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Monsterpiece Theater from Sesame Street

Parody is one of the sincerest forms of flattery and one of the funniest forms of comedy. Sesame Street took it to an "art" form on several levels with Monsterpiece Theater. Designed as a play on the PBS classic Masterpiece Theater, it was hosted by Alistair Cookie, his poor grammar and jiggling eyes belying the purported serious elegance. The sketches played off classic works of literature as well as more modern television and movie favorites. And, as always with Sesame Street, there was danger of learning something about numbers, spatial relations and social concepts all while laughing your head off. (Which can make it difficult to store your new knowledge!)

Monsterpiece Theater: My Pick 

This is probably my favorite Monsterpiece Theater sketch, not only because it has a fairly young sexy Mel Gibson, but also because it emphasizes the importance of reading. How much do I like it? Enough for it to be my favorite despite featuring Elmo!

Monsterpiece Theater - Hamlet

Words! Words! Words!

Runtime: 4:46
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Monsterpiece Theater: Classic Stories 

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Sesame Street: Monsterpiece Thtr. "Little Red Riding Cookie" 0 points

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Monsterpiece Theater - The Old Man & The C 0 points

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Classic Sesame Street - Monsterpiece Theater "Ali Baba" 0 points

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Monsterpiece Theater: 1 Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 0 points

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Sesame Street - Monsterpiece Theater "Room at the Top" 0 points

Monsterpiece Theater: Get your monsters here 

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Monsterpiece Theater: Musicals 

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Sesame Street - Monsterpiece Theater: The Sound of Music 0 points

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Sesame Street - Monsterpiece Theater - The king and I 0 points

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Sesame Street - Monsterpiece Theater - Guys and dolls 0 points

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Monsterpiece Theater - Anyone's Nose 0 points

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Sesame Street - Monsterpiece Theater "Inside/Outside Story" 0 points

Monsterpiece Theater: More monsters to own 

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Monsterpiece Theater: Classic Movies 

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Monsterpiece Theater - The 39 Stairs 0 points

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Monsterpiece Theater: The Postman Always Rings Twice 0 points

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Monsterpiece Theater: Show off your inner monster 

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Monsterpiece Theater: "Modern" Movies 

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Classic Sesame Street: Chariots of Fur 0 points

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Monsterpiece Theater - The Horse Whisperer 0 points

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Sesame Street -Monsterpiece theater Dr. NO! (by request) 0 points

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Monsterpiece Theater: Plays 

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Vintage Sesame Street - Monsterpiece Theatre - 12 Angry Men 0 points

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Sesame Street - Monsterpiece Theater "Waiting for Elmo" 0 points

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Monsterpiece Theater - The Taming of the Shoe 0 points

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Monsterpiece Theater - Monsters of Venice 0 points

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Monsterpiece Theater: Television 

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Monsterpiece Theater: The Cast 




Cookie Monster..........Alistair Cookie, host









Grover.............Various roles









Herry.............Various roles






Occasional Cast
Elmo - Hamlet
Telly - Waiting for Elmo
Merry Monster - The Sun Also Rises
Random other monsters

Non-monster "guest" stars



Prairie Dawn - Little House











Mel Gibson - Hamlet









Kermit - Gone With the Wind

Monsterpiece Theater: More on the cast members 

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Elmo, the 4 letter word that made cookie monster, big bird, and oscar the grouch seem like D List celebrities compared to the massive Elmo phenomenon. Yet despite the aching in many hearts for the classic sesame street characters that little red guy...

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Hello, it's your cute, furry friend Grover!! From the skies to the restaurant to the stage, this versatile Muppet lights up everyone's day when he shows up on the screen. This fuzzy blue guy is one of hardest working Muppets on Sesame Street and guar...

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One of the oldest and most beloved characters from Sesame Street is Cookie Monster. Cookie Monster is covered with blue fur and loves to eat, especially cookies, especially chocolate chip cookies.

featured lens Kermit the Frog: It's Not Easy Being Green

What's green, fuzzy and loved the world over? Kermit the Frog! His calm under pressure as Sesame Street News reporter and later host for The Muppet Show make him an icon for the mellow. His biggest moments of panic tend to come when he tries to escap...

Monsterpiece Theater: One Last Clip 

Monsterpiece Theater - Me Claudius

From 1981, many people claim that this was to be the first. Now I don't mean to sound political, but I would always disagree with that.

Runtime: 1:52
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Monsterpiece Theater: Other Sketches 

There are a few more sketches from Monsterpiece Theater that aired over the years, but unfortunately, I couldn't find them. Let me know in the guestbook if you ever run across one of these.

"Conservations with My Father"
"Dances with Wolves"
"Fiddler on the Roof"
"Lethal Weapon 3"
"Monster in a Box"
"Munch Ado About Nothing"
"The Sun Also Rises"
"Upstairs, Downstairs"

Monsterpiece Theater: Leave your growls here 

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