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July 8, 1997-January 31, 2006

Bumper: A green background flips into view (through the same "squeezing" effect used on the trailer reel that this bumper follows), with the pink text "Look For These Great Products From SESAME STREET" in the Dawncastle Bold font. The slide flips out.

Variant: From September 3, 2002-January 31, 2006, the font is spaced out looser.

FX/SFX: The flipping/squeezing.

Music/Sounds:

  • July 8, 1997-February 3, 1998; February 1, 2000: A portion of the song, "Count with Me" accompanied by a male voiceover (Neil Ross) saying the text.
  • January 12, 1999-January 31, 2006: The Sesame Street 1969-1992 harmonica theme accompanied by an different announcer saying the line.

Availability: Seen on Sesame Street VHS tapes from the eras, such as 123 Count With Me and Computer Caper. The first version premiered on the original releases of both 123 Count With Me and Elmo Says Boo! and was last used on Big Bird Gets Lost and Fiesta!. The second version was first used on Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs and last appeared on Elmo’s World: Reach for the Sky!. Both versions appear on Elmo's World: Dancing, Music and Books on both VHS and DVD (with the first version appearing in the middle of the closing trailer reel). On Elmo's World Family Feature Starring Elmo & Friends!, this was moved to the beginning.

April 14-September 1, 1998

Look For These Great Products From Sesame Street Bumper 1998

Bumper: On a spinning changing-color background, we see the same text as before, but in capitals and in a different font. Like before, the slide flips in and out.

FX/SFX: The colorful background spinning and the letters, plus the same transitions.

Music/Sounds: Same as the first version of the previous ID.

Availability: Quite rare. It was only used on 1998 Sesame Street videos such as Elmopalooza (Version 2), The Alphabet Jungle Game, The Great Numbers Game, The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street, and the 1998 reprint of Elmo Saves Christmas.

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