Elmo's Christmas Countdown
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| Elmo's Christmas Countdown | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gary Halverson |
| Written by | Joey Mazzarino |
| Starring | Kevin Clash Sheryl Crow Jamie Foxx Charles Gibson Anne Hathaway Jennifer Hudson Kevin James Alicia Keys Brad Paisley Ty Pennington Steve Schirripa Tony Sirico Ben Stiller |
| Edited by | John R. Tiereny |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release date | December 23, 2007 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Elmo's Christmas Countdown is a 2007 television
Plot synopsis
In Elmo's Christmas Countdown, Stiller the Elf (Ben Stiller) is telling Stan the snowball how Christmas was almost ruined. He recounts how he visited Sesame Street because he believed Oscar the Grouch would start the official countdown to Christmas. However, due to his hatred of the Christmas season, Oscar tosses the magical counting blocks into the air and they disappear. Stiller is worried that he destroyed Christmas, and it is up to Elmo, Alan and Abby Cadabby to help him find the blocks and the true meaning of Christmas miracles. They find the blocks one by one:
- Block No. 10 features Hoots the Owl). It is found by Abby Cadabby.
- Block No. 9 has the reindeer News presenter Charles Blitzen (a spoof of Charles Gibson) of CDN (short for Counter Downer Network) reporting on the incident caused by Stiller the Elf. It was found in Bert's Christmas oatmeal.
- Block No. 8 has Anne Hathaway singing "I Want a Snuffleupagus for Christmas" (a parody of "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas") with Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus. It was found in Super Grover's cape.
- Block No. 7 has Steven Schirripafailing to star in a Christmas Special as Bert and Ernie, Christmas is finally saved. It was found by Big Bird.
While Abby and Stiller hunt for Block No. 6, Block No. 5 is found by Ernie. Elmo sings "
- Block No. 6 has Charles Blitzen reporting that mass-hysteria is happening after news of the incident caused by Stiller the Elf was happening. It was found by Alicia Keys.
- Block No. 5 has Jamie Foxx singing the "Nutcracker Suite" with a Nutcracker version of Elmo. It was found by Ernie.
- Block No. 4 has Charles Blitzen sticking out his tongue to Stiller the Elf. It was found by Papa Bear.
- Block No. 3 has Count von Count singing "I Saw Three Ships" with Ty Pennington during an "Extreme Makeover: Christmas Edition" where more ships are being made for the song. It was found by Mama Bear.
- Block No. 2 has Brad Paisley singing "Jingle Bells" with Grover and the Penguins. It was found by Baby Bear.
- Block No. 1 was found by Stiller the Elf. Unfortunately, it had a cookie in it and the Christmas Counter Downer is devoured by Cookie Monster.
Stiller the Elf states that Christmas will never come as Oscar celebrates. Elmo states that he and Abby can believe in Christmas miracles as Stiller joins them. Their believing attracts the appearance of
Sesame Street's broadcast history
Elmo's Christmas Countdown marks the ninth time the Sesame Street characters have crossed over into commercial television. All other Sesame Street material had aired on
Cast
- Ben Stiller as Stiller the Elf (voice)[1]
- Alan Muraoka as Alan
- Anne Hathaway as herself
- Ty Pennington as himself
- Jamie Foxx as himself
- Alicia Keys as herself
- Sheryl Crow as herself
- Charles Gibson as Charles Blitzen (voice)
- Steve Schirripa as Famous Ernie
- Tony Sirico as Famous Bert
- Jennifer Hudson as herself
- Brad Paisley as himself
- Kevin James as Santa Claus
Muppet performers
- Kevin Clash as Elmo, Mouse King
- Jennifer Barnhart as Mama Bear
- Prairie Dawn
- Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby
- Eric Jacobson as Bert, Grover
- Joey Mazzarino as Papa Bear, Stan the Snowball
- Jerry Nelson as Count von Count
- Martin P. Robinson as Mr. Snuffleupagus
- Baby Bear
- Caroll Spinney as Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch
- Matt Vogel as Stiller the Elf, Big Bird (puppeteer)
- Steve Whitmire as Ernie
- Bryant Young as the rear end of Mr. Snuffleupagus
Additional Muppets performed by Pam Arciero, Heather Asch, Tyler Bunch, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Ryan Dillon, Artie Esposito, James Godwin, BJ Guyer, Andy Hayward, Carmen Osbahr, Patrick Holmes, John Kennedy, Peter Linz, Michael Lisa, Noel MacNeal, Amanda Maddock, Ed May, Paul McGinnis, Tracie Mick, Marc Petrosino, Andy Stone, Ian Sweetman, David Stephens, John Tartaglia, and Gabriel Velez.
See also
References
- ^ Workshop, Children's Television; Entertainment, Genius; Crow, Sheryl; Foxx, Jamie; Hathaway, Anne; Hudson, Jennifer; James, Kevin; Keys, Alicia; Paisley, Brad. "Sesame Street., Elmo's Christmas countdown - Memorial Hall Library". link.mhl.org. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
External links
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown at Internet Movie Database
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown at Muppet Wiki
