Kinect Sesame Street TV (2024)

Kinect Sesame Street TV is an "interactive TV" project released by Sesame Workshop and Microsoft on September 18, 2012.^[1]

The project features Sesame Street content especially for the Xbox Kinect system, allowing players to interact and appear on-screen with various characters; including Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Bert, Ernie, Guy Smiley, Prairie Dawn, The Count, Abby Cadabby, Telly Monster and two new characters - Cooper, a digital Muppet character created from motion capture technology, and Paul Ball. Cooper also has two digital anthropomorphic objects as pals: Flash (a camera, used by the player to screen capture moments or objects in the episodes) and Mirror (a, well, mirror whose reflective function helps the player and Cooper play dress-up). Interactive versions of older material are included as well.

The first edition features 8 episodes, 30-minute versions of previously-aired episodes of Sesame Street from Season 42, featuring the street story and new interactive segments. The content is spread across 2 discs - labeled as "Volume 1" and "Volume 2" of "Season 1." The game additionally hosted a hub with access to classic Sesame Street clips, and seasons of Abby's Flying Fairy School and Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures.

A second season, with eight episodes (from season 42), was released January 7, 2013 on the XBOX Marketplace. New segment features of the season include "Grovercise" and "Begin It To Win It," as well as new bilingual segments with Murray Monster. These episodes were also sold and rebranded as "Sesame Street Touch & Learn TV" for Windows devices.

The OIV ("Original Interactive Video") segments featuring the Muppet characters were filmed over the course of 17 days.^[2]

Contents[]

Season 1, Volume 1 - Growing Up[]

Picture	Description
	Elmozilla Sponsors: F, 6, "Throw" Segments Elmo and Paul Ball play catch on the farm. "Don't Give Up" with Bruno Mars Grover collects his six dropped coconuts. Song: "F is for Father"
	Baby Bear's Doll Sponsors: K, 11, "Jump" Segments Cookie Monster finds K words at The Letter Tree. The Count presents the number 11. Cartoon: "Lonely 11 Song" Animation: Construction equipment builds a K. Ernie plays his bells while Bert's pants dry. "It Feels Good When You Sing a Song" with John Legend Elmo's World: The Beach
	Goodbye Pacifier Sponsors: V, 8 Segments Abby cuts a poodle's hair. Grover tries to sell Mr. Johnson V words. The Count presents the number 8. "I Love Words" Elmo's World: Violins
	Siblings Sponsors: C, 4, "Throw" Segments Grover collects his 4 dropped coconuts. Film: C words found in nature. The Count presents the number 4. Animation: Counting 4 flowers. Elmo and Paul Ball play catch at the circus. "1234" with Feist Elmo's World: Birthdays

Season 1, Volume 2 - Science[]

Picture	Description
	Humpty's Big Break Sponsors: D, 15, "Wave" Segments Just Fetching: Abby cuts dogs' hair into different shapes. "Elmo's Ducks" Guy Smiley and Prairie Dawn present The Letter of the Day Show about the letter D. Cartoon: D is for Dance Elmo's World: Wild Animals
	Failure to Launch Sponsors: H, 5, "Throw" Segments Grover collects 5 coconuts. Guy Smiley and Prairie Dawn present The Letter of the Day Show about the letter H. Film: H is for Home Elmo and Paul Ball play catch in the rainforest. "I Wonder" Elmo's World: Horses
	Rocco's Boat Sponsors: G, 3, "Wave" Segments Just Fetching: Abby creates hairstyles shaped like a rectangle, rhombus, and hexagon. Guy Smiley and Prairie Dawn present The Letter of the Day Show about the letter G. Glee parody The Count presents the number of the day, 3. "(A Monster Went and) Ate My Red Two" Elmo's World: Water
	Bubblefest Sponsors: B, 9 Segments Cookie Monster retrieves B words from the Letter Tree. Guy Smiley and Prairie Dawn present The Letter of the Day Show about the letter B. Cartoon: "B - Bottle Song" Ernie plays his gongs at the laundromat. "African Alphabet" Elmo's World: Frogs

Season 2[]

"Shape-O-Bots"
"Super Maria"
"The Letter R Mystery"
"What's In Big Bird's Nest!"
"The Flood"
"Cast Iron Cooks"
"Observe, Record, Annoy"
"Elmo Wants a Ball"

Video[]

Screenshots[]

Achievements[]

Like other Xbox games, the game features many "achievements" for the player to achieve for a higher Gamerscore.

Season 1[]

All the King's Cartons

You found all the egg cartons in Humpty's Big Break!

Baby Bear's Baby Doll

You watched all of the interactive episode: Baby Bear's Baby Doll

Bottle Bear

You found all baby bottles in Baby Bear's Baby Doll!

Bubble Pop

You popped all the bubbles in Elmo's World Birthdays or Frogs!

Bubble Raider

You found all the golden bubbles in Bubblefest!

Bubblefest

You watched all of the interactive episode: Bubblefest

Bunny Bash

You found all the white bunnies in Goodbye Pacifier!

Coconut Delivery Monster

You helped Grover get all six of his coconuts back!

Day at the Beach

You touched all the fun beach stuff in Elmo's World Beach!

Doggie Do

You helped Abby cut lots of doggie hair!

Dolphin, Dirigible, Dentist

You got the right letters on the Letter D Show! Well clapped!

Eleven - Ah ah ah!

You stood still like a statue so the Count could count to 11!

Elmozilla

You watched all of the interactive episode: Elmozilla

Failure to Launch

You watched all of the interactive episode: Failure to Launch

Farmer Elmo

You threw Paul Ball to Elmo at the farm!

Fashionista

You stood in front of mirror and Cooper dressed like you!

Float my Boat

You found all the toy boats in Rocco's Boat!

Go Deep

You lobbed a high coconut to Grover!

Gong Crazy

You jumped up and down to play Ernie's gongs!

Goodbye Pacifier

You watched all of the interactive episode: Goodbye Pacifier

Greener Thumb

You watered all the seeds in all the jars in Elmo's World Flowers!

Hang Ten

You went surfing in Elmo's World!

Herd 'Em Cowboy

You touched all the horses and cows in Elmo's World Horses!

Humpty's Big Break

You watched all of the interactive episode: Humpty's Big Break

Jump, Jump, Jump

You jumped lots and lots for the Letter Tree!

Let's Be Friends

You joined in Elmo's World with another friend!

Liftoff

You found all the launchers in Failure to Launch!

Maestro

You played all the notes on the piano in Elmo's World!

Magnolia Dream

You touched all the frogs in Elmo's World Frogs!

Music Lover

You hit all the notes in Elmo's World Violins!

Palindrome

Your jumping made a kayak fall from the Letter Tree!

Pool Playtime

You played with all the toys in the pool in Elmo's World Water!

Ringmaster

You threw Paul Ball to Elmo at the circus!

Rocco's Boat

You watched all of the interactive episode: Rocco's Boat

Rooaaarrr!

You touched all the wild animals in Elmo's World Wild Animals!

Ruler Mania

You found all the rulers in Elmozilla!

Scribble Hunt

You found all the crayons in Siblings!

Siblings

You watched all of the interactive episode: Siblings

Sun and Moon

You touched the sun and the moon in Elmo's World!

Tingalingaling

You helped Ernie play his bells!

Viva Piñata

You broke the piñata in Elmo's World!

Wind Down

You sat back, relaxed and enjoyed an Episode!

Credits[]

Co-Executive Producers: Miles Ludwig, Carol-Lynn Parente
Creative Director: J Milligan
Coordinating Producer: April Coleman
Interactive Directors: Ken Diego, J Milligan
Interactive Head Writer: J Milligan
Interactive Writers: Kevin Cobbs, Dave Glauber, Jessie Hopkins
Starring The Muppets of Sesame Street: Pam Arciero, Jen Barnhart, Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Ryan Dillon, Eric Jacobson, John Kennedy, Peter Linz, Paul McGinnis, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, Steve Whitmire, and Kevin Clash as Elmo (Uncredited: Jerry Nelson)
Jim Henson's Creature Shop: Andrea Detwiler, Rollie Krewson, Lara MacLean, Anney Ozar, Jane Pien, Joey Roddy, Jason Seck, Jason Weber, Stacey Weingarten
Archive Consultants: Tim Carter, Leigh Gallagher
Senior Vice President of Education and Research: Rosemarie T. Truglio, Ph.D.

Sources[]

↑ "Kinect Sesame Street TV and Nat Geo TV dated and priced for the Xbox 360" Gamer.blorge.com. July 25, 2012.
↑ Jason Milligan at PSFK