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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 13, 1931
- March 30, 1997 (aged 65)
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Director, writer, actor and producer
- 16 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Known for
What are Jon Stone's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 15
Light 15 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1
Gentle 13 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 14 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 3
Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 14 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 14 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy13
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jon Stone's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jon Stone's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
52 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Sesame Street: Trick or Treat on Sesame Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Sesame Street: Elmo and the Bookaneers: Pirates Who Love to Read! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Sesame Street: Quiet Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Getting Ready to Read (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Tom and Jerry: The Movie(1992)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Clarissa Explains It All(1991)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Sesame Street: Elmo's Sing-Along Guessing Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Jim Henson's Memorial Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Sesame Street: Dance Along! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Sesame Street: Monster Hits! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Sesame Street: Rock & Roll! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Big Bird in Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Best of Ernie and Bert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Sesame Street: Sing Along (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Big Bird in China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all filmsGrump Critic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Muppet Breaker Upper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Muppet Gimme a Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Julie on Sesame Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
This Way to Sesame Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Sesame Street Pitch Reel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Hey Cinderella! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Youth '68 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Creature of Comfort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Ripples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Patty Duke Show(1963)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 46 titles from 1963 to 2019.
Biggest box office
Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
Highest rated
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)
Most popular right now
Clarissa Explains It All (1991)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Jon Stone's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 16 titles are Divisive.
- Universally Loved2
- Loved with Detractors2
- Divisive5
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 52/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Jon Stone work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jon Stone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Clash shares the most, 10.
Directors
- Lisa SimonShared titles: Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet (2005), Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004), Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001), Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999), Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988), Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983), Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)See all 8 shared titles with Lisa Simon
- J. Squires EmilyShared titles: A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006), Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet (2005), Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004), Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999), Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)See all 6 shared titles with J. Squires Emily
- Ted MayShared titles: Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004), Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001), Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)See all 4 shared titles with Ted May
- Victor DiNapoliShared titles: A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006), Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet (2005), Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Victor DiNapoli
Writers
- Tony GeissShared titles: A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006), Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999), Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988), Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)See all 6 shared titles with Tony Geiss
- Luis SanteiroShared titles: Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004), Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999), Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)See all 4 shared titles with Luis Santeiro
- Norman StilesShared titles: Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988), Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)See all 4 shared titles with Norman Stiles
- Christopher CerfShared titles: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021), Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999), Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988), Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)See all 6 shared titles with Christopher Cerf
Actors
- Kevin ClashShared titles: A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006), Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet (2005), Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004), Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001), Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999), Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995), Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993), Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)See all 10 shared titles with Kevin Clash
- Caroll SpinneyShared titles: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021), A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006), Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004), Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993), Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988), Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983), Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)See all 9 shared titles with Caroll Spinney
- Frank OzShared titles: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021), A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006), Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999), Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988), Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983), John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979), Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)See all 8 shared titles with Frank Oz
- Jerry NelsonShared titles: Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004), Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001), Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999), Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988), Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983), John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979), Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)See all 8 shared titles with Jerry Nelson
Composers and editors
- John TierneyShared titles: Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001), Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988)See all 4 shared titles with John Tierney
- Joe CarrollShared titles: Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Carroll
- Joe RaposoShared titles: Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993), Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Joe Raposo
- Stephen LawrenceShared titles: Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993), Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Lawrence
Producers
- Dionne Lynn NosekShared titles: A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006), Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet (2005), Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004), Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001)See all 5 shared titles with Dionne Lynn Nosek
- Karin Young ShielShared titles: A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006), Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001), Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999), Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)See all 5 shared titles with Karin Young Shiel
- Dulcy SingerShared titles: A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006), Sesame Street: Put Down the Duckie (1988), Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983), Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)See all 4 shared titles with Dulcy Singer
- Debbie MeyerShared titles: Sesame Street: All-Star Alphabet (2005), Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004), Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play (2002), Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001)See all 4 shared titles with Debbie Meyer