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Sesame Street, Special (1988)There's a special going on at Sesame Street. First, Gladys Knight and the Pips sing the theme song... See full summary » Director:Jon Stone |
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Linda
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Northern Calloway | ... |
David
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Loretta Long | ... |
Susan
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Alison Bartlett | ... | |
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Caroll Spinney | ... |
Big Bird
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Oscar the Grouch
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Bruno the Trashman
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Jerry Nelson | ... |
Pretty Great Performances Announcer
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Mr. Johnson
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Count Von Count
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Richard Hunt | ... |
Placido Flamingo
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Martin P. Robinson | ... |
Telly Monster
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Elmo
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Hoots the Owl
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There's a special going on at Sesame Street. First, Gladys Knight and the Pips sing the theme song, then Phil Donahue interviews the residents; Alastaire Cookie tells us the tale of "The 39 Stairs" with Grover. Bob sings the "Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood" song with Ralph Nader, Barbara Walters and Martina Navratilova; Hoots teaches Ernie about how if he wants to play a saxophone, he must put down his duckie; Kermit tries to get Oscar interested in public television; a classic Grover waiter sketch; James Taylor sings an interesting song and finally, some culture: an opera. Written by Dylan Self <robocoptng986127@aol.com>
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PBS / Children's Television Workshop / The Jim Henson Company | Add/edit official sites »Country:
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Put Down the Duckie: A Sesame Street Special See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USABox Office
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$50,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Bob: Oh sure, what do you want to know about?
Barbara Walters: Well everyone knows that you and Linda have been keeping company for sometime now and what we want to know is, 1. Where the relationship is going and 2. Do you have any future plans?
Bob: I'm glad you asked because Linda and I are making plans. You see, tomorrow Linda and I are going for a walk in the park. Then after that we're going back to her place for a great game of checkers. And those are our plans.
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Duckie". And, at the very end of the credits, Hoots comes to Ernie with a
problem of his own and Ernie gives him very simple advice, "You gotta put
down the saxophone if you wanna squeak your duckie". (A homage to "Put Down
the Duckie": "Put down the duckie if you wanna play the saxophone") See more »
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Trivia
When 'Ralph Nader' was asked to perform the "Sesame Street" staple "The People in Your Neighborhood", he refused to sing the lyric "the people that you meet each day" because it is grammatically incorrect. He insisted on singing "the people whom you meet each day". The producers agreed to this change but convinced him to sing the original lyric on the set. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: During "The People In The Neighborhood" song, Bob accidentally calls Ralph Nader "Barbara" when he's ripping his sweater. See more »Quotes
Barbara Walters: Thank you, Bob, but perhaps you'll stop singing long enough so that we may ask you something we're all very curious about.Bob: Oh sure, what do you want to know about?
Barbara Walters: Well everyone knows that you and Linda have been keeping company for sometime now and what we want to know is, 1. Where the relationship is going and 2. Do you have any future plans?
Bob: I'm glad you asked because Linda and I are making plans. You see, tomorrow Linda and I are going for a walk in the park. Then after that we're going back to her place for a great game of checkers. And those are our plans.
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Crazy Credits
During the credits, everyone who starred in the special sings "Put Down theDuckie". And, at the very end of the credits, Hoots comes to Ernie with a
problem of his own and Ernie gives him very simple advice, "You gotta put
down the saxophone if you wanna squeak your duckie". (A homage to "Put Down
the Duckie": "Put down the duckie if you wanna play the saxophone") See more »
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