Changes: Big Bird's Story Time

Release Date	1987
Produced by	Random House Home Video
Catalogue no.	88934
Format	VHS

Revision as of 14:26, 24 September 2014

Big Bird's Story Time is a 1987 Sesame Street direct-to-video special 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 the logo, Kermit's introductory comments, 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 ones. 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, in which he is tired from such a busy day (as shown by the News Flash segments), and takes a nap with Big Bird and Snuffy.

Segments

Song: "At Your Library" with Gilbert & Sullivan, Oscar the Grouch, and the human cast. (EKA: Episode 2342)
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 2639)
Sesame Street News Flash: Pig's Straw House (EKA: Episode 0598)

Reissues

Characters

Linking Footage

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

Inserts

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

Cast

Muppet Performers

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog and Ernie
Frank Oz as Prince Charming, Humpty Dumpty, King's Horses and Men, Cow, Wicked Witch, Little Pig
Jerry Nelson as Rapunzel, King's Horses and Men, Magic Mirror, Big Bad Wolf
Richard Hunt as Gilbert
Martin P. Robinson as Snuffy and Sullivan

Kevin Clash as the King
Bryant Young
Cheryl Blalock
Brian Muehl as Telly
Noel MacNeal
Jane Henson
Christopher Cerf as the Captain (voice, uncredited)

Cast

Sonia Manzano as Maria
Linda Bove as Linda
Emilio Delgado as Luis
Loretta Long as Susan

Bob McGrath as Bob
Roscoe Orman as Gordon
Alaina Reed as Olivia
Northern Calloway as David (uncredited)

Credits

Executive Producer: Jon Stone
Producer: Sonia Rosario
Director: Jon Stone
Writers: Jon Stone, Cathi Rosenberg
Segment Writers: Emily Kingsley, Jeff Moss, Ray Sipherd, Norman Stiles
Songs by: Emily Kingsley, Jeff Moss, Joe Raposo

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 ==Segments==
-*Song: "[[At Your Library]]" with [[Gilbert & Sullivan]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], and the human cast.
+*Song: "[[At Your Library]]" with [[Gilbert & Sullivan]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], and the human cast. {{eka|2342}}
 *[[Sesame Street News Flash]]: Rapunzel {{eka|0692}}
 *[[Sesame Street News Flash]]: [[Humpty Dumpty]] {{eka|0705}}
 *[[Sesame Street News Flash]]: Magic Mirror {{eka|0685}}
 *Song: "[[Imagine That (song)|Imagine That]]" with [[Ernie]] {{eka|2639}}
-*[[Sesame Street News Flash]]: Pig's Straw House {{eka|0702}}
+*[[Sesame Street News Flash]]: Pig's Straw House {{eka|0598}}
 ==Reissues==
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+BigBirdsStoryTimeAustralianVHS.jpg|{{GNH|VHS}}Australia, VDI
 </gallery>
-==Cast==
+==Characters==
-'''Characters in new footage:'''
+'''Linking Footage'''
 :[[Big Bird]], [[Mr. Snuffleupagus]], [[Maria]], [[Kermit the Frog]]
+'''Inserts'''
-'''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 (Sesame Street)|Humpty Dumpty]], [[Gladys the Cow]], the Wicked [[Witch]], the Magic Mirror, [[Ernie]], King, [[Captain]], one of [[The Three Little Pigs]], and the [[Big Bad Wolf]].
+:[[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Gilbert and Sullivan]], [[Luis]], [[Telly Monster]], [[Olivia]], Maria, [[Susan]], [[Bob]], [[Gordon]], [[David]], Kermit the Frog, [[Rapunzel]], [[Prince Charming]], [[Humpty Dumpty (Sesame Street)|Humpty Dumpty]], [[Gladys the Cow|Cow]], the Wicked [[Witch]], the Magic Mirror, [[Ernie]], King, [[Captain]], one of [[The Three Little Pigs]], and the [[Big Bad Wolf]]
+==Cast==
+'''[[:Category:Muppet Performers|Muppet Performers]]'''
+{|width="100%"
+|valign="top" width="33%"|
+*[[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]]
+*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Ernie]]
+*[[Frank Oz]] as [[Prince Charming]], [[Humpty Dumpty]], King's Horses and Men, Cow, Wicked Witch, [[The Three Little Pigs|Little Pig]]
+*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Rapunzel]], King's Horses and Men, Magic Mirror, [[Big Bad Wolf]]
+*[[Richard Hunt]] as [[Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert]]
+*[[Martin P. Robinson]] as [[Mr. Snuffleupagus|Snuffy]] and Sullivan
+|valign="top" width="33%"|
+*[[Kevin Clash]] as the King
+*[[Bryant Young]]
+*[[Cheryl Blalock]]
+*[[Brian Muehl]] as [[Telly Monster|Telly]]
+*[[Noel MacNeal]]
+*[[Jane Henson]]
+*[[Christopher Cerf]] as [[Captain|the Captain]] (voice, uncredited)
+|}
+'''[[:category:Sesame Street Cast|Cast]]'''
+{|width="100%"
+|valign="top" width="33%"|
+*[[Sonia Manzano]] as Maria
+*[[Linda Bove]] as Linda
+*[[Emilio Delgado]] as Luis
+*[[Loretta Long]] as Susan
+|valign="top" width="33%"|
+*[[Bob McGrath]] as Bob
+*[[Roscoe Orman]] as Gordon
+*[[Alaina Reed]] as Olivia
+*[[Northern Calloway]] as David (uncredited)
+|}
+==Credits==
-:'''Performers:'''
+*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Jon Stone]]
-::[[Caroll Spinney]] as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
+*'''Producer:''' Sonia Rosario
-::[[Frank Oz]] as Prince Charming, Humpty Dumpty, the Wicked Witch and Pig
+*'''Director:''' [[Jon Stone]]
-::[[Jerry Nelson]] as Rapunzel, King's Horses and Men, Magic Mirror and Big Bad Wolf
+*'''Writers:''' Jon Stone, [[Cathi Rosenberg-Turow|Cathi Rosenberg]]
-::[[Richard Hunt]] as Gilbert, Gladys the Cow, King's Horses and Men
+*'''Segment Writers:''' [[Emily Kingsley]], [[Jeff Moss]], [[Ray Sipherd]], [[Norman Stiles]]
-::[[Martin P. Robinson]] as Snuffy and Sullivan
+*'''Songs by:''' Emily Kingsley, [[Jeff Moss]], [[Joe Raposo]]
-::[[Jim Henson]] as Kermit the Frog and Ernie
-::[[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
-:''Uncredited''
-::[[Brian Muehl]] as Telly
-::[[Kevin Clash]] as the King
-::[[Christopher Cerf]] as the Captain
 [[Category:Sesame Street Video]]
-[[Category:Sesame Street Direct-to-Video]]
 [[Category:Sleep]]

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