Save Our Street

Save Our Street is a Sesame Street Live show first produced by VEE Corporation in 1985-1986, and repeated for the following year's tour.
==Plot==
Mr. Meanie wants to turn the most famous street in the world into a parking lot. While the gang is having fun at the fair, Mr. Meanie puts his plans into action to tear down Sesame Street. Will the gang be successful in saving their street?
==Characters==
:Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie, Prairie Dawn, Oscar the Grouch, Grover, The Count, Mr. Meanie, The Meanie Birds, Snuffleupagus, Guy Smiley, The Honkers, Granny, Teenager, Pinkie Monster
This show was the Sesame Street Live debut for Mr. Snuffleupagus.
==Acts==
===Act I===
* How Do You Do — Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Grover, The Count, The Honkers, Prairie Dawn, Pinkie Monster, Granny, Big Bird
* Best Street — Big Bird, Grover, Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie, The Count, Prairie Dawn, The Honkers, Pinkie Monster, Granny, Guy Smiley
* Meanie Headquarters — Mr. Meanie, The Meanie Birds
* Yea-Boo — Big Bird, Mr. Meanie, The Meanie Birds, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Grover, The Count, Prairie Dawn, Pinkie Monster, The Honkers
* There's Something About You I Like — Oscar the Grouch, Mr. Meanie
* Heap of Trash — Oscar the Grouch, Mr. Meanie, The Meanie Birds
* Talent Contest — Guy Smiley, Big Bird, Grover, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, The Count, Prairie Dawn, Pinkie Monster, Teenager, Granny, Snuffleupagus
===Act II===
* County Fair — The Honkers, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Grover, Guy Smiley, The Count, Prairie Dawn, Teenager
* Voting — Mr. Meanie, Oscar the Grouch, The Meanie Birds
* Haunted House — The Count, Bert, Ernie, Prairie Dawn, Cookie Monster, Grover
* Too Long at The Fair — Ernie, Prairie Dawn
* Sesame Street Blues — Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Prairie Dawn, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Grover, The Count, The Honkers, Pinkie Monster, Teenager, Granny, Snuffleupagus, Guy Smiley, Mr. Meanie, The Meanie Birds
* Save Our Street — The Entire Cast
==Songs==
Original SongsLyrics by David Connell and Jim Thurman; Music by Paul Walberg
* "Sesame Street Is the Bestest Street"
* "I'm the Meanest Man I Know"
* "There's Something About You I Like"
* "Voting"
* "Haunted House Rock"
* "Sesame Street Blues"
UnderscoreMusic by Paul Walberg
* "Sesame Street Fair"
* "Sesame Street Rollercoaster"
* "Big Bird's Laughing Lady"
* "Sesame Street Square Dance"
Music
* "Sesame Street Theme"
* "How Do You Do?"
* "Yea Boo"
* "There's a Big Heap of Trash"
* "Giggles and Goggles" (Raposo, Laron & Whedon) © 1972 Instructional Children's Music, Inc. and Sesame Street, Inc. (ASCAP)
* "Axel F"
* "Tap Your Troubles Away"Special lyrics by David Connell and Jim Thurman
* "(I Stayed) Too Long at the Fair"
==Voices==
* Jim Henson as Ernie and Guy Smiley
* Frank Oz as Cookie Monster, Grover and Bert
* Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
* Jerry Nelson as The Count
* Fran Brill as Prairie Dawn
* Martin P. Robinson as Mr. Snuffleupagus
* Christopher Caldwell as Mr. Meanie
==Credits==
* Executive Producer: Vincent E. Egan
* Produced by Bob Shipstad
* Written by David Connell and Jim Thurman
* Directed and Choreographed by Diane Arnold
* Assistant Choreographers: Marianna Pecora, Le'Von Campbell
* Art Director / Technical Coordinator: Jim Waters
* Production Associate: Paul Walberg
* Muppet character design by Jim Henson, Donald Sahlin, Caroly Wilcox, Kermit Love
* New Sesame Street Live Muppets designed by Michael Frith
* Muppet costumes designed and built by Muppets, Inc.
** Bodies designed by Connie Peterson
** Design and supervision of construction: Julie Zobel
*** Assisted by Mark Zeszotek
**Additional costumes designed by Julie Zobel
** Mechanical animation by Mae Canaga, Marilee Canaga
* Music Director: Paul Walberg
* Sound Consultant: Allen Kaufman
* Program — Muppet Illustrations: Joe Mathieu
==Notes==
* In a departure from previous Sesame Street Live show programs, the original cover design features generic photos of the walk-around versions of the Muppet characters, rather than specially illustrated cover art by Joe Mathieu. Big Bird and Oscar appear on the front cover, which also notably excludes the show's title, and Ernie and Bert appear on the back. The following year, the cover is revised to include the title and multiple photos from the actual show.
* The "Giggles and Goggles" routine originated from The Electric Company, making its debut in the series' first episode and performed by cast members Judy Graubart and Rita Moreno.
==Program==
SSL-SOS-Program.jpg|front cover (1985 printing)
Save Our Street 1986 program.jpg|front cover (1986 printing)
SSL-SOSProgram-ActsCredits.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-Opening.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-MeanieHQ.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-MeanieOscar.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-TalentContest.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-CountyFair.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-HauntedHouse.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-songlyrics.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-poster.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-rebus.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-LettersDrawings.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-Activities.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram-ColorBB-letter.jpg
SSL-SOSProgram86-SendMeDrawing-CooneyHenson.jpg|(1986 printing)
SSL-SOSProgram86-Backstage.jpg|(1986 printing)
SSL-SOSProgram86-Crew.jpg|(1986 printing)
SSL-SOSProgram86-credits.jpg|(1986 printing)
SSL-SOSProgram86-backcover.jpg|back cover (1986 printing)
==See also==
* Stars and Street Forever, where Sesame Street was threatened to be torn down in favor of high-priced property.
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Category: Sesame Street Live Shows