Elmo's Magic Cookbook

Elmo's Magic Cookbook is a 2001 Sesame Street direct-to-video special, focused on teaching kids how easy it is to cook. After its release, the video aired as a special on the Food Network on April 15, 2001.The Cincinnati Enquirer, May 4, 2001.
Elmo is exploring the attic of the carriage house with two kids and Telly. In the process, they discover a magic cookbook (which behaves like a CG puppy) and summon Jean the Genie. Though she grants food-based wishes, Jean can only materialize ingredients (and transport the cast to an undisclosed kitchen location). The group must cook the food themselves, which results in Telly spending most of the video churning ice cream. In keeping with tradition, the ingredients are sentient Muppets, who crack one-liners but express no concern over their eventual consumption by a furry red monster, but do demand recognition.
To provide the appropriate adult supervision and assistance, Jean summons Alan (who shows them how to arrange food into animals or objects) and Emeril Lagasse (to make pizza). Finally, Jean summons the Pocket Queen (Heather Headley) who explains the concept of food pockets and shows him how to make Vietnamese summer rolls. The group finally enjoys their ice cream (and a last minute cameo by Cookie Monster), while the end credits feature food constructed caricatures of the Sesame Street Muppets.
The video was included on the DVD, C is for Cooking, as a bonus feature.
The video was promoted by a guest appearance by Elmo on Cooking Live.
==Inserts==
*Baby Bear demonstrates the word "Hot." 
*Cartoon: "Wash Your Hands Before You Eat" 
*Animation: In stop-motion, sandwich ingredients square-dance in a ring and arrange themselves into a sandwich and ends with a bite taken out of it. 
*A pizza is made and the slices form the word PIZZA. 
*Grover and Mr. Johnson: Speedy Pizza 
*Cartoon: Pizza maker Original Jay demonstrates how he got his name: his pizzas talk and dance. 
*Cartoon: "The Girl Who Loved to Try and Eat New Foods" (from Elmo's World: Food)
Garage attic EMC.jpg|Jean spawns in the attic of the garage
Emeril Lagasse bam EMC.jpg|Emeril teaches the kids how to "bam" their pizza
Heather Headley Pocket Queen.jpg|Elmo tries a pocket made by the Pocket Queen
==Other releases==
File:Elmosmagiccookbook.jpg|2004Sony Wonder
Dvdset-cookingtime.jpg|2005Sony Wonder3 disc set with Let's Eat!: Funny Food Songs and Cookie Monster's Best Bites
Newelmosmagiccookbook.jpg|Genius Entertainment
CForCookingDVD.jpg|Bonus feature
Elmosmagiccookbookhongkongdvd.jpg|2006Intercontinental Videocat. no 1004546704
Elmosmagiccookbookhongkongvcd.jpg|2006Intercontinental Videocat. no 1004546578
szezam-utca-elmo-varazslatos-szakacskonyve.jpg|2007
ElLibrodeCocinadeElmo.jpg|2008Ventura Entertainment
Elmosmagiccookbookasianvcd.jpg|Berjaya HVNcat. no 512001
Noimage-big.png|2009Berjaya HVN
File:Japan-DVD-ElmosMagicCookbook.jpg|2009Columbia Music EntertainmentCOBC-4816
sezamkowy-zakatek-elmo-i-magia-gotowania.jpg|2009MediaWay
ulica-sezamkowa-elmo-i-magia-gotowania.jpg|2010MediaWay
Elmosmagiccookbookchinesedvd.jpg|2010
File 6 39.jpg|2012OznozChinese, Japanese and Spanish audio tracks
Elmocookbook Phillipines VCD.jpg|Viva Video
Image:Elmomagiccookbookthai.jpg|United
==Cast==
*Starring The Muppets of Sesame Street:
**Kevin Clash as Elmo(uncredited: Baloney)
**Martin P. Robinson as Telly(uncredited: Cheese, Glass of Milk)
**Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Jean the Genie(uncredited: Cow)
**With Muppet Performers: Jerry Nelson, David Rudman, Matt Vogel (Glass of Water), John Tartaglia (Tomato), Lara MacLean, Rick Lyon, and Frank Oz
*Featuring Alan Muraoka
*With Aleisha Allen, Nicolas Salgado
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Karin Young Shiel
*Co-Executive Producer: Kevin Clash
*Written by Joseph Mazzarino
**Sara Compton, G. Ross Parker (archive material)
*Directed by Lisa Simon
**Ted May, Jon Stone (archive material)
*Associate Director: Ken Diego
*Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
*Costume Designer: Bill Kellard
*Music, Lyrics and Post Scoring: Joe Carroll, Peter Thom
*Senior Muppet Consultant: Kevin Clash
*Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop: Stephen Rotondaro, Carol Binion, Fred Buchholz, Michelle Hickey, Michael Schupbach, Erin Slattery
*Post Production Supervisor: Frank Campagna
*Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
*Talent Consultant: Danette DeSena
*Vice President, Sesame Street Research: Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph.D., and The Sesame Street Research Staff
*Graphic Designer: Peter Ortiz
*Camera: Frank Biondo, Shaun Harkins, Jimmy O'Donnell, Jay Kulick
*Video: Tom Guadarrama, Howard Rosenswieg
*Utilities: Chuck Tutino, Gordon Price
==Sources==
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Category:Sesame Street Video
Category:Sesame Street Direct-to-Video