Episode 21: Duke of York

Mother Goose Stories
Written by	David Angus
Director	Michael J. Kerrigan

The twenty-first episode of Mother Goose Stories retells the nursery rhyme of "The Grand Old Duke of York."

Story

“Oh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men;
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.
When they were up, they were up,
And when they were down, they were down,
And when they were only halfway up,
They were neither up nor down.”

The Goslings are playing king of the mountain which prompts Mother Goose to tell them the story of the Grand of Duke of York.

The Duke marches to the top of the hill only to find his castle has been taken over. But his faithful servant Youngblood has a plan.

After the story, the garden mole comes and dethrones the goslings from their game.

Muppet Characters

Mother Goose, Goslings, The Duke of York, The Duke of York's Men, Skelton, Dog, Donkey, Mole

Cast

• Toby Uffindell-Phillips as Youngblood

Video Releases

• Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories: Humpty Dumpty (2005 DVD & VHS)

Notes

• The episode was packaged with "Hickory Dickory Dock " and "Hey Diddle Diddle " to create a half-hour episode for Disney Channel and other outlets.

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