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BERT: When I'm out there, on the open bike path,
feeling the wind in my eyebrow, I feel so free.
BERT: [SINGING] Sure, I've got two little wheels on the side,
but that's why my bike is one sweet ride.
They help keep me up, help me stay in control.
I won't give them up, that's just how I roll.
That's how I roll.
Oh yeah, that's how I roll.
I've got to have each and every wheel
because that's how Bert is keeping it real.
I've got training wheels and I've got soul.
I won't give them up, that's how I roll.
That's how I roll.
Oh yeah, that's how I roll.
ZOE: Hi, I'm Zoe, and I'm here to tell you about the word--
[ELMO VROOMING AROUND]
ELMO: Tweet!
Transportation!
ZOE: That's right, Elmo.
ELMO: Oh, no, no, no.
Elmo's not Elmo anymore, Elmo's a car.
Vroom, vroom vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom.
ZOE: A car?
But Elmo, we're supposed to be telling everybody
about transportation.
Oh wait a second, I see what Elmo's doing.
Transportation is a way of getting from one place
to another, and a car gets you from one place to another
so a car is--
ELMO: Vroom, vroom, vroom.
Screech!
Transportation!
ZOE: That's right.
Elmo, check this out.
What am I?
[CHUGGING]
ZOE: Choo, choo! [CHUGGING] Choo, choo!
ELMO: Elmo knows.
Miss Zoe is a train.
ZOE: And a train is?
ELMO: Transportation!
ZOE: Come on, let's be trains together.
ELMO: OK.
[CHUGGING]
ZOE: Choo, choo!
ELMO: Woo, woo!
[WHOOSING]
ZOE: [CHUGGING] Choo, choo!
Oh, look!
Elmo's pretending to be a plane.
And a plane is?
BOTH: Transportation!
ZOE: Elmo, I want to be a plane.
ELMO: Go for it.
ZOE: OK.
[SWOOSHING]
ZOE: Oh hey, Elmo?
Let's be rocket ships.
ELMO: OK.
Oh, wait a minute.
Are rocket ships transportation?
ZOE: Well, they can take you from the earth to the moon.
So rocket ships are definitely transportation.
ELMO: Oh well then, Elmo and Miss Zoe should do it.
ZOE: OK.
ELMO: OK.
You ready?
ZOE: Yes.
Three--
BOTH: Two.
One.
Blast off!
Transportation!
ZOE: Come on, Elmo, let's go get some lunch.
ELMO: How will Elmo and Miss Zoe get there?
ZOE: Why don't we take a motorcycle?
ELMO: Good idea, get on!
ZOE: OK!
ELMO: You on?
ZOE: Yes!
ELMO: OK.
[VROOMING]
[ELMO LAUGHS]
GROVER: Greetings!
It is I, your fuzzy and blue safety expert, Grover.
Today, I will demonstrate how to be safe on a bicycle
with the help of, um, this chicken!
Do not worry my fine feathered volunteer,
I am an expert after all.
We shall begin with this helmet.
Yes, this helmet right here, which
should look very nice on your knee.
CHICKEN: [CLUCKS]
GROVER: You are right, that does not
look like it would fit your knee.
Perhaps your elbow.
Yeah.
CHICKEN: [CLUCKS]
GROVER: Or your head.
That's using your noggin my little chickadee,
and protecting it too.
And now for these ear pads for extra ear protection.
CHICKEN: [CLUCKS]
GROVER: What is that, little clucker?
I can not hear you with my ear pads.
CHICKEN: [CLUCKS]
GROVER: And they can also be elbow pads, or wing pads
if you happen to be poultry.
And also for bike safety protection
are these backside pads.
Yes, to keep your perky tail feathers safe.
CHICKEN: [CLUCKS]
GROVER: Knee pads?
Perhaps our beaky friend is right.
You need some knee protection after all.
So there you have it.
The helmet, followed by the elbow, or wing pads,
and the knee pads.
You are ready to ride, Henny Penny.
Now put the pedal to the metal, chicken!
CHICKEN: [CLUCKS IN FEAR]
[CHICKEN CRASHES AND CLUCKS]
GROVER: And finally, be sure your volunteer chicken
can actually ride a bicycle.
CHICKEN: [CLUCKS ANGRILY]
GROVER: Oh, why did you not tell me
you could not ride that bicycle?
I would have gotten training wheels.
NARRATOR: And now, our spokesperson.
WOMAN: Hello there, bicycle fans.
Guess what?
I love bicycles?
You know why?
Because they're fun!
Fun to ride.
Whee!
Fun to go places on.
Whoopee!
Fun to exercise on.
Feeling the burn.
They're even fun to sing about.
Hey, let's sing a song about a bike now.
You may know the song already about a bus.
I changed it to a bike because I love bikes.
Get ready.
Oh!
[SINGING] The wheels on a bike go round and round, round
and round, round and round.
The wheels on the bike go round and round,
all through the town.
The bell on the bike goes ding, ding, ding.
Ding, ding ding.
Ding, ding, ding.
The bell on the bike goes ding, ding, ding.
All through the town.
The handlebars on the bike go turn, turn, turn.
Turn, turn, turn.
Turn, turn, turn.
The handlebars on the bike go turn, turn, turn.
All through the town.
The person on the bike goes up and down, up and down,
up and down.
The person on the bike goes up and down all through the town!
That was great, and now I'm going
to ride my bike all through the town.
See you next time!
ELMO: Wow, look at this bike.
Whoa!
Whoa, it's so colorful!
ABBY: Hiya, Elmo.
Wow.
What a nice bike!
ELMO: Yeah, it's cool.
Boy, Elmo would love to go for a ride on it.
ABBY: Well, why don't you?
ELMO: Oh, well, Elmo's not ready.
ABBY: Oh, true.
You do have to be ready to ride a bike.
But, I can help you with that.
ELMO: What?
Abby can?
ABBY: Sure thing!
All it takes is a little magic.
ELMO: A helmet?
ABBY: Sure!
You have to wear a helmet when you ride a bike.
ELMO: Well Elmo knows, Abby, but--
ABBY: Good, cause it's important to be safe.
And now, you're ready to ride.
ELMO: No, but Abby, Elmo's still not ready.
ABBY: Oh, I get it.
You want to be even safer!
That's a great idea!
There you go!
Elmo pads, wrist guards, and knee pads.
Now are much safer, so you can take that ride now!
ELMO: But Abby, all this stuff is great,
but Elmo's still not ready to ride that bike!
ABBY: Wow!
You really are serious about safety!
Well, don't you worry, Elmo, I know just what to do.
There you go, Elmo.
Now you're as safe as you can possibly be.
ELMO: Abby--
ABBY: Oh, yeah, you don't have to thank me.
I am just happy that I could be the one that--
ELMO: Abby!
Shh.
Abby.
Elmo's not ready to ride that bike!
ABBY: How can you say that?
ELMO: Because Elmo doesn't know how to ride a two wheeler.
ABBY: You don't?
ELMO: No, Elmo can ride a tricycle,
but Elmo hasn't learned to ride a big bike yet.
That's why Elmo's not ready to ride.
ABBY: [LAUGHS] Oh, boy.
[LAUGHS]
ELMO: [LAUGHS]
ABBY: I'm sorry, Elmo.
ELMO: Oh, it's OK.
Elmo wants to ride a bike like that someday,
but right now Elmo will ride his tricycle, instead.
ABBY: Well that sounds like a good idea.
ELMO: Yeah.
ABBY: And hey, at least you've got your safety gear on,
you're protected, so you're ready to ride your trike.
See ya, Elmo!
ELMO: Oh, bye Abby!
Bye!
Oh no.
Elmo's too protected.
Elmo can't ride like this.
Abby, come back!
Elmo's not ready to ride.
No, Elmo's OK.
Elmo's protected.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
MAN: [SINGING] Let's go driving in an automobile,
let's take a ride in the car.
Listen to the motor go vroom, vroom,
vroom as we travel near and far.
Vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom.
Vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom.
Come on everybody.
Vroom, vroom, vroom vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom.
Vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom.
GIRL: Hey, this is fun!
GIRL: [SINGING] Let's go driving in an automobile,
let's take a ride in a car.
Listen to the horn go beep, beep, beep
as we travel near and far.
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep beep,
beep, beep.
Beep, beep, beep, beep.
Join in!
ALL: [SINGING] Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep,
beep, beep.
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.
MAN: Uh-oh!
Look, it's going to rain.
BOY: [SINGING] Let's go driving in an automobile,
let's take a ride in the car.
Yeah!
Window wipers go swish, swish, swish,
swish as we travel near and far.
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish,
swish, swish.
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish.
Everybody!
ALL: [SINGING] Swish, swish, swish swish, swish, swish,
swish, swish.
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish.
WOMAN: Hey, everybody, the rain's stopped! [SINGING] Let's
go driving in an automobile, let's take a ride in a car.
Listen to the people sing la, la, la
as we travel near and far.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la.
Sing with me!
ALL: [SINGING] La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
La, la, la, la, la.
MAN: OK, everybody.
Let's do them all now, one at a time.
First, the motor.
ALL: [SINGING] Vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom,
vroom, vroom, vroom, vroom.
GIRL: Now the horn!
ALL: [SINGING] Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.
BOY: The wipers!
ALL: [SINGING] Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish,
swish, swish.
WOMAN: The people!
ALL: [SINGING] La, la, la, la, la, la.
WOMAN: Once more!
ALL: [SINGING] La, la, la, la la.
La, la, la, la, la, la.
MAN: Let's go driving in a car.
ALL: Yeah!
JAY LENO: I'm just getting ready to go for a ride.
First, I put on my boots to protect
my massive, mighty, fleet afoot feet.
Then I put on my jacket.
This protects my broad chest and my huge, giant-like, arms.
I'll zip it up, protect my chest from the wind
even though I laugh at danger.
In fact, I was laughing at danger just last night.
This helmet goes on my head.
I only have one of these, so it's easier
to identify than arms.
Make sure it's tight.
Put on my gloves.
First this one, on this hand, and then the other one.
Well, I'm ready to go for a ride.
BIG BIRD: Well, I'm glad you're all ready, because here we go.
JAY LENO: All right.
Let's go, Big Bird.
BIG BIRD: Ok, hold on.
JAY LENO: Not so fast this time, will ya?
Hey, take it easy.
Slow down.
BIG BIRD: OK.
JAY LENO: Hey, come on, this is a corner!
BIG BIRD: Alright, well watch out for the little bumpy parts.
Here we go!
JAY LENO: And this isn't a super highway, ya know?
MAN: Well, I'm all set, and I'm going for a ride.
Hey, see if you can guess what I'll be driving in, OK?
OK.
[SINGING] I'm going for a ride.
Gonna sit behind the wheel.
Gonna drive along the road.
Oh, how happy I will feel.
And I'm going to toot my horn.
[HORN TOOTING]
Gonna travel near and far.
Yes, I'm going for a ride.
Going riding in a car!
[VROOMING]
And the car goes.
[TOOTING]
And the car goes.
[TOOTING] Gonna travel near and far.
Going riding in a car.
MAN: Hey, I'm going for a ride, too.
But not in an old car.
[SINGING] Oh, I'm going for a ride.
[VROOMS BY]
And I'm never coming back.
Going to be an engineer.
[VROOMS BY]
Going to speed along the track.
And you'll hear my whistle blow.
[WHISTLE BLOWING]
And I'm happy to explain.
That I'm going for a ride.
Going riding in a train.
[VROOMING]
And the train goes.
[TOOTING]
And a train goes.
[TOOTING]
And I'm happy to explain.
I'm going to riding in a train.
MAN: Hey, I'm going for a ride, too.
But not a train or a car.
[SINGING] Oh, I'm going for a ride.
Gonna sail the ocean blue.
And I'm gonna be a captain.
And I'm gonna have a crew.
Gonna sail the seven seas.
On the water I will float.
Cause I'm going for a ride.
Going riding in a boat.
[HORN BLOWING]
And a boat goes.
[HORN BLOWING]
And a boat goes.
[HORN BLOWING]
On the water I will float.
Going riding in a boat.
MAN: Yes, we're going for a ride.
[VROOMING]
MAN: Yes, we're going for a ride.
[TOOTING]
MAN: Yes, we're going for a ride.
[HORN BLOWING]
ALL: [SINGING] Yes, we're going for a ride.
[CRASH]
ALL: Oh, what are you doing?
Watch it, where are ya driving that thing?
Ah, help, I'm sinking!
GROVER: Hello there.
It is I, your adorable little two-wheeling friend, Grover.
Check out my new bicycle.
Is not attractive?
I could stare at it all day.
But I will not.
I want to learn how to ride a bicycle,
because I have just come all the way back from the Netherlands,
where biking is all the rage.
Plus, I like to ring the cute little bell.
Ha ha ha ha.
Ha.
Now, I do not know exactly how to ride a bike,
but it seems easy enough.
Okie dokie, all systems go!
Whoa.
Whoa, whoa.
How do you stop this thing?
[CRASHING]
[GASPING FOR BREATH]
Not as easy as I thought.
Perhaps I should start slower, like they
do in the Netherlands.
Watch this.
GROVER: In the Netherlands, many people
ride bicycles to get where they are
going because everything is nearby.
Work, school, windmills, you name it.
People learn how to ride their bike when they are very young.
This is [? Madalie. ?] She is almost four years old,
so it is time to learn to bike!
[? Madalie ?] has been practicing
on a walking bike, called a loopfiets.
Hmm.
That is a fun word.
Loopfiets.
A loopfiets is like a bicycle, only without pedals.
[? Madalie ?] walks as she rides,
which helps her to learn to steer and balance.
She has gotten quite good on the walking bike.
Now she is ready for a real bike.
Her cousin [? Mos ?] helps [? Madalie ?] onto the bicycle.
He shows her how to put her feet on the pedals
to make the bike move.
[? Madalie ?] has never used petals before.
This will take some getting used to.
She has to learn to balance on the bike
without putting her feet on the ground.
It is not easy.
But pretty soon, [? Madalie ?] gets the hang of it.
She practices, and practices, and then she
practices some more.
And before long, she is riding like an expert.
And having fun, too.
See how proud she is?
Now [? Madalie ?] can ride her bike anywhere.
Just like everyone else in the Netherlands.
GROVER: Well, after a slight modification,
I have now created my own loopfiets.
No pedals, just my cute, furry feet to firmly grip the ground.
Here we go!
Ah.
Ah.
Ah!
I still cannot stop this thing!
Ah!
[CRASHES]
[GROVER GROANS]
GROVER: Oh, maybe I should forget the loopfiets
and just use my own feet.
This way.
Oh, pardon me, sir.
MAN AND ELMO: Raise your hand when you want to talk.
Lift it high.
That's what you do.
ELMO: [SINGING] Raise your hand when you want to talk.
MAN: [SINGING] And wait for the teacher to call on you.