Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals is a 1991 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, originally released by Random House as part of the "Sesame Songs Home Video" series. The video features Big Bird and other Sesame Street animals (including Gladys the Cow, Chicago the Lion, and Buster the Horse) showing clips of their favorite animal songs.

Segments[]

Picture	Segment	Description
	FRAME 1	The Sing, Hoot & Howl club, comprised of various Muppet animals, sing a rendition of "Old MacDonald," with the Big Bad Wolf on piano. Big Bird attempts to quiet things down so he can start the meeting, helped by a roar from Chicago the Lion (the club's secretary-treasurer). Big Bird gives the first song request to a working "watch dog" who represents Acme Watches.
	Film	"Cow Dog Song" (First: Episode 0783) First two verses cut
	FRAME 2	Gladys the Cow was none too impressed with the last film about a dog chasing cows, so she gives the watch dog a taste of his own medicine. Meanwhile, Big Bird translates for a Spanish-speaking lamb who requests her favorite song... only he translates it from Spanish to sheep language.
	Cast	Luis sings "Baa Baa Bamba". (First: Episode 2360) Edited
	FRAME 3	Chicago wants to pick a song, but he's interrupted by the bubbling of Frances the goldfish.
	Song	"Starfish" by Joe Raposo (re-filmed version) (First: Episode 2487)
	FRAME 4	Chicago tries to go next but he's interrupted again by a cricket, who hops on the Wolf's piano keys to play out its request.
	Muppets	Ernie sings about "The Insects in Your Neighborhood." (First: Episode 1887) Introduction cut
	FRAME 5	Gladys returns, having chased the watch dog all the way to the subway. She dramatically alludes to her song request about the pride of being a certain animal. The Wolf guesses it's an aardvark, and Gladys gives the camera an annoyed look.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "I'm an Aardvark." (First: Episode 0425)
	FRAME 6	Gladys continues to give clues about her song, but a pig interjects before she can reveal the answer.
	Film	"Pig's Love Song" (live-action version) (First: Episode 0572)
	FRAME 7	Gladys sobs and claims she'll never tell anyone her song. Chicago attempts to go next, but Gladys immediately cuts her crying act and tries to say what her song is about. The other animals answer in unison before she does: "A cow!"
	Muppets	Gladys sings "I'm Proud to Be a Cow". (First: Episode 1650) framing sequences cut
	FRAME 8	Gladys wants to pick a second song but the others groan, complaining it'll be another cow song. Gladys reassures them that it's about everyone, not just her.
	Muppets	"We Are All Earthlings" (First: Episode 2835)
	FRAME 9	Chicago roars to draw attention to his request: a song about "cute, little babies." Big Bird admits he doesn't think they have a song about babies so Chicago roars again, which makes Big Bird and the others quickly reconsider.
	Song	Joe Raposo sings "What Babies Are Called" (First: Episode 0116)
	FRAME 10	Big Bird tries to settle a dispute between a chicken and an egg, who both have different song requests. Big Bird wonders which comes first, which sets off another argument.
	Song	Joe Raposo asks the musical question, "Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?" (First: Episode 0276) Beginning cut
	Muppets	Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats sing "Cluck Around the Clock." (First: Episode 2817)
	FRAME 11	As the credits roll, the club finishes by singing a reprise of "Old MacDonald," with verses to include a duck, a horse (Buster), and an elephant.

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International releases[]

SingHootHowlPoster — Lyrics poster illustrated by David Prebenna.

DVD chapters[]

Notes[]

Additional performers include Jim Martin (as the watch dog), Joey Mazzarino (the black lamb), Kathryn Mullen (a pig), Fran Brill (the chicken), and Pam Arciero (the egg).
The walls of the barn are adorned with framed photographs of Big Bird, The Dawgs, Leo Birdelli, Turkey Conductor, and a cat.

Cast[]

Starring the Sesame Street Puppet Characters:
- with Caroll Spinney as Big Bird
- Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, Camille Bonora, Fran Brill, David Rudman, Pam Arciero, Bryant Young, Kathy Mullen, Rick Lyon, Jim Martin, Noel MacNeal, Joseph Mazzarino, Carmen Osbahr, Peter MacKennan, Alison Mork, Brian Muehl, Cheryl Blaylock, Paul Hartis, Mark Zeszotek, Ed Christie, and Jim Henson

Cast:
- Emilio Delgado as Luis

Credits[]

Executive Producer: Dulcy Singer
Producer: Nina Elias-Bamberger
Directed by Ted May
- Emily Squires, Jon Stone (archive material)
Written by Sonia Manzano
- Sara Compton, Tony Geiss, Jeff Moss, Luis Santeiro (archive material)
Story Consultant: Tony Geiss
Songs by Christopher Cerf, Sara Compton, Sarah Durkee, Tony Geiss, Jeff Moss, Joe Raposo, Luis Santeiro, Fred Wardenberg
Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
Puppet Captain: Kevin Clash
Production Manager: Sean Murphy
Special Thanks to: Sharon Lerner, Franklin Getchell, Leslie Raicer, Nina Shelton

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