🎃 It’s Halloween in July, and it’s time to spookalize! 

🎙️ Becca Petunia joins us as we creep back to 1997 for a howling good time at the spookiest address on Sesame Street, as Elmo pays a visit to Count von Count with one mission: To tell him a bunch of funny, scary jokes! 

📺 You can find “Elmo Says BOO!” on YouTube. 

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(00:00) - Intro 
(02:19) - History of the Special and Accompanying Album 
(14:12) - Funny, Scary Jokes! 
(48:26) - Retro Commercial Break 
(49:43) - More Funny, Scary Jokes! 
(1:02:29) - Into the Pyramid 
(1:07:53) - Even More Funny, Scary Jokes! 
(1:26:28) - More About the Album and Final Thoughts 

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💬 Topics & Tangents: 

Muppet Wiki notes this Halloween special doesn’t mention Halloween… on purpose. 

The “Elmo Says BOO!” album featuring songs not in the special, including a weird “Monster Mash” cover. 

ToughPigs: My Week with Halloween: Elmo Says BOO! 

A Definitive Rating of All 15 Funny, Scary Jokes in Elmo Says BOO! 

Becca discusses “Kermit Unpigged” on Movin’ Right Along. 

The Count and Susan Sarandon in a “Rocky Horror” spoof. 

Jim Henson’s Monster Cereals. 

“The Song of the Count” art by Luke Flowers. 

Shriek on “Batman Beyond.” 

Julia Roberts shares a limo with the Two-Headed Monster. 

“Java.” 

Mike’s Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring the Muppets preview and interviews with Imagineers and Electric Mayhem guitarists. 

Elmo’s debut in the original “We Are All Monsters,” and the redub that’s a rare instance of Elmo speaking in the first person. 

Bert & Ernie’s Pyramid Scheme: The Sesame Street Sketch You Might Have Repressed. 

The Other Top 70 Muppet Moments. 

“Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter” (It’s Swedish for “Five ants are more than four elephants.”) 

Frazzle shows his range of emotions. 

J.D. Hansel interviews Noel MacNeal, including his work on “The Batty Bat.” 

Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2” as performed by Tom Cat and Bugs Bunny. 

“Mysterioso Pizzicato,” or “The Villain’s Theme.” 

Jackman Wolf on home video and at Sesame Place. 

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📼 Commercials: 

Elmo Says BOO! VHS Commercial (1997) 

Micro Machines Micro Lights (1990) 

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“Elmo Says BOO!” © 1997 Children’s Television Workshop. 

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. 
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