Rubber Duckie (song)



see also: Rubber Duckie

Rubber Duckie is Ernie's signature song.

The song was included in one of the Sesame Street test pilots. In that version, Ernie sang the song in a bathtub in a room that resembled his living room (a brief clip from this was included in The Muppets: a Celebration of Thirty Years). This version may or may not have been shown during the first season, but it was shown a few times during the 1980s.

Later in the first season, a new version of the song was filmed, in which Ernie sang in a bathtub in a bathroom with a plain blue background. This seems to be the most famous and commonly seen version. It was included in many videos, including Sing-Along and a partially-Hebrew version in Shalom Sesame: The Land of Israel.

In 1993, Little Richard sang a new cover of this song on Sesame Street.

In 1998, a new version with Ernie was filmed, using the original recording with Jim Henson as Ernie. The recording was also used in a film segment showing various kids taking baths.

In Episode 4067, this song was performed by The Electric Three in a flashback sequence.

A line of this song was featured in the closing medley in Elmopalooza.

Rubber Duckie was Sesame Street's first hit song. Jeff Moss squeaked a duckie during the original recording, and has squeaked the duck in all Rubber Duckie songs since then. The same Rubber Duckie has been used because nobody could find a duckie that could match the sound of the original.

The Sesame Street Book & Record was the first album to include this song. Other albums featuring this song include Ernie's Hits, The Best of Ernie, Sesame Street Fever, 10th Anniversary Album, Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration, Splish Splash: Bathtime Fun, Sesame Street Best, Platinum All-Time Favorites, Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits, and Songs from the Street.

Other Sesame Street songs about Ernie's Rubber Duckie include "The Honker Duckie Dinger Jamboree", "D-U-C-K-I-E", "Put Down the Duckie", and "Do De Rubber Duck".