Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nov 16, 1983

0h 59m

★ 6.6

Featuring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets and the Sesame Street Live Cast. Also starring the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Overview

As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind in search of Snuffy. Once locked inside for the night, educational hilarity ensues as Big Bird and Snuffy team up to help a small Egyptian boy solve a riddle - as the rest of the cast searches for their big, yellow friend.

Genres

Family

Fantasy

Music

TV Movie

Production Companies

Children's Television Workshop

Random House Children's Entertainment

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Cast

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice)

Caroll Spinney

Mr. Snuffleupagus (voice)

Martin P. Robinson

Bert / Cookie Monster / Grover (voice)

Frank Oz

The Count (voice)

Jerry Nelson

Muppet Performer (voice)

Richard Hunt

Telly Monster (voice)

Brian Muehl

Mr. Snuffleupagus

Bryant Young

Ernie (voice)

Jim Henson

Linda

Linda Bove

David

Northern Calloway

Susan

Loretta Long

Maria

Sonia Manzano

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