The Alphabet Jungle Game

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
	Cartoon	"Alphabet Jungle" Artist: Klasky Csupo (First: Episode 2733) This song serves as the introduction to the video.
	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, her favorite. Elmo spots the letter A and the "Soul Letter A"...
	Cartoon	Soul A! (First: Episode 3359)
	Animation	Pencil Box B / b (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 3040)
	Cartoon	A fan reveals the letter C. (new sound effects added) Artist: Frank and Caroline Mouris (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. (spoken intro cut) (First: Episode 3499) Elmo is superimposed into the clip, dancing along, who also says "D" at the end.
	Cartoon	A pencil tries to write the word DANCE. Artist: Fred Garbers (First: Episode 1966)
	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. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 3112)
	Cartoon	The letter H appears in words on buildings. (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 3368)
	Animation	Pencil box I/i (First: Episode 2890)
	FRAME 3	Telly, Zoe, and the kids fight over the letters I and G; Elmo has them put the letters 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 Artist: Sanborn, Perillo, and Co. (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 "LMNO" is really made of four other letters: L, M, N, and O.
	Cartoon	L for Laugh (new music added) Artists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy Kugel (First: Episode 2767)
	Cartoon	M is for Marvelous Martha (new sound effects added) (First: Episode 0013)
	Cartoon	Leaves form N and n. (First: Episode 3114)
	Cartoon	A woman sings the "O" sound in a brief opera. Artist: Rose Rosely (First: Episode 3319)
	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!" Artist: Jane Aaron (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 with their bodies. 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