| Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet | |
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| Directed by | Adam Matalon [1] |
| Written by | Christine Ferraro [2] |
| Based on | Sesame Street |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kevin Burke |
| Edited by | Sam Caino |
| Animation by | Mike Pantuso |
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Running time | 48 minutes [7] |
| Language | English |
Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet is a 2005 direct-to-video special. All-Star Alphabet is an anthology of over two dozen scenes taken from episodes of the children's television series Sesame Street and tied together by new scenes featuring Nicole Sullivan and Stephen Colbert [8] as the letters "A" and "Z" respectively. The special also stars Sheryl Crow, [9] The Dixie Chicks, [10] Melissa Etheridge, [11] Larry King, [12] and Norah Jones. [13]
In addition to the scenes featuring Nicole Sullivan and Stephen Colbert as "A" and "Z," All-Star Alphabet is made up of twenty-six segments [14] (one for each letter of the alphabet), plus two for the entire alphabet. All of these segments are from prior episodes of Sesame Street, although some are slightly edited.
| Letter | Segment Title [note 1] | Original Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Elmo's Rap Alphabet" | 3456 | ||
| A | 4064 | ||
| B | "No Letter Better than B" | 3996 | Sung by The Dixie Chicks |
| C | "C-Cowboy and C-Cowgirl" | 3901 | |
| D | 3970 | ||
| E | 2937 | ||
| F | 3899 | ||
| G | "G, You're So Great" | 3397 | |
| H | "Soul H" | 3368 | |
| I | "I Soaks Up The Sun" | 4036 | Sung by Sheryl Crow |
| J | "Jumping J" | 4051 | |
| K | 3012 | ||
| L | 3306 | ||
| M | "M is for Monster" | 3885 | |
| N | 4021 | ||
| O | "Say O!" | 4030 | |
| P | 3066 | ||
| Q | 4073 | ||
| R | "Cookie Monster's R Rap" | 3995 | |
| S | 3551 | ||
| T | 3851 | ||
| U | "Like The Way U Does" | 3529 | Sung by Melissa Etheridge |
| V | 3399 | ||
| W | 4079 | Features Larry King | |
| X | 2862 | ||
| Y | "Don't Know Y" | 4081 | Sung by Norah Jones |
| Z | 3296 | ||
| "ABC Hip Hop" | 4053 |
A majority of the special is older footage from Sesame Street, but the scenes involving Nicole Sullivan and Stephen Colbert were made solely for the purpose of the special. These new scenes were filmed at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey. [15]
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