Octopus' Garden



"Octopus' Garden," one of the few Beatles songs written by Ringo Starr, has been covered by the Muppets several times.

It was first performed by some Anything Muppets in Sesame Street Episode 0019. In this version, a green Anything Muppet sang lead vocals with a blue fish singing bass backup and a yodeling clam. The segment taught children how to count to eight.

It was sung again on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1970 where an octopus constantly interrupted the performance with a bunch of bad puns (and who got his comeuppance from a gigantic, hungry clam).

It was sung by Robin, Kermit the Frog, and Miss Piggy on episode 312 of The Muppet Show.

Trivia

 * The clam puppet that appears in the Ed Sullivan and Sesame Street versions are the same, but with different eyes.

Album releases

 * The Muppets sing the Beatles
 * Die schönsten Lieder

Video Releases

 * It's the Muppets: Meet the Muppets (The Muppet Show version)
 * Children's Songs and Stories (The Muppet Show version)
 * It's Not Easy Being Green (Muppet Sing Alongs) (The Muppet Show version)
 * Muppets Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show