The People in Your Neighborhood

"The People in Your Neighborhood" has been performed on Sesame Street many times, sung by many different characters. This song is about the various jobs that people have, with the jobs being different depending on the version of the song.

The version heard on most albums was sung by Bob and two Anything Muppets, a postman and a firefighter performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz respectively. Another version was sung by David and some Anything Muppets. David and Olivia sang this song in 1974.

Bob also sang this song with celebrities such as Martina Navratilova, Barbara Walters and Ralph Nader in The Sesame Street Special, as well as in Episode 4031. The song was also performed in the Sesame Street Live show Elmo Makes Music.

Trivia

 * When Ralph Nader performed the song with Bob during his special guest appearance in The Sesame Street Special, Nader insisted on singing the grammatically correct "the people whom you meet each day", rather than the original "the people that you meet each day." The producers agreed to this change, but in the end the original lyric was used.


 * Lyrics to this song were included in The Sesame Street Book & Record, The Sesame Street Song Book, Sesame Street Unpaved and The Sesame Street Book of People and Things.

Variations

 * Ernie once sang a variation of this song, "The Insects In Your Neighborhood".


 * Placido Flamingo sang a variation of this song, "The Bugs In Your Neighborhood".


 * In an episode from season 30, Bob sang a variation of this song about the letter Z being "A Letter in your Alphabet."


 * "The Computers in Your Neighborhood" was sung in Episode 3108, which was released on video as Computer Caper.

Audio releases

 * The Sesame Street Book & Record (1970)
 * People in Your Neighborhood/Somebody Come and Play (single, 1970) (includes two extra verses, with a garbage man and a grocer)
 * Five People in My Family/People in Your Neighborhood (single, 1976)
 * The People in Your Neighborhood (1980)
 * Platinum All-Time Favorites (1995)

Video releases

 * Sesame Sings Karaoke (version from Episode 4031 intercut with Ben Stiller's version)
 * Old School: Volume 1 (in Episode 0276)