Don Duga (1934-2021) was an animator whose company Polestar Studios (run with wife Irra Verbitsky) produced several animated segments for Sesame Street.
In addition to his own studio, Duga worked on and off for Rankin/Bass between 1964 and 1987, doing storyboard or conceptual art but usually credited on-screen as "continuity design," including on Frosty the Snowman, the King Kong TV series, Mad Monster Party?, Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, The Little Drummer Boy, and the feature film The Last Unicorn.
Sesame Street Filmography[]
| Picture | Title/Topic | Earliest Known Appearance | Description |
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Lost Kitty | Episode 1845 | A girl goes around the city to look for her lost kitty, and sees its image in a variety of signs and in nature. |
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Baby Bird | Episode 1858 | A baby bird tries and tries again to fly from its nest. |
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Curious Cat | Episode 1899 | A cat follows its ears to a squeaking noise, which he thinks is coming from mice, but it's coming from swings. |
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Fruta Manzana | Episode 2040 | Fruta Manzana sings about being happy and healthy. |
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Rabbits | Episode 2208 | Several rabbits try to pull a carrot out of the ground. |
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Twelvia | Episode 2234 | The story of Twelvia. |
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Fruta Manzana | Episode 2358 | Fruta Manzana sings about keeping the place clean by throwing away fruit peels and apple cores. |
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A Clock | Episode 2366 | Various sounds are demonstrated, including an alarm clock, a baby crying, a telephone, a faucet dripping, a boy sneezing, a police car, a helicopter, and rain. |
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Dr. Frankenstein | Episode 2481 | Igor listens as Dr. Frankenstein names body parts in creating another Igor. |
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Roses Are Red | Episode 2483 | A peasant tries to woo a pretty girl by reciting the famous "Roses are Red" poem. The lines are fed to him by a poet behind a bush, whom the girl eventually runs off with. |
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Bus Stop | Episode 2505 | A woman displays a BUS STOP sign to a crowd. |
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Magician's Bad Day | Episode 2642 | A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance. |
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R2-D2 | Episode 2956 | A tour of a TV studio, with set decoration, camera adjustment, etc., setting up for a taping with an R2-D2-like robot. |