13:13Let's find out.
13:16Yoo-hoo!
13:18You like food?
13:20Like me like food?
13:23Gonger make food?
13:24I make food.
13:25Place your order if you like it.
13:27We make food in our foodie truck.
13:30Foodie truck.
13:33Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy.
13:35Me ready for big game.
13:37Om, nom, nom, nom.
13:39Me too.
13:46Don't worry, Gonger.
13:47Me get it.
13:49Okay.
13:52Hey, Gonger. Look who's here.
13:54It's Ellie.
13:55Oh, hi, Ellie.
13:57Welcome to our foodie truck.
14:00Thank you so much for having me over for the big game,
14:02Cookie Monster and Gonger.
14:03Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, sorry. Where are me manners?
14:06You want a cookie?
14:08Oh, no.
14:09Me ate all the cookies
14:11and the game not even start yet.
14:13Oh, that's okay.
14:14We can make a healthy and tasty game time snack
14:17using this zucchini I brought.
14:18Can you two help me make zachos?
14:20Gazontad.
14:22No.
14:23Zachos.
14:24Bless you again. Sorry, we cook with a lot of pepper.
14:26I want to make zachos.
14:28Zucchini nachos.
14:29Of course we can help you
14:31because we are Monster Foodies.
14:36Oh, um, sneeze or zacho?
14:39Sneeze.
14:41Bless you.
14:42Thank you.
14:43So what we need to make zucchini nachos, Chef Gonger?
14:47Well, why don't I check the recipe?
14:50For zucchini nachos, we need zucchini,
14:54cheese, olives,
14:56tomato and jalapeno.
14:59Okay, we got the ingredients right here.
15:02Here's the zucchini.
15:04Oh, look at that. We got zucchini.
15:07We got olives.
15:10We got tomato and jalapeno.
15:15Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
15:17Where's the cheese?
15:19Where's the cheese?
15:20I mean, not really.
15:22Whoa!
15:24Wait a minute.
15:25This cheese was for the zucchini nachos?
15:28How will we make them now?
15:29It's okay.
15:36Holy gorgonzola.
15:38Stand back, will you?
15:40Now eat this cheese.
15:41No, no, no, no, no.
15:42But maybe me can have a little bit.
15:43Whoa, no, no, no, no, no.
15:44Okay, sorry, sorry, sorry.
15:46We need to make zachos.
15:48How do we make them, Chef Gonger?
15:49First, we slice the zucchini.
15:51Oh, me got this.
15:53Hi-ya-ha!
15:56These zucchini chips form the base for our zachos.
15:59Mm.
16:00Next, we put the cheese on the zucchini.
16:03Okay.
16:06There we go.
16:08Cheese on zucchini.
16:10Ay-yi-yi.
16:11Cookie, you got to grate the cheese.
16:13Oh, right. Yeah.
16:15Like this.
16:18Oh.
16:19Oh, pretty.
16:20Mm, yummy.
16:21Now we sprinkle the tomato and the olives onto the cheese.
16:25Okay, me sprinkle the tomato.
16:28Huh? Nice.
16:29Yeah.
16:31And now some olive.
16:32There you go.
16:33These look pretty good.
16:35Hey.
16:36Oh, what this?
16:38This look pretty tasty.
16:39Oh, no!
16:41Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum.
16:43Whoa!
16:46Oh.
16:47Mm.
16:48How about we put jalapenos on half?
16:51Mm.
16:52Oh, nice.
16:53That look about half.
16:54Now, we put it in the oven to cook.
16:56Okay.
16:57Into the oven.
17:01Ah, and now, we wait.
17:04Ah.
17:05Dum-da-dum-da-dum-da-dum.
17:07Dum-da-dum-da-dum-da-dum.
17:11Look at these.
17:12Oh.
17:13Yummy.
17:14Oh, you know what that means?
17:16What?
17:18Oh.
17:19It's ready.
17:22Thanks for helping me make zucchini nachos,
17:24Cookie Monster and Gonger.
17:25You mean zachos.
17:26Zachos.
17:28Cookie Monster.
17:29Yeah.
17:30Ellie.
17:31Yeah.
17:32I got this nice just for you.
17:34Oh.
17:35Oh, boy.
17:36Yeah.
17:37Oh.
17:39Delicious.
17:40Om-nom-nom-nom-nom-nom-nom-nom-nom.
17:44Delicious.
17:45And just in time for the big game.
17:47Oh, boy.
17:48Oh, boy.
17:49Oh, boy.
17:50Who wants to play Cookie Land?
17:52Yeah.
17:56Happy, happy monsters to the rescue.
17:58We make yummy food just for you.
18:02Oh.
18:03Oh.
18:06Do you know what time it is?
18:08It's time for the number of the day.
18:10Hop like an astronaut.
18:12Hop, hop.
18:14Hop like an astronaut.
18:16Hop, hop.
18:17Slide like a shooting star.
18:19Uh-uh, uh-uh.
18:22Yeah.
18:23And hop, slide.
18:25Hop, slide.
18:26Hoppy, hoppy.
18:27Slide, slide, slide, slide, slide.
18:31It is time for the number of the day.
18:35Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep, yep, yep.
18:37Count the martians with us.
18:39Ready?
18:40One.
18:41Yep.
18:42Two.
18:43Yep.
18:44Three.
18:46Yep.
18:47Four.
18:48Yep.
18:49Five.
18:50Yep.
18:51Six.
18:52Yep.
18:53Seven.
18:55Yep.
18:56Eight.
18:57Yep.
18:58Nine.
18:59Yep.
19:00Ten.
19:01Yep.
19:02La, la, la, la.
19:04La, la, la, la.
19:05La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
19:08Elmo's full of wonder.
19:09Wonder what he will discover in Elmo's Wonderful World.
19:14Oh, ho, ho, ho.
19:15Hi.
19:16Elmo's World.
19:17Oh, ho, ho, ho.
19:18Guess what Elmo is wondering about today.
19:22Wait for it.
19:24Wait for it.
19:27Oh, ho, ho, ho.
19:28Rosita and Telly are playing a card game.
19:32Go fetch, Telly.
19:35Boy, Elmo wants to learn all about games.
19:38Oh, let's ask Elmo's friend, Smarty.
19:41Let's call her together.
19:43Oh, Smarty.
19:45Oh, Smarty.
19:46Oh, Smarty.
19:47Oh, Smarty.
19:48Oh, Smarty.
19:49Oh, Smarty.
19:50Hi, Elmo.
19:51Oh, hang on one second.
19:52OK.
19:54Oh.
19:55Woo-hoo.
19:56I won the game.
19:57Yay.
19:58Oh, that's perfect, because Elmo wants
20:00to learn all about games.
20:02Well, what do we do to learn something new?
20:05We look it up.
20:08Looking for games.
20:10Here we go.
20:11There are lots of different kinds of games you can play.
20:14But one thing they all have in common
20:15is you have to play by the rules.
20:18Whether it's card games, board games, computer games, sports,
20:25or other outdoor games, they're all lots of fun.
20:30Boy, Elmo loves playing games.
20:33Me, too.
20:34See you later, Elmo.
20:36Bye-bye, Smarty.
20:37See you later.
20:38Boy, Elmo wishes he could play a game right now.
20:42Hey.
20:43That gives Elmo an idea.
20:47Let's play a game together.
20:49Yeah.
20:50Come on, come on.
20:59To play this game, we have to find
21:01two cards that have the same shape and the same color.
21:07Are you ready?
21:08Let's play.
21:10This card has a blue triangle.
21:13Which card matches it?
21:14Is it this one?
21:16They're both the same shape.
21:18They're triangles.
21:19But one's blue, and the other one is orange.
21:22Whoops.
21:23Elmo has to remember the rules.
21:25They have to be the same shape and the same color.
21:29Let's try again.
21:30Is this the match?
21:32Yes.
21:33They're both blue triangles.
21:35Great.
21:36Next round.
21:37Now, what about this card?
21:39It has an orange square.
21:41And it matches this orange square.
21:44Yes.
21:45Perfect match.
21:46Hooray.
21:47We did it.
21:48We matched the same shape and color.
21:51Boy, everybody loves playing games.
21:55And that makes Elmo wonder even more.
21:59Does Mr. Noodle like to play games?
22:02Let's ask him.
22:04Hey, Mr. Noodle.
22:07It's Mr. Noodle's sister, Ms. Noodle.
22:11Oh, and Schmoodle.
22:14Hi, Noodles.
22:15Oh, Ms. Noodle, do you play games?
22:20Oh, you like to play games with Schmoodle.
22:23What kind of games do you and Schmoodle play?
22:27Checkers.
22:29Dogs don't play checkers, Ms. Noodle.
22:32Try again.
22:34Hockey?
22:35That's not right.
22:36Dogs don't play hockey, Ms. Noodle.
22:39Think of a game dogs like to play.
22:45A rope?
22:46What game do you play with that?
22:49Tug-of-war.
22:50Yeah, they're playing tug-of-war.
22:52Yeah.
22:53Schmoodle's really strong.
22:56Ball, Ms. Noodle.
22:57Ball.
22:58Ball, Ms. Noodle.
22:59Ball.
23:04What happened to Schmoodle?
23:06Where did he go, Ms. Noodle?
23:08Where is he?
23:16There he is.
23:17Schmoodle was playing hide-and-seek.
23:21Oh, nice game-playing.
23:23Thank you, Ms. Noodle.
23:25Boy, learning new things makes Elmo so happy.
23:29It makes him want to dance.
23:31Come on.
23:32Happy, happy, dance, dance.
23:34Happy, happy, dance, dance.
23:36When we learn something new, we do a happy dance, dance.
23:41Let's see your happy dance.
23:43Yeah, cool.
23:45See you next time.
23:46Keep learning.
23:47Elmo loves you.
23:49Happy, happy, dance, dance.
23:51Happy, happy, dance, dance.
23:53When we learn something new, we do a happy dance, dance.
24:00We hope you had fun finding out about games with us today.
24:03I had fun with the waiting game.
24:06Elmo thought it would be really hard to wait,
24:08but we made up a game, and that made it fun.
24:12Wait, wait, it's great to wait when we make waiting fun.
24:17See you next time on Sesame Street.
24:19Let's make up a game to play.
24:21Until the waiting's done.