Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration (1993)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration is a special produced for the beloved series' 25th anniversary. Released in a slightly different form on video in October 1993, the special was shelved for its broadcast premiere on PBS until 1994, during pledge drive season, and in many markets, aired as part of a marathon block with three show episodes.
Director: Jon Stone
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Caroll Spinney as Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) |
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Frank Oz as Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) |
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Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster (voice) |
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Fran Brill as Prarie Dawn (voice) |
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Jerry Nelson as The Count / The Amazing Mumford / Herry Monster / Biff (voice) |
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Kevin Clash as Elmo / Baby Natasha / Hoots the Owl (voice) |
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David Rudman as Chicago Lion / Humphrey / Davey Monkey (voice) |
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Joey Mazzarino as Joey Monkey (voice) |
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James J. Kroupa as Bird in La La Line (voice) |
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Pam Arciero as Muppet Performer (voice) |
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Noel MacNeal as Muppet Performer (voice) |
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Bryant Young as Muppet Performer (voice) |
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Richard Hunt as Gladys the Cow (voice) (archive footage) |
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Jim Henson as Ernie / Kermit the Frog / Guy Smiley (archive footage) (voice) |
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Alison Bartlett as Gina Jefferson |
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Annette Calud as Celina |
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Savion Glover as Savion |
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Angel Jemmott as Angela |
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Sonia Manzano as Maria |
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Bob McGrath as Bob |
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Jou Jou Papailler as Jamal |
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En Vogue as Themselves - Special Guests |
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Maya Angelou as Self - Special Guest |
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Marilyn Horne as Self - Special Guest |
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Queen Latifah as Self - Special Guest |
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Los Lobos as Themselves - Special Guest |
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Aaron Neville as Self - Special Guest |
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Little Richard as Self - Special Guest |
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Carmen Osbahr as Rosita (voice) |
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Jim Martin as Muppet Performer (voice) |
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Alison Mork as Muppet Performer (voice) |
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Peter MacKennan as Muppet Performer (voice) |
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Lisa Buckley as Muppet Performer (voice) |
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Carlo Alban as Carlo |
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Ruth Buzzi as Ruthie |
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Garth Brooks as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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Michael Chang as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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John Goodman as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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Bill Irwin as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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Kevin Kline as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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Cheech Marin as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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Aaron Neville as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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Charles Neville as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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Cyril Neville as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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Art Neville as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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Rosie O'Donnell as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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Jason Samuels as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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David Shiner as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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Marisa Tomei as Self (segment "New Way to Walk") |
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María Conchita Alonso as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Candice Bergen as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Ray Charles as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Chubby Checker as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Glenn Close as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Tyne Daly as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Geena Davis as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Bo Diddley as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Roger Ebert as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Jeff Goldblum as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Whoopi Goldberg as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Kadeem Hardison as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Bo Jackson as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Christopher Reid as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Christopher Martin as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Robert MacNeil as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Lou Diamond Phillips as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Julia Roberts as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Gene Siskel as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Jeff Smith as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Tracey Ullman as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Blair Underwood as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Robin Williams as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror") |
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Christopher Cerf as Little Chrissy (voice) |
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Joshua Eber as Self (uncredited) |
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Cooley Jackson as Grover (voice) (uncredited) |
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Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson (voice) (segment "Monster in the Mirror") (uncredited) |
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Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson (voice) (segment "Monster in the Mirror") (uncredited) |
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Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson (voice) (segment "Monster in the Mirror") (uncredited |
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Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson (voice) (segment "Monster in the Mirror") (uncredited) |
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Heather Asch as Muppet Performer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Muppet Performer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Alice Dinnean as Muppet Performer (voice) (uncredited) |
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John E. Kennedy as Muppet Performer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Michael Paul as Muppet Performer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jon Stone | Director |
| Writing | Luis Santeiro | Writer |
| Sound | Christopher Cerf | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Stephen Lawrence | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Joe Raposo | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Michael Mayers | Director of Photography |
