Sesame Street Episode #21.8 (Season 21, Episode 8)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Sesame Street

Episode #21.8 (Season 21, Episode 8)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Today, having read both "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "Cinderella", Telly decides to see if he can make magic with a real-life pumpkin and beans, and Miles joins in the fun. Today's sponsors are the letters G and U and the number 1.

Head writer

Norman Stiles

Director

Jon Stone

Writers

Norman Stiles | Judy Freudberg | Tony Geiss | Emily Perl Kingsley & 11 more

Producer

Lisa Simon

Production Designer

Victor DiNapoli

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 22, 1989

Release date

Nov 22, 1989 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 241 wins & 344 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
40 cast members

Name	Known for
Carl Banks Self Self See fewer	The Tecmo Bowl (2024)
Fran Brill Jungle Girl (voice) Jungle Girl (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
John Candy Self Self See fewer	Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Kevin Clash Hoots the Owl (voice) Hoots the Owl (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Celia Cruz Self Self See fewer	Carlito's Way (1993)
Jane Curtin Self Self See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Danny DeVito Self Self See fewer	Matilda (1996)
Jim Henson Ernie / Kermit the Frog / City Boy / Bruce Monster (voice) Ernie / Kermit the Frog / City Boy / Bruce Monster (voice) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Keith Hernandez Self Self See fewer	The Yards (2000)
Richard Hunt Eskimo Boy / Little Red Riding Hood / Maurice Monster (voice) Eskimo Boy / Little Red Riding Hood / Maurice Monster (voice) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Mark Ingram Sr. Self (as Mark Ingram) Self (as Mark Ingram) See fewer	NFL Monday Night Football (1970)
Jeremy Irons Self Self See fewer	Dead Ringers (1988)
Gordon Jackson Self Self See fewer	The Great Escape (1963)
Madeline Kahn Self Self See fewer	Paper Moon (1973)
Sean Landeta Self Self See fewer	The NFL on CBS (1956)
Loretta Long Susan Susan See fewer	Follow That Bird (1985)
Noel MacNeal Ernie (Assistant) Ernie (Assistant) See fewer	Bear in the Big Blue House (1997)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Themselves Themselves See fewer	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Sonia Manzano Chaplin Chaplin See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Wynton Marsalis Self Self See fewer	A Star Is Born (2018)
Jean Marsh Self Self See fewer	Willow (1988)
Andrea Martin Self Self See fewer	My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Bob McGrath Bob Bob See fewer	Follow That Bird (1985)
Jerry Nelson Big Bad Wolf / Harry Monster / News Flash Announcer (voice) Big Bad Wolf / Harry Monster / News Flash Announcer (voice) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Karl Nelson Self Self See fewer	The NFL on NBC (1965)
Miles Orman Miles Miles See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Roscoe Orman Gordon Gordon See fewer	Follow That Bird (1985)
Frank Oz Cookie Monster / Grover / Harvey Kneeslapper / The Woodsman / The Encyclopedia Salesman (voice) Cookie Monster / Grover / Harvey Kneeslapper / The Woodsman / The Encyclopedia Salesman (voice) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Itzhak Perlman Self Self See fewer	Hero (2002)
Rhea Perlman Self Self See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Joe Raposo Singer 'Frog Struggle Song' (voice) Singer 'Frog Struggle Song' (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Paul Reubens Self Self See fewer	Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986)
Martin P. Robinson Telly Monster (voice) Telly Monster (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
David Rudman Hoots's Drummer Hoots's Drummer See fewer	The Muppets (2011)
Pete Seeger Self Self See fewer	Just Cause (1995)
Paul Simon Self Self See fewer	One-Trick Pony (1980)
Caroll Spinney Oscar the Grouch (voice) Oscar the Grouch (voice) See fewer	Sesame Street (1969)
Allan Swift Man with the Giggles (voice) Man with the Giggles (voice) See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Joe Williams Self Self See fewer	Iron Man 3 (2013)
Mookie Wilson Self Self See fewer	Lost Cat Corona (2017)