Sesame Street Home Video

Background: Sesame Street Home Video (formerly My Sesame Street Home Video) is a home entertainment company that was established in 1986 as a joint venture between Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop) and Random House to educate young children not just on TV, but on VHS. It was a huge success, but in 1993, Random House dropped this division and began releasing TV specials and new-to-video specials. Sony Wonder then took over the Sesame Street Home Video brand in 1995 and they continued releasing videos until 2007, when Genius Products took over, and when they closed operations, distribution of post-2010 SS titles has since been taken over by Warner Home Video, which then the license been taken now over by Shout Factory.

=1st logo= (1986-1996)

Logo: On a white background, and fading from the 1980s CTW logo, we see the Sesame Street sign come up to the bottom of the screen with MY and HOME VIDEO in yellow. Cookie Monster is behind the logo. He looks back and forth, and then, he takes a bite out of the left side of the screen, and chews it noisily and messily. Afterwards, he licks his finger and has a delighted expression on his face with his eyes spinning around. As the logo fades out, Cookie says, "Delicious."

Variant : In 1996 Sesame Street VHS releases, the logo started with Cookie Monster eating the sign, and ended after he licks his finger.

FX/SFX: Traditional animation.

Music/Sounds: The 1969-92 Sesame Street theme (the slow paced harmonica rendition used at the beginning of almost all Sesame Street episodes until late Season 24). As Cookie takes a bite out of the street sign, we hear a hard, loud crunching, munching and biting sound (kind of like if someone's chomping on a carrot), and Cookie Monster makes the "Omm" Umm yum yum." noise, and as his eyes spin around, he doesn't make a noise. As the logo fades out, Cookie says "Delicious."

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On The Best of Ernie and Bert, Count it Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street, The Alphabet Game and Big Bird's Favorite Party Games, Cookie Monster doesn't say "Delicious."
 * In the shorter version, a (naturally) shorter version of the harmonica theme and the same munching sounds are used.
 * On The Best of Elmo, the 1992-1998 calypso rendition of the Sesame Street theme (from many street scenes from 1993-2006) is heard, and as Cookie takes a bite out of the street sign, the crunching munching and biting sounds are much softer and quieter (similar to the sound when someone's chomping on an apple), and Cookie Monster doesn't make any sound as he is munching. Also, as Cookie's eyes spin around, Cookie sighs. As the logo fades out, Cookie Monster is silent.

Availability : Seen on old Sesame Street videos under the "My Sesame Street Home Video" label from the period distributed by Random House Home Video (there were 16 in all). These videotapes lids and reel are colored green, so they're very easy to spot. Though the last official video in the series was The Best of Elmo in 1994, Sony Wonder released more new videos in 1995-1996 with this logo, from Cookie Monster's Best Bites to Slimey's World Games. The longer variation makes a surprise appearance on the 1995 VHS of Cookie Monster's Best Bites. The shorter variant debuted on Do the Alphabet (although later prints replaces it with the next logo). This logo made a surprise appearance on a VHS reprint of Do the Alphabet that carried the 2000 Sesame Workshop logo, though most DVD reprints of the series omit it altogether.

Editor's Note : None

=2nd Logo= (1996-2001)

Logo: Against a sky background, we see a close-up of the Sesame Street sign. The camera zooms out, and we see Elmo, Zoe, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Ernie, and Snuffy building something. Everyone except Elmo (who stands on a ladder) leaves, then Elmo raises some multi-colored wood, which stretches out to read "HOMe VidEO" with a smiley face in the first O. Elmo smiles and giggles at the end.

Variants : In 2000, this logo was modified twice when the Children's Television Workshop becomes Sesame Workshop.
 * In mid-2000, "CTW" was omitted from the top of the sign, thus leaving it blank.
 * In late-2000 and on reprints of videos released in older years, "123" replaced "CTW."

FX/SFX : Traditional animation.

Music/Sounds : A remix of the Sesame Street theme, with Zoe giggling, Cookie Monster saying "This so very exciting!", Big Bird saying "Hey that looks good!", Ernie laughing, and finally after "HOMe VidEO" is shown, Elmo saying "Yeah! Sesame Street Home Video! Ha-ha-hee-hee!".

Availability : First appeared on Elmo Saves Christmas. On Sony Wonder videos (and some early DVDs) of Sesame Street specials, such as Elmopalooza and Elmo Says Boo. However in the UK, it was seen on a few mid-90's VHS releases from Disney. This logo usually comes after the 1997 Children's Television Workshop logo, since it was more frequent with this logo than the 1983 logo or the 2000 Sesame Workshop logo.

Editor's Note : None.