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 the castle once inhabited by Count von Count's late ancestor, the Grandcount Belugosi (one of the Count's ancestors from Transylvania), 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. 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 three days to shoot the scenes featuring Deena. For her performance, Prell is given a "special appearance" billing during the end credits.

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.

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, 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, Nutball, Old MacDonald, Oscar the Grouch, Oscar's Mother, Ovejita, Papa Bear, 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, 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 RICHARD A. FERNANDES SCOTT PRESTON

L.A. Unit Director SHANNON FLYNN

Head Writer KEN SCARBOROUGH

Written by JOE FALLON ANDREW MORIARTY

Starring JULIE GONZALO STEVE HARVEY JAMES MONROE IGLEHART DOUG JONES CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE KNOWINGS PAUL "TRIPLE H" LEVESQUE SUKI LOPEZ STEPHANIE McMAHON LEVESQUE ALAN MURAOKA ROSCOE ORMAN ALEX TREBEK

with the voices of MICK FOLEY MARK HAMILL 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 CHRISTOPHER THOMAS HAYES ERIC JACOBSON JOHN KENNEDY PETER LINZ CARMEN OSBAHR MARTIN P. ROBINSON DAVID RUDMAN MATT VOGEL

and JOSEPH MAZZARINO

Additional Muppet Performers HEATHER ASCH JAKE BAZEL TAU BENNETT RONALD BINION WESTON CHANDLER LONG AUSTIN MICHAEL COSTELLO MARK GALE AYMEE GARCIA ELIZABETH HARA ANDY HAYWARD HALEY JENKINS AVERY LEE JONES JAMES KEMP KATHLEEN KIM SPENCER SASSAMAN LOTT LARA MacLEAN NOEL MacNEAL AMANDA MADDOCK PAUL McGINNIS ANDREW MORIARTY ANDY STONE JOHN TARTAGLIA JAMES W. WOJTAL, JR. ERIC WRIGHT BRYANT YOUNG

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

with JULIANNE BUESCHER and Special Appearance by KAREN PRELL

CAST

Creative Consultant TIM BURTON

Line Producer AIMEE BLACKTON

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 DAVID GALLO EDWARD EYTH

Special Production & Puppet Design by PAUL ANDREJCO (Puppet Heap Workshop, LLC) DAVID HULTEEN, JR. (Dave Hulteen Design) PATRICK JOHNSON & SEAN WILLIAM JOHNSON (Swazzle Inc.) AVERY LEE JONES JAMES KEMP & DAVID HOSAY (Sublime Puppets) ADAM KREUTINGER JAMES J. 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

Storyboard & Concept Artists LAUREN ATTINELLO GENE BARRETTA RICKEY BOYD AARON SIMMS

Costume Designers JENNIFER CAPRIO BRIAN C. HEMESATH POLLY P. SMITH

Wardrobe Supervisor DEBBIE LUCAS

Lead Specialty Costumer A.J. CATALANO

Specialty Costumers DEBORAH ANNE AMBROSINO LAURA BAKER CAROL DINNEAN BINION DOROTHY BULAC-ERIKSEN JOSEPH RICHARD COLLINS DANIEL J. CRAWLEY LISA DAVIS JEFFREY DREW HIMMEL LISA HOWARD BARRY LINK KAREN I. MASON LETICIA SANDOVAL JILL K. THRAVES JILL TOMOMATSU WILLIAM R. TRAETTA KACY TREADWAY HALEY WHO SIMONE WILLIAMS

Lighting Designer DAN KELLEY

Puppet Captain MATT VOGEL

Creative Director of Character Design LOUIS HENRY MITCHELL

Puppets, Costumes & Props by The Jim Henson Company NY Creature Shop EDWARD G. CHRISTIE (Puppet Design Consultant) HEATHER ASCH LAWRENCE BASGALL RONALD BINION DAVID BIZZARO ERIN SLATTERY BLACK MARY BREHMER MATTHEW BRENNAN MATTHEW BROOKS MICHAEL BUSH BRIAN CARSON CEILI CLEMENS JOHN CODY CAROLE SIMMS D'AGOSTINO ANDREA DETWILER ROSA DOUGLAS ISABELLE DUFOUR BEN DUROCHER VICTORIA ELLIS HENRI EWASKIO ROBERT FLANAGAN JOEL GENNARI VANESSA GIFFORD GILLIS ANDREA GILLETTI JAMES GODWIN MURIEL STOCKDALE GRABE BRIAN HAIMES TYLER HALL ELIZABETH 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 CATHERINE L. McCULLOUGH TOM McLAUGHLIN CASEY MILLER THOMAS O. NEWBY ANNEY FRESH McKILLIGAN OZAR GABRIELLA NICOLE PADILLA CONSTANCE PETERSON JANE PIEN PHILLIP "KIP" RATHKE LILY ROSEN STEPHEN ROTONDARO KATE RUSEK SIERRA SCHOENING MICHAEL SCHUPBACH MICHAEL SCHWABE JESSICA SIMON POLLY P. SMITH KEELY SNOOK DAVID PARKINSON VALENTINE JASON WEBER STACEY WEINGARTEN JAMES W. WOJTAL, JR.

Production (Henson) MELISSA CREIGHTON GABRIELLA DEGENNARO RICHARD W. 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 GREGORY BALLORA ROBERT H. BENNETT CAROL DINNEAN BINION JOHN CRISWELL GRETCHEN CROOKES RICHARD DARWIN ROBIN DUFAY BRAD ELLIOT ALEX "JURGEN" FERGUSON PATRICK M. GERRETY B.J. GUYER BETH A. HATHAWAY ERIC HAYDEN SCOTT JOHNSON MARIAN KEATING TIM LAGASSE FRANK LANGLEY IV RUSSELL LUKICH PETER MacKENNAN GREGORY MANION KAREN I. MASON TAMARA McKINNON-MILLER MICHAEL OOSTEROM GARY PAWLOWSKI ALEXIS "LEX" RUDD MICHAEL SCANLAN TOMAS MICKIEWICZ SEIDITA DAVID SKELLY NORMAN TEMPIA JILL K. THRAVES RUSS WALKO CHAD WATERS JULIE ZOBEL with JULIANNE BUESCHER ARTIE ESPOSITO DREW MASSEY JESS McKAY VICTOR YERRID

Special Effects ERIC ALLARD BRIAN BERO SCOTT BLACKWELL TERRY P. CHAPMAN DOUG PASSARELLI VALEK SYKES

Creature Effects Supervisor MARK RAPPAPORT

Animatronics Supervisors DAVID ALAN BARCLAY JAMES B. BOULDEN PETER BROOKE RICK LAZZARINI THOMAS WILLIAMSON

Special Mechanical Effects by Legacy Effects JASPER J. ANDERSON CARY AYERS LLOYD DAVID BALL EVAN BRAINARD KENNETH CALHOUN TAMARA CARLSON-WOODARD CRAIG CATON-LARGENT JAMES CHARMATZ CHRISTOPHER CHEATHAM KOURTNEY COATS ANTONIO "TONY" CONTRERAS KENNETH CORNETT EMILY COUGHLIN DAVID SILVA COVARRUBIAS CORY CZEKAJ JEFF L. DEIST MICHELLE DEVILLE LOU DIAZ DAWN DININGER JONATHAN FABER DAMIAN FISHER BRUCE SPAULDING FULLER RICHARD GALINSON JASON GEE JOE GOMEZ DAVID GRASSO CONNIE GRAYSON CRISWELL THEODORE J. HAINES VINCE HARTWELL PAULETTE "POLET" HARUTNIAN RICHARD LOUIS HAUGEN SETH HAYES MATT HEIMLICH TREVOR LEE HENSLEY KURT C. HERBEL BRIAN HILLARD DARNELL ISOM BRIAN JAECKER-JONES JEFFREY JINGLE LYNNETTE LEIGH JOHNSON KENT JONES IAN JOYNER ANTHONY JULIO HIROSHI KATAGIRI GREG KETO RODRICK KHACHATOORIAN MARK KILLINGSWORTH JAMES L. KUNDIG RICHARD JOSEPH LANDON ANTONIO LOZA MICHAEL MacFARLANE KATHY KANE MACGOWAN LINDSAY JAMES MacGOWAN SHANE PATRICK MAHAN MARK ALBERT MAITRE MICHAEL MANZEL KEITH WAYNE MARBORY CLAYTON MARTINEZ JASON BARRETT MATTHEWS MARK "CRASH" McCREERY KEVIN McTURK PAUL MEJIAS DAVID MERRITT BRUCE D. MITCHELL LON MUCKEY STEVEN MUNSON BRIAN KEITH NAMANNY ANGELA NOVAK MICHAEL O'BRIEN TOI OGUNYOKU JR. THOMAS OVENSHIRE MIMI PALAZON EMILY FIORA PARKS SCOTT PATTON WALTER PHELAN EPIFFANY PHILLIPS ROBERT RAMSDELL JOSEPH RAYMOND READER CHRISTIAN RISTOW TRACEY ROBERTS JOHN ROBERT ROSENGRANT PIO PAULO SANTANA J. ALAN SCOTT AARON SIMMS BRIAN SIPE WON-IL SONG JAMES SPRINGHAM MATTHEW SPRUNGER BRETT STERN IAN W. STEVENSON ALANNA SUEN CHRISTOPHER SWIFT COLE TAYLOR CALE THOMAS A.J. VENUTO HILLARY VINOT DAMON WEATHERS AMY JOY WHETSEL ANDREA WIERSMA SCOTT WOODARD GARY YEE KELLY ZAK

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

Special Makeup Effects by KNB EFX Group, Inc. JAREMY AIELLO CHAD M. ATKINSON LINDA BASTIN HEATHER BEAUVIAS HOWARD BERGER ANDREW BERGHOLTZ KELSEY BERK ALEXANDER BREIJAK CAILEY BROOKS MICHAEL BROOM NORMAN CABRERA CONNIE CADWELL CHRISTOPHER W. CERA GINO CROGNALE LAURA DANDRIDGE BRAD DARVAS ROBERT DERRY MITCH DEVANE ALEX DIAZ JEFF EDWARDS JUSTIN FAITH ADDISON FOREMAN ANDY FOWLER STEVE FRAKES ROBERT FREITAS JAKE GARBER LUCAS GODFREY BRIAN GOEHRING JAMES HALL STEVE HARTMAN JEFFREY DREW HIMMEL ROBERT 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 HARRISON ALEX "LITTLE AL" LORENZANA MICHAEL D. McCARTY GREG McDOUGALL JAKE McKINNON MO MEINHART NICOLE MICHAUD CLARE MULROY CHRISTOPHER ALLEN NELSON GREGORY NICOTERO JOEY OROSCO VERONICA OWENS CRISTINA PATTERSON RONALD E. PIPES II MELISSA JIMENEZ RAMIREZ DIRK ROGERS MARK JAMES ROSS MICHAEL ROSS ANDREW JOHN SCHONEBERG TOBY SELLS SHANNON SHEA KRISTAL SHANNON ROBYN SIMMS JOHNSON JOHN DAVID SNYDER MARK TAVARES HAILEY TRIFIRO KEVIN WASNER JOHN WHEATON DAVID WOGH JOHN WRIGHTSON SHANE ZANDER

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

Specialty Costumes by Ironhead Studio CHRIS ALEXANDER DARIN BOUYSSOU MICHAEL DYE JOSE FERNANDEZ PETE KELLEY DON LANNING JACQUELINE MAKKEE ERIC O'NEILL DAVID PERTEET ADAM WESLEY ROSS BRIAN VAN DORN

Additional Special Effects by Spectral Motion, Inc. STEVEN ADKINS WAYNE ANDERSON RICHARD ARGUIJO JASON BARNETT JAMES B. BEINKE ALTON ROBERT CAPWELL NICHOLAS COLEMAN GARY A. DARAKJIAN DAVID DIAZ MELANIE EICHNER MARY ELIZALDE WINSTON MICHAEL ELIZALDE JON FEDELE BILL FESH ERIC FIEDLER JACK FIRMAN CLAIRE FLEWIN BRIANNA "BRIE" FORD CORINNE FORTUNADO DEBORAH GALVEZ CHRIS GARNAAS TIM GORE JARED GUENTHER JURGEN HEIMANN LARS JANGAARD MARK JURINKO KAREN KEENER MANZEL JUNKO KOMORI MARIA KRUSE TIM LAMB AMANDA LEWIS SCOTT MILLENBAUGH TODD KOMA MINOBE SYLVIA NAVA ROBERT NEWTON ALEJANDRO "ALEX" PALMA BILL PHILLIPPS TIM PHOENIX BRIAN POOR BRIAN RAE MIKE JAY REGAN 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 TOM HESTER GUY HIMBER TOM KILLEEN DAVID KINDLON ALLISON KLEIN JULIAN LEDGER TULLY SUMMERS PATRICK TATOPOULOS

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

Additional Special Effects by Quantum Creation FX SUMA ADAMS OZZY ALVAREZ CHRISTIAN BECKMAN SOPHIA CORONADO ROBERT KATO DeSTEFAN MEGAN FLAGG RAY SHAFFER CHRIS WOLTERS

Post Producer TODD E. JAMES

Supervising Editors TODD E. JAMES MEMO SALAZAR

Original Songs Written by DANNY ELFMAN

Original Score by 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 RICHARD 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 CRAIG KIEF

Cameras WILLIAM ACKERLUND RYAN BALTON MARK BRITT JERRY CANCEL ROBERT DEL RUSSO DAVE DRISCOLL RICH FREEDMAN MANUEL GUITERREZ SHAUN HARKINS RAYMOND HOOVER ANTHONY S. LENZO AARON MEDDICK JOHN MEIKLEJOHN PATRICIA MINIETTA JIMMY O'DONNELL DANTE PAGANO WAYNE PAULL THOMAS QUIGLEY MARK RENAUDIN JIMMIE SCURTI LARRY SOLOMON RONALD 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 ILEY CAITLIN A. McKENNA-WILKINSON GINNY McSWAIN

Additional Voices BRAD ABRELL CHARLES ADLER MATTHEW ADLER "EPIC" LLOYD AHLQUIST LORI ALAN CARLOS ALAZRAQUI STEVE ALTERMAN STEPHEN APOSTOLINA DAVID ARNOTT RITA ARTMANN KIRK BAILEY DEE BRADLEY BAKER TROY BAKER JOE BAUER ERIC BAUZA JEFFREY GLENN BENNETT JOHN ERIC BENTLEY GREGORY M. BERG ROBERT BERGEN GREGG BERGER JEFFREY BERGMAN SUZANNE BLAKESLEE J.B. BLANC BRIAN BLOOM STEVEN BLUM DAVID BOAT EARL BOEN DUNCAN BRANNAN ALI BRUSTOFSKI RODGER BUMPASS DOUG BURCH STEVEN BURNS COREY BURTON WILLIAM CALVERT JOSEPH CAPPELLETTI KATE CARLIN NANCY CARTWRIGHT CATHERINE CAVADINI JUNE A. CHRISTOPHER CAMERON CLARKE ROBERT B. CLOTWORTHY TOWNEND COLEMAN JONATHAN DAVID COOK DAVID COWGILL KATHRYN CRESSIDA PETER CULLEN BRIAN CUMMINGS JAMES J. CUMMINGS ELIZABETH G. DAILY ALEX DANIELS BRIAN THOMAS DELANEY GREY DeLISLE GRIFFIN DEBORAH DERRYBERRY JESSICA DiCICCO JOHN DiMAGGIO BENJAMIN DISKIN HOLLY DORFF TERRI DOUGLAS ROBIN ATKIN DOWNES CHRISTOPHER EDGERLY PAUL EIDING CHAD MICHAEL EINBINDER RICHARD EPCAR BILL FARMER KEITH FERGUSON JEFFREY TODD FISCHER QUINTON T. FLYNN JENNIFER CRYSTAL FOLEY AARON FORS PATRICK FRALEY EDWARD FRIERSON NIKKA FUTTERMAN ELISA GABRIELLI SPENCER LACEY GANUS WILLOW GEER JEAN GILPIN JACKIE GONNEAU BARBARA GOODSON DEBORAH GRAUSMAN NICHOLAS GUEST MARK HADLOW JENNIFER HALE ISA HALL JESS HARNELL JASON HARRIS KATZ BRIAN HERSKOWITZ KATE HIGGINS BRIDGETTE HOFFMAN APRIL HONG RICHARD STEPHEN HORVITZ BRIAN HULL RIFF HUTTON SIRENA IRWIN NICK JAMESON JOHNNY KASSIR DAVID KAYE JOSH KEATON THOMAS JAMES 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 KRAMER MICKIE T. McGOWAN CAITLIN A. McKENNA-WILKINSON CHRISTIE MELLOR SCOTT MENVILLE MATTHEW MERCER JIM MESKIMEN KATE MICUCCI LARA JILL MILLER CANDI MILO EDIE MIRMAN DANIEL MORA MICHAEL NAWROCKI LARAINE NEWMAN NOLAN NORTH PETER OLDRING COLLEEN O'SHAUGHNESSEY VILLARD JASON R. PACE PAUL PAPE DONOVAN PATTON ROBERT F. PAULSEN CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS PATRICK PINNEY PAIGE NAN POLLACK PHILLIP PROCTOR ALEX PUCCINELLI MOIRA SHANNON QUIRK JAN RABSON MICHAEL RALPH NOREEN REARDON PETER RENADAY KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDSON SAM RIEGEL LYNNWOOD ROBINSON MICHELLE RUFF PAUL RUGG SAM SAKO LIA SARGENT RODNEY SAULSBERRY CHARLES SCHLATTER BEN SCHWARTZ FRANK SHARP JUSTIN SHENKAROW "NICE" PETER SHUKOFF JAMES SIE SUSAN SILO JENNY SLATE ROGER CRAIG SMITH DAVID SOBOLOV ANDRE SOGLIUZZO KATH E. SOUCIE STEPHEN W. STANTON MINDY LEE 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 TAUFFEN JAMES ARNOLD TAYLOR RUSSI TAYLOR KIRK "SPARKY" THORNTON NANCY TRUMAN MARCELLO TUBERT PHILLIP VISCHER KARI WAHLGREN HYNDEN WALCH B.J. WARD JAMES KEVIN WARD AUDREY WASILEWSKI RICK DARRIN WASSERMAN ANDREANA WEINER MARC WEINER FRANK WENDELL WELKER CLAUDETTE WELLS WILLIAM RICHARD WEST COLLETTE WHITAKER MAE MARGARET WHITMAN SCOTT WHYTE NBERG TRAVIS WILLINGHAM DEBRA RENEE WILSON SKELTON WALLACE WINGERT ARIEL WINTER WORKMAN SAM WITWER MATTHEW RUSSELL WOOD LENNON WYNN KUZNIAR MICHAEL ANN YOUNG LYNNEANNE ZAGER JOSEPH ZIEJA

Boom DAN GUACHIONE

Makeup JANE DiPERSIO KRISTINA FRISCH

Special Effects Makeup OZZY ALVAREZ LANCE ANDERSON CHRISTOPHER BERGSCHNEIDER JOHN BLAKE BRIAN BLAIR BARNEY BURMAN NORMAN CABRERA WILLIAM CORSO EMILY COUGHLIN LAURA DANDRIDGE ROBERT KATO DeSTEFAN BRYAN DOTT BEATE EISELE EMILY COUGHLIN EDEN ELIZALDE RYK FORTUNA ANDRE FREITAS ANTHONY GARDNER LANCE GILMER GLENN P. GRIFFIN VINCENT JAMES GUASTINI JOEL HARLOW ROBERT HINDERSTEIN PAUL "SQUIFFY" JONES JULIAN LEDGER JONAH LEVY LEONARD GREGORY MacDONALD HEATHER MAGES AMBER MARI BART J. MIXON JOSE "PEPE" MORA-PEREZ CHRISTOPHER ALLEN NELSON NED NEIDHARDT KEN NIEDERBAUMER EMILY FIORA PARKS NICHOLAS PODBREY STEPHEN PROUTY MAZENA PUKSTO MIKE JAY REGAN LISA ROCCO JILL ROCKOW YOICHI ART SAKAMOTO SEAN SANSOM SHAUN PATRICK SMITH MICHAEL SMITHSON JOHN DAVID SNYDER WILLIAM STURGEON DREW TALBOT WILLIAM TEREZAKIS JONATHAN B. THORNTON ALAN TUSKES EDDIE YANG

Hairstylist JACKIE PAYNE

Hairstyle Specialists STACEY BISEL GAIL ROWELL 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 GROLL LISA HALSEY MIKE HALSEY JULIAN HERRERA MICHAEL LAPINSKI BEAUX LATHAM ASHLEY MALONE SHANDI OWENS ABOEL PIZZARO 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 K. BROOKER SARAH BROWN MARK C. CABALLERO CHRISTOPHER CALVI BRIAN CAPATI SHELBY CAPATI DEXTER CASERES JEFF CROSS SARAH E. de GAUDEMAR MEYER FRANK DURAN WILLY FAIR DAN FIELD CHRISTOPHER FINNEGAN ELIZABETH HARVATINE JOHN HARVATINE IV YOOSEON VERONICA HWANG STEPHANIE JAMES MARTIN JIMINEZ JOHN JOYCE DICK KANESHIRO TAK HOON KIM MISHA PEESHA KLEIN EVAN KOEHNE JUSTIN KOHN BRUCE LAO PAULA LAUTERBACH ADRIAN ROSE LEONARD MATTHEW MANNING SIHANOUK MARIONA BARNEY MARQUEZ KELLY MAZUROWSKI MARGARET MEYER SCHULTZ HEATHER "SCOOTER" MILNE JEANETTE MOFFAT BAITY TIMOTHY "TENNESSEE" REID NORTON LEAH N. OLBRICH MELISSA PIEKAAR ADAM L. PIERCE CHRISTOPHER RABILWONGSE NIKKI RICE MALKI CESAR ROMERO ROBERT RONNING ROBERT SAUNDERS JOSEPH H. SCHMIDT THOMAS R. SMITH JENNIFER SOSINSKI JENNIFER STAVISH ROMEY REBECCA STILLMAN CHRISTOPHER SWANSON ZACHARIAH TOLCHINSKY DAVID WADDLE ROBIN HOWARD WALSH SEAMUS WALSH SIMONE WILLIAMS MAX WINSTON ROY T. WOOD BENNY ZELKOWICZ RICHARD C. 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 TIM BLANEY CHERYL BLAYLOCK MOLLY BOYLAN FRAN BRILL LISA BUCKLEY KERRY BUTLER JENNIFER HONOR CARLETON KEVIN D. CARLSON RAYMOND CARR CHRISTOPHER CERF THE CHARACTER SHOP THE CHIODO BROTHERS KEVIN CLASH GERI COLE R. BRUCE CONNELLY JON DOSS JODIE EICHELBERGER ANNIE EVANS BOB FAPPIANO OLGA FELGEMACHER-MARIN CHRISTINE FERRARO GALEN FOTT MICHAEL K. FRITH ROBERT J. GARDNER CAMERON GARRITY DANIEL GARZA JORDAN GERSHOWITZ DAVE GOELZ LOUISE GOLD JEROME GREEN DAVID GUMPEL INGRID HANSEN ZACHARY JAMES 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 BRUCE LANOIL JIM LEWIS JAYDEN LIBRAN SONIA MANZANO CRAIG MARIN JIM MARTIN BRIAN MEEHL KATHRYN MULLEN LILIANA OLSZEWSKI FRANK OZ ADAM PELTZMAN MICHAEL QUINN MARK RADICE KATHRYN RAIO JP RENDE TIMOTHY D. ROSE ADAM RUDMAN JOEY RUDMAN PHOEBE RUDMAN PAUL RUGG MARK SALTZMAN LUIS SANTEIRO MIA SARA MICHELAN SISTI CAROLL SPINNEY DEBORAH SPINNEY JOCELYN STEVENSON MATTHEW STODDART KIRK R. THATCHER ALLAN TRAUTMAN CHUCK VINSON JACK VOGEL KELLY VOGEL BELINDA WARD WETA WORKSHOP MELISSA WHITMIRE STEVE WHITMIRE GREGORY PAUL WILLIAMS PAUL H. WILLIAMS KAY WILSON STALLINGS GRETCHEN WYLDER MATT "LUCKY" YATES

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