Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance! (1997 VHS)



Here's the opening and closing to the 1997 VHS of Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance!

Release Date
January 28, 1997

Characters

 * Big Bird
 * Barkley
 * Oscar the Grouch
 * Celina
 * Carlo
 * Gabi
 * Lexine
 * Morgan
 * Mara
 * Tony
 * Devon
 * The Kids

Sketches

 * Elmo
 * Cookie Monster (cameo)
 * Super Grover (cameo)
 * Joe Williams
 * Telly Monster (cameo)
 * Juliet (cameo)
 * Placido Flamingo (cameo)
 * Little Bird (cameo)
 * Hoots the Owl (cameo)
 * Nani Bird (cameo)
 * Birdketeers (cameo)
 * Kingston Livingston III
 * Cats
 * Chip & Dip (cameo)
 * Ducks
 * Rooster
 * Lion
 * Cow
 * The Oinker Sisters
 * Savion (cameo)
 * Bert (cameo)

"New Way to Walk" Celebrities

 * Bill Irwin
 * David Shiner
 * Maya Angelou
 * Garth Brooks
 * Gladys Ormphby (Ruth Buzzi)
 * Michael Chang
 * John Goodman
 * Kevin Kline
 * Cheech Marin
 * Neville Brothers
 * Rosie O'Donnell
 * Marisa Tomei
 * Sally Jessy Raphael

Songs

 * A Very Simple Dance
 * I'm a Little Airplane
 * The Birdland Jump
 * Do the Dog
 * Do the Jelly
 * A Cat Had a Birthday
 * Doin' the Grouch
 * A New Way to Walk

Synopsis
The video begins with Big Bird going to Celina's Dance Studio with some kids - including Gabi, Lexine, and Mara - for a dance party on a very special day. He greets the viewer and invites us to come with them. Inside the studio, Celina is greeted by Big Bird and the kids, accompanied by Big Bird's transitional teddy bear Radar, who is having a birthday party today. Celina accepts that Big Bird and the gang can have a party in the dance studio. Celina and Big Bird invite the viewer to come and dance with them.

When Celina asks who wants to decide which song they'll dance to first, everyone jumps up with their hands raised, but Big Bird claims that since it Radar's birthday, he gets to pick first. Radar chooses the one where they get to clap and stamp and turn around and it gets faster and faster. Everybody makes sure they brought their feet with them, then they're ready to dance to "A Very Simple Dance".

Next, Gabi chooses the Airplane Dance. Celina instructs everyone to spread out their arms like airplane wings and zoom around while "I'm a Little Airplane" plays.

Following the song, Celina starts getting tired and suggest Big Bird and the kids to take a break. They all refuse and Big Bird suggests turning on the TV to "The Dance Channel" to see what's on. The TV shows Birdland and everyone jumps along to the next dance: Joe Williams singing "The Birdland Jump".

After that, the gang is now ready to take a break for some imaginary pizza. Then, Celina sees Carlo, Barkley, and some kids down from the window, and asks them to teach a dance. They all "Do the Dog".

Next, Lexine wants to "Do the Jelly". Celina knows it, so they pretend they're jelly. After that, Celina wants to rest, but Big Bird's teddy bear Radar compromises, saying that after three more dances, they'll have birthday cake. They then turn on the TV again, this time to "The Birthday Channel", where Kingston Livingston tells everyone to dance to "A Cat Had a Birthday". After that, Celina gets a call from Oscar the Grouch at his newsstand, saying that they should do a grouch dance. So, they perform "Doin' the Grouch". When that was done, Celina gets another call from Oscar, telling her that was more like it.

The final dance Celina wants to do is a "funny walk dance". Everyone dances to "A New Way to Walk" as they make many ways to walk. After that, they finally have Radar's imaginary birthday cake. Radar wishes to dance again, and the kids agree. They try to get Celina to dance, but she fell asleep at the piano. Everyone else dances to "A New Way to Walk" as the credits roll.

1997 VHS

 * 1) Telling the Truth (1997 VHS) (January 28, 1997)
 * 2) Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies (1997 VHS) (April 1, 1997)
 * 3) 1-2-3 Count With Me! (1997 VHS) (July 8, 1997)
 * 4) Elmo Says Boo! (1997 VHS) (July 8, 1997)
 * 5) William Wegman's Mother Goose (1997 VHS) (September 2, 1997)
 * 6) Elmo Saves Christmas (1997 VHS)(1997 Reprint Version) (September 2, 1997)
 * 7) Fiesta! (1997 VHS) (December 1, 1997)
 * 8) Big Bird Gets Lost (1998 VHS) (February 3, 1998)
 * 9) Elmopalooza! (1998 VHS) (April 14, 1998)
 * 10) The Great Numbers Game (1998 VHS) (July 7, 1998)
 * 11) The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998 VHS) (September 1, 1998)
 * 12) The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland: Sing And Play (1999 VHS) (September 7, 1999)
 * 13) Sesame Street Family Feature Starring Big Bird And Ernie! (1999 VHS) (October 19, 1999)
 * 14) Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More! (2000 VHS) (September 12, 2000)
 * 15) Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf (2001 VHS) (January 9, 2001)

1997-2000

 * 1) William Wegman's Mother Goose (1997 VHS) (September 2, 1997)
 * 2) Elmo Saves Christmas (1997 VHS) (1997 Reprint Version) (September 2, 1997)
 * 3) Fiesta! (1997 VHS) (December 1, 1997)
 * 4) Big Bird Gets Lost (1998 VHS) (February 3, 1998)
 * 5) Elmopalooza (1998 VHS) (April 14, 1998)
 * 6) The Alphabet Jungle Game (1998 VHS) (July 7, 1998)
 * 7) The Great Numbers Game (1998 VHS) (July 7, 1998)
 * 8) The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998 VHS) (September 1, 1998)
 * 9) Elmo Saves Christmas (1998 VHS) (September 1, 1998)
 * 10) Elmo Says Boo! (1998 VHS)(September 1, 1998)
 * 11) Count It Higher! (1999 VHS) (March 9, 1999)
 * 12) Kids' Favorite Songs (1999 VHS) (March 9, 1999)
 * 13) The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland: Sing And Play (1999 VHS) (September 7, 1999)
 * 14) Sesame Street Family Feature Starring Elmo! (1999 VHS) (October 19, 1999)
 * 15) Sesame Street Family Feature Starring Big Bird And Ernie! (1999 VHS) (October 19, 1999)
 * 16) Elmo's World (2000 VHS) (February 1, 2000)
 * 17) CinderElmo (2000 VHS) (February 29, 2000)
 * 18) Elmo's World: Babies, Dogs & More! (2000 VHS) (May 2, 2000)
 * 19) Let's Make Music (2000 VHS) (July 18, 2000)