The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street

The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street is a 1998 direct-to-video special that featured Kermit and his career on Sesame Street.[1]

The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street
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Directed byJohn Chiappardi
Emily Squires
Jon Stone
David Heeley
Written byTony Geiss
Judy Freudberg
Cathi Rosenberg-Turow
Tom Dunsmuir
Based onKermit the Frog
by Jim Henson
Sesame Street
by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett
Produced byKarin Young Shiel
Nancy Kanter (executive producer)
Ginger Brown (line producer)
Angela Santomero (associate producer)
StarringSteve Whitmire
Jim Henson
Frank Oz
Edited byTodd Darling (On-Time Off-Line)
Music byDavid Axlerod (songs)
Chris Cerf (songs)
Dave Conner (songs)
Sarah Durkee (songs)
Tony Geiss (songs)
Paul Jacobs (songs)
Jeff Moss (songs)
Sam Pottle (songs)
Joe Raposo (songs)
Mark Saltzman (songs)
Norman Stiles (songs)
Dick Lieb (additional music)
Danny Epstein (music coordinator)
Dave Conner (music supervisor)
Production
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Distributed bySony Wonder
Release date
  • September 1, 1998 (1998-09-01)
Running time
29 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Kermit is being awarded the Frog of the Year award, presented by Grover. Grover first recites a long poem about frogs, which introduces various Kermit the Frog segments from Sesame Street, while being interrupted by the Three Little Pigs, who are there because Kermit introduced them twice on Sesame Street News.

Cast

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Additional Muppets performed by David Rudman, Martin P. Robinson, Noel MacNeal, Pam Arciero, Bryant Young, John Tartaglia, Rick Lyon, Jane Henson, Caroly Wilcox, Ed Christie, Camille Kampouris, James Kroupa, Richard Termine, Pat Hodelin, Jim Martin, Cheryl Blaylock, Brian Meehl.

Child Cast

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  • Megan Ng as Grover's Friend
  • Katie Scharf as Child from "Elbows" Sequence
  • Joey Calvan as Joey

Songs

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Applefeld-Olson, Catherine (July 25, 1998). Fitzpatrick, Eillen (ed.). "General Media: Home Video". Reviews & Previews. Billboard Magazine. p. 28.
  2. ^ Riggs, Thomas, ed. (2011). Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television: A Biographical Guide. Vol. 110. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale Research Company. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-4144-7184-6. ISSN 0749-064X. LCCN 84-649371.
  3. ^ a b c d Levine, Evan (January 27, 1999). "The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street". Guide To Childrens TV & Video. The Times. Streator, Illinois. p. 11.
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