Bartlett-O'Reilly as Gina Ruth Buzzi as Ruthie Emilio Delgado as Luis Loretta Long as Susan Sonia Manzano as Maria Bob McGrath as Bob Roscoe Orman as Gordon David Smyrl as Mr. Handford Tarah Lynne Schaeffer as Tarah Special guest appearances Tyra Banks - Herself Richard Belzer - Himself Tony Bennett - Himself (archive footage) The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Themselves Shawn Colvin - Herself Cindy Crawford - Herself Gloria Estefan - Herself The Fugees - Themselves David Alan Grier - Himself Kenny Loggins - Himself Madonna - Herself (archive footage) Conan O'Brien - Himself Rosie O'Donnell - Herself Chris Rock - Himself Jada Pinkett Smith - Herself (archive footage) Will Smith - Himself (archive footage) Jon Stewart - Himself En Vogue - Themselves Jimmy Buffett - Himself Lamb Chop (archive footage) Richard Harris - Himself (archive footage) Andy Richter - Himself Martin Short - Himself Jeff Garlin - Himself Sesame Street Muppet Performers Kevin Clash as Elmo Caroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog and Ernie Frank Oz as Bert, Cookie Monster, and Grover Jerry Nelson as Count von Count, Biff, Two-Headed Monster (Left Head), and Announcer David Rudman as Baby Bear, Sparky the Stuntman, Penguin, and Two-Headed Monster (Right Head) Fran Brill as Zoe and Prairie Dawn Joey Mazzarino as Horatio the Elephant Carmen Osbahr as Rosita Alice Dinnean as Penguin Martin P. Robinson as Mr. Snuffleupagus, Slimey the Worm, and Telly Monster Bryant Young as Rear End of Mr. Snuffleupagus Additional Muppets performed by Brad Abrell, Pam Arciero, Julianne Buescher, Lisa Buckley, Kevin Carlson, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Eric Jacobson, John Kennedy, Peter Linz, Rick Lyon, Noel MacNeal, Jim Martin, Drew Massey, Don Reardon, Joe Selph, John Tartaglia and Matt Vogel. Merchandise The CD and cassette was released on March 3, 1998. The special was released on VHS and DVD on April 14, 1998. External links Sesame Street features 1990s American television specials 1998 television specials