Remade with new characters[]
"All By Myself"
Prairie Dawn originally sang it in 1982 with three monsters, and she later sang it in 2001 with The Oinker Sisters. | ||||
"Big Round Nose"
The song was remade in Season 30 with Herry Monster as a vaudeville number. | ||||
"Captain Vegetable"
Remade as a Season 33 insert with John Leguizamo, and with Sandy replacing Andy and Eddie. | ||||
"A Cat Had a Birthday"
Originally an album track sung by David, it was performed on the show by the cast, and then a decade later by Kingston Livingston III in an insert. | ||||
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"Dance Myself to Sleep"
Remade as an animated segment sung by a lion, an insert with Michael Jeter singing with sheep, and a celebrity version filmed for The Street We Live On. | |||
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"Everybody's Song"
Sung by Diana Krall, Elmo and other Muppets in 2001, by Gabi and Miles with various Muppets in 2004, and by Rocco Fiorentino in 2009. | |||
"Fur"
Remade with Zoe, Herry Monster, Grover and Elmo. | ||||
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"Goodbye Fly"
Remade as an insert with some different cast members and later as part of the street story for Episode 3983. | |||
"Here and There"
Remade with new monsters in the early 1970s. | ||||
"I Can Sing"
Originally sung by Herry Monster and Louisey, and later performed by Abby Cadabby and Elmo in a Season 43 insert. | ||||
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"I Don't Want to Live on the Moon"
Sung by Aaron Neville with Ernie (using the original Jim Henson audio track) in Season 25, Shawn Colvin and Ernie in Elmopalooza, and by Telly, Rosita, and Bob in Episode 4031. | |||
"I Heard My Dog Bark"
Remade as an Ernie and Bert segment. | ||||
"I Just Adore Four"
Big Bird sang the song with The Happy Squares as backup in Season 6, and again with The Oinker Sisters in Season 31. | ||||
"In My Book"
Remade as an Ernie and Bert segment. | ||||
"It's Funny"
Remade with Polly Darton performing to a crowd of laughing Muppets. | ||||
"Monster in the Mirror"
Sung by Grover, and later covered by Elmo, Gordon, his father, and Miles as a singing group in Season 35. | ||||
"Moonshine"
Remade as a Muppet insert, sung by Zoe and Herry Monster. | ||||
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"One Fine Face"
Originally sung by Ernie and Elmo, remade with Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf, and later as a clay animated segment. | |||
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"One Small Voice"
Sung by Kenny Loggins in a music video for Elmopalooza, and by the Backstreet Boys with Elmo and other monsters. | |||
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"Share"
Originally sung by Ernie and Cookie Monster as an audio track for the album In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record. The song was remade into a segment in the 1990s with Elmo and Zoe. The song was also remade for Learning to Share with Elmo, Zoe, and Big Bird, and with Ernie and Elmo in a later segment. | |||
"The Sneeze Song"
Originally performed in Season 22 by a cow and some farm animals, and later in Season 30 by Ruth Buzzi and three Anything Muppets as a vaudeville number. | ||||
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"Up and Down"
Later versions feature Cookie Monster and Herry Monster. | |||
"We Are All Earthlings"
Remade in 2002 with Jill Scott and some Muppet animals. |
Remade with new footage[]
"ABC-DEF-GHI"
Remade with Big Bird in several episodes, with most reusing the original soundtrack. It was remade as a reusable insert in Season 18, with a rerecorded Big Bird vocal. | ||||
"Bein' a Pig"
Remade with origami-style animation, with the original soundtrack. | ||||
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"Bein' Green"
Kermit sang the song in two solo segments and as a duet with Lena Horne. | |||
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"C is for Cookie"
Remade as an operatic musical number with Marilyn Horne and the Anything Muppets. Later remade with new footage and a remix of the original audio in Season 30. | |||
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Ernie and Bert: TV Repair
An Ernie and Bert skit from one of the pilot episodes that was readapted in later seasons with different letters. | |||
Ernie and Bert: Typewriter Bit
A Season 1 skit was redone eight seasons later. | ||||
"Everybody Sleeps"
Remade with new footage, as well as an alternate vocal take from Joe Raposo, in the 1990s. | ||||
First and Last
Remade with Sesame Street monsters and the blue version of Grover. | ||||
Forgetful Jones Forgets His Horse
The original sketch, taped for Season 12, featured Michael Earl as Forgetful, Brian Muehl as Clementine, and Kevin Clash as Buster. The sketch was remade in Season 16, with Richard Hunt performing Forgetful, Clash as Clementine, and Martin P. Robinson as Buster. | ||||
Forgetful Jones Forgets to Brush His Teeth
Another early Forgetful Jones sketch that was remade in Season 16 with the recast performers. | ||||
"Healthy Food"
Remade in Season 36 with Wyclef Jean. | ||||
"I Love Trash"
Remade in the second season with green Oscar and in subsequent seasons. Many of these remakes used the soundtrack from The Sesame Street Book & Record. | ||||
"I'm an Aardvark"
Remade in the 1980s, with the original soundtrack. | ||||
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"Imagination"
Remade in Season 30 with Steve Whitmire performing Ernie; later included in the video Bedtime with Elmo with new animation by Misseri Studio. | |||
"La La La"
Remade with new puppetry to the original Jim Henson and Frank Oz audio track. | ||||
"Ladybugs' Picnic"
Remade as a clay animated segment with a rerecorded soundtrack. | ||||
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"Little Things"
Remade with new footage in the 1980s, and later as an animated segment with a rerecorded soundtrack. | |||
"Martian Beauty"
Remade in stop-motion with a rerecorded soundtrack. | ||||
"Near and Far"
Remade with the blue version of Grover. | ||||
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"A New Way to Walk"
Retaped in Season 25 with celebrity guest cameos. Remade again in Season 33 with Destiny's Child, Elmo, Zoe and Grover. | |||
"Pinball Number Count" (#12)
Remade as a clay animated segment with the original soundtrack. | ||||
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"Rain Falls"
Retaped in several episodes. Bob sings a solo version in Episode 1194. | |||
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"Rubber Duckie"
Remade in Season 2 using the soundtrack from The Sesame Street Book & Record, and later retaped with new puppetry in Season 30. | |||
"Singing in the Shower"
Remade with Ruth Buzzi replacing Olivia and Steve Whitmire performing Ernie. | ||||
"Somebody Come and Play"
Remade in the 1980s with footage of snow leopards, retaining the original Joe Raposo recording. | ||||
The Story of the Princess / Princess Sleepy
Both versions are narrated by Luis. The prince is performed by Martin P. Robinson in the original, and Kevin Clash in the remake. | ||||
"Ten Turtles"
Remade with clay animation and vocals by Tyler Bunch. | ||||
"There's a Bird on Me"
Remade with origami-style animation and vocals by Jerry Nelson. | ||||
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"What is Friend?"
Remade with Lulu as Cookie Monster's friend. The new recording was then set to film of two children playing together. | |||
Who Could Forget
A Season 9 sketch with Big Bird and Snuffy would be remade eight years later. |
Remade with new lyrics[]
"ABC-DEF-GHI"
Remade with slightly altered lyrics by Elmo. | |
"Bein' Green"
Remade with new lyrics by Oscar. | |
"Everybody Sleeps"
Remade as "Every Kitty Sleeps" for a Suzie Kabloozie insert. | |
"Five People in My Family"
Bob first sang the song as "Five Fingers on My Left Hand" in Episode 0008 (as well as in a few later episodes). The Anything Muppets version debuted during the same episode and would later be remade as "Five Monsters in My Family." | |
"I Love Trash"
Remade on several occasions with new lyrics. Oscar sings a version in Episode 1911 when he uncovers some oversized trash, and another version in Episode 3612 when he laments after driving his pets away. When Oscar's cousin Felix the Grouch visits in Episode 3891, they sing it as a duet, with Felix's verses about how he loves to clean. | |
"I'm an Aardvark"
Remade with new lyrics by Big Bird as "I'm No Aardvark, But I'm Still Proud!" |
Remade storylines[]
Oscar decides to move his trash can. | ||
Oscar's can is missing. | ||
Oscar is awarded the Grouch of the Year Award, being given to him by a D.O.G. judge in the former episode, and D.O.G. president Grundgetta in the latter. | ||
A storyline where Oscar is visited by his country cousin Herkimer Grouch was remade just one season later with Big Bird and his own country cousin Herman Bird. | ||
Big Bird's ABIERTO sign. | ||
A storyline where Big Bird tries being a detective was remade with Telly Monster nine seasons later. | ||
An episode where Big Bird helps Mrs. Twitter hatch an egg was remade with Telly looking after a macaw's egg. | ||
Oscar tries tricking his visiting brother Ernest the Grouch. | ||
Another Big Bird-centric plot where he pretends to be a firefighter was remade with Telly in the lead role. | ||
Big Bird playing the mirror game with Bob. | ||
The Count and Maria go camping. | ||
A storyline where Bob gives music lessons is remade with Telly as Bob's primary student rather than Gordon. | ||
Sesame Street experiences a water shortage. | ||
Slimey injures himself while skydiving. Richard Hunt appears both times as one of the paramedics. | ||
A pair of scenes where Snuffy has Hiroshi repeatedly read a short book was remade as a longer storyline where Maria and Bob read Frazzle a similar book. | ||
Elmo shows Maria a book he's made about his adventures in Numberland. | ||
Telly practices standing still. | ||
A storyline where Prairie Dawn gets mad at Merry Monster for playing rough in a game of pretend was later remade with the often-at-odds Baby Bear and Goldilocks in the respective roles. | ||
Street scenes starring monsters. |
Remade street scenes[]
- A scenario concerning Big Bird's sister Tondalea appears almost identically in episodes 0027, 0539, and 1260, except the person asking Big Bird why he's saying "G" over and over changes from Gordon to Bob to Olivia, respectively.
- Scenes 1-3, 5, Episode 0076 = Scenes 2, 3 and 7, Episode 0500
- Scenes 2-3, Episode 0094 = Scene 3, Episode 0501
- Scene 9, Episode 0094 = Scene 1, Episode 0495
- Scene 3, Episode 0110 = Scene 5, Episode 0501
- Scene 3, Episode 0118 = Scene 1, Episode 0498
- Scenes 1, Episode 0124 = Scenes 2-3, Episode 0498
- Scene 2, Episode 0133 = Scene 2, Episode 0495
- Scenes 8-10, Episode 0158 = Scene 1, Episode 0501
- Scene 5, Episode 0165 = Scene 3, Episode 0495
- Scene 4, Episode 0174 = Scene 4, Episode 0495
- Scene 3, Episode 0264 = Scene 2, Episode 0563
- Scene 2, Episode 0432 = Scene 5, Episode 1544
- Scene 4, Episode 0494 = Scene 5, Episode 2146
- Scene 4, Episode 0566 = Scene 5, Episode 0967 = Scene 5, Episode 2050 = Scene 5, Episode 2592
- Scenes 1-2, Episode 0633 = Scene 3, Episode 1538
- Scene 1, Episode 0707 = Scene 1, Episode 2318
- Scene 1, Episode 0757 = Scene 3, Episode 2348
- Scene 1, 3-5, Episode 0829 = Scene 2-6, Episode 2732
- Scene 2, Episode 0904 = Scene 1, Episode 2050
- Scene 4, Episode 0919 = Scene 3, Episode 2140
- Scenes 4-5, Episode 0935 = Scenes 1, 7, Episode 2732
- Scenes 1-2, Episode 0955 = Scenes 2-3, Episode 2546
- Scene 6, Episode 0967 = Scene 1, Episode 2592
- Scene 4, Episode 0973 = Scene 3, Episode 2722
- Scene 1, Episode 1016 = Scene 2, Episode 2012
- Scene 1, Episode 1041 = Scene 2, Episode 1296
- Scene 2, Episode 1053 = Scene 2, Episode 2060
- Scene 3, Episode 1062 = Scene 5, Episode 2318
- Scenes 3-4, Episode 1066 = Scenes 2-3, Episode 2347
- Scene 1, Episode 1075 = Scene 3, Episode 2060
- Scenes 1-2, Episode 1081 = Scenes 3, 1, Episode 2012
- Scenes 1, 5-6, Episode 1126 = Scenes 1, 4-5, Episode 2347
- Scene 3, Episode 1131 = Scene 2, Episode 2324
- Scene 1, Episode 1138 = Scene 1, Episode 2130
- Scene 5, Episode 1138 = Scene 1, Episode 2148
- Scene 1, Episode 1145 = Scene 3, Episode 2324
- Scene 1, Episode 1199 = Scene 3, Episode 2816
- Scene 1, Episode 1213 = Scene 4, Episode 2318
- Scene 4, Episode 1734 = Scene 2, Episode 2482
- Scene 4, Episode 1835 = Frame 3, Play-Along Games and Songs
- Scene 2, Episode 2318 = Scene 5, Episode 2984
Remade as new media[]
Bert & Ernie Sing-Along was adapted as Episode 0900. | ||
The Count Counts was adapted as Episode 1045, reusing much of the audio from the album's linking segments. | ||
Sesame Street Sing-Along! was partially adapted as Episode 1808, where the cast has a sing-along party using many of the same songs. |