Which Sesame Street character should get a Greatest hits DVD next?

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I mean we already had Elmo twice, Ernie and Bert, Big Bird, Cookie, even Grover.

So who else on the show should deserve a greatest Hits DVD ?:wisdom:
 

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When did we have a best of Big Bird set? I'd like to look into this...
 

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I am not quite sure whether it's still too soon for a "Best of Abby Cadabby", and there's definately not enough variety yet for a "Best of Murray Monster" (just moments with kids, "What's the Word on the Street?", and "Murray Has a Little Lamb"... I wouldn't expect the introductory sequences to be on such a release).

But I think that Oscar and The Count need their own releases more than anybody else. Maybe also Zoe, Telly, and Snuffy. I'd like to see a "Best of Herry Monster" DVD but doubt it'll happen anytime soon.

I'd also like to see each character who had their own "best of" DVD get a sequel (Elmo gets one tomorrow). Even Grover, whose DVD was the best one of them all. Many of the others needed improvement. I'd like to see a second "Best of Kermit" but doubt it can happen. I know that Kermit recently made a new appearance and that he's been on the covers of recent Sesame Street anniversary merchandise, and that Disney and Sesame Workshop apparently work well together when it comes to releasing old material with each other's characters. The first "Best of Kermit" should be released on DVD before a sequel is made (unless it has a different kind of title that avoids the number 2).

It would also be great to see some DVDs that just compile inserts and maybe street stories with the various characters. This is the only way I'd imagine us getting a Guy Smiley or Roosevelt Franklin DVD. Though if something like that were done, I wonder which would be better: Presenting the sketches in random order or chronological order.
 

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Sketches I think would be appropriate for a "Best of the Count" DVD:
  • The Count and Cookie Monster Co-Operate
  • The Batty Bat
  • The Song of the Count
  • Count Up to Nine
  • Sesame Street News: Count counts the Three Little Pigs
  • Squeal of Fortune or Beat the Time (The Count's appearance on Beat the Time has been released on a DVD already, albeit with the title card removed, and I honestly feel like Squeal of Fortune is a more memorable segment)
  • The Count's picnic
  • The Count and Susan Surrandon outside The Count's castle
  • The Count sleeps over at Bert and Ernie's apartment

I'd also like for such aset to include The Count being served by waiter Grover and The Count's appearance on Miami Mice, in part becasue the sketches are so rare that images haven't surfaced anywhere on Muppet Wiki (it would also be great to have a Miami Mice sketch on DVD... None of them are even available at sesamestreet.org yet).

And some Herry Monster segments I think would be appropriate for such a set:
  • Monsterpiece Theater: Chariots of Fur or Guys and Dolls (I think Guys and Dolls would be a better choice for a Herry Monster release, but I like Chariots of Fur better)
  • A Song for Two will Make Us One
  • I Can Sing When You Sing
  • Good Morning, Morning
  • Herry and John-John Count (although this was recently included on the 40th anniversary set, but I think of it as one of Herry's signature moments)
  • I Can't Help It (though I wouldn't expect to see it in a DVD with original linking material, considering David appears in it... Maybe as a bonus feature, though)
  • Kermit x-rays Herry

I wonder if The Amercian Revolution: National Bird would be an appropriate choice. That's more of an ensemble sketch, but Herry is pretty much the leader in it... And I guess if The Best of Elmo 2 can have inserts where Elmo is onlly in the background then a Best of Herry collection can certainly have this sketch.
 

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If we had an honest to goodness "Best of" series that featured clips of ONLY that character and someone else, I'd really want to see someone try a Telly. or at LEAST an Oscar.

But the problem is, and I hate a good deal of the Best ofs for this, they use clips of either "look what celebrity was on Sesame Street" (Best of Elmo 2) or "This segment is kinda sorta kinda related to the character, even though he doesn't even appear in that skit" (Cookie Monster's Best Bites). So no matter what character they use, they'll have some pretty random skits on there that I wouldn't care to buy an entire video for.
 

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But the problem is, and I hate a good deal of the Best ofs for this, they use clips of either "look what celebrity was on Sesame Street" (Best of Elmo 2) or "This segment is kinda sorta kinda related to the character, even though he doesn't even appear in that skit" (Cookie Monster's Best Bites). So no matter what character they use, they'll have some pretty random skits on there that I wouldn't care to buy an entire video for.
Actually, I think Best of Elmo 2 is the only one with that problem. The others have up to two celebrities in them (I feel Roger Ebert's ccameo in A Celebration of Me, Grover was rather unneccessary... I'd have rather seen the whole Monsterpeice Theater skit).

I have a feeling that most of those "best of" DVDs weren't made with the old school fans in mind (I have a feeling that the Grover one might have been an exception, but I don't know for sure).
 

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I have a feeling that most of those "best of" DVDs weren't made with the old school fans in mind (I have a feeling that the Grover one might have been an exception, but I don't know for sure).
You know, I wonder how good an idea would be if Sesame Workshop chose to make sequels to the existing ones with us fans in mind, maybe having fans nominate and/or vote on certain clips for inclusion (maybe even do that for characters who don't have their own "best of" release, like The Count).

Of course my idea of a collection with just the inserts seems like the better idea for having the fans in mind. But I guess even with fan input there'll be complaints. Some fans might complain that certain classics aren't included, others might complain that it has too many sketches that have been released too often/that fans have seen many times, and some might complain about their own personal favorites (or sketches they really want to see) not being included.

But still, this could make a good two-disc Bert and Ernie collection, in a style similar to the 40th anniversary collection:
Disc 1:
  • Bert and Ernie Blow a Fuse
  • Bert's Chocolate Cake
  • Ernie Makes a Friend
  • Rubber Duckie (true original version)
  • Ernie and Cookie Monster: Q-quart
  • Ernie and the Pumpkin Seed Candy Salesman
  • Bert and Ernie in the Rain
  • Banana in Ear (all three parts)
  • Simon Soundman Needs to Use the Phone
  • Ernie Visits Herbert Birdsfoot
  • Ernie and the Apple
  • Bert's Bottlecap Collection
  • Bert Gets Locked Out
  • La, La, La
  • Ernie Breaks the Vase
  • Imagination
  • Bert's Portrait
  • Snowman Salesman
  • Cookies in Bed
  • Doin' the Pigeon
  • Bert's Brother Bart
  • The Kings Nose
  • Same and Different with Cookie Monster
  • I'm Square
  • Bert and Maria's Imaginary Flight
  • Ernie Leads a Band
  • My Rock
  • Cookie Fortune-Telling Machine
  • Brad's Bath
  • Meet the Martians
  • Cavemen Invent Toothbrush
  • Dance Myself to Sleep
  • I Wish I Had a Friend to Play with Me
  • That's Love
  • D-U-C-K-I-E
  • Hill Street Twos
  • Caveperson Days: Window
  • Ernie's Name
  • When Bert's Not Here
  • Ernie Loves his Boat
  • A Surprise for Bert
  • At the Movies: The Picnic
  • The Paperclip Song
  • Bert's Blanket

DIsc 2:
  • Keep the Parks Clean for the Pigeons
  • Don't Throw That Trash on the Ground
  • All Dressed Up
  • I Got to be Clean
  • Bert's Fairy Tales: Sleeping Beauty
  • Aaron Neville: I Don't Want to Live on the Moon
  • Ernie Catches Fish
  • Things That I Remember
  • What's the Name of That Song?
  • Adding, Adding, Adding
  • Ernie's Show and Tell: Rubber Duckies
  • Share
  • Pigeon Hats
  • Ernie's Rhyming Day
  • Animals in the Bedroom
  • Bert's Birthday
  • Ding-Along Song
  • Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures: Wizards

Okay, so disc 1 is bigger than disc 2, but that's the same with the 40th anniversary set. Then again, maybe disc 1 should represent the first 15-16 years, and disc 2 represent the rest.
 

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You know, a few hours ago, I was thinking, wouldn't it be great if there was a release celebrating all the recurring Muppet characters? I think I would call it "Character Celebration".

I thought of a good line-up:
  • Chickety Chick
  • Bert and Ernie Blow a Fuse
  • Kermit's Radio
  • Oscar says the alphabet
  • Professor Hastings: Letter Y
  • Up and Down (the original with Cookie and Herry, though supposedly there is an "Up and Down" song from the first season, probably the same song but different footage and monsters)
  • Little Bird: Imagination Game
  • Pumpkin Seed Candy Salesman
  • Sesame Street Pet Show
  • Baby Monster: Is
  • Ernie Plans a Bath
  • Farley's Mind
  • Grover and Herbert Birdsfoot: HELP
  • Busby Twins: Hammer
  • The Sound of the Letter A
  • Harvey Kneeslapper: B
  • Kermit counts Twiddlebugs
  • Same Sound Brown
  • X Marks the Spot
  • Bert Gets Locked Out
  • What's My Letter?
  • Snuffy's nose gets stuck in the mailbox
  • The Count and Cookie Monster Co-Operate
  • Kermit's Magic Finger K Drawing
  • Imagination
  • Grover's Afraid of Sam the Robot
  • Roosevelt Franklin: High and Low
  • Nobody
  • Grover and John-John count to 20
  • Sesame Street News: The Count counts Three Little Pigs
  • Count it Higher
  • Big Bird rhymes Hooper
  • Lena Horne: Bein' Green
  • Grover serves a burger
  • Danger
  • The King's Nose
  • Don Music: Twinkle Twinkle
  • I Can't Help It
  • Admiral Bird
  • Proud of Me
  • Breakfast Time
  • Two-Headed Monster Story
  • Bert and Ernie: Brad's Bath
  • Cookie Monster and Herry Share a Bicycle
  • Twiddlebugs: Mulberry Bush
  • Simon Soundman and the Explorer
  • Big Bird and Bob teach Barkley tricks
  • Oscar jogs in Central Park
  • Telly Monster lists M words
  • Alphabet Chat: R
  • Disco Frog
  • The Leslie Mostly Show: The Amazing Mumford
  • Fuzzy and Blue (and Orange)
  • Sesame Street News: Talking Stick
  • Deena and Pearl: Underwater
  • Forgetful Jones: Brushing Teeth
  • You're Alive
  • Snuffy Dances with the Hines Brothers
  • Harry Belafonte: Cocanut Counting Man
  • All By Myself
  • Kermit and Grover: Sunglasses Salesman
  • We Coulda
  • Hey Food
  • James Taylor: That Grouchy Face
  • I Wish I Had a Friend to Play with Me
  • Monsterpiece Theater: Chariots of Fur
  • Ask Oscar: The Longest Grouch Word
  • D-U-C-K-I-E
  • Here is Your Life: House
  • Snuffy on Trampoline
  • Sesame Street News: Old MacDonald
  • Rappin' Alphabet
  • Miami Mice: The Count
  • Two-Headed Monster: Honk
  • Ernie and Ernestine: Same and Different
  • Forgetful Jones: Train Station
  • Kermit and Elmo: Happy and Sad
  • Dr. Nobel Price: Soup Experiment
  • Exercise
  • Danny Devito waits for the bus with Oscar and Bruno
  • Kermit's Mystery Box
  • Good Morning, Morning
  • Yosh Smengie gives Slimey clarinet lessons
  • The American Revolution: The National Bird
  • Party Line with Leo
  • Up and Down Opera
  • Foods We Eat
  • High 12
  • Alone in the Swamp with You
  • Monsterpiece Theater: Guys and Dolls
  • Don't Throw That Trash on the Ground
  • Guy Smiley: The Audience Goes to Lunch
  • I Wonder About the World Above Up There
  • This Song is for the Birds
  • Mysterious Theater: Missing Cat
  • The Adventures of Prairie Dawn: Turning off the Television
  • I've Gotta Be Clean
  • Super Grover and Super Elmo
  • Monty's Flying Circles
  • Sleeping Grouchy
  • Just Happy to be Me
  • Monsterpiece Theater: Conservations with my Father
  • Big Zoe, Little Big Bird
  • Martians: 16
  • Super Grover's Super School
  • Bubble on my Snuffle
  • Look What Our Baby Can Do
  • The New Here is Your Life: Book
  • I Could Have Counted All Night
  • Elmo and Slimey: A-Apple
  • Grover: Bakery
  • The First and Last Cookie
  • Things That I Remember
  • You and You and Me
  • Baby Bears Bath Song
  • Girl of the World
  • Ernie: Somebody Come and Play
  • Elmo and Zoe: Share
  • Ernie and Telly's Imaginary Tea Party
  • Keb Mo: Ev'rybody Be Yo'Self
  • The Spanish Word of the Day: Si and No
  • The Letter of the Day: C
  • The Number of the Day: 20
  • Monster Clubhouse (one of the shorter ones from season 33)
  • The First Time Me Eat Cookie
  • The Dr. Feel Show: Bob
  • Outrageous Makeover: Home Addition
  • Because We're Friends
  • Ding-Along Song
  • Grover's Restaurant: Rhyme Day
  • Murray Has a Little Lamb: School of Natural History
  • Adam Sandler: Word of the Day - Gigantic
  • Name That Habitat: Penguin
  • Marshall Grover: Front and Back

And for bonus features, there can be featurettes with the cast and crew talking about each character. Maybe individual ones for each of the main characters, and then one for all the other characters (especially those who don't have much to talk about). Or pop-up facts to give info on each character, including those fans might not be familiar with (The Busby Twins, Mr. Chatterly, Leslie Mostly, etc).

And I realise there are characters left out. If I knew of speciffic moments I'd list moments with Shivers the Penguin and Aristotle, and also some clips from when Elmo was performed by Brian Meehl and Richard Hunt. I know I listed several with many of the same main characters, but at least that would help show character development/changes for certain main characters.
 
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