Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun!

Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun! is a 2009 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation.
In the 45-minute production, Elmo and Abby Cadabby learn about the different ways birthdays are celebrated by taking part in Dorothy's birthday party on Sesame Street and Little Red Riding Hood's birthday party in Fairy Tale Land. At her party, Elmo sees the different ways fairy tale characters celebrate birthdays, playing games like "Fetch a Pail of Water" and having birthday wishes instead of presents. However, Abby doesn't know how to send Elmo back to Sesame Street for Dorothy's birthday.
The compilation video later premiered on the Sprout channel on February 29, 2012.Independent Programming Report, q1 of 2012
==Segments==
Image	Segment 	Description
 	FRAME 1 	Elmo welcomes the viewer and Abby poofs in. She notices a table decorated in the yard, which is all stuff Elmo plans on using for Dorothy’s birthday. Abby discovers what party favors are. She is also surprised that fish have birthdays, but Elmo mentions Dorothy’s friend Fido just had one...
 	Song 	"It's Fido's Birthday" - a song about a birthday party for a goldfish. (edited)
 	FRAME 2 	Now that Abby knows fish have birthdays, she wonders if other animals do too. Elmo turns her attention to Kingston.
 	Muppets 	Kingston Livingston III sings "A Cat Had a Birthday."
 	FRAME 3 	Abby comments that birthdays are different on Sesame Street than in Fairy Tale Land. However, they notice some similarities, like games. Elmo shows her his “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” game, but Abby is shocked to find the donkey is tail-less and tries to zap one on, but poofs a snail on him. Elmo shows her how the game is properly played. He tells her about more games, some of which appeared at his friend Danny's birthday party.
 	Song 	Rosita sings "Danny's Birthday" as he celebrates his sixth birthday.
 	FRAME 4 	Abby names another thing different about their parties – the head gear. She and her fairy tale friends wear big flower hats. Elmo shows what his friend Shanequa in Bangladesh wears.
 	Film 	In Bangladesh, a girl named Shanequa attends her friends' birthday party.
 	FRAME 5 	Elmo becomes more intrigued in Fairy Tale Birthdays, so Abby offers to take him to Little Red Riding Hood’s birthday party. Elmo accepts the invite, so long as he’s back in time for Dorothy’s party. They make up a rhyming spell and poof away.
 	FRAME 5 cont'd	They reappear at Little Red’s birthday party in the park. Abby introduces him to Little Red (who calls him Grandma), Jack (from all the stories involving someone named Jack) and Hansel and Gretel. She also makes them flower hats. Elmo learns that instead of presents, they all get a birthday wish.
 	FRAME 5 cont'd	Red wants to play a game and they all agree on “Fetch a Pail of Water.” A Pail of Water appears and they all chase after it; whoever catches it wins. Everyone but Elmo gets tired, and Jack uses his birthday wish to make Elmo the winner.
 	FRAME 5 cont'd	The next game is “Pull Out the Plum,” where they stick their hands in a giant pie to find a plum. Everyone finds odd things (including a tennis ball and a monster), until Hansel, Gretel and Abby wish that Little Red would find the plum. She pulls it out and on her thumb even (“What a good girl am I!”). She then declares it’s time to dance gracefully around the maypole. Jack finds it daunting and opts for a different dance. Elmo claims to know some good birthday dances.
 	Song 	"Birthday Dance"
 	FRAME 6 	The group now devours the cake and sings a birthday song to Little Red. Abby notes Elmo still has his wish and he wishes for a stuffed blue octopus. Elmo decides to leave and asks Abby to poof him home, but she sends his toy instead and can’t send him away. He asks Little Red, who still has her wish, to send him home, but she thinks wishing for a toy is a better idea (“It’s trendy!”). She’s joking, of course, and explains that their wishes are meant to be selfless and wishes him home. Elmo’s octopus toy reappears, and Elmo gives it to Little Red as a present.
 	FRAME 6 cont'd	Now back at home, Elmo is ready to start Dorothy’s party!
 	Muppets 	Elmo's World: Birthdays (edited to remove "Happy Birthday to You")
 	Song 	John Pizzarelli sings "Birthday Emotions." (played during credits)
==Bonus features==
* Baby Bear's Birthday Party!
* Parent Tips
* Birthday Fun! Workbook DVD-ROM
==Releases==
Image:BirthdayFun.jpg|2009Genius Entertainment
Elmoandabby birthday Warner DVD.jpg|Warner Home Video
Elmoabbyabdfriends warner.jpeg|2015Warner Home VideoDouble feature with Elmo's World: Babies, Dogs & More!
Elmoabbyandfriends backtoschool.jpg|Warner Home VideoDouble feature with Elmo's World: Babies, Dogs & More!Back to School Collection edition
Elmoandabbysbirthdayfunaustraliandvd.png|2009Madman EntertainmentSES1052
ElmoYAbbyCelebranUnCumpleanos.jpg|2009Ventura Entertainment
ElmoyAbbyCelebranUnCumpleanos.jpg|2010Ventura Entertainment
sesame-street-keceriaan-ulang-tahun-elmo-dan-abby.jpg|2010PT Intermedia Prima Vision
Image:Elmoandabbysbirthdayfunukdvdedition.jpg|2010Abbey Home Media
Elmoabbybirthday HVN 2011DVD.jpg|2011Berjaya HVN
Elmoabbybirthday HongKong DVD.jpg|2012Intercontinental Video
==Cast==
*Starring The Muppets of Sesame Street:
**Jennifer Barnhart, Fran Brill, Lisa Buckley, Julianne Buescher, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Alice Dinnean, Eric Jacobson, John Kennedy, Peter Linz, Rick Lyon, Lara MacLean, Jim Martin, Joey Mazzarino, Paul McGinnis, Carmen Osbahr, Donald Reardon, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, David Stephens, John Tartaglia, Matt Vogel
**with Caroll Spinney as Oscar the Grouch
**and Kevin Clash as Elmo
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Carol-Lynn Parente
*Co-Executive Producer: Kevin Clash
*Coordinating Producer: April Chadderdon
*Senior Producer: Melissa Dino
*Producers: Tim Carter, Benjamin Lehmann, Ronda Music
*Special Material for Home Video Directed by Scott Preston
**Directed by Ken Diego, Steve Feldman, Edward May, Lisa Simon, Nadine Zylstra
*Special Material for Home Video Written by Annie Evans
**Writers: Annie Evans, Jeffery Moss
*Music Director: Loren Toolajian
*Songs by Mark Radice
*Senior Muppet Consultant: Kevin Clash
*Assistant Muppet Captain: Matt Vogel
*Jim Henson's Creature Shop
**General Manager: Connie Peterson
**Puppet Workshop Crew: Jason Weber with Heather Asch, Marc Borders, Chelsea Carter, Andrea Detwiler, Michelle Hickey, Lara MacLean, Alana De Matteo
*Lighting Designer: Dan Kelley
*Associate Director: Ken Diego
*Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
*Senior Graphic Designer: Mike Pantuso
*Title Card Created by Ricky Boyd
*Associate Producers: Theresa Anderson, Mindy Fila, Todd E. James
*Sound Effects: Dick Maitland, C.A.S.
*Technical Directors: Tom Guadarrama, Bob Salzer
*Cameras: Frank Biondo, Ray Hoover, Pat Minetta
*Utility: Chuck Tutino, Gordon Price, Barbara Bianco, Mike McCormack, Victor Smith
*Script Supervisor: Syndi Shumer
*Director of Music Operations: Danny Epstein
*DVD Production: Frank Campagna, Franco Schettino
*For Sesame Workshop: Taska Carrigan, Frances Chu-Fong, Fay Corinotis, Alicia Durand, Ray Hammerman, Jocelyn Leong, Sharon Lyew, Mark Magner, Louis Henry Mitchell, Kimi Sokol
*Vice President of Education and Research: Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph.D.
*Sesame Street Education and Research Team: Takiema Bunche Smith, M.S.Ed., Jane Sun Park, M.A., Autumn P. Zitani Stefano, M.A., Jennifer R. Schiffman, M.S.Ed.
*Special Thanks to Norman J
*Taped at Kaufman Astoria Studios
==Source==
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Category:Sesame Street Video
Category:Sesame Street Direct-to-Video
Category:Birthday Merchandise