The Great Outdoors

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The Great Outdoors is a Signing Time! episode from season one.

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Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and Rachel teach ASL signs for animals, bugs, activities and objects one would encounter in the woods or a backyard.

Note: This is based on the album's track list.

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. A shortened version of "Signing Time! Theme" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for backyard, explore, tent, trail, bridge, stream, forest, and mountain. "My Great Backyard" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for porcupine, raccoon, deer, bear, owl, skunk, beaver, wolf, eagle, and fox. "Right Place, Right Time" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for bug, ant, fly, spider, bee, worm, and mosquito. "When the Bugs Come Marching In" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for caterpillar and butterfly. "Caterpillar Dreams" is played.

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. A shortened version of "Signing Time! Theme" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for patio interior, explorar, tienda, sendero, puente, río, bosque, and montaña. "My Great Backyard" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for puerco espín, mapache, ciervo, oso, búho, zorrillo, castor, lobo, águila, and zorro. "Right Place, Right Time" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for insecto, hormiga, mosca, araña, abeja, gusano, and mosquito. "When the Bugs Come Marching In" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for oruga and mariposa. "Caterpillar Dreams" is played.

In "ABC Signs", the end of the video shows Rachel counting from 1 to 10 in American Sign Language.

In "ABC Signs", Rachel Coleman had her first name embossed on the back of her shirt.
This is the 8th episode of the series.
This is the only episode to premiere in February 19, 2006.
When Rachel says "Bear. It's like a bear hug, and then you scratch. Bear.", the audio is taken from Playtime Signs. Say, what's the difference between a teddy bear and an actual bear?
This is the 8th appearance of Alex and Leah.
This is the 8th appearance of Rachel Coleman.
This is the 5th appearance of Hopkins the Frog.
The song Lonely Letter X is reused in ABC Signs.
"Signing Time: The Great Outdoors" is similar to the CBS sitcom The Great Indoors. If you are interested in this pun, go check the REAL great outdoors: https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/the+great+outdoors#:~:text=Collectively%2C%20all%20outdoor%20space%2C%20especially,time%20in%20the%20great%20outdoors!
The DVD Menu and end credits playing in the background is the Caterpillar Dreams song.
The Signing Time! Theme, My Great Backyard, Right Place, Right Time, When the Bugs Come Marching In, and Caterpillar Dreams songs of this episode were featured in the Come Sing with Us, Volumes 7-9 CD album.

Series 1 Episodes
My First Signs \| Playtime Signs \| Everyday Signs \| Family, Feelings, and Fun \| ABC Signs \| My Favorite Things \| Leah's Farm \| The Great Outdoors \| Zoo Train \| My Day \| My Neighborhood \| Time to Eat \| Welcome to School