Sing Yourself Silly!

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Sing Yourself Silly! is a 1990 Sesame Street video compilation of silly songs, produced as part of the "Sesame Songs Home Video" series. It was first released on VHS by Random House Home Video, and later on DVD by Sony Wonder in 2005.
A follow-up video, Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies, was released in 1997.
==Segments==
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	FRAME 1 	Big Bird asks the viewer if they know what "silly" is and demonstrates with his spinning bow tie. He then presents the series of silly songs.
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree."Edited
 	FRAME 2 	Maria and Luis pop out wearing Groucho glasses and say, "Now that was silly!"
 	Cartoon 	"Ladybugs' Picnic"
 	Celebrity 	James Taylor performs "Jellyman Kelly" with a bunch of kids.
 	FRAME 3 	Wearing a veggie-adorned hat, Gladys comments, "Now that was silly!" and trots off laughing, only to trip and fall off-screen.
 	Muppets 	Polly Darton sings "Wavin' Goodbye to You with My Heart."Introduction cut
 	FRAME 4 	The Amazing Mumford and his duck appear in a puff of smoke, with the duck exclaiming "Now that was silly!" in Mumford's voice, while Mumford lets out a quack.
 	Muppets 	"Old MacDonald Cantata"Beginning edited
 	FRAME 5 	Forgetful Jones comments, "Now that was spinach!" and realizes he forgot what the right word was.
 	Muppets 	Oscar and Grundgetta sing about the "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball."Edited from Episode 2596
 	FRAME 6 	Forgetful still can't remember the word "silly," and asks the viewers if they remember the word.
 	Muppets 	"One Banana"
 	FRAME 7 	Count von Count counts seven bananas with his bats before saying, "Now that was silly!"
 	Cartoon 	Jim Thurman sings "Calcutta Joe."Animation by Buzzco Associates, Inc.
 	FRAME 8 	Big Bird and the Honkers take some time to address that silly songs are no laughing matter. It takes a genius to write them... sort of.
center 	Muppets 	Kermit's intro is cut
 	FRAME 9 	Oscar comments, "Now that was yucky! I'm not gonna say 'silly'," but Elmo points out that he did say "silly." Oscar snaps back, "Who asked you, Pink Face?" and walks down into his trash can.
 	Cartoon 	"Ten Turtles"Artist: Bud Luckey
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Hoots tells Ernie to "Put Down the Duckie." (celebrity version)Closing lines cut
 	FRAME 10 	Big Bird asks what the song was; the kids confirm, "Now that was silly!" and they dance to "The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree" while the credits roll.Afterwards, the video concludes with Maria and Luis donning Groucho glasses and exclaiming "Now that was silly!" (repeated from Frame 2)
==Releases== 
Image:Sing yourself silly!.jpg|1990Random House Home Video80519
Singoutloud VHS double.jpg|1994Columbia HouseDouble feature with Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
Image:SYSVHS.jpg|1996Sony WonderLV 51311
Image:Sing_yourself_silly.jpeg|2005Sony Wonder (front)LVD 51311
SingYourselfSilly!DVDbackcover.jpg|2005Sony Wonder (back)LVD 51311
Dvdset-sesamesings.jpg|2006Sony Wonder3 disc set with Sesame Sings Karaoke and Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
Elmosmusicaladventurepeterandthewolfsingyourselfsilly.jpg|2008Genius EntertainmentDouble feature with Elmo's Musical Adventure: Peter and the Wolf
Image:Newsingyourselfsilly.jpg|2008Genius Entertainment
DVDset-singingtriplefeature.jpg|2010Warner Home VideoTriple feature with Play-Along Games and Songs and Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game
Singyourselfsilly1992ukvhs.jpg|1992The Video CollectionVC 1235Double feature with Monster Hits!
Image:Learningaboutletters-disney.jpg|1998Walt Disney Home Video Double feature with Learning About Letters
Singsilly Aus VHS.jpg|1992VDI
Singsilly Getupdance Aus VHS.jpg|1996ABC Video for KidsDouble feature with Get Up and Dance
Singsilly Phillipines DVD.jpg|2007Viva Video
Singyourselfsillyasianvcd.jpg|Berjaya HVN cat. no 964002
SingSilly HVN DVD.jpg|2009Berjaya HVN 
File:Singyourselfsilly_jap_laserdisc.jpg|SonyCSLW-1332
==Cast==
*Starring the Sesame Street Puppet Characters:
**with Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
**Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, David Rudman, Pam Arciero, Cheryl Blaylock, Ed Christie, Mike Davis, Jim Kroupa, Noel MacNeal, Brian Muehl, Kathryn Mullen, Karen Prell, Caroly Wilcox, Bryant Young, and Jim Henson
*Cast:
**Emilio Delgado as Luis
**Sonia Manzano as Maria
*Special Appearances by
**Carl Banks, John Candy, Celia Cruz, Jane Curtin, Danny DeVito, Keith Hernandez, Mark Ingram, Jeremy Irons, Gordon Jackson, Madeline Kahn, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sean Landeta, Wynton Marsalis, Jean Marsh, Andrea Martin, Karl Nelson, Itzhak Perlman, Rhea Perlman, Paul Reubens, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Mookie Wilson, Joe Williams
==Credits==
*Producer: Nina Elias
*Directed by Jon Stone, Lisa Simon (archive material)
*Head Writer: Tony Geiss
*Written by Christopher Cerf
**Emily Perl Kingsley, David Korr, Jeff Moss, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow, Norman Stiles (archive material)
*Songs by Christopher Cerf, Anna Dibble, Donald Hadley, Jeffrey David Hale, Emily Perl Kingsley, David Korr, Stephen Lawrence, William Luckey, Jeff Moss, Lee Pockriss, Joe Raposo, Cathi Rosenberg-Turow, Norman Stiles, James Taylor, Sarah Taylor
*Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
*Costume Designer: Bill Kellard
*Special Thanks to Sharon Lerner, Franklin Getchell, Leslie Raicer, Christine Ferraro
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Category:Sesame Street Video