Monsterpiece Theater - Hamlet

[nehnehmjfan22]

Best thing I've ever seen. Ever.

[xodramadollxo]

How can anyone NOT like this?!?



[TheHeadshotM]

(looking at a book) HAHAHAHAHAHAH!! I can't read...

[PirateStiffy]

What the heck?!?!?! Mel Gibson was so classy at one time that he made an appearance in Sesame Street?

[SpiderXxPirate]

I miss Cookie Monster :'(

By the by - why did Mel Gibson look so good on this but not in Hamlet *sigh*

[Glowwriter]

That was awesome. Mel should stick to stuff like this...

[ficsci]

danish danish danish 8D~~~~

[29holden]

pitcher pitchers pitchers

[muppetfan33]

Wasn't that Mel Gibson?

[13mollydog]

I love Hamlet and think this is part of a crime! Why? Because they have never shown it at uni and they should! Brilliant :-)

[videocrack246]

tell elmo what make-eth hamlet so saaaaaad?

[Merrick0001]

If you close your eyes during the intro movie it sounds like an upclass british gay porno

[906087]

Hamlet is such a serious dark play that seeing something with it's name be so light and happy had me laughing from start to finish.

[TommyHarkin]

:31-:40 -- what does that sound like?

[emoMCRluvr]

Wow. Imagine the children that grow up to read Hamlet: "WTF. How did they get LIBRARY from a NUNNERY?"

[LemonLimeLaughter]

Was he fucking the cookie? jesus!

[zacandtaylorrule]

They would never show Mel on Sesame Street now.

[decimated550]

for the first 45 seconds , sounds like Cookie monster is doing something which doesn't involve eating cookies

[JantoFan]

Is it me, or does Hamlet look vaguely like Mel Gibson?

[lioneification]

@JantoFan vague as in it is? lol

[JantoFan]

2 people obviously didn't get given a cookie...

[FiaBarney]

:L "Get thee to a library". That is wonderful.

[superkulkin2]

Y yo que estaba preparando una forma muy histriónica de entregar mi carta de dimisión, ainchhhhhhh si es que hay much@ cortapuntos por el mundo, y eso que iba a empezar:

- Ser (un sinvergüenza) o no ser (un sinvergüenza). ¡He ahí la cuestión!

- Hola, ¿que tal?, soy..., ¡la Vergüenza!, encantada de conocerle.

[Garrettk41]

I wonder if Frank Oz has a fondness for prune danish. Because this isn't the first time he's mentioned it on Sesame Street.

[potterponderings]

lmao cookie monster makes me want cookies!

[grauekatze]

I love this... a group of barking mad people doing their best to teach kids.. those were the days.

[LoneWolfHowl1]

ANOTHER REASON WHY MEL GIBSON IS AWESOME!!!!

HE NAILED THAT SAD PART!!!

[colleen4ever]

@LoneWolfHowl1 He WAS so awesome...now he's just sad.

[LoneWolfHowl1]

@colleen4ever I know I know, but I'd like to remember him for what he was for a long time. Not for what he's become.

[colleen4ever]

@LoneWolfHowl1 I know, he was so talented and had such potential. Used to have such a cute sense of humor too, as illustrated here.

[DJDizzy113]

I remember this so well. And now I actually know most of the cultural references!

[kobe3sque]

cookie monster is so elegant!

[Topazfrompixiehollow]

cookie monster will eat anything.... o.o xD

[DJBUBBLEGOOSE]

GOD I LOVED THESE MONSTERPIECE INTERLUDES MAN! GLAD I GREW UP WITH STUFF LIKE THIS INSTEAD OF THE CRAP GETTIN SHOVELLED TO KIDS NOWADAYS

[awesomeinuyashagirl]

"OK! THAT DOES IT! ELMO'S HAD ENOUGH!" haha

[WikeddTung]

best monsterpiece theater, hands down, is "me, caludius"

[JasielMartin92]

Hey looks Elmo's in the Scene!!!! Yay! Yay!

[AngelOfMusic144]

...mel gibson? for real?

but you can't beat sesame street.

[dabidosan]

Did anyone spot the swastika on the book spine at @ 0:23?

This particular swastika is known as the 'ogee' or spiral swastika. "Jungle Book" Author Rudyard Kipling had Swastikas on his books covers (and even signed autographs with them). This is cleary NOT THE SAME swastika that a certain other "Monster" decided to appropriate.

In 1925 the Coca Cola co made a promotional watch fob in a shape of a swastika- to this day they vehemently deny this (despite the evidence)- can you blame them?

[mh605]

@dabidosan The swastika is an ancient spiritual symbol that was co-opted and trashed by Hitler. It had a good meaning before he got hold of it. You'll even find it in some ancient churches and temples.

[brianklick]

holy shit, they got Mel to come on the show

[luigi2999]

@brianklick you should see the lethal weapon 3 one, where they get danny glover and Mel to appear both.

[goaway23113]

elmo dies!!!

[moviegurl16]

hahahaha omg fab!

[parkercadie1]

Well, I know ol' Mel wouldn't say get thee to a "synagogue". Just a little "Sugar Tit" humor.

[stuckintherain]

lol "Get the to a library" Classic XD

[KBMemon]

"Get thee to a library Elmo"

Priceless!! :D

[Gnickk]

I'd hate to see Elmo in Richard III.

[duckythescientist]

Less of an Oedipal complex in this rendition... I miss Helena Bonham Carter though...

[Skeledude12]

Mel Gibson is shunned by Elmo XD

[KidChaos878]

elmo can't read yet..

[TSDRockBand]

An excellent summary of the moving story of Hamlet, I think.

[sophierebecca17]

i fancy elmo

[toReasonWhy]

They cut it off before the end, but that's okay, because the rest is silence.

[hippyhi5]

Lol

[Frantik04]

Back when elmo was cute and charming

[SuperGamer7]

This Doth put Shakespeare to shame!

Okay not really, but it was entertaining.

[DanaAbel30]

There are more things in Heaven and Earth, SuperGamer7, that are dreamt of in your philosophy.

[fezmovies]

That Hamlet was so mean to Elmo!

[charliesmakinme]

MEL GIBSON!  oh yes!

[JanksterProductions]

For a 3 and a half year old, Elmo speaks pretty good shakespearean.

[HighKingTurgon]

@JanksterProductions That's because Sesame Street's writers know how to conjugate Elizabethan modern English.

[ksb78]

" It don't get no classier than this" LOL!

[LilithMorningStar]

I swear, if it wasn't for Elmo, I would soo rant about this. I'm an adult, yet I still love the little guy.

[Sarekai]

"Get thee to a library."

Ha-HAH! Brilliant!

This is my favorite Monsterpiece so far.

[johnsmithatx]

Waiting for Godot is the best!

[gewoonlianne]

That part made me laugh out loud

Had to read Hamlet for my study and we talked about the "Get thee to a nunnery" part in college

[trent100100]

Didn''t Cookie have a pipe on some of these. What a message to send kids. Eat pipes

[ThingsWeSaidToday]

get thee to a library!!! best shakespeare parody ever!!!

[fortyseventhronin]

"It don't get classier than this"

^_^

[Wellch]

What happened to the Union Jack Flag?

[jimthesnowboarder12]

that is definitely mel gibson

[A1rhe4d]

lol, thats cute how elmo can't read. he will never actually learn to read, but still. it would have been funny if it was a real book, and he was just laughing coz thats what the other guy did

[hsuehhs]

Is this This the frist Monsterpiece stairing a real human?

[SamIamb]

Is that Mel Gibson?! It's a little too dark on my monitor to tell.

[Demoncurse123]

Mine's Dark too, and that did look like Mel Gibson.

[timforeman5]

yes it is. Mel Gibson played Hamlet in one of the movie productions and the scene where he tells Polonius that what he is reading is words is one of the most humorous in my opinion so they decided to use him for it again i suppose...this is so great! i love it

[SamIamb]

"It don't get classier than this."

[OMGArdillas]

:D This is amazing!

[BeardySteve1]

Gibson?

[RivaJane]

"Forsooth! Elmo spyeth Hamlet!"

[finnishminnow]

I think that on 2:38, the picture of Elmo is similar to the opening as of before which shows up on 0:28 during the opening. What do you think?

[saintswhiz]

Get thee to a nunnery go, err, I mean, get thee to a library elmo!

[Djangon]

XD MUCH ABOUT NOTHING LOL

[flowertrue]

Prune danish. Keep Cookie regular.

[lamcoco1]

we did hamlet and much ado about nothing for our school plays

[finnishminnow]

You did, huh? That's nice.

[lamcoco1]

yeah, but that was before i started studying in that school, so i missed both performances

[joojiandmemo]

OH my GOD!!!

that's Mel Gibson!!!

did he do this first or the movie first??

looooooool

this is so funny

howcome we never understood this when we were little???

[TotallyRandommmm]

I think Mel Gibson did this after filming Hamlet...

[drathmoor]

Good Gravy that's Mel Gibson. You know you've arrived as a star when they want you on sesame street.

[flowertrue]

It dont get classier than this!

my 2-year old talks better than Elmo. She uses the correct pronouns.

[Abbinormal09]

*squeals with childish glee* ahh, now that's how tv shows should be!

[uztuben3]

haha words words words...i like how that's actually hamlet lol nothing but words! should have been called much ado about nothing part 2!!

[technicolorfantasies]

Mel Gibson!

[ibentley34]

Prune Danish?! haha

[rfcbeilfuss]

Aww, look at him, before he became a racist...good ole' Mel.

[drihfonseca]

=/ precisava dele em portugues por ser brasileira =/..mas serviu muito para mim...

=]

[gaeilgelily]

back when cookie monster ate cookies

[oliviagale]

This made me happy.

[Mikpilacik2]

Mel Gibson on Sesame Street? What is this?

[robbibt]

"at last, now I am alone". Classic. =D

[moninblue]

GET THE TO A LIBRARYYY

OMGGG didn't you guys get it??? hahahaha that was an awesome punch line for adults!

[theropodia]

Words... even the Gibson hater I; very deep... really!

[ChlarkNadia]

Ha, ha!! It does not get any better than this!! I love you for posting this. Thank you so much. Old sesame street is so amazing.

[elbryan42]

Get thee to a library! :D

[moninblue]

did you get it too?

[elbryan42]

Of course. :)

[Angie2343]

What if Mel Gibson's laughter was because of a blooper? :)

[setheurovision94]

Hey! It's Mel Gibson! (Unfortunately, Elmo's there as well.)

[Angie2343]

What do you mean by UNfortunately?

[setheurovision94]

That I don't like Elmo. Simple as that.

[ChlarkNadia]

Preach it. ;)

[Demoncurse123]

Elmos Laugh makes one of the Top 10 besides Pee Wee Herman and others out there...not to mention Kevin Clash also did Baby Sinclair on The Dinosaurs.

[gssq]

Wow! This has the full version of the intro! That's really hard to find...

[Moredread25]

It would be funny if they did a full true verson of Hamlet, with all the posionings and so on.

[Angie2343]

If they did that, not only would tthe play be preserved but Sesame Workshop can have a little more variety.

[Pili5000]

i hate elmo, but this is GREAT!

[AmbrMerlinus]

"Get thee to a library." This is too cute!

[violetfieldflorence]

Haha, a play on "Get thee to a nunnery!" Hamlet's line to Ophelia in the real Hamlet. :)

[AmbrMerlinus]

Yeah, I was well aware of that.

[twelfthnight1]

So cute! :)

[orchote]

he's reading Mein Kampf

[disneyrangerblue02]

"Well, Elmo can't read yet, Hamlet. Elmo is loking at pictures, pictures, pictures!" Absolute classic!

[CubfanDaMann]

Mel Gibson actually starred in a movie called Hamlet. I think that is why they chose him for this.

[disneyrangerblue02]

Fascinating bit of trivia, my friend. Very fascinating bit of trivia, indeed.

[princess0086]

This is really cute! Thanks mate!

[Demoncurse123]

Yeah, not to mention everything Cookie Monster eats has to go Crunch just to sound like he's eating Cookies, or somethin...

[rschmo]

Jon is it okay if you can upload Lethal weapon 3

skit again

[jx346]

thanx 4 reposting this dude. it's one of the best monsterpiece skits.