Rain Dance
Rain Dance

Rain Dance

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1988
0h 3m
5.0(1 votes)
Animation
Family

Overview

A farming family and their livestock dance during a much-needed downpour in this Quay Brothers short made for Sesame Street.

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Production Companies

Children's Television Workshop

Cast & Crew

1 member
Acting

Anne Jackson

Narrator (voice)

Anne Jackson

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