Avenue Q Visits the Big Blue House/Transcript

(The special starts with Princeton and Kate Monster in their apartment watching TV.)

Princeton: (Sighs) It's such a beautiful day today.

Kate Monster: I know. There's nothing better than watching TV with you, Princeton.

Princeton: Aww! Thanks!

Kate Monster: How much better can this day possibly get?

(Then they hear Cinderelmo, Ginger, Kieran and Lizzie coming)

Cinderelmo, Ginger, Kieran and Lizzie: Mom! Dad! Mom! Mom! Dad! Dad! Mom!

Kate Monster: Oh! Hello, kids!

Princeton: What are you all excited about?

Lizzie: We got invited to the Big Blue House to celebrate Tutter's birthday!

Kate Monster: Oh! How exciting!

Princeton: I'll read what it says. (Clears throat) "Dear Cinderelmo, Ginger, Kieran and Lizzie, You are cordially invited to visit me and my friends at the Big Blue House. We're getting ready for a birthday party for our friend Tutter and we need help with the cake, balloons and presents. There will also lots of surprises as well. I hope to see you there! Your friend, Bear."

Kieran: I love birthday parties!

Ginger: Me too!

(All of a sudden, the doorbell rang.)

Kate Monster: Oh! We're coming!

(Kate Monster opened the door and saw almost every single one of her friends with the invitations that herself, Princeton, Cinderelmo, Ginger, Kieran and Lizzie got.)

All: Hello!

Kate Monster: Hello, everyone! How wonderful to see you all!

Julian: Thanks, Kate! And guess what? We all got the invitations to the Big Blue House as well!

Princeton: Wow! Guess it looks like Kate, the kids and I are not the only ones invited!

Luckl-Duckl Bird: Well, you're in for a big surprise! And so are the rest of us!

Kieran: Yeah! And we'll get to meet Ojo, Treelo, Tutter and Pip and Pop as well!

Stephanie: This is going to be great!

Princeton: Okay, everyone! Are you all ready to visit the Big Blue House?

All: Yeah!

Kate Monster: Great! Come on, kids! Come on, everybody! Let's go!

(So with that, everyone headed to the Big Blue House.)

Kate Monster: Here we are, everyone! The Big Blue House!

Cinderelmo: Cinderelmo can't wait to meet Bear!

Joan: Me too! (laughs)

(Everyone then heard music playing.)

Magellan: Hmm, that music sounds very familiar.

Eureeka: It sure does, Magellan.

(Bear opened the door and saw the Avenue Q Gang)

Bear: Hmm? Oh, hi everyone!

All: Bear!

Bear: (Laughs) It's so good to see you all!

BEAR:

Welcome to the Blue House!

TUTTER:

Hello from the small mouse!

BEAR:

Things to do

PIP AND POP:

Fun for you!

BEAR:

Howdy from the big bear!

Want some fun?

PIP AND POP:

Here’s where!

BEAR:

Just for you!

TUTTER:

All is new!

ALL:

In the house of blue!

PIP AND POP:

Lots of room in our house!

URSA:

Catch the moon in our house!

TUTTER:

Kitchen’s here!

PIP, POP AND TALLY:

Bathroom’s there!

BEAR:

Attic full of stuff here!

OJO:

Pillows full of fluff here!

TREELO:

Whoop de doo!

OJO:

Just for you!

ALL:

In the house of blue!

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Big Blue House!

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Big Blue House!

Door is open

TUTTER:

Come on in!

BEAR:

Now you’re here!

ALL:

So Let’s

TREELO:

Woah-ha-ha-ha-ho!

ALL:

Begin!

(the Avenue Q Gang cheer)

Bear: (Laughs)

Evan the Troll: What a great, warm welcome, Bear.

Bear: Why, thank you! And today's an extra special day in the Big Blue House, because... Wait a minute. (Sniffs)

Allegra: What's wrong, Bear?

Bear: What's that smell?

(Bear then started sniffing around a bit until he looked at Cinderelmo.)

Bear: Hmm?

(Then he started sniffing Cinderelmo.)

Cinderelmo: (laughs) That tickles!

Bear: (Gasps) It's you! Tell me, did you just have toast with honey on it? Because you smell all sweet like honey!

Cinderelmo: Hey, mom! Cinderelmo smells like honey! (laughs)

Kate Monster: Oh, Cinderelmo!

(Bear then starts sniffing the camera and notices the viewer)

Bear: (to the viewer) Hey! It's you again! After all these years, you still smell like honey! (Laughs) Anyways, Today is an extra special day in the Big Blue House because it's Tutter's birthday!

The Avenue Q Gang: (Cheering)

Bear: That's right! And we're all going to have a surprise party for him! And all of my friends will be there! (To the Avenue Q Gang and the viewer) Say, You know my friends don't you?

The Avenue Q Gang: Yeah!

Bear: (Laughs) Wow! It sure sounds like you do!

BEAR:

What sounds like a very friendly lemur

Who's always ready to play a game?

Who swings from his long, striped tail?

THE AVENUE Q GANG: (SPOKEN)

Who's that?

BEAR:

Treelo

Treelo, That's your name!

Treelo, Treelo, Treelo

TREELO: (SPOKEN)

That's my name!

BEAR, TREELO AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

Treelo, Treelo, Treelo

That's your name!

BEAR: (SPOKEN):

Hey, Treelo Here's another one!

TREELO : (SPOKEN)

Okay!

BEAR:

What sounds like a plucky little bear cub?

She has a name that begins with "O"

Who has got a wild imagination?

THE AVENUE Q GANG: (SPOKEN)

Who's that?

TREELO: (SPOKEN)

Ojo!

OJO: (SPOKEN)

Ojo? That's my name!

BEAR, OJO, TREELO AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

Ojo, Ojo, Ojo

OJO: (Spoken)

That's my name!

BEAR, OJO, TREELO AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

Ojo, Ojo, Ojo

That's my name!

OJO: (Spoken):

Ooh, ooh, Bear! My turn!

OJO:

What sounds like a couple of purple otters

BEAR:

Who love to swim and to splash all day?

OJO:

Who can eat about 20 clams a minute?

THE AVENUE Q GANG: (SPOKEN)

Who's that?

BEAR: (SPOKEN)

Pip and Pop!

PIP AND POP: (SPOKEN)

Pip and Pop?

That's our name!

BEAR, OJO AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

Pip and Pop, Pip and Pop

PIP AND POP:

That's our name!

BEAR, OJO AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

Pip and Pop, Pip and Pop

PIP: (SPOKEN)

Hey, let's play a game!

POP: (SPOKEN)

Tag!

OJO AND PIP: (SPOKEN)

You're it!

ALL:

(Laughing)

BEAR: (SPOKEN)

Bye!

BEAR:

What sounds like exactly who you are?

Oh, it doesn't matter if you're big

TREELO:

Or small!

BEAR:

Everybody and its brother's gotta have one

What's yours?

Tell us!

TREELO: (Spoken)

What's your name?

BEAR:

Could be

BEAR AND TREELO:

Mac or Mike or Mark or Meg or Mary

Maybe Jacob or Omar or Betty Sue

BEAR: (SPOKEN)

What do they call you?

BEAR AND TREELO: (SPOKEN)

Go ahead, say it!

THE AVENUE Q GANG:

(Shouting out their names)

BEAR AND TREELO: (SPOKEN)

What?

BEAR AND TREELO:

That's your name!

BEAR: (SPOKEN)

My name's Bear! What's yours?

BEAR AND TREELO:

That's your name!

TREELO: (SPOKEN)

My name's Treelo! You?

ALL:

That's our name!

(Everyone laughs)

Bear: Well, I’ve heard you’ve all got my invitation for Tutter’s birthday!

Princeton: We sure did, Bear!

Bear: That’s great, Princeton!

Nicky: You know what, guys? I think I’m a little bit hungry.

Rod: Me too!

Bear: Oh! Maybe I have some food in the kitchen for you all to eat! Come on!

(Everyone is in Bear’s kitchen eating some food)

Tilly: Mmm, Mmm, Mmm! That was delicious!

(Pip, Pop and Tally pop up)

Pip, Pop and Tally: Hey, Bear! Hey, everyone!

Bear: Look! It’s Pip, Pop and Tally!

Ginger: Hi, Pip! Hi, Pop! Hi, Tally!

Tally: Hello, everyone!

Bear: Today is Tutter's birthday. And we're going to have a big surprise party for him. But remember, It must be a secret so Tutter won't know!

Bear and The Avenue Q Gang: Shhhh!

Pip, Pop and Tally: Oooh! We love secrets!

Pop: Uh, Bear? What's a secret?

(Tutter pops up behind the table.)

Tutter: Hi, Bear! Hi, Pip! Hi, Pop! Hi, Tally! Oh! Hi, everyone!

All: Hi, Tutter!

Tutter: I heard you all were talking about my birthday.

Bear: We sure are, Tutter. A birthday is a special day because you now can do great things now that you’re older.

Tutter: Really?

The Avenue Q Gang: (Agreeing)

Tutter: Oh, boy! I can’t wait to try all the new things I can do when I am older!

TUTTER:

When I’m older,

It’ll be so great!

I can hardly, hardly wait

Till I’m older!

It’s gonna be so neat

To learn to tie my shoes

On my own two feet

Folks will stop and stare

When they see the grown-up clothes I wear

I’m gonna learn to cook, Yeah

Read the recipes from a book

What a feeling it’ll be

To write my name myself

For the whole world to see!

When I’m older

TUTTER, BEAR, PIP, POP, TALLY AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

It’ll be so great

I/he can hardly, hardly wait!

TUTTER:

Till I’m older

I’ll stay up late at night

BEAR, PIP, POP, TALLY AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

(Late at night!)

TUTTER:

Use a computer

I just might

BEAR, PIP, POP, Tally AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

He just might!

TUTTER:

Maybe someday, someday soon

I’ll be the very first

TUTTER, BEAR, PIP, POP, TALLY AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

Mouse on the moon!

TUTTER:

When I’m older

TUTTER, BEAR, PIP, POP, TALLY AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

It’ll be so great

I/he can hardly, hardly wait!

TUTTER:

Yeah!

When I’m older

TUTTER, BEAR, PIP, POP, TALLY AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

It’ll be so great

I/he can hardly, hardly wait!

TUTTER:

Till I’m older!

BEAR, PIP, POP, TALLY AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

(He’s gonna be older)

TUTTER:

Yeah, when I’m older

BEAR, PIP, POP, TALLY AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

(So much older)

TUTTER:

Oooh, gonna be so much older

BEAR, PIP, POP, TALLY AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

(He’s gonna be older)

TUTTER:

Older, older, older!

BEAR, PIP, POP TALLY AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

(So much older)

TUTTER: (SPOKEN)

Gonna be so much older, Bear! Yeah!

BEAR, PIP, POP, TALLY AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

(He’s gonna be older)

TUTTER:

When I’m older.

Bailey Bird: Wow! Tutter sure can't wait to be older!

Bear: That's right, Bailey!

Tutter: Well, Bear. I better get going. Pip, Pop and Tally are taking me for a swim at Otter Pond. See you later, Bear! See you later, everyone!

Pip, Pop and Tally: Bye, guys!

Bear and The Avenue Q Gang: Bye!

Bear: (Sighs) Isn't it great when you have friends over?

The Avenue Q Gang: (Agreeing)

Julie Woo: Uh, excuse me, Bear?

Bear: Hmm?

Julie Woo: Can you show us around your home?

Bear: Why sure! There's always plenty of room here in the Big Blue House!

The Avenue Q Gang: Yeah! Okay! Wow! Cool! Oh, boy! (Laughing)

BEAR:

In the morning, When I wake up

I stretch and shake my head

It feels so great to be in my own bed

Walk to the kitchen, Make my special cup of tea

And stop to think it's so nice to be right here

In my home sweet home

I've got my favorite chair

Yes, in my home sweet home

My favorite things are there

Because my sweet home is so perfect for a bear

Gee, it's great to be at home

I love to sniff my way around my Big Blue House

Or read a book or sit and talk with a mouse

My favorite guide book has my favorite bear shampoo

And best of all I get to spend time with you!

Cause in your home sweet home

I'm sure that you'll agree that your

Home sweet home is the perfect place to be

Cause it's your home sweet home

And everybody knows

It's great to be at home

Yeah, it's great to be at home

Yeah, it's great to be at home

BEAR: (SPOKEN)

Home sweet home.

BEAR AND THE AVENUE Q GANG:

(Sighs)

(Bear and The Avenue Q Gang are in the living room relaxing.)

Princeton: You're home is very nice, Bear!

Bear: (Sighs) It sure is.

Cinderelmo: Cinderelmo loves being at home!

Bear: Me too! But you know what? I think something came in the mail today.

Olive Hooter: What is it?

Bear: Good question. Let's go check the mail.

BEAR:

What's in the mail today?

What's in the mail today?

What's in the mail today

What's in the mail today?

Is it a picture that my grandpa drew?

Of grandma dancing with a kangaroo?

It could be a cookie recipe

From my aunt who says she thinks the world of me

Is it a story from a magazine?

About a monkey in a submarine?

I would laugh to see a photograph

Of my good friend jumping rope with a giraffe

What's in the mail today?

What's in the mail today?

It would be fun to send a letter back

Ooh hoo, yeah

It makes me smile to think my friends will say

THE AVENUE Q GANG: (SPOKEN)

(Say what?)

BEAR:

"I wonder what's in the mail today!"

What's in the mail today?

What's in the mail today?

I wonder, wonder

What's in the mail today

What's in the

What's in the mail today?

Ooohhh!

(Bear opens the mailbox with a letter inside.)

Kieran: It's a letter!

Julian: I love getting mail!

Bear: Me too! This letter is from Grandma Flutter.

(Bear opens the letter)

Bear: (Reading the letter) "Dear Bear, Happy birthday to my special Tutter! I'm so excited that it's your special day and I hope you get lots and lots of cheese! See you soon! Love, Grandma Flutter."

The Avenue Q Gang: Awwww!

Alys: How sweet!

Bear: (to the viewer) Don't you just love getting mail?

Rod: Yeah! Getting mail is great!

Nicky: And it's so nice for Grandma Flutter to send him a letter for Tutter's birthday!

Bear: Hey! Speaking of birthdays, How about you all help my friends get ready for the party?

The Avenue Q Gang: Yeah!

Bear: Great! Come on, everybody!

(The Avenue Q Gang go back inside the Big Blue House. Bear then looks at the viewers.)

Bear: (to the viewer) You know, getting ready for a birthday party can be so much fun! But, what do you think? What do you like about having a birthday party? Hmm?

(A animated question mark appears on the screen and a video clip of children talking about birthdays play)

Boy #1: I get presents, I get to stay up late

Boy #2: Getting presents!

Girl #1: Getting presents!

Boy #3: And growing bigger!

Girl #2: Blow out the candles.

(2 children pretend to blow out the candles)

Girl #3: I'm gonna blow all of them.

Girl #4: It's my birthday.

Boy #4: I have a birthday!

Girl #5: And then when the birthday person comes in,

Boy #5: Everyone shouted "Surprise!"

Girl #6: Happy birthday!

Baby: Birthday!

Boy #6: A very happy birthday!

(The video clip ends)

Bear: (to the viewer) Wow! You guys sure do know a lot about birthday parties! And it looks like this party will be the best one yet!

The Avenue Q Gang: (Agreeing to the viewer)

Bear: Okay, everyone! How about we check on Ojo to see how she's doing with the cake?

Rue: Sounds good to me, Bear!

Tank: Yeah!

Bear: Okay then! Let's go!

(Bear and The Avenue Q Gang head to the kitchen)

Bear: Ojo? Ojo?

(Bear then sees Ojo with a chef's hat and apron getting ready to make a cake)

Ojo: Oh! There you all are! I was just getting ready to make the most delicious cake for Tutter! And I need lots of help!

Bear: Hey, will you all help Ojo with making the birthday cake for Tutter?

The Avenue Q Gang: Yeah! Sure! Definitely!

Bear: Well then what are we waiting for?

Mr. Cook: Let's get cooking!

Axe: Chop, chop, everybody!

BEAR:

If you take hot milk and you poor in powder

And you put it in the freezer and you leave it about an hour

If it's brown and sweet when you put it on your tongue

Did you make french fries?

OJO: (SPOKEN)

(Laughs)

No, Pudding!

ANGELITA: (SPOKEN)

Dellioso!

BEAR:

If you mush an apple and you sqoush a lemon

Squish an orange and squash a melon

And you poor it in a glass and you serve it for lunch

Is it liver and onions?

THE AVENUE Q GANG:(SPOKEN)

No, it's punch!

BEAR:(SPOKEN)

Mmm, mmm!

ALL:

Magic in the kitchen with a splash and a splatter

Magic in the kitchen with abracadabra

BEAR:

There's magic in the cake and casserroll

And the very best part's when you lick the bowl!

JOAN: (SPOKEN)

I've got the eggs! (laughs)

BEAR:

Peel a banana, drop it in a dish

Add some ice cream and that's if you wish

Drizzle some syrup all over it

Is it fish?

OJO: (SPOKEN)

No, a banana split!

BASALT: (SPOKEN)

Now let's mix it all together!

OJO:

I make my favorite recipe with chopped up cheese

Melted chocolate and some pears and some peas

Stir it all together with an avocado

BEAR: (SPOKEN)

What do I call it?

OJO: (SPOKEN)

(Laughs) I don't know!

KATE MONSTER: (SPOKEN)

How about...

ALL:

Magic in the kitchen with a splash and a splatter

Magic in the kitchen with abracadabra

Magic in the cake and a casserole

And the very best part's when you lick the bowl!

(The cake is put inside an oven. A little while later, the oven dings.)

Bear: Hey! The cake is ready!

Matilda Honey: Oh, boy!

(Ojo opens the oven and sees the birthday cake and takes it out of the oven.)

Kieran: Wow! That is one sweet looking birthday cake!

Ojo: I'll try it!

(Ojo licks the frosting on the cake.)

Ojo: (Gasps) It's delicious!

(Everyone cheers)

Ojo: Thank you all for helping me with the cake!

Bear: You're welcome, Ojo!

Kate Monster: See you at the party!

Bear: Wow! The birthday cake is great!

(Everyone hears a stomach growling.)

Terry: Oh! That's my stomach! That birthday cake sure has made me hungry.

Bear: (Laughs) Terry, you should wait until the party starts to have the cake.

Terry: Oh, I hate waiting.

Bear: How about we check on Pip, Pop and Tally to see how they're doing with the decorations?

Bean: Sure!

Bear: Great! Come on!

(Bear and The Avenue Q Gang head inside the living room to find it a mess)

Bear: Pip? Pop? Tally? How's it coming with those...

Pip and Pop: Hi, Bear.

(Bear and The Avenue Q Gang saw Pip and Pop tangled up. Tally tries to help them.)

Ginger: They're all tangled up!

Princeton: This is not good.

Tally: Oh, hi guys. We're trying to decorate the living room but Pip and Pop got all tangled up in some of the streamers.

Greg the Bunny: Aww. What should we do to help?

Pip: Just pull that streamer.

Bear: Okay.

Kate Monster: We should help too.

(Bear and The Avenue Q Gang pull the streamer and Pip and Pop got untangled by spinning. They then get dizzy.)

Bear: Are you two alright?

Pip and Pop: We're fine.

Pip: Just a little

Pop: Dizzy.

Tally: Pip! Pop! You're okay!

Pip and Pop: Thanks, guys!

(Rod sees a balloon.)

Rod: Look! It's a balloon!

(Rod tries to blow up the balloon. After a few tries, he panted)

Rod: (high-pitched) That was quite some good stuff. (Notices his voice) What happened to my voice? Why do I sound like a chipmunk?

(Everyone laughs)

Pip and Pop: We love birthday parties!

(A balloon pops)

Pip and Pop: Oops!

(Hip-hop music starts playing)

PIP:

Sometimes when you're working

POP:

Or hard at play

TALLY:

There's a feeling that you get

ALL:

That won't go away!

POP:

If you're warm

Glow then deep inside

PIP:

And it feels so good

ALL:

To get high!

TALLY:

That smile on your face when you're walking around

PIP:

With your spirt so high, you're feet don't touch the ground

POP:

That warm fuzzy glow

TALLY:

We're singing about

ALL:

They call it love!

It makes us wanna shout

L-O-V-E, Love

BEAR: (SPOKEN)

Yeah!

ALL:

Just can't get enough

PRINCETON: (SPOKEN)

Sing it, fellas!

ALL:

L-O-V-E, Love

KATE MONSTER: (SPOKEN)

Uh huh!

ALL:

It's otter love!

BEAR: (SPOKEN)

Go on and tell me more about the way that you adore

TALLY:

Now whenever it's for bears

PIP:

Or lemurs

POP:

Or mice

PIP:

Otter love's the best cause

ALL:

We're getting it twice!

POP:

But with all the many different kinds of love out there

ALL:

We just can't decide on our favorite, Bear!

BEAR:

It's not one kind of love you're dreaming of

Pip:

Oh!

Pop:

That's right!

ALL:

We love love!

L-O-V-E, Love

BEAR: (SPOKEN)

Don't be shy

ALL:

Just can't get enough

PRINCETON: (SPOKEN)

These otters love to sing cause it's a many splendored thing

ALL:

L-O-V-E, Love

KATE MONSTER: (SPOKEN)

Uh huh!

ALL:

It's otter love!

BEAR: (SPOKEN)

They're heads are wheeling cause the feeling's so appealing

ALL: (SPOKEN)

We love love!

Pip and Pop: See you later, guys!

Tally: Bye, guys!

Bear: Bye! Gee, aren't Pip and Pop the best?

Cinderelmo: Yeah!

(Bear and The Avenue Q Gang heard Shadow laughing)

Dorsel: (Startled) What was that?

Bear: Hey! That sounds like Shadow! Hey! Maybe if we all sing Shadow's song, she'll appear!

The Avenue Q Gang: Yeah! Great idea! We'll sing with you!

Evan the Troll: Hold on everyone, let me just warm up a bit. (Plays his guitar and hums a few bars) Okay, we're ready!

Bear: (to the viewer) Hey! Do you remember Shadow's song? Well then if you do, then sing along with us!

(And so Bear and The Avenue Q Gang look for Shadow.)

BEAR:

Oh,

Where, oh, where, oh, where is Shadow?

BEAR, PRINCETON AND KATE MONSTER:

Where, oh, where, oh, where is Shadow?

CINDERELMO: (SPOKEN)

Everybody!

ALL:

Where, oh, where, oh, where is Shadow?

Where can Shadow be?

All: Shadow!

(Shadow appears as she laughs)

Bear: There she is! Hi, Shadow!

Shadow: Hello, Bear!

Bear: It's so good to see you!

Shadow: Who are your new friends?

Bear: These are my friends from Avenue Q. They're coming for a visit.

The Avenue Q Gang: Hi, Shadow!

Shadow: Hello! Nice to meet you all!

Bear: So Shadow, What have you been doing today?

Shadow: Well, I was dancing a jig with the lamp in the attic! (Dances as she hums a little tune then laughs) Oh, golly do I feel grand!

Bear: Me too! So Shadow, do you have a story for us today?