Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street

Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street is a 30-minute direct-to-video compilation originally released on VHS in 1988, as part of the My Sesame Street Home Video series. The title was reissued on VHS in 1995 under the same title, and on DVD in 2005 simply as Count It Higher.

In the video, Count von Count hosts The Count's Countdown Show, a music video countdown show on the fictional SMV (Sesame Music Video) television network. He counts down the top seven songs. Each song is presented with fake music video-style credits added (though "Wet Paint" originally had music video credits outside of the video).

The original 1988 VHS release came with a songbook of lyrics for all the songs in the video.

Releases

VHS1988
Random House Home Video
89887
First edition cover

VHS1995
Random House Home Video
89887
Second edition cover

VHSSony Wonder
LV 51240

DVD2005
Sony Wonder
LVD 51240

DVDGenius Entertainment

DVD2010
Warner Home Video

Asia (VCD)cat. no 148006

Segments

Picture	Segment	Description
File:Countithighera.jpg	FRAME 1	The announcer (Martin P. Robinson) introduces "Count It Higher", with host, Count Von Count!
File:Countithigherb.jpg	FRAME 1 cont'd	Count Von Count introduces the first song.
	Muppets	Song #7: "The Ten Commandments of Health" with Dr. Thad and the Medications from the album Advice You Can Count On from Medical Records (EKA: Episode 1163)
File:Countithigherc.jpg	FRAME 2	Count Von Count introduces the next song.
	Muppets	Song #6: "Doo Wop Hop" with Kermit the Frog from the album I'm Green and I'm Proud from Polywog Records (EKA: Episode 2484)
File:Countithigherd.jpg	FRAME 3‎	After the song, Count Von Count mentions the number of jumps Kermit and the animals made.
File:Countithighere.jpg	FRAME 3 cont'd	Big Bird makes a celebrity guest appearance.
File:Countithigherf.jpg	FRAME 3 cont'd	Count Von Count introduces the next song.
	Muppets	Song #5: "ZZ Blues" with Over the Top from the album On A Clear Day I Can Z Forever from US Snooze Records Ending cut (EKA: Episode 2356)
File:Countithigherg.jpg	FRAME 4	Count Von Count introduces a bonus video...‎
	Muppets	..."Honk Around the Clock" with Honkers from the album Play Through The Nose from Oogah Records (EKA: Episode 2492)
File:Countithigherh.jpg	FRAME 5	After the video, Count Von Count is seen counting the bricks, but leaves off to resume his hosting duties.
File:Countithigheri.jpg	FRAME 5 cont'd	Count Von Count introduces another celebrity promo...
File:Countithigherj.jpg	FRAME 5 cont'd	...and it's Oscar the Grouch!
File:Countithigherk.jpg	FRAME 5 cont'd	Count Von Count introduces the next song.
	Muppets	Song #4: "Letter B" with The Beetles from the album Sesame Road from Lemon Records Beginning cut. (EKA: Episode 1845)
File:Countithigherl.jpg	FRAME 6	Count Von Count introduces the next song.
	Muppets	Song #3: "Wet Paint" with How Now Brown Cow from the album Signs of the Times from Mootown Records Beginning and ending cut. (EKA: Episode 2847)
File:Countithigherm.jpg	FRAME 7	Count Von Count introduces the next song.
	Muppets	Song #2: "Do De Rubber Duck" with Ernie and Friends From the Motion Picture The Harder They Scrub. (EKA: Episode 2483)
File:Countithighern.jpg	FRAME 8	After the video, Count Von Count points out his own appearance in the song, and how many bubbles he counted in it.
File:Countithighero.jpg	FRAME 8 cont'd	Count Von Count introduces the last (and his favorite) song...
	Muppets	Song #1: "Count It Higher" with Chris and the Alphabeats from the album Letters of Love from Broken Records (EKA: Episode 0670)
File:Countithigherp.jpg	FRAME 9	The show is over, so Count Von Count says his goodbyes and tells the audience to tune in for another episode of "Count It Higher.‎"

Notes

• The picture on top of the Count's television is of Joe Raposo.

Credits

Executive Producer: Jon Stone

Producer: Sonia Rosario

Director: Jon Stone

Writer: Christopher Cerf

Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:

with Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch

Frank Oz

Jerry Nelson as Count von Count, Mr. Johnson, Over the Top lead singer, Biff, Hot Pink Alphabeat

Richard Hunt as Beetles lead singer, Gladys the Cow, Lavender Alphabeat

Martin P Robinson as SMV Announcer, Telly Monster

Kevin Clash as Hoots the Owl

Pam Arciero

Cheryl Blaylock

Camille Bonora

Fran Brill

Ed Christie

Michael Huston

Jim Kroupa

Noel MacNeal

Brian Muehl

David Rudman

and Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Ernie, Guy Smiley

Uncredited Vocals

Thad Mumford as Dr. Thad

Ivy Austin as Moo Wave Cow vocals

Christopher Cerf as Honk Around the Clock vocals, How Now Brown, Little Chrissy

Jeff Moss as Green Alphabeat

Songs by:

Christopher Cerf, Thad Mumford, Norman Stiles, Sarah Durkee, Tony Geiss, Jon Stone

Special Thanks to:

Al Hyslop, Sharon Lerner, Emily Swenson, Leslie Raicer, Cher Jung, Arlene Sherman, Danny Epstein, Dave Conner, Frieda Lipp, Eulogio Ortiz, Jr., Victor DiNapoli, Bill Kellard, Mike Pantuso, Chet O'Brien, Mortimer J. O'Brien, Nat Mongioi, Ruthie Hiatt, Paul Lacy, Dannette DeSena, Thelma Moses, Eleanor McIntosh, Ralph Mensch, Dick Maitland, Blake Norton, Tim Lester, Frank Biondo, Dave Driscoll, Lee Halls, Karen Specht, Grisha Mynova