Sing Yourself Silly! was released on VHS in 1990 by Random House in the Sesame Songs Home Video series, and released on DVD by Sony Wonder in 2005. In 2008, it was released again by Genius Entertainment, paired with Peter and the Wolf as a Sesame Street Double Feature.
Releases
Segments
Picture | Segment | Description |
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Big Bird pops up wearing a spinning bow tie and explains what "silly" is. He then presents the series of silly songs. | ||
Ernie sings "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree." (EKA: Episode 2773) Edited | ||
Maria and Luis pop out wearing Groucho glasses and say "Now that was silly!" | ||
"Ladybugs' Picnic" (EKA: Episode 0416) | ||
James Taylor performs "Jellyman Kelly" with a bunch of kids. (EKA: Episode 1800) | ||
Gladys comments, "Now that was silly!" | ||
Polly Darton sings "Wavin' Goodbye to You with My Heart." (EKA: Episode 2495) Introduction cut | ||
The Amazing Mumford and his duck appear in a puff of smoke, with the duck exclaiming "Now that's silly!" in Mumford's voice, while Mumford lets out a quack. | ||
"Old MacDonald Cantata" Beginning edited | ||
Forgetful Jones comments, "Now that was spinach!" | ||
Oscar and Grundgetta sing about the "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball." Edited from episode 2596 | ||
Forgetful still can't remember the word "silly". | ||
"One Banana" (EKA: Episode 2606) | ||
Count von Count counts 7 bananas. | ||
Jim Thurman sings Calcutta Joe Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc. (EKA: Episode 2492) | ||
Big Bird and the Honkers take some time to address that silly songs are no laughing matter. | ||
Sesame Street News Flash: Don Music tries to write "Mary Had a Little Lamb", but he can't come up with a word that rhymes with "snow". Kermit suggests that Don try another angle, which leads to Don writing the hit song "Mary Had a Bicycle". Don sings the song, with back-up vocals from the Monotones. (EKA: Episode 0698) Kermit's intro is cut | ||
Oscar comments "Now that's yucky! I'm not gonna say 'silly'," until Elmo points out he did say "silly". | ||
"Ten Turtles" Artist: Bud Luckey (EKA: Episode 0815) | ||
Hoots tells Ernie to "Put Down the Duckie." (celebrity version) (EKA: Episode 3076) | ||
Big Bird asks how the song was. The Kids confirm, "Now that was silly!", and they dance to "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree" while the credits roll. Afterwards, the video concludes with Maria and Luis donning Groucho glasses and exclaiming "Now that was silly!" (repeated from Frame 2). |
DVD chapters
- The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree
- Ladybug Picnic
- Jellyman Kelly
- Wavin' Goodbye to You With My Heart
- Old MacDonald Cantata
- Everything in the Wrong Place Ball
- One Banana
- Calcutta Joe
- Mary Had a Bicycle
- Ten Tiny Turtles on the Telephone
- Put Down the Duckie
Credits
- Producer: Nina Elias-Bamberger
- Director: Jon Stone
- Segment Director: Lisa Simon
- Head Writer: Tony Geiss
- Writer: Christopher Cerf
- Segment Writers:
- Starring the Sesame Street Puppet Characters:
- with Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
- Frank Oz
- Jerry Nelson as Amazing Mumford, and Count von Count
- Richard Hunt as Gladys the Cow, Forgetful Jones, and Don Music
- Martin P. Robinson as a Dinger
- Kevin Clash as Elmo, and Hoots the Owl
- David Rudman
- Pam Arciero as Grundgetta
- Cheryl Blaylock as Sky Blue Honker
- Ed Christie
- Michael Earl (credited as Mike Davis)
- Jim Kroupa
- Noel MacNeal
- Brian Muehl as Purple Honker
- Kathryn Mullen as Homer Honker
- Karen Prell
- Caroly Wilcox
- Bryant Young
- and Jim Henson as Ernie, One Banana singer, and Kermit the Frog
- Uncredited
- Fran Brill as Polly Darton
- Jeff Moss as "One Banana" backup singer
- Christopher Cerf as one of the Monotones
- Cast:
- Emilio Delgado as Luis
- Sonia Manzano as Maria
- Special Guests:
- James Taylor, John Candy, Andrea Martin, Keith Hernandez, Mookie Wilson, Jane Curtin, Madeline Kahn, Joe Williams, Paul Reubens, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Wynton Marsalis, Celia Cruz, Itzhak Perlman, Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Paul Simon, Jeremy Irons, Pete Seeger, Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Carl Banks
- Songs by:
- Christopher Cerf, Norman Stiles, Bud Luckey, Donald Hadley, James Taylor, Sarah Taylor, Lee Pockriss, Dave Conner (uncredited), Stephen Lawrence, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow, Jeff Hale, Joe Raposo, Jeff Moss, Anna Dibble, Sam Pottle (uncredited), David Korr
- Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
- Costume Designer: Bill Kellard
- Special Thanks to:
- Sharon Lerner, Franklin Getchell, Leslie Raicer, Christine Ferraro