Elmo Says BOO! (video)

Elmo Says BOO! is a Sesame Street special celebrating Halloween. It was released on VHS in the Spring of 1997(as early as May) The Record (Hackensack, NJ) May 30, 1997 edition and aired on PBS the following October as Halloween programming.multiple October 1997 newspaper TV listings
In the special, Elmo visits Count von Count's castle to tell him funny, scary jokes. Classic Sesame Street segments are separated with new joke segments set in the castle's exterior, featuring one Sesame Street character and a child, and interior, featuring the Count, Elmo, and some combination of the castle's inhabitants.
==Segments==
Image 	Segment 	Description
 	FRAME 1 	Elmo arrives at the Count's castle to tell him some spooky jokes and gets frightened by the surroundings. Elmo tries to knock, but the knocker activates itself. Before the Count opens the door, they exchange a knock-knock joke, making it the first joke on The Count's list. As he brings Elmo inside, the door shuts itself too.
 	FRAME 1 cont'd 	In the castle, The Count asks Elmo what a ghost's favorite dessert is. A ghost swoops in with the punchline ("Boo-berry pie!"), frightening Elmo. The joke tickles the funny bone of a skeleton, who used to sing a song with The Count...
 	Muppets 	The Count sings about bones.Beginning and ending cut
 	FRAME 2 	Baby Bear tells a girl a scary joke from one of the Count's balconies.
 	FRAME 2 cont'd 	The Count and Elmo get a good laugh from Baby Bear's joke. Elmo tells another joke, which makes a painting of the Countess Groan-a Lisa laugh as well. The Count assures Elmo he shouldn't be scared. Elmo shows he's well acquainted on the topic of being scared...
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Elmo and Julia Roberts demonstrate fear.New music button added
 	Cartoon 	An orange ball tries to pet a green ball, which growls, scaring him away.
 	Insert 	At Birdland, Lillian sings "Transylvania 1-2-3-4-5" with The Count and his All-Bat Band.Beginning cut
 	FRAME 3 	Rosita tells a girl the infamous "boo-who" knock-knock joke.
 	FRAME 3 cont'd 	The Count's pipe organ begins playing itself and tells a joke. It then says a monster song is coming. Elmo claims he's familiar with the song...
 	Muppets 	Four monsters, including Elmo, sing "We Are All Monsters." (redubbed version)
 	FRAME 4 	Joey and Davey Monkey rush over to Nicky and ask him "What did the ghost give the monkeys?" What else? "BOO-NANAS!" The two monkeys crack up, while Nicky rolls his eyes.
center	Muppets 	Edited, new sound effects added
 	FRAME 5 	Elmo and The Count listen to a joke by his suit of armor, Sir Count-a-Lot, bringing the joke total to 8.
 	Cartoon 	8 BatsArtist: Owe Gustafson
 	Muppets 	"Frazzle" with Frazzle & The FrazzletonesNew graphics added
 	FRAME 6 	Kingston Livingston III asks a boy what kind of bat knows his ABCs. "The Alpha-Bat!"
 	FRAME 6 cont'd 	The Count's bats get their turn to tell a joke, which is a baseball bat pun. Elmo thinks they tell great jokes and The Count adds they sing great as well...
 	Muppets 	The Count sings "The Batty Bat."
 	FRAME 7 	Telly asks a girl what kind of bat is part of the circus. "An acro-bat!" He gets such a kick from the joke, he tells it again.
 	FRAME 7 cont'd 	Elmo and The Count begin to recite several more jokes until they get tuckered out and can't think of any more. The organ suggests they 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.
==Releases==
Image:ElmoSaysBooVHS.jpg|Sony Wonder1997LV 49352
File:Elmo Says Boo VHS back.jpg|back
File:Elmo Says Boo VHS cookie cutter.jpg|with cookie cutter
Doublepack1999.jpg|1999Sony WonderDouble feature with Slimey's World GamesASIN:0738921084
Image:Elmo_says_boo.jpeg|Sony Wonder2002LVD 49352ISBN 0738923303
File:Elmo Says Boo Halloween Movie Night Sony Wonder.jpg|Halloween Movie Night edition
Amagicalhalloweenadventure2006SonyDVD.jpg|Sony Wonder2006cat. no 1004474023Part of the Halloween Bonus Pack, along with A Magical Halloween Adventure
File:Newelmosaysboo.jpg|Genius Products
Image:Noimage-big.png|2010Warner Home Video
DoublefeatureHalloween DVD.jpg|2014Warner Home VideoDouble feature with A Magical Halloween Adventure
Sesame boo alphabet.JPG|1998ABC Video for KidsDouble feature with Do the Alphabet
Thebestofelmoelmosaysboo.jpg|2006ABC Video for KidsDouble feature with The Best of Elmo
Image:Elmosaysboo-disney.jpg|1999Walt Disney Home VideoDouble feature with Kids' Favorite Songs
Elmosaysbooasianvcd.jpg|Berjaya HVNcat. no 410002
Elmosaysboo2009vcd.jpg|2009Berjaya HVN
Halloween Doublefeature DVD HVN.jpg|2009Berjaya HVNDouble feature with A Magical Halloween Adventure
ElmosaysBOO Phillipines DVD.jpg|Viva Video
==DVD chapters==
#Elmo Visits the Count
#The Count Sings
#Elmo Scares Julia
#Scary Song: Transylvania 12345
#Silly Song: We're All Monsters
#Bert and Ernie Explore
#Funny Song: Frazzle Laughs
#Batty Song: Doin' the Batty Bat
==Notes==
* The video was originally going to be a Halloween production with many references to the holiday spread out but got changed at the last minute.Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show Emily Perl Kingsley (Writer) || Ep. 82 (39:11) January 4, 2023
==Cast==
*Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:
**Jerry Nelson as The Count
**and Kevin Clash as Elmo
**with Muppet Performers: Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Joey Mazzarino, Carmen Osbahr, Peter Linz, Richard Hunt, Frank Oz, and Jim Henson
*with special appearances by: Julia Roberts, Lillias White
*Child Talent: Joseph Brancale, Cecilia Gonzalez, Eileen Gonzales, Melissa Remo, Nicholas Sullivan
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Nancy Kanter
*Produced by Karin Young Shiel
*Written by Annie Evans & Emily Perl Kingsley
**Mark Saltzman, Nancy Sans (archive material)
*Directed by Emily Squires
**Lisa Simon, Jon Stone (archive material)
*Songs by David Axlerod, Tony Geiss, Stephen Lawrence, Jeff Moss, Sam Pottle, Joe Raposo, Mark Saltzman
*Additional Music by David Lawrence
*Puppet Captain: Kevin Clash
*Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop: Mark Zeszotek, Kip Rathke, Lara MacLean
*Production Designer: Bob Phillips
*Lighting Designer: Bill Berner
*Associate Director: Ken Diego
*Graphic Designers: Mike Pantuso, Pete Ortiz
*Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
*Camera: Frank Biondo, Mark Whitman, Bill Akerlund
*Audio: Blake Norton, Carla Bandini-Lory
*Music Supervisor: Dave Conner
*Talent Coordinator: Danette DeSena
==Sources==
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Category:Sesame Street Video
Category:Halloween Video
Category:Halloween Productions