The Muppet Alphabet Album
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The Muppet Alphabet Album is a 1971 Gatefold LP, based on the children's television series
Sesame Street
. It was reissued in 1975, by Golden Music in the 1980s, and by Sony Wonder
in 1996. Sony Wonder's reissue included a bonus song.
The album features one song for each letter in the alphabet, performed by a variety of Sesame Street characters. Each of the songs uses a different musical style.
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
. It was reissued in 1975, by Golden Music in the 1980s, and by Sony Wonder
Sony Wonder
Sony Wonder is a children and family's music and home video arm of Sony Music Entertainment, founded in 1991. The division once distributed material from Sesame Workshop and Classic Media...
in 1996. Sony Wonder's reissue included a bonus song.
The album features one song for each letter in the alphabet, performed by a variety of Sesame Street characters. Each of the songs uses a different musical style.
Side A
- The Sound of the Letter A, with Big BirdBig BirdBig Bird is a protagonist of the children's television show Sesame Street. Big Bird, like many of the other Sesame Street characters, is a Muppet character. He is sometimes referred to simply as "Bird" by his friends....
- Oscar's B Sandwich, with Oscar the GrouchOscar the GrouchOscar the Grouch is a Muppet character on the television program Sesame Street. He has a green body , has no nose , and lives in a trash can. His favorite thing in life is trash; evidence for this is the song "I Love Trash". A running theme is his compulsive hoarding of seemingly useless items...
- C is for CookieC is for Cookie"C Is For Cookie", by Joe Raposo, is a song performed by Cookie Monster, a muppet character from the television series Sesame Street. It was first performed on the show on March 28, 1972, although it had been released on record a year previously, on The Muppet Alphabet Album...
, with Cookie MonsterCookie MonsterCookie Monster is a Muppet on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases: "Me want cookie!", "Me eat cookie!", and "Om nom nom nom" . He often eats anything and everything, including danishes, donuts, lettuce, apples,... - Dee, Dee, Dee, with Ernie
- E What's My Letter, with Guy SmileyGuy SmileyGuy Smiley is a character on Sesame Street who was dubbed "America's favorite game show host." His skits are among those on the show that parody commercial media. Guy has also hosted parodies of This Is Your Life called "Here Is Your Life." Guests who were profiled included a loaf of bread, a tooth...
and Prairie DawnPrairie DawnPrairie Dawn is a fictional character, a rather mature seven-year-old Muppet girl on the children's television program Sesame Street. She is similar in appearance to a character from the Anything Muppets. She is famous for writing school pageants for her friends, mostly Ernie and Bert, Herry,... - Four Furry Friends, with GroverGroverGrover is a Muppet character on the popular television show Sesame Street. Self-described as lovable, cute and furry, he is a monster who almost never uses contractions when speaking or singing....
, Herry Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster - Two G Sounds, with Grover and George
- Ha Ha, with Harvey Kneeslapper, Herry Monster and Big Bird
- I Stand Up Straight and Tall, with Grover
- J Friends, with the Anything MuppetsAnything MuppetsAnything Muppets are 'empty' Muppet heads. Facial features, bodies and clothes can be added to make any kind of character. A similar group of puppets known as Whatnots appeared on The Muppet Show....
- K Herbet's Silly Poem, with Herbert Birdsfoot
- La La La, with Ernie and Bert
- M-M-M Monster Meal, with Herry Monster and Cookie Monster
- The Noodle Story, with Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
Side B
- Would You Like to Buy an O?, with Lefty the SalesmanLefty the SalesmanLefty the Salesman — commonly known as Lefty or simply The Salesman) was a Muppet character on the children's television program Sesame Street...
and Ernie - P My Favorite Letter, with the Anything Muppets
- The Question Song, with Grover and a Little Girl
- The R Machine, with Ernie and Bert
- Sammy the Snake, with Sammy
- The Tale of Tom Tattertall Tuttletut, with Herbert Birdsfoot and the Anything Muppets
- U Lecture, with Professor Hastings
- Very, Very Special Letter, with Big Bird
- The National Association of W Lovers, with Bert
- X Marks the Spot, with Sherlock HemlockSherlock HemlockSherlock Hemlock is a former Muppet character on the children's TV show Sesame Street. His catchphrase is "Egad!" which he exclaims whenever he makes a discovery...
- Y Just Because, with Grover and a Little Girl
- Zizzy Zoomers, with the Zizzy Zoomers
Muppet Performers
- Caroll SpinneyCaroll SpinneyCaroll Edwin Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney , is an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.-Life and career:...
- Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch - Jim HensonJim HensonJames Maury "Jim" Henson was an American puppeteer best known as the creator of The Muppets. As a puppeteer, Henson performed in various television programs, such as Sesame Street and The Muppet Show, films such as The Muppet Movie and The Great Muppet Caper, and created advanced puppets for...
- Ernie, Guy Smiley, J Friend, Zizzy Zoomer, Tom Tattertall Tuttletutt and Anything Muppet - Frank OzFrank OzFrank Oz is a British-born American film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show, Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover in Sesame Street, and for directing films, including the 1986 Little Shop of...
- Bert, Grover, Cookie Monster, Lefty the Salesman, Harvey Kneeslapper, Professor Hastings, J Friend, Zizzy Zoomer and Anything Muppet - Jerry NelsonJerry NelsonJerry Nelson is an American Muppet puppeteer, known for his wide range of characters, singing abilities, and his frequent partnership with Richard Hunt.-Early years:...
- Herry Monster, Herbert Birdsfoot, Sherlock Hemlock, George, J Friend, Zizzy Zoomer, Sammy the Snake and Anything Muppet - Fran BrillFran BrillFrances Joan "Fran" Brill , is an American actress and puppeteer, best known for her roles on Sesame Street.Brill was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Linette and Joseph M. Brill. Her father was a physician...
- Prairie Dawn, Little Girl and J Friend - Jerry JuhlJerry JuhlJerome Ravn "Jerry" Juhl was an American television and movie writer, best known for his work with Jim Henson's "Muppets".Juhl was born in St. Paul, Minnesota; his family moved to Menlo Park, California, when he was 14...
- Queen (uncredited) - Joe RaposoJoe RaposoJoseph Guilherme Raposo, OIH was a Portuguese-American composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist, best known for his work on the children's television series Sesame Street, for which he wrote the theme song, as well as classic songs such as "Bein' Green" and "C is for Cookie"...
- Additional Voices (uncredited) - Jeff MossJeff MossJeffrey Arnold "Jeff" Moss was a composer, lyricist, playwright and television writer, best known for his award winning work on the children's television series Sesame Street.-Early life:...
- Additional Voices (uncredited)