Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet
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| Directed by | Adam Matalon[1] |
| Written by | Christine Ferraro[2] |
| Based on | Sesame Street |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kevin Burke |
| Edited by | Sam Caino |
| Animation by | Mike Pantuso |
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Running time | 48 minutes[7] |
| Language | English |
Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet is a 2005 direct-to-video special. All-Star Alphabet is an anthology of over two dozen scenes taken from episodes of the children's television series Sesame Street and tied together by new scenes featuring Nicole Sullivan and Stephen Colbert[8] as the letters "A" and "Z" respectively. The special also stars Sheryl Crow,[9] The Dixie Chicks,[10] Melissa Etheridge,[11] Larry King,[12] and Norah Jones.[13]
Plot
In addition to the scenes featuring Nicole Sullivan and Stephen Colbert as "A" and "Z," All-Star Alphabet is made up of twenty-six segments[14] (one for each letter of the alphabet), plus two for the entire alphabet. All of these segments are from prior episodes of Sesame Street, although some are slightly edited.
| Letter | Segment Title[note 1] | Original Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Elmo's Rap Alphabet" | 3456 | ||
| A | A man talks about words that start with "A" | 4064 | Animated |
| B | "No Letter Better Than B" | 3996 | Sung by The Dixie Chicks, with Big Bird, Bert, Baby Bear, The Count, and some chickens |
| C | "C-Cowboy and C-Cowgirl" with Elmo and Zoe | 3901 | |
| D | Telly talks about words that start with "D" | 3970 | |
| E | Song: Flying E's | 2937 | |
| F | F is for Fan, Fiddle, Frog and Football (computer game) | 3899 | |
| G | "G, You're So Great" | 3397 | |
| H | "Soul H" | 3368 | Animated |
| I | "I Soaks Up The Sun" | 4036 | Sung by Sheryl Crow, with Elmo, Telly, Zoe, and Rosita |
| J | "Jumping J" | 4051 | Animated |
| K | A handclapping chant about the letter K | 3012 | |
| L | A spokesman talks about words that start with "L" | 3306 | Animated |
| M | "M is for Monster" | 3885 | Original street scene |
| N | Kids form the letter "N" | 4021 | |
| O | "Say O!" (breakdance) | 4030 | |
| P | "P" words | 3066 | Animated |
| Q | "Queen Quagmire" | 4073 | Animated |
| R | "Cookie Monster's R Rap" | 3995 | Originally a Letter Of The Day sketch |
| S | Grover has 15 seconds to name a word that start with S | 3551 | |
| T | T for turning and tired | 3851 | |
| U | "Like The Way U Does" | 3529 | Sung by Melissa Etheridge |
| V | "V" words | 3399 | |
| W | Larry King interviews the letter W about people's favorite W words | 4079 | Features Larry King |
| X | "This is the letter X" | 2862 | Animated |
| Y | "Don't Know Y" | 4081 | Sung by Norah Jones |
| Z | Cookie Monster and the letter Z | 3296 | Featuring Lexine Bondoc |
| "ABC Hip Hop" | 4053 | Sung by Miles and the Sesame Street Monsters |
Cast
Muppet performers
- Kevin Clash as Elmo, The Letter "W"
- Pam Arciero
- Jennifer Barnhart
- Fran Brill as Zoe, Prairie Dawn
- Lisa Buckley
- Stephanie D'Abruzzo
- Alice Dinnean-Vernon
- Olamide Faison as Miles
- Eric Jacobson as Bert (voice)
- Jim Kroupa
- Peter Linz
- Rick Lyon
- Lara MacLean
- Jim Martin
- Joseph Mazzarino
- Jerry Nelson as The Count
- Carmen Osbahr as Rosita
- Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster (voice)
- David Rudman as Baby Bear, Cookie Monster (voice)
- John Tartaglia
- Matt Vogel
- Frank Oz as Grover, Cookie Monster
Humans
- Nicole Sullivan as The Letter "A"
- Stephen Colbert as The Letter "Z"
- Sheryl Crow
- Melissa Etheridge
- Olamide Faison as Miles
- Norah Jones
- Larry King
- Martie Maguire
- Natalie M. Pasdar
- Emily Robinson
Production
A majority of the special is older footage from Sesame Street, but the scenes involving Nicole Sullivan and Stephen Colbert were made solely for the purpose of the special. These new scenes were filmed at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey.[15]
Notes
- ↑ Most segments are untitled.
References
- ↑ "Chatsby Films Brings Home the Coveted Norman Liss Award at the 34th Annual Big W Awards". PRWeb. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Chatsby Films Brings Home the Coveted Norman Liss Award at the 34th Annual Big W Awards". PRWeb. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Chatsby Films Westchester's Award Winning Independant (sic) Production Company Expands its Ranks in 2006". PRWeb. 2023-03-05. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Chatsby Films Brings Home the Coveted Norman Liss Award at the 34th Annual Big W Awards". PRWeb. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ All-star alphabet, Sesame Workshop; producers, Dionne Nosek, Adam Matalon, Kevin Burke; written by Christine Ferraro; directed by Adam Matalon. West Lafayette Public Library. ISBN 9780738931890. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ↑ Hinds, Julie. "The ABCs of Stephen Colbert". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Sheryl Crow taping segment of "Sesame Street" during While NYC got..." Getty Images (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Sesame Street Episode 4150". Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Melissa Etheridge - Like the Way I Do (Like the Way U Does) Lyrics | Lyrics.com". www.lyrics.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ Hennes, Joe (2021-01-23). "RIP Larry King". ToughPigs. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Norah Jones stopped by Sesame Street to sing about the letter "Y"!..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ "Sesame Street All Star Alphabet". Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ Nash, Margo (2005-09-04). "FOOTLIGHTS; All About A, And Don't Forget Z". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-05.