Big Bird's Story Time

Big Bird's Story Time is a 1987 Sesame Street direct-to-video special in the "My Sesame Street Home Video" series. Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus listen to some stories before their nap, with Maria reading from the fairy tale section of the newspaper. The news articles appear as modified Sesame Street News Flash sketches, removing the logo, Kermit's introductory comments, and other broadcast references.
==Segments==
Image	Segment	Description
 	FRAME 1	Big Bird, Snuffy, and Maria are gathered in the nest area, ready for a story before naptime. Big Bird has Radar, Snuffy has Mr. Anteloper, and they've each brought their own blankets and snacks. However, they realize that they don't have a storybook, so they quickly run down to the library to get one.
 	Insert 	While Oscar looks for some Grouch literature at the library, Gilbert and Sullivan and the cast sing about what else he can find "At Your Library."
 	FRAME 2	Big Bird and Snuffy return, explaining that the library was closed, so they bought a newspaper from Hooper's Store to read instead. Maria thumbs through some pages and finds the fairy tale section, which has a story on Rapunzel...
 	Muppets	
 	FRAME 3	Maria reads another article reporting on Humpty Dumpty's accident...
 	Muppets	
 	FRAME 4	Maria stumbles on a weird story about a witch who talks to a mirror...
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 	FRAME 5	Big Bird points out that all the stories they've read have the same reporter. Snuffy has dozed off, but Big Bird wakes him up to tell him that it's fun to imagine while listening to stories.
 	Muppets	Ernie sings "Imagine That" about things that he sometimes imagines to be: first a knight in shining armor who battles a dragon, then a sailor, and finally, himself.
 	FRAME 6	Snuffy wants to hear a story about the three animals, unable to remember what ones. Big Bird guesses that he could mean kittens or billy goats gruff. Maria thinks it might be "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" and tells the story, with Big Bird and Snuffy imagining themselves in the role of Goldilocks (via illustrated thought balloons). Eventually, Big Bird and Snuffy fall asleep before Maria finishes the story. She tries to leave quietly, but once she closes the door, Snuffy wakes up. He remembers that the animals he was thinking of were the Three Little Pigs. Maria checks the newspaper again, and finds a story about the pigs.
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 	FRAME 7	Finally, it's time for Big Bird and Snuffy's nap, and Maria wishes them (and the viewer) a good rest. An exhausted Reporter Kermit appears, commenting on the busy day he's had, and he rests on Snuffy's snuffle.
==Releases==
Origstoryvhs.jpg|Random House Home Video88934
Image:Video.bigbirdsstorytime-vhs.jpg|Random House Home VideoReissue cover (1992)
BigbirdstorytimeSonyVHS.gif|1996Sony WonderLV 51234
Image:Video.bigbirdsstorytime-dvd.jpg|2005Sony Wonder (front)LVD 51234
BigBirdsStoryTimeDVDbackcover.jpg|2005Sony Wonder (back)LVD 51234
Dvdset-storiesgamessongs.jpg |2005Sony WonderTriple feature with Bedtime Stories & Songs and Play-Along Games and Songs
==International releases==
Playalonggamesandsongsbigbirdsstorytime.jpg|1988The Video CollectionVC 1098
Bigbirdsstorytimeukvhs.jpg|1991The Video CollectionVC 1218Double feature with Bedtime Stories & Songs
Image:Bigbirdsstorytime-disney.jpg|1998Walt Disney Home VideoDouble feature with Big Bird Sings!
BigBirdsStoryTimeAustralianVHS.jpg|1992 VDI
Bigbirdsstorytimeasianvcd.jpg|2000Berjaya HVN cat. no 147009
Bbstorytimevidjp.jpg|Sony
Storytime Taiwan VHS.jpg|Ladder Publishing
==Characters==
*Linking Footage:
:Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Maria, Kermit the Frog
*Inserts:
:Oscar the Grouch, Gilbert and Sullivan, Luis, Telly Monster, Olivia, Maria, Susan, Bob, Gordon, David, Kermit the Frog, Rapunzel, Prince Charming, Humpty Dumpty, Cow, Horse, the Wicked Witch, the Magic Mirror, Ernie, King, Captain, one of The Three Little Pigs, and the Big Bad Wolf
==Cast==
*Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:
**with Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
**Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, Bryant Young, Cheryl Blaylock, Brian Muehl, Noel MacNeal, Jane Henson
*Linda Bove as Linda
*Emilio Delgado as Luis
*Loretta Long as Susan
*Sonia Manzano as Maria
*Bob McGrath as Bob
*Roscoe Orman as Gordon
*Alaina Reed as Olivia
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Jon Stone
*Directed by Jon Stone
*Writers: Jon Stone, Cathi Rosenberg
**Emily Kingsley, Jeffrey Moss, Ray Sipherd, Norman Stiles (archive material)
*Songs by Emily Kingsley, Jeffrey Moss, Joe Raposo
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Category:Sesame Street Video
Category:Sleep
Category:Fairy Tales