Written by: Emily Perl Kingsley Directed by: Ken Diego First Appearance: Episode 3918
Description
Guess what Elmo's thinking about today? The room is full of different Muppet animals. Dog, cat, rabbit, bird, mouse, frog, and turtle are running into the room and back out.
Dorothy's Question
Dorothy has a question. She has a miniature
goldfish in her bowl and she wants to know how someone plays with a pet?
The Noodle Family
The brother of Mr. Noodle, Mr. Noodle tries to play with a goldfish and a hamster and then he whistling for a dog. Mr. Noodle plays fetch with Barkley and he hugs him.
Kids and Baby
Some kids are showing Dorothy lizards, a cat, and a guinea pig. Elmo is with a baby. The baby has a plush dog.
Elmo's Question
Elmo needs some help. He wants to count CGI mice and one giraffe riding on a roller coaster. He asks the viewer to help him.
Video E-Mail
Elizabeth’s cat Little Murray Sparkles can do something and she wants to show them. He can meow, rubbing, and purring at the same time. This makes him the smartest kitty in the whole world.
Quiz
Elmo wants to know what can be pets and what can’t. He asks questions about that. Telly Monster and Chuckie Sue give some answers: monsters can’t be pets but they can have their own pets. Elmo is also a monster. Dorothy is Elmo’s pet.
Film
Aleesa talks about how her cat, Fluffy, and her dog Spike. They are the same and different sometimes. Aleesa and her sister bath Spike. Elmo wants to watch this with Dorothy.
TV Cartoon
The Pet Channel shows the Lecture Lady interpreting how pets talk. Dorothy wants to see this program with Elmo. Lecture Lady tries also to imitate the sound of a bird that finally talks like a human. The bird citing Shakespeare's famous passage from Hamlet. Coming next: Cats, starring Eartha Kitten.
Interview
This episode is about pets. Elmo tries to talk with different pets but they run on by. Finally, Elmo talks with Dorothy. Dorothy tells Elmo that pets need people and monsters to take care of oft hem. She loves her fish food and she is glad to have fresh water every day.
Tickle Me Land
Dorothy imagines Elmo as a pet fish, a hamster, and a bird.
