Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 (2001 VHS)



Here's the opening and closing to the 2001 VHS of Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2.

Release Date
October 9, 2001

Characters

 * Mary
 * Mary's Lamb
 * Mr. Honker (cameo)
 * Elmo
 * The Kids
 * Mr. Snuffleupagus
 * Dog
 * Zahaj
 * Baby Bear
 * Pig
 * Zoe
 * Daniel
 * Sydney
 * Pink Honker (cameo)
 * Felicia
 * Orange Honker (cameo)
 * Rosita
 * Natasha
 * Samantha
 * Vincent

Sketches

 * Edgar Turtle
 * The Lecture Lady
 * Lulu
 * Big Bird
 * Cab Callowmouse
 * Captain Brown
 * Ernie
 * Rubber Duckie
 * Edgar Turtle's Nephews

Songs

 * On Top of Spaghetti
 * Hey Diddle Diddle (First: Episode 2404)
 * The Bear Went Over the Mountain
 * The Ants Go Marching (from Elmo's World: Bugs)
 * If You're Happy and You Know It
 * The Wheels on the Bus (from Episode 3920)
 * Mother Goose Jamboree (First: Episode 3653)
 * Mary Had a Little Lamb
 * Up and Down with Captain Brown (First: Episode 2493)
 * Rubber Duckie (montage)
 * re-taped version with Ernie (First: Episode 3842)
 * film footage of kids taking baths (First: Episode 3811)
 * Duermete Mi Niña
 * Row, Row, Row Your Boat
 * Redwood Tree (First: Episode 2506)
 * The Itsy Bitsy Spider (from Elmo's World: Singing)
 * Elmo's Song

Synopsis
Elmo is singing "Elmo's Song" on his way to 123 Sesame Street. He greets the viewer and tells us he videotaped his friends - the kids are singing their favorite songs on his camera.

Meanwhile, Mr. Snuffleupagus is having a giant meatball on top of a plate of spaghetti. He says it reminds him of a song to tell the viewers what happened last time - "On Top of Spaghetti" - about a meatball who's run away when somebody sneezes. The meatball later becomes "nothing but mush", and the next summer it grows into a tree that's covered with meatballs and tomato sauce. After the flashback is over, Snuffy doesn't want the meatball to roll away this time. After he sings the last verse, Snuffy lets out a giant sneeze, causing his meatball to roll off the table and he chases it.

Elmo says hello to a dog and then to a boy named Zahaj, who mentions that "Hey Diddle Diddle" is his favorite song. This leads to...


 * Cartoon: Edgar Turtle sings "Hey Diddle Diddle", with the kids singing on camera.

Back on 123 Sesame Street, Elmo asks the kids what song they want to sing next, and they sing it on camera, which leads to...

Baby Bear goes mountain climbing as the kids offscreen sing "The Bear Went Over the Mountain". After the song, he sees Snuffy chasing his meatball down the mountain.

Back on the street, Elmo asks the kids to name a song that makes them get up and move, and they sing it on camera which leads to...


 * Cartoon: The Lecture Lady sings "The Ants Go Marching". (from Elmo's World: Bugs)

Elmo says hello to a pig and asks the kids what they want to sing for fun. They sing it on camera. This leads to...

Zoe and the two kids sing "If You're Happy and You Know It". Baby Bear tries to tell them what he just saw previously, but they just keep on singing. Because they were having fun singing, he gives up and finishes the song with them. After that, he forgets what he's going to say, until they see Snuffy still chasing his meatball, which is what he was just trying to tell them what he saw.

Meanwhile, Elmo meets Daniel and Sydney. He asks them if they know another song. Sydney replies "The Wheels on the Bus". Elmo says he remembers singing it. The scene flashes back to when he was singing the song with Big Bird, Lulu, Baby Bear and some kids. After the flashback is over, Elmo, Daniel and Sydney sing "The Wheels on the Bus" again with more verses. After that, Elmo picks up the camera and says he has songs about nursery rhymes. He asks the kids what nursery rhymes they want to sing. The kids on camera sing about nursery rhymes. This leads to...


 * Cartoon: "Mother Goose Jamboree"

Back on the street, Elmo asks the kids what song about animals they want to sing. He replies "Mary Had a Little Lamb", and they sing it on camera. This leads to...

Elmo (offscreen) sings "Mary Had a Little Lamb", while Mary's lamb follows her to school. After the song, Mary tells her lamb to find someone else to follow. After Mary leaves, Snuffy appears once again chasing his meatball, making the lamb think Snuffy's perfect to follow.

Elmo asks what other songs the kids know. One kid answers "Captain Brown!" The kids on camera then sing the song, which leads to...


 * Cartoon: "Up and Down with Captain Brown"

Next, Elmo meets a girl named Felicia what her favorite song is. She replies "Rubber Duckie" (coincidentally, she is holding a rubber duckie), and sings it with Elmo.


 * Muppets: Ernie sings about his "Rubber Duckie". (included 1990's remake with footage of kids taking baths)

Elmo has some songs before going to sleep. The kids on camera sing their bedtime songs.

On the stoop of 123 Sesame Street, Rosita sings a Spanish lullaby to Natasha - "Duermete Mi Niña". After the song, she sees Snuffy chasing his meatball again with the lamb in pursuit, waking Natasha up.

Elmo, Samantha and Vincent sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" together. Then, Elmo asks Samantha and Vincent if they know what a round is. Since they don't know, Elmo displays another song in a round...


 * Cartoon: Edgar Turtle's Nephews sing "Redwood Tree" together, followed by in a round.

After knowing what a round is, Elmo, Samantha and Vincent sing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" in a round. After that, they hug for doing a great job.


 * Cartoon: The Lecture Lady sings "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" (from Elmo's World: Singing), with the kids singing on camera.

Elmo tells the viewers that lots of kids like different favorite songs, and wants to go tell his friends. Meanwhile, Snuffy is still chasing his meatball, but then loses it, making the lamb fall down after bumping into him. After Rosita and Baby Bear arrive, Snuffy tells all three that his meatball is gone for now. And before he walks away, Elmo arrives. Elmo is about to show Baby Bear, Rosita, and the lamb that he videotaped his friends singing their favorite songs, when suddenly a rumbling noise is heard. Rosita points out that something is coming for them. Baby Bear shouts "Let's get out of the way!" and the three start running off. Elmo doesn't understand what they're running for, until he sees the giant meatball coming for him.

In slow motion, as the meatball heads straight toward Elmo, Snuffy runs to save him, only by squashing the meatball in the process. Baby Bear claims Snuffy as a great hero and then Rosita discovers that he won't be able to eat the meatball now, because it's nothing but mush. Snuffy is then reminded of an old saying goes: "Friends are more important than meatballs."

Then, Elmo shows his friends his own favorite song - "Elmo's Song". Baby Bear, Rosita and Snuffy join in, and they all finish together. After the song, Snuffy asks if somebody can wash the mush off his feet, and the others laugh, ending the video. During the credits, the kids who were on camera reprise "Elmo's Song" using their own names.

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 * 3) Elmo's World: Head To Toe With Elmo (2003 VHS)
 * 4) Sesame Street: Zoe's Dance Moves (2003 VHS)
 * 5) Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke (2003 VHS)
 * 6) Sesame Street: Three Bears and a New Baby (2003 VHS)
 * 7) Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004 VHS)
 * 8) Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On (2004 VHS)
 * 9) Elmo's World: Elmo Has Two! Hands, Ears & Feet (2004 VHS)
 * 10) Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure (2004 VHS)
 * 11) Elmo's World: Families, Mail, & Bath Time! (2004 VHS)
 * 12) Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004 VHS)
 * 13) Sesame Street: Happy Healthy Monsters (2005 VHS)
 * 14) Elmo's World: Food, Water & Exercise (2005 VHS)
 * 15) Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue (2005 VHS)
 * 16) Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet (2005 VHS)
 * 17) Sesame Street: Elmo Visits The Doctor (2005 VHS)