Sesame Street: The Alphabet Game (1988 VHS)



Here's the opening and closing to the 1988 VHS of Sesame Street: The Alphabet Game.

Release Date
October 11, 1988

Characters

 * Sonny Friendly
 * Big Bird
 * Gary Grouch
 * Dimples the Dog
 * Velma Blank

Sketches

 * Kermit the Frog
 * Ernie
 * Cookie Monster
 * Grover
 * Little girl
 * Sammy the Snake

Synopsis
Sonny Friendly welcomes the viewer to everybody's favorite game show, ''Alphabet Treasure Hunt! ''He introduces us to three contestants:
 * 1) Gary Grouch, from Muddy Falls, MT.
 * 2) Dimples the Dog, from Puppydale Puppy Farm.
 * 3) Big Bird, from Sesame Street.

Sonny then explains the game rules: the alphabet will begin its sequence on the magic game board and whenever it stops at any random letter, contestants have 30 seconds to find something beginning with the said letter, and if they do, they get a piece of cookie. The first contestant to get three slices and fill the whole cookie will be the winner. Before round 1 comes, Sonny introduces his best and dearest green pal - Kermit the Frog.

Song: Kermit's ABC's of the Swamp

For round 1, the first treasure hunt letter is B, and the contestants have to find something beginning with B. Gary leaves off while Dimples bites onto Big Bird's leg, not letting him leave the studio to find a B word. Gary, who wants to lose, returns with a trash can (which he was going to use for decoration) which actually begins with T. However, Sonny points out that the trash can has b ugs in it, much to Gary's disappointment. Sonny then sees that Dimples has brought in B ig Bird, which also begins with B, but Big Bird complains that Dimples only stopped him from finding a B word, and Sonny apologizes to Big Bird that he's the only contestant who did not find a B word. A beeping sound effect is heard, which alerts Sonny is that's time for a bonus letter: the letter D!

Song: Ernie sings "De De De", while Cookie Monster display every D word he sings.

For round 2, the next letter is F. This time, Dimples bites onto Big Bird's tail, grabbing some  f eathers in his mouth and he gets another piece of cookie. Gary comes back with his "lunch" wrapped up in a newspaper. Sonny tells him that his lunch is a pungent f ish, which begins with F. Then he apologizes and tells Big Bird that he seems to have struck out again. Big Bird makes an excuse that Dimples hasn't brought back anything and Gary doesn't even want to win, when the beeping sound effect is heard again as it's time for another bonus letter; and it's a double bonus: H and J!

Animation: A mad scientist invents a capital letter H. He assembles its lines and brings it to life. As he names words that start with H, such as Heavy and Handsome, the H runs away, crashing through the wall, and the scientist chases it, yelling "Come home, H! Come home!"

Song: "J Family Jamboree"

Gary and Dimples now have two cookies pieces each, and Big Bird is still behind with no points. For round 3, the next letter is R. This time, Big Bird tells Dimples to stay put while he goes off to find an R word. Dimples gets tired and takes a nap, while Big Bird returns with a r abbit, which Sonny thinks is a "bunny", unable to give him a piece of cookie. He then sees Dimples " r esting", which begins with R. Just when the time-up buzzer sounds, Sonny looks up and sees Gary cutting a hole in the ceiling. He is now mad, now that he still has the two cookie pieces, when suddenly the hole lets the r ain in the studio; rain also begins with R. Gary, frustrated now that he has the whole cookie, falls through the hole and crash lands into the studio, when the same beeping noise is heard, and this time it's a triple bonus letter: Q, S, and W!

Song: A muppet girl sings "The Question Song", where she asks questions with the answer beginning with Q, but Grover's answers relate to a cow.

Song: "Sammy the Snake"

Animation: "Wanda the Witch"

Before the winner is announced, Sonny wants to remind us of all 26 fabulous letters, without which there'd be no Alphabet Treasure Hunt!

Animation: "Jazzy Alphabet"

Now that Gary and Dimples both have the whole cookie, the time has come for Sonny to ask a tiebreaking question, with the answer beginning with R: "What is the top part of a house called?" Gary refuses to answer and leaves. Dimples barks the answer, which sounds closely like "Roof!" and is proclaimed the winner of the game. Sonny displays him the prizes:
 * A lifetime supply of doggie cookies
 * A royal studded flea collar
 * A trip to Club Pet in Cancun

Sonny tells Dimples that he must share his prizes with someone of his choice. Dimples chooses Big Bird to accompany him. Sonny signs off the Alphabet Treasure Hunt game before the credits roll. ("Was this fun or what?")