Learning About Letters

Learning About Letters is a 1986 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation in the "My Sesame Street Home Video" line.
It's Alphabet Day on Sesame Street. Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus plan to go through every letter of the alphabet, read words, and afterwards, Luis will read them a story. Snuffy goes searching for something that begins with the letter A, while Telly Monster gets the gang organized to talk about the alphabet.
==Segments==
Picture	Segment 	Description
 	FRAME 1 	Big Bird and Snuffy welcome the viewer and announce that today, they'll be going over the alphabet, even reading some words. Snuffy doesn't quite remember how the alphabet goes, but soon realizes the correct order with the help of a song...
 	Muppets / Celebrity	Lena Horne and the Anything Muppets sing "The Alphabet Song."
 	FRAME 1 cont'd 	Following the song, Snuffy remarks how great the alphabet is and reveals the first letter - A. He then leaves to find things that start with A. As he leaves, a voice beckons Big Bird outside.
 	FRAME 1 cont'd 	The voice is that of Telly Monster's, who hurries Big Bird along, hoping everything goes smoothly while talking about the alphabet. He shows off some A words, followed by some B words, then a C word - cow (Kevin Clash).
 	Muppets 	Cookie Monster sings "C is for Cookie."
 	FRAME 2 	Now at the letter D, Telly drags in a dentist (Pam Arciero), who wishes to speak about flossing before she's shoved off. Telly then knocks on Oscar's trash can; not to see Oscar, but his elephants.
 	Cartoon 	Frances Fairy displays several F words.
 	FRAME 3 	Telly and Big Bird now show some F words. Buster the Horse illustrates a G word - gallop. The word itself follows suit.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: G-gorilla
 	FRAME 4 	Buster zooms past the letter H, for horse.
 	Cartoon 	Consonant Sound Limerick: H - Horse(beginning edited)
 	FRAME 5 	Oscar displays the letter I, for Irvine holding a fish-topped ice cream cone, which Luis finds icky.
 	FRAME 5 cont'd 	Telly does some jumping to show the word "jump." The word does the same.
 	Cartoon 	Speech Balloon: K - Key
 	Muppets 	Ernie and Bert sing "La, La, La."
 	FRAME 6 	Big Bird shows a baby Honker the L in the CLOSED sign of the Fix-It Shop. He goes on, saying letters can be found everywhere.
 	Film 	City alphabet (Joe Raposo instrumental with kid voiceover)
center 	Muppets 	Kermit draws the letter M on-screen with his magic finger. Grover asks what Kermit has drawn, and Kermit says it's the letter M. "Mmmmm!" Grover agrees.
 	Muppets 	"M-M-M Monster Meal"
 	FRAME 7 	In Big Bird's nest, the young Honker takes a nap.
 	Cartoon 	O for orangeArtist: Bruce Cayard
 	FRAME 8 	Telly displays his piggy bank, which has a sole quarter.
 	Cartoon 	A wizard turns into R things.
 	FRAME 9 	Telly shows some words that start with S and T (including his name). The letter U (Clash) prefers to speak for himself.
 	Cartoon 	The Villain in the Panama Hat (V)
 	FRAME 10 	The gang wraps up the alphabet - Big Bird has a waffle, the dentist has an x-ray, Luis has a yo-yo, and an embarrassed Buster appears dressed as a zebra.
 	Cartoon 	Madrigal AlphabetAnimation by Jeff Hale
 	FRAME 11 	Luis is about to read a story to the group when an Anything Muppet boy (Clash) notes that the book doesn't have any pictures. Luis explains how the letters work together to make words which make the stories, and proceeds to read the story of "The King Banishes the Letter P." This segment is edited, replacing Luis' original narration scenes with linking footage. The next and final appearance of this segment would include this edit of the segment.
 	FRAME 11cont'd 	Big Bird returns to his nest to find Snuffy, who's brought an apple and is ready to move onto B. Big Bird explains they've already finished, making Snuffy sad. Big Bird cheers him up, promising that they'll simply start everything again. He tells the gang his plan and Telly frantically gets everyone organized. Big Bird announces the sponsors from A to Z.
==Releases==
File:Origlettersvhs.jpg|1986Random House Home Video(with activity book)88319ISBN 0394883195
File:Noimage-big.png|1986Random House Home Video88318ISBN 0394883187
File:Video.learningaboutletters-vhs.jpg|1992Random House Home Video88319Reissue cover
File:Learnlet-1-.gif|1996Sony WonderLV 51274ISBN 1564063321
File:Learning about letters.jpeg|2004Sony WonderLVD 51274ISBN 0738927651
123countwithmelearningaboutletters.jpg|2008Genius EntertainmentDouble feature with 123 Count with Me
File:Letters09.JPG|2009Genius Entertainment
Dvdset-learningtriplefeature.jpg|2010Warner Home VideoTriple feature with Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals and The Great Numbers Game
Learningtriplefeature40thanniversaryedition.jpg|2010Warner Home VideoTriple feature with Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals and The Great Numbers Game 40th anniversary packing
Kidsfavoritesongslearningaboutletters123countwithme.jpg|2010Warner Home Video3-disc pack with 123 Count with Me and Kids' Favorite Songs
==International releases==
Letters Reading UK Video Collection VHS.jpg|1987The Video CollectionDouble feature with Getting Ready to Read
Sesamestreetearlylearnerslearntoreadukvhs2entertainvideo1991.jpg|1991The Video CollectionDouble feature with The Alphabet Game
Image:Learningaboutletters-2entertain.jpg|February 1st, 1994The Video Collection
Image:Learningaboutletters-disney.jpg|1998Walt Disney Home VideoDouble feature with Sing Yourself Silly!
Learningaboutlettershongkongvcd.jpg|2006Intercontinental Videocat. no 1004482115
Learningaboutletterslearningaboutnumbers.jpg|2006ABC Video for KidsDouble feature with Learning About Numbers
Learningaboutlettersasianvcd.jpg|Berjaya HVNcat. no 151006
LearningLetters HVN VCDrerelease.jpg|Berjaya HVN
HVN Doublefeature 123count LearningLetters DVD.jpg|2009Berjaya HVNDouble feature with 123 Count with Me
Learningaboutletters Japan VHS.jpg|Sony
==Booklet==
Scans of the activity book from the original VHS release.
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==DVD Chapters==
#The ABC's
#C is for Cookie
#Frances Fairy
#The Letter "L"
#Letters Everywhere
#The Letter "M"
#ABC Song
#Storytime: "The King Banishes the Letter P"
==Muppet Cast==
*Linking Footage:
:Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, Buster the Horse, Oscar the Grouch, Irvine, Letter U, a cow, a dentist, a little boy, Henrietta Honker, Fluffy, Sophie, Blitzen, and Schopenhauer
*Inserts:
:Cookie Monster, Herry Monster, Ernie, Bert, Kermit the Frog, Grover, King Peter the Persnickety, Princess Penelope, King Peter's pet porcupine, Oscar the Grouch, Farley, Monsters, Fenwick, Billy, Anything Muppets
==Cast==
*Starring Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar
*Jim Henson's Muppets:
**Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Martin P. Robinson, Kevin Clash, Pam Arciero, Bryant Young
*Luis: Emilio Delgado
*Special Guest: Lena Horne
==Credits==
*Writer: Sara Compton
*Songs by Joe Raposo and Jeffrey Moss
*Directed by Jon Stone
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Category:Sesame Street Video
Category:Alphabet