When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special | |
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Written by | Joe Fallon Ron Halsey Ken Scarborough |
Directed by | Jack Jameson [1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Running time | 48 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | November 10, 2018 |
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special is a 48-minute Sesame Street HBO television special with special guest stars Blake Lively and Amanda Seyfried. [2] The special was a co-production with Shout Factory and Sesame Workshop. [3] The special received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards and was also nominated for Best Voice-Over for Eric Jacobson for his performances as Bert, Grover, and Oscar the Grouch. [4] [5]
The special's director, Jack Jameson, received a Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directing in Children's Programs at the 71st Annual Ceremony in 2018. [6]
A sentient anthropomorphized pickle with magical powers arrives on Sesame Street to grant wishes to Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Bert, etc.
Two-Headed Monster, Julia, Rosita, Rudy, Gladys the Cow, Chickens, Baby Bear, Jacket, Telly Monster, Zoe, Mel, Honker, Dinger, Chip and Dip, Mother Goose, Anything Muppets, AM Monsters