| Release Date | February 1998 (VHS) 2004 (DVD) |
| Produced by | Sony Wonder |
| Discs | 1 |
| Region | 1 |
In the 1998 Sesame Street video Fiesta!, the residents of Sesame Street prepare for a fiesta. Rosita makes a beautiful float for the carnival, but Elmo accidentally breaks it.
While Maria fixes the float, Gabi prepares the costumes. Elmo and Rosita can't decide which costume to wear, but finally settle on bugs. Oscar is dragged into a guessing game and accidentally answers correctly.
The children, Elmo, and Rosita practice the conga. Elmo adds a "Wiggle-wiggle" into the dance, and after some debate, the whole group decides to wiggle too.
Finally, Maria manages to fix the float, but Elmo accidentally breaks the float again. He promises to get a new float...somewhere.
While all the kids are sad because they don't have a float anymore, Elmo brings a pineapple, saying that - just like Cinderella's carriage - a fairy godmother would turn the pineapple into a float. Gabi and the others don't believe Elmo's story. He calls for a fairy godmother, at which point Oscar arrives in the Sloppy Jalopy. He refuses to help by lending the car for the carnival, but Gabi points out that the car would be decorated "with great looking trash". Oscar finally relents and allows his car to be used as a float.
Maria dresses as a Queen Bee, and announces the beginning of the carnival.
Contents
Songs
- "Numero Comparsa" (featuring Celia Cruz)
- "Amigo" (second verse cut out)
- "Fiesta"
- "El Baile del Pinguino"
- "Conga Counting Song"
- "It Sure is Hot!" (Hace Calor)
- "South America Way" (second verse cut out)
- "La Charreada" (featuring Linda Ronstadt) (introduction cut out)
Other releases
Sony Wonder
LVD 49372
cat. no 411009
Cast
- Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:
- Caroll Spinney as Oscar
- and Kevin Clash as Elmo
- With Muppet Performers: Carmen Osbahr, Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, Fran Brill, David Rudman, Noel MacNeal, Pam Arciero, Peter Linz, Camille Kampouris, Alice Dinnean, Lisa Buckley, Matt Vogel, James Kroupa, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia, and Louise Gold
- Starring Sonia Manzano
- With special appearances by Celia Cruz and Linda Ronstadt
- Child Talent: Desiree Casado, Amy Tai, Nicole Rifkin, Nicholas Sullivan, Maxwell Sacoto, Xavier Pritchett
Credits
- Executive Producer: Nancy Kanter
- Produced by Karin Young Shiel
- Written by Luis Santeiro
- David Korr, Sarah Durkee, Paul Jacobs (archive material)
- Directed by Emily Squires
- Lisa Simon, Jon Stone (archive material)
- Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop: Mark Zeszotek, Lara MacLean, Kip Rathke, Stephen Rotondaro
- Songs by Fernando Rivas, Luis Santeiro, Brito Duarte (Ernesto Duarte Brito), Sarah Durkee, Carol Hall, Paul Jacobs, Joe Raposo
- Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
- Costume Designers: Bill Kellard, Terry Roberson
- Graphic Designer: Mike Pantuso
- Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
- Associate Director: Cher Jung
- Talent Coordinator: Danette DeSena
- Music Supervisor: Dave Conner
- Audio: Blake Norton, Carla Bandini-Lory
