Sesame Street: Elmo Says Boo! (1997-2000 VHS)



Here's the opening and closing to the 1997 and 1998 VHS of Sesame Street: Elmo Says Boo!.

Release Date
July 8, 1997 (original)

September 1, 1998 (re-release)

Original Version

 * 1)  1-2-3 Count With Me! (1997 VHS)  (July 8, 1997)
 * 2)  William Wegman's Mother Goose (1997 VHS)  (September 2, 1997)
 * 3)  Elmo Saves Christmas (1997 VHS)  (1997 Reprint Version) (September 2, 1997)

Alternate version

 * 1) The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998 VHS) (September 1, 1998)
 * 2) Elmo Saves Christmas (1998 VHS) (September 1, 1998)
 * 3) Elmo Says Boo! (1998 VHS) (September 1, 1998)

Characters

 * Elmo
 * Count Von Count
 * Bats
 * Ghost
 * Baby Bear
 * Rosita
 * Joey and Davey Monkey
 * Kingston Livingston III
 * Telly Monster
 * Sir Count-a-Lot
 * Eileen
 * Unnamed girl #1
 * Nicky
 * Joseph
 * Unnamed girl #2

Sketches

 * Julia Roberts
 * Bert
 * Ernie
 * Lillian
 * Bat Band
 * The Furtones
 * Frazzle

Songs

 * Bones (Inside of You)
 * Transylvania 1-2-3-4-5
 * We Are All Monsters
 * Frazzle
 * The Batty Bat

Synopsis
Elmo is visiting the Count's castle to hear some funny, spooky, ghostly jokes. Just when Elmo knocks on the door, the door-knocker activates itself. Elmo begins with a knock-knock joke and tells the Count he has some funny, scary jokes for him. The Count opens up and announces that Elmo's joke makes 1 funny joke. He tells him he has some funny scary jokes as well. He invites him inside the castle, since Elmo's never been in there before. When Elmo goes in, the door cracks open a little bit, and he thinks he should stay outside, before The Count takes him and the door closes.

Once they get inside, the Count says he has a joke for Elmo: "What is a ghost's favorite dessert?" A muppet ghost swoops in and yells out "Boooo-berry pie!", frightening Elmo, and tickling the Count's skeleton's funny bone, as the Count announces that that makes 2 funny jokes. Elmo nervously points out that the skeleton likes the joke. The Count then remembers singing a song about bones with the skeleton.


 * Song: "Bones" (Inside of You)


 * Muppet & Kid Moment: Baby Bear tells Eileen a "wee little" scary joke: "Where does a bat go to get clean? The bat-tub!"

Elmo and the Count get a good laugh at Baby Bear's joke, which totals to 3. Elmo then asks the Count another joke: "What is a ghost's favorite game? Hide-and-shriek!" That makes 4 jokes! The Count's painting, the Countess Groan-a Lisa, laughs at that joke, startling Elmo again. Elmo says it reminds him of the time he scared Julia Roberts...


 * Celebrity: Elmo and Julia Roberts demonstrate what it's like to be afraid.


 * Cartoon: An orange ball tries to pet a green ball, which growls, scaring him away.


 * Song: In Birdland, Lillian sings "Transylvania 1-2-3-4-5" with The Count and His All-Bat Band. During each chorus, the Count ends up counting past five, when is informed by Lillian that the song stops at five.


 * Muppet & Kid Moment: Rosita tells a girl another knock-knock joke. "Knock-knock." "Who's there?" "Boo." "Boo who?" "Please don't cry."

Rosita's joke makes 5 jokes and still counting! The Count then tells another joke: "What is the scariest ride in an amusement park? The roller ghoster!" That makes 6 jokes! Then Elmo hears the Count's organ playing a familiar "monster song" by itself. He claims he's heard that song before...


 * Song: Four monsters, including Elmo, sing "We Are All Monsters".


 * Muppet & Kid Moment: Joey and Davey Monkey tell Nicky a joke: "What did the ghost give the monkeys to eat?" They exclaim, "BOO-NANAS!" and laugh like monkeys.


 * Muppets: Ernie and Bert explore a real Egyptian pyramid, but Ernie becomes afraid. He decides to hang out with statue likenesses of him and Bert, while Bert explores a dark tunnel. Suddenly, Ernie's statue likeness comes to life and taps Ernie with his cane, frightening him. He calls Bert for help to tell him that the statue tapped him, despite being made of stone for thousands of years old. Bert assumes that he was imagining it, so he asks him to just sing a song to overcome his fears. Ernie nervously sings "Rubber Duckie", while his statue likenesses joins in, and Ernie, no longer afraid, calls Bert to tell him that the statue was singing and dancing and he knows "Rubber Duckie". Bert decides to call it a day and go home. Ernie says goodbye to the statue, who in turn says goodbye to Bert, frightening him, as he runs off yelling Ernie's name.

The previous joke by the monkeys made 7. Then, someone volunteers to tell the next joke. Elmo, frightened, tells the Count that his "tin man" is talking. The Count points out that it's actually his suit of armor, Sir Count-a-Lot, who begins his joke: "The scariest thing you can have for lunch is... a sand-witch!" They laugh as the joke total goes to 8.


 * Animation: Counting 8 bats.


 * Song: Frazzle


 * Muppet & Kid Moment: Kingston Livingston III asks Joseph what kind of bat knows his ABCs. "The Alpha-Bat!"

That makes 9 jokes! The Count's bats get their turn to tell a joke: "What does the Count say at the beginning of a baseball game? Bat-ter up!" That makes 10 jokes! Elmo thinks they tell great jokes and The Count adds they sing great as well...


 * Song: "The Batty Bat"


 * Muppet & Kid Moment: Telly tells a girl a bat joke: "What kind of bat works for the circus? An acro-bat!"

Telly's joke makes number 11! Elmo then begins to recite several more jokes:
 * 12: "What is the first thing ghosts do when riding in a car? Fasten their sheet belt!"
 * 13: "What does a ghost put in an ice cream soda? Whipped scream!"
 * 14: "What is a baby ghost's favorite game? Peek-a-boooo!"

That was until they get tuckered out and can't think of any more. The organ then plays by itself again. The Count translates that they've worked up quite an appetite and commands them to go to the kitchen for some screech cobbler. Elmo adds the pun to the joke list, making 15 jokes. He does a Count-like laugh and summons some thunder, scaring him into the kitchen.