Hamlet
- Alternative title
- Monsterpiece Theatre
- Synopsis
- Children’s television series. An episode from the Muppet’s Monsterpiece Theatre interlude, presented by Muppet Cookie Monster (as Alistair Cookie) - a spoof on Masterpiece Theater presented by Alistair Cooke. Hamlet (Mel Gibson) and Elmo (Claudius) enact a skit on II ii. Gibson keeps repeating ‘words, words, words’ but Elmo, unable to read, wants ‘pictures, pictures, pictures’.
- Series
- Sesame Street
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 28 Apr 1994 (Channel: PBS)
- Availability
- No distributor found (2005).
Credits
- Cast
Mel Gibson Hamlet
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- children’s television; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets
Notes
- Notes
- The script of the Hamlet sketch can be read by visiting http://www.shaksper.net/archives/files/monsterp.spinoff.html
Other Monsterpiece Theatre Shakespearean spin-offs include:
Taming of the Shoe (1988)
Much Ado About Nothing (1989)
Monsters of Venice (1991)
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36994 (Accessed 04 Nov 2025)