Where was Elmo?
Everyone was in this except him.
shareHe's in the background of several scenes.
shareOh. But he didn't have any lines did he?
shareElmo didn't really become popular until the 90s. When this special was produced--1987--he was still very much a second tier Sesame Street character behind the likes of Big Bird, Bert & Ernie, Grover, et cetera.
Oh wait, you're serious. Let me laugh even harder.