The Alphabet Jungle Game

The Alphabet Jungle Game is a Sesame Street compilation video released in 1998. Telly, Zoe, and Elmo host this direct-to-video release filled with dozens of classic Sesame Street cartoons.
The video is a companion piece to The Great Numbers Game.
==Segments==
Image 	Segment 	Description
 	Cartoon 	"Alphabet Jungle"This song serves as the introduction to our adventure
center 	FRAME 1 	Elmo, Zoe, Telly, and three kids welcome the viewer to Alphabet Jungle, where cartoons of each letter hide. Zoe is anxious to see the letter Z. Elmo spots the letter A and the "Soul A."
 	Cartoon 	Soul A!
 	Animation 	Pencil Box B / bNew sound effects added.
 	Cartoon 	A fan reveals the letter C.
 	Cartoon 	A car drives by the water.
center 	Animation 	D for Dance: Ladies on stage dance a can-can to the tune of "The Infernal Gallop" from Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, the lyrics of which are all the letter D.Elmo is superimposed into the clip, dancing along, who also says "D" at the end.Spoken introduction cut
 	Cartoon 	A pencil tries to write the word DANCE.New sound effects added at the end of the cartoon.
center 	Animation 	E / e Gregorian chantElmo appears over the segment, reiterating the letter and saying that "E" stands for "Elmo."
 	Cartoon 	Suzie Kabloozie hates the letter F until all F things disappear, including the furniture, the floor, and the firefighter.Artist: Mo Willems
center 	FRAME 2 	Zoe walks in with a G sign, chanting the letter.
 	Cartoon 	Fish form G and g.
 	Cartoon 	The letter H appears in words on buildings.New sound effects added.
 	Animation 	Pencil box I/i
center 	FRAME 3 	Telly and Zoe fight over the letters I and G; Elmo has them put them together to make the "IG" sound.
 	Cartoon 	A pig dances a jig while wearing a wig.Artist: Joey AhlbumNew sound effects added.
 	Animation 	Planet J/j
 	Film 	Ornate Ks fly through the air to a song.Artist: Jane Aaron
 	FRAME 4 	Zoe introduces her second favorite letter - "LMNO." However, Elmo points out that that letter is just made of four other letters: L, M, N, and O.
 	Cartoon 	L for LaughArtists: Vincent Cafarelli & Candy KugelNew music added.
 	Cartoon 	M is for Marvelous MarthaNew sound effects added.
 	Cartoon 	Leaves form N and n.
 	Cartoon 	A woman sings the "O" sound in a brief opera.
 	FRAME 4 cont'd	Zoe sees that they're all separate letters and then asks when the Letter Z is coming. The kids pop out and yell, "Soon, Zoe, Soon!"
center 	Song 	"Letter P Menu"Artist: Veronika Soul
 	FRAME 5 	Telly shows the letter P stands for "push" as he pushes the previous segment away...taking himself with it.
 	Song 	"Push! Push! Push!"
 	Cartoon 	Airplanes carve the letter Q.Artist: Frank & Cauroline Mouris
 	Animation 	A capital and lowercase R appear on sheets of paper.
 	Animation 	Characters on a quilt form the letter S.Artist: Karen AquaElmo and Zoe appear over the clip, dancing along.
 	Cartoon 	T for tiger, teapot, television, and taxi.Artist: Bill Davis
 	Cartoon 	U knocks on the door of P's apartment. When she answers the door, they go UP.Artist: ArtistMike
center 	Cartoon 	V in space
 	Animation 	W for water, wind, wave, and wet
 	FRAME 6 	Elmo spots the letter X and exclaims, "X marks the spot!"
 	Animation 	Stamped and painted X animation.
 	Film 	Ornate Xs spin around in accompaniment to a song.Artist: Jane Aaron
 	Animation 	Y: Yuri, a yellow yak, eats yams and yogurt.
center250px|center	FRAME 7 	Zoe is excited because now it's time for a Z cartoon! But Telly points out there are no Zs in the jungle! They do the next best thing: make their own Z. In the style of The Alphabet Flyers (complete with Maria narration), the monsters float into the sky and make the letter. Afterwards, the explorers decide to have an Alphabet Party!
 	Song 	"The African Animal Alphabet"The explorers appear over the segment, dancing and singing along, replacing the animal crackers from the original version. A full credit roll follows along with the first few verses of the Alphabet Jungle song.
==Releases==
TheAlphabetJungleGameSonyVHS.jpg|Sony WonderLV 49366
Image:Alphabetjunglegame.jpg|Sony WonderLVD 49366
Thebestofsesamestreet3dvdpack.jpg|2002Sony Wonder3 disc set with The Great Numbers Game and Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years
File:Newalphabetjunglegame.jpg|Genius Entertainment
Sesame Street - The Alphabet Jungle Game.jpg|2010Warner Home Video
Learningaboutnumbersthealphabetjunglegameelmosworldheadtotoewithelmo.jpg|2010Warner Home Video3 disc set with Learning About Numbers and Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo!
4 kids favorites.jpg|2018Shout! Factory4 feature set with Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals, Let's Make Music and Elmo's World: Families, Mail, & Bath Time!
==International releases==
Thealphabetjunglegame-disney.jpg|1999Walt Disney Home VideoDouble feature with Monster Hits!
Thealphabetjunglegamedothealphabet.jpg|2006ABC Video for KidsDouble feature with Do the Alphabet
Sesame Street Essential Collection Alphabet 3 Pack DVD 3D R-112279-9.png|2011ABC Video for KidsTriple feature with All-Star Alphabet and ABCs with Elmo
ThealphabetjunglegameVCD.jpg|2007Intercontinental Videocat. no 1004889809
Thealphabetjunglegameasianvcd.jpg|1999Berjaya HVNcat. no 449001
Thealphabetjunglegame2008vcd.jpg|2008Berjaya HVNcat. no 449001
Alphabetjungle HVN DVD.jpg|2009Berjaya HVN
Image:Alphabetjunglegamethai.jpg|DVDTIGA
==Cast==
*Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:
**Featuring Kevin Clash as Elmo
**Martin P. Robinson as Telly Monster
**Fran Brill as Zoe
**with Pam Arciero, Peter Linz
*Child Cast: Joseph Brancale, Megan Ng, Nichole Rifkin
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Nancy Kanter
*Produced by Teri Weiss
*Directed by Mary Perillo
*Written by Mo Willems
*Puppet Captain: Kevin Clash
*Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop: Mark Zeszotek, Lara MacLean
*Supervising Editor: Mary Perillo
*Talent Coordinator: Danette DeSena
*Animators: Jane Aaron, Karen Aqua, Joey Ahlbum, Baboon Animation, Bruce Cayard, Bill Davis, Laura Di Trapani, Johan Edstrom, Fred Garbers, Al Jarnow, Ken Kimmelman, Klasky/Csupo Inc., Caroline & Frank Mouris, Mary Perillo, Cindy & Dewey Reid, Rose Rosely, John Schnall, Veronika Soul, Mo Willems, Julie Zammarchi
*Composers & Lyricists: Kevin Bartlett, Alan Cagan, Chris Cerf, Sarah Durkee, Kenneth Field, Todd Herman, John Hilton, John Huckfeldt, Paul Jacobs, Stephen Lawrence, Louie Lino, Robby Merkin, Caleb Sampson, Dennis Scott, Bill Seery, Elliot Sokolov
*Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
*Sound Effects: Dick Maitland
*Director, Sesame Street Research: Rosemarie Truglio
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