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Elmo's World: The Street We Live On is a musical special to celebrate the anniversary of Sesame Street. And features the cast of Sesame Street. This special was dedicated to Michael Jeter who died in 2003.

Plot

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At the Mail It Shop, Grover eagerly anticipates fulfilling his duties as mail carrier. Maria and Luis just request that he deliver a package to Oscar the Grouch. Grover makes his trek down Sesame Street, greeting his neighbors and running into obstacles such as ballet-dancing monsters, ruffled chickens, and hopping Snuffleupaguses. He finally reaches Oscar's trash can and gives Oscar the package, which turns out to be from Elmo. It is a drawing of Dorothy, with spaghetti sauce spilled on it. Oscar reads the included note from Elmo's mother and compliments the monster's use of mixed media. He wonders where the "little red menace" is, which leads to Elmo's World.

Elmo welcomes the viewers to his world and asks them what he's thinking about today. The Sesame Street Theme starts to play, and when Elmo opens his door, it stretches out to unveil all of his friends gathered around the stoop of the 123 brownstone. Elmo reveals that he's thinking about Sesame Street. Just then, Oscar pops up and tells Elmo to get lost. A montage of Sesame Street clips follows.

Dorothy has a decoration of the Sesame Street lamppost in her fishbowl. She asks a Sesame Street question: "How does Cookie Monster eat a cookie?" Elmo decides to ask Mr. Noodle.

Mr. Noodle first eats a cookie in small bites, and then with a fork and knife. Elmo tells Mr. Noodle to think like a monster, and he finally devours the cookie messily. In true Cookie Monster fashion, Mr. Noodle even burps and searches the table for more cookies. Suddenly, cookies start raining down, and Mr. Noodle tries to eat them all.

Two kids imitate Cookie Monster's way of eating cookies. Elmo then asks two babies, one of whom is really Cookie Monster dressed as a baby. Elmo plays along, letting Cookie answer and giving him a kiss on the cheek. After Elmo leaves, Cookie bites off part of a cookie, forming the letter C. Citing "Professor Figgy Newton at university," he proclaims that C is for Cookie.

Elmo's computer comes in running around in circles, making him dizzy in the process. Elmo opens a video e-mail from Snuffy and Big Bird, who teach him the song and dance "Doin' the Snuffleupagus" along with some kids. Afterwards, Elmo (donning a fake snuffle) and computer briefly do the dance.

For Elmo's question, he asks the viewers to count the Sesame Street monsters in the monster parade. Count von Count comes to help, saying that when they finish counting, they will know "The Number of the Day." After 9 monsters pass through, Elmo counts himself — making 10 monsters altogether, and thus making 10 the Number of the Day.

Elmo wants to learn more about Sesame Street. Just then, Ernie rushes in, looking for a place to hide from Big Bird. Finding Elmo's World to be rather cramped, he suggests that Elmo should "open" his mind. Ernie ducks out just before Big Bird arrives, peeking through Elmo's window shade. The Journey to Ernie announcer declares the start of the game, even though Big Bird points out he's already playing.

Bert briefly comes in, looking for Ernie. He then wonders how to get out of Elmo's World; upon leaving, he decides to "take a left in the closet, and then straight on till morning." Elmo notices Dorothy thinking about Bert and Ernie.

Elmo mentions how Grover travels a lot, and he recalls one trip Grover told him about. Elmo wants to learn more about Grover, Maria, Big Bird, and all of his friends, so his TV turns on "The Grover, Maria, Big Bird, and all Elmo's Friends Channel." The channel shows a story about a lost little girl who winds up on Sesame Street. She is welcomed by Big Bird, Super Grover, Zoe, Maria, Gordon, and Snuffy. They show the newcomer how to do "The Alphabet Song and Dance." Then Oscar appears to tell the girl to "get lost again!" She waves goodbye to her newfound friends. Afterwards, the Count pops up to tease the next program: Counting with the Count. Elmo still wants to learn more about Sesame Street, so Super Grover drops in (crash-landing in Elmo's closet) to take Elmo back in time to see what Sesame Street was like before he was born. After a few failed attempts to take off in his cape, Grover decides to hail a time-traveling taxi and redresses as a cab driver. The two monsters are puzzled when they hear a prerecorded message from Elmo telling them to buckle up.

Upon returning to Elmo's World, Elmo starts to play "The Sesame Street Song" on his piano. He stops and realizes that he doesn't have to think about Sesame Street, because he lives there. He decides to go and see his friends.

Back on Sesame Street, Big Bird and Snuffy comment on how long it's taking Elmo to feed Dorothy. Elmo runs by with Dorothy in tow and calls everyone to the front steps to say that he loves them and loves living on Sesame Street. Then Elmo and the entire cast perform "The Street I Live On." Dorothy announces the sponsors, which Elmo relays to the viewers, and the cast waves goodbye. Oscar comes out of his trash can to bid one more "Get lost!"

Cast

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Humans

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Muppet Performers

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Production Notes

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  • Although Mr. Hooper, Miles' adoption, Maria and Luis' wedding, and Gabi's birth are all touted as events that occurred before Elmo was born, they in fact occurred long after the character was introduced. Elmo, in fact, can be seen in the clip of Maria and Luis' wedding, yet acts like he isn't even there.
  • In the broadcast version, the montage is set to a kazoo-version of the "Sesame Street Theme." On the home video release, the montage is shortened and plays the standard Elmo's World montage music.
  • The timeline incorrectly includes a clip with Olivia to represent 1974. Olivia first appeared on the show in 1976, while the clip itself is from Episode 2024 (1985).
  • Although the timeline sequence includes a clip from one of C-3PO and R2-D2's appearances for 1978, their appearances were actually made in season 11.
  • The timeline incorrectly includes a clip with Teeny Little Super Guy to represent 1982. Teeny Little Super Guy first appeared on the show in 1984.
  • Variations of the timeline sequence, using some different clips, have been used to commemorate subsequent anniversaries, appearing on the DVD set 40 Years of Sunny Days, the 2009 Daytime Emmy Awards, and a 50th Anniversary highlight reel. (YouTube)
  • International releases replaced Marilyn Horne's version of "C is for Cookie" with "The First Time Me Eat Cookie," along with editing out the "Typewriter," "C is for Circles," and "Spanish Word of the Day" segments.
  • A timeline sequence follows, showcasing one clip from each season. At the end, a moment of silence. When this special was released on video, the timeline sequence and dedication were both cut.

Release

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Elmo's World: The Street We Live On was released on VHS And DVD On 2004.

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