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 was written by Mo Willems.
Additional puppeteers: Pam Arciero, Peter Linz.
Releases
Segments
Image | Segment | Description |
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"Alphabet Jungle" (EKA: Episode 2879) | ||
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". | ||
Soul A! (EKA: Episode 3773) | ||
Pencil Box B / b (EKA: Episode 3040) New sound effects added. | ||
A fan reveals the letter C. (EKA: Episode 2746) | ||
A car drives by the water. (EKA: Episode 3554) | ||
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. | ||
A pencil tries to write the word DANCE. (EKA: Episode 2226) New sound effects added at the end of the cartoon. | ||
E / e Gregorian chant (EKA: Episode 3300) Elmo appears over the segment, reiterating the letter and saying that "E" stands for "Elmo". | ||
Suzie Kabloozie hates the letter F, until all F things disappear, including the furniture, the floor and the firefighter. Artist: Mo Willems (EKA: Episode 3480) | ||
Zoe walks in with a G sign, chanting the letter. | ||
Fish form G and g. (EKA: Episode 3112) | ||
The letter H appears in words on buildings. (EKA: Episode 3368) New sound effects added. | ||
Pencil box I/i (EKA: Episode 3040) | ||
Telly and Zoe fight over the letters I and G; Elmo has them put them together to make the "IG" sound. | ||
A pig dances a jig while wearing a wig. Artist: Joey Ahlbum (EKA: Episode 3525) New sound effects added. | ||
Planet J/j (EKA: Episode 2849) | ||
Ornate Ks fly through the air to a song. (EKA: Episode 3012) | ||
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. | ||
L for Laugh Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (EKA: Episode 2874) New music added. | ||
M is for Marvelous Martha (First: Episode 0013) New sound effects added. | ||
Leaves form N and n. (EKA: Episode 3114) | ||
A woman sings the "O" sound in a brief opera. (EKA: Episode 3766) | ||
Zoe sees that they're all separate letters, then wonders what comes after O. The kids pop out and yell "P!" | ||
"Letter P Menu" Artist: Veronika Soul (EKA: Episode 3664) | ||
Telly shows the letter P stands for "push" as he pushes the segment away...taking himself with it. | ||
"Push!" (EKA: Episode 3445) | ||
Airplanes carve the letter Q. Artist: Frank & Cauroline Mouris (EKA: Episode 3286) | ||
A capital and lower-case R appear on sheets of paper. (EKA: Episode 3127) | ||
Characters on a quilt form the letter S. Artist: Karen Aqua (EKA: Episode 3368) Elmo and Zoe appear over the clip, dancing along. | ||
T for tiger, teapot, television, and taxi. Artist: Bill Davis (EKA: Episode 3304) | ||
U knocks on the door of P's apartment. When she answers the door, they go UP. Artist: ArtistMike (EKA: Episode 3705) | ||
V in space (EKA: Episode 0560) | ||
W for water, wind, wave and wet (EKA: Episode 3287) | ||
Elmo spots the letter X and exclaims "X marks the spot!" | ||
Stamped and painted X animation. (EKA: Episode 2934) | ||
Ornate Xs spin around in accompaniment to a song. Artist: Jane Aaron (EKA: Episode 3058) | ||
Y: Yuri, a yellow yak, eats yams and yogurt. (EKA: Episode 3522) | ||
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. | ||
"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. |