Make It Mine" – Mandy Patinkin, Fran Brill, Stephanie D’Abruzzo, Kevin Clash, Ivy Austin (Written by Martin Erskine and Seth Friedman; produced by Martin Erskine) In the second Sesame Street theatrical film, fourteen years after Follow That Bird, Elmo spends time with his favorite blanket. When Zoe wants to play with it, Elmo doesn't want to share it, resulting in a tug-of-war. Telly Monster accidentally pulls it away from them both while rollerskating uncontrollably. Oscar the Grouch ends up catching it, sneezes on it, and throws it into his trash can. Since Oscar isn't in his trash can when Elmo finds out, he goes into the trash can, where he finds his blanket, but Elmo and his blanket soon fall through a tunnel (Oscar sees this and only says, "Have a nice trip! Heh heh!!"). In a December 2019 appearance on The Tonight Show, Elmo mentions avoiding Grouchland "at any and all costs" during a rap version of the " Sesame Street Theme." This film was shot over a 30-day period (starting May 26, 1998) at the EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina. [5] Additional scenes with Ernie and Bert were later shot in New York City, with Matt Vogel assisting Steve Whitmire and Eric Jacobson assisting Frank Oz. [1] This is one of the few Sesame Street productions co-produced with The Jim Henson Company (along with Out to Lunch and Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting).

The film inspired a trilogy of children's books, published in 1999 by Random House: Happy Grouchy Day, The Grouchiest Lovey, and Unwelcome to Grouchland. The book series was written by Suzanne Weyn and illustrated by Tom Brannon. An early concept for the movie involved Elmo losing his ball in Oscar's can rather than his blanket. [3] With Oscar's help, the Sesame Street residents (Zoe, Telly, Gordon, Maria, Cookie Monster, and Big Bird) go to Grouchland to find Elmo, but when they encounter a Grouch police officer try to ask the officer for help, they end up arrested as they are informed that it is against the law to ask someone for help in Grouchland, and they get sent to prison for doing so. Kevin Clash, Caroll Spinney, Fran Brill, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Dave Goelz, Joey Mazzarino, Jerry Nelson, Carmen Osbahr, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz, Drew Allison, Bill Barretta, John Boone, R. Lee Bryan, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Lisa Consolo, Jodie Eichelberger, Rowell Gormon, Mary Harrison, Rob Killen, Bruce Lanoil, Bob Lynch, Ed May, Tim Parati, Annie Peterle, Andy Stone, Lisa Sturz, Kirk Thatcher, Matt Vogel, Matt Yates Uncredited: Eric Jacobson [1] The rebuilt Sesame Street set features the Around the Corner locations, which make their last appearance. The film was shot prior to production for Season 30, where the Around the Corner setting was dropped.The introduction scene is included on most DVDs of the film, but on VHS, only the first two video prints feature it. Although it reads "Introduction by Elmo and Bug" on the bonus features, the insect was officially named Bill upon his third and final appearance in Panwapa, which debuted a year after he returned in Episode 4117 of Sesame Street.

The film was shot over a 30-day period (starting May 26, 1998) at the EUE/Screen Gems studio in Wilmington. [4] The set was raised so that puppeteers would be able to stand up instead of squatting below street level like usual. Filming wrapped and visual effects by D.Rez were added during the following month, and the Ernie and Bert scenes were later shot in New York in 1999, with Matt Vogel assisting Steve Whitmire in performing Ernie and Eric Jacobson assisting Frank Oz with Bert. This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) I See a Kingdom" – Vanessa Williams (Written by Siedah Garrett, Jeff Elmassian, and Andy Rehfeldt; produced by Jeff Elmassian and Siedah Garrett)Welcome to Grouchland" – The Grouchland Ensemble (Written by Martin Erskine and Seth Friedman; produced by Martin Erskine) Elmo visits the firehouse-Full Episode-Aladdin Cave Of Wonders This Segment Replaces The Fire Pole In This DVD Kids Version On December 21, 1999, [7] [8] the film was released on VHS and DVD by Columbia TriStar Home Video. [nb 1] In 2007, the film was re-released on DVD as part of a double feature with Thomas and the Magic Railroad. [10] Book series [ edit ]