I just got ideas for the "topic channel" part of this fanfic, even if I don't have it in proper screenplay style:
- The announcer's tagline: "Welcome to the Hugging Channel...Let's just cuddle!"
- The Hug Lady's appearance: Cozy flannel robe, teddy bear in her arms.
- The animated segment: a cartoon remake (with lyrics altered if necessary) of "Papa Gives a Big Bear Hug".
- Coming Next announcement: Still having trouble finding a couple of TV/movie titles that could be turned into hug puns; any suggestions?
I was also thinking about the "interview" part: Grover and Rosita return to talk about different reasons people (or monsters!) hug each other; Dorothy would imagine Elmo in each situation. The other Muppets would explain that you should ask someone first before you give a hug.
Of course, this "Elmo's World" would end like most of the others: Elmo sings and plays "The Hugging Song" to the tune of the "Jingle Bells" refrain. (I imagine the lyrics a little less monotonous, like this...
"Hug hug hug, hug hug hug,
snuggle cuddle hug..." [repeat three more times])
Elmo would say goodbye while group-hugging Grover and Rosita: "Doo-doo-doo-DOO-doo...Elmo loves to hug!...That's Elmo's Worlllld!"