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| − | 'Basil Hears a Noise' is a special made by the Canadian Co-Production of [[Sesame Street]]. It used to be called [[Sesame Street Canada]] but has now changed to [[Sesame Park (Canada)]]. It is currently out of production. |
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| + | '''''Basil Hears a Noise''''' is a [[1990]] special made by the Canadian co-production of ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[Sesame Park]]'' (which at the time, was still known simply as "the Canadian Sesame Street"). Premiering on Canadian television on December 26, 1990 (and later airing in the United States over the Disney Channel), ''Basil Hears a Noise'' featured a prominent guest appearance by [[Elmo]]. |
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| − | The street inhabitants are [[Dodi]] a mail worker, [[Chaos]] a cat, [[Katie]] an [[Anything Muppet]] in a wheelchair, [[Basil]] a Polar Bear and [[Louis]] an Otter. |
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| + | Elmo joins the Canadian Muppets [[Dodi]], [[Basil]], and [[Louis]] on a camping trip in the woods. Basil is frightened, however, so Dodi tells a fantasy story by the campfire, leading Basil to imagine that they are all in costume as kings, dragons, and princesses. The special was released on home video in the United States in [[1993]], with packaging emphasizing Elmo's presence. The special also features background appearances by other stock ''Sesame Street'' characters, most notably the [[Honkers]] and the [[Two-Headed Monster]]. |
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| − | The show is in French and American. |
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| − | (note: We in Canada, England, Australia did not realize that the language we sopke was called American. Interesting.) |
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| + | Puppeteers, in addition to guest [[Kevin Clash]] as [[Elmo]] included [[Tim Gosley]], [[Rob Mills]], [[Pier Paquette]], [[Gord Robertson]], [[Trish Leeper]], [[Cheryl Wagner]], [[Bob Stutt]], [[Karen Valleau]], Bob Dermer, [[Frank Meschkuleit]], [[Jani Lauzon]], Bruce Hunter, Kathy MacLellan, John Nolan, Martine Cardinal, [[Patricia Lewis]], Kevin McGrath, and Karen Waterman. |
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| + | The program first aired December 26, at 7 pm on CBC. The special opens with a [[Production dedications|dedication]] to [[Jim Henson]], who died in May of 1990. |
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| + | ==Songs== |
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| + | *"Basil Hears a Noise Theme" |
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| + | *"[[Elmo the King]]" |
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| + | *"[[Hey Ho]]" |
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| + | *"[[Sir Louis]]" |
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| + | *"[[The Party Song]]" |
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| + | ==Other releases== |
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| + | Image:Basilvhs2.jpg|{{GNH|VHS}}[[1994]]<br>[[Sesame Workshop|CTW]]<br>V 183934 |
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| + | Image:BasilNoise1997VHS.jpg|{{GNH|VHS}}[[1997]]<br>[[Warner Home Video|Turner Home Entertainment]] |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==Credits== |
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| + | *Writer and Lyrics: Barbara Nichol |
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| + | *Music & Theme Lyrics: Clive Vanderburgh |
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| + | *Director: [[Wayne Moss]] |
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| + | *Executive Producer: Shirley Greenfield |
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| + | *Special Thanks: [[Pat Nugent]], [[Caroly Wilcox]], [[Mark Zeszotek]] |
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Revision as of 07:58, 25 May 2020
Basil Hears a Noise is a 1990 special made by the Canadian co-production of Sesame Street, Sesame Park (which at the time, was still known simply as "the Canadian Sesame Street"). Premiering on Canadian television on December 26, 1990 (and later airing in the United States over the Disney Channel), Basil Hears a Noise featured a prominent guest appearance by Elmo.
Elmo joins the Canadian Muppets Dodi, Basil, and Louis on a camping trip in the woods. Basil is frightened, however, so Dodi tells a fantasy story by the campfire, leading Basil to imagine that they are all in costume as kings, dragons, and princesses. The special was released on home video in the United States in 1993, with packaging emphasizing Elmo's presence. The special also features background appearances by other stock Sesame Street characters, most notably the Honkers and the Two-Headed Monster.
Puppeteers, in addition to guest Kevin Clash as Elmo included Tim Gosley, Rob Mills, Pier Paquette, Gord Robertson, Trish Leeper, Cheryl Wagner, Bob Stutt, Karen Valleau, Bob Dermer, Frank Meschkuleit, Jani Lauzon, Bruce Hunter, Kathy MacLellan, John Nolan, Martine Cardinal, Patricia Lewis, Kevin McGrath, and Karen Waterman.
The program first aired December 26, at 7 pm on CBC. The special opens with a dedication to Jim Henson, who died in May of 1990.
Songs
- "Basil Hears a Noise Theme"
- "Elmo the King"
- "Hey Ho"
- "Sir Louis"
- "The Party Song"
Other releases
Credits
- Writer and Lyrics: Barbara Nichol
- Music & Theme Lyrics: Clive Vanderburgh
- Director: Wayne Moss
- Executive Producer: Shirley Greenfield
- Special Thanks: Pat Nugent, Caroly Wilcox, Mark Zeszotek