Sesame Street, Special (TV movie) (1988)
Title
Sesame Street, Special (TV movie) (1988)
Subject
Muppets (Fictitious characters)--Juvenile films
Christmas--Juvenile films
Muppets (Fictitious characters)--Drama
Christmas--Drama
URL
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Description
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The special begins with Gladys Knight & the Pips performing, Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?. Then, Phil Donahue comes along and interviews the cast on the steps of the 123 Sesame Street Brownstone. They talk about what improvements could be made on the street. But after several agreements and disagreements, Bob and Linda agree that everyone on Sesame Street likes kids. Afterwards, Bob sings "Who Are The People in Your Neighborhood?", featuring Martina Navratilova, Barbara Walters, and Ralph Nader. The scene then changes to Robert MacNeil discussing the "cookiegate affair" when Kermit tells him that Cookie Monster was accused of stealing Susan and Gordon's cookies. Finally, we see a celebrity version of "Put Down the Duckie". At the very end, Hoots tells Ernie that he has a problem. Every time Hoots squeaks "his" Rubber Duckie, it makes a weird sound. After demonstrating, Ernie tells Hoots, "You gotta put down the saxophone if you wanna squeak your duckie!"
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The special begins with Gladys Knight & the Pips performing, Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?. Then, Phil Donahue comes along and interviews the cast on the steps of the 123 Sesame Street Brownstone. They talk about what improvements could be made on the street. But after several agreements and disagreements, Bob and Linda agree that everyone on Sesame Street likes kids. Afterwards, Bob sings "Who Are The People in Your Neighborhood?", featuring Martina Navratilova, Barbara Walters, and Ralph Nader. The scene then changes to Robert MacNeil discussing the "cookiegate affair" when Kermit tells him that Cookie Monster was accused of stealing Susan and Gordon's cookies. Finally, we see a celebrity version of "Put Down the Duckie". At the very end, Hoots tells Ernie that he has a problem. Every time Hoots squeaks "his" Rubber Duckie, it makes a weird sound. After demonstrating, Ernie tells Hoots, "You gotta put down the saxophone if you wanna squeak your duckie!"
Ephemera: none available.
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Alison Bartlett, Linda Bove, Northern Calloway, Emilio Delgado, Loretta Long, Kermit Love, Sonia Manzano, Bill McCutcheon, Bob McGrath, Chet O'Brien, and Roscoe Orman (performers)
Jon Stone (director)
Norman Stiles, Christopher Cerf, Cathi Turow, Mark Saltzman, Nancy Sans, Luis Santeiro (writers)
Dulcy Singer (executive producer)
Tony Geiss (composer)
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Date
1988 March 15
Citation
“Sesame Street, Special (TV movie) (1988),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 17, 2025, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/814.