Count on Sports

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Produced by:	Genius Entertainment
Release Date:	July 22, 2008
Discs:	1
Region:	1

Count on Sports is a Sesame Street home video title which uses sports to emphasize math, relational concepts, and shapes. Ernie anchors the ESPN-style ESSN (Ernie's Sports Show News), assisted by Bert and Bernice. Grover, Prairie Dawn, Elmo, and Murray Monster also appeared as reporters on certain sport event. Vince Carter makes a special appearance in this video.

Segments/Songs

• At the Transylvania Open golf tournament, The Count takes nine hits to get his golf ball out of a sand trap (First: Episode 4117)
• A soccer player bounce the ball 5 times (taken from Plaza Sésamo)
• A soccer player kicks the ball towards the goal to demonstrate above and below (taken from Plaza Sésamo)
• Gymnast Dominique Dawes demonstrates up, down, fast and slow (EKA: Episode 3874)
• Kids dance around at gymnastics to "Rockin' Robin" (EKA: Episode 3314)
• Song: "Elmo's Riding" (First: Episode 4160)
• Vince Carter and Grover demonstrate short and tall.
• Stop-motion animated cavemen take turns playing basketball. (EKA: Episode 4068)
• At the NasCount races, Count Billy Bob Von Count Jr. has his greasemonkey crew work on his car, while he counts each passing car (First: Episode 4154)
• Elmo's Top Ten Plays of the week
• Murray Monster finds shapes in the baseball field
• Song: "7th Inning Stretch"
• Ernie and Bert interview Sir Harry the Tennis Ball
• Song: "Play Ball" (First: Episode 4083)
• Venus Williams plays imaginary tennis against Elmo (First: Episode 4068)

DVD bonus features

• Elmo practices football and singing the alphabet with four of The New York Jets. (First: Episode 4147)
• "Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures"

• Tiny Town (First: Episode 4161)
• Mountain Climbers
• Inventors (First: Episode 4185)

Credits

• Executive Producer: Carol-Lynn Parente
• Coordinating Producer: April Chadderdon
• Producer: Benjamin Lehmann
• Co-producer: Kevin Clash
• Writer: Adam Rudman
• Director: Ken Diego
• Starring The Muppets from Sesame Street:
  • Steve Whitmire as Ernie
  • Eric Jacobson as Bert and Grover
  • Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn and Zoe
  • Kevin Clash as Elmo
  • Joey Mazzarino as Murray Monster and Sir Harry the Tennis Ball
  • Tyler Bunch as Mr. Referee
• Muppet Performers: Peter Linz, Paul McGinnis, and Matt Vogel