Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)

As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind in search of Snuffy. Once locked inside for the night, educational hilarity ensues as ... See full summary »

Director:

Jon Stone

Writer:

Tony Geiss

Stars:

Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Caroll Spinney	...	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Frank Oz	...	Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)
Jerry Nelson	...	The Count (voice)
Martin P. Robinson	...	Mr. Snuffleupagus (voice)
Richard Hunt	...	Muppet Performer (voice)
Brian Muehl	...	Telly Monster (voice)
Jim Henson	...	Ernie (voice)
Linda Bove	...	Linda
Northern Calloway	...	David
Loretta Long	...	Susan
Sonia Manzano	...	Maria
Bob McGrath	...	Bob
Roscoe Orman	...	Gordon
Alaina Reed-Hall	...	Olivia (as Alaina Reed)
Aram Chowdhury	...	Prince Sahu

Storyline

As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind in search of Snuffy. Once locked inside for the night, educational hilarity ensues as Big Bird and Snuffy team up to help a ghost of a small Egyptian boy solve a mysterious riddle. The rest of Sesame Street's residents search for Big Bird.

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Plot Keywords:

sesame street | museum | art | educational program | children | 

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Genres:

Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English American Sign Language

Release Date:

16 November 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ne edd meg a képeket!

Filming Locations:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Children's Television Workshop (CTW)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Big Bird wore the same tie in China.

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Quotes

[Bert and Ernie are looking at the painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware]
Ernie: You know what Bert, I bet George Washington caught a cold. He should have stayed home.
Bert: Do you think George Washington would stay in bed and open his Christmas presents?
Ernie: I don't know Bert.
Bert: No, sir, not the father of our country. He crossed the Delaware to New
[points west]
Bert: Jersey.
Ernie: Bert.
Bert: To New
[points west]
[...]

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Crazy Credits

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is credited as a special guest star.

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Connections

Spun-off from Sesame Street (1969)

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Soundtracks

Don't Eat the Pictures
Music by Chris Cerf
Lyrics by Tony Geiss
Performed by Frank Oz and Chorus

User Reviews

This was actually taped in 1983...

I remember it so well- I became fascinated with Egyptian culture after watching it. I was eight years old at the time and just watched it for the first time since 1983 last night with my daughter (borrowed it from the public library). I was shocked to find I even remembered the melody and some of the words to "You're gonna be a star", after only seeing it two times back in 1983 (they aired it twice back then, once in the daytime and once in prime time)! That's how much I loved this movie.

Anyway, I was surprised to see it in so many listings as being made in 1987. That may well have been the year the *video* was put out there, but the original tape was aired on PBS in '83. I know that well because I remember clearly that I was in the third grade and we all talked about it in history class. Also, there is a timeline that corroborates this observation of mine.

Great movie! My three-year-old loved it too, even though this was pre-Elmo, Zoe, and all that. The other funny thing was that it was before everyone knew Snuffy was real. I had forgotten that for a long time, no one believed Snuffalupagus existed and thought he was Big Bird's imaginary friend.

Great memories...