When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special

When You Wish Upon A Pickle: A Sesame Street Special is a 48-minute Sesame Street HBO television special with special guest stars Blake Lively and Amanda Seyfried. The special was a co-production with Shout Factory and Sesame Workshop. The special received a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Children's Program at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards and was also nominated for Best Voice-Over for Eric Jacobson for his performances as Bert, Grover, and Oscar The Grouch.

The special's director, Jack Jameson, received a Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directing in Children's Programs at the 71st Annual Ceremony in 2018.

Synopsis
A sentient anthropomorphized pickle with magical powers arrives on Sesame Street to grant wishes to Elmo Monster, Abby Cadabby, Bert, etc.

Cast

 * Chris Knowings as Chris Robinson
 * Suki Lopez as Nina
 * Blake Lively as delivery worker
 * Amanda Seyfried as Natalie Neptune
 * Ilana Glazer in an uncredited cameo

Muppet performers

 * Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby Cadabby
 * Ryan Dillon as Elmo Monster
 * Eric Jacobson as Bert, Grover, Oscar The Grouch, Guy Smiley
 * Peter Linz as Ernie and Herry Monster
 * David Rudman as Cookie Monster
 * Matt Vogel as Big Bird, Count Von Count, Mr. Johnson, The Wish Pickle

Background Muppets
Two-Headed Monster, Julia, Rosita, Rudy, Gladys the Cow, Chickens, Baby Bear, Jacket, Telly Monster, Zoe, Mel, Honker, Dinger, Chip and Dip, Mother Goose, Anything Muppets, AM Monsters