The Alphabet Jungle Game is a Sesame Street compilation video released in 1998. Telly, Zoe, and Elmo host this direct-to-video release filled with dozens of classic Sesame Street cartoons.
The video is a companion piece to The Great Numbers Game.
Segments[]
Image | Segment | Description |
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Cartoon | "Alphabet Jungle" (First: Episode 2733) This song serves as the introduction to our adventure | |
FRAME 1 | Elmo, Zoe, Telly, and three kids welcome the viewer to Alphabet Jungle, where cartoons of each letter hide. Zoe is anxious to see the letter Z. Elmo spots the letter A and the "Soul A." | |
Cartoon | Soul A! (First: Episode 3359) | |
Animation | Pencil Box B / b (First: Episode 3040) New sound effects added. | |
Cartoon | A fan reveals the letter C. (First: Episode 2746) | |
Cartoon | A car drives by the water. (First: Episode 3378) | |
Animation | D for Dance: Ladies on stage dance a can-can to the tune of "The Infernal Gallop" from Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, the lyrics of which are all the letter D. (First: Episode 3499) Elmo is superimposed into the clip, dancing along, who also says "D" at the end. Spoken introduction cut | |
Cartoon | A pencil tries to write the word DANCE. (First: Episode 1966) New sound effects added at the end of the cartoon. | |
Animation | E / e Gregorian chant (First: Episode 3300) Elmo appears over the segment, reiterating the letter and saying that "E" stands for "Elmo." | |
Cartoon | Suzie Kabloozie hates the letter F until all F things disappear, including the furniture, the floor, and the firefighter. Artist: Mo Willems (First: Episode 3274) | |
FRAME 2 | Zoe walks in with a G sign, chanting the letter. | |
Cartoon | Fish form G and g. (First: Episode 3112) | |
Cartoon | The letter H appears in words on buildings. (First: Episode 3368) New sound effects added. | |
Animation | Pencil box I/i (First: Episode 2890) | |
FRAME 3 | Telly and Zoe fight over the letters I and G; Elmo has them put them together to make the "IG" sound. | |
Cartoon | A pig dances a jig while wearing a wig. Artist: Joey Ahlbum (First: Episode 3525) New sound effects added. | |
Animation | Planet J/j (First: Episode 2833) | |
Film | Ornate Ks fly through the air to a song. Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2945) | |
FRAME 4 | Zoe introduces her second favorite letter - "LMNO." However, Elmo points out that that letter is just made of four other letters: L, M, N, and O. | |
Cartoon | L for Laugh Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2767) New music added. | |
Cartoon | M is for Marvelous Martha (First: Episode 0013) New sound effects added. | |
Cartoon | Leaves form N and n. (First: Episode 3114) | |
Cartoon | A woman sings the "O" sound in a brief opera. (First: Episode 3323) | |
FRAME 4 cont'd | Zoe sees that they're all separate letters and then asks when the Letter Z is coming. The kids pop out and yell, "Soon, Zoe, Soon!" | |
Song | "Letter P Menu" Artist: Veronika Soul (First: Episode 3558) | |
FRAME 5 | Telly shows the letter P stands for "push" as he pushes the previous segment away...taking himself with it. | |
Song | "Push! Push! Push!" (First: Episode 3445) | |
Cartoon | Airplanes carve the letter Q. Artist: Frank & Cauroline Mouris (First: Episode 3179) | |
Animation | A capital and lowercase R appear on sheets of paper. (First: Episode 3138) | |
Animation | Characters on a quilt form the letter S. Artist: Karen Aqua (First: Episode 3368) Elmo and Zoe appear over the clip, dancing along. | |
Cartoon | T for tiger, teapot, television, and taxi. Artist: Bill Davis (First: Episode 3262) | |
Cartoon | U knocks on the door of P's apartment. When she answers the door, they go UP. Artist: ArtistMike (First: Episode 3658) | |
Cartoon | V in space (First: Episode 0481) | |
Animation | W for water, wind, wave, and wet (First: Episode 3198) | |
FRAME 6 | Elmo spots the letter X and exclaims, "X marks the spot!" | |
Animation | Stamped and painted X animation. (First: Episode 2934) | |
Film | Ornate Xs spin around in accompaniment to a song. Artist: Jane Aaron (First: Episode 2929) | |
Animation | Y: Yuri, a yellow yak, eats yams and yogurt. (First: Episode 3381) | |
FRAME 7 | Zoe is excited because now it's time for a Z cartoon! But Telly points out there are no Zs in the jungle! They do the next best thing: make their own Z. In the style of The Alphabet Flyers (complete with Maria narration), the monsters float into the sky and make the letter. Afterwards, the explorers decide to have an Alphabet Party! | |
Song | "The African Animal Alphabet" (First: Episode 3396) The explorers appear over the segment, dancing and singing along, replacing the animal crackers from the original version. A full credit roll follows along with the first few verses of the Alphabet Jungle song. |
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Cast[]
- Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:
- Featuring Kevin Clash as Elmo
- Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster
- Fran Brill as Zoe
- with Pam Arciero, Peter Linz
- Child Cast: Joseph Brancale, Megan Ng, Nichole Rifkin
Credits[]
- Executive Producer: Nancy Kanter
- Produced by Teri Weiss
- Directed by Mary Perillo
- Written by Mo Willems
- Puppet Captain: Kevin Clash
- Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop: Mark Zeszotek, Lara MacLean
- Supervising Editor: Mary Perillo
- Talent Coordinator: Danette DeSena
- Animators: Jane Aaron, Karen Aqua, Joey Ahlbum, Baboon Animation, Bruce Cayard, Bill Davis, Laura Di Trapani, Johan Edstrom, Fred Garbers, Al Jarnow, Ken Kimmelman, Klasky/Csupo Inc., Caroline & Frank Mouris, Mary Perillo, Cindy & Dewey Reid, Rose Rosely, John Schnall, Veronika Soul, Mo Willems, Julie Zammarchi
- Composers & Lyricists: Kevin Bartlett, Alan Cagan, Chris Cerf, Sarah Durkee, Kenneth Field, Todd Herman, John Hilton, John Huckfeldt, Paul Jacobs, Stephen Lawrence, Louie Lino, Robby Merkin, Caleb Sampson, Dennis Scott, Bill Seery, Elliot Sokolov
- Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
- Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
- Director, Sesame Street Research: Rosemarie Truglio