Sesame Street, Special
Brief Synopsis
A primetime "Sesame Street" special featuring an all-star cast of entertainers, athletes, newsmakers, and the regular cast of muppets and humans that inhabit the neighborhood.
Cast & Crew
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Jon Stone
Director
Wynton Marsalis
Carl Banks
Paul Simon
Pam Arciero
Voice
Gladys Knight
Film Details
Also Known As
Sesame Street Special, Sesame Street, Special
Release Date
1988
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
A primetime "Sesame Street" special featuring an all-star cast of entertainers, athletes, newsmakers, and the regular cast of muppets and humans that inhabit the neighborhood.
Director
Jon Stone
Director
Cast
Wynton Marsalis
Carl Banks
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Paul Simon
Pam Arciero
Voice
Gladys Knight
Richard Hunt
Voice
Bob Mcgrath
Celia Cruz
Pete Seeger
Rhea Perlman
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Paul Reubens
Roscoe Ormon
Andrea Martin
Mark Ingram
Loretta Long
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Madeline Kahn
Karl Nelson
Kevin Clash
Voice
James Taylor
Robert Macneil
Sean Landeta
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John Candy
Linda Bove
Seiji Ozawa
Patti Labelle
Alison Bartlett-o'reilly
Martina Navratilova
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Frank Oz
Voice
Jane Curtin
Northern J Calloway
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Jeremy Irons
Joe Williams
Ralph Nader
Emilio Delgado
Jean Marsh
Mookie Wilson
Fred Garbo
Voice
Bryant Young
Voice
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David Rudman
Voice
Sonia Manzano
Phil Donahue
Jim Henson
Voice
Camille Bonora
Voice
Martin P Robinson
Voice
Barbara Walters
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Danny De Vito
Keith Hernandez
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Gordon Jackson
Jerry Nelson
Voice
Caroll Spinney
Voice
Bill Mccutcheon
Crew
Frank Biondo
Camera
Christopher Cerf
Writer
Dave Connor
Music Conductor
Danette Desena
Assistant
Victor Dinapoli
Production Designer
Dave Driscoll
Camera
Danny Epstein
Music Coordinator
Jitka Exler
Puppets Design
Lee Halls
Makeup
Ruth Hiatt
Production Assistant
Cheryl Ann Jung
Production Assistant
Bill Kellard
Costume Designer
Tim Lester
Audio
Frieda Lipp
Production Supervisor
Kermit Love
Puppets Design
Peter Mackennan
Puppets Design
Dick Maitland
Sound Effects
Ted May
Production
Carol D Mayes
Production Assistant
Eleanor Mcintosh
Unit Manager
Ralph Mensch
Technical Director
Nat Mongioi
Set Decorator
Thelma Mosels
Script Supervisor
Grisha Mynova
Wardrobe
Blake Norton
Audio
Chet O'brien
Production Manager
Mortimer J O'brien
Stage Manager
Martha O'connor
Casting
Mike Pantuso
Graphic Artist
Cathi Rosenberg-turow
Writer
Stephan Rotondaro
Puppets Design
Mark Saltzman
Writer
Nancy Sans
Writer
Luis Santeiro
Writer
Arlene Shermna
Line Producer
Lisa Simon
Producer
Dulcy Singer
Executive Producer
Karen Specht
Hair
Norman Stiles
Writer
Richard Termine
Puppets Design
Dick Weiss
Lighting Director
Caroly Wilcox
Puppets Design
Mark Zeszotek
Puppets Design
Film Details
Also Known As
Sesame Street Special, Sesame Street, Special
Release Date
1988
Technical Specs
Duration
60m