Jon Stone

Biography

Jon Arthur Stone (April 13, 1931 – March 30, 1997) was an American writer, director, and producer who was best known as an original crewmember on the children's television show Sesame Street and is credited with helping to develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Stone won 18 television Emmy Awards. Many regard him as among the best children's television writers.

Directed

1. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) — Director
2. Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995) — Director
3. Big Bird in Japan (1988) — Director
4. Big Bird in China (1983) — Director
5. Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983) — Director
6. A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006) — Director
7. Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990) — Director
8. Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988) — Director
9. Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993) — Director
10. Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces (2009) — Director
11. Sesame Street: Monster Hits! (1990) — Director
12. Sesame Street: Sing Along (1987) — Director
13. Sesame Street: Rock & Roll! (1990) — Director
14. The Best of Ernie and Bert (1988) — Director
15. Sesame Street: Quiet Time (1997) — Director
16. Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals (1991) — Director
17. Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game (1991) — Director
18. Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers (1986) — Director
19. Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990) — Director
20. Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies (1997) — Director
21. Youth '68 (1968) — Director
22. Sesame Street: Trick or Treat on Sesame Street (2017) — Director
23. Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986) — Director
24. Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979) (2008) — Director
25. Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984) (2008) — Director
26. Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974) (2008) — Director
27. Sesame Street: Dance Along! (1990) — Director
28. Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read! (2009) — Director
29. Getting Ready to Read (1992) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) — Self (archive footage)
2. I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015) — Self
3. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021) — Self (archive footage)
4. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) — Santa Claus (voice) (uncredited)
5. The Patty Duke Show (1963) — Talent Scout
6. Ripples (1967) — Architect
7. The World of Jim Henson (1994) — Self
8. Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983) — Intercom Announcer (voice)
9. Creature of Comfort (1968)
10. Jim Henson's Memorial Service (1990)
11. Muppet Breaker Upper (1979) — Announcer for "The Five Basic Rules of Selling" (voice)
12. Muppet Gimme a Break (1979) — Announcer in "Grump Critic" (voice)
13. Grump Critic (1979) — Announcer (voice)
14. Sesame Street- Do you know where Ernie lives? (1975) — Self