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Melissa Dino

Melissa Dino

Producer

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

Melissa Dino worked at Sesame Workshop from 2000 to 2024, and has won 9 Emmy Awards for her contributions as a producer on Sesame Street. Dino also served as the Supervising Producer for Sesame Street home videos.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 40% in 30 days

What are Melissa Dino's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Society
27%
Ideas
23%
Self
8%
Survival
8%
Community6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Warm
8
Hopeful
3
Thrilling
1
Contemplative
1

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8

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 Melissa Dino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Melissa Dino'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

22 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sesame Street: M is for Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's Shape Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Supervising Producer

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Opposites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Producer

  • Abby in Wonderland(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sesame Street: Love the Earth! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Post Producer

  • Elmo's Christmas Countdown(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Producer

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Families, Mail & Bath Time! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Blue's Room(2004)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Head to Toe with Elmo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Producer

  • Elmo Visits the Firehouse(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Producer

  • Sesame Street: Elmo's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Co-Producer

  • Sesame Street Stays Up Late!(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sesame Street(1969)

    Show 3,161 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1969 to 2020.

Highest rated

Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007)

Midcredits 67th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing16 of 16: 16 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 1 other major award from 3 major nominations, 2004–2013.

WinNomination
  1. 2013
    • Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Children's Program
  2. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
  3. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Children's Program

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Melissa Dino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Elmo Visits the Firehouse (2002)

96th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007)

Midcredits 67th · 62% liked

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 Melissa Dino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Melissa Dino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tim Carter shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers