Music Works Wonders, known during production as Elmo's Wonderful World of Music, was originally sent out on VHS to educators in partnership with the American Music Conference. The special runs twenty-two minutes long, with a Spanish-language track version following immediately. The cassette came in a kit of additional material meant to aid in teaching kids about and getting involved with music. The special was later issued on a commercial DVD which was sold in Toys R Us stores for $0.01 with the purchase of another Sesame Street DVD.