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 night before Halloween, Oscar the Grouch receives an invitation to tour an old, haunted 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 take a 24-hour challenge and come face-to-face with ghosts who look (and act) eerily similar to the monsters, people and animals he lives with. If he fails to escape the castle by midnight, on the day after Halloween, he'll be turned into a ghost and trapped inside forever. Along the way, Oscar has to deal with the Grandcount's wicked great-granddaughter, the Countess Ohanna (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.

Trivia
The special's score and original songs were written and composed by Kurt Heinecke, who is best-known for his work on the children's video series VeggieTales. Heinecke opted to give the special a musical sound completely different from the usual Sesame fare, but one that would fit the tone of the special and its setting, with music influenced by Danny Elfman's scores for many of Tim Burton's films, the more intense works of Hans Zimmer and Michael Giacchino, and, occasionally, Heinecke's own music from VeggieTales. On a related note, Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki, the primary voice actors for VeggieTales, were credited as "additional voices" for the special.

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, Beetlejuice and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, as well as 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 and Beetlejuice director Tim Burton, and Rocky Horror creator Richard O'Brien were actually credited as "creative consultants", as were R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps books, and composer Danny Elfman (a frequent collaborator of Tim Burton).

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 Ohanna'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, with his name featured in 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. For her performance, Prell is given a "special appearance" billing during the end credits.

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 Rachel Herrick). Louise Gold also makes a vocal cameo, albeit uncredited, as a vampire bat, puppeteered by Jennifer Barnhart. Two other Muppet performers, Fran Brill and Bill Barretta, make on-screen cameos as zombies, as do fellow performers Tyler Bunch, Noel MacNeal and Martin P. Robinson, and longtime Henson director Kirk Thatcher.

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.

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

Principal photography for this special took place between September 2018 and January 2019, with creature effects construction beginning in late May 2018, and post-production beginning in February. It was the final production that cameraman John Meiklejohn worked on before his death during post-production, and the special is dedicated in part to his memory.

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 and Loopy, The Boogie Man, Brad, Bruno the Trashman, The Busby Twins, Buster the Horse, Castle Ghosts, 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, Herbert Birdsfoot, Herry Monster, Honkers, Hoots the Owl, Horatio the Elephant, Howler Monkey, Humphrey, Igor the Gorilla, Ingrid, Irvine, Joey and Davey Monkey, Julia, Lefty the Salesman, Leo the Party Monster, Little Bird, Little Murray Sparkles, Louie, Lulu, Maggie Cadabby, Mae, The Magnificent Ambrosius, 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, Rodeo Rosie, 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, Titter the Graveyard Clown, Tourist Monster, Two-Headed Monster, Vampire Bat, Wanda Cousteau, Weird Al, Wolfgang the Seal, Zoe, Zschlomo the Bog Monster

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, Frog, Gabrielle, Goat, Googel, Harry Monster, Harvey Monster, Helena, 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, Phoebe, Pigeons, Pigs, Preposterous, Rocky the Cat, 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

Cast

 * Countess Ohanna: Julie Gonzalo
 * Front Door Knight: Doug Jones
 * Chris: Chris Knowings
 * Hearse Driver: Paul Levesque
 * Nina: Suki Lopez
 * Hearse Chauffeur: Stephanie McMahon
 * Alan: Alan Muraoka
 * Trash Gordon: Roscoe Orman


 * Special Guest Stars
 * Stephen Colbert as Brother Jon
 * Tina Fey as Sister Joan
 * Jim Gaffigan as Brother Chris
 * Woody Harrelson as Brother Jim
 * Neil Patrick Harris as Brother Tony
 * Steve Harvey as himself
 * Jimmy Kimmel as Brother Joe
 * Jane Krakowski as Sister Cathi
 * Jack McBrayer as Brother Frank
 * Kate McKinnon as Sister Emily
 * Lea Michele as Sister Lisa
 * John Oliver as Brother Jeff
 * Natalie Portman as Sister Caroly
 * Maya Rudolph as Sister Juhl
 * Winona Ryder as Sister Dulcy
 * Kristen Stewart as Sister Judy
 * Kenan Thompson as Brother Don
 * Alex Trebek as himself


 * Voice Talent
 * Wayne Brady as The Magnificent Ambrosius
 * Julianne Buescher as Loopy the Dummy
 * Dan Castellaneta as The Postman (deleted scene)
 * Brian Cummings as News Flash Announcer (uncredited)
 * Keith David as The Boogie Man
 * Sam Elliott as Old Timer Ghost
 * Mick Foley as Bonkers the Dummy
 * Matt Frewer as Howler Monkey (deleted scene)
 * Brad Garrett as Igor the Gorilla
 * Louise Gold as Vampire Bat (uncredited)
 * Bill Hader as Beheaded Ghost
 * Mark Hamill as Hugo the Gargoyle
 * James Monroe Iglehart as Disco DJ Ghost
 * Nick Kroll as Tourist Monster
 * Jay Leno as Mobster Ghost
 * Lin-Manuel Miranda as Party Ghost
 * Brian Stokes Mitchell as Opera Ghost
 * Eddie Murphy as Wilfred the Butler
 * Patton Oswalt as Night Watch Ghost
 * Chris Parnell as Wallcrawler Ghost
 * Ron Perlman as Zschlomo the Bog Monster
 * Al Roker as Radio Anchorman
 * Wallace Shawn as Chandelier Ghost
 * J.K. Simmons as Modo the Gargoyle
 * Tony Todd as Phantom Host
 * Alan Tudyk as Titter the Graveyard Clown
 * Patrick Warburton as Minister Ghost
 * "Weird Al" Yankovic as Weird Al


 * Special Guest Appearances by
 * Kermit the Frog
 * 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, Joey Mazzarino, Carmen Osbahr, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Heather Asch, Connor Asher, Jake Bazel, Tau Bennett, Ronald Binion, Weston Chandler Long, Austin Costello, Jamie Donmoyer, Ben Durocher, Jodi Eichelberger, Mark Gale, Aymee Garcia, James Godwin, Liz Hara, Andy Hayward, Haley Jenkins, Avery Lee Jones, James Kemp, Kathleen Kim, Michael Latini, Spencer Lott, Lara MacLean, Noel MacNeal, Amanda Maddock, Paul McGinnis, Andrew Moriarty, Anney Ozar, Michael Paul Ziegfeld, Marc Petrosino, David Quesal, Michael Schupbach, Andy Stone, John Tartaglia, James Wojtal, Eric Wright, Bryant Young, Karen Prell, Grant Baciocco, Alice Dinnean, BJ Guyer, Brian Jones, Donna Kimball, Tim Lagasse, Alison Mork, Colleen Smith


 * Boogie Man Puppeteers: Jayden Libran, Nate Begle, Jess McKay
 * Phantom Host Puppeteers: Raymond Carr, David Manley, Sebastiano Ricci
 * Bonkers Puppeteers: Darci Lynne Farmer, Dorien Davies, Peggy Etra, Genevieve Flati, Rachel Herrick, Sarah Oh, Nicolette Santino
 * Loopy Puppeteers: Karen Valleau, Sarah Burgess, Ali Eisner, Lesa Gillespie, Ingrid Hansen, Rebecca Nagan, Victoria Willing
 * Stand-In Puppeteers: Mikey Brett, John Cody, Kirsty Moon, Jon Riddleberger


 * Creature Performers
 * Zombies & Creatures: John Alexander, Nate Andrade, Bill Barretta, Javier Botet, Melissa Brewer, Fran Brill, Patrick Bristow, Tyler Bunch, Denise Cheshire, Melissa Cowan, Warwick Davis, James Retter Duncan, Ben Durocher, Tom Fisher, Matthew Furtado, Kevin Galbraith, Ed Gale, Arturo Gil, Kane Hodder, Morgana Ignis, Jason Jacoby, Doug Jones, David Joyner, Ian Kay, Nick Kellington, Vivian Kyle, Pons Maar, Noel MacNeal, Lucky Mangione, Derek Mears, Terry Notary, Edd Osmond, Martin P. Robinson, Jody St. Michael, Jordan Salmon, Ashleigh Sizemore, Nick Stanner, Brian Steele, Joonas Suotamo, Douglas Tait, Kirk Thatcher, Leif Tilden, Camden Toy, Ian Whyte, Spencer Wilding, Ashton Woolen, Eric Woolfe, Gretchen Wylder
 * Supervising Animatronics Puppeteers: David Barclay, Bill Diamond, Alec Gillis, Carl J. Johnson, Bruce Lanoil, Nigel Plaskitt, Tony Urbano, Mak Wilson, Mike Quinn (uncredited)
 * Creature Shop Puppeteers (uncredited): Brad Abrell, Don Austen, Greg Ballora, Carol Binion, Tim Blaney, Lindsey Briggs, Pat Brymer, Kevin Carlson, Kristin Charney, Brian Clark, Ceili Clemens, Richard Coombs, Nathan Danforth, John Eccleston, Nameer El-Kadi, Artie Esposito, David Matthew Feldman, David Fino, Thom Fountain, Dan Garza, Terri Hardin, Andy Heath, Beccy Henderson, Jason Hopley, Patrick Johnson, Sean Johnson, Len Levitt, Jordan Lockhart, Paul Louis, Drew Massey, Ed May, Matthew McCoy, Frank Meschkuleit, Tracie Mick, Rob Mills, Richard Mueck, James Murray, Michael Oosterom, Brett O'Quinn, Christine Papalexis, Annie Peterle, Mike Petersen, Steven Ritz-Barr, Gord Robertson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Carla Rudy, Joe Selph, Michelan Sisti, Andrew Spooner, David Stephens, Neil Sterenberg, Fred Stinson, Lisa Sturz, Allan Trautman, Jack Venturo, Russ Walko, Julie Westwood, Mark Bryan Wilson, Chase Woolner, Victor Yerrid
 * Creature Puppeteers: Peter Abrahamson, Gino Acevedo, Eric Allard, Baxley Andresen, Connie Angland, Keith Arbuthnot, Thomas D. Bacho Jr., Lloyd Ball, Allen Barlow, Paul Barnes, Ryan Barnett, Bill Basso, Adam Behr, Jim Beinke, Howard Berger, Christopher Bergschneider, Enrique Bilsland, Bryan Blair, Stephen R. Blandino, Joanne Bloomfield, Jim Boulden, Evan Brainard, Bill Bryan, Steve Buscaino, Norman Cabrera, Yancy Calzada, Marilee Canaga, Rob Capwell, Tamara Carlson-Woodard, Jeny Cassady, Craig Caton-Largent, Morris Chapdelaine, Jim Charmatz, John Cherevka, Peter Chevako, Giles Chin, Bryan Christensen, Keith Christensen, Blair Clark, Peter W. Clarke, Christian Colquhoun, Michael-Ann Connor, Allen Coulter, David Covarrubias, John C. Crawford, Chuck Crisafulli, John Criswell, Gino Crognale, Jeff Cruts, Richard Darwin, Jon Dawe, Michael Deak, Jeff Deist, Glenn Derry, Rob Derry, Alex Diaz, Jeff Edwards, Bernhard Eichholz, Mike Elizalde, Chris Endicott, Yuri Everson, Matt Falletta, Eric Fiedler, Mike Fields, Greg Figiel, Larry Finch, Thomas Floutz, Fred Folger, Steve Frakes, Brian Fuller, Rick Galinson, Mark Garbarino, Jake Garber, Tony Gardner, Patrick Gerrety, Charlie Grant, David Grasso, Jim Greenall, Gary Grove, George Grove, Ted Haines, Jason Hamer, Beth Hathaway, Richard Haugen, Seth Hays, Jurgen Heimann, Matt Heimlich, Trevor Hensley, Kurt Herbel, Russ Herpich, Tom Hester, Mecki Heussen, Guy Himber, Jeff Himmel, James Hirahara, Allan B. Holt, Paul Hooson, Tim Huizing, Hiroshi Ikeuchi, Marc Irvin, Tom Irvin, Pamela Iveta, Steven James, Lars Jangaard, Tim Jarvis, Erik Jensen, Jeff Jingle, Lynette Johnson, Carey Jones, Mark Jurinko, Ron Karkoska, Kate Katz, Rodrick Khachatoorian, Luke Khanlian, Tom Killeen, Mark Killingsworth, David Kindlon, Kevin Kirkpatrick, Louis Kiss, Dana Klaren, Steve Koch, Jim Kundig, Robert Kurtzman, Leon Laderach, Richard Landon, Frank Langley, Susan Laprelle, Tim Lawrence, Rick Lazzarini, Tim Leach, Julian Ledger, Grant Lehmann, John Lundberg, Leonard MacDonald, Lindsay MacGowan, Shane Mahan, Mark Maitre, Greg Manion, Bob Mano, Mike Manzel, Keith Marbory, Nick Marra, Kyle Martin, Karen Mason, Todd Masters, Anthony Matijevich, Jason Matthews, Todd Mattox, Mike McCarty, Michael McCracken Jr., Crash McCreery, Connor McCullagh, Bud McGrew, Jake McKinnon, Kevin McTurk, Paul Mejias, David Merritt, Scott Millenbaugh, Todd Minobe, David Monzingo, Lon Muckey, Clare Mulroy, Brian Namanny, Christopher Allen Nelson, Steve Newburn, Robert Newton, Greg Nicotero, Tim Nordella, Larry Odien, Aina O'Kane, Michael Ornelaz, Joey Orosco, Scott Oshita, Scott Patton, David Penikas, Paul Pistore, Nicholas Podbrey, Sam Polin, Brian Poor, Diego Porqueras, Eli Presser, Brad Proctor, Tim Ralston, Greg Ramoundos, Robert Ramsdell, Mark Rappaport, Joseph Reader, Dan Rebert, Geoff Redknap, Richard Redlefsen, Paul Rice, Christian Ristow, Dwight Roberts, Steve Rosenbluth, John Rosengrant, James Rowley, Paul Salamoff, Terry Sandin, Mike Scanlan, Erik Schaper, Andy Schoneberg, J. Alan Scott, Eugene Seregin, Mark Setrakian, Doug Seymore, Shannon Shea, Steve Sherman, Russell Shinkle, Bryan Sides, Kirk Skodis, Shaun Smith, David Snyder, Alfred Sousa, Jeff Speetjens, Johnnie Spence, Ian Stevenson, David Stinnett, Scott Stoddard, Trey Stokes, Bill Sturgeon, Christopher Swift, Valek Sykes, Lilo Tauvao, Mark Tavares, Norman Tempia, Bill Terezakis, Wayne Toth, Bill Traetta, Marc Tyler, Mark Viniello, Mark Walas, Clinton Wayne, Amy Whetsel, Greg Williams, Tom Williamson, Garth Winkless, David Wogh, Scott Woodard, Tom Woodruff Jr., Shane Zander, Chet Zar, Jonah Zimmerberg-Helms

Stop-Motion Puppeteers
 * Mark Caballero, Adrian Rose Leonard, Rob Saunders, Zach Tolchinsky, Robin Walsh


 * Additional Voices
 * Brad Abrell, Charlie Adler, Matt Adler, Lloyd Ahlquist, Lori Alan, Carlos Alazraqui, Steve Alterman, Ike Amadi, Jack Angel, Stephen Apostolina, David Arnott, Rita Artmann, Kirk Baily, Dee Bradley Baker, Troy Baker, Ogie Banks, Joe Bauer, Eric Bauza, Jeff Bennett, John 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, Kira Buckland, Rodger Bumpass, Doug Burch, Steve Burns, Corey Burton, William Calvert, Cody Cameron, Joe Cappelletti, Kate Carlin, Nancy Cartwright, Catherine Cavadini, June Christopher, Cam Clarke, Robert Clotworthy, Townsend Coleman, Jonathan Cook, Cavin Cornwall, David Cowgill, Kat Cressida, Peter Cullen, Brian Cummings, Jim Cummings, Wendy Cutler, E.G. Daily, Alex Daniels, Brian T. Delaney, Grey DeLisle Griffin, Debi Derryberry, Jessica DiCicco, John DiMaggio, Ben Diskin, Melissa Disney, Walt Dohrn, Holly Dorff, Terri Douglas, Robin Atkin Downes, Chris Edgerly, Paul Eiding, Chad Einbinder, Richard Epcar, Bill Farmer, Keith Ferguson, Holly Fields, Jeff Fischer, Lloyd Floyd, Quinton Flynn, Jennifer Crystal Foley, Aaron Fors, Pat Fraley, Eddie Frierson, Don Fullilove, Nika Futterman, Elisa Gabrielli, Spencer Ganus, Willow Geer, Jean Gilpin, Jackie Gonneau, Barbara Goodson, Michael Gough, Deborah Grausman, C.H. Greenblatt, Nicholas Guest, Mark Hadlow, Jennifer Hale, Isa Hall, Jess Harnell, Jason Harris, Brian Herskowitz, Kate Higgins, Bridget Hoffman, April Hong, Richard 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, Jason J. Lewis, Riki Lindhome, Anne Lockhart, Paul Louis, Yuri Lowenthal, 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, Jason Pace, Paul Pape, Donovan Patton, Rob Paulsen, Chris Phillips, Pat Pinney, Paige Pollack, Phil Proctor, Alex Puccinelli, Moira Quirk, Jan Rabson, Michael Ralph, Noreen Reardon, Peter Renaday, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sam Riegel, Lynwood Robinson, Al Rodrigo, Michelle Ruff, Paul Rugg, Sam Sako, Lia Sargent, Rodney Saulsberry, Charlie Schlatter, Ben Schwartz, Frank Sharp, Justin Shenkarow, Peter Shukoff, James Sie, Susan Silo, Jenny Slate, Christopher Corey Smith, Roger Craig Smith, David Sobolov, Andre Sogliuzzo, Kath Soucie, Kelly Stables, 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, Jim Ward, Audrey Wasilewski, Rick D. Wasserman, Beau Weaver, Andreana Weiner, Marc Weiner, Frank Welker, Claudette Wells, Billy West, Colette Whitaker, Mae Whitman, Scott Whyte, Travis Willingham, Debra Wilson, Mick Wingert, Wally Wingert, Ariel Winter, Sam Witwer, Matthew Wood, Lennon Wynn, Matt "Lucky" Yates, Michael Ann Young, Lynnanne Zager, Joe Zieja
 * Special Vocal Effects: Dee Bradley Baker, Frank Welker

Credits

 * Executive Producer: Benjamin Lehmann
 * Co-Executive Producer: Ken Scarborough
 * Produced by: Mindy Fila, Todd E. James, Karyn Leibovich, Stephanie Longardo
 * Stop-Motion Producer: Chris Finnegan


 * Directed by: Scott Preston and Chuck Vinson
 * Co-Directed by: Rick Fernandes
 * L.A. Unit Director: Shannon Flynn
 * Stop-Motion Directors: Mark Caballero, Seamus Walsh


 * Head Writer: Ken Scarborough
 * Written by: Joe Fallon and Andrew Moriarty
 * Additional Material Written by: Liz Hara and Maxwell Nicol


 * Digital Producer: Andrew Moriarty
 * Executive Vice President & Creative Director: Brown Johnson
 * Senior Vice President of Curriculum and Content: Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph.D.
 * Puppet Captain: Matt Vogel
 * The Jim Henson Company N.Y. Creature Shop
 * Creative Director of Character Design: Louis Henry Mitchell
 * Puppets, Costumes, and Props: Ed Christie (Puppet Design Consultant), Heather Asch, Larry Basgall, Ronald Binion, David Bizzaro, Erin Slattery Black, Cheryl Blaylock, Mary Brehmer, Matthew Brennan, Matt Brooks, Michael Bush, Brian Carson, Ceili Clemens, John Cody, Carole D'Agostino, Nicolina Dante, 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 Padilla, Constance Peterson, Jane Pien, 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: Melissa Creighton, Gabriella Degennaro, Richard Dyar, Jonathan Ehrich, Carolyn Fanelli, Joseph Roddy