Daniel Wilcox

Daniel Wilcox (April 17, 1941 – February 14, 2024), commonly known as Dan Wilcox, was a writer who wrote for Sesame Street for the first four seasons.

Wilcox previously wrote for Captain Kangaroo. His other television writing credits include Fernwood 2 Night, Newhart, FM, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, That’s My Mama, Roots: The Next Generations, and M*A*S*H (the last three of which he worked on with Thad Mumford).

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Sesame Street writing credits

Song credits

"Everybody Eats"
(with Joe Raposo)

"Everybody Sleeps"
(with Joe Raposo)

"First and Last"
(with Joe Raposo)

"The Snufflelullaby"
(with Jeff Moss)

Segment credits

• Ernie Dusts the Shelf (First: Episode 0094)
• Ernie Puts the Vase Away (First: Episode 0277)

Storybook credits

• The Sesame Street Storybook (1971, co-author)
• The Perils of Penelope (1973, co-author)
• The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook (1973, co-author)
• Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum (1974)
• The Sesame Street ABC Storybook (1974, co-author)
• The Great Sesame Street ABC Hunt (1975, co-author)
• I'm My Mommy - I'm My Daddy (1975)
• The Invention of Paper (1975)