Incredible Shrinking Elmo

In 1993, meetings were held to develop concepts for the second theatrical Sesame Street movie, coming after Follow That Bird. Elmo was considered as the lead for the next film which would involve a magical bent.
Among the ideas considered was under the working title "Incredible Shrinking Elmo," in which Elmo would magically grow gigantic in size, then later shrink down to the size of the Twiddlebugs. The plot would envelop elements from another proposal at the time in which Elmo gains three wishes in some manner. Documentation suggests that Elmo would receive his size-changing wishes from magical grapes (referencing a foreign tradition) or from a "Merlin-type" individual. 
It was also proposed Elmo uses some of his wishes to become invisible, make Sesame Street disappear, or become a superhero like Super Grover. It was further proposed to blend the "Shrinking Elmo" concept with the previously-considered movie set at school, where Elmo's wish to grow bigger is spurred by him being left behind by his friends for a school trip.
While none of these concepts were used, Elmo would go on to star in the next Sesame Street feature film, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland.
==See also==
*Big Bird Goes to Washington
==Sources==
*Tony Geiss papers at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
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