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Big Bird and the ABCs is a Sesame Street Live show first produced by VEE Corporation for the 1987-1988 tour. It was also repeated over the next four years.
In the show, the Sesame Street gang attempts to teach the alphabet to their new friend, an alien named Tee Hee from the planet Crayon, and who speaks the language Crayon.
The show runs roughly 100 minutes.
Characters[]
Big Bird, Tee-Hee, Grover, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, The Count, Prairie Dawn, Oscar the Grouch, Guy Smiley, Telly Monster, Snuffleupagus, Gina and Tina (Twin Teenagers), Postman, Painter, Doctor, Handyman, Farmer
- Notes
- This is the first show to feature Super Grover.
- This is Telly Monster's debut show.
- Tee Hee's voice is performed by Camille Bonora; when the character returns in 1990's Sleeping Birdie, she's voiced by Diana Pemelton.
- In later editions, the characters of Telly, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Gina, Painter, Doctor, and Farmer were dropped. By 1993, Elmo was added to the cast.
Acts[]
Act I[]
- Hello: Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie, The Count, Bert, Prairie Dawn, Guy Smiley, Super Grover, Tee Hee
- The People in Your Neighborhood: Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie, The Count, Bert, Prairie Dawn, Guy Smiley, Super Grover, Tee Hee, Postman, Painter, Gina, Tina, Doctor, Handyman
- The Alphabet: Tee Hee, Big Bird
- C is for Cookie: Cookie Monster, Tee Hee, Guy Smiley, Grover, The Count
- Everybody Likes to Laugh: Tee Hee, Bert, Ernie
- My Womblie: Tee Hee, Snuffleupagus
- The Count's Diner: The Full Cast
Act II[]
- Grouchy Green and Happy Blue: Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie, Prairie Dawn, Telly Monster, Guy Smiley, Gina, Tina, Doctor, Painter, Farmer, Handyman
- Rap Happy: Grover, Tee Hee
- Hip to Be Square: Bert, The Count, Prairie Dawn, Gina, Tina, Cookie Monster, Ernie, Guy Smiley
- Color Crayons: Big Bird, Tee Hee
- Nursery Rhymes: Big Bird, Tee Hee, Prairie Dawn, The Count, Ernie, Tina, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, Telly Monster
- Name That Word: Guy Smiley, Prairie Dawn, Tee Hee, Big Bird
- It's Okay: Tee Hee, Telly Monster, Prairie Dawn
- The Alphabet's for Everyone: Big Bird, Tee Hee, Oscar the Grouch, Snuffleupagus
- Goin' Home: The Full Cast
- Notes
- By 1989, "My Womblie" was dropped. "Grouchy Green and Happy Blue," originally a roller-skating routine, was revised as "Me Feel Great" with the characters dancing instead.
Production Credits[]
- Produced by Bob Shipstad
- Written by David Connell and Jim Thurman
- Directed and Choreographed by Diane Arnold
- Art Direction by Jim Waters
- Production Associate: Paul Walberg
- Executive Producer: Vincent E. Egan
- Costume production supervisor: Julie Zobel
- Music Director: Paul Walberg
- Recording & Mixdown Engineer: Allen Kaufman
Gallery[]
Photos from the stage show:
Samples from the program:
