Changes: Count on Sports

Revision as of 20:31, 9 August 2008

Produced by:	Genius Products
Release Date:	July 22 2008
Discs:	1
Region:	1

Count on Sports is a Sesame Street home video title which uses sports to emphasize math, relational concepts, and shapes. Ernie anchors the ESPN-style ESSN (Ernie's Sports Show News), assisted by Bert and Bernice. Grover, Prairie Dawn, Elmo, and Murray Monster also appeared as reporters on certain sport event. Vince Carter also makes a special appearance.

Segments/Songs

At the Transylvania Open golf tournament, The Count takes nine hits to get his golf ball out of a sand trap (First: Episode 4117)
A soccer player bounce the ball 5 times
A soccer player kicks the ball towards the goal to demonstrate above and below
Gymnast Dominique Dawes demonstrates up, down, fast and slow (EKA: Episode 3874)
Kids dance around at gymnastics to "Rockin' Robin" (EKA: Episode 3314)
Song:"Elmo's Riding" (First: Episode 4160)
Vince Carter and Grover demonstrate short and tall.
Stop-motion animated cavemen take turns playing basketball.
At the NasCount races, Count Billy Bob Von Count Jr. has his greasemonkey crew work on his car, while he counts each passing car (First: Episode 4154)
Elmo's Top Ten Plays of the week
Murray Monster finds shapes in the baseball field
Song: "7th Inning Stretch"
Song: "Play Ball" (First: Episode 4083)
Venus Williams plays imaginary tennis against Elmo

DVD bonus features

Elmo practices football and singing the alphabet with four of The New York Jets. (First: Episode 4147)
"Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures"

Tiny Town
Mountain Climbers
Inventors

Credits

Executive Producer: Carol-Lynn Parente
Coordinating Producer: April Chadderdon
Producer: Benjamin Lehmann
Co-producer: Kevin Clash
Writer: Adam Rudman
Director: Ken Diego
Starring The Muppets from Sesame Street:
- Steve Whitmire as Ernie
- Eric Jacobson as Bert and Grover
- Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn and Zoe
- Kevin Clash as Elmo
- Joseph Mazzarino as Murray Monster
- Tyler Bunch
Muppet Performers: Peter Linz, Paul McGinnis, and Matt Vogel

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-'''''Count on Sports''''' is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' home video title which uses sports to emphasize math, relational concepts, and shapes. [[Ernie]] anchors the ESPN-style ESSN (Ernie's Sports Show News), assisted by [[Bert]]. Celebrity athletes are featured:  [[Dominique Dawes]] does gymnastics with [[Prairie Dawn]], [[Vince Carter]] teams with [[Grover]], and [[Venus Williams]] plays imaginary tennis against [[Elmo]]. Meanwhile, [[Count von Count]] participates in golf and professional racing.
+'''''Count on Sports''''' is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' home video title which uses sports to emphasize math, relational concepts, and shapes. [[Ernie]] anchors the ESPN-style ESSN (Ernie's Sports Show News), assisted by [[Bert]] and [[Bernice the Pigeon|Bernice]]. [[Grover]], [[Prairie Dawn]], [[Elmo]], and [[Murray Monster]] also appeared as reporters on certain sport event. [[Vince Carter]] also makes a special appearance.
+==Segments/Songs==
+*At the Transylvania Open golf tournament, [[Count von Count|The Count]] takes nine hits to get his golf ball out of a sand trap {{first|4117}}
+*A soccer player bounce the ball 5 times
+*A soccer player kicks the ball towards the goal to demonstrate above and below
+*Gymnast [[Dominique Dawes]] demonstrates up, down, fast and slow {{eka|3874}}
+*Kids dance around at gymnastics to "[[Rockin' Robin]]" {{eka|3314}}
+*Song:"Elmo's Riding" {{first|4160}}
+*Vince Carter and Grover demonstrate short and tall.
+*Stop-motion animated cavemen take turns playing basketball.
+*At the NasCount races, Count Billy Bob Von Count Jr. has his greasemonkey crew work on his car, while he counts each passing car {{first|4154}}
+*Elmo's Top Ten Plays of the week
+*Murray Monster finds shapes in the baseball field
+*Song: "7th Inning Stretch"
+*Song: "Play Ball" {{first|4083}}
+*[[Venus Williams]] plays imaginary tennis against Elmo
 ===DVD bonus features===
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 :*Mountain Climbers
 :*Inventors
+==Credits==
+*Executive Producer: [[Carol-Lynn Parente]]
+*Coordinating Producer: [[April Chadderdon]]
+*Producer: Benjamin Lehmann
+*Co-producer: [[Kevin Clash]]
+*Writer: [[Adam Rudman]]
+*Director: [[Ken Diego]]
+* Starring The Muppets from Sesame Street:
+**[[Steve Whitmire]] as Ernie
+**[[Eric Jacobson]] as Bert and Grover
+**[[Fran Brill]] as Prairie Dawn and [[Zoe]]
+**Kevin Clash as Elmo
+**[[Joseph Mazzarino]] as Murray Monster
+**[[Tyler Bunch]]
+* Muppet Performers: [[Peter Linz]], [[Paul McGinnis]], and [[Matt Vogel]]
 [[Category:Sesame Street Video]]