Let's Learn to Play Together

Let's Learn to Play Together is a 1988 Sesame Street interactive home video released for the View-Master Interactive Vision video game system. The system came with a simple controller which included a joystick and three colorful buttons. As the video plays, the characters address the player directly, and ask the player to make a choice by pressing one of the buttons. The video has a number of different soundtracks recorded, and the player's choices toggle back and forth between the soundtracks, giving the impression that the player has changed the course of the story.
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Big Bird tells the player that Snuffy has a surprise that involves his Snuffleupagus-sized portable television set, which turns out to be the size of a regular TV (Snuffy: "You oughta see the console we have at home!"). Luis hooks up the video console which includes the controller used on the Interactive-Vision. Luis tells them that they might have more fun figuring out how to use it themselves, and leaves them with the instruction manual.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd 	Big Bird and Snuffy observe the controller, which is the same one the player is holding, and they briefly see themselves on the TV. Snuffy reads the manual and instructs Big Bird to wiggle the joystick, and soon, they're covered around a pixelated brick wall. They learn that the player must wiggle the joystick to erase the bricks. They sing a song, "Wiggle the Stick," to encourage the player.If the controller is left idle, Big Bird and Snuffy uncover the screen themselves.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd 	Forgetful Jones shows up and is sad because he has forgotten his favorite number. Big Bird and Snuffy help by telling the player to push the white button to pick a favorite number for Forgetful (different choices are generated each time the video is played). After a number is picked, Forgetful Jones thanks them and points out that the Count is on TV.
 	Muppets 	The Count sings "That's What Counts" about the ten things most important to him.Big Bird, in voice-over, tells the player to press the white button to count along with the Count.
 	SCENE 2 / Muppets 	Big Bird and Ernie are shown singing on the TV (footage from "Singing in the Shower"). Snuffy tells the player to press the red button to hear Ernie sing, the blue button to hear Big Bird sing, and the yellow button to hear them singing together.If no buttons are selected, only Ernie's vocals are heard, as their scenes appear through a split-screen.
 	SCENE 3 / Cartoon 	Big Bird and Snuffy then see Elmo and Oscar on TV, arguing over who will tell the ape party story. Oscar doesn't want Elmo to tell it because he'll make it sound cute, and Elmo thinks Oscar will make it sound grouchy. The player gets to choose which one of them tells the story, and that character's narration is heard over the "Ape Party" cartoon. If neither is selected, Elmo's narration plays by default.
 	SCENE 4 / Cartoon 	Forgetful Jones comes back because he forgot what his favorite number is again. Big Bird asks the player if they remember the number they chose, instructs them to press a button whenever that number appears on-screen, and then shows the "greeblies" cartoon . Forgetful feels better having seen his favorite number. Big Bird tells him to watch the next segment.
 	Muppets 	Snuffy sings the "Bubbleholic Song."Big Bird tells the player to use the controller to pop as many bubbles that appear on-screen as possible.
 	SCENE 5 	Don Music shows up with his piano, asking Big Bird, Snuffy, and the player to help him write his new song. Don gives some choices for what to include in the song, having the player choose between a duck and a cow, elbows and earlobes, the colors yellow and purple, and broccoli and spaghetti. He then sings a variation of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" which incorporates the selected lyrics.If no selection is made, then the first of each set of choices is automatically chosen.
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Cab Calloway sings "Jumpin' Jive" when the Two-Headed Monster can't decide whether to jump or jive.
 	SCENE 6 	Luis comes back, and Big Bird and Snuffy tell him about what they learned. Just before the credits, Big Bird tells the player to watch for a picture of clouds the next time they play and to press a button for a surprise.
==Videos==
File:Interactive_Vision_Gameplay_Let's_Learn_to_Play_Together_-_Part_1
File:Interactive_Vision_Gameplay_Let's_Learn_to_Play_Together_-_Part_2
File:Interactive_Vision_Gameplay_Let's_Learn_to_Play_Together_-_Part_3
==Credits==
* Directed by Ted May
* Executive Producer: Jon Stone
* Producer: Sonia Rosario
* Interactive Development: Glenda Revelle
* Segments Directed by Jon Stone
* Writer: Nancy Sans
* Segments Written by Luis Santeiro
** Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:
*** with Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
*** Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Martin P. Robinson
*** Kevin Clash, Ed Christie, Mike Davis, Brian Muehl, Karen Prell, David Rudman, Bryant Young, and Jim Henson
** Emilio Delgado as Luis
** Alaina Reed as Olivia [sic]
** With a Special Appearance by Cab Calloway
* Songs by Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba, Cheryl Hardwicke [sic], Jack Palmer, Edward Marks, Sara Compton, Joe Raposo, Jon Stone, Bruce Hart
==Also in this series==
* Let's Play School
* Magic on Sesame Street
* Oscar's Letter Party
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Category:Sesame Street Video Games
Category:Sesame Street View-Master