Monster in the Mirror

Music by	Christopher Cerf
Lyrics by	Norman Stiles and Christopher Cerf
Date	1989
Publisher	Splotched Animal Music
EKA	Episode 2681

Sesame Street Monster in the Mirror

Grover and various celebrities sings "Monster in the Mirror."

"Monster in the Mirror" is a Sesame Street song sung by Grover.

In this song, Grover wakes up one morning and sees a monster in his mirror (his reflection). Instead of being scared, he sings, "Wubba wubba wubba wubba, woo woo woo." The clip features a number of camera tricks, such as a sequence in which a full-body Grover walks in front of a mirror showing his animated reflection. At the end of the song, Grover has his arm around his reflection.

In Season 22, the song was re-edited to include cameos by celebrities who had appeared on the show that year, including María Conchita Alonso, Candice Bergen, Ray Charles, Chubby Checker, Glenn Close, Tyne Daly, Geena Davis, Bo Diddley, Roger Ebert, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, Kadeem Hardison, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Bo Jackson, Kid 'n Play, Robert MacNeil, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Roberts, Gene Siskel, Jeff Smith, Tracey Ullman, Blair Underwood, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Robin Williams and The Simpsons.

The album verison of the song includes an additional verse of Grover and the monsters scatting. These vocals can be heard in the celebrity version when the celebrities start singing.

This segment was produced by Jim Blashfield and directed by Laura Di Trapani, who also directed "The Word is 'No'." The music was arranged by Paul Jacobs.

The celebrity version was included in the specials Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake and Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration. A clip from the celebrity version was included in Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever. Both the original and celebrity edit can be viewed at Sesamestreet.org.

A shortened version of this song was sung in episode 4067, although Elmo referred to it as "The Wubba Wubba Wubba Song."

Releases

Audio

• Put Down the Duckie! (1990)
• Cheep Thrills (1994)
• Sesame Street Celebrates! (1994)
• Platinum All-Time Favorites (1995)
• Silly Songs (1996)
• Elmo Says BOO! (1998)
• Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003)
• A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
• Halloween Collection (2012)

Video

• Rock & Roll! (1990)
• Shalom Sesame: Passover (1990)
• Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years (1993)
• 40 Years of Sunny Days (2009)

Online

• Sesamestreet.org original: (sesamestreet.org)

Publications

• The Sesame Street Songbook (1992 and 2007 editions only)
• Sesame Street Unpaved (1998)

See also

• Grover Songs