Rock & Roll! is a Sesame Street video compilation released by Random House in 1990 in the "Sesame Songs Home Video" series. It was hosted by Jackman Wolf, who played various rock & roll songs from Sesame Street on his Sesame Street Rock & Roll Request Show.
Segments[]
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FRAME 1 | The announcer (Martin P. Robinson) introduces "The Sesame Street Rock 'N' Roll Request Show," with host Jackman Wolf! "It's gonna blow you away, so fuhgeddaboudit!" |
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FRAME 1 cont'd | Jackman Wolf opens with a request to play a "furry blue hit"... |
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Muppets | Grover and Friends "Monster in the Mirror" (First: Episode 2689) |
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FRAME 2 | Jackman Wolf gets a request from an excited Gina to play a song by Little Jerry and the Monotones, her favorite band. Jackman reveals the group is scheduled to play a special song over the phone at that moment, but never receives the call. He begins to wonder what's wrong... |
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Muppets | Little Jerry and the Monotones sing "Telephone Rock." (First: Episode 0733) Beginning and ending cut, new sound effects added |
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FRAME 3 | Jackman Wolf can't get a connection with Little Jerry, so he asks her to pick a different request. Gina decides to pick two songs from her other favorite band, Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats ("You're Alive" and "Rock 'N' Roll Readers"), but can't decide which one to pick. Jackman Wolf decides to play both songs for her. |
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Muppets | Chrissy and the Alphabeats "You're Alive" (First: Episode 1482) Introduction cut, new sound effects added |
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Muppets | Chrissy and the Alphabeats "Rock 'N Roll Readers" (First: Episode 2612) Beginning cut |
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FRAME 4 | While reading a copy of The Three Little Pigs (with himself as the wolf), Jackman gets a request from Bert (with Ernie listening in) to play "It's Hip to be a Square," dedicated to his paper clip collection. |
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Song | The 4 Sides "It's Hip To Be a Square" (First: Episode 2615) Ending edited with a comment from Bert. |
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FRAME 5 | Jackman Wolf gets a request from Count von Count and the Countess (Camille Bonora) to play a song about either the number 40 or 9, dedicated to each other. They can't make up their mind, so Jackman Wolf plays both songs for them. Delighted, they let out their usual laugh which is accompanied by the sound of thunder and the howling of a wolf, which startles Jackman and causes him to drop his phone. ("Look out!") |
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Muppets | The Count and His Royal Transylvanians "Count Up to Nine" (First: Episode 1134) Opening and closing cut |
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Muppets | Farley "Forty Blocks From My Home" (First: Episode 2614) |
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FRAME 6 | Jackman Wolf tries to call Little Red Riding Hood (Bonora) from the Bureau of Missing Rock Groups to see if she could find Little Jerry and the Monotones. She can't, but has a request to play "(I Can't Get No) Co-Operation" and "Hand Talk." |
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Muppets | The Cobble Stones "(I Can't Get No) Co-Operation" (First: Episode 1521) Closing cut. |
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Song | The Talking Hands With Big Bird, Oscar and The Kids "Hand Talk" (First: Episode 2622) |
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FRAME 7 | Jackman Wolf gets a request from Oscar the Grouch to play "The Word Is No," mistaking his phrasing as a statement at first. |
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Song | Gina, Maria and Friends "The Word Is No" (First: Episode 2548) |
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FRAME 8 | The show's almost over, and Jackman Wolf gives up on trying to look for Little Jerry and the Monotones. |
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FRAME 8 cont'd | Suddenly, to Jackman Wolf's surprise, the police drag in Little Jerry and the Monotones, with a destroyed telephone booth on them! The Irish-accented officer (Robinson) tells Jackman Wolf that the group claimed he wanted them to sing a song on the telephone on the show, so he arrested them. |
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FRAME 8 cont'd | Gina pops up (apparently still on the phone), excited to hear the group finally singing on the show. Jackman Wolf explains to the officer that he did intend them to sing on his show, and continues to let them sing as the credits roll. He concludes the show by saying, "Fangs for watchin', and toodle-oooooooooo!" |
Releases[]
VHS1996
Sony Wonder
LV 51299
Sony Wonder
LV 51299
DVD2003
Sony Wonder
LVD 51299
Sony Wonder
LVD 51299
DVD2009
Genius Entertainment (back)
Genius Entertainment (back)
Australia (VHS)1992
VDI
VDI
Singapore and Malaysia (VCD)Berjaya HVN
cat. no 963005
cat. no 963005
LaserdiscSony
CSLW-1334
CSLW-1334
Notes[]
Lyrics sheet, illustrated by Tom Leigh.
- In the studio, six Sesame Street videos can be seen on the shelves in the background: Monster Hits!, I Want to Go Home!, Count it Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street, The Best of Ernie and Bert, Don't Eat the Pictures and Sing Yourself Silly!.
- A photo of Little Jerry, Big Jeffie, and another Fat Blue Monotone named Richie (who appears in Episode 2452) can be seen in Jackman Wolf's studio, previously seen as an autographed picture for Gina in Episode 2595.
Cast[]
- Starring the Sesame Street Puppet Characters:
- with Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
- Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, Camille Bonora, David Rudman, Pam Arciero, Rick Lyon, Jim Martin, Peter MacKennan, Brian Muehl, Kathryn Mullen, Ed Christie, Jim Kroupa, Noel MacNeal, Mike Davis, Karen Prell, Mark Zeszotek, and Jim Henson
- Cast:
Credits[]
- Producer: Nina Elias
- Directed by Ted May, Jon Stone (archive material)
- Head Writer: Tony Geiss
- Written by Christopher Cerf
- Songs by David Axlerod, Christopher Cerf, Sarah Compton, Sara Durkee, Bill Gibson, Sean Hopper, Paul Jacobs, Sharon Lerner, Huey Lewis, Sam Pottle, Joe Raposo, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow, Nancy Sans, Norman Stiles
- Art Director: Victor DiNapoli
- Costume Designer: Bill Kellard
- Special Thanks to Sharon Lerner, Franklin Getchell, Leslie Raicer, Christine Ferraro