Norman Stiles (Writer)

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Works

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

A documentary about Caroll Spinney who has been Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since 1969. At 78-years-old, he has no intention of stopping.

Release Date2015-05-06

Charactersd Self

Vote Count44

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.

Release Date2021-04-23

Charactersd Self

Vote Count25

Sesame Street

On a special inner city street, the inhabitants—human and muppet—teach preschoolers basic educational and social concepts using comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.

Release Date1969-11-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2775

Vote Count273

The Bad News Bears

Release Date1979-03-24

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count26

Vote Count7

Between the Lions

Between the Lions is a PBS Kids puppet television series designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. The target audience is children 4 to 7 years old. It has the same puppet style as Sesame Street and several season 2 episodes, notably in Dance in Smarty Pants, had a few characters from Sesame Street guest appearing. Between The Lions started its 10th and final season on September 20, 2010. The Show Ended in November, 22 2010 Along with Reading Rainbow

Release Date2000-04-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count6

Space Force

The comic adventures that befall a crew of astronauts assigned to a remote military space station.

Release Date1978-04-28

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Sesame Street: Dance Along!

Gina, Mike, Big Bird and the Kids host the Sesame Street Dance Along, where they dance and play Sesame Street songs that involve dancing. The DVD came with a CD Sampler that had songs from Kids Favorite Songs 2. Songs are "The Hokey Pokey", "Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay" and "If You're Happy and You Know It."

Release Date1990-01-01

DepartmentSound

JobSongs

America 2-Night

America 2-Night is the continuation of the talk-show parody series Fernwood 2 Night. It ran from April to July 1978. As in Fernwood, Barth Gimble was the host and Jerry Hubbard was his co-host. Happy Kyne and the Mirth-Makers was the band.

Release Date1978-04-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count65

Vote Count5

Rock with Barney

Adam's mother takes the Backyard Gang and Barney (still a stuffed toy doll) to the studio where she works. While there, Barney and the Backyard Gang tour the studio on their own, while producing their own show. From a cereal commercial set and a puppet show and the six little ducks and teddy bears and the US flag and an island paradise and a make up place to a jungle, the show is filmed along with many props in the studio. With the power of imagination and some movie magic, anything is possible when Barney's around.

Release Date1991-10-20

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Free to Be... a Family

Seminal TV special about two groups of children, one in New York City and the other in Moscow, who befriend each other over a satellite connection and find common ground. The Muppets and several celebrities make a cameo.

Release Date1988-12-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count3

Out to Lunch

The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break.

Release Date1974-12-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

LazyTown’s New Superhero

Stephanie and the LazyTown children decide to repay Sportacus for all of his heroics by giving him a day off - with Stephanie taking over as hero. Robbie Rotten decides to take advantage, and builds a nasty dog which runs amok in the town.

Release Date2005-08-15

DepartmentCrew

JobCreative Consultant

Vote Count1

Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!

Big Bird and his pals are making musical mayhem as they sing the goofiest, nuttiest, silliest songs ever. Join in with Sesame Street favorites Oscar, Ernie, the Count, and more as they tickle your funny bone with tunes like, "Everything in the Wrong Place Ball," "Mary Had a Bicycle," and more. James Taylor drops by to sing "Jellyman Kelly," and Jeremy Irons, Jane Curtin, and Paul Simon lead an all-star cast of celebrities in the showstopper, "Put Down the Duckie." Songs: The Honker-Duckie-Dinger Jamboree; Ladybug Picnic; Jellyman Kelly; Wavin' Goodbye to You with My Heart; Old MacDonald Cantata; Everything in the Wrong Place Ball; One Banana; Calcutta Joe; Mary Had a Bicycle; Ten Tiny Turtles on the Telephone; Put Down the Duckie.

Release Date1990-04-30

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count4

Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie

The stars come out on Sesame Street in this fun-filled video featuring the show's most memorable moments. Sing-along in this star-studded celebration!

Release Date1988-10-05

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

Bedtime Stories & Songs is a 1986 Sesame Street direct-to-video compilation, released on VHS as part of the My Sesame Street Home Video label. The video was re-released with different segments under the new title of Sleepytime Songs & Stories in 1996, and on DVD in 2005. The framing story involves Big Bird speaking to the audience, offering advice on the best ways to fall asleep. A Honker and her baby stop by, and Telly arrives for a sleepover with heaps of cuddly toys that he couldn't sleep without. Buster the Horse demonstrates how to fall asleep standing up and Susan comments from her apartment window.

Release Date1986-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter