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Jon Stone

b. 1931 — d. 1997 (aged 66) New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Director Writer

Jon Stone was an American award-winning writer, director and producer, who was best known for being an original crew member on Sesame Street and is credited with helping develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Stone won 18 television Emmy Awards. Many regard him as one of the best children's television writers.

Known For

Sesame Street
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★ 8.1
Sesame Street
1969
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
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★ 8.4
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978
Big Bird in China
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★ 7.0
Big Bird in China
1983

Filmography

Play with Me Sesame
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★ 6.3
Play with Me Sesame
2002 Director
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
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★ 7.2
Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!
1997 Director
Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance
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★ 9.4
Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance
1997 Director
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
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★ 6.0
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree
1995 Director
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
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★ 7.6
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993 Director
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
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★ 5.5
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
1992 Writer
Clarissa Explains It All
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★ 7.1
Clarissa Explains It All
1991 Director Writer
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★ 6.9
Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake
1991 Director
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
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★ 7.8
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
1990 Self Director Writer
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The Sesame Street Experiment
1989 Director
Big Bird in Japan
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★ 7.2
Big Bird in Japan
1988 Director Writer
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
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★ 7.4
Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 Director
Shalom Sesame
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★ 6.7
Shalom Sesame
1987 Director
Big Bird in China
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★ 7.0
Big Bird in China
1983 Director Writer
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
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★ 7.1
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983 Writer
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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★ 7.9
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983 Director
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
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★ 7.6
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
1979 Writer
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Muppet Breaker Upper
1979 Actor
Announcer
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Muppet Gimme a Break
1979 Actor
Announcer
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
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★ 8.4
Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
1978 Director Writer
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★ 7.3
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
1975 Writer
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★ 8.6
Herb Alpert and the TJB
1974 Writer
Julie on Sesame Street
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★ 7.5
Julie on Sesame Street
1973 Writer
Sesame Street
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★ 8.1
Sesame Street
1969 Director Writer
Hey Cinderella!
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★ 7.2
Hey Cinderella!
1969 Writer
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
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★ 7.1
Sesame Street Pitch Reel
1969 Writer
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This Way to Sesame Street
1969 Writer
Creature of Comfort
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★ 5.8
Creature of Comfort
1968 Actor
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★ 6.1
Ripples
1967 Actor
Architect
NBC Experiment in Television
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★ 6.7
NBC Experiment in Television
1967 Director
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★ 7.6
Mister Mayor
1964 Writer
Captain Kangaroo
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★ 8.1
Captain Kangaroo
1955 Writer
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