Irra Verbitsky

Irra Verbitsky (left) with John Canemaker in 2009.

Irra Verbitsky (b. 1939) is an animator who, along with her husband Don Duga, produced several animated segments for Sesame Street through Polestar Studios, their joint animation company.

In addition to work with Duga on assorted shorts, Verbitsky did background art on two of Shamus Culhane's Noah's Animals TV specials, and designed the tapestry for the main titles of the Rankin/Bass feature The Last Unicorn.

Sesame Street Filmography

Picture	Theme / First Appearance	Description
	Fruta Manzana Episode 1231	Fruta Manzana sings about being happy and healthy.
	Lost Kitty Episode 1231	A girl goes around the city to look for her lost kitty, and sees its image in a variety of signs and in nature.
	Bus Stop Episode 1231	A woman displays a BUS STOP sign to a crowd.
	Andy's Bath Episode 1289	Little Andy doesn't understand why everyone's noses turn pink when he greets them. He comes to realize that he didn't take a bath.
	Rabbits Episode 1473	Several rabbits try to pull a carrot out of the ground.
	Real Life Sounds Episode 1483	Various sounds are demonstrated, including an alarm clock, a baby crying, a telephone, a faucet dripping, a boy sneezing, traffic horns honking, a helicopter, police sirens, a motorcycle, and rain.
	Fruta Manzana Episode 1485	Fruta Manzana sings about keeping the place clean by throwing away fruit peels and apple cores.
	Cousin Canny Episode 1486	A trash can in the park dictates a letter about the scenery that surrounds her.
	Baby Bird Episode 1510	A baby bird tries and tries again to fly from its nest.
	Curious Cat Episode 1518	A cat follows its ears to a squeaking noise, which he thinks is coming from mice, but it's coming from swings.
	Exercise Episode 1631	Howard Cosell finds out about exercise.
	Moving Day - Happy/Sad Episode 1637	A boy and his dog are sad when it's time for their family to move to a new house. They become happy after meeting a new neighbor (and her dog).
	Dr. Frankenstein Episode 1637	Igor listens as Dr. Frankenstein names body parts in creating another Igor.
	Twelvia Episode 1676	The story of Twelvia.
	The Lion and the Mouse Episode 1868	A retelling of the Aesop fable.
	Missing Bird Episode 1869	A boy looks for his missing bird, following its footprints.
	Cooperate Episode 1875	A tour of a TV studio, with set direction, camera adjustment, etc., setting up for a taping with an R2-D2 like robot.
	Memorizing Dog Episode 1888	A dog uses his memory to remember where his bone is buried.
	Ocean Sounds Episode 2053	A boy listens to his surroundings by the ocean, until his mom calls him for lunch.
	Magician's Bad Day Episode 2053	A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance.
	Roses Are Red Episode 2058	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.
	Exercising Beaver Episode 2067	A beaver does his exercises, while his friends make fun of him. He then uses his strength to save his friends when the dam breaks.

Cousin Canny

Cousin Canny

Cousin Canny

Cousin Canny

Cooperate

Moving