Quiet Time (video)

Quiet Time is a 1997 Sesame Street video in which Big Bird wants to find out what to do at "quiet time." He asks his friends for suggestions, which include reading, drawing, and napping. A countdown of the Top Ten quiet time ideas appear periodically (announced by David Rudman) on a Campbell's Soup can, including such ideas as "Practice your giraffe imitation."
==Segments==
Image	Segment	Description
 	FRAME 1	Big Bird welcomes the viewer and talks about a problem he's having. Granny Bird had just told him that it's "quiet time," but he doesn't know what to do. Rosita offers to bring a book of quiet time suggestions. Conversely, Oscar's idea of quiet time is singing "I Heard My Dog Bark" with Grundgetta and the Grouchketeers, which isn't what Big Bird had in mind.
 	Muppets	The Two-Headed Monster observes the letter Q, then the word "Quiet."
 	FRAME 2	Zoe suggests playing an imagination game. Big Bird and Zoe pretend that they're driving to the car wash, until Zoe imagines her mommy calling her for lunch and leaves.
 	FRAME 3	Telly suggests reading his book, The Man Who Couldn't Sleep. In this fairy tale, a man (played by Telly) can't sleep because of the wind and rustling leaves. He seeks the counsel of the Wise Man whose counsel involves bringing in a cow, a turkey, and a sheep. When the man finally rids his house of the noisy animals, the wind and the trees no longer bother him and he can sleep at last.
 	Cartoon	Jerry Nelson sings "In My Book."
 	Cartoon	Suzie Kabloozie imagines she's a pirate, with the help of a book.
 	FRAME 4	In the park, Big Bird meets Daphne Rubin-Vega, who sings "Quiet Things" to him about how silence and quiet can be soothing and fun. Clips of children, animals, and rivers are interspersed.
 	FRAME 5	Big Bird continues his survey at the stoop, asking Ernie if he has ideas for quiet time. Ernie admits that he's not in a quiet time mood. He goes to the apartment to ask Bert to play.
 	Muppets	Ernie and Bert perform "Naptime." This newly taped sequence features the puppeteers lip-syncing to the original track from the album What Time Is It on Sesame Street?.
 	FRAME 6	Big Bird decides to take a nap when Rosita returns to find him asleep. She finds that Big Bird has already tried all of the suggestions in her book, except for napping.
 	Muppets	Kermit the Frog sings "When I Listen."(edited)
 	FRAME 7	Big Bird sings a song about all the quiet things one can do. As the credits roll, he shows pictures of himself, Telly, and Zoe (art by Caroll Spinney).
==Releases==
QuiettimeSonyVHS.gif|1997Sony WonderLV 49312
Image:Quiet_time.jpeg|2003Sony WonderLVD 49312
File:Newquiettime.jpg|Genius Entertainment
Sleepytime quiet time dvd.jpg|Warner Home VideoDouble feature with Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Image:Quiettime-disney.jpg|1998Walt Disney Home VideoDouble feature with Bedtime Stories & Songs
Quiettimeasianvcd.jpg|1998Berjaya HVNcat. no 340002
Noimage-big.png|2009Berjaya HVN
Barrio Sesamo Las Canciones Favoritas De Los Ninos Es La Hora Silenciosa-Caratula.jpg|2004Planeta JuniorDouble feature with Kids' Favorite Songs
Barriosesamokidsfavoritesongsdvd.jpg|2008Planeta JuniorDouble feature with Kids' Favorite Songs
TiempodeDescansar.png|2008Ventura Entertainment
Image:Quiettimethai.jpg|United
Rus.jpg|Double feature with Imagine That
==Cast==
*Starring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets:
**Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
**with Muppet Performers: Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, Joey Mazzarino, Carmen Osbahr, Pam Arciero, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, and Jim Henson
*Special Guest Star: Daphne Rubin-Vega
*Child Talent: Saman Rouhani, Megan Willis, Carisse Elizabeth Moy, Jamari Richardson
==Credits==
*Executive Producer: Nancy Kanter
*Produced by Karin Young Shiel
*Written by Jeff Moss
**Chris Cerf, Sara Compton, Tony Geiss (archive material)
*Directed by Ted May, Jon Stone (archive material)
*Songs by Jeff Moss, Dave Kinnoin, Tony Geiss
*Additional Music by Jimmy Hammer
*Puppet Captain: Kevin Clash
*Jim Henson's Muppet Workshop: Mark Zeszotek, Stephen Rotondaro, Lara MacLean
*Production Designer: Victor DiNapoli
*Costume Designers: Bill Kellard, Terry Roberson
*Lighting Designer: Mitchell Bogard
*Associate Director: Ken Diego
*Music Supervisor: Dave Conner
*Music Coordinator: Danny Epstein
*Talent Coordinator: Danette DeSena
*Set Decorator: Nat Mongioi
*Graphic Designers: Mike Pantuso, Pete Ortiz
*Control Room PA: Tim Carter
*Camera: Frank Biondo, Mark Whitman, Pat Minetta
*Audio: Blake Norton, Carla Bandini-Lory
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Category:Sesame Street Video
Category:Sesame Street Direct-to-Video
Category:Sleep