I Wish I Had a Friend to Play with Me

Written by	Christopher Cerf
Date	1982
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music Company
First	Episode 1819

"I Wish I Had a Friend to Play with Me" is a Sesame Street blues song sung by Bert. In the song, he expresses his loneliness when Ernie won't play with him, and wishes for a friend who will do the things he enjoys, such as eating oatmeal and worshiping argyle socks.

Notes[]

This segment was taped on January 11, 1983 and directed by David Heeley.^[1]
While Christopher Cerf wrote the song, Norman Stiles wrote the dialogue for the scene.^[2]
Martin P. Robinson served as Ernie's right hand for this segment.^[3]