Elmopalooza
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Elmopalooza is a Sesame Street special that aired on ABC on February 20, 1998.
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[edit] About the show
The show is a musical, featuring performances from guests Jon Stewart, David Alan Grier, Rosie O' Donnell, Gloria Estefan, En Vogue, The Fugees, Kenny Loggins, Shawn Colvin, Jimmy Buffett, and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, to celebrate Sesame Street's 30th anniversary.
At the beginning of the show, Jon Stewart, the producer Prairie Dawn, and the crew for the show get stuck in a dressing rooms when the door won't open. The Muppets decide to produce the show themselves, with Elmo hosting.
Meanwhile, Grover and some of the Humans get lost on the way to Radio City Music Hall, and they end up in Roswell, New Mexico, having picked up penguins and aliens as hitchhikers.
[edit] Songs
- "Just Happy To Be Me" with The Fugees
- "Mambo I, I, I" with Gloria Estefan
- "The Zig Zag Dance" with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- "I Don't Want To Live on The Moon" with Shawn Colvin and Ernie
- "I Want a Monster to Be My Friend" with En Vogue
- "Nearly Missed" with Rosie O'Donnell and Elmo
- "Caribbean Amphibian" with Jimmy Buffett and Kermit the Frog
- "One Small Voice" with Kenny Loggins.
- Songs with Jon Stewart, Elmo, and the cast:
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- Rubber Duckie
- C is for Cookie
- I Love Trash
- ABC-DEF-GHI
- The People in Your Neighborhood
- Sesame Street Theme (over credits) with various celebrities and Muppets. The Celebrities that appeared in the Credits were: Rosie O' Donnell, Shawn Colvin, Jimmy Buffet, The Fugees, One of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, En Vogue, Gloria Estefan(With Her Baby Daughter Emily Estefan, And a kids choir)
David Allan Grier , And Jon Stewart. Celebrities That did not appear in the credits were: Kenny Loggins.
[edit] Soundtrack
See main article Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)
[edit] Cast
Major Muppets
- Elmo, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Zoe, Prairie Dawn, Bert, Ernie, Count von Count, Grover, Cookie Monster, Slimey, Biff, Rosita, Kermit the Frog, Baby Bear
Background Muppets
Celebrity Guest Stars
- Jon Stewart, David Alan Grier, Rosie O'Donnell, The Fugees, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, En Vogue, Shawn Colvin, Kenny Loggins, Gloria Estefan, Cindy Crawford, Tyra Banks, Chris Rock, Jimmy Buffett, Richard Belzer, Conan O'Brien
Sesame Street Humans
- Susan, Gordon, Bob, Mr. Handford, Gina, Luis, Maria, Ruthie
[edit] Other personnel
The children's choir singing "One Small Voice" with Kenny Loggins is the Polytechnic School Lower School Choristers.
