Changes: Monster Hits!

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Monster Hits! is a 1990 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, part of the Sesame Songs Home Video series. Herry Monster is the host of "The Fuzzy Awards", an awards show for the best monster songs. A winner is already written in the envelope, but the envelope can't be opened until after all of the songs have been shown (though Elmo really wants to know in advance which song is the winner).

The names of the performers and song titles appear on-screen at the beginning and ending of the songs, while "C is for Cookie" also has "Fuzzy Award Winner" written on-screen. Applause sound effects are also added at the beginning and end of every song.

The video is included as a bonus feature in Big Elmo Fun.

Segments

Image	Segment	Description
	FRAME 1	The announcer (Jerry Nelson) introduces the "live - on tape" ceremony and its host Herry Monster, who explains that one of the year's monster song hits will win the Fuzzy Award. Elmo, who holds the envelope with the winner's name inside, is eager to know who won. Herry tries to take the envelope to keep Elmo from opening it, which leads to an onstage chase. The announcer introduces the first two Monster Hits...
	Muppets	The Aristocrats "Fur" (Beginning edited) (First: Episode 0812)
	Muppets	Herry Monster and Family "Herry's Family Song" (Beginning edited) (First: Episode 2337)
	FRAME 2	Herry briefly stops chasing Elmo to introduce (and imitate) the next nominee.
	Muppets	Frazzle and Friends "Frazzle" (Beginning edited) (First: Episode 0846)
	Muppets	Herry and The Singing Heads "Two Heads Are Better Than One" (First: Episode 1447)
	FRAME 3	Herry has Elmo promise that he won't open the envelope, and then introduces the next song.
	Muppets	Grover, Herry, Cookie Monster and Frazzle "Fuzzy and Blue" (Beginning edited) (First: Episode 1644)
	Muppets	Furline Huskie "Comb Your Face" (Beginning edited) (First: Episode 1851)
	FRAME 4	Herry presents "The Lifetime Monster Achievement Award" to his mommy, who sobs hysterically "I couldn't have done it without you son!" Herry then presents a special song to his mom before crying with her and Elmo.
	Muppets	Herry Monster "That Furry Blue Mommy of Mine" (First: Episode 1052)
	FRAME 5	Herry assures Elmo that the envelope can be opened after the next three songs.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster "Healthy Food" (First: Episode 2404)
	Muppets	Grover "What Do I Do When I'm Alone?" (First: Episode 0269)
	Muppets	The Furtones "We Are All Monsters" (redubbed version) (First: Episode 2731)
	FRAME 6	The time has finally come to open the envelope. Special guest Cookie Monster comes onstage to announce the winner, but becomes tempted to eat the envelope ("Big moral decision") and does. Elmo looks inside Cookie's mouth to see who the winner is, which happens to be Cookie.
	Muppets	Cookie Monster "C is for Cookie" (rhythmic clap beats added throughout the song) (First: Episode 0372)
	FRAME 7	Cookie holds his Fuzzy Award victoriously as the crowd cheers and cameras flash. Herry closes the show by saying "Thanks fur everything." As the credits roll, the announcer mentions Transportation by "Titanic Airlines." Accommodations by "Great Monster Motels."

Releases

Notes

Monsterhitsposter — Lyrics poster illustrated by Joe Mathieu.

The design of "West Monster Auditorium," seen at the beginning of the video, is based on Radio City Music Hall.
Cookie Monster's dialogue in the framing material was prerecorded. His first line "Thank you, thank you. Thank you, thank you. Monster, thank you." is used thrice.

Characters

Linking Footage:

Herry Monster, Elmo, Herry's Mother, Cookie Monster

Inserts:

Herry Monster, Cookie Monster, Grover, Frazzle, Elmo, Two-Headed Monster, Stuie Monster, Furline Huskie, Maurice Monster, Harvey Monster, Clancy, Kermit the Forg, Herry's Father, Herry's Mother, Herry's Granny, Billy, Fenwick, Oscar the Grouch, The Fly Girls

Cast

Starring the Sesame Street Puppet Characters:
- with Caroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch
- Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, Camille Bonora, David Rudman, Rick Lyon, Jim Martin, Cheryl Blaylock, Brian Muehl, Ed Christie, and Jim Henson

Credits

Producer: Nina Elias
Directed by Jon Stone
- Jim Baylor, Jim Henson, Robert Myhrum, Bob Schwarz (archive material)
Head Writer: Tony Geiss
Written by Christopher Cerf
- David Axlerod, Sara Compton, Tony Geiss, Jeff Moss, Paul Parnes, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow (archive material)
Songs by David Axlerod, Christopher Cerf, Sara Compton, Tony Geiss, Stephen Lawrence, Jeff Moss, Paul Parnes, Sam Pottle, Joe Raposo, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
Special Thanks to Sharon Lerner, Franklin Getchell, Leslie Raicer, Christine Ferraro

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 | [[Image:MHits1a.jpg|250px|center]]<br>[[Image:MHits1b.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | '''FRAME 1'''
-| The announcer introduces the "live - on tape" ceremony and its host Herry Monster, who explains that one of the year's monster song hits will win the Fuzzy Award. Elmo, who holds the envelope with the winner's name inside, is eager to know who won. Herry tries to take the envelope to keep Elmo from opening it, which leads to an onstage chase.<br><br>The announcer introduces the first two Monster Hits...
+| The announcer ([[Jerry Nelson]]) introduces the "live - on tape" ceremony and its host Herry Monster, who explains that one of the year's monster song hits will win the Fuzzy Award. Elmo, who holds the envelope with the winner's name inside, is eager to know who won. Herry tries to take the envelope to keep Elmo from opening it, which leads to an onstage chase.<br><br>The announcer introduces the first two Monster Hits...
 |-
 | [[Image:Fur.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Muppets
-| [[The Aristocrats]]<br>"[[Fur (song)|Fur]]"<br>''(Beginning edited)''<br>{{first|0812}}
+| [[The Aristocrats]]<br>"[[Fur]]"<br>''(Beginning edited)''<br>{{first|0812}}
 |-
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 | [[Image:Frazzle2.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Muppets
-| [[Frazzle (monster)|Frazzle]] and [[The Frazzletones|Friends]]<br>"[[Frazzle (song)|Frazzle]]"<br>''(Beginning edited)''<br>{{first|0846}}
+| [[Frazzle]] and [[The Frazzletones|Friends]]<br>"[[Frazzle (song)|Frazzle]]"<br>''(Beginning edited)''<br>{{first|0846}}
 |-
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 | [[Image:CombYourFace.jpg|250px|center]]
 | align=center | Muppets
-| [[Furline Huskie]]<br>"[[Comb Your Face]]"<br>{{first|1851}}
+| [[Max (Episode 1850)|Furline Huskie]]<br>"[[Comb Your Face]]"<br>''(Beginning edited)''<br>{{first|1851}}<br>
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-Image:Monsterhits.jpg|{{GNH|DVD}}2003<br>Sony Wonder<br>LVD 51291
+Image:Monsterhits.jpg|{{GNH|DVD}}2003<br>Sony Wonder (front)<br>LVD 51291
+MonsterHits!DVDbackcover.jpg|{{GNH|DVD}}2003<br>Sony Wonder (back)<br>LVD 51291
 File:Newmonsterhits.jpg|{{GNH|DVD}}[[Genius Entertainment]]
-Singyourselfsilly1992ukvhs.jpg|{{GNH|United Kingdom (VHS)}}1992<br>2 Entertain Video<br>VC 1235
+Singyourselfsilly1992ukvhs.jpg|{{GNH|United Kingdom (VHS)}}1992<br>[[Video Collection International|The Video Collection]]<br>VC 1235<br/>''Double feature with [[Sing Yourself Silly!]]''
+Thealphabetjunglegame-disney.jpg|{{GNH|United Kingdom (VHS)}}1999<br/>Walt Disney Home Video<br/>''Double feature with [[The Alphabet Jungle Game]]''
+Monsterhits Aus VHS.jpg|{{GNH|Australia (VHS)}}1992<br/>VDI
 File:Monsterhits_jap_laserdisc.jpg|{{GNH|Japan (Laserdisc)}}CBS/Sony<br>CSLW 1331
 </gallery>
+==Notes==
 [[Image:Monsterhitsposter.jpg|thumb|300px|Lyrics poster illustrated by [[Joe Mathieu]].]]
-==Notes==
 * The design of "West Monster Auditorium," seen at the beginning of the video, is based on [[Radio City Music Hall]].
 * Cookie Monster's dialogue in the framing material was prerecorded. His first line "Thank you, thank you. Thank you, thank you. Monster, thank you." is used thrice.
 ==Characters==
-''Linking Footage:''
+*Linking Footage:
 :[[Herry Monster]], [[Elmo]], [[Herry's Mother]], [[Cookie Monster]]
-''Inserts:''
+*Inserts:
-:[[Herry Monster]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Grover]], [[Frazzle (monster)|Frazzle]], [[Elmo]], [[Two-Headed Monster]], [[Stuie Monster]], [[Furline Huskie]], [[Maurice Monster]], [[Harvey Monster]], Stevie D'Monster, [[Clancy]], [[Kermit the Forg]], [[Herry's Father]], [[Herry's Mother]], [[Herry's Granny]], [[Billy (monster)|Billy]], [[Fenwick]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[The Fly Girls]]
+:[[Herry Monster]], [[Cookie Monster]], [[Grover]], [[Frazzle]], [[Elmo]], [[Two-Headed Monster]], [[Stuie Monster]], [[Max (Episode 1850)|Furline Huskie]], [[Maurice Monster]], [[Harvey Monster]], [[Clancy]], [[Kermit the Forg]], [[Herry's Father]], [[Herry's Mother]], [[Herry's Granny]], [[Billy (monster)|Billy]], [[Fenwick]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[The Fly Girls]]
 ==Cast==
-'''[[:Category:Muppet Performers|Sesame Street "Puppet Performers"]]'''
+*Starring the Sesame Street Puppet Characters:
+**with [[Caroll Spinney]] as [[Oscar the Grouch]]
-{|width="100%"
+**[[Frank Oz]], [[Jerry Nelson]], [[Richard Hunt]], [[Martin P. Robinson]], [[Kevin Clash]], [[Camille Bonora]], [[David Rudman]], [[Rick Lyon]], [[Jim Martin]], [[Cheryl Blaylock]], [[Brian Muehl]], [[Ed Christie]], and [[Jim Henson]]
-| valign="top" width="33%"|
-*[[Frank Oz]] as Cookie Monster, Grover, and Clancy
-*[[Jerry Nelson]] as Herry Monster, Frazzle, Maurice Monster, Two Headed Monster (left half), and the Announcer
-*[[Richard Hunt]] as Stuie Monster, Stevie D'Monster, Two Headed Monster (right half), Furline Huskie, and Kermit the Forg
-*[[Martin P. Robinson]] as Herry's Father
-*[[Kevin Clash]] as Elmo
-*[[Camille Bonora]] as Herry's Mother ("Herry's Family Song")
-*[[David Rudman]] as Herry's Granny and Herry's Mother (linking footage)
-| valign="top" width="33%"|
-*[[Jim Henson]] as Harvey Monster
-*[[Caroll Spinney]] as Oscar the Grouch
-*[[Rick Lyon]]
-*[[Jim Martin]]
-*[[Cheryl Blaylock]]
-*[[Brian Muehl]]
-*[[Ed Christie]]
-*[[Christopher Cerf]] as Blue Frazzletone (vocals, uncredited)
-|}
 ==Credits==
-*'''Producer:''' [[Nina Elias-Bamberger|Nina Elias]]
+*Producer: [[Nina Elias-Bamberger|Nina Elias]]
-*'''Director:''' [[Jon Stone]]
+*Directed by [[Jon Stone]]
-*'''Segment Directors:''' [[Jimmy Baylor|Jim Baylor]], Jim Henson, [[Robert Myhrum]], [[Bob Schwarz]]
+**Jim Baylor, [[Jim Henson]], [[Robert Myhrum]], [[Bob Schwarz]] (archive material)
-*'''Head Writer:''' [[Tony Geiss]]
+*Head Writer: [[Tony Geiss]]
-*'''Writer:''' [[Christopher Cerf]]
+*Written by [[Christopher Cerf]]
-*'''Segment Writers:''' [[David Axlerod]], [[Sara Compton]], [[Tony Geiss]], [[Jeff Moss]], [[Paul Parnes]], [[Cathi Rosenberg-Turow]]
+**[[David Axlerod]], [[Sara Compton]], Tony Geiss, [[Jeff Moss]], [[Paul Parnes]], [[Cathi Rosenberg-Turow]] (archive material)
-*'''Songs by:''' [[David Axlerod]], [[Christopher Cerf]], [[Sara Compton]], [[Tony Geiss]], [[Stephen Lawrence]], [[Jeff Moss]], [[Paul Parnes]], [[Sam Pottle]], [[Joe Raposo]], [[Cathi Rosenberg-Turow]]
+*Songs by David Axlerod, Christopher Cerf, Sara Compton, Tony Geiss, [[Stephen Lawrence]], Jeff Moss, Paul Parnes, [[Sam Pottle]], [[Joe Raposo]], Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
-*'''Production Designer:''' [[Victor DiNapoli]]
+*Production Designer: [[Victor DiNapoli]]
-*'''Special Thanks to:''' [[Sharon Lerner]], Franklin Getchell, Leslie Raicer, [[Christine Ferraro]]
+*Special Thanks to [[Sharon Lerner]], Franklin Getchell, Leslie Raicer, [[Christine Ferraro]]
+==See also==
+*''[[Monster Hits: Rock & Rhyme With Elmo]]''

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Changes: Monster Hits!

Latest revision as of 22:19, 25 October 2023

Contents

Segments

Releases

Notes

Characters

Cast

Credits

See also