Sing Yourself Silly! (Video 1990)

Directors:

Lisa Simon, Jon Stone

Writers:

Tony Geiss (head writer), Christopher Cerf,

Stars:

Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Caroll Spinney	...	Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)
Frank Oz	...	(voice) (archive footage)
Jerry Nelson	...	The Amazing Mumford / Count von Count (voice)
Richard Hunt	...	Gladys the Cow / Forgetful Jones / Don Music (voice)
Kevin Clash	...	Elmo / Hoots the Owl (voice)
David Rudman	...	(voice) (archive footage)
Pam Arciero	...	Grundgetta (voice) (archive footage)
Cheryl Blaylock	...	Honker (voice) (archive footage) (as Cheryl Blalock)
Edward G. Christie	...	(voice) (as Ed Christie)
Michael Earl	...	(voice) (as Mike Davis)
James J. Kroupa	...	(voice) (credit only)
Noel MacNeal	...	(voice)
Brian Muehl	...	Purple Honker (archive footage)
Kathryn Mullen	...	Honker (voice) (archive footage)
Karen Prell	...	(voice) (archive footage)

Storyline

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

30 April 1990 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Children's Television Workshop (CTW)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This video was released on DVD in 2008 by Genius Entertainment, paired with Elmo's Musical Adventure Peter and the Wolf as a Double Feature.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Big Bird: Know what silly is?
[his bowtie starts spinning]
Big Bird: [laughs] That's silly!
[various clips play]
Big Bird: Here come the silly songs! If you think that they are silly, let me hear you say, "Now, that was silly!" Then you can join in, and... SING... YOURSELF... SILLY!

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Crazy Credits

Big Bird asks the children surrounding him, "What was that, kids?" The children all reply in unison, "Now that was silly!" They then dance to a shortened version of "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree."

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Connections

Spun-off from Sesame Street (1969)

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Soundtracks

"Wavin' Goodbye to You with My Heart"
(1980) (uncredited)
Written by Lee Pockriss and Emily Perl Kingsley
Performed by Fran Brill and a dog

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