Sesame Street Animal Films

From Season 1 onward, in addition to Muppet and cartoon inserts, Sesame Street made extensive use of film footage of live animals. These films were often either accompanied by a purely orchestral score (usually by Joe Raposo), or occasionally turned into a narrative song, often "performed" by the animal itself through voice-over (see Songs for specific examples).

The films for many of these were made by Dorothy Tod.

Picture	Summary / EKA	Animals
	Pairs of animals. Episode 0001	Parrots, monkeys, tigers, geese, penguins, etc.
	A baby reindeer taking its first steps. Episode 0003	Reindeer
	Four legs. Episode 0008	Wombat from Australia
	"Swinging Gibbons" Episode 0009	Gibbons
	"Lion family" Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0018	Lions
	Footage of various bird species (piano and whistling) Episode 0019	Zoo birds: hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others
	Lemurs leap and play in a zoo cage. Episode 0032	Lemurs
	Parts of an elephant. Episode 0034	Elephant
	Apes play at the zoo. Episode 0045	Gorillas
	Iguanas climb over each other. Episode 0047	Iguanas
	A mom and her son comment on a film of various animal babies and their moms. Filmmaker: Dorothy Tod^[1] Episode 0096	Flamingo, cat, cow, lion, primates, marsupial, hippo, giraffe, swan
	Kids narrate a film of animals moving in different ways. Filmmaker: Dorothy Tod^[1] Episode 0098	Gorilla, seal, crane, penguin, turtle, fox (red panda), hippopotamus, lizard, duck, elephant, ostrich, leopard/jaguar/cheetah, peacock, goat, orangutan, tiger, deer, kangaroo, chicken, rhinoceros, hyena, parrot, chimpanzee
	Comparing a boy's skin to animals' fur, feathers, skin, and other coverings. Episode 0108	Various animals
	Baby pigs run in a field, and drink their mother's milk. Episode 0169	Pigs
	The snouts, tails and bodies of pigs, with a soundtrack of pigs squealing. Episode 0179	Pigs
	Sea Horse Episode 0183	Seahorse
	Jerry Nelson counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey. (Another version features a female voice as the narrator). Episode 0217	Monkey
	Kids count 20 penguins going down a slide. Episode 0232	Penguins
	Penguins take a bath. Episode 0233	Penguins
	A garfish swims around. Episode 0254	Garfish
	A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Episode 0255	Penguins
	Gibbons make screeching noises. Episode 0276	Gibbons
	A dolphin walks backwards on the water. Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0278	Dolphin
	Peacock dance Episode 0278	Peacock
	A baby monkey Episode 0280	Monkey
	A turtle walks slowly. Episode 0281	Turtle
	Prairie dog Episode 0283	Prairie dog
	Maria says, "It's an otter!" Episode 0284	Otter
	Fish swim around. Episode 0284	Fish
	Green Tree Snake Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0285	Snake
	Skeleton fish Episode 0287	Skeleton fish
	Luis announces "And now, the octopus!" Music: "Pomp and Circumstance" Episode 0291	Octopus
	An osprey flies around. Episode 0293	Osprey (hawk)
	Footage of a rattlesnake Episode 0294	Rattlesnake
	Baby turtles swim around. Episode 0294	Turtles
	bird twosomes Episode 0295	Birds
	The walrus Episode 0296	Walrus
	A young baboon sits on the back of their parent as they cross the plain. Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0299	Baboons
	A lobster and a crab. Episode 0317	Lobster and crab
	Swimming and flying pelicans. Episode 0322	Pelicans
	Close-ups of animals. Kids try to guess what they are. Episode 0326	Zebra, giraffe, jaguar, elephant
	Elephants in the zoo. Episode 0337	Elephant
	Ostriches walk and run. (piano music) Episode 0339	Ostriches
	Kids identify pairs of animals in a zoo. Episode 0364	Zebras, swans, fish, goats, prairie dogs, starfish, pigeons, deer, boars, orcas, parrots, elephants.
	Animal camouflage with kid voiceovers. Episode 0366	Mountain goats, frog, lions, fish, leopard, prairie dog, polar bear
	A film of camels eating. Episode 0388	Camel
	jack rabbit Episode 0390	Jack rabbit
	Lemurs rest on tree branches. Episode 0390	Lemurs
	A running warthog. Episode 0406	Warthog
	A film of butterflies Episode 0406	Butterflies
	A rhino and her baby Episode 0408	Rhinoceros
	A pride of lions feasts on an animal carcass. Episode 0407	Lions
	Crocodile Episode 0410	Crocodile
	Counting six oryx Episode 0410	Oryx
	Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0415	Hippopotamus
	A gemsbok runs fast, then faster. Episode 0416	Gemsbok
	Lizard Episode 0418	lizard
	Kids narrate what a bald eagle sees when it flies over islands. Episode 0424	Bald eagle
	A film insert of kittens playing, with child voiceovers in English and Spanish. Episode 0429	kittens
	Knock knock. Who's there? The woodpecker! Episode 0437	Woodpecker
	A flock of flamingos. Episode 0450	Flamingos
	David narrates some films showing the homes of animals. Episode 0452	fox, woodpecker, quail, field mouse, badger, beaver, crabs.
	A male frog hops around and bulges his throat. Episode 0469	Frog
	A gazelle runs fast across a plain. Episode 0478	Gazelle
	Otters in the zoo Episode 0487	Otters
	Kids compare animals and human tools and technology Episode 0491	Ducks to boats, eagles to planes, etc.
	Kids narrate a film of baby eagles getting fed. Episode 0501	Eagles
	Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0505	Road Runner
	Where the buffalo roam ... (instrumental: Home On The Range) Episode 0510	Buffalo
	sidewinder snake Episode 0514	Sidewinder snake
	Animals fight Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0567	Wildebeest, lions, monkeys, bear cubs, bulls, little kids
	Animals and children bathe in water. Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0615	Penguins, gorilla, tiger, sea lion, bear, hippo, kids
	A baby chick hatches from an egg. Episode 0716	Baby chick
	Elk feeding Episode 0793	Elk
	A giant panda. Episode 0920	Panda
	Scratch an itch. Episode 0931	Panda
	Footage of birds swimming Episode 0981	Flamingos, ducks, swans
	Kids narrate footage of whales. Episode 1407	Whales
	Chimps running around (piano music) Episode 2493	Chimpanzees

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Sesame Street Films" reel rental listing. Films By And/Or About Women, 1972. p. 14.

Sesame Street Animal Films

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