Rock & Roll!

Rock & Roll! is a Sesame Street video that was released by Random House in 1990 in the "Sesame Songs Home Video" series. It was hosted by Jackman Wolf, who played various rock & roll songs from Sesame Street on his Sesame Street Rock & Roll Request Show.

Segments

Picture	Segment	Description
	FRAME 1	The announcer introduces "Sesame Street Rock 'N' Roll Request Show", with host Jackman Wolf!
	FRAME 1 cont'd	Jackman Wolf gets a request to play "Monster in the Mirror".
	Muppets	Grover sings about "The Monster in the Mirror." (EKA: Episode 2835)
	FRAME 2	Jackman Wolf gets a request from Gina to play a song by Little Jerry and the Monotones, her favorite band. Jackman tries calling, but does not get any answer from them.
	Muppets	Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (EKA: Episode 0733) Beginning and ending cut; used as a plot point
	FRAME 3	Jackman Wolf can't get a connection with Little Jerry, so he asks her to pick a different request. Gina decides to pick two songs from her other favorite band, Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats ("You're Alive" and "Rock 'N' Roll Readers"), but can't decide which one to pick. So Jackman Wolf plays both songs for her.
	Muppets	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "You're Alive." (EKA: Episode 2773) Beginning edited.
	Muppets	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats at the library perform "Rock 'N Roll Readers." (EKA: Episode 2776) Beginning edited.
	FRAME 4	While reading The Three Little Pigs, Jackman Wolf gets a request from Bert to play "It's Hip to be a Square", dedicated to his paper clip collection.
	Song	The Four Squares sing "It's Hip To Be a Square." Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel. (EKA: Episode 2615) Ending edited with a comment from Bert.
	FRAME 5	Jackman Wolf gets a request from Count von Count and a Countess to play a song with the number 40, or a song for the number 9, dedicated to each other. They can't make up their mind, so Jackman Wolf plays both songs for them.
	Muppets	The Count croons "Count Up to Nine". (EKA: Episode 2342) Beginning edited.
	Muppets	"Forty Blocks From My Home". (EKA: Episode 2614)
	FRAME 6	Jackman Wolf tries to call Little Red Riding Hood to see if she could find Little Jerry and the Monotones. She can't, but has a request to play "(I Can't Get No) Co-Operation" and "Hand Talk".
	Muppets	"(I Can't Get No) Co-Operation". (EKA: Episode 1781) Ending edited.
	Song	14 Karat Soul sings "Hand Talk." (First: Episode 2622)
	FRAME 7	‎ Jackman Wolf gets a request from Oscar the Grouch to play "The Word Is No".
	Song	Gina and Maria sing The Word is "No". (EKA: Episode 2619)
	FRAME 8	The show's almost over, and Jackman Wolf gives up on trying to look for Little Jerry and the Monotones.
File:Rock&rollm.jpg ‎	FRAME 8 cont'd	Suddenly, to Jackman Wolf's surprise, the police drag in Little Jerry and the Monotones, with a destroyed telephone booth on them. The officer tells Jackman Wolf that the group claimed he wanted them to sing a song on the telephone on the show, so he arrested them.
	FRAME 8 cont'd	Gina pops up, excited to hear the group singing on the show. Jackman Wolf explains to the officer that he did intend them to sing on his show, and continues to let them sing as the credits roll.

Releases

VHS1990
Random House Home Video
80827
ISBN 0679808272

VHSSony Wonder
LV 51299

DVDSony Wonder
LVD 51299

DVDGenius Entertainment

Asia (VCD)cat. no 963005

LaserdiscSony
CSLW-1334

Notes

• Throughout the tape, five Sesame Street videos can be seen in the background which include Monster Hits!, I Want to Go Home!, Count it Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street, The Best of Ernie and Bert, and Sing Yourself Silly!.
• A photo of Little Jerry, Big Jeffy, and another Fat Blue Anything Muppet can be seen on Jackman Wolf's desk (later in the background).
• This is one of the Sesame Street videos that have a TV skit as a plotline. Other examples include Learning About Numbers and Sleepytime Songs and Stories.

Credits

Producer: Nina Elias-Bamberger

Director: Ted May

Segment Director: Jon Stone

Head Writer: Tony Geiss

Writer: Christopher Cerf

Starring the Sesame Street Puppet Characters:

with Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch

Frank Oz as Grover, and Bert

Jerry Nelson as Jackman Wolf, Little Jerry, Count von Count, and Farley

Richard Hunt as Telephone Operator, and one of the Alphabeats

Martin P. Robinson as the Announcer, Telly Monster, and Scottish Police Man

Kevin Clash

Camille Bonora as Countess, and Little Red Riding Hood

David Rudman

Pam Arciero

Rick Lyon

Jim Martin

Peter MacKennan

Brian Muehl

Kathryn Mullen

Ed Christie

Jim Kroupa

Noel MacNeal

Michael Earl (credited as Mike Davis)

Karen Prell

Mark Zeszotek

and Jim Henson as Little Chrissy (puppetry)

Uncredited

Christopher Cerf as Little Chrissy and Mick Swagger

Jeff Moss as Big Jeffy, Lavender Alphabeat

Cast:

Alison Bartlett O'Reilly as Gina

Sonia Manzano as Maria

Songs by:

David Axlerod, Christopher Cerf, Sarah Compton, Sara Durkee, Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper, Paul Jacobs, Sharon Lerner, Huey Lewis, Sam Pottle, Joe Raposo, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow, Nancy Sans Norman Stiles

Art Director: Victor DiNapoli

Costume Designer: Bill Kellard

Special Thanks to:

Sharon Lerner, Franklin Getchell, Leslie Raicer, Christine Ferraro