Julie on Sesame Street

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Julie on Sesame Street
Julie Andrews 2001.jpg
Andrews in 2001
Written by Jon Stone, Marty Farrell
Directed by Dwight Hemion
Starring Julie Andrews
Perry Como
Jim Henson's Muppets
(performed by Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Caroly Wilcox, Kermit Love, Jane Henson)
Composers Jack Parnell
Derek Scott (Musical Associate)
Country of origin United States
United Kingdom
Production
Executive producer Blake Edwards
ProducersGary Smith and Dwight Hemion
Production locations ATV Elstree, Borehamwood, England
Running time60 mins.
Production companies ATV
ITC Entertainment
Original release
Network ABC (US)
ITV (UK)
ReleaseNovember 23, 1973 (1973-11-23)

Julie on Sesame Street is a variety special that was broadcast in the United States on ABC on November 23, 1973 at 9 PM ET / PT. [1] [2] Sponsored on ABC by technology/telecommunications conglomerate GTE, the special starred Julie Andrews and Perry Como, [3] and they were joined by several of Jim Henson's Muppets from the PBS children's series, Sesame Street . [4] No human members of the Sesame Street cast appeared in this special. Andrews and "special guest star" Como interacted with the Muppet characters (including Kermit the Frog, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Grover, and Bert and Ernie), sharing comedic banter and singing songs such as "It's Not Easy Being Green" and "Picture a World" on the Sesame Street "neighborhood" set. [5]

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The special was produced by ATV and ITC at ATV Elstree in the United Kingdom (and not at Sesame Street's then-usual New York City studios), It was televised in that country on ITV on July 10, 1974 at 8pm in most regions. The special was the first Muppets-related program to be produced with ATV and ITC, who would both co-produce the highly successful The Muppet Show three years later.[ citation needed ]

Muppet cast

References

  1. "Julie on Sesame Street". RetroJunk. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  2. Terrace, Vincent (15 October 2024). Television Specials: 3,201 Entertainment Spectaculars, 1939 through 1993. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-1144-0.
  3. Stirling, Richard (18 March 2008). Julie Andrews: An Intimate Biography. Macmillan + ORM. ISBN   978-1-4299-4387-1.
  4. Jones, Brian Jay (26 September 2013). Jim Henson: The Biography. Ebury Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7535-5008-3.
  5. "JULIE ON SESAME STREET (TV)". Paley Archive. Paley Center for Media. Retrieved 24 January 2025.