Sing-Along Earth Songs

Sing-Along Earth Songs is a 1993 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, released as part of the "Sesame Songs Home Video" series.

Segments

Image	Segment	Description
	FRAME 1	Camp counselor Grover and his campers tour Monster State Park. They quietly follow a butterfly, which Grover scares away when he slips on a banana peel. He teaches his campers not to litter and explains the circumstances, slipping on the peel once more.
	Animation	"Every Bit a' Litter Hurts" (First: Episode 2721)
	Muppets	Oscar the Grouch urges kids to "Just Throw It My Way" when it comes to littering. (First: Episode 2794)
	FRAME 2	The group has made their way to Old Smoggy, named such because the air is thick and contaminated. The mountain explains how the air became that way, because of emissions for cars and factories.
	Muppets	Bip Bipadotta sings about "Air." (First: Episode 2568)
	FRAME 3	The campers sit in a rowboat in the nearby lake, when Junior tosses his trash into the water. Smokey the Salmon emerges from the water and tells them not to throw trash into the lake. Grover assures Smokey they will dispose of the trash properly, and Smokey and his fish friends toss more water pollution for them to take as well.
	Cartoon	Willie Wimple went a-boatin' and polluted the river. Artist: Abe Levitow (First: Episode 0590) Additional echoing on sound effects.
	Muppets	Kermit sings "On My Pond". (First: Episode 2328) Closing cut
	FRAME 4	Grover now explains to his campers that they should respect and take care of the plants, such as the "leafareno" (a tree) and some roaring dandelions and wildflowers.
	Muppets	Ernie sings "Little Plant." (First: Episode 2144)
	FRAME 5	The group observes a nest being built by two birds, who reuse string as part of it. Grover calls the process "reusing something old to make something new," otherwise known as "recycling." The male bird then swoops down and takes Grover’s hat for their nest. They give him their old nest to wear in its place.
	Film	"Box City Recycling Rap" Kids sing a rap song about recycling. They build a city out of boxes and cartons. (First: Episode 2851)
	Muppets	"Oscar's Junk Band" (First: Episode 2731) Edited
	FRAME 6	Cookie Monster is also in Monster State Park to observe nature and devours the cookies in a box. He is about to throw it on the ground when a group of animals plead for him not to, as it will dirty their home. Cookie eats the box instead.
	Muppets	Bert sings "Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons" to address the importance of proper trash disposal for the sake of pigeons. (First: Episode 2727) Introduction cut
	FRAME 7	As the troop continues their hike, Grover is forced to carry everyone’s luggage when Junior asks him to carry his canteen. Junior thinks pouring the water out will make it lighter for him to carry, but Grover explains that would be wasting water. Junior instead puts the canteen with the other luggage, causing Grover to tip over.
	Cartoon	"The Wasteroon Song" - three water drops complain about people wasting water, calling them "Wasteroons." Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 2851)
	FRAME 8	Now dusk, the campers have set up camp and sum up the lessons they’ve learned today. As they all turn in for the night, Grover finds a bear in his sleeping bag, forcing him to sleep on the ground with a rock for a pillow. He then quietly remarks how beautiful nature is and vows to take better care of it.
	Muppets	Big Bird sings "What a Gift." (First: Episode 2884)
	FRAME 9	As the credits roll, Grover says goodnight to his campers, the bear, the natural surroundings, and the viewer.

Releases

VHS1993
Random House Home Video
84399
ASIN 6302682312

VHS1994
Columbia House
Double feature with Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals

Australia (VHS)1994
Golden Press Video

Singapore and Malaysia (VCD)2001
Berjaya HVN
cat. no 965009

Notes

Lyrics sheet, illustrated by David Prebenna

• Baby Bear makes a cameo as part of the forest animals in the scene with Cookie Monster. A later scene features what would become the puppet used for Papa Bear, referred here only as "bear" and performed by David Rudman.
• Kathryn Mullen is erroneously listed twice in the credits.
• This is the only installment of the "Sesame Songs" series to not have been given a subsequent video or DVD release. The scene featuring Cookie Monster in Monster State Park was published to Sesamestreet.org for a time, and on the Sesame Street YouTube channel. (YouTube)
• In addition to the main cast, incidental characters were played by Joey Mazzarino (pink bird, wolf), Fran Brill (dandelion, light purple bird, rabbit), and David Rudman (dark purple bird).

Muppet Cast

Grover, Cookie Monster, Junior, Flo, Fauna, John-Boy, Old Smoggy, Smokey the Salmon

Cast

• Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:
  • featuring Frank Oz as Grover and Cookie Monster
  • with Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
  • and Muppet Performers: Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, David Rudman, Camille Bonora, Joseph Mazzarino, Carmen Osbahr, Pam Arciero, Jim Martin, Kathryn Mullen, Ed Christie, Michael Huston, Peter Linz, Peter MacKennan, Noel MacNeal, Bryant Young, Richard Hunt, and Jim Henson

Credits

• Executive Producer: Nina Elias Bamberger
• Directed by Emily Squires
  • Lisa Simon, Jon Stone, Ted May (archive material)
• Written by Tony Geiss
  • Sara Compton, Jeff Moss, Luis Santeiro (archive material)
• Muppets, Costumes, and Props by Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop; supervised by Ed Christie
• Songs by Phil Baron, Bruce Cayard, Christopher Cerf, Sara Compton, Sarah Durkee, Tony Geiss, Dave Hansen, Cheryl Hardwick, Paul Jacobs, Al Jarnow, Abe Levitow, Dick Lieb, Joe Raposo, Luis Santeiro, Elliot Sokolov
• Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
• Puppet Captain: Kevin Clash
• Production Manager: Harvey S. Wilson
• Graphic Designer: Mike Pantuso
• Special Thanks to: Sharon Lerner, Marjorie Kalins, Leslie Raicer, Nina Shelton, Tim Carter