The high-spirited, high-pitched, little red monster, Elmo, his pet fish, Dorothy and Mr Noodle explore the world around them from the earth bound challenges of a three-year-old, to an imaginary ...

The ''Elmo's World'' segment is being phased out after ... Elmo the Musical'' will have seven or eight songs in each skit, and will be aimed at preschool youngsters who are slightly older.