Elmo's World

Dorothy the Goldfish and Mr Noodle help Elmo learn all about balls; how you catch them and the games you can play with many different types of balls, from footballs to beach balls.

Join lovable Elmo in his special world as he learns how to put shoes on and discovers what life was like before they were invented.

Elmo and his friends, Mr Noodle and Dorothy the Goldfish, are having lots of fun as they learn all they can about hats.

Elmo opens his door to a dance school. Dorothy wants to know how you dance. Mr. Noodle won't stop dancing. Kids show off various dancing styles and Elmo dances with a baby in a jumper. Elmo counts elephants dancing on a truck. Trash cans can't dance. Unless it's Oscar's trash can. Elmo's friends Victor and Shelby learn how to tap dance. The Lecture Lady dances the Hokey-Pokey. Dorothy imagines Elmo as a flamenco dancer, a hula dancer and as himself doing the Twirl Around and Fall Down Dance. Elmo's Friend Zoe Does Her Happy Dance.

Elmo finds out about different kinds of jackets and how to put them on.

Join Elmo and his friends as they learn about many different kinds of foods that come from all over the world. Mr Noodle is having a problem with a big pile of noodles.

Elmo opens his door which is full of shelves of books. Unprovoked, the shelves break in unison, dumping the books on the floor. Dorothy wants to know how you read a book. Mr. Noodle sits on a book, examines the binder, and holds the book upside-down without ever successfully reading the book properly. The Kids and Elmo tell him to turn it upside-down, so he sits in a chair on his head to read. Kids read some books, one of which starts with the line "Put Down the Duckie." Elmo counts how many books will fill up the bookshelf. The Count is shown reading books in bed. Elmo's friend Michael goes to the library with his dad to get a book on dinosaurs. The Book Channel airs a program about a girl who loves books. Coming up next: "Our Miss Books" starring Book Shields. Elmo talks to two books. One is a picture book about the circus. Taking a note from the circus book, Dorothy imagines Elmo as a tightrope walker. And from other books, she sees him as a cowboy, and as a brave knight challenging Mr. Dragon. Elmo presents his home video he made about Dorothy's favorite book, Moby Dick.

Elmo opens his door and becomes buried under dozens of toy brass instruments. Dorothy wants to know how you make music with a drum. Mr. Noodle attempts to play a marching band drum by wearing it on his back. After he finally straps it on properly, he finds that it's difficult to pick up the drum stick. When he finally beats the drum, it makes his body shake all over. Kids play different types of simple drums, and one boy plays a professional drum set. When Elmo asks a baby, he bangs away on a bowl with a plastic spoon. Elmo wants to know how many strings a typical guitar has. Drawer plays some big band music and opens up to show the options in Elmo's quiz. Little birds make music, and so do Big Birds. Some of Elmo's friends in school make their own instruments with ordinary objects. In a rare move for one of Elmo's friend's films, Oscar makes an appearance at the end to smash two trash can lids together. The Music Channel shows a documentary about the very first music played in the entire world ever. Coming up next: The Music Man, The Sound of Music and Name That Tune. Elmo talks to an accordion and a clarinet. Dorothy imagines Elmo in a New Orleans jazz band. Elmo has made a video of Herry humming the "Elmo's World Theme," which Elmo can't help joining in on.

Mr Noodle and Dorothy the Goldfish are helping Elmo as he finds out all about water, how we use it and how to swim.

Mr Noodle gets into all kinds of trouble when he tries to paddle a canoe without any water. Elmo finds out all about the different kinds of transport.