Sing Yourself Silly! is a 1990 Sesame Street video compilation of silly songs, produced as part of the "Sesame Songs Home Video" series. It was first released on VHS by Random House Home Video, and later on DVD by Sony Wonder in 2005.
A follow-up video, Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies, was released in 1997.
Segments[]
Picture | Segment | Description |
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FRAME 1 | Big Bird asks the viewer if they know what "silly" is and demonstrates with his spinning bow tie. He then presents the series of silly songs. | |
Muppets | Ernie sings "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree." (First: Episode 1920) Edited | |
FRAME 2 | Maria and Luis pop out wearing Groucho glasses and say, "Now that was silly!" | |
Cartoon | "Ladybugs' Picnic" (First: Episode 0416) | |
Celebrity | James Taylor performs "Jellyman Kelly" with a bunch of kids. (First: Episode 1800) | |
FRAME 3 | Wearing a veggie-adorned hat, Gladys comments, "Now that was silly!" and trots off laughing, only to trip and fall off-screen. | |
Muppets | Polly Darton sings "Wavin' Goodbye to You with My Heart." (First: Episode 1475) Introduction cut | |
FRAME 4 | The Amazing Mumford and his duck appear in a puff of smoke, with the duck exclaiming "Now that was silly!" in Mumford's voice, while Mumford lets out a quack. | |
Muppets | "Old MacDonald Cantata" (First: Episode 2350) Beginning edited | |
FRAME 5 | Forgetful Jones comments, "Now that was spinach!" and realizes he forgot what the right word was. | |
Muppets | Oscar and Grundgetta sing about the "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball." Edited from Episode 2596 | |
FRAME 6 | Forgetful still can't remember the word "silly," and asks the viewers if they remember the word. | |
Muppets | "One Banana" (First: Episode 1941) | |
FRAME 7 | Count von Count counts seven bananas with his bats before saying, "Now that was silly!" | |
Cartoon | Jim Thurman sings "Calcutta Joe." Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc. (First: Episode 2492) | |
FRAME 8 | Big Bird and the Honkers take some time to address that silly songs are no laughing matter. It takes a genius to write them... sort of. | |
Muppets | Sesame Street News Flash — Don Music tries to write "Mary Had a Little Lamb." (First: Episode 0698) Kermit's intro is cut | |
FRAME 9 | Oscar comments, "Now that was yucky! I'm not gonna say 'silly'," but Elmo points out that he did say "silly." Oscar snaps back, "Who asked you, Pink Face?" and walks down into his trash can. | |
Cartoon | "Ten Turtles" Artist: Bud Luckey (First: Episode 0425) | |
Muppets / Celebrity | Hoots tells Ernie to "Put Down the Duckie." (celebrity version) (First: Episode 2534) Closing lines cut | |
FRAME 10 | Big Bird asks what the song was; the kids confirm, "Now that was silly!" and they dance to "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree" while the credits roll. Afterwards, the video concludes with Maria and Luis donning Groucho glasses and exclaiming "Now that was silly!" (repeated from Frame 2) |
Releases[]
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, David Rudman, Pam Arciero, Cheryl Blaylock, Ed Christie, Mike Davis, Jim Kroupa, Noel MacNeal, Brian Muehl, Kathryn Mullen, Karen Prell, Caroly Wilcox, Bryant Young, and Jim Henson
- Cast:
- Emilio Delgado as Luis
- Sonia Manzano as Maria
- Special Appearances by
- Carl Banks, John Candy, Celia Cruz, Jane Curtin, Danny DeVito, Keith Hernandez, Mark Ingram, Jeremy Irons, Gordon Jackson, Madeline Kahn, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sean Landeta, Wynton Marsalis, Jean Marsh, Andrea Martin, Karl Nelson, Itzhak Perlman, Rhea Perlman, Paul Reubens, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Mookie Wilson, Joe Williams
Credits[]
- Producer: Nina Elias
- Directed by Jon Stone, Lisa Simon (archive material)
- Head Writer: Tony Geiss
- Written by Christopher Cerf
- Emily Perl Kingsley, David Korr, Jeff Moss, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow, Norman Stiles (archive material)
- Songs by Christopher Cerf, Anna Dibble, Donald Hadley, Jeffrey David Hale, Emily Perl Kingsley, David Korr, Stephen Lawrence, William Luckey, Jeff Moss, Lee Pockriss, Joe Raposo, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow, Norman Stiles, James Taylor, Sarah Taylor
- Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
- Costume Designer: Bill Kellard
- Special Thanks to Sharon Lerner, Franklin Getchell, Leslie Raicer, Christine Ferraro