Ah, The Memories...
My first time posting in this thread! Yay!
Anyways, my very first SSL show was
1-2-3...Imagine! I remember seeing the commercial promo for the show at my grandma's house, and wanted to go sooo bad. While I have very little memories, I do remember watching Big Bird onstage, getting a Big Bird flashlight, and seeing Ernie perform his song "I Don't Want To Live On The Moon"(which is why it is one of my favorite Ernie songs.
My next show was
Elmo's Coloring Book. While Big Bird was officialy my favorite SS charcter, this year I began to develop a thing for Elmo also. I remember alot from this show. Such scenes as the mama dinosaur coming onstage, nothing showing but two of her feet and her head looking down at the rest of the gang; I remember that annoying(at the time) blue palette who would every now and then tell the audience to laugh to fire up Proffesor Art's machine; Oscar's Junkyard scene; Oscar turning white and color disapearing from S.S.; the polar bear who took all the colors; Big Bird's yellow song; I remember buying an Elmo figurine, a blue t-shirt with Elmo and the SSL logo on it, the program(of course),an Elmo flashlight, and some SSL crayons. Ah..good times.
When I Grow Up, which I consider to be my favorite show of all time, is a show I saw twice! Once with my classmates and the other with my mom, aunt, and cousin. This is the first show which I was introduced to Prarrie Dawn and Grover(who previously in other shows did not speak or appear). Also, I developed a love for Roxy Marie, for some reason. I loved the song, When I Grow Up, it just haves that sort of special feel to it.
..."When I Grow Up, I want to be, part of this great family,
Across the lands, Across the seas, When I Grow Up!" I remember when the muppets came out into the audience, Prarrie Dawn came over to where we were sitting, and I was scared out of my mind! That gal was so big! She sort of "apologized" for scaring me though. My fav scene would be Roxy Marie's Train and when the gang sang "Just One Person" to Big Bird. *So Cute* I remember getting the WIGU program, a stuffed Big Bird plush, a SSL pennant, and an Elmo flashlight.
Big Bird's Sunny Day Campout was the first time I sat in front row at a show. We were on the left side of the stage, which is where Snuffy was ALWAYS at! I remember that at one point in the show, Snuffy swung his trunk so close he almost hit my friend! LOL. I also remember my mom taking a picture of The Count, and him jumping back afterwards! He then "told" Big Bird what was going on. Oh, and did I mention during the intermission, a 2-year old girl walked up on stage about to touch the hot stagelight! It's a good thing that the security lady stopped her! Unlike the previous shows, the advantage of sitting in the first row is being able to see backstage. Although I never saw it, my mom says she saw either the Ernie or Elmo performer take the head off! OMG! HEHE. Man, there's so many memories from this show, it's too much to type. Well, I'll tell what I got. I remember getting the show program, another Elmo flashlight,an Elmo plush, and a pennant.
Let's Be Friends had sooo many muppets in it! Well, except Grover, but it was such a great show! Although I was saddend about the lack of Snuffy, this show had great songs and was the first time I got a soundtrack of SSL. I also got the show program, and a figurine set that had BB, Elmo, Zoe, Super Grover, Bert, Ernie, Cookie, and even Barkley and Baby Natasha! This would probbably be my last favorite SSL show, even though such others like
Super Grover! Ready for Action and
Out of This World also seemed pretty good.