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).
Picture | Summary / EKA | Animals |
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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 | |
Footage of various bird species (piano and whistling) Episode 0019 |
zoo birds: hens, flamingos, pigeons, owls, ostriches, cockatoos, and others | |
Parts of an elephant. Episode 0034 |
Elephant | |
Iguanas climb over each other. Episode 0047 |
lizards (iguanas) | |
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 | |
Jerry Nelson counts 20 backflips performed by a monkey. (Another version features a female voice as the narrator). Episode 0217 |
monkey | |
A garfish swims around. Episode 0254 |
garfish | |
A kid recites a poem about adding penguins. Episode 0255 |
four penguins | |
Body part shout-out Episode 0264 |
primates, frog, dog, turtle, elephant, deer, rhino, hippo, starfish, ostrich, tiger, pigs, zebra, bear, orca, crocodile, kids | |
A dolphin walks backwards on the water. Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0278 |
Dolphin | |
Peacock dance Episode 0278 |
Peacock | |
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 | |
Footage of a rattlesnake Episode 0294 |
rattlesnake | |
bird twosomes Episode 0295 |
bird twosomes | |
A young baboon sits on the back of their parent as they cross the plain. Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0299 |
baboons | |
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 (kid VO's) Episode 0366 |
mountain goats, frog, lions, fish, leopard, prairie dog, polar bear | |
camel Episode 0388 |
Camel | |
A running warthog. Episode 0406 |
Warthog | |
Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0415 |
Hippopotamus | |
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 | |
Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0505 |
Road Runner | |
Animals fight Music: Joe Raposo Episode 0567 |
Wildebeest, lions, monkeys, bear cubs, bulls, little kids | |
A giant panda. Episode 0920 |
Panda | |
Scratch an itch. Episode 0931 |
Panda |
Songs
Picture | Summary / First Appearance | Animals |
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"Funny Face" Episode 0006 |
Monkeys | |
"Pretty Baby" Episode 0040 |
Rhinos | |
"Somebody Come and Play" Episode 0047 |
Orangutans | |
"Rockabye Baby" Episode 0048 |
Koala | |
"Eating" Episode 0106 |
Various animals | |
"Penguins Five" Episode 0245 |
Penguins | |
"Whale Brushing Teeth" Episode 0276 |
Whale | |
"Kangaroo Blues" Episode 0277 |
Kangaroo | |
"Starfish" Episode 0280 |
Starfish | |
"Dressed Up" Episode 0302 |
Birds | |
"Who You Looking At, Tiger?" Episode 0371 |
Tiger | |
"I'm Pretty" Episode 0389 |
Fish | |
"Flying" Episode 0394 |
Birds | |
"There's a Bird on Me" Episode 0416 |
Birds, rhinoceros, giraffes, elephants, etc. | |
"I'm an Aardvark" Episode 0425 |
Aardvark | |
"Pig's Love Song" Live-action version: Episode 0572 |
Pigs | |
"I'm a Manatee" Episode 3069 |
Manatee | |
"The Turtle Song" Episode 3677 |
Turtles |