The toughest film critics in the land responded with a few squeals and a fairly enthusiastic round of applause at a local showing of “The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland,” the latest in a ...

The “Tickle-Me-Elmo” plush toy, introduced in 1996 ... “The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland,” from 1999, was the second feature-length theatrical movie based on Sesame Street characters.

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland” may not have fabulous songs and the high production values of the its Muppet Movie cousins, but it’s a film that should tickle you nonetheless.

Baby-voiced Muppet monster Elmo must travel through Grouchland to recover his beloved comfort blanket from greedy villain Huxley: he and the misanthropic grouches learn moral lessons on the way.