Product Details

• Actors: Carlo Alban, Alan Arkin, Paul Benedict, Larry Block, Lexine Bondoc
• Directors: Jim Henson, Jim Martin, Randall Balsmeyer, Victor DiNapoli, Ken Diego
• Format: Animated, Color, Live, NTSC
• Language: English, Spanish
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sesame Street
• VHS Release Date: July 8, 1997
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00000I1XF
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,512 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

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A Halloween treat. Elmo visits fellow Sesame Street Muppet the Count in the latter's castle--and gets scared for a moment. But only a moment, as more friends from the television program show up, and jokes, songs, and surprises abound. Among the clever tunes: "Transylvania 1-2-3-4-5," "We Are All Monsters," and "Frazzle." --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I was expecting to hate this - but I think it's terrific!, February 15, 2003

By	Michele S. Hays (Evanston, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Many of the newer Sesame Street videos, particularly if they feature the "little red menace" are watered-down and icky sweet. This one actually scared my toddler a little bit at the beginning - but engaged him enough to keep him watching until he wasn't scared any more - EXACTLY what you want it to do!

Toddlers have lots of fears - especially around halloween - and this video is a good way to show them that being scared can be fun! It's filled with knock-knock jokes, bad puns, and spooky talking skeletons, ghosts, and more fun props. I love that they didn't get rid of the thunder, lightning, or any other "scary" stuff in the Count's castle. There's also a lot of muppet-kid interaction where everyone gets silly.

I highly recommend this video to anyone who's got a shy toddler!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great video for the little ones, November 8, 2002

By	C. S. Funk "todnshay" (McKinney, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My daughter is 11 months and about the only things she watches are Elmo and Barney (and we don't let her watch a lot of either because we want her to do other things while we still have some input). Her favorite tapes/dvds are The Best of Elmo, Elmo Says Boo, and Kids Favorite Songs II in the Sesame Street/Elmo series. She gets bored with Elmo's World series as it gets a little too serious for her and she seems to get bored. This tape is great and she doesn't seem to get scared at all. Maybe that will come later, but I don't see how a kid could really get scared at this tape. It's a stitch to me, but I'm not 2 either.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable to watch, but a parent needed to help....., August 26, 2000

By	Dawn A. Rouse Baker "PhD in training" (Montreal, QC, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My Daughter - now 2- is an Elmo fanatic. And while she was quite excited to see the new video, it has taken 3 viewings With Mommy close by to feel comfortable with this video.

Between the friendly ghosts, the rattling skeleton and the spooky organ, she was quite unsure - especially when she saw Elmo jump or cry out with fright. She was also very skittish through the Ernie and Bert in Egypt skit - with the "Ernie" statue that moved.

That is not to say that she now does not love this video - I just want to caution parents that they may need to be close by to do some explaining and reassuring as it can be a bit spooky. Unlike one like the "Best of Elmo", I think this one needs a big lap to snuggle into to enjoy!