Sesame Street: Quiet Time (1997 VHS)



Here's the opening and closing to the 1997 VHS of Sesame Street: Quiet Time.

Release Date
April 1, 1997

Characters

 * Big Bird
 * Granny Bird (mentioned)
 * Oscar
 * Grungetta
 * Rosita
 * Grouchketeers
 * Two-Headed Monster
 * Zoe
 * Zoe's Mommy (mentioned)
 * Daphne Rubin-Vega
 * Ernie
 * Kira
 * Danica
 * Bert
 * Telly
 * Wise Man
 * Cow
 * Turkey
 * Sheep
 * Suzie Kabloozie
 * Suzie Kabloozie's Dad
 * Ruth Buzzi (narration)
 * Kermit the Frog
 * Dog
 * Cat
 * Bear
 * Tiger
 * Top Ten Quiet Time Ideas Announcer

Songs

 * I Heard My Dog Bark
 * In My Book
 * It's Quiet Time
 * Naptime
 * When I Listen
 * Quiet Time

Synopsis
The video begins on Sesame Street, where four Grochketeers are talking to each other, and Oscar and Grundgetta refuse to help Big Bird with his problem, and Rosita accepts assistance. Big Bird welcomes the viewer and talks about a problem he's having. Granny Bird had just told him that it's "quiet time," but his problem is that he doesn't know what to do, to which the two Grouches love. Rosita offers to bring a book of quiet time suggestions. Conversely, Oscar's idea of quiet time is singing a "grouch quiet time" song: "I Hear My Dog Bark" with Grundgetta and the Grouchketeers, which isn't what Big Bird had in mind.

Top Ten Quiet Time Ideas Part 1

 * 10: Make silly faces at yourself in the mirror.
 * 9: Now, look in the mirror and see if you can see yourself growing.

Muppets: The Two Headed Monster sound out the letter Q, and then the word "quiet".

Zoe says she has a great idea for quiet time. She suggests playing an imagination game. Big Bird and Zoe pretend that they're driving to the car wash, until Zoe imagines her mommy calling her for lunch and leaves. Big Bird decides to go pretend driving down Sesame Street himself.

Top Ten Quiet Time Ideas Part 2

 * 8: Practice your giraffe imitation.
 * 7: Next, start working on your clam and oyster imitation.

Telly suggests reading his book, The Man Who Couldn't Sleep. In this fairy tale, a man (played by Telly) can't sleep because of the wind and rustling leaves. He seeks the counsel of the Wise Man whose counsel involves bringing in a cow, a turkey, and a sheep, which give the man an even harder time sleeping. When the man finally rids his house of the noisy animals, the wind and the trees no longer bother him and he can sleep at last. When the story is over, Telly ends up falling asleep.

Song: "In My Book"

Animation: Suzie Kabloozie imagines she's a pirate, with the help of a book.

Top Ten Quiet Time Ideas Part 3

 * 6: Make up a story you can tell when quiet time is over.
 * 5: Make believe you're a carrot.
 * 4: Draw a picture of the loudest thing you can think of.

In the park, Big Bird meets Daphne Rubin-Vega, who sings "It's Quiet Time" to him about how silence and quiet can be soothing and fun. Clips of children, animals, and rivers are interspersed.

Big Bird continues his survey at the stoop, asking Ernie if he has ideas for quiet time. Ernie admits that he's not in a quiet time mood. He goes to the apartment to ask Bert to play. Inside the apartment, Bert is preparing for his naptime at 1 o'clock, as he sings "Naptime" (originally from the 1977 audio What Time Is It On Sesame Street? with the Muppeteers lip-synching to the original soundtrack). Ernie tries to get him to play, to which Bert denies.

Top Ten Quiet Time Ideas Part 4
Big Bird decides to take a nap when Rosita returns to find him asleep. She finds that Big Bird has already tried all of the suggestions in her book, except for napping.
 * 3: Practice touching your nose with your tongue. Now try touching your ear with your tongue.
 * 2: Practice hanging a spoon from your nose.

Song: Kermit the Frog sings "When I Listen".

Top Ten Quiet Time Ideas Finale

 * 1: Think of every single loud noise you could make right now if it weren't QUIET TIME!

Big Bird sings about all the quiet things one can do. As the credits roll, he reveals a picture he drew of himself and Telly (art by Caroll Spinney).

Advertised on

 * 1) Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies (1997 VHS) (April 1, 1997)
 * 2) 1-2-3 Count With Me! (1997 VHS) (July 8, 1997)
 * 3) Elmo Says Boo! (1997 VHS) (July 8, 1997)
 * 4) William Wegman's Mother Goose (1997 VHS) (September 2, 1997)
 * 5) Elmo Saves Christmas (1997 VHS) (1997 Reprint Version) (September 2, 1997)
 * 6) Fiesta! (1997 VHS) (December 1, 1997)
 * 7) Big Bird Gets Lost (1998 VHS) (February 3, 1998) (promotional copies only)
 * 8) The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland: Sing And Play (1999 VHS) (September 7, 1999)
 * 9) Sesame Street Family Feature Starring Big Bird And Ernie! (1999 VHS) (October 19, 1999)