- Prairie Dawn: [as a reporter] This is Prairie Dawn, reporting for Monster News Network from Sesame Street. Actually I'm not really a monster, but this is a job in communications.
- Grover: Excuse me, if you need me, I will be by the hot tub. By the way, there's an annoying scraping sound in here.
- Prairie Dawn: This is Prairie Dawn reporting. The time is getting closer and closer, the seconds are ticking, excitement is building. The big moment is almost here, I am so excited I could SCREAM!
- Oscar the Grouch: Ah, I love it when the family gets together. Heh heh.
- Ernestine the Telephone Operator: If anyone's interested, I'm off at twelve and ready to boogie!
- Grover: Did you know you have a squish in your studio? Perhaps you should check that out. You can keep the fish.
- Bjarne Betjent: Bjarne here at the finish line. You can feel the excitement, as the kids try to cross the line. Will they make it before the sun goes down? Hurry, hurry, come on! Let's go!
- Elmo: Come on, come on, the sun is setting!
- Monsters: Come on, come on!
- Bjarne Betjent: Uh oh. She's down. Oop, she's getting up. She's up! Let's cheer her on! Yes, come on! Go, go, go, go, go! D'oh!
- Monsters: Get up! Get up!
- Elmo: Come on, you can do it!
- Monsters: Go! You can do it!
- Bjarne Betjent: Get up! Yes, she's up! She crossed the finish line. Yes!
- Big Bird: Snuffy? Wake up, Snuffy. It's gonna be midnight soon. The ball's gonna fall off the old seal's nose. Come on! You're my best friend, I want to celebrate with you.
- Mr. Snuffleupagus: Oh, Bird, I'm having a dream that I'm at a party, Bird, and you're there too.
- Big Bird: Uh, I am?
- Mr. Snuffleupagus: Oh, yes, Bird. I wouldn't dream of going to a party without you.
- Mrs. Grouch: Hello? Hello? Oscar?
- Oscar the Grouch: Mom, is that you?
- Mrs. Grouch: I hope you're having a crummy New Year's Eve, Oscar.
- Oscar the Grouch: Oh, you bet I am, Ma.
- Ernestine the Telephone Operator: I just love it when sensitive people reach out and touch each other.
- [blows her nose]
- Uncle Hank: Hello? Hello? What do you want?
- Oscar the Grouch: Hey, Uncle Hank.
- Mrs. Grouch: Uncle Hank!
- Uncle Hank: Yeah. What's it to ya?
- Oscar the Grouch: Operator, we need my Cousin Ethel and uh, Cousin Fred.
- Ernestine the Telephone Operator: Time for my breaky-wakey.
- Uncle Hank: Breaky-wakey? What is breaky-wakey? Hey, I'm a busy kind of grouch, I don't have time for this, you know.
- Big Bird: At lot of the grown-ups on Sesame Street are going to a party. But Gina and Savion are helping all the kids have a New Year's party of our own. And YOU'RE invited. We've got party horns and decorations.
- Bob: We're on our way, Big Bird.
- [blows party horn]
- Bob: Happy New Year, see you later.
- Big Bird: Thanks, have fun.
- Gordon: Hey Big Bird.
- Susan: Have fun at your party.
- Big Bird: Thanks, Happy New Year. Well, come on, the party's gonna be great!
- Prairie Dawn: How are the lights? The countdown continues on Sesame Street.
- Count: [to Prairie] 12,310 seconds.
- Prairie Dawn: Ah. Back to you Elmo.