Changes: Getting Ready for School (video)

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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.

Picture	Segment	Description
	FRAME 1	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...
	Insert	Big Bird sings "ABC-DEF-GHI." (First: Episode 2266) Edited
	FRAME 1 cont'd	Big Bird now explains that not only will you see the alphabet, but numbers too!
	Cartoon	A peacock counts twenty feathers on his tail. (First: Episode 0406)
	FRAME 2	Next, Big Bird displays signs that will be around the school, like "BUS STOP" and "EXIT".
	Cartoon	A man sets up a bus stop sign so that a giant can eat the buses that come. (First: Episode 1176)
	Cartoon	A honking orange ball follows signs to the EXIT. (First: Episode 1879)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets cheer for school. Part 1
	FRAME 3	Big Bird mentions something else from his days in school: there will be kids you already know and kids you don't.
	Muppets	The Count sings about his first day of school. (First: Episode 1736)
	FRAME 4	Big Bird has set up a model school room in the arbor, with 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.
	Muppets	Teacher Little Chrissy sings about how important it is to "Raise Your Hand." (First: Episode 1959)
	FRAME 5	Big Bird reiterates that you'll see the alphabet in school.
	Film	Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet. (First: Episode 1966)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets cheer for school. Part 2
	FRAME 6	Snuffy shares something he learned from Snufflegarden - it's okay to make mistakes. The duo then sings "Everyone Makes Mistakes". After the song, Big Bird displays the alphabet (not remembering he has before).
	Animation	The alphabet is presented using many materials and writing methods. (First: Episode 2210)
	Muppets	Anything Muppets cheer for school. Part 3
	FRAME 7	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.
	Muppets / Cast	"Dandy David" sings a song about tying shoelaces as Herry watches. Herry then asks David to tie the laces on all the shoes in his shoe collection. (First: Episode 1574)
	FRAME 8	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.
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Grover and Polly say the alphabet. (First: Episode 0281)
	FRAME 9	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.

Releases

Booklet

Scans of the activity book from the original VHS release.

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.
Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Betty Lou, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo and the Honkers appear in the original activity book to the video, but are not present in the actual video.

Cast

Muppet Performers

Caroly Wilcox
Cheryl Blalock
Camille Bonora
Ed Christie
Michael Huston
Jim Kroupa
Brian Muehl
Kathryn Mullen
Christopher Cerf as Little Chrissy (voice, uncredited)

Cast

Northern Calloway as David

Credits

Executive Producer: Jon Stone
Director: Jon Stone
Segment Directors: Lisa Simon, Emily Squires
Writers: Jon Stone, Cathi Rosenberg
Segment Writers: Emily Perl Kingsley, Jeff Moss
Songs by: Emily Perl Kingsley, Jeff Moss, Lee Pockriss, Joe Raposo

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 |-
-| [[Image:BigBirdABC-DEF-GHI1980's.jpg|250px|center]]
+| [[Image:BigBird-ABC-DEF-GHI-1980s.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Insert
-| Big Bird sings "[[ABC-DEF-GHI]]."<br />{{eka|2453}}<br />''Edited''
+| Big Bird sings "[[ABC-DEF-GHI]]."<br>{{first|2266}}<br>''Edited''
 |-
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 | [[Image:peacockcartoon.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Cartoon
-| A peacock counts twenty feathers on his tail.<br />{{eka|0406}}
+| A peacock counts twenty feathers on his tail.<br>{{first|0406}}
 |-
@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 | [[Image:Busstopgiant.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Cartoon
-| A man sets up a bus stop sign so that a giant can eat the buses that come.<br />{{eka|1813}}
+| A man sets up a bus stop sign so that a giant can eat the buses that come.<br>{{first|1176}}
 |-
 | [[Image:2356-7.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Cartoon
-| A honking orange ball follows signs to the EXIT.<br />{{eka|2125}}
+| A honking orange ball follows signs to the EXIT.<br>{{first|1879}}
 |-
 | [[Image:SchoolCheer01.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Muppets
-| [[Anything Muppets]] [[Cheers|cheer]] for school.<br />''Part 1''
+| [[Anything Muppets]] [[Cheers|cheer]] for school.<br>''Part 1''
 |-
 | [[Image:GRFS04.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | '''FRAME 3'''
-| Big Bird mentions something else from his days in school: there will kids you already know and kids you don't.
+| Big Bird mentions something else from his days in school: there will be kids you already know and kids you don't.
 |-
 | [[Image:Youngcount.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Muppets
-| [[Count von Count|The Count]] sings about his [[The First Day of School|first day of school]].<br />{{eka|1736}}
+| [[Count von Count|The Count]] sings about his [[The First Day of School|first day of school]].<br>{{first|1736}}
 |-
@@ Line 67: / Line 67: @@
 | [[Image:RaiseYourHand.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Muppets
-| Teacher [[Little Chrissy]] sings about how important it is to "[[Raise Your Hand (Moss)|Raise Your Hand]]."<br />{{eka|2274}}
+| Teacher [[Little Chrissy]] sings about how important it is to "[[Raise Your Hand (Moss)|Raise Your Hand]]."<br>{{first|1959}}
 |-
@@ Line 77: / Line 77: @@
 | [[Image:2096s.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Film
-| Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet.<br />{{first|1966}}
+| Children on a playground form the letters of the alphabet.<br>{{first|1966}}
 |-
 | [[Image:SchoolCheer01.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Muppets
-| Anything Muppets cheer for school.<br />''Part 2''
+| Anything Muppets cheer for school.<br>''Part 2''
 |-
@@ Line 90: / Line 90: @@
 |-
-| [[Image:Alphabet01.jpg|250px|center]]<br />[[Image:Alphabet02.jpg|250px|center]]
+| [[Image:Alphabet01.jpg|250px|center]]<br>[[Image:Alphabet02.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Animation
-| The [[alphabet]] is presented using many materials and writing methods.<br />{{eka|2460}}
+| The [[alphabet]] is presented using many materials and writing methods.<br>{{first|2210}}
 |-
 | [[Image:SchoolCheer01.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Muppets
-| Anything Muppets cheer for school.<br />''Part 3''
+| Anything Muppets cheer for school.<br>''Part 3''
 |-
@@ Line 107: / Line 107: @@
 | [[File:DavidHerryShoes.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Muppets / Cast
-| "Dandy [[David]]" sings [[Tying Your Shoelace|a song]] about tying shoelaces as [[Herry]] watches. Herry then asks David to tie the laces on all the shoes in his shoe collection.<br />{{eka|2488}}
+| "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}}
 |-
 | [[Image:GRFS09.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | '''FRAME 8'''
-| 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 Snuffly mentions the alphabet again.
+| 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.
 |-
 | [[Image:Grover and Polly sing Alphabet.png|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Muppets
-| {{muppetkidmoment|grover}} [[Grover]] and Polly say the alphabet.<br />{{eka|0324}}
+| {{muppetkidmoment|grover}} [[Grover]] and [[Polly Stone|Polly]] say the alphabet.<br>{{first|0281}}
 |-
@@ Line 129: / Line 129: @@
 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
+Image:Bedtimestoriesandsongsgettingreadyforschool.jpg|{{GNH|United Kingdom (VHS)}}The Video Collection<br>1991<br/>''Double feature with [[Bedtime Stories & Songs]]''
-Image:Gettingreadyforschoolasianvcd.jpg|{{GNH|Asia (VCD)}}561003
+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
 </gallery>
-==Activity Book==
+==Booklet==
 Scans of the activity book from the original VHS release.
-<gallery>
+<gallery spacing=small>
 ReadySchool.jpeg
 ReadySchool 1.jpeg
@@ Line 150: / Line 153: @@
 ==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]].
+*[[Bert]], [[Ernie]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Betty Lou]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Elmo]] and the [[Honkers]] appear in the original activity book to the video, but are not present in the actual video.
 ==Cast==
@@ Line 158: / Line 162: @@
 *[[Jim Henson]]
 *[[Frank Oz]] as Grover
-*[[Jerry Nelson]] as the Count, Herry
+*[[Jerry Nelson]] as the Count and Herry
 *[[Richard Hunt]]
 *[[Martin P. Robinson]] as Snuffy
@@ Line 168: / Line 172: @@
 | valign="top" width="33%"|
 *[[Caroly Wilcox]]
-*[[Cheryl Blalock]]
+*[[Cheryl Blaylock|Cheryl Blalock]]
 *[[Camille Bonora]]
 *[[Ed Christie]]
@@ Line 193: / Line 197: @@
 * [[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!]]
 __NOWYSIWYG__
 [[Category:Sesame Street Video]]
+[[Category:Sesame Street Direct-to-Video]]
 [[Category:School]]

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Changes: Getting Ready for School (video)

Revision as of 06:15, 11 June 2020

Contents

Releases

Booklet

Notes

Cast

Credits

See also