Sesame Street, Special (1988) (TV)

Director:

Jon Stone

Writers:

Christopher Cerf (writer)
Mark Saltzman (writer)

Release Date:

5 October 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Mystery | Music

Plot:

There's a special going on at Sesame Street. First, Gladys Knight and the Pips sing the theme song,...

Plot Keywords:

Sesame Street | Saxophone | Interview | Rubber Duckie | Spoof

Cast

Jim Henson	...	Kermit the Frog / Ernie (voice)
Kevin Clash	...	Elmo / Hoots the Owl / Additional Muppets (voice)
Richard Hunt	...	Placido Flamingo / Additional Muppets (voice)
Jerry Nelson	...	Pretty Great Performances Announcer / Mr. Johnson / Count Von Count / Additional Muppets (voice)
Frank Oz	...	Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)
Caroll Spinney	...	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Bruno (voice)
Northern Calloway	...	David
Bob McGrath	...	Bob Johnson
Linda Bove	...	Linda
Bill McCutcheon	...	Uncle Wally
Alison Bartlett	...	Gina
Emilio Delgado	...	Luis Rodriguez
Sonia Manzano	...	Maria Figueroa Rodriguez
Chet O'Brien	...	Mr. Macintosh
Roscoe Orman	...	Gordon

Also Known As:

Put Down the Duckie: A Sesame Street Special (USA) (video title)
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie - An All-Star Musical Special (USA) (video box title)
The Sesame Street Special (USA) (informal title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Children's Television Workshop (CTW)

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.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During "The People In The Neighborhood" song, Bob accidentally calls Ralph Nader "Barbara" when he's ripping his sweater.

Quotes:

Luis: My, what a little picture. I would definitely say that is a tiny picture.
Maria: Really? I'd say it was itsy bitsy myself.
[they walk to a larger picture]
Maria: THAT is an enormous picture. Why I'd say it was humgous.
Luis: Well I would say it's tremendous. I might even call it stupendous.
Maria: You would!

Movie Connections:

References "The Robert MacNeil Report" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Sing Your Synonyms

This is Sesame Street!!

This is what Sesame Street used to be, before Elmo took over and Jim Henson's peers ruined it. Elmo is in this special by the way, but he was a very small part, because this was back before he was popular. I've enjoyed this special since I was little. The Monster Piece Theatre short is priceless! "Put Down the Duckie" is DA BOMB. And then there's the Grover restaurant sketch. I love seeing those on Sesame Street. The blue guy with brown hair visits a restaurant or a gym or airport, even a taxi, and finds Grover working there, which means this guy is not going to get what he wants. In this priceless sketch, Grover tries to serve this man four specials: Numero uno, Numero Dos, Numero Tres and Numero Quatro. But the song and dance routine causes them to end up on the floor! But now that those jerks changed Sesame Street's format, you won't see these anymore! So really, this special is priceless and a look at what Sesame Street was like before it was run into the ground. If any of you have seen this, I'm sure you loved it. I doubt very much it will ever see the light of day again because the day Sesame Street airs old episodes will be the day that hell freezes over!

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