Elmo Says BOO!

2026-07-13

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🎃 It’s Halloween in July, and it’s time to spookalize! 🎙️ Becca Petunia joins us as we creep back to 1997 for a howling good time at the spookiest address on Sesame Street, as Elmo pays a visit to Count von Count with one mission: To tell him a bunch of funny, scary jokes! 📺 You can find “Elmo Says BOO!” on YouTube. **** (00:00) - Intro (02:19) - History of the Special and Accompanying Album (14:12) - Funny, Scary Jokes! (48:26) - Retro Commercial Break (49:43) - More Funny, Scary Jokes! (1:02:29) - In...

🎃 It’s Halloween in July, and it’s time to spookalize!

🎙️ Becca Petunia joins us as we creep back to 1997 for a howling good time at the spookiest address on Sesame Street, as Elmo pays a visit to Count von Count with one mission: To tell him a bunch of funny, scary jokes!

📺 You can find “Elmo Says BOO!” on YouTube.

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(00:00) - Intro
(02:19) - History of the Special and Accompanying Album
(14:12) - Funny, Scary Jokes!
(48:26) - Retro Commercial Break
(49:43) - More Funny, Scary Jokes!
(1:02:29) - Into the Pyramid
(1:07:53) - Even More Funny, Scary Jokes!
(1:26:28) - More About the Album and Final Thoughts

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💬 Topics & Tangents:

Muppet Wiki notes this Halloween special doesn’t mention Halloween… on purpose.

The “Elmo Says BOO!” album featuring songs not in the special, including a weird “Monster Mash” cover.

ToughPigs: My Week with Halloween: Elmo Says BOO!

A Definitive Rating of All 15 Funny, Scary Jokes in Elmo Says BOO!

Becca discusses “Kermit Unpigged” on Movin’ Right Along.

The Count and Susan Sarandon in a “Rocky Horror” spoof.

Jim Henson’s Monster Cereals.

“The Song of the Count” art by Luke Flowers.

Shriek on “Batman Beyond.”

Julia Roberts shares a limo with the Two-Headed Monster.