Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse

Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse was one of two "Sesame Street Visits" titles, as part of an intended series. Produced in 1990 and released by Random House in 1991, the programs featured the cast of Sesame Street learning about important locations related to health and safety issues. The companion title was Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital.
In this video, a barrage of smoke in Oscar's trash can worries Big Bird, but Gordon assures him that if it is a fire, they can call the fire department. Called by another neighbor, the brigade arrives, led by Chief Kirby. The chief takes care of the situation, which was merely smoke without fire generated by Grouch cuisine Oscar is cooking up for a Grouch barbeque that he's having, and invites Big Bird, Gordon, Elmo, and Lissette to go back to the station with him. There, they learn about how firemen work and live, what they do between alarms, how fire equipment works, as well as important safety procedures and the value of smoke detectors. For added drama, the friends accompany the firemen on a real distress call, and observe the rescue of Mr. Monster, trapped in the attic of a smoke-filled third floor house.
==Credits==
*Produced by: Nina Elias
*Directed by: Ted May
*Head Writer: Tony Geiss
*Written by: Belinda Ward
*Cast:
:*Bob Gunton as Chief Kirby
:*Roscoe Orman as Gordon
:*Lissette Nieves as Herself
:*Cynthia Darlow as Woman at fire
:*Ilka Tanya Payan as Neighbor
:*Jim Bumgardner, Jesse Corti, Greg Lee, Michael Mitchell, Sandra Rodriguez, and Hector Ruiz as Firefighters
*Sesame Street Puppet Characters Performed by:
:*Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
:*Kevin Clash as Elmo
:*David Rudman as Mr. Monster
:*Martin P. Robinson
:*Jim Martin
*Puppets, Costumes, Props: Caroly Wilcox, with Barry Link, Peter MacKennan
*Music by: Stephen Lawrence
*Lyrics by: Belinda Ward
*Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
*Production Designer: Bob Phillips
*Costume Designer: Bill Kellard
*Set Decorator: Nat Monjioi
*Production Assistants: Paul Lacy, Christine Ferrara, Martha J. O'Connor, Tim Carter, Adam Davidson
*Assistant to the Producer: Danette DeSena
*Casting: Gabrielle Howard
*Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
;Sesame Street Studio
*Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
*Stage Manager: Hank Smith
*Technical Director: Ralph Mensch
*Lighting Director: Bill Berner
*Cameras: Frank Biondo, Dave Driscoll, Tom Ucciferri
*Wardrobe: Grisha Mynova
;For CTW
*Director of Research: Valeria Lovelace, PhD
*Vice President of Production: Franklin Getchell
;For Random House
*Publisher, Random House Home Video: Sharon Lerner
==Other releases==
File:SesameStreetHomeVideoVisitstheFirehouseAustralianVHS.jpg| 1992VDI
File:SSHVFirehouseHVNVCD.jpg|2001Berjava HVN
SS Firehouse DVD Phillipines.jpg|2004Viva Video
barrio-sesamo-visita-a-los-bomberos-un-nuevo-hermanito-en-casa.jpg|2004Planeta JuniorDouble feature with A New Baby in My House
==See also==
* A Visit to the Sesame Street Firehouse
* Elmo Visits the Firehouse
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Category:Sesame Street Video
Category:Sesame Street Direct-to-Video
Category:Firefighters