Exit

Written by	Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles
Date	1974
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music Co.
First	Episode 0666

The Sesame Street Dictionary

"Exit" is a Sesame Street song performed by Little Chrissy and the Alphabeats.

As Little Chrissy explains what the sign is used for, his audience (including Grover, Cookie Monster, Herry Monster, Bert, Guy Smiley, and Gladys the Cow) and even the Alphabeats end up abandoning the performance, exiting through the appropriately-placed door at the back of the room. By the song's end, Little Chrissy decides to leave with everyone else, but ironically forgets the way out, leaving him stranded as he cries for help.

Notes

• "Exit" is the first song written together by Norman Stiles and Christopher Cerf.

• The song can also be heard in a three part segment where Fonzie from Happy Days teaches viewers the difference between on and off with the song playing on a jukebox.

• Richard Hunt and Christopher Cerf voice the Alphabeats in this song.

• The song is directly referenced in The Sesame Street Dictionary under the word "exit," with an illustration of the band.

Releases

Audio

• Count It Higher/Exit (single, 1976)
• Signs! (1977)
• Letters, Numbers and Signs (1977)
• Sesame Street Fire Safety Book (1988)
• Sesame Street Fire Safety Station (1996)

Video

• Old School: Volume 2 (2007)

See also

• Salida