Big Bird's Story Time

Big Bird's Story Time

Big Bird's Story Time is a 1987 video in the My Sesame Street Home Video series. Maria gets ready to read a story to Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus before their nap, but since the library is closed, she reads the fairy tale section of the newspaper. The news articles appear as modified Sesame Street News Flash sketches, removing Kermit's introductory comments, the logo, and other broadcast references.

Meanwhile, Big Bird thinks it's silly that Sesame Street News has only one reporter on its entire staff. At one point, Snuffy tells Maria that he wants to hear the story of the three animals, unable to remember what animals. Maria thinks it might be the story of "The Three Bears," and tells the story, with Big Bird and Snuffy imagining themselves in the role of Goldilocks (via illustrated thought balloons). After she finishes the story, Snuffy remembers that the animals in the story he wanted to hear about were pigs. Kermit appears at the end in new framing material.

Segments

• Song: "At Your Library" with Gilbert & Sullivan, Oscar the Grouch, and the human cast.
• Sesame Street News Flash: Rapunzel (EKA: Episode 0692)
• Sesame Street News Flash: Humpty Dumpty (EKA: Episode 0705)
• Sesame Street News Flash: Magic Mirror (EKA: Episode 0685)
• Song: "Imagine That" with Ernie (EKA: Episode 2784)
• Sesame Street News Flash: Pig's Straw House (EKA: Episode 0702)

Cast

Characters in new footage:

Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Maria, Kermit the Frog

Characters in old sketches:

Oscar the Grouch, Gilbert and Sullivan, Luis, Telly Monster, Olivia, Maria, Susan, Bob, Gordon, David, Kermit the Frog, Rapunzel, Prince Charming, Humpty Dumpty, Gladys the Cow, the Wicked Witch, the Magic Mirror, Ernie, Captain, one of The Three Little Pigs, and the Big Bad Wolf.

Performers:

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.

Frank Oz as Prince Charming, Humpty Dumpty, the Wicked Witch and Pig.

Jerry Nelson as Rapunzel, King's Horses and Men, Magic Mirror and Big Bad Wolf.

Richard Hunt as Gilbert, Gladys the Cow, King's Horses and Men.

Kevin Clash as Sam and Ferlinghetti Donizetti.

Martin Robinson as Snuffy, Sullivan and Telly.

Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog and Ernie.

Christopher Cerf as the Captain.

Sonia Manzano as Maria.

Emilio Delgado as Luis.

Alaina Reed as Olivia.

Loretta Long as Susan.

Bob McGrath as Bob.

Roscoe Orman as Gordon.

Northern Calloway as David

Gallery

VHS reissue

DVD reissue