Getting Ready to Read
1992 · 30 min · Family
The video promotes reading skills with various Sesame inserts, along with a new framing sequence where Big Bird operates his own "Reading Hotline."
Directed by Jon Stone · Written by Sara Compton
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Sonia Manzano Maria -
Caroll Spinney Big Bird / Oscar (voice) -
Jim Henson Kermit / Ernie / Bip Bippadotta (voice) -
Frank Oz Bert / Grover / Cookie Monster (voice) -
Fran Brill "OP" Family Song (voice) -
Jerry Nelson "OP" Family Song / Farley / Two-Headed Monster (voice) -
Richard Hunt Two-Headed Monster (voice) -
Martin P. Robinson Old MacDougal / Rocky (voice) -
Kevin Clash Sam / Ferlinghetti Donizetti (voice) -
Pam Arciero Pammy / Honkers (voice) -
Dick Maitland Slimey (voice) - N Northern Calloway Same Sound Brown (voice)
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