Bob reads from the Sesame Street test show (video)
From the 2009 Creature Shop film
Where the Wild Things Are is a classic children's book by Maurice Sendak published in 1963. It tells the story of a boy named Max who shares extraordinary adventures with a group of creatures.
Since its publication, the book and author have been littered with a number of awards, adapted as a test animation project by John Lasseter, a 1983 opera by Oliver Knussen, and has been referenced in pop culture numerous times.
In October 2009, Warner Bros. Pictures released a live-action theatrical film based on the book, and featuring creatures from Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
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- Imagery from the book is used as a backdrop for later versions of Jim Henson's film The Organized Mind.
- Bob reads the book to a group of kids in the first Sesame Street test show (however, it was omitted from its release on Old School: Volume 2).
- In Episode 2006, Oscar starts a balloon-popping party by quoting one of Max's phrases from the book: "Now, let the wild rumpus start!"
- Judy Freudberg's script for Sesame Street Episode 2576 called for the use of Where the Wild Things Are (and for Maria to make reference to Sendak), but the taped version ended up using a different book accredited in the episode's credits.
- The book appears in Sarah's room as seen in Labyrinth.
