The growth chart shows Elmo hasn't grown much, so Abby casts a spell to make him grow tall.
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00:00Oh boy, I can't wait to see! I can't wait to see!
00:02Okay, okay, hold on, hold on!
00:07Okay, ready?
00:08Mm-hmm.
00:12There we go, take a look.
00:14Ha-ha-ha, baby!
00:16I guess I'm not such a wee little bell anymore, am I?
00:19No, I'm not, baby bear! Way to grow! Way to grow!
00:22Yeah, yeah, yeah!
00:23Oh, hey! Welcome to Sesame Street!
00:25Oh, hi!
00:27Check it out!
00:29You know what that is?
00:30It's a growth chart!
00:32Oh!
00:33Yeah, it measures how tall we are!
00:35And it shows how much we've grown!
00:37Yep, you're right!
00:38Now, you see that mark right there?
00:40It shows us how much baby bear has grown from the last time we measured,
00:44and the time before that!
00:46Wow!
00:47Well, which one of these is Elmo's line?
00:49Oh, buddy, this would be you right here, the red line with the E for Elmo!
00:53Wow! Elmo used to be that short?
00:55Yeah, and look how much you've grown, buddy!
00:58Oh, cool!
00:59Yeah!
01:00And I was always right behind you, Elmo, every single time!
01:04So, hey, buddy!
01:05You ready to see how tall you are now?
01:07Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah!
01:08Oh, boy, oh, boy!
01:09Excuse Elmo, baby!
01:10Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah!
01:11Alright, alright, just stand up nice and straight!
01:13Nice and straight!
01:14You ready?
01:15Okay, here we go!
01:16You ready?
01:17Hmm?
01:18And...
01:19Ah!
01:20There we are!
01:21Oh, Elmo, what is he?
01:22Uh...
01:23Oh!
01:24That's it?
01:25But...
01:26That's not...
01:27That's not much taller than last time!
01:28Well, buddy, sometimes we grow a lot, and sometimes we grow a little!
01:31Hey, Abby!
01:32Your turn!
01:33Oh, boy, oh, boy!
01:34I can't wait!
01:35Excuse me, Elmo!
01:36This is so great!
01:37He he he!
01:38Ah!
01:39Okay, you ready?
01:40Alright!
01:41Okay!
01:42And the...
01:43Wait, wait!
01:44There we go!
01:45Ready?
01:46Yeah!
01:47Actually, I'll get over here...
01:48Uh-huh!
01:49And...
01:50There you go!
01:51Okay!
01:52Wow!
01:53Look!
01:54I'm so much taller than last time!
01:56You really grew, Abby!
01:58Yeah!
01:59You're even taller than Elmo!
02:00But Elmo's always been taller than Abby!
02:03This must be a mistake!
02:05Huh?
02:06Stand back to back to Elmo, okay?
02:07Okay!
02:08No tippy downs!
02:09I won't!
02:10Okay!
02:11Ah!
02:12What do you think now, Chris?
02:13Uh...
02:14Well, let me see...
02:15Uh...
02:16Okay...
02:17Uh...
02:18Well...
02:19Yeah!
02:20It looks like Abby is taller than Elmo!
02:21Yeah, yeah!
02:22Yeah, she is!
02:23No doubt about that!
02:24My mommy did say I had a growth spurt!
02:27Uh-oh!
02:28Spurt, Abby!
02:29Yeah, growth spurt!
02:30It means you grew a lot in a little bit of time!
02:32Well, Elmo didn't spurt at all!
02:34And now, Elmo's the shortest!
02:37Well, Chris hasn't measured me yet, but, uh...
02:39But tell he's taller!
02:40Elmo can tell!
02:41Elmo's the shortest!
02:43Ah, don't worry, Elmo!
02:45Everyone grows a little differently!
02:47But Elmo really wants to be taller!
02:49Oh, and I know you will be!
02:51Someday!
02:52But...
02:53But, Chris!
02:54Elmo wants to be taller now!
02:55How can Elmo make himself taller?
02:58Elmo...
02:59You...
03:00You really can't!
03:01Well, maybe Elmo can!
03:03Be right back!
03:04Hey, hey!
03:05You're almost taller!
03:07Whoa!
03:08Nice wig!
03:09Thank you!
03:10Okay, that is some seriously tall hair!
03:11Oh, excuse...
03:12Here's my...
03:13Oh, yeah, sure!
03:14Um...
03:15Let's see...
03:16Whoa, whoa, whoa!
03:17See?
03:18It makes Elmo taller!
03:19Okay, Elmo...
03:20Having the big hair does not make you taller, buddy!
03:21No?
03:22Mm-mm!
03:23See?
03:24Because if you remove the wig, you're still the same!
03:25Uh...
03:26Wait a minute!
03:27You're taller!
03:28Without the wig!
03:29Elmo told you!
03:30Why did you do that?
03:31What happened?
03:32You spurted, Elmo!
03:33Yeah!
03:34No, no, no!
03:35There has to be a reason!
03:36Um...
03:37I told you!
03:38Yeah!
03:39Why did you do that?
03:40What happened?
03:41You spurted, Elmo!
03:42Yeah!
03:43No, no, no!
03:44There has to be a reason!
03:45Um...
03:46Don't look at Elmo's feet!
03:47Ah!
03:48That explains it!
03:49Mmm...
03:50High heels!
03:51Surprising!
03:52Yet very stylish!
03:53Yeah!
03:54No wonder you're taller!
03:55Yeah!
03:56And how the joke was a quick trip through Mommy's closet!
03:58Uh...
03:59Hey, Elmo!
04:00Points for creativity, but...
04:01High heels don't count either!
04:02Yeah, you're still the same height, but...
04:03But, Chris!
04:04Elmo really wants to be taller!
04:05Ah!
04:06Elmo, listen to me!
04:07You're gonna grow very soon!
04:08In your arms!
04:09Yeah!
04:10You're still the same height, but...
04:11But, Chris!
04:12Elmo really wants to be taller!
04:13Elmo, listen to me!
04:14You're gonna grow very soon!
04:15In your own time!
04:16Okay?
04:17Don't rush it!
04:18Yeah...
04:19Hey, Telly!
04:20Wanna get measured?
04:21Oh, yeah!
04:22My turn!
04:23I almost forgot!
04:24Step wide up, buddy!
04:25Awesome!
04:26Okay, let's see...
04:27Ah!
04:28Wee!
04:29Try again!
04:30Ah!
04:31Alrighty!
04:32You got it?
04:34Elmo?
04:35Are you okay?
04:37No, Abby!
04:38Elmo doesn't wanna be the shortest!
04:41It's not so bad!
04:43I've always been the shortest, and...
04:45Well, I didn't mind it!
04:46But, Elmo wants to be taller, Abby!
04:48Elmo wishes there was a way to grow fast!
04:51Oh...
04:52Hey!
04:53Abby can grow wishes, right?
04:55Well, that is what we fairies do!
04:57Well, okay!
04:58Abby!
04:59Do you want a magic spell to make Elmo grow faster?
05:02Oh, I don't know...
05:04Oh, please, please, please, Abby!
05:06Elmo really, really wants to grow tall!
05:08Please, please, please, please, please!
05:09Well, if it's that important to you, well, then...
05:11I'll give it a try!
05:12Of course!
05:13Of course!
05:14Thank you, Abby!
05:15Okay!
05:16Oh, yeah!
05:17Alright, sure thing!
05:18I mean...
05:19What could possibly go wrong?
05:21Ha!
05:22Alright!
05:23I got it!
05:24Grow!
05:25Grow!
05:26Grow!
05:27You were some burning, Elmo!
05:30Yeah, yeah!
05:31Thank you, Abby!
05:32Elmo grow!
05:33Elmo grow!
05:34Check it out, Telly!
05:35Yep, you're still the tallest!
05:38Not anymore!
05:39Hey!
05:40Elmo grow!
05:41Measure Elmo again, Chris!
05:43Elmo's taller, right?
05:45It's true!
05:46You did grow!
05:47I mean...
05:48No heels!
05:49No tippy toes!
05:50Abby did a magic spell!
05:53Abby...
05:54Little girl!
05:55You've got to stop doing these spells that are messing with the laws of nature!
05:59Mm-hmm!
06:00Something always goes wrong!
06:02But Elmo was so sad and he really wanted to grow!
06:06But he's only three and a half!
06:07And look how tall he is!
06:10Elmo grew even taller!
06:13That's not supposed to happen!
06:15I got a bad feeling about this!
06:17Here Elmo goes again!
06:19Weeeeee!
06:20Weeeeee!
06:21Weeeeee!
06:22Weeeeee!
06:23Whoa, cool!
06:25Yeah, baby!
06:26My magic spell is out of control!
06:29You think?!
06:31Look!
06:32It is a giant monster!
06:35Wow!
06:36Elmo's so tall now!
06:37Ooh!
06:38Elmo's even taller than the buildings!
06:41Don't worry about it, buddy!
06:42We're gonna get you back to normal!
06:44Yeah, yeah!
06:45I'm sure I can undo this spell!
06:46No, no!
06:47But Elmo doesn't want Abby to undo it!
06:49Elmo loves being tall!
06:51Yes, but buddy, you're just too tall!
06:53You're like way, way, way too tall!
06:56No way!
06:57Elmo's been short all his life!
06:59Now, Elmo can finally be tall!
07:01Elmo!
07:02Hey, pal!
07:03You gotta let Abby reverse the spell, okay?!
07:06Yeah!
07:07Elmo's putting his foot down!
07:08Whoa!
07:09Whoa!
07:10Whoa!
07:11Abby!
07:12Huh?
07:13You gotta reverse the spell!
07:14Fast!
07:15Alright, I'm on him!
07:16Okay!
07:17Shrink!
07:18Shrink!
07:19Shrink!
07:20And a wink!
07:23What happened?
07:24He's still gigantic!
07:26Shrink!
07:27Shrink!
07:28Shrink!
07:29Nothing!
07:30I better call my mommy!
07:35Oh, mommy!
07:36Yeah, mommy!
07:37I made Elmo really, really tall!
07:39And now I can't get him short again!
07:41Uh-huh!
07:42Uh-huh!
07:43Uh-huh!
07:44Uh-huh!
07:45Okay, mommy!
07:48What does she say?
07:49Well, she says that he's got to want to go back to his normal size!
07:54Yeah, but how do we get him to want to be short again?
07:57Maybe we can convince him that being enormous is not a good idea!
08:01How do we do that?
08:02Maybe we just need to show him all the things that he won't be able to do!
08:06Like all the things he'll miss out on by being so humongously tall!
08:10Uh-huh!
08:11I catch your drift, my friend!
08:13Leave it to me!
08:14Hey, everybody!
08:16Who's up for a wowsing game of jump rope?
08:20Oh!
08:21Sounds like fun!
08:22Yes, it does!
08:23Yeah!
08:24How about you, Elmo?
08:25Well, sure!
08:26Elmo loves jumping rope!
08:28Okay, great!
08:29Well, Telly and I will turn the rope and you jump in, okay?
08:33Okay!
08:34Okay!
08:35Here you go, Telly!
08:36You take that in!
08:37Okay!
08:38All righty!
08:39All right, Elmo!
08:40Jump on in any time, buddy!
08:43What the?
08:44Elmo can!
08:45Elmo won't fit!
08:47Well, looks like you're too tall for jump rope, buddy!
08:50Sorry!
08:51But Elmo can still jump without a rope!
08:55Like this!
08:56Jump!
08:57Jump!
08:58Jump!
08:59No!
09:00No more jumping!
09:01No more jumping!
09:02No more jumping!
09:04This monster is going to destroy the city!
09:08Why do you keep doing that with your mouth?
09:10I don't know.
09:11I saw it in a movie.
09:12Seemed like the thing to do.
09:14There's gotta be something else we can try!
09:17Don't worry!
09:18I got an idea!
09:20Um, hey!
09:21How would you all like to play hide and seek?
09:24Huh?
09:25Yeah!
09:26Yeah!
09:27That's good!
09:28Elmo!
09:29You wanna play?
09:30Yeah!
09:31That is because Elmo's all-time favorite game!
09:33All right, then!
09:34You all go hide and I'll seek!
09:38Okay!
09:39Okay!
09:40I'm gonna get you!
09:41I'm gonna get you!
09:42Ready?
09:44Okay.
09:45One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
09:52Ready or not, here I come!
09:55Oh!
09:56Oh!
09:57Found you Elmo!
09:58You're behind the table!
09:59Aw, no fair!
10:00There was no good place for Elmo to hide!
10:03Yep!
10:04It's gotta be tough finding a hiding spot when you're that tall!
10:07I guess this isn't the game for you!
10:08No!
10:09No!
10:10But Elmo loves hide and seek!
10:11Gee!
10:12Elmo can't play hide and seek or jump rope!
10:15Elmo can't do a lot of things when he's this size!
10:18I think he's starting to get the picture!
10:21Yeah!
10:22Yeah!
10:23And I have one more idea that just might help him decide!
10:25Okay!
10:26Oh!
10:27Hey!
10:28Guys!
10:29After all this excitement!
10:30I think we could use a snack, right?
10:31Oh!
10:32Yeah!
10:33Absolutely!
10:34Come on!
10:35Hey!
10:36Elmo!
10:37I got some nice fresh banana pudding!
10:39Come on!
10:40What banana pudding!
10:42Elmo's favorite!
10:43Oh!
10:44After you Elmo!
10:45Okay!
10:46Oh!
10:47Oh!
10:48Oh!
10:49Oh!
10:50Oh!
10:51Oh!
10:52Oh!
10:53Oh!
10:54Oh!
10:55Oh!
10:56What's the matter, buddy?
10:57Elmo can't fit inside of Hoopers!
10:58Yeah!
10:59That's true!
11:00But Elmo loves eating in Hoopers!
11:02And if Elmo is this tall, Elmo can never eat in Hoopers again!
11:07I guess not!
11:09Oh!
11:10Wait!
11:11This makes Elmo really sad!
11:13Maybe...
11:14Maybe Elmo's too tall!
11:16I think you're right, buddy!
11:18Wait!
11:19Elmo could really use a hug right now!
11:21But Elmo's too tall for that too!
11:24Nobody's arms can reach!
11:27Yeah!
11:28Elmo really thought he wanted to be tall!
11:32But now Elmo wishes he didn't want to grow at all!
11:35Yeah!
11:36But Elmo, growing taller is a part of growing up!
11:39And it's great!
11:40It just takes time!
11:41Just be patient, okay?
11:42You're gonna grow a little bit, and then a little bit, and a little bit more, and then
11:45one day, you're gonna be all grown up!
11:48Chris, Elmo wants to go back to Elmo's normal size!
11:51And wait until Elmo grows taller!
11:53But not too tall!
11:55Oh, well okay then, buddy!
11:56Uh, hey, Abby!
11:57Guys!
11:58Come on!
11:59Abby!
12:00Elmo wants to refresh the spell!
12:01Come on out!
12:02Come on out!
12:03Alright!
12:04Okay then!
12:05Well, it's about time!
12:07Are you ready?
12:08Ready, Abby!
12:09Ready, Abby!
12:10Okay!
12:11Shrink!
12:12Shrink!
12:13Shrink!
12:14And I'll wait!
12:20It bricked!
12:21Elmo's back to normal!
12:22Yeah!
12:23Yeah!
12:24Alright!
12:25Boy, it was fun being super-sized, but Elmo likes being Elmo-sized more!
12:30Hey, how about that hug you wanted, huh?
12:33Oh, yes!
12:34Yeah, come here!
12:35Big hugs!
12:36Yeah!
12:37Oh, well, he's...
12:38Ooh, he's...
12:39I'm gonna get in there!
12:40Boy, Elmo may be short, but he loves big hugs!
12:42Whahahahaha!
12:43Now just stay this way, okay?
12:45Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
12:46Ha-ha-ha-ha!