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The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring some of the show’s most memorable moments. Phil Donahue offers a shocking expose about life on "the Street." Surprise celebrity guests stop by as "People In Your Neighborhood." Newsman Robert MacNeil investigates "Cookiegate." And when Ernie wants to play the blues, an all-star cast, including Madeline Kahn, Paul Simon, Danny Devito, Wynton Marsalis, Jeremy Irons and many more, have a few words of musical advice: "Put Down The Duckie." Join in the rousing sing-along and all the hilarious fun in this star-studded celebration!
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Reviews:
Life lesson for all ages
Intro to principle of prying away old habits/behaviors to try new, better things. Applies to all ages. Set to utter fantastic (but admittedly somewhat dated) cast. I'm 46 and LOVE this video.
this adult's all-time favorite laugh
Okay, I was an adult when this first came out in 1987, so can fully appreciate "Cookiegate" with Kermit the lawyer whispering to his client (this was Iran Contra and Oliver North era). The extensive star watching will make you realize how we've all aged but not changed much (ie, Ralph Nader probably still can't sing).
I like and dislike the same sketches all these years later-- the Donahue interviews are too long, "39 Stairs" is tedious, and "Same and Different" is insipid. "I love my X" by Patti LaBelle is heartfelt, Grover's "Numero Uno" is classic, James Taylor and the screaming singing kids are delightful, and "Put Down the Duckie" is just great, especially in the reprise when Barbara Walters sings "you've got to weave the duck a-wone!".
But BEST of all is Seiji Ozawa seriously directing the honking, clucking, bleating, meowing, and snorting All-Animal Orchestra with the infamous (and NOT creepy) Placido Flamigo. My friends used to watch ME watch this sketch because I laughed so hard. When I finally found this video, I had tears running down my face before the music even started. It's simply the funniest thing I've ever seen and I LOVE IT!
Watch for the many stars, re-live the past, and let your kids enjoy.
~ a 47 year old child
I think I can stand to watch it again
After repeatly being subjected to one of the all Elmo all the time videos, I thought might barf if I had to watch another muppet video. Whaddaya know? This one has a mixture of old classic bits as well as a few celebrity singers (James Taylor performs a great little tune). My son enjoys this video very much(otherwise it wouldn't make the cut).This one's a great addition to any Sesame Street collection!
Good Tunes, Bad Skits
My one year old son loves the song "Put Down the Duckie" so much that we sing it in the tub. (I sing; he holds up the duckie.) There were other very entertaining musical performances on the video as well.The skits on the other hand were absolutely pointless. (Sorry, Phil.) I disliked that Grover Waiter skit even when I was a kid, and the Thirty-Nine Stairs is almost painful to watch even in fastfoward.
Put down the duckie
My daughter has several Sesame Street videos and this is by far the worst. It does not capture her attention and really has nothing to do with Ernie or the duckie. It shows many adults running around singing. The only one who like this video was my husband, it brought back some memories of older episodes!!
