Sing Along

Sing Along is a 1987 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, released on VHS under the My Sesame Street Home Video label. The framing sequences of the video, as well as the sketches featured, were later incorporated as Episode 2443, sponsored by the letters H, R, and the number 12.
Big Bird, Hoots the Owl, Bob, Gordon, Maria, David and the kids go to the roof of the 123 Sesame Street building to have a sing-along. They close the sing-along with a show-stopping finale, "What's the Name of That Song?"
Meanwhile, Biff and Sully are up on the roof trying to fix a TV set, but every time it gets fixed, something goes wrong, causing the set to be broken again.
==Segments==
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	SCENE 1 	Biff greets the viewer from the rooftop of 123 Sesame Street, where he and Sully are repairing the building's TV antenna. They have with them a small TV set to check their progress with.
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Suddenly, the gang (Bob, Maria, David, Gordon, Big Bird, Hoots the Owl, and the kids) burst through the door, dragging a piano with them. They inform the workers that they're going to hold a rooftop sing along and invite them to join. Biff passes until they can finish their work. They begin the sing along with "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt."
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Next, the adults lead everyone in singing "Stand Up and Pinch Your Nose."
 	SCENE 1 cont'd	Biff reports that they've fixed the TV antenna and turn on the TV to see if it functions and they all watch...
center 	Muppets 	"Sing After Me" by Grover and Madeline Kahn.
 	SCENE 2 	Biff attempts to change the channel, but pulls the knob off the set. As he continues his repairs, everyone argues over what to sing next. Bob allows Nicole to pick and she starts singing "The Alphabet Song," as everyone joins in.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	Now, Bob chooses a song - "We All Sing with the Same Voice." They all sing the chorus, leading to...
 	Song 	Children of all kinds sing "We All Sing with the Same Voice."
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	As they finish the song, Big Bird now has a song to sing - "Cheer Up." Bob doesn't know how to play that, but Sully happens to. He warms up with a short, classical piece and plays as Big Bird and the gang sing.
 	SCENE 2 cont'd	Biff calls Sully over to show him that he's fixed the knob on the TV set. He turns it on, showing...
 	Cast 	Olivia sings "Sing" while Linda signs.
 	SCENE 3 	Biff gives the fixed TV a playful slap, causing the back to pop off and fall off the roof. He assures them he can still fix it.
 	SCENE 3 cont'd	Hoots wants to sing the "Barnyard Boogie Song," and demonstrates it on his sax. Everyone recognizes it as "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" and they sing it, with Hoots adding a verse about his saxophone.
 	SCENE 3 cont'd	Suddenly, everyone sees bubbles rising up from the streets below. Ernie yells up, telling them he's got a song. But, since he's in the bathtub, he can't come to the roof, so he's told to sing from down there.
 	Muppets 	Ernie sings "Rubber Duckie."
 	SCENE 4 	Biff and Sully have fixed the TV set again and place it by the pigeon coop, so they can watch the following...
 	Muppets 	Bert sings "Doin' the Pigeon." (intro verses removed)
 	SCENE 5 	As night begins to fall, Bob suggests they do their big finish - only they can't remember how the song goes. They all begin singing "What's the Name of That Song?" Soon, they're joined by some Muppet kids (including Farley) from a building across the way, and some of their friends down below (Luis, Susan, the Honkers, Oscar the Grouch, and the Two-Headed Monster).
 	SCENE 5 cont'd	As the song builds to its crescendo, the TV antenna breaks off and falls over. As the slight chaos ensues, one of the children asks if Biff calls himself a repairman. He replies, "No, a Republican! I call myself a Republican."
==Releases==
Image:Origsingalongvhs.jpg|1987(with songbook)Random House88932
Image:SingAlongVHS.jpg|1992Random HouseReissue cover
SonyVHS-SingAlong.jpg|1996Sony WonderLV 51310
Image:Singalong.jpg|2004Sony WonderLV 51310
Singalongfiesta.jpg|2008Genius EntertainmentDouble feature with Fiesta!
Image:Newsingalong.jpg|Genius Entertainment
Singalongfunpack.jpg|2010Warner Home VideoTriple feature with Sesame Sings Karaoke and Kids' Favorite Country Songs
Singalongfunpack40thanniversaryedition.jpg |2010Warner Home VideoTriple feature with Sesame Sings Karaoke and Kids' Favorite Country Songs40th anniversary packing
Singalongcountry doublefeature.jpg|2019Shout! FactoryDouble feature with Kids' Favorite Country Songs
==International releases==
Singalonguk1991vhs.jpg| 1988The Video CollectionDouble feature with I'm Glad I'm Me
Playalonggamesandsongssingalongukvhs2entertainvideo.jpg|1991The Video CollectionVC 1217Double feature with Play-Along Games and Songs
Singhootandhowl-disney.jpg|1998Walt Disney Home VideoDouble feature with Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
SingAlongAustralianVHS.jpg|1992VDI
Thebestofernieandbertandsingalongaustralianvhs.jpg|1998ABC Video for KidsDouble feature with The Best of Ernie and Bert
SS Singing Pack.jpg |2011ABC Video for KidsThriple pack with Sesame Sings Karaoke and What's the Name of That Song?
Singalongasianvcd.jpg|1998Berjaya HVNcat. no 154007
Singalongvcd.jpg|Berjaya HVNcat. no 154007
HVN DoubleFeature SingFiesta.jpg|2009Berjaya HVNDouble feature with Fiesta!
Singalongvideojp.jpg|Sony
Singalong Taiwan VHS.jpg|Ladder Publishing
==Booklet==
Scans of the song book from the original VHS release.
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==Characters==
*Linking Footage:
**Bob, Gordon, David, Maria, Big Bird, Hoots the Owl, Biff, Sully, The Kids 
**Cameos: Ernie (voice only), Farley, Susan, Luis, Honkers, Oscar the Grouch, Two-Headed Monster
==Cast==
*Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:
**with Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
**Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Kevin Clash, Camille Bonora, David Rudman
*Linda Bove as Linda
*Northern Calloway as David
*Bob McGrath as Bob
*Sonia Manzano as Maria
*Roscoe Orman as Gordon
*Alaina Reed as Olivia
*Loretta Long as Susan
*Emilio Delgado as Luis
*Special Appearance by Madeline Kahn
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Jon Stone
*Directed by Jon Stone, Lisa Simon (archive material)
*Writers: Jon Stone, Cathi Rosenberg
**Tony Geiss, Judy Freudberg, Jeffrey Moss (archive material)
*Songs by David Axlerod, Tony Geiss, Sheppard H. Green, Carol Hall, J. Philip Miller, Jeffrey Moss, Sam Pottle, Joe Raposo
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Category:Sesame Street Video
Category:Sesame Street Direct-to-Video