Changes: Learning About Letters

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Learning About Letters is a 1986 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation in the "My Sesame Street Home Video" line.

As the video opens, it's Alphabet Day on Sesame Street. Big Bird tells Mr. Snuffleupagus that on Alphabet Day, people go searching for objects that begin with each letter of the alphabet and read words, and after all that, Luis will read them a story. Mr. Snuffleupagus goes searching for something that begins with the letter A, while Telly Monster gets the gang organized for Alphabet Day.

Segments

Picture	Segment	Description
	FRAME 1	Big Bird and Snuffy welcome the viewer and announce that today, they'll be going over the alphabet today, even reading some words. Snuffy doesn't quite remember how the alphabet goes, but soon realizes the correct order with the help of a song...
	Muppets / Celebrity	Lena Horne and the Anything Muppets sing "The Alphabet Song." (EKA: Episode 0600) On-screen letters added
	FRAME 1 cont'd	Following the song, Snuffy remarks how great the alphabet is and reveals the first letter - A. He then leaves to find things that start with A. As he leaves, a voice beckons Big Bird outside.
	FRAME 1 cont'd	The voice is that of Telly Monster's, who hurries Big Bird along, hoping everything goes smoothly while talking about the alphabet. He shows off some A words, followed by some B words, then a C word - cow.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster sings "C is for Cookie." (EKA: Episode 0377)
	FRAME 2	Now at the letter D, Telly drags in a Dentist, who wishes to speak about flossing before is shoved off. Telly then knocks on Oscar's trash can; not to see Oscar, but his Elephants.
	Cartoon	Frances Fairy displays several F words. (EKA: Episode 0421)
	FRAME 3	Telly and Big Bird now show some F words. Buster the Horse illustrates a G word - gallop. The word itself follows suit.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: G-gorilla (First: Episode 0085)
	FRAME 4	Buster zooms past the letter H, for Horse.
	Cartoon	Consonant Sound Limerick: H - Horse (EKA: Episode 2040)
	FRAME 5	Oscar displays the letter I, for Irvine, who has Ice cream, which Luis finds Icky.
	FRAME 5 cont'd	Telly does some jumping to show the word "Jump." The word does the same.
	Cartoon	Speech Balloon: K - Key (First: Episode 0040)
	Muppets	Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La." (EKA: Episode 0321)
	FRAME 6	Big Bird shows Henrietta Honker the L in the CLOSED sign. He goes on, saying letters can be found everywhere.
	Film	City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover) (EKA: Episode 0266)
	Muppets	Kermit draws the letter M on-screen with his magic finger. Grover asks what Kermit has drawn, and Kermit says it's the letter M. "Mmmmm!" Grover agrees. (EKA: Episode 0813)
	Muppets	"M-M-M Monster Meal"
	FRAME 7	In Big Bird's Nest, Henrietta takes a Nap.
	Cartoon	O for orange Artist: Bruce Cayard (EKA: Episode 1854)
	FRAME 8	Telly displays his Piggy bank, which has a sole Quarter.
	Cartoon	A wizard turns into R things. (EKA: Episode 1015)
	FRAME 9	Telly shows some words that start with S and T. The letter U prefers to speak for himself.
	Cartoon	The Villain in the Panama Hat (V) (EKA: Episode 1710)
	FRAME 10	The gang wraps up the alphabet - Big Bird has a Waffle, the dentist has an X-ray, Luis has a Yo-Yo, and Buster appears as a Zebra.
	Cartoon	Madrigal Alphabet Animation by Jeff Hale (EKA: Episode 0677)
	FRAME 11	Luis reads the gang the story of "The King Banishes the Letter P." (EKA: Episode 0764) Story edited
	FRAME 11 cont'd	Big Bird returns to his nest to find Snuffy, who's brought an Apple and is ready to move onto B. Big Bird explains they've already finished, making Snuffy sad. Big Bird cheers him up, promising that they'll simply start everything again. He tells the gang his plan and Telly frantically gets everyone organized. Big Bird announces the sponsors from A to Z.

Releases

International releases

DVD Chapters

The ABC's
C is for Cookie
Frances Fairy
The Letter "L"
Letters Everywhere
The Letter "M"
ABC Song
Storytime: "The King Banishes the Letter P"

Characters

Muppets (Linking Footage)

Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, Buster the Horse, Oscar the Grouch, Irvine, Letter U, a cow, a dentist, a little boy, Henrietta Honker, Fluffy, Sophie, Blitzen, and Schopenhauer

Muppets (Inserts)

Cookie Monster, Herry Monster, Ernie, Bert, Kermit the Frog, Grover, King Peter the Persnickety, Princess Penelope, King Peter's pet porcupine, Mr. Johnson, Oscar the Grouch, Farley, Monsters, Fenwick, Billy and the Anything Muppets

Cast

Muppet Performers

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Ernie, Mr. Johnson, and King Peter the Persnickety
Frank Oz as Cookie Monster, Bert, Grover, Princess Penelope, and the Royal Cook
Jerry Nelson as Herry Monster, Farley, and Pumpkin Townsperson
Richard Hunt as Green Townsperson and various Anything Muppets
Martin Robinson as Telly Monster, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Irvine, and Buster the Horse
Kevin Clash as U, Cow, and Little Boy
Pam Arciero as Dentist
Bryant Young as Mr. Snuffleupagus (back half)

Cast

Emilio Delgado as Luis

Special Guest

Lena Horne

Credits

Writer: Sara Compton
Director: Jon Stone
Songs by: Joe Raposo and Jeffrey Moss

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-[[Image:Origlettersvhs.jpg|thumb|300px|First edition cover]]
+[[Image:LAL.jpg|thumb|300px]]
-{{video|date=[[1986]]|producer=[[Random House Home Video]]|cat=88319|format=VHS|discs=|region=|isbn=0394883195|asin=B001QKJE4Q}}
-'''''Learning About Letters''''' is a 1986 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' direct-to-video special in the "[[My Sesame Street Home Video]]" line.
+'''''Learning About Letters''''' is a 1986 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' direct-to-video compilation in the "[[My Sesame Street Home Video]]" line.
-As the video opens, it's Alphabet Day on [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]].  [[Big Bird]] tells [[Mr. Snuffleupagus]] that on Alphabet Day, people go searching for objects that begin with each letter of the alphabet and read words, and after all that, [[Luis]] will read them a story. Mr. Snuffleupagus goes searching for something that begins with the letter A, while [[Telly Monster]] gets the gang organized for Alphabet Day.
+As the video opens, it's Alphabet Day on [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]]. [[Big Bird]] tells [[Mr. Snuffleupagus]] that on Alphabet Day, people go searching for objects that begin with each letter of the alphabet and read words, and after all that, [[Luis]] will read them a story. Mr. Snuffleupagus goes searching for something that begins with the letter A, while [[Telly Monster]] gets the gang organized for Alphabet Day.
-==Sketches==
-* "[[The Alphabet Song]]" sung by [[Lena Horne]], [[Fat Blue]], [[Farley]] and the [[Anything Muppets]] {{eka|0739}}
-* "[[C is for Cookie (song)|C is for Cookie]]" with [[Cookie Monster]] and the monsters {{eka|0677}}
-* '''Cartoon:''' Frances Fairy {{eka|0930}}
-* '''Cartoon:''' [[Speech Balloon]]: G-Gorilla {{eka|0085}}
-* '''Cartoon:''' Consonant Sound Limerick: Horse {{eka|2040}}
-* '''Cartoon:''' Speech Balloon: K-key {{eka|0040}}
-* "[[La, La, La]]" with [[Bert]] and [[Ernie]] {{eka|0321}}
-* '''Film:''' City Alphabet {{eka|0266}}
-* [[Kermit the Frog]] draws the letter M on-screen {{eka|0813}}
-* "[[M-M-M Monster Meal]]" with Cookie Monster and [[Herry Monster]] {{eka|2560}}
-* '''Cartoon:''' O-Orange {{eka|2483}}
-* '''Cartoon:''' The R Wizard {{eka|1015}}
-* Cartoon:The Villain in the Panama Hat {{eka|1710}}
-* Cartoon: "Madrigal Alphabet" {{eka|1093}}
-* [[The King Banishes the Letter P]] {{eka|0764}} (cut together with new footage of Luis narrating)
+{{TOClimit}}
-==Other releases==
+{{br}}
-<gallery widths=150 heights=200>
+==Segments==
-Image:Noimage.png|{{GNH|Beta}}1986<br>Random House Home Video<br>88318<br>ISBN 0394883187
+{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8 valign=top
+|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
+! Picture !! Segment !! Description
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL01.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 1'''</center> || Big Bird and Snuffy welcome the viewer and announce that today, they'll be going over the alphabet today, even reading some words. Snuffy doesn't quite remember how the alphabet goes, but soon realizes the correct order with the help of a song...
+|-
+|[[Image:Lena Horne ABC song.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Muppets / Celebrity</center> || [[Lena Horne]] and the [[Anything Muppets]] sing "[[The Alphabet Song]]."<br />{{eka|0600}}<br />''On-screen letters added''
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL02.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 1''' cont'd</center> || Following the song, Snuffy remarks how great the alphabet is and reveals the first letter - [[A]]. He then leaves to find things that start with A. As he leaves, a voice beckons Big Bird outside.
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL03.jpg|250px|center]]<br />[[Image:LAL04.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 1''' cont'd</center> || The voice is that of [[Telly Monster]]'s, who hurries Big Bird along, hoping everything goes smoothly while talking about the alphabet. He shows off some A words, followed by some B words, then a C word - [[cows|cow]].
+|-
+| [[Image:Cisforcookie.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Muppets</center> || [[Cookie Monster]] sings "[[C is for Cookie (song)|C is for Cookie]]."<br />{{eka|0377}}
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL05.jpg|250px|center]]<br />[[Image:LAL06.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 2'''</center> || Now at the letter D, Telly drags in a '''D'''entist, who wishes to speak about flossing before is shoved off. Telly then knocks on [[Oscar's trash can]]; not to see [[Oscar]], but his [[Fluffy|'''E'''lephants]].
+|-
+| [[Image:3958j.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || Frances Fairy displays several F words.<br />{{eka|0421}}
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL07.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 3'''</center> || Telly and Big Bird now show some F words. [[Buster the Horse]] illustrates a G word - gallop. The word itself follows suit.
+|-
+| [[Image:Gorilla_toon2.jpg|250px|center]] ||<center>Cartoon</center> ||
+[[Speech Balloon]]: G-gorilla<br />{{first|0085}}
+|-
+|[[Image:Busterthehorse.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 4'''</center> || Buster zooms past the letter H, for '''H'''orse.
+|-
+| [[Image:2040l.jpg|250px|center]] ||<center>Cartoon</center> || Consonant Sound Limerick: H - Horse<br />{{eka|2040}}
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL08.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 5'''</center> || Oscar displays the letter I, for [[Irvine|'''I'''rvine]], who has [[Ice cream|'''I'''ce cream]], which [[Luis]] finds '''I'''cky.
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL09.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 5''' cont'd</center> || Telly does some jumping to show the word "'''J'''ump." The word does the same.
+|-
+| [[Image:2125i.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || [[Speech Balloon]]: K - Key<br />{{first|0040}}
+|-
+| [[Image:Linoleum.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Muppets</center> || [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]] sing "[[La, La, La]]."<br />{{eka|0321}}
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL10.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 6'''</center> || Big Bird shows [[Henrietta Honker]] the L in the CLOSED sign. He goes on, saying letters can be found everywhere.
+|-
+| [[Image:1800-11.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Film</center> || City alphabet ''([[Joe Raposo]] instrumental with kid voiceover)''<br />{{eka|0266}}
+|-
+| [[Image:M34.JPG|250px|center]] || <center>Muppets</center> || [[Kermit]] draws the letter [[M]] on-screen with his magic finger. [[Grover]] asks what Kermit has drawn, and Kermit says it's the letter M. "Mmmmm!" Grover agrees.<br />{{eka|0813}}
+|-
+| [[Image:Monstermeal.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Muppets</center> || "[[M-M-M Monster Meal]]"
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL11.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 7'''</center> || In [[Big Bird's nest|Big Bird's '''N'''est]], Henrietta takes a '''N'''ap.
+|-
+| [[Image:Toon.Orange.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || O for orange<br />Artist: [[Bruce Cayard]]<br />{{eka|1854}}
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL12.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 8'''</center> || Telly displays his '''P'''iggy bank, which has a sole '''Q'''uarter.
+|-
+| [[Image:1736s.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || A wizard turns into R things.<br />{{eka|1015}}
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL13.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 9'''</center> || Telly shows some words that start with S and T. The letter U prefers to speak for himself.
+|-
+| [[Image:1710r.jpg|250px|center]] ||<center>Cartoon</center>|| The Villain in the Panama Hat (V)<br />{{eka|1710}}
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL14.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 10'''</center> || The gang wraps up the alphabet - Big Bird has a '''W'''affle, the dentist has an '''X'''-ray, Luis has a '''Y'''o-'''Y'''o, and Buster appears as a '''Z'''ebra.
+|-
+| [[Image:2485x.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || [[Madrigal Alphabet]]<br>Animation by [[Jeff Hale]]<br>{{eka|0677}}
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL15.jpg|250px|center]]<br />[[Image:TheKingBanishesP.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 11'''</center> || Luis reads the gang the story of "[[The King Banishes the Letter P]]." {{eka|0764}}<br />''Story edited''
+|-
+|[[Image:LAL16.jpg|250px|center]]<br />[[Image:LAL17.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 11'''<br />cont'd</center> || Big Bird returns to his nest to find Snuffy, who's brought an '''A'''pple and is ready to move onto B. Big Bird explains they've already finished, making Snuffy sad. Big Bird cheers him up, promising that they'll simply start everything again. He tells the gang his plan and Telly frantically gets everyone organized. Big Bird announces the sponsors from A to Z.
+|}
+==Releases==
+<gallery captionalign="left">
+Image:Origlettersvhs.jpg|{{GNH|VHS}}1986<br>Random House Home Video<br>88319<br>ISBN 0394883195
+Image:Noimage-big.png|{{GNH|Beta}}1986<br>Random House Home Video<br>88318<br>ISBN 0394883187
 Image:Video.learningaboutletters-vhs.jpg|{{GNH|VHS}}Random House Home Video<br>88319<br>Reissue cover
 Image:Learnlet-1-.gif‎|{{GNH|VHS}}[[Sony Wonder]]<br>LV 51274<br>ISBN 1564063321<br>{{asin|630227608X}}
 Image:Learning_about_letters.jpeg|{{GNH|DVD}}Sony Wonder<br>LVD 51274<br>ISBN 0738927651<br>{{asin|B0001OGUQI}}
+countwithmelearningaboutletters.jpg|{{GNH|DVD}}2008<br>[[Genius Entertainment]]
 File:Letters09.JPG|{{GNH|DVD}}2009<br>[[Genius Entertainment]]
+</gallery>
+===International releases===
+<gallery captionalign="left">
+Sesamestreetearlylearnerslearntoreadukvhs2entertainvideo1991.jpg|{{GNH|United Kingdom (VHS)}}1991<br>2 Entertain Video
 Image:Learningaboutletters-2entertain.jpg|{{GNH|United Kingdom (VHS)}}1994<br>Video Collection International
 Image:Learningaboutletters-disney.jpg|{{GNH|United Kingdom (VHS)}}1998<br>Walt Disney Home Video
+Learningaboutlettershongkongvcd.jpg|{{GNH|Hong Kong (VCD)}}2006<br>Intercontinental Video<br>cat. no 1004482115
+Learningaboutletterslearningaboutnumbers.jpg|{{GNH|Australia (DVD)}}2006<br>ABC Video for Kids
+Learningaboutlettersasianvcd.jpg|{{GNH|Asia (VCD)}}cat. no 151006
 </gallery>
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 *ABC Song
 *Storytime: "The King Banishes the Letter P"
+==Characters==
+===Muppets (Linking Footage)===
+:[[Big Bird]], [[Mr. Snuffleupagus]], [[Telly Monster]], [[Buster the Horse]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Irvine]], Letter [[U]], [[Cows|a cow]], [[Dentists|a dentist]], a little boy, [[Henrietta Honker]], [[Fluffy]], [[Oscar's Pets|Sophie, Blitzen, and Schopenhauer]]
+===Muppets (Inserts)===
+:[[Cookie Monster]], [[Herry Monster]], [[Ernie]], [[Bert]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Grover]], [[King Peter the Persnickety]], [[Princess Penelope]], [[Porcupines|King Peter's pet porcupine]], [[Mr. Johnson]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Farley]], [[AM Monsters|Monsters]], [[Fenwick]], [[Billy (monster)|Billy]] and [[Anything Muppets|the Anything Muppets]]
 ==Cast==
+'''[[:Category:Muppet Performers|Muppet Performers]]'''
-===Muppets (New Footage)===
+*[[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]]
-:[[Big Bird]], [[Telly Monster]], [[Buster the Horse]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Irvine]], [[Mr. Snuffleupagus]], Letter [[U]], a Cow, a dentist, a little boy, a [[Honkers|Honker]], and The Elephants.
+*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Ernie]], [[Mr. Johnson]], and [[King Peter the Persnickety]]
+*[[Frank Oz]] as [[Cookie Monster]], [[Bert]], [[Grover]], [[Princess Penelope]], and the Royal Cook
+*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Herry Monster]], [[Farley]], and [[Pumpkin]] Townsperson
+*[[Richard Hunt]] as [[Green]] Townsperson and various [[Anything Muppets]]
+*[[Martin Robinson]] as [[Telly Monster]], [[Mr. Snuffleupagus]], [[Irvine]], and [[Buster the Horse]]
+*[[Kevin Clash]] as U, Cow, and Little Boy
+*[[Pam Arciero]] as [[Dentists|Dentist]]
+*[[Bryant Young]] as Mr. Snuffleupagus (back half)
+'''[[:category:Sesame Street Cast|Cast]]'''
-===Muppets (Segments)===
+*[[Emilio Delgado]] as [[Luis]]
-:[[Cookie Monster]], [[Herry Monster]], [[Ernie]], [[Bert]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Grover]], [[King Peter the Persnickety]], [[Princess Penelope]], [[King Peter's Porcupine]], [[Mr. Johnson]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Farley]], Monsters, and [[Anything Muppets|The Anything Muppets]].
+'''[[:category:Sesame Street Guest Stars|Special Guest]]'''
-===Performers===
+*[[Lena Horne]]
-*[[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]].
-*[[Martin Robinson]] as [[Telly Monster]], [[Mr. Snuffleupagus]], and [[Buster the Horse]].
-*[[Kevin Clash]] as U, Cow, and Little Boy.
-*[[Pam Arciero]] as [[Dentists|Dentist]].
-*[[Bryant Young]] as Mr. Snuffleupagus (back half).
-*[[Jim Henson]] as [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Ernie]], [[Mr. Johnson]], and [[King Peter the Persnickety]].
-*[[Frank Oz]] as [[Cookie Monster]], [[Bert]], [[Grover]], [[Princess Penelope]], and The Royal Cook.
-*[[Jerry Nelson]] as [[Herry Monster]].
-*[[Richard Hunt]] as various [[Anything Muppets]].
-==Notes==
+==Credits==
+*'''Writer:''' [[Sara Compton]]
-*In 2008, this video was packaged with ''[[123 Count with Me (video)|123 Count with Me]]'' as a [[Sesame Street Double Feature]].
+*'''Director:''' [[Jon Stone]]
-[[Category:Sesame Street Video]]
+*'''Songs by:''' [[Joe Raposo]] and [[Jeffrey Moss]]
-[[Category:Sesame Street Direct-to-Video]]
-[[Category:Alphabet]]
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-[[Category:Sesame Street Direct-to-Video]]
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