Season 26 (1994-1995)
The Best of Elmo is a 1994 Sesame Street video originally released on VHS as part of the "My Sesame Street Home Video" series.
In this video, Elmo prepares for the "Monster Art Show", but he must choose only one of his drawings. He shows the drawings to his friends, who all like his drawings so much that he gives them the drawings. Will he have any left to enter?
Segments: Ernie and Elmo sing about the parts that make up "One Fine Face." (1986)
Elmo sings "In Your Imagination." (1993)
"Happy Tappin' with Elmo" (1991)
Julia Roberts and Elmo show afraid. (1990)
"Elmo's Jive Five" (1992)
Elmo, Herry Monster and Prairie Dawn sing about the number "Three." (1993)
Elmo thinks that Whoopi Goldberg's skin is a very pretty brown. Whoopi likes Elmo's soft red fur. Elmo admires Whoopi's bouncy hair, too. Elmo suggests that they trade, but Whoopi says that they can't – it doesn't come off. But even if she could trade, she wouldn't want to. She likes her skin and her hair, and she wants to keep it. Elmo says that he wants to keep his fur, too. (1990)
Telly and Elmo sing about the difference between "Heavy and Light." (1991)
Elmo sings about "The Sound That's in the Air." (1992)
Elmo writes his own song and sings it for Big Bird and Snuffy, who then wish that they had their own songs. Elmo lets them insert their own names into the lyrics, resulting in "Big Bird's Song" and "Snuffy's Song." (1990)
Cast:
Muppet Performers: Kevin Clash as Elmo and Wolfgang the Seal
Caroll Spinney as Big Bird
Fran Brill as Zoe and Prairie Dawn
Joey Mazzarino
Jerry Nelson as Herry Monster
Martin P. Robinson as Telly, Mr. Snuffleupagus and Announcer ("Happy Tappin' with Elmo")
David Rudman
Carmen Osbahr
Pam Arciero
Jim Martin
Noel MacNeal
Peter Linz
Bryant Young
Rick Lyon
Tyler Bunch
Jim Henson as Ernie
Cast: Ruth Buzzi as Ruthie
Sonia Manzano as Maria
With Special Appearances by: Whoopi Goldberg
Julia Roberts
Series funding provided by: Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Public Television Viewers Like You
United States Department Of Education
Ford Foundation
Carnegie Corporation Of New York
