Sesame Street: A Very Grouchy Halloween

Sesame Street: A Very Grouchy Halloween is a Halloween special which first aired on HBO on October 20, 2019 to coincide with Sesame Street's 50th anniversary, with an additional broadcast on PBS three days later.

The afternoon before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives an invitation to tour the basement of a castle in Transylvania, once inhabited by Count von Count's long-deceased ancestor, the Grandcount Belugosi, which is said to have been abandoned for 200 years. Sesame Street's resident Grouch must come face-to-face with ghosts who look (and act) eerily similar to the monsters, people and animals he lives with, and must escape the castle before midnight, or else he'll be trapped forever. Along the way, Oscar has to deal with the Grandcount's wicked great-granddaughter, Countess Treach (the runt of the Count's family), who, backed up by Modo and Hugo (two gargoyles who are really bad at being evil), rules the Grandcount's domain with an iron fist. She feigns interest in marrying Oscar by tricking him into believing she is an honorary Grouch (with the intention of killing the Grouch soon after their marriage is finalized).

The exteriors (and some interiors) of the Grandcount's castle were filmed at the Jim Henson Company lot in Los Angeles, California, while the Sesame Street scenes (and most of the castle interiors) were filmed at Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York as usual. Sequences featuring stop-motion puppets of the Sesame Street Muppets are also included, designed and animated by L.A.-based Screen Novelties.

NOTES The Grandcount's castle contains recreations of the sets of both Family Feud and Jeopardy. The hosts of the shows, Steve Harvey and Alex Trebek respectively, make appearances as themselves.

Being a special celebrating Sesame Street's 50th anniversary, dozens of classic Muppets make cameos as ghosts in the Grandcount's castle. Lefty the Salesman, Sherlock Hemlock, Forgetful Jones and others make short, speaking cameos throughout the special, while Roosevelt Franklin and Deena appear as the ghosts of two of the children of Countess Treach's ex (played by Gonger) who were all murdered when Gonger tried to divorce her (the other two are played by Julia and Rudy).

Joey Mazzarino returns to perform Murray Monster in this special, credited immediately after the "Sesame Street Muppet Performers" credit.

This special marks Karen Prell's first performance on Sesame Street since 1981 (not counting the 2003 attraction Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic), reprising her major role, retired character Deena Monster. The character was initially planned to be recast to Pam Arciero, until Prell offered to personally come to New York for two days to shoot the scenes featuring Deena, then returning for a third day to assist Ryan Dillon in performing Elmo and double on Lefty the Salesman during the dining room scene. For her performance, Prell is given a "special appearance" billing during the end credits (and was also credited for the special as animation supervisor).

Though she doesn't puppeteer in this special, Julianne Buescher makes a vocal appearance as Loopy the ventriloquist's dummy (her actual puppetry was handled by David Quesal). Another veteran Muppet performer, Louise Gold, makes an on-screen cameo as a zombie.

Perhaps as a nod to the misconception of her ever appearing on Sesame Street, Miss Piggy makes her first (and so far, only) appearance in a Sesame production, alongside Kermit the Frog, known for his regular guest appearances on the show. In their cameo, Kermit and Piggy appear as dangling corpses in the Grandcount's castle. After Oscar runs away from them, Piggy abruptly animates, irritated about having to be on "a silly little kid show". Kermit rebuts that it's only a one-time appearance, "and besides, it pays well." Piggy, understanding but still annoyed, returns to being lifeless, with Kermit following almost immediately. Both Kermit and Piggy receive "special guest appearance" credits at the end.

For the scenes taking place in the Grandcount's castle, the crew took inspiration from Disney's "Haunted Mansion" attraction and films like Corpse Bride and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, as well as scenes that pay homage to Carrie and The Shining, and a nightmare sequence in the vein of the "pink elephants" scene from Disney's Dumbo and the "Heffalumps and Woozles" scene from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Corpse Bride director Tim Burton and Rocky Horror creator Richard O'Brien were actually credited as "creative consultants".

The celebrity ghosts that haunt the graveyard adjacent to the castle are named after members of the original Sesame Street creative team: Frank (Oz), Jim (Henson), Jon (Stone), Joan (Ganz Cooney), Lloyd (Morrisett), Joe (Raposo), Emily (Perl Kingsley), Lisa (Simon), Jeff (Moss), Arlene (Sherman), Dulcy (Singer), Judy (Freudberg), Cathi (Turow), and Chris (Cerf).

CHARACTERS Muppets: Abby Cadabby, Alice Snuffleupagus, The Amazing Mumford, Athena, Baby Bear, Baby Natasha, Barkley, Benny Rabbit, Bert, Betty Lou, Biff, The Big Bad Wolf, Big Bird, Bip Bippadotta, Bonkers, Brad, Bruno the Trashman, The Busby Twins, Buster the Horse, Chicago the Lion, Chip and Dip, Clementine, Cookie Monster, Cookie Monster's Mommy, Count von Count, Curly Bear, Dani, Daniel, Deena, Dingers, Dr. Nobel Price, Don Music, Elena, Elizabeth, Elmo, Ernestine, Ernie, Farley, Ferlinghetti Donizetti, Forgetful Jones, Francine Lloyd Wright, Frazzle, Fred the Wonder Horse, Freddy, Ftateeta and the Bats, Georgie, Gladys the Cow, Glo Worm, Gonger, Grandcount Belugosi, Granny Bird, Granny Fanny Nesselrode, Grouches, Grover, Grover's Mommy, Grundgetta, Guy Smiley, Harvey Kneeslapper, Herb, Herry Monster, Honkers, Hoots the Owl, Horatio the Elephant, Humphrey, Ingrid, Irvine, Joey and Davey Monkey, Julia, Lefty the Salesman, Leo the Party Monster, Little Bird, Little Murray Sparkles, Loopy, Louie, Lulu, Maggie Cadabby, Mae, Mama Bear, The Martians, Merry Monster, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Modo and Hugo, Monty, Mrs. Crustworthy, Murray Monster, Old MacDonald, Oscar the Grouch, Oscar's Mother, Ovejita, Papa Bear, Phantom Host, Placido Flamingo, Poco Loco, Polly Darton, Prairie Dawn, Preston Rabbit, Professor Hastings, Ricardo, Roosevelt Franklin, Rosa, Rose, Rosita, Roxie Marie, Ruby, Rudy, SAM the Robot, Samuel, Shelley the Turtle, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Slimey, Stinky the Stinkweed, Telly Monster, Tessie Twiddlebug, Thomas Twiddlebug, The Three Little Pigs, Timmy Twiddlebug, Tina Twiddlebug, Two-Headed Monster, Wanda Cousteau, Wolfgang the Seal, Zoe

Background Muppets: Alfred Duck, Alligator, AM Monsters, Anything Muppets, Bear, Billy Monster, Blue Jay, Bruce Monster, Butch the Tiger, Camel, Captain Vegetable, Casey, Chickens, Clancy, Colambo, Collie, Crow, Dani, David Attenbird, Dawg the Dog, Dimples the Dog, Ducks, Duke the Horse, Gabrielle, Goat, Googel, Harry Monster, Harvey Monster, Helena, Herbert Birdsfoot, Iago, Imogene, Karina the Ballerina, Kathleen the Cow, Kermit the Forg, Kingston Livingston III, Leo Birdelli, Madame Chairbird, Marian, Marissa, Maurice Monster, Max the Magnificent, Mel, Narf, Parker Monster, Pearl, Penguins, Pigeons, Pigs, Phoebe, Preposterous, Rocky the Cat, Rodeo Rosie, Roosevelt Franklin's Mother, Segi, Sheep, Sherry Netherland, Shivers the Penguin, Skunk, Sloppy, Snake, Sonny Friendly, Stuie Monster, Stuntkip, Sully, Super Chicken, Toucan, Watson

Photographed Muppets: Abelardo Montoya, The Count's Grandparents, The Countess, Countess Dahling von Dahling, Countess von Backwards, Count von Count's Brother, Ernest the Grouch, Felix the Grouch, Mama Countess, Masha, Moishe Oofnik, Teeny Little Super Guy

CREDITS Executive Producer BENJAMIN LEHMANN

Produced by MINDY FILA KARYN LEIBOVICH STEPHANIE LONGARDO KEN SCARBOROUGH

Directed by RICK FERNANDES SCOTT PRESTON

L.A. Unit Director SHANNON FLYNN

Stop-Motion Director MARK CABALLERO

Head Writer KEN SCARBOROUGH

Written by JOE FALLON ANDREW MORIARTY

Starring JULIE GONZALO STEVE HARVEY JAMES MONROE IGLEHART DOUG JONES CHRIS KNOWINGS PAUL LEVESQUE SUKI LOPEZ IAN McDIARMID STEPHANIE McMAHON ALAN MURAOKA ROSCOE ORMAN ALEX TREBEK

Special Guest Stars JACK BLACK JIM CARREY STEPHEN COLBERT TINA FEY NEIL PATRICK HARRIS JIMMY KIMMEL KATE McKINNON LEA MICHELE JOHN OLIVER JULIA ROBERTS WINONA RYDER KRISTEN STEWART RAVEN SYMONE BILLY BOB THORNTON

with the voices of JULIANNE BUESCHER KEITH DAVID MICK FOLEY MARK HAMILL EDDIE MURPHY J.K. SIMMONS

and Special Guest Appearances by KERMIT THE FROG and MISS PIGGY

The Sesame Street Muppet Players PAM ARCIERO JENNIFER BARNHART WARRICK BROWNLOW-PIKE TYLER BUNCH LESLIE CARRARA-RUDOLPH FRANKIE CORDERO STEPHANIE D'ABRUZZO RYAN DILLON STACEY GORDON CHRIS THOMAS HAYES ERIC JACOBSON JOHN KENNEDY PETER LINZ CARMEN OSBAHR MARTIN P. ROBINSON DAVID RUDMAN MATT VOGEL

and JOEY MAZZARINO

Additional Muppet Performers HEATHER ASCH CONNOR ASHER JAKE BAZEL TAU BENNETT RONALD BINION RICKEY BOYD WESTON CHANDLER LONG AUSTIN COSTELLO JAMIE DONMOYER MARK GALE AYMEE GARCIA LIZ HARA ANDY HAYWARD HALEY JENKINS AVERY LEE JONES JAMES KEMP KATHLEEN KIM SPENCER LOTT LARA MacLEAN NOEL MacNEAL AMANDA MADDOCK PAUL McGINNIS ANDREW MORIARTY ANDY STONE JOHN TARTAGLIA JAMES WOJTAL ERIC WRIGHT BRYANT YOUNG

with Special Appearance by KAREN PRELL

L.A. Muppet Performers GRANT BACIOCCO ALICE DINNEAN BRIAN JONES DONNA KIMBALL TIM LAGASSE ALISON MORK COLLEEN SMITH

CAST

Creative Consultants TIM BURTON RICHARD O'BRIEN

Line Producer AIMEE BLACKTON

Film Producer KIMBERLY WRIGHT

Digital Producer ANDREW MORIARTY

Associate Producers CHRISTINA ELEFANTE BRYCE-LOREN WALKER

Executive Vice President & Creative Director BROWN JOHNSON

Senior Vice President of Curriculum and Content ROSEMARIE T. TRUGLIO, Ph.D.

Sesame Street Curriculum and Content Team JESSICA DiSALVO SUSAN SCHEINER, M.A. AUTUMN P. ZITANI STEFANO, M.A.

Production Designers LAURA BROCK DAVID GALLO

Special Production & Puppet Design by PAUL ANDREJCO (Puppet Heap Workshop, LLC) ED EYTH MICHAEL K. FRITH (No Strings International) DAVE HULTEEN JR. (Dave Hulteen Design) PATRICK JOHNSON & SEAN JOHNSON (Swazzle Inc.) AVERY LEE JONES JAMES KEMP & DAVID HOSAY (Sublime Puppets) ADAM KREUTINGER JIM KROUPA & JOHN ORBERG (3/Design Studio) MICHAEL LATINI & MARC PETROSINO (Monkey Boys Productions) RICK LYON (The Lyon Puppets) MARTIN P. ROBINSON ERIC WRIGHT (Puppet Kitchen)

Art Director OANA BOGDAN MILLER

Character, Creature & Concept Designers LAUREN ATTINELLO GENE BARRETTA MICHAEL BROOM KEITH CHRISTENSEN CRAIG KELLMAN CONSTANTINE SEKERIS AARON SIMS

CG Animation Supervisor KAREN PRELL

Senior Graphic Designers MIKE PANTUSO CHRIS RENAUD

Graphic Designers RICKEY BOYD MICHAEL LAPINSKI BOB WEST

Costume Designers ANGELA BRIGHT JENNIFER CAPRIO LISA DAVIS BRIAN C. HEMESATH POLLY SMITH

Wardrobe Supervisor DEBBIE LUCAS

Lead Specialty Costumer A.J. CATALANO

Specialty Costumers JOSHUA ADAMS DEBORAH AMBROSINO LAURA BAKER CAROL BINION MARY BREHMER DOROTHY BULAC JOSEPH COLLINS SOPHIA CORONADO DAN CRAWLEY LISA DAVIS CHRIS DOOLEY TIM ESTES BOB FLANAGAN JEFF HIMMEL LISA HOWARD BARRY LINK KARI LOVE KAREN MASON KATELYN RODGERS LETICIA SANDOVAL GINA SCARNATI ROBYN SIMMS DOUGLAS J. STEWART JILL THRAVES JILL TOMOMATSU BILL TRAETTA KACY TREADWAY HALEY WHO SIMONE WILLIAMS

Lighting Designer DAN KELLEY

Special Effects Lighting ALAN McFARLAND

Puppet Captain MATT VOGEL

Creative Director of Character Design LOUIS HENRY MITCHELL

Puppets, Costumes & Props by The Jim Henson Company NY Creature Shop ED CHRISTIE (Puppet Design Consultant) HEATHER ASCH LARRY BASGALL RONALD BINION DAVID BIZZARO ERIN SLATTERY BLACK MARY BREHMER MATTHEW BRENNAN MATTHEW BROOKS MICHAEL BUSH BRIAN CARSON CEILI CLEMENS JOHN CODY CAROLE D'AGOSTINO ANDREA DETWILER ROSA DOUGLAS ISABELLE DUFOUR BEN DUROCHER VICTORIA ELLIS HENRI EWASKIO BOB FLANAGAN JOEL GENNARI VANESSA GIFFORD GILLIS ANDREA GILLETTI JAMES GODWIN MURIEL STOCKDALE GRABE BRIAN HAIMES TYLER HALL LIZ HARA PAUL HARTIS DEBORAH HERTZBERG MICHELLE HICKEY JOSHUA HOLDEN ANN MARIE HOLDGRUEN J. DOUGLAS JAMES ARIELLA KNIGHT JOE KOVACS ROLLIE KREWSON SARAH LAFFERTY KARI LOVE LARA MacLEAN AMANDA MADDOCK LAURA MANNS CATHY McCULLOUGH TOM McLAUGHLIN CASEY MILLER TOM NEWBY ANNEY OZAR GABRIELLA N. PADILLA CONSTANCE PETERSON JANE PIEN KIP RATHKE LILY ROSEN STEPHEN ROTONDARO KATE RUSEK SIERRA SCHOENING MICHAEL SCHUPBACH MICHAEL SCHWABE JESSICA SIMON POLLY SMITH KEELY SNOOK DAVID VALENTINE JASON WEBER STACEY WEINGARTEN JAMES WOJTAL

Production (Henson) MELISSA CREIGHTON GABRIELLA DEGENNARO RICHARD DYAR JONATHAN EHRICH CAROLYN FANELLI JOSEPH RODDY

Special Ghost Muppets Created by The Jim Henson Company LA Creature Shop JANE GOOTNICK (Puppet Design Captain) PETER ABRAHAMSON GREG BALLORA ROBERT H. BENNETT CAROL BINION RACHEL BURSON JOHN CRISWELL GRETCHEN CROOKES RICHARD DARWIN ROBIN DUFAY BRAD ELLIOT ALEX "JURGEN" FERGUSON DEBORAH GALVEZ PATRICK GERRETY B.J. GUYER BETH HATHAWAY ERIC HAYDEN SCOTT JOHNSON MARIAN KEATING TIM LAGASSE FRANK LANGLEY RUSSELL LUKICH PETER MacKENNAN GREG MANION KAREN MASON TAMARA McKINNON-MILLER MICHAEL OOSTEROM GARY PAWLOWSKI LEX RUDD MIKE SCANLAN TOMAS SEIDITA DAVID SKELLY NORMAN TEMPIA JILL THRAVES RUSS WALKO CHAD WATERS JULIE ZOBEL with ARTIE ESPOSITO DREW MASSEY JESS McKAY VICTOR YERRID

Special Effects Supervisors VINCENT GUASTINI TIM PHOENIX BRYAN SIDES

Creature Effects Supervisors MARK RAPPAPORT SHAUN SMITH

Visual Effects Supervisors YANCY CALZADA CRAIG CATON-LARGENT APRIL WARREN

Animatronics Supervisors DAVID BARCLAY PETER BROOKE RICK LAZZARINI

Head of Fabrication DAWN DININGER

Special Mechanical Effects by Legacy Effects JASPER ANDERSON MEGAN AREFORD CARY AYERS LLOYD BALL KENNETH CALHOUN TAMARA CARLSON- WOODARD JIM CHARMATZ CHRIS CHEATHAM JOHN CHEREVKA KOURTNEY COATS TONY CONTRERAS KEN CORNETT EMILY COUGHLIN DAVID COVARRUBIAS CORY CZEKAJ JEFF DEIST MICHELLE DEVILLE LOU DIAZ DAWN DININGER DAN DRISCOLL JONATHAN FABER DAMIAN FISHER BRUCE SPAULDING FULLER RICK GALINSON JASON GEE JOE GOMEZ CONNIE GRAYSON CRISWELL TED HAINES VINCE HARTWELL POLET HARUTNIAN RICHARD HAUGEN SETH HAYS MATT HEIMLICH TREVOR HENSLEY KURT HERBEL BRIAN HILLARD DARNELL ISOM BRIAN JAECKER-JONES JEFF JINGLE LYNETTE JOHNSON KENT JONES IAN JOYNER ANTHONY JULIO HIROSHI KATAGIRI GREG KETO RODRICK KHACHATOORIAN MARK KILLINGSWORTH JIM KUNDIG RICHARD LANDON ANTONIO LOZA MICHAEL MacFARLANE KATHY KANE MACGOWAN LINDSAY MacGOWAN SHANE P. MAHAN MARK MAITRE MIKE MANZEL KEITH MARBORY CLAY MARTINEZ JASON MATTHEWS MARK "CRASH" McCREERY KEVIN McTURK PAUL MEJIAS DAVID MERRITT BRUCE MITCHELL LON MUCKEY STEVEN MUNSON BRIAN NAMANNY ANGELA NOVAK MICHAEL O'BRIEN TOI OGUNYOKU JR. AINA O'KANE MIKCHAEL ORNELAZ TOM OVENSHIRE EMILY FIORA PARKS SCOTT PATTON WALTER PHELAN EPIFFANY PHILLIPS ROB RAMSDELL JOE READER CHRISTIAN RISTOW TRACEY ROBERTS JOHN ROSENGRANT FRANK RYDBERG PIO PAULO SANTANA ALAN SCOTT AARON SIMS BRIAN SIPE WON-IL SONG JAMES SPRINGHAM MATT SPRUNGER BRETT STERN IAN STEVENSON ALANNA SUEN CHRISTOPHER SWIFT COLE TAYLOR CALE THOMAS HILL VINOT DAMON WEATHERS AMY WHETSEL ANDREA WIERSMA SCOTT WOODARD GARY YEE KELLY ZAK

Special Animatronics Effects by Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. BRENT BAKER ROLAND BLANCAFLOR JOANNE BLOOMFIELD JEFF BUCCACIO STEVE BUSCAINO AIDA CAEFER YANCY CALZADA WES CAMPBELL MARIO CASTILLO ROBERT CLARK PETER W. CLARKE BRIAN CLAWSON YURI EVERSON ALEC GILLIS MICHAEL HEINTZELMAN DAVID HOEHN HIROSHI IKEUCHI JAMES KAGEL SEAN KENNEDY STEVE KUZELA KAREN LAFLER MIKE LARRABEE TIM LEACH JOHN LUNDBERG TIM MARTIN ANTHONY MATIJEVICH BUD McGREW MIYO NAKAMURA STEVE NEWBURN PAUL PALOS DAVID PENIKAS RYAN PETERSON STEVE ROSENBLUTH JOHNNIE SAIKO ESPIRITU GREG SMITH MARC TYLER GARTH WINKLESS DAVID T. WOODRUFF TOM WOODRUFF, JR.

Special Makeup Effects by KNB EFX Group, Inc. JAREMY AIELLO CHAD ATKINSON JASON BARNETT LINDA BASTIN HEATHER BEAUVIAS HOWARD BERGER ANDY BERGHOLTZ KELSEY BERK ALEX BREIJAK CAILEY BROOKS MICHAEL BROOM NORMAN CABRERA CONNIE CADWELL CHRIS CERA GINO CROGNALE LAURA DANDRIDGE BRAD DARVAS MICHAEL DEAK ROB DERRY MITCH DEVANE ALEX DIAZ JEFF EDWARDS GLEN EISNER JUSTIN FAITH ADDISON FOREMAN ANDY FOWLER STEVE FRAKES ROBERT FREITAS JAKE GARBER JOE GILES LUCAS GODFREY BRIAN GOEHRING DAVID GRASSO JAMES HALL STEVE HARTMAN JEFF HIMMEL ROB HINDERSTEIN JASON HODGES GRADY HOLDER EDDIE HOLECKO GARRETT IMMEL KERRIN JACKSON BILL JOHNSON CAREY JONES STEVE KATZ JAMIE KELMAN RICK KESS LUKE KHANLIAN LOUIS KISS DEREK KROUT ROBERT KURTZMAN MORGAN LINDSKOG ALEX "LITTLE AL" LORENZANA MIKE McCARTY GREG McDOUGALL MO MEINHART NICOLE MICHAUD CLARE MULROY CHRISTOPHER ALLEN NELSON GREG NICOTERO JOEY OROSCO VERONICA OWENS CRISTINA PATTERSON RON PIPES TIM RALSTON MELISSA JIMENEZ RAMIREZ DIRK ROGERS MARK JAMES ROSS MIKE ROSS MIKEY ROTELLA ANDY SCHONEBERG TOBY SELLS SHANNON SHEA ROBYN SIMMS DAVID SNYDER MARK TAVARES HAILEY TRIFIRO A.J. VENUTO CHRIS WALKER KEVIN WASNER JOHN WHEATON DAVID WOGH JOHN WRIGHTSON SHANE ZANDER

Special Practical Effects by Alterian, Inc. KEN BANKS BARNEY BURMAN PETER CHEVAKO BRYAN CHRISTENSEN JASON "JAY" DETHERIDGE THOMAS FLOUTZ TONY GARDNER ANTHONY GIORDANO BILL JACOBS RICHARD REDLEFSEN MEGHAN REILLY AARON ROMERO TERRY SANDIN JOHN SHEA RUSSELL SHINKLE DAVID SMITH LILO TAUVAO BILL TEREZAKIS MARK VINIELLO KEVIN WEIR

Specialty Costumes by Ironhead Studio CRIS ALEX CHRIS ALEXANDER DARIN BOUYSSOU KEITH CHRISTENSEN MICHAEL DYE JOSE FERNANDEZ PETE KELLEY DON LANNING JACQUELINE MAKKEE JAKE McKINNON ERIC O'NEILL RATNA PAPPERT DAVID PERTEET ADAM WESLEY ROSS BRIAN VAN DORN

Additional Special Effects by Spectral Motion, Inc. STEVEN ADKINS WAYNE ANDERSON RICHARD ARGUIJO JIM BEINKE ROB CAPWELL NICHOLAS COLEMAN GARY DARAKJIAN DAVID DIAZ MELANIE EICHNER MARY ELIZALDE MIKE ELIZALDE JON FEDELE BILL FESH ERIC FIEDLER CLAIRE FLEWIN BRIE FORD CORINNE FORTUNADO CHRIS GARNAAS TIM GORE JARED GUENTHER JURGEN HEIMANN TIM HUIZING LARS JANGAARD MARK JURINKO KAREN KEENER MANZEL JUNKO KOMORI MARIA KRUSE TIM LAMB AMANDA LEWIS SCOTT MILLENBAUGH TODD MINOBE SYLVIA NAVA ROBERT NEWTON ALEX PALMA BILL PHILLIPPS TIM PHOENIX BRIAN POOR BRIAN RAE SALLY RAY MIKE JAY REGAN SEAN SANSOM CONSTANTINE SEKERIS MARK SETRAKIAN ANTHONY STEWART DREW TALBOT MILES TEVES MARIO TORRES JR. BRIAN WADE KRISTEN WILLET NEIL WINN CHET ZAR

Additional Special Effects by Patrick Tatopoulos Designs, Inc. GINO ACEVEDO DAVID BENEKE GEORGE BERNOTA GARY BIEREND MARILEE CANAGA FRED FOLGER CLEVE GUNDERMAN JOHN HALFMANN GLEN HANZ GUY HIMBER TOM KILLEEN DAVID KINDLON ALLISON KLEIN TULLY SUMMERS PATRICK TATOPOULOS

Additional Special Effects by Fractured FX BERNHARD EICHHOLZ ALLAN B. HOLT CAROL KOCH STEVE KOCH BOB MANO JUSTIN MICHAEL PATTERSON SAM POLIN JUSTIN RALEIGH YURI M. RAMOS REGGIE RIZZO BRYAN SIDES AMBER SKOWRONSKI PEDRO VALDEZ JILL WARNER MICHAEL B. WILLIAMS

Additional Special Effects by Quantum Creation FX SUMA ADAMS OZZY ALVAREZ JASON ALVINO CHRISTIAN BECKMAN MARK BOURQUE SOPHIA CORONADO ROBERT KATO DeSTEFAN MEGAN FLAGG KEVIN KIRKPATRICK RAY SHAFFER SABRINA SIEBERT CHRIS WOLTERS

Additional Special Effects by Smith FX ROLAND BLANCAFLOR EVAN BRAINARD BILL BRYAN NIK E. CAREY VAL CRAWFORD NICK DeROSA JACK FIRMAN TERRI FLUKER TOM HESTER RALIS KAHN GIL LIBERTO MI KYUNG LEE JAMES McLOUGHLIN MICHAEL S. PACK DAN REBERT JAMES ROHLAND SHAUN SMITH CAROLINE TANG DESIREE SOTO VAUGHN SCOTT WHEELER

Post Producer TODD E. JAMES

Supervising Editors TODD E. JAMES MEMO SALAZAR

Original Songs Written by DANNY ELFMAN

Original Score by HANS ZIMMER MICHAEL GIACCHINO

Additional Score by ELI BOLIN

Music Directors JOE FIEDLER PAUL RUDOLPH BILL SHERMAN

Music Coordinator TYLER HARTMAN

Music Editors MICHAEL CROITER TYLER HARTMAN PAUL RUDOLPH

The Sesame Street Band RANDY COHEN MICHAEL CROITER JOHN DELEY DOUG DERRYBERRY JOE FIEDLER ROB JOST GARY MEYER KENNY RAMPTON

Celebrity Talent Booker BELLA HARKINS

Script Supervisor JENNIFER CAPRA

Script Coordinator LYNDA HOLDER-SETTLES

Associate Directors FRANK CAMPAGNA KEN DIEGO

Control Room Production Assistants CHRISTINA ELEFANTE ANDREW MORIARTY

Stage Managers FRANK CAMPAGNA SHAWN HAVENS

Production Stage Manager THERESA ANDERSON

Stagehands ROBERT J. BORCH JOHN SULLIVAN WILLIAM THORNHILL ANTHONY URANO GREG WOLFE

Sound Effects Editors/Re-recording Mixers DICK MAITLAND, C.A.S. STEVE "MAJOR" GIAMMARIA

Sound Editor CHRIS SASSANO

Head Carpenter RUSSELL HOOTON

Head Props STEVE DANNENBERG

Props Coordinator KEITH OLSEN

Props BRYAN DOTT HALEY WHO

Head Electric KAREN SUNDERLIN

Electrics CHRIS BORUTA AL SALOMONE CARL TAYLOR

Technical Director TOM GUADARRAMA

Directors of Photography FRANK BIONDO LUKE GEISSBUHLER CRAIG KIEF

Cameras BILL AKERLUND RYAN BALTON MARK BRITT JERRY CANCEL ROBERT DEL RUSSO DAVE DRISCOLL RICH FREEDMAN MANNY GUITERREZ SHAUN HARKINS RAY HOOVER ANTHONY LENZO AARON MEDICK PAT MINIETTA JIMMY O'DONNELL DANTE PAGANO WAYNE PAULL TOM QUIGLEY MARK RENAUDIN JIM SCURTI LARRY SOLOMON RON WASHBURN MARK WHITMAN PAUL WILKINS JUDY WILLINGER

Photography Specialists JOHN E. BARRETT LOUIS HENRY MITCHELL DANIELLE OBINGER RICHARD TERMINE

Senior Video JAMES MEEK

Recordist ERNIE ALBRITTON

Audio Utility GORDON PRICE

Video Utility BARBARA BIANCO KEITH GUADARRAMA

ADR Voice Casting by TERRI DOUGLAS BARBARA HARRIS CAITLIN McKENNA GINNY McSWAIN

Additional Voices BRAD ABRELL CHARLIE ADLER MATT ADLER "EPIC" LLOYD AHLQUIST LORI ALAN CARLOS ALAZRAQUI STEVE ALTERMAN STEPHEN APOSTOLINA DAVID ARNOTT RITA ARTMANN KIRK BAILY DEE BRADLEY BAKER TROY BAKER JOE BAUER ERIC BAUZA JEFF BENNETT JOHN ERIC BENTLEY GREG BERG BOB BERGEN GREGG BERGER JEFF BERGMAN SUSANNE BLAKESLEE J.B. BLANC BRIAN BLOOM STEVEN BLUM DAVID BOAT EARL BOEN DUNCAN BRANNAN ALI BRUSTOFSKI RODGER BUMPASS DOUG BURCH STEVE BURNS COREY BURTON WILLIAM CALVERT JOE CAPPELLETTI KATE CARLIN NANCY CARTWRIGHT CATHERINE CAVADINI JUNE CHRISTOPHER CAM CLARKE ROBERT CLOTWORTHY TOWNSEND COLEMAN JONATHAN DAVID COOK DAVID COWGILL KAT CRESSIDA PETER CULLEN BRIAN CUMMINGS JIM CUMMINGS ELIZABETH G. DAILY ALEX DANIELS BRIAN T. DELANEY GREY DeLISLE GRIFFIN DEBI DERRYBERRY JESSICA DiCICCO JOHN DiMAGGIO BEN DISKIN HOLLY DORFF TERRI DOUGLAS ROBIN ATKIN DOWNES CHRIS EDGERLY PAUL EIDING CHAD EINBINDER RICHARD EPCAR BILL FARMER KEITH FERGUSON JEFF FISCHER QUINTON FLYNN JENNIFER CRYSTAL FOLEY AARON FORS PAT FRALEY EDDIE FRIERSON DONALD FULLILOVE NIKA FUTTERMAN ELISA GABRIELLI SPENCER LACEY GANUS WILLOW GEER JEAN GILPIN JACKIE GONNEAU BARBARA GOODSON MICHAEL GOUGH DEBORAH GRAUSMAN NICHOLAS GUEST MARK HADLOW JENNIFER HALE ISA HALL JESS HARNELL JASON HARRIS BRIAN HERSKOWITZ KATE HIGGINS BRIDGET HOFFMAN APRIL HONG RICHARD STEVEN HORVITZ BRIAN HULL RIF HUTTON SIRENA IRWIN NICK JAMESON JOHN KASSIR DAVID KAYE JOSH KEATON Tom KENNY MARSHA KRAMER MAURICE LaMARCHE PHIL LaMARR ASHLEY LAMBERT SAM LAVAGNINO CAROLYN LAWRENCE KATIE LEIGH PATRICIA LENTZ MARCELLA LENTZ-POPE HOPE LEVY LAVAGNINO JASON J. LEWIS RIKI LINDHOME ANNE LOCKHART SHERRY LYNN TRESS MacNEILLE DANNY MANN JASON MARSDEN MONA MARSHALL PATTY MATTSON JEREMY MAXWELL MICKIE McGOWAN CAITLIN McKENNA CHRISTIE MELLOR SCOTT MENVILLE MATTHEW MERCER JIM MESKIMEN KATE MICUCCI LARA JILL MILLER CANDI MILO EDIE MIRMAN DANIEL MORA MIKE NAWROCKI LARAINE NEWMAN NOLAN NORTH PETER OLDRING COLLEEN O'SHAUGHNESSEY VILLARD JASON PACE PAUL PAPE DONOVAN PATTON ROB PAULSEN CHRIS PHILLIPS PATRICK PINNEY PAIGE POLLACK PHIL PROCTOR ALEX PUCCINELLI MOIRA QUIRK JAN RABSON MICHAEL RALPH NOREEN REARDON PETER RENADAY KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDSON SAM RIEGEL LYNWOOD ROBINSON MICHELLE RUFF PAUL RUGG SAM SAKO LIA SARGENT RODNEY SAULSBERRY CHARLIE SCHLATTER BEN SCHWARTZ FRANK SHARP JUSTIN SHENKAROW "NICE" PETER SHUKOFF JAMES SIE SUSAN SILO JENNY SLATE ROGER CRAIG SMITH DAVID SOBOLOV ANDRE SOGLIUZZO KATH SOUCIE STEPHEN STANTON MINDY STERLING ANDRE STOJKA KAREN STRASSMAN TARA STRONG JAMES PATRICK STUART CREE SUMMER PEPPER SWEENEY SHANE SWEET JOEL SWETOW CHRISTOPHER SWINDLE JILL TALLEY FRED TATASCIORE REGINA TAUFEN JAMES ARNOLD TAYLOR KIRK THORNTON NANCY TRUMAN MARCELO TUBERT PHIL VISCHER KARI WAHLGREN HYNDEN WALCH B.J. WARD JAMES KEVIN WARD AUDREY WASILEWSKI RICK D. WASSERMAN ANDREANA WEINER MARC WEINER FRANK WELKER CLAUDETTE WELLS BILLY WEST COLETTE WHITAKER MAE WHITMAN SCOTT WHYTE TRAVIS WILLINGHAM DEBRA WILSON WALLY WINGERT ARIEL WINTER SAM WITWER MATTHEW WOOD LENNON WYNN MICHAEL ANN YOUNG LYNNANNE ZAGER JOE ZIEJA

Boom DAN GUACHIONE

Makeup MELISSA BUELL JANE DiPERSIO KRISTINA FRISCH

Special Effects Makeup TONY ACOSTA JR. OZZY ALVAREZ JASON ALVINO LANCE ANDERSON MEGAN AREFORD CRIST BALLAS JASON BARNETT PATRICK BAXTER CHRISTOPHER BERGSCHNEIDER JOHN BLAKE BRIAN BLAIR BARNEY BURMAN STEVE BUSCAINO KENNETH CALHOUN NORMAN CABRERA BILL CORSO EMILY COUGHLIN LAURA DANDRIDGE ROBERT KATO DeSTEFAN CHRIS DOOLEY BRYAN DOTT DAN DRISCOLL STEPHAN DUPUIS BERNHARD EICHHOLZ BEATE EISELE EDEN ELIZALDE EARL ELLIS THOMAS FLOUTZ RYK FORTUNA ANDRE FREITAS MARK GARBARINO JAKE GARBER TONY GARDNER LANCE GILMER GLEN GRIFFIN VINCENT GUASTINI JOEL HARLOW BRIAN HILLARD ROB HINDERSTEIN STEPHEN IMHOFF TIM JARVIS PAUL JONES RALIS KAHN RON KARKOSKA JAMIE KELMAN BRIAN KINNEY KEVIN KIRKPATRICK LOUIS KISS JULIAN LEDGER JONAH LEVY TRACI LOADER LEONARD MacDONALD HEATHER MAGES AMBER MARI NICK MARRA MIKE McCARTY BART J. MIXON JOSE MORA-PEREZ CHRISTOPHER ALLEN NELSON NED NEIDHARDT KEN NIEDERBAUMER MIMI PALAZON EMILY FIORA PARKS TIM PHOENIX NICHOLAS PODBREY STEVE PROUTY MAZENA PUKSTO DAN REBERT GEOFF REDKNAP RICHARD REDLEFSEN MIKE JAY REGAN LISA ROCCO JILL ROCKOW JENN ROSE YOICHI ART SAKAMOTO SEAN SANSOM KRISTAL SHANNON SABRINA SIEBERT SHAUN SMITH MIKE SMITHSON DAVID SNYDER MATT SPRUNGER BILL STURGEON DREW TALBOT BILL TEREZAKIS CALE THOMAS JONATHAN THORNTON ALAN TUSKES BRIAN WADE CRISTINA WALTZ KEVIN WASNER CLINTON WAYNE SCOTT WHEELER EDDIE YANG SHANE ZANDER

Hairstylist JACKIE PAYNE

Hairstyle Specialists STACEY BISEL RUFUS HEARN GAIL RYAN URSULA WARD LYNNE WATSON

Special Animation by Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio TREA BAILEY RHEA BORZAK RICKEY BOYD KIMBERLY CRANFIELD DON CULWELL JAMES ELSTON JEFF GALLE JOEL GIBBS TYLER GOLL LISA HALSEY MIKE HALSEY JULIAN HERRERA MICHAEL LAPINSKI BEAUX LATHAM ASHLEY MALONE SHANDI OWENS ABDEL PIZARRO JONATHAN RICHTER JOEL ROBERTSON RANDALL SABA BEAU SHERMAN CHRISTIN SMOLINSKI

Additional Animation by The Sesame Workshop Animation Team JOE ANDRIOLA IAN CERNICHAW TIM CHI LY JARED DEAK EMILY FITZPATRICK YUEWEN JIANG KAT LLEWELLYN DAGAN MORIARTY MICHAEL SCANLON JUSTIN SIMONICH JACK SPILLUM

Stop-Motion Puppet Sequences Designed & Animated by Screen Novelties AMY ADAMY LIZ ALLEN CAMERON BAITY KIM BLANCHETTE MUSA BROOKER SARAH BROWN MARK CABALLERO CHRIS CALVI BRIAN CAPATI SHELBY CAPATI DEXTER CASERES JEFF CROSS DAN DRISCOLL FRANK DURAN WILLY FAIR DAN FIELD CHRIS FINNEGAN ELIZABETH HARVATINE JOHN HARVATINE IV YOOSEON VERONICA HWANG STEPHANIE JAMES MARTIN JIMINEZ JOHN JOYCE DICK KANESHIRO TAK HOON KIM MISHA KLEIN EVAN KOEHNE JUSTIN KOHN BRUCE LAO PAULA LAUTERBACH ADRIAN ROSE LEONARD MATT MANNING SIHANOUK MARIONA BARNEY MARQUEZ KELLY MAZUROWSKI MARGARET MEYER SARAH E. MEYER HEATHER MILNE JEANETTE MOFFAT BAITY TENNESSEE REID NORTON LEAH N. OLBRICH MELISSA PIEKAAR ADAM L. PIERCE CHRISTOPHER RABILWONGSE NIKKI RICE CESAR ROMERO ROB RONNING ROB SAUNDERS JOE SCHMIDT TOM SMITH JENNIFER SOSINSKI JENNIFER STAVISH REBECCA STILLMAN CHRISTOPHER SWANSON ZACH TOLCHINSKY DAVID WADDLE ROBIN WALSH SEAMUS WALSH SIMONE WILLIAMS MAX WINSTON ROY T. WOOD BEN ZELKOWICZ RICH ZIMMERMAN

Special Thanks to THE COMPANY THE HIDDEN FORTRESS MAGNETIC DREAMS STUDIO G BROOKLYN and AFX STUDIOS INC. MARILYN AGRELO AUSTIN ALBANY ANTHONY ASBURY IVY AUSTIN RICK BAKER BILLY BARKHURST BEN BARRETTA BILL BARRETTA JACKSON BARRETTA NATE BEGLE MAURI BERNSTEIN CHERYL BLAYLOCK MOLLY BOYLAN LINDSEY "Z." BRIGGS CLANCY BROWN LISA BUCKLEY KERRY BUTLER JENNIFER CARLETON RAYMOND CARR CHRISTOPHER CERF THE CHARACTER SHOP THE CHIODO BROTHERS KEVIN CLASH GERI COLE R. BRUCE CONNELLY CREATURE EFFECTS INC. JON DOSS JODI EICHELBERGER ANNIE EVANS BILL FAGERBAKKE BOB FAPPIANO OLGA FELGEMACHER-MARIN CHRISTINE FERRARO GALEN FOTT ROB GARDNER CAMERON GARRITY JORDAN GERSHOWITZ DAVE GOELZ LOUISE GOLD JEROME GREEN DAVID GUMPEL TERRI HARDIN LANGSTON HATCH ZACH HAUMESSER BRIAN HENSON CHERYL HENSON HEATHER HENSON THE JIM HENSON COMPANY LISA HENSON OLEXA HEWRYK RON HOLSEY MARY JACOBSON JASON JACOBY JACK JAMESON STEVE JOHNSON CAMILLE KAMPOURIS FRANCIS KANE VICKI KENDERES-EIBNER JANET KUHL RAYE LANKFORD JIM LEWIS SONIA MANZANO CRAIG MARIN JIM MARTIN BRIAN MEEHL KATHRYN MULLEN LILIANA OLSZEWSKI FRANK OZ CHRIS PALMIERI ADAM PELTZMAN MIKE QUINN MARK RADICE KATHRYN RAIO JP RENDE TIM ROSE ADAM RUDMAN JOEY RUDMAN PHOEBE RUDMAN MARK SALTZMAN LUIS SANTEIRO MIA SARA CAROLL SPINNEY DEBRA SPINNEY JOCELYN STEVENSON MATT STODDART JACK VENTURO CHUCK VINSON JACK VOGEL KELLY VOGEL BELINDA WARD WETA WORKSHOP MELISSA WHITMIRE STEVE WHITMIRE PAUL WILLIAMS KAY WILSON STALLINGS

Taped at KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS in New York

Filmed on-location at THE JIM HENSON COMPANY in Los Angeles, California

In Memory of TIM MILLER