Muppets in Moscow : the unexpected crazy true story of making Sesame Street in Russia / Natasha Lance Rogoff.
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- ISBN: 9781538161289
- ISBN: 1538161281
- Physical Description: xix, 267 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022]
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Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Dead bodies and deals. Back in [the USSR] Russia ; My introduction to Sesame Street ; Russian media isn't the safest place right now ; The oligarchs and the Muppets ; No gangsters for Sezam Street ; We don't want your moppets ; Irina, the golden goose -- Creating the show. Is "R" for Rachmaninoff or rock 'n' roll? ; When you think it can't get any worse ; Boot camp with Sergeant Elmo ; The grandmaster in Moscow ; Big Bird's bible ; An angel descends ; B is for blacklist ; Stealing Elmo ; Will Sesame Street save the day? ; The scriptwriters and Groucho Marxism ; A rusty car in every neighborhood ; Sad songs from the mouths of babes ; Elmo says "good night" in Russian ; A forest sprite takes flight ; Moppets in Amerika -- Birthing the babies. Ulitsa Sezam's Neighborhood ; Will work for bananas! ; Finish lines in quicksand ; Birth of an angel and a broadcaster ; Lighting up screens across the former USSR -- Epilogue -- Postscript. |
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Muppets in Moscow : The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia
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Muppets in Moscow : The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Foreword | p. ix | |
Author's Note | p. xi | |
Acknowledgments | p. xiii | |
Introduction | p. xvii | |
Part I | Dead Bodies and Deals | |
Chapter 1 | Back in the USSR Russia | p. 3 |
Chapter 2 | My Introduction to Sesame Street | p. 6 |
Chapter 3 | Russian Media Isn't the Safest Place Right Now | p. 11 |
Chapter 4 | The Oligarchs and the Muppets | p. 21 |
Chapter 5 | No Gangsters on Sezam Street | p. 32 |
Chapter 6 | We Don't Want Your Moppets | p. 40 |
Chapter 7 | Irina, the Golden Goose | p. 56 |
Part II | Creating the Show | |
Chapter 8 | Is R for Rachmaninoff or Rock 'n' Roll? | p. 71 |
Chapter 9 | Just When You Think It Can't Get Any Worse | p. 83 |
Chapter 10 | Boot Camp with Sergeant Elmo | p. 91 |
Chapter 11 | The Grandmaster in Moscow | p. 112 |
Chapter 12 | Big Bird's Bible | p. 123 |
Chapter 13 | An Angel Descends | p. 130 |
Chapter 14 | B Is for Blacklist | p. 138 |
Chapter 15 | Stealing Elmo | p. 143 |
Chapter 16 | Will Sesame Street Save the Day? | p. 149 |
Chapter 17 | The Scriptwriters and Groucho Marxism | p. 153 |
Chapter 18 | A Rusty Car in Every Neighborhood | p. 169 |
Chapter 19 | Sad Songs from the Mouths of Babes | p. 183 |
Chapter 20 | Elmo Says "Good Night" in Russian | p. 190 |
Chapter 21 | A Forest Sprite Takes Flight | p. 196 |
Chapter 22 | Moppets in Amerika | p. 204 |
Part III | Birthing the Babies | |
Chapter 23 | Ulitsa Sezam's Neighborhood | p. 213 |
Chapter 24 | Will Work for Bananas! | p. 223 |
Chapter 25 | Finish Lines in Quicksand | p. 232 |
Chapter 26 | Birth of an Angel and a Broadcaster | p. 248 |
Chapter 27 | Lighting Up Screens across the Former USSR | p. 254 |
Epilogue | p. 261 | |
Postscript | p. 265 | |
About the Author | p. 267 |