Ernie is Aladdin in The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982.
Aladdin, from a "Sesame Street News Flash" sketch.
Scene from "When You Wish Upon a Muppet."
Baby Animal as a genie on the Muppet Babies episode.
Aladdin as portrayed on Barrio Sesamo.
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Muppet Whatnot versions of Aladdin and the genie from the Muppet Babies' "When You Wish Upon a Rizzo."
"Aladdin," also known as "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", is a story from One Thousand and One Nights. An 18th-century addition to the collection by Hanna Diyab and Antoine Galland, the fairy tale is arguably the Nights' best-known story, and it has been depicted or spoofed by the Muppets on several occasions.
Appearances[]
- Aladdin is featured in a Sesame Street News Flash sketch from Season 8 of Sesame Street, this time using an electric lamp.
- When The Muppet Show featured a sketch with Aladdin in episode 518, the character was played by Gonzo.
- In Episode 114 of Fraggle Rock, Ma Gorg tells the "great Gorgic myth" of Aladdin to Junior Gorg, who performs a song about what he would do if he had a genie.
- Gina reads a Grouch variation of the story in Episode 2596 of Sesame Street to Irvine.
- David Alan Grier guest starred as Aladdin in Sesame Street Episode 4025.
- In The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982, the month of January parodied this story with Ernie playing the role of Aladdin and Big Bird portraying the Genie.
- An Anything Muppet portrays the character in an episode of Barrio Sésamo.
- Aladdin and the Genie appear in Elmo's Lift-and-Peek Around the Corner Book.
- In the TV movie Arabian Nights, with effects by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Jason Scott Lee played Aladdin.
- In 2019, Bill Barretta (as Pepe the King Prawn) and Bill Farmer (as Goofy) performed a cover of "A Whole New World" from Disney's 1992 film Aladdin on a Disney Cruise Line ship.[1]
Connections[]
- See Faerie Tale Theatre for more connections
- Howard Ashman wrote three songs for Aladdin (1992), reused in later Disney versions
- Jason Alexander voiced Abis Mal in The Return of Jafar (1994) and the Aladdin TV series and Captain Al-Butross in the episode "Plunder the Sea"
- John Barrowman played Aladdin in a 2007 West-End London Christmas pantomime.
- Dan Castellaneta voiced the Genie in The Return of Jafar (1994), the Aladdin TV series, and elsewhere
- Tim Curry voiced Amok Mon-Ra and Caliph Kapok on the Aladdin TV series
- Michael Dorn voiced Brisbane in the TV series episode "The Animal Kingdom"
- Jonathan Freeman voiced Jafar in Aladdin (1992) and The Return of Jafar (1994), originated the role in the Broadway musical (2014), and voiced Ding in the series episode "The Game"
- Gilbert Gottfried voiced Iago in Aladdin (1992) and its spinoffs
- James Monroe Iglehart played the Genie in the Broadway version of Aladdin (2014)
- Carol Kane voiced Brawnhilda in two episodes of the TV series
- Suki Lopez understudied as Jasmine in a Disney Cruise Lines production
- Kellie Martin voiced Sadira in four episodes of the TV series
- Ian McKellen played Widow Twankie in the 2004/2005 Old Vic stage production.
- Alan Menken composed the music for Aladdin (1992) and the live-action remake (2019)
- Alan Muraoka was a two month replacement as Iago in the Broadway musical (2016)
- Stuart Pankin voiced Pasha Al-Dente on the Aladdin TV series
- Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote new lyrics for Aladdin (2019)
- Nasim Pedrad played Dalia in Aladdin (2019)
- Lea Salonga sang as Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (1992)
- George Takei voiced Chang in the 1997 "Aladdin" episode of Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
- Scott Weinger voiced Aladdin in Aladdin (1992) and its spinoffs and crossovers
- Frank Welker voiced Abu and Rajah in Aladdin (1992) and its spinoffs, the Cave of Wonders in the film and the 2019 remake, and others on the series (1994-1995)
- Robin Williams voiced the Genie in Aladdin (1992) and Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)
- B. D. Wong voiced Aladdin and the Genie in the 1997 "Aladdin" episode of Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child