Changes: The Alphabet Jungle Game

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The Alphabet Jungle Game is a Sesame Street compilation video released in 1998. Telly, Zoe and Elmo host this direct-to-video release filled with dozens of classic Sesame Street cartoons.

The video is a companion piece to The Great Numbers Game.

Image	Segment	Description
	Cartoon	"Alphabet Jungle" (EKA: Episode 2879)
	FRAME 1	Elmo, Zoe, Telly and three kids welcome the viewer to Alphabet Jungle, where cartoons of each letter hide. Zoe is anxious to see the letter Z. Elmo spots the letter A and the "Soul A".
	Cartoon	Soul A! (EKA: Episode 3359)
	Animation	Pencil Box B / b (EKA: Episode 3040) New sound effects added.
	Cartoon	A fan reveals the letter C. (EKA: Episode 2746)
	Cartoon	A car drives by the water. (EKA: Episode 3554)
	Animation	D for Dance: Ladies on stage dance a can-can to the tune of "The Infernal Gallop" from Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, the lyrics of which are all the letter D. (EKA: Episode 3499) Elmo is superimposed into the clip, dancing along, who also says "D" at the end. Spoken introduction cut
	Cartoon	A pencil tries to write the word DANCE. (EKA: Episode 2226) New sound effects added at the end of the cartoon.
	Animation	E / e Gregorian chant (EKA: Episode 3300) Elmo appears over the segment, reiterating the letter and saying that "E" stands for "Elmo".
	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie hates the letter F, until all F things disappear, including the furniture, the floor and the firefighter. Artist: Mo Willems (EKA: Episode 3274)
	FRAME 2	Zoe walks in with a G sign, chanting the letter.
	Cartoon	Fish form G and g. (EKA: Episode 3112)
	Cartoon	The letter H appears in words on buildings. (EKA: Episode 3368) New sound effects added.
	Animation	Pencil box I/i (EKA: Episode 3040)
	FRAME 3	Telly and Zoe fight over the letters I and G; Elmo has them put them together to make the "IG" sound.
	Cartoon	A pig dances a jig while wearing a wig. Artist: Joey Ahlbum (EKA: Episode 3525) New sound effects added.
	Animation	Planet J/j (EKA: Episode 2849)
	Film	Ornate Ks fly through the air to a song. (EKA: Episode 2945)
	FRAME 4	Zoe introduces her second favorite letter - "LMNO". However, Elmo points out that that letter is just made of four other letters: L, M, N and O.
	Cartoon	L for Laugh Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (EKA: Episode 2874) New music added.
	Cartoon	M is for Marvelous Martha (First: Episode 0013) New sound effects added.
	Cartoon	Leaves form N and n. (EKA: Episode 3114)
	Cartoon	A woman sings the "O" sound in a brief opera. (EKA: Episode 3748)
	FRAME 4 cont'd	Zoe sees that they're all separate letters, then asks when the Letter Z is coming. The kids pop out and yell "Soon, Zoe, Soon!"
	Song	"Letter P Menu" Artist: Veronika Soul (EKA: Episode 3578)
	FRAME 5	Telly shows the letter P stands for "push" as he pushes the previous segment away...taking himself with it.
	Song	"Push!" (EKA: Episode 3445)
	Cartoon	Airplanes carve the letter Q. Artist: Frank & Cauroline Mouris (EKA: Episode 3286)
	Animation	A capital and lower-case R appear on sheets of paper. (EKA: Episode 3127)
	Animation	Characters on a quilt form the letter S. Artist: Karen Aqua (EKA: Episode 3368) Elmo and Zoe appear over the clip, dancing along.
	Cartoon	T for tiger, teapot, television, and taxi. Artist: Bill Davis (EKA: Episode 3304)
	Cartoon	U knocks on the door of P's apartment. When she answers the door, they go UP. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 3705)
	Cartoon	V in space (EKA: Episode 0560)
	Animation	W for water, wind, wave and wet (EKA: Episode 3287)
	FRAME 6	Elmo spots the letter X and exclaims "X marks the spot!"
	Animation	Stamped and painted X animation. (EKA: Episode 2934)
	Film	Ornate Xs spin around in accompaniment to a song. Artist: Jane Aaron (EKA: Episode 3058)
	Animation	Y: Yuri, a yellow yak, eats yams and yogurt. (EKA: Episode 3522)
	FRAME 7	Zoe is excited, because now it's time for a Z cartoon! But, Telly points out there's no Zs in the jungle! They do the next best thing: make their own Z. In the style of The Floating Kids (complete with Maria narration), the monsters float into the sky and make the letter. Afterwards the explorers decide to have an Alphabet Party!
	Song	"The African Animal Alphabet" (EKA: Episode 3448) The explorers appear over the segment, dancing and singing along replacing the animal crackers from the original version. A full credit roll follows.

Releases

Cast

Muppet Performers

Kevin Clash as Elmo
Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster
Fran Brill as Zoe
Pam Arciero
Peter Linz

Child Cast

Joseph Brancale
Megan Ng
Nichole Rifkin

Credits

Executive Producer: Nancy Kanter
Produced by Teri Weiss
Directed by Mary Perillo
Written by Mo Willems
Puppet Captain: Kevin Clash
Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop: Mark Zeszotek, Lara MacLean
Supervising Editor: Mary Perillo
Animators: Jane Aaron, Karen Aqua, Joey Ahlbum, Baboon Animation, Bruce Cayard, Bill Davis, Laura Di Trapani, Johan Edstrom, Fred Garbers, Al Jarnow, Ken Kimmelman, Klasky/Csupo Inc., Caroline & Frank Mouris, Mary Perillo, Cindy & Dewey Reid, Rose Rosely, John Schnall, Veronika Soul, Mo Willems, Julie Zammarchi
Composers & Lyricists: Kevin Bartlett, Alan Cagan, Chris Cerf, Sarah Durkee, Kenneth Field, Todd Herman, John Hilton, John Huckfeldt, Paul Jacobs, Stephen Lawrence, Louie Lino, Robby Merkin, Caleb Sampson, Dennis Scott, Bill Seery, Elliot Sokolov
Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
Director, Sesame Street Research: Rosemarie Truglio

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 |[[Image:AJGA.jpg‎|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 1'''</center> || Elmo, Zoe, Telly and three kids welcome the viewer to Alphabet Jungle, where cartoons of each letter hide. Zoe is anxious to see the letter Z. Elmo spots the letter A and the "Soul A".
 |-
-| [[Image:4122aq.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || [[Soul (song skits)|Soul A]]!<br />{{eka|3773}}
+| [[Image:4122aq.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || [[Soul (song skits)|Soul A]]!<br />{{eka|3359}}
 |-
 | [[Image:3962g.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || Pencil Box B / b<br />{{eka|3040}}<br />''New sound effects added.''
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 | [[Image:yellowcar.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || A car drives by the water.<br />{{eka|3554}}
 |-
-| [[Image:AJGB.jpg‎|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || D for Dance: Ladies on stage dance a can-can to the tune of "The Infernal Gallop" from Jacques Offenbach's ''Orpheus in the Underworld'', the lyrics of which are all the letter D.<br />{{eka|3499}}<br />''Elmo is superimposed into the clip, dancing along, who also says "D" at the end.''
+| [[Image:AJGB.jpg‎|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || D for Dance: Ladies on stage dance a can-can to the tune of "The Infernal Gallop" from Jacques Offenbach's ''Orpheus in the Underworld'', the lyrics of which are all the letter D.<br />{{eka|3499}}<br />''Elmo is superimposed into the clip, dancing along, who also says "D" at the end.''<br />''Spoken introduction cut''
 |-
 | [[Image:Toon.Pencil.Dance.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || A pencil tries to write the word DANCE.<br />{{eka|2226}}<br />''New sound effects added at the end of the cartoon.''
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 | [[Image:AJGC.jpg‎|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || E / e Gregorian chant<br />{{eka|3300}}<br />''Elmo appears over the segment, reiterating the letter and saying that "E" stands for "Elmo".''
 |-
-| [[Image:SuzieF.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || [[Suzie Kabloozie]] hates the letter F, until all F things disappear, including the furniture, the floor and the firefighter.<br />Artist: [[Mo Willems]]<br />{{eka|3480}}
+| [[Image:SuzieF.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || [[Suzie Kabloozie]] hates the letter F, until all F things disappear, including the furniture, the floor and the firefighter.<br />Artist: [[Mo Willems]]<br />{{eka|3274}}
 |-
 |[[Image:AJGD.jpg‎|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 2'''</center> || Zoe walks in with a G sign, chanting the letter.
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 | [[Image:3963h.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || Pencil box I/i<br />{{eka|3040}}
 |-
-|[[Image:Noimage.png|150px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 3'''</center> || Telly and Zoe fight over the letters I and G; Elmo has them put them together to make the "IG" sound.
+|[[Image:AJGE.png|250px|center]]<br />[[Image:AJGF.png‎|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 3'''</center> || Telly and Zoe fight over the letters I and G; Elmo has them put them together to make the "IG" sound.
 |-
 | [[Image:IGwords.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || A pig dances a jig while wearing a wig.<br />Artist: [[Joey Ahlbum]]<br />{{eka|3525}}<br />''New sound effects added.''
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 | [[Image:PlanetJ.jpeg|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || Planet J/j<br />{{eka|2849}}
 |-
-| [[Image:3979zda.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Film</center> || Ornate Ks fly through the air to a song.<br />{{eka|3012}}
+| [[Image:3979zda.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Film</center> || Ornate Ks fly through the air to a song.<br />{{eka|2945}}
 |-
-|[[Image:Noimage.png|150px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 4'''</center> || Zoe introduces her second favorite letter - "LMNO". However, Elmo points out that that letter is just made of four other letters: L, M, N and O.
+|[[Image:AJGG.png|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 4'''</center> || Zoe introduces her second favorite letter - "LMNO". However, Elmo points out that that letter is just made of four other letters: L, M, N and O.
 |-
 | [[Image:L-Laugh.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || L for Laugh<br />Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel<br />{{eka|2874}}<br />''New music added.''
@@ Line 52: / Line 52: @@
 | [[Image:3978zf.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || Leaves form '''N''' and '''n'''.<br />{{eka|3114}}
 |-
-| [[Image:O-pera.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || A woman sings the "O" sound in a brief opera.<br />{{eka|3766}}
+| [[Image:O-pera.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || A woman sings the "O" sound in a brief opera.<br />{{eka|3748}}
 |-
-|[[Image:Noimage.png|150px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 4''' cont'd</center> || Zoe sees that they're all separate letters, then asks when the Letter Z is coming. The kids pop out and yell "Soon, Zoe, Soon!"
+|[[Image:AJGH.png|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 4''' cont'd</center> || Zoe sees that they're all separate letters, then asks when the Letter Z is coming. The kids pop out and yell "Soon, Zoe, Soon!"
 |-
-|[[Image:P-menu.jpg‎|250px|center]] || <center>Song</center> || "Letter P Menu"<br />Artist: Veronika Soul<br />{{eka|3664}}
+|[[Image:P-menu.jpg‎|250px|center]] || <center>Song</center> || "Letter P Menu"<br />Artist: Veronika Soul<br />{{eka|3578}}
 |-
-|[[Image:Noimage.png|150px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 5'''</center> || Telly shows the letter P stands for "push" as he pushes the previous segment away...taking himself with it.
+|[[Image:AJGI.png|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 5'''</center> || Telly shows the letter P stands for "push" as he pushes the previous segment away...taking himself with it.
 |-
-| [[Image:Pushsong.jpg|200px|center]] || <center>Song</center> || "[[Push!]]"<br />{{eka|3445}}
+| [[Image:Pushsong.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Song</center> || "[[Push!]]"<br />{{eka|3445}}
 |-
 | [[Image:3961j.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || Airplanes carve the letter Q.<br />Artist: Frank & Cauroline Mouris<br />{{eka|3286}}
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 | [[Image:3853-05.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || A capital and lower-case R appear on sheets of paper.<br />{{eka|3127}}
 |-
-| [[Image:S-quilt.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || Characters on a quilt form the letter S.<br />Artist: [[Karen Aqua]]<br />{{eka|3368}}<br />''Elmo and Zoe appear over the clip, dancing along.''
+| [[Image:AJGJ.png|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || Characters on a quilt form the letter S.<br />Artist: [[Karen Aqua]]<br />{{eka|3368}}<br />''Elmo and Zoe appear over the clip, dancing along.''
 |-
 | [[Image:3959z.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Cartoon</center> || T for tiger, teapot, television, and taxi.<br />Artist: [[Bill Davis]]<br />{{eka|3304}}
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 | [[Image:WaterWetWind.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || W for water, wind, wave and wet<br />{{eka|3287}}
 |-
-|[[Image:Noimage.png|150px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 6'''</center> || Elmo spots the letter X and exclaims "X marks the spot!"
+|[[Image:AJGK.png|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 6'''</center> || Elmo spots the letter X and exclaims "X marks the spot!"
 |-
 | [[Image:3976n.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || Stamped and painted [[X]] animation.<br />{{eka|2934}}
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 | [[Image:YellowYak.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Animation</center> || Y: Yuri, a yellow yak, eats yams and yogurt.<br />{{eka|3522}}
 |-
-|[[Image:Noimage.png|150px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 7'''</center> || Zoe is excited, because now it's time for a Z cartoon! But, Telly points out there's no Zs in the jungle! They do the next best thing: make their own Z. In the style of [[Sesame Street Letter Segments#Floating Kids|The Floating Kids]] (complete with [[Maria]] narration), the monsters float into the sky and make the letter.
+|[[Image:AJGL.png|250px|center]]<br />[[Image:AJGM.png‎|250px|center]]<br />[[Image:AJGN.png‎|250px|center]] || <center>'''FRAME 7'''</center> || Zoe is excited, because now it's time for a Z cartoon! But, Telly points out there's no Zs in the jungle! They do the next best thing: make their own Z. In the style of [[Sesame Street Letter Segments#Floating Kids|The Floating Kids]] (complete with [[Maria]] narration), the monsters float into the sky and make the letter. Afterwards the explorers decide to have an Alphabet Party!
 |-
-| [[Image:AfricanAnimalAlphabet.jpg|250px|center]] || <center>Song</center> || "[[The African Animal Alphabet]]"<br />{{eka|3448}}<br />''The explorers appear over the segment, dancing and singing along replacing the animal crackers from the original version.'' A full credit roll follows.
+| [[Image:AJGO.png|250px|center]] || <center>Song</center> || "[[The African Animal Alphabet]]"<br />{{eka|3448}}<br />''The explorers appear over the segment, dancing and singing along replacing the animal crackers from the original version.'' A full credit roll follows.
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 *Megan Ng
 *Nichole Rifkin
 ==Credits==
 *'''Executive Producer:''' [[Nancy Kanter]]