Robby Merkin

Robby Merkin (b. 1951), also known as Robert Martin Merkin, served as musical director on Sesame Street from Seasons 25 through 30, and has co-written dozens of songs and hundreds of musical cues for the show.

Merkin had previously collaborated with Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, directing and arranging music for Little Shop of Horrors — both the original off-Broadway production and the Frank Oz-directed film adaptation — and Disney's The Little Mermaid.

Song credits

"Alphabet Blues"

"At the Playground"

"Baby, Baby, Baby"

"Baby Bear's Bath Song"

"Barnyard Rap"

"Big Bad Mess"

"Big Kid Photo Album"

"Booby Bunny B Song"

"Chopsticks Song"

"Classical Alphabet Song"

"Cracking Nuts"

"Different"

"A Different Kind of Singing"

"Do the Alphabet"

"Don't Be a Tough Nut to Crack"

"Elmo's Rap Alphabet"

"Ernie's Show and Tell"

"Everyone Makes Their Own Music"

"First Grade"

"Fixin' My Hair"

"Fourteen Desert"

"Gift of Toothpaste"

"Happy Just to Be With You"

"I Think That It Is Wonderful"

"If These Steps Could Talk"

"The Kingdom of the Same Old Dance"

"Kuku's Song"

"The Letter E Song"

"Library Song"

"Little Miss Count Along"

"Miss Your Mama Blues"

"Monster Moon Watch"

"Moon 'Round the Earth"

"Mr. Brush"

"My Cousin, My Friend"

"My Name Is Zoe"

"Museum Boogie"

"Name Song"

"Nine Chickens"

"Nine Underwater"

"No Me Gusta"

"Our Favorite Street"

"Say Cheese"

"See Like a Bird"

"Shpritzer Honker Splasher Song"

"Simple Clapping Song"

"Some Hay"

"Take Care of That Smile"

"That's the Way I Read"

"This Is My Train"

"Together We Make Music"

"Tri Tri Triangles"

"Watermelons and Cheese"

"We Love Telly"

"Whiskeyjack"

"Wiggle All Day Long"

"Write Your Name"

"You Wash It All Up"

"You've Got to Learn How to Wiggle"