Cecille The Ball

Infobox film
name = Cecille The Ball


caption =
director = Supervisor:
Will Vinton
Intro:
Barry Bruce
I'm Gonna To Get To You:
Teresa Drilling
Up Down, In Out, Over and Under
Larry Bafia
producer = Will Vinton
Sue Conklin
Edith Zornow
writer = Creative Consultant:
Barry Bruce
Teresa Drilling
Song Writers:
Christopher Cerf
Jon Newton
starring = Christopher Cerf
Michele Marianna
music = Christopher Cerf
Jon Newton
cinematography = Will Vinton
Barry Bruce
Teresa Drilling
Larry Bafia
editing = Patrick McMahon
distributor = Sesame Street
Children's Television Workshop
Will Vinton Studios
released = November 13, 1990
runtime = 4 min.
country = USA
language = English

Cecille The Ball is often called Cecille or Cecille The Singing Ball, is actually an amorphous orange clay animated ball who was featured in several segments on Sesame Street.

Background

Cecille The Ball was originally created by Teresa Drilling and Will Vinton for PBS's Sesame Street in 1990 for Season 22, and again in 1991 for Season 23 with a total five segments each running close to two minutes, were produced at the Emmy-Award winning Will Vinton Studios, best known for the California Raisins. However, in the late 1990s the segments were shown sporadically (eventually not appearing on any episode from 2002-2005). The segments would reappeared on Sesame Street in 2006, and a short clip (the first part of changing shape) was shown on Sesame Street's 35th Anniversary Special, Sesame Street - The Street We Live On, on April 4, 2004 "Molloy". The shorts still remain in occasional rotation on Sesame Street.

Production

Consisting of a round mass of orange clay and a pair of expressive red lips, Cecille, following an elaborate introduction, would perform a vaguely Motown-esque song number built around a given theme, whirling round and changing shape to illustrate the lyrics. She would even split into her own backing chorus when needed.

The intro was often reused for each sequence, the introduction showcased Cecille's abilities, while a male vocalist (Christopher Cerf) recited her theme song. This was followed by an announcer's intro, "Now Ladies and gentlemen, Cecille!" The lyrics to this intro were included in Sesame Street Unpaved.

Cecille often demonstrates and performs various opposites.

Lyrics

Intro

"She can bounce, she can roll, she can spin like a wheel" (Announcer)
"She's got a rubber soul and her name is Cecile"
"Cecile no one can match ya"
"Cecile you're off the wall"
"Cecile I'm gonna catch ya"
"And when I do I'm gonna have a ball, wooo!"

"And now, ladies and gentlemen, Cecile!" (Announcer)

I'm Gonna Get To You

"I'm gonna bring my love to you"
"I'll be there no matter what you do"
"I'd drive a car or take a train"
"I'll come by bike or boat or plane"
"I'll ride a horse, I'll paddle a canoe"

(Chrous)

"I'm gonna get to you!"
"Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah!"
"I'm gonna get to you!"
"Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah!"
"I'm gonna get to you!"
"Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah!"
"I'm gonna get to you!"
"Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah!"

"Just hop a bus baby I don't care"
"Go any place or anywhere"
"I'll track you down by land or air or sea"
"I'll swim across the ocean wide"
"Through ice and snow I'll slip and slide"
"There's no escape you just can't hide from me!"

(Repeat Chrous)

"I'm gonna get to you!"
"Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah!"
"I'm gonna get to you!"
"Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah!"
"I'm gonna get to you!"
"Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah!"
"I'm gonna get to you!"
"Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah!"
"I'm gonna get to you!"

Cast and Crew

External Links

[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Cecille/ Cecille]