Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Original title: Sing Yourself Silly!

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Animation Short Comedy

Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, Ernie, the Count, and more as they tickl... Read allBig Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, Ernie, the Count, and more as they tickle your funny bone.Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, Ernie, the Count, and more as they tickle your funny bone.

7.0/10

Directors
- Jon Stone
- Lisa Simon(segment director)
Writers
- Tony Geiss(head writer)
- Christopher Cerf
- Emily Perl Kingsley
Stars
- Caroll Spinney(voice)
- Frank Oz(archive footage)
- Jerry Nelson(voice)

Top credits

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Videos1

Trailer 2:01

Sing Yourself Silly!

Photos17

Jim Henson and Kevin Clash in Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)

Caroll Spinney in Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)

Kevin Clash and Caroll Spinney in Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)

Kathryn Mullen and Caroll Spinney in Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)

Jerry Nelson in Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)

Richard Hunt in Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)

Elmoas Elmo
(voice)
…

David Rudman

Pam Arciero

Grundgettaas Grundgetta
(archive footage)
(voice)

Cheryl Blaylock

Blue Honkeras Blue Honker
(archive footage)
(as Cheryl Blalock)

Edward G. Christie

Ernie (Assistant)as Ernie (Assistant)
(archive footage)
(as Ed Christie)

Purple Honkeras Purple Honker
(archive footage)
(as Brian Muehl)

Kathryn Mullen

Green Honkeras Green Honker
(archive footage)

Ernieas Ernie
(archive footage)
(voice)
…

Directors
- Jon Stone
- Lisa Simon(segment director)
Writers
- Tony Geiss(head writer)
- Christopher Cerf
- Emily Perl Kingsley
All cast & crew
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Trivia
This video was released on DVD in 2008 by Genius Entertainment, paired with Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf (2001) as a Double Feature.

Quotes
[first lines]
Big Bird: Know what silly is?
[his bowtie starts spinning]
Big Bird: [laughs] That's silly!
[various clips play]
Big Bird: Here come the silly songs! If you think that they are silly, let me hear you say, "Now, that was silly!" Then you can join in, and... SING... YOURSELF... SILLY!

Crazy credits
Big Bird asks the children surrounding him, "What was that, kids?" The children all reply in unison, "Now that was silly!" They then dance to a shortened version of "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree."

Connections
Features Sesame Street (1969)

Soundtracks
The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree
(1983) (uncredited)
Music by Christopher Cerf
Lyrics by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles
Performed by Jim Henson, the Honkers, and a Dinger