Elmopalooza

Elmopalooza! is a Sesame Street special that aired on ABC on February 20, 1998.

About the show

The show is a musical, featuring performances from guests Jon Stewart, David Alan Grier, Rosie O'Donnell, Gloria Estefan, En Vogue, the Fugees, Kenny Loggins, Shawn Colvin, Jimmy Buffett and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones to celebrate Sesame Street's 30th anniversary.

At the beginning of the show, Jon Stewart, the producer Prairie Dawn, and the crew for the show get stuck in a dressing room when the door won't open. The Muppets decide to produce the show themselves, with Elmo hosting.

Meanwhile, Grover, Susan, Gordon, Gina, Bob, and Mr. Handford get lost on the way to Radio City Music Hall, and they end up in Roswell, New Mexico, having picked up penguins and the Yip-yip Martians as hitchhikers.

Songs

• "Just Happy To Be Me" with the Fugees
• "Mambo I, I, I" with Gloria Estefan
• "The Zig Zag Dance" with the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• "I Don't Want To Live on The Moon" with Shawn Colvin and Ernie
• "I Want a Monster to Be My Friend" with En Vogue
• "Nearly Missed" with Rosie O'Donnell and Elmo
• "Caribbean Amphibian" with Jimmy Buffett and Kermit the Frog
• "One Small Voice" with Kenny Loggins.
• Songs (medley) with Jon Stewart, Elmo, and the cast:
  • "Rubber Duckie" by Ernie
  • "ABC-DEF-GHI" by Big Bird
  • "I Love Trash" by Oscar the Grouch
  • "C Is For Cookie" by Cookie Monster
  • "The People in Your Neighborhood"

Soundtrack

See main article Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)

Cast

• Alison Bartlett-O'Reilly - Gina
• Linda Bove - Linda
• Ruth Buzzi - Ruthie
• Emilio Delgado - Luis
• Loretta Long - Susan
• Sonia Manzano - Maria
• Bob McGrath - Bob
• Roscoe Orman - Gordon
• David Smyrl - Mr. Handford

Special guest appearances

• Tyra Banks
• Richard Belzer
• Tony Bennett (archive footage)
• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• Shawn Colvin
• Cindy Crawford
• Gloria Estefan
• The Fugees
• David Alan Grier
• Don Henley
• Kenny Loggins
• Madonna (archive footage)
• Conan O'Brien
• Rosie O'Donnell
• Chris Rock
• Jada Pinkett Smith (archive footage)
• Will Smith (archive footage)
• Jon Stewart
• En Vogue
• Jimmy Buffett
• Lamb Chop (archive footage)
• Richard Harris (archive footage)

Muppet performers

• Kevin Clash - Elmo
• Fran Brill - Zoe, Prairie Dawn
• Joey Mazzarino - Horatio the Elephant
• Jerry Nelson - Count von Count, Biff, Two-Headed Monster (Left Head)
• Carmen Osbahr - Rosita
• Frank Oz - Cookie Monster, Grover, Bert
• Martin P. Robinson - Mr. Snuffleupagus, Slimey the Worm, Telly Monster
• David Rudman - Baby Bear, Sparky the Stuntman, Two-Headed Monster (Right Head)
• Caroll Spinney - Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch
• Steve Whitmire - Kermit the Frog, Ernie
• Bryant Young - Rear End of Mr. Snuffleupagus

Additional Muppets performed by Brad Abrell, Pam Arciero, Julianne Buescher,Lisa Buckley Kevin Carlson, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Alice Dinnean, Eric Jacobson, John Kennedy, Peter Linz, Rick Lyon, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, Drew Massey, Don Reardon, Joe Selph, John Tartaglia, and Matt Vogel.

Merchandise

The CD and cassette was released on March 3, 1998. This special was released on video and DVD on April 14, 1998. A reprint with the 1996 Sesame Street videos trailer and the 1996 Sesame Street Magazine promo came out later that year.

External links

• Elmopalooza at Internet Movie Database
• Elmopalooza at Muppet Wiki