Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986)
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.
Director: Jon Stone
Genre: Family
Runtime: 35 min
Release Date: January 1, 1986
Cast
- Caroll Spinney - Big Bird (voice)
- Jim Henson - Ernie / The King (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
- Frank Oz - Bert / Grover (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Cookie Monster (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Tallest and Smallest People (Bedtime Stories & Songs) (voice)
- Jerry Nelson - Count von Count / Smartest and Fastest People (Bedtime Stories and Songs) / Moonshine Singer (Sleepytime Songs & Stories) (voice)
- Martin P. Robinson - Telly Monster / Snuffy / Buster the Horse (voice)
- Sonia Manzano - Maria Rodriguez
- Roscoe Orman - Gordon Robinson
- Loretta Long - Susan Robinson
- Ossie Davis - Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
Screenplay
- Sara Compton
- Judy Freudberg (Writers' Assistant)
- Luis Santeiro (Writers' Assistant)
- Norman Stiles
- Ray Sipherd (Writers' Assistant)
Production: Children's Television Workshop
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
More Films by Director: Jon Stone
More Films in Genre: Family
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories about?
- 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.
- Who directed Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories?
- Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories was directed by Jon Stone.
- Who stars in Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories?
- Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories stars Caroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Martin P. Robinson, Sonia Manzano.
- How long is Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories?
- Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories has a runtime of 35m (35 minutes).
- What genre is Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories?
- Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories is a Family film.
- Where was Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories produced?
- Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories was produced in United States of America.