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Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time (2006) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time
director: Emily Squires actor: Kevin Clash / Bill Barretta
Join Elmo as he reminisces about his potty training journey and guides viewers as they embark on theirs. Elmo and his Sesame friends give helpful, confidence-building tips and encourage kids to listen to their bodies. Dance, sing and laugh along as kids learn healthy habits that will last a lifetime. Potty training can be fun! Create a positive potty time experience for your child with Elmo, Baby Bear, Grover, and other Sesame Street friends with Elmo's Potty Time! This amusing and song-filled DVD teaches children that everyone - mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, friends, and even monsters - has to learn how to use the potty. Your child will learn that accidents are okay and that it takes time and practice before he can use the potty on his own. So dance, sing, and laugh as your child learns confidence-building skills and helpful healthy habits that will last a lifetime.
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
director: Peter Harris actor: Jim Henson / Frank Oz
For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have gathered together in one place to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary and honor the one who brought them together: Kermit the Frog (and by doing so, Jim Henson).
Big Bird in China (1983) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Big Bird in China
director: Jon Stone actor: Caroll Spinney / Brian Muehl
other title: ビッグバード 中国への旅
Big Bird and his Sesame Street companion, Barkley, the big, fluffy dog, travel across China in search of the legendary Feng Huang, the Phoenix Bird. Along the way they visit with Chinese schoolchildren, watch a Tai Ji demonstration, learn some Chinese words and songs, and meet the mischievous Monkey King.
Hey Cinderella! (1969) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Hey Cinderella!
director: Jim Henson actor: Belinda Montgomery / Robin Ward
other title: Los Teleñecos: Hey Cinderella! / Hey, Cinderella!
Hey Cinderella! is a one-hour Jim Henson special which tells a cracked version of the classic fairy tale. Cinderella lives with her wicked stepmother (as everyone who ever read the fairy tale knows), but what part of the story is never told is how Cinderella's fairy godmother had help from monsters, a prince pretending to be a gardener, and none other than Kermit the Frog.
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Great Santa Claus Switch
director: John Moffitt actor: Art Carney / Ed Sullivan
Santa Claus and his elves are ready to deliver presents to children everywhere, but the evil wizard, Cosmo Scam, has hatched a plot to kidnap Santa and take his place! One by one, Cosmo abducts Santa’s elves and replaces them with his evil henchmen. Can Fred the Elf save Christmas before Cosmo burglarizes the world?
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets (1984) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets
Trace the life and career of visionary puppeteer Jim Henson through this fascinating documentary, which profiles the creative genius's early endeavors in college, his incredible contributions to "Sesame Street" and the creation of "The Muppet Show." In addition to interviews with Henson, his wife, Jane, and close collaborator Frank Oz, this in-depth special also offers viewers a peek inside the magical Henson Workshop.
The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Muppets Go to the Movies
director: Peter Harris actor: Dudley Moore / Lily Tomlin
other title: Die Muppets gehen ins Kino
In this one-hour special taped between March 9-17, 1981, Lily Tomlin and Dudley Moore join the Muppets in a tribute to film classics. Kermit the Frog hosts the program, which begins with an all-cast rendition of "Hey a Movie!" from The Great Muppet Caper.
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Muppets Go Hollywood
director: Stan Harris actor: 弗兰克·奥兹 / Jerry Nelson
other title: Os Marretas em Hollywood
Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986) [Movie] IMDb
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
director: Jon Stone actor: Caroll Spinney / 吉姆·亨森
Bedtime Stories & Songs is a 1986 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, released on VHS as part of the My Sesame Street Home Video label. The video was re-released with different segments under the new title of Sleepytime Songs & Stories in 1996, and on DVD in 2005. The framing story involves Big Bird speaking to the audience, offering advice on the best ways to fall asleep. A Honker and her baby stop by, and Telly arrives for a sleepover with heaps of cuddly toys that he couldn't sleep without. Buster the Horse demonstrates how to fall asleep standing up and Susan comments from her apartment window.
The Story of Star Wars (2004) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Story of Star Wars
director: Sam Hurwitz actor: 安东尼·丹尼尔斯 / 肯尼·贝克
other title: Star Wars forever - Das Geheimnis einer Erfolgsgeschichte
The Skywalker family is at the heart of the Star Wars saga. Now hear the inside story of Luke and Anakin Skywalker from the characters who witnessed it all: the famous droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2. Episodes IV,V and VI are explored in "The Story of Luke Skywalker," which follows the young man escaping from his daily chores on Tatooine to his becoming a hero in the Rebal Alliance. In "The Story of Anakin Skywalker," you'll go behind the mask of the greatest Star Wars villain and discover how Darth Vader started life as a young Podracing Champ on Tatooine and later became a headstrong young Jedi seduced by the Dark Side of the Force. With clips from the Star Wars films, C-3PO and R2-D2 take you on an hour-long journey through the saga and prepare you for the explosive final chapter: Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
For Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), there were to be many more visual effects than in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). This documentary shows many VFX meetings between George Lucas and ILM. Many of these meetings focus around the creation of a completely digital Yoda, used for the first time in the Star Wars films.
The Beginning: Making Episode I (2001) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Beginning: Making Episode I
other title: The Beginning : Making Episode I / El Comienzo: Haciendo el "Episodio I"
The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary. From pre-production through post-production, we get to see visual effects meetings, John Williams' music sessions, and even the storm that wiped out the pod-racers & props.