Elmo.
Emil, you're home.
Should we eat?
Yeah, let's eat.
OK.
Elmo washed his hands, so it's OK.
Does Elmo like nuggets?
Well, Elmo has vegetarian nuggets.
Oh, you're vegetarian?
Well, Elmo knows lots of chickens, you know?
Elmo has friends that are chickens.
So, Elmo.
Amelia.
What's the secret to the perfect hug?
Well, it's got to be genuine.
It's got to be real.
You know?
You shouldn't give a hug if you don't want to give a hug.
Right.
And you should ask first.
Very important.
OK.
So, hello, can I hug you?
Sure.
Yeah.
Well no, the table's a bit in the way so I don't think we can actually hug, but You can do it later.
No, we can maybe hug afterwards.
Fine by now, though.
Okay.
I actually have been told that I'm not very good at giving hugs.
Really?
Maybe I do like a pat on the back, which I feel like.
Yeah, the pat on the back is not a good technique.
You don't think so, no?
Don't be thinking, oh, this is awkward right now, because then it will be.
Maybe I'm too in my head with it, with the hugs.
You've got to get it out of your head.
You're an Aquarius.
Huh?
You're an Aquarius.
Is that like a fish?
No, you're an Aquarius, the star sign.
Oh, okay.
And so am I. I'm an Aquarius.
Really?
What does that mean?
It's just cool that we're both Aquariuses.
Don't you think that's such a cool coincidence?
It's a very cool coincidence if Elmo knew what it meant.
Well, Aquariuses, they're very independent.
Would you say you're independent?
Pretty independent.
Yeah.
Elmo's not afraid to ask for help, though.
You're creative.
Elmo wouldn't say that about himself.
That's, you know...
But yes.
I think you're one of the most creative people I've ever gone on a play date with.
Really?
And the most red.
But that's true.
And the biggest eyes.
Thank you.
They're nice.
You like them.
Yeah, but they don't blink.
They're just always on.
Elmo blinks really, really quickly.
You just blinked?
Yeah.
Elmo's doing it right now.
You're blinking right now.
Okay.
Does Sesame Street have chicken shops?
We have chickens who go to shops.
I feel like chickens are probably shopaholics.
They like to buy corn.
What do you think the Cookie Monster would make of chicken chops?
A mess.
Right.
He would eat this table if you let him.
He'd eat the whole thing.
Would you say you have a smaller appetite than the Cookie Monster?
Most people do.
So Elmo... Sorry, no, you carry on.
It's important to chew all the way.
Yeah.
What's the easiest way to make you giggle?
Well, Elmo's very ticklish.
Wait, can I tickle you now?
You can try.
Elmo, you OK?
Elmo's fine.
Sorry, Elmo, I barely touched you.
What's more important, to live, to laugh, or to love?
They're kind of all the same thing.
Mm, so it's all one thing and together.
You can't live if you don't love.
And you can't laugh if you don't live.
And you can't love if you don't laugh.
That was really profound.
Wow.
Welcome to Elmo's TED Talk.
I'm actually being nicer than I've ever been today.
Really?
You've really brought something out of me.
Maybe I should start being a bit more mean to you.
If you'd like to, you can.
Okay, well, no, now I feel, now I don't know, now I feel awkward about it.
Just be yourself.
Okay.
See, this is the, don't think about it.
Okay, I think you're moving too much.
Okay.
That was a lot of hand movements there.
How about this?
Well, now it's strange.
Now it's awkward.
Sorry, okay.
Wow, that was really good.
You're really good at dancing.
Thank you.
Almost as good as me.
You dance as well?
Oh yeah, I dance as well.
Really?
What's your favorite dance move?
Probably a wiggle.
Let's see.
Oh, that's a good one.
That's good.
Yeah, it's good.
You've also met UK royalty, David Beckham.
Yes.
And David Beckham introduced you to a new word, persistent.
Persistent, that's right.
Which is interesting because I've been persistently trying to get him on chicken shop date.
Well, Elmo thinks that you could use a word called patience, right?
If you had to do a sport in the Olympics, which one would it be?
Elmo likes swimming a lot.
Really?
Yeah.
What do you say really like that for?
Well, I can't really imagine you in a swimming pool.
You can't?
No.
Imagine it.
Who would play you in a movie about your life?
Elmo.
So you?
Yeah.
I could try and play you.
Would you like to try?
I don't know if I've got your voice down.
Go on, you say, you do like this.
Hello, Elmo's Elmo.
Hello!
Elmo's Elmo!
Hello!
Maybe.
Can you do a British accent?
Courgette!
Exactly.
Courgette.
What's your go-to karaoke song?
Beyonce.
Anything Beyonce.
So you're in the Beehive.
Bee!
Hi!
How you doing?
No, I think we're trying to play it cool now.
Hi!
Okay, stop.
Hi, Beyonce!
Everyone loves you.
Maybe you could come to Sesame Street sometime.
Or maybe to Chicken Shop.
Don't be desperate.
I think that's too much.
What makes a real New Yorker?
Someone that knows directions.
Oh my goodness, Rocco's here.
No, he's not.
Yeah, Rocco's just right in front of you, Amo.
Yeah, that's so brilliant.
Are you kidding?
Who brought Rocco?
Well, I thought you brought Rocco.
Amo, this is perfect because I actually have something I wanted to give Rocco.
Of course you do.
Okay, can you pass this love note to Rocco?
What's it say?
It says, you rock.
That's cute.
Of Amelia.
That's very cute.
Maybe we should play a game of rock, paper, scissors.
I could do that.
Do you know how to play rock, paper, scissors?
Yes.
Okay.
Rock, paper, scissors.
Rock, paper, scissors.
Almost paper.
How do I know you're paper?
Just because you said you're paper.
It's pretty flat.
You see how my hand's pretty flat?
Right, I'll do one more then.
Okay.
Rock, paper, scissors.
Rock, paper, scissors.
Almost paper.
Okay.
You're paper too.
You've been paper every time?
Mm-hmm.
It's almost technique.
Okay, well, I think maybe Rocco should leave.
That would be great.
What's your five-year plan?
What's that mean, five-year plan?
Like, your five-year plan.
Like, what are you going to be doing in the next five years?
What's Elmo doing in the next five years?
Yeah, you need to have a plan.
You need to have a five-year plan.
Elmo doesn't really know what he's going to do in the next five hours.
You should just live in the moment.
That's the best thing to do, is to live in the moment.
I think that's where I'm going wrong.
Do you have a five-year plan?
Yeah, I've had a five-year plan since I was three and a half.
That's more than five years.
To be honest, I feel a bit trapped.
Oh, Elmo's sorry to hear that.
Yeah, I feel a bit trapped.
Are you trapped between a rocker and a hard place?
You could say that.
So why do you think I've been single for so long?
Elmo thinks you're in your head too much.
You think so?
Yeah, you're a wonderful person.
Thank you.
You're kind, you're funny, you're smart, you're beautiful, you know?
Just accept love.
Very important.
I met someone recently.
And what do you think of them?
Well, I really like them and I feel like it went well.
But I feel like I was in my head again and maybe I sort of friend-zoned them before we could even begin.
Oh, I'm almost sorry to hear that.
It was a great date, though.
We've got a real chemistry.
I just, you know, remember the word I taught you?
Chemistry.
Chemistry, right.
I don't know.
We'll see how it goes, but... There's always room for love.
Also, you probably shouldn't take advice from a three and a half year old monster on love.
I'm desperate, so yeah.
