Sesame Street Elmo's Magic Cookbook

Sesame Street Elmo's Magic Cookbook

Sesame Street Elmo's Magic Cookbook was released in 2001, it is one of the Sesame Street Specials. The video is mainly about to show children how easy to cook.  The special aired on the Food Network on April 15, 2001.

Elmo, Telly and two children find a magic cookbook at the attic of the carriage house. They call Jean the Genie. Although Jean grants food-based wishes, she only materializes ingredients. They all together find themselves is a kitchen thanks to Jean. Elmo, Telly and children must cook the food themselves, Telly churns ice cream.  The ingredients are sentient Muppets that crack one-liners but explains there is no concern over their eventual consumption by a furry red monster.

Jean the Genie summons Alan and Emeril Lagasse. He calls Alan because of showing them how to arrange food into animals or objects. Emeril Lagasse is a celebrity guest in Sesame Street Elmo's Magic Cookbook. He is here to make pizza. And then Jean the Genie summons Heather Headley as a Pocket Queen. Heather Headley is another celebrity guest in Elmo's Magic Cookbook video. Pocket Queen expresses the concept of food pockets and also she teaches him to make Vietnamese summer rolls.

The group finally complete making ice cream, and enjoy their ice cream. Cookie Monster also joins them. The video also includes the Sesame Street Muppets food constructed caricatures.

Apart from the main story, the DVD also includes the following segments:

Baby Bear combines the letters H, O and T to present the word "Hot". This segment first airs on Episode 3943.

Wash Your Hands is a song that first aired in Episode 1523 about washing hands before eating. The song Wash Your Hands was also featured in the "Shalom Sesame: Tel Aviv" and "Elmo's Magic Cookbook" specials.

In an animation that first aired on Episode 3080, dancing foods come together and form the sandwich.

In an animation that first aired in Sesame Street Episode 3393, pizza slices come together and form the word "Pizza."

"Speedy Pizza" is a segment in the Grover and Mr. Johnson series and first aired in Episode 2971. The segment featured in Sesame Street Elmo's Magic Cookbook video was also featured in "Playtime with Grover". Mr. Johnson orders pizza. Mr. Johnson is furious when Grover doesn't get the order right...

Cartoon: Pizzas made by Original Jay dance and talk.

Cartoon: The Girl Who Loved to Try and Eat New Foods.

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