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.
