Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years



Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years is the home video version of Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration commemorating Sesame Street’s 25th anniversary.

The broadcast and home video versions have the same linking footage but different clips. Sesame Street Jam focused on celebrity segments, many coming from segments filmed for the 25th season; A Musical Celebration replaced most of these segments with classic Sesame Street songs. However, they both end with the cast and Ladysmith Black Mambazo performing "Sing".

There was at least one difference between the broadcast and video versions (besides title and segments): When Savion points out to Telly Monster and Prairie Dawn that there are dancers everywhere, on the broadcast version Telly says "and pigs, too", leading to "A New Way to Walk", but on the video release, after Savion says that there are dancers everywhere, Elmo appears and says, "And little red monsters, too!", leading to "Happy Tapping with Elmo".

Credits
Producer: Arlene Sherman

Head Writer:Luis Santeiro

Writers: Sara Compton, Judy Freudberg, Jeff Moss, Norman Stiles

Directors: Mustaphan Khan, Jon Stone

Musical Director: Robby Merkin

Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli

Cast
Muppets:
 * Big Bird, Telly Monster, Prairie Dawn, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Herry Monster, The Amazing Mumford, Davey Monkey, Joey Monkey, Count von Count, Merry Monster, Humphrey Monster, Baby Natasha, Yip Yip Martians

Background Muppets:
 * Oscar the Grouch, Ernie, Bert, Forgetful Jones, Buster the Horse, Roxy Marie, Kingston Livingston III, The Oinker Sisters, Hoots the Owl, Madame Chairbird, Two-Headed Monster, Polly Darton, Homer Honker, Dinger, Henrietta Honker, Kathleen the Cow, Leo Birdelli, Rosita, Barkley, Penguins, Chickens, Ducks

Human Cast:
 * Savion, Jamal, Angela, Gina, Maria, Celina, Carlo, Bob.

Actors:
 * Carlo Alban (uncredited), Alison Bartlett, Annette Calud, Savion Glover, Sonia Manzano, Bob McGrath, Angel Jemmott, Jou Jou Papailler

Muppet Performers:
 * Caroll Spinney, Pam Arciero, Fran Brill, Kevin Clash, James Kroupa, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, Joey Mazzarino, Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, and Bryant Young