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'''''Getting Ready for School''''' is a [[1987]] ''[[Sesame Street]]'' direct-to-video compilation in the "[[My Sesame Street Home Video]]" series.

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| [[Big Bird]], self-proclaimed school expert, is going to give the viewer the scoop on school (from what he's learned from his three days in school). Before he starts, he confesses that he was afraid of going to school and not knowing anything. He recalls seeing the alphabet inside, then recalls a time when he mistook the alphabet for something else...

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| Big Bird sings "[[ABC-DEF-GHI]]."<br>{{first|2266}}<br>''Edited''

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| Big Bird now explains that not only will you see the alphabet, but numbers too!

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| A peacock counts twenty feathers on his tail.<br>{{first|0406}}

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| Next, Big Bird displays signs that will be around the school, like "BUS STOP" and "EXIT".

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| A man sets up a bus stop sign so that a giant can eat the buses that come.<br>{{first|1176}}

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| A honking orange ball follows signs to the EXIT.<br>{{first|1879}}

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| [[Anything Muppets]] [[Cheers|cheer]] for school.<br>''Part 1''

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| Big Bird mentions something else from his days in school: there will be kids you already know and kids you don't.

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| [[Count von Count|The Count]] sings about his [[The First Day of School|first day of school]].<br>{{first|1736}}

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| Big Bird has set up a model school room in the arbor, with [[Mr. Snuffleupagus|Snuffy]] and the kids as students. Big Bird asks his class for a rhyme for "hat", but they all answer at once. He explains that in classrooms, students must raise their hand and will be called on. Snuffy raises his snuffle, but unfortunately doesn't know the answer.

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| Teacher [[Little Chrissy]] sings about how important it is to "[[Raise Your Hand (Moss)|Raise Your Hand]]."<br>{{first|1959}}

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| Big Bird reiterates that you'll see the alphabet in school.

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| Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet.<br>{{first|1966}}

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| Anything Muppets cheer for school.<br>''Part 2''

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| Snuffy shares something he learned from Snufflegarden - it's okay to make mistakes. The duo then sings "[[Everyone Makes Mistakes (song)|Everyone Makes Mistakes]]". After the song, Big Bird displays the alphabet (not remembering he has before).

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| The [[alphabet]] is presented using many materials and writing methods.<br>{{first|2210}}

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| Anything Muppets cheer for school.<br>''Part 3''

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| Big Bird watches as a girl demonstrates how she puts on her coat. Big Bird claims that by watching the next segment, the viewer can learn to tie their shoes too.

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| "Dandy [[David]]" sings [[Tying Your Shoelace|a song]] about tying shoelaces as [[Herry Monster|Herry]] watches. Herry then asks David to tie the laces on all the shoes in his shoe collection.<br>{{first|1574}}

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| Big Bird has Snuffy apply the lesson by having him tie his sneakers, which is accomplished by blowing through his snuffle. Big Bird thinks of what he hasn't taught, when Snuffy mentions the alphabet again.

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| {{muppetkidmoment|grover}} [[Grover]] and [[Polly Stone|Polly]] say the alphabet.<br>{{first|0281}}

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| Big Bird thanks the viewer for watching and requests they send a letter to him once they learn how to write in school. Just as the theme music starts, he asks if he's forgotten the alphabet.
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==Releases==
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Image:Origschoolvhs.jpg|{{GNH|VHS}}Random House Home Video<br>(with activity book)<br>1987<br>cat. 88936
Image:Video.gettingreadyforschool.jpg|{{GNH|VHS}}Random House Home Video<br>1992<br>reissue cover
Image:Bedtimestoriesandsongsgettingreadyforschool.jpg|{{GNH|United Kingdom (VHS)}}The Video Collection<br>1991<br/>''Double feature with [[Bedtime Stories & Songs]]''
School Aus VHS.jpg|{{GNH|Australia (VHS)}}1992<br/>VDI
readyschoolsingmovies UK VHS.jpg|{{GNH|UK (VHS)}}1999<br/>Walt Disney Home Video<br/>''Double feature with [[Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies]]''
Image:Gettingreadyforschoolasianvcd.jpg|{{GNH|Singapore and Malaysia (VCD)}}Berjaya HVN <br/>561003
Readyforschoolvidjp.jpg|{{GNH|Japan (VHS)}}Sony
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==Booklet==
Scans of the activity book from the original VHS release.
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ReadySchool.jpeg
ReadySchool 1.jpeg
ReadySchool 2.jpeg
ReadySchool 3.jpeg
ReadySchool 4.jpeg
ReadySchool 5.jpeg
ReadySchool 6.jpeg
ReadySchool 7.jpeg
ReadySchool 8.jpeg
ReadySchool 9.jpeg
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==Notes==
*Although they don't actually appear in this video, the credits list [[Bob McGrath]] as [[Bob]], [[Linda Bove]] as [[Linda]], [[Sonia Manzano]] as [[Maria]], and [[Alaina Reed Hall]] as [[Olivia]].

==Cast==
'''[[:Category:Muppet Performers|Muppet Performers]]'''
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*[[Caroll Spinney]] as Big Bird
*[[Jim Henson]]
*[[Frank Oz]] as Grover
*[[Jerry Nelson]] as the Count and Herry
*[[Richard Hunt]]
*[[Martin P. Robinson]] as Snuffy
*[[Kevin Clash]]
*[[Pam Arciero]]
*[[Bryant Young]]
*[[David Rudman]]

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*[[Caroly Wilcox]]
*[[Cheryl Blaylock|Cheryl Blalock]]
*[[Camille Bonora]]
*[[Ed Christie]]
*[[Michael Elizabeth Huston|Michael Huston]]
*[[Jim Kroupa]]
*[[Brian Muehl]]
*[[Kathryn Mullen]]
*[[Christopher Cerf]] as Little Chrissy (voice, uncredited)
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'''[[:category:Sesame Street Cast|Cast]]'''
*[[Northern Calloway]] as David

==Credits==
*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Jon Stone]]
*'''Director:''' Jon Stone
*'''Segment Directors:''' [[Lisa Simon]], [[Emily Squires]]
*'''Writers:''' Jon Stone, [[Cathi Rosenberg-Turow|Cathi Rosenberg]]
*'''Segment Writers:''' [[Emily Perl Kingsley]], [[Jeff Moss]]
*'''Songs by:''' Emily Perl Kingsley, Jeff Moss, [[Lee Pockriss]], [[Joe Raposo]]

==See also==
* [[Getting Ready for School (album)]]
* [[On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 3|On My Way with Sesame Street Volume 3: Getting Ready for School]]
* [[Ready for School!|Sesame Street: Ready for School!]]



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