Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game

Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game is a 1991 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, originally released by Random House as part of the Sesame Songs Home Video series. 
The video is a collection of Sesame Street songs with no particular theme, with framing sequences involving a game show hosted by Elmo. His contestants are Mary, Mary's little lamb (David Rudman), and Mr. Johnson (who's just waiting for a bus to Cincinnati). Elmo asks some questions and then shows a video clip from Sesame Street as a clue. Whoever answers has to jump on a trampoline and ring a bell. A harried director (Camille Bonora) attempts to contain all the ensuing chaos.
==Segments==
Image 	Segment	Description
center	FRAME 1	Elmo welcomes the viewer to Elmo's Sing Along Guessing Game and meets today's contestants - Mary and her little lamb from Nursery Rhyme, South Dakota, and Mr. Johnson, who isn't there for the game; he's mistaken the studio for the bus stop. Elmo then goes over the rules - a question will be asked, followed by a music video that contains the answer. If the player wishes to answer, they must jump on the trampoline and then ring the bell (following their crash landing). Elmo reads the first question - "What part of the body am I? If you didn't have me, you couldn't bend your arm to tickle your nose." They turn their attention to the video monitor...
 	Muppets	Kermit sings "I Love My Elbows".
 	FRAME 2	The players don't seem to have an answer. Elmo knows and performs the answering method; the answer is elbows! The players aren't happy he got the answer and the director reminds Elmo the host doesn't answer the questions. Elmo apologizes, admitting he loves the trampoline. He proceeds with the next question - "What do you call the front part of your head?"
 	Muppets	Ernie and Elmo sing about the parts that make up "One Fine Face."Introduction cut
 	FRAME 3	Elmo begs the players to think of an answer, then (not being able to control himself) jumps on the trampoline and answers for them - the face! The players all start to argue, prompting the director to cut away from the game and roll a special public service announcement...
 	Muppets	Kermit sings "Get Along" with some Anything Muppet greasers, the Martians, the Twiddlebugs, and a cow.Introduction cut
 	FRAME 4	To keep Elmo from ruining the game anymore, the director puts Mr. Johnson as host (even dressing him in Elmo's snazzy sequins jacket). Elmo becomes a contestant as Johnson stiltedly reads the next question from the cue cards - "What do you call something you sing that has words or just a lot of (next card) 'la la's?"
 	Muppets	"Elmo's Song"Introduction and closing cut
 	FRAME 5	The contestants are too busy dancing to answer, but Mr. Johnson knows it. He jumps on the trampoline, rings the bell and answers - a song! The director takes over hosting, while Johnson decides to stay right by the bell until his bus comes. She asks the contestants - "What are the two numbers that come after the number 6?" The video screen rolls two clues...
 	Cartoon	The Alligator King
center	Muppets	Little Chrissy sings "Eight Balls of Fur."Ending cut
 	FRAME 6	All the players know the answer and jump at once, all crashing onto the director and running into Mr. Johnson. She calls a tie and takes a lie-down after asking the next question - "What do you call the one person in the whole world that you most like to play with?"
center	Cast 	Pairs of best friends, including Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus, Uncle Wally and Mrs. Trump, and Susan and Gordon, sing "My Best Friend."Edited
 	FRAME 7	Mary and her lamb have the answer and head for the trampoline. Their bounce is so great, they don't come down. The director gets fed up and leaves the stage, letting Elmo seize control of hosting duties again. Now, Elmo pulls a studio audience member to play the game and the lucky person is Oscar the Grouch, who wishes to get it over with. Elmo asks him his question - "What is it that Grouches really love to collect?"
 	Muppets	"I Love Trash" (1973 version)Edited
 	FRAME 8	Mary and her lamb finally land and give their answer, while Oscar answers the current question. He is offered anything he wants and wishes for an exit from the show. It's now time for the final question - "What is the name of this famous dance?"
 	Muppets	Count von Count sings "Lambaba" as he counts sheep and other animals that pop into the room.
 	FRAME 9	Mary's lamb has the answer and answers with her bleating, which Elmo accepts, making her the winner! The lamb requests the song play again, and everyone starts to dance as the credits start rolling. Partway through, Elmo notices Mr. Johnson, sadly still waiting for his bus. A horn blares and a bus crashes through the studio wall, being driven by none other than Grover! He states the bus is going to Cincinnati, then asks how to get there. Johnson does his trademark faint and Grover joins the others in dancing the "Lambaba" while the remainder of the credits roll.
==Releases==
Image:elmo's sing along guessing game.jpg|1991Random House Home Video
Singoutloud VHS double.jpg|1994Columbia HouseDouble feature with Sing Yourself Silly!
Image:ElmosSingAlongGuessingGameSonyVHS.jpg|1996Sony Wonder (front)LV 51248
ElmosSingAlongGuessingGame1996VHSbackcover.jpg|1996Sony Wonder (back)LV 51248
File:Elmo's sing along guessing game.jpeg|2003Sony Wonder (front)LVD 51248
ElmosSingAlongGuessingGameDVDbackcover.jpg|2003Sony Wonder (back)LVD 51248
Dvdset-imagineplay.jpg|2006Sony Wonder3 disc set with Learning About Numbers and Imagine That!
File:Newelmossingalongguessinggame.jpg|Genius Entertainment
Warner-ESAGG.jpg|2010Warner Home Video
DVDset-singingtriplefeature.jpg|2010Warner Home VideoTriple feature with Play-Along Games and Songs and Sing Yourself Silly!
Thegreatnumbersgamecountithigherelmossingalongguessinggame.jpg|2010Warner Home Video3 disc set with Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street and The Great Numbers Game
===International releases===
Elmosingalong Aus VHS.jpg|1994Golden Press Video
Elmossingalongguessinggameaustraliandvd.jpg|Madman Entertainment
Sesamestreetsinginganddancingaustraliandvdboxset.png|2008Madman EntertainmentPart of the Singing and Dancing DVD boxset, along with Get Up and Dance and Kids' Favorite Songs.SES102
Image:Gussinggame-disney.jpg|1997Walt Disney Home VideoDouble feature with Elmocize
Elmossingalongguessinggamehongkongvcd.jpg|2006Intercontinental Videocat. no 1004482092
Elmossingalongguessinggameasianvcd.jpg|2000Berjaya HVNcat. no 842003
Elmosingalong HVN DvD.jpg|2009Berjaya HVN
Image:Singalongguessinggamethai.jpg|VCDTIGA
Image:Singalongguessinggamethaidvd.jpg|DVDTIGA
==Cast==
*Starring the Sesame Street Puppet Characters:
**with Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
**Kevin Clash, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Martin P. Robinson, Camille Bonora, Fran Brill, David Rudman, Pam Arciero, Bryant Young, Kathy Mullen, Rick Lyon, Jim Martin, Carmen Osbahr, Peter MacKennan, and Jim Henson
*Cast:
**Loretta Long as Susan
**Bill McCutcheon as Uncle Wally
**Rosco Orman as Gordon [sic]
**Loretta Tupper as Mrs. Trump [sic]
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Dulcy Singer
*Producer: Nina Elias-Bamberger
*Directed by Jon Stone
**Richard Hunt, Emily Squires (archive material)
*Written by Lou Berger
**Tony Geiss, Jeff Moss, Jon Stone (archive material)
*Songs by Sara Durkee, Tony Geiss, Donald Hadley, Paul Jacobs, William Luckey, Jeff Moss, Jon Stone, Kevin Weist
*Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
*Puppet Captain: Kevin Clash
*Production Manager: Sean Murphy
*Special Thanks to: Sharon Lerner, Franklin Getchell, Leslie Raicer, Nina Shelton
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Category:Sesame Street Video
Category:Game Shows