Getting Ready to Read

Jun 18, 1992

0h 30m

★ 0.0

Overview

The video promotes reading skills with various Sesame inserts, along with a new framing sequence where Big Bird operates his own "Reading Hotline."

Genres

Family

Production Companies

Sesame Workshop

Children's Television Workshop

Getting Ready to Read Trailers

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Cast

Maria

Sonia Manzano

Big Bird / Oscar (voice)

Caroll Spinney

Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice)

Jim Henson

Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice)

Frank Oz

"OP" Family Song (voice)

Fran Brill

"OP" Family Song / Farley / Two-Headed Monster (voice)

Jerry Nelson

Two-Headed Monster (voice)

Richard Hunt

Old MacDougal / Rocky (voice)

Martin P. Robinson

Sam / Ferlinghetti Donizetti (voice)

Kevin Clash

Pammy / Honkers (voice)

Pam Arciero

Slimey (voice)

Dick Maitland

Same Sound Brown (voice)

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