The Pips were the backing vocal group for Gladys Knight. While the lineup changed over the years, from 1964 onward, it was a male trio consisting of William Guest, Edward Patten, and Knight's brother Bubba Knight. The Pips backed Gladys Knight's rendition of the "Sesame Street Theme" in Sesame Street, Special.
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- When Knight guest starred on episode 516 of The Muppet Show, she was backed on the "Friendship Train" number by a trio of Whatnots she called "The MuppPips," caricatures of the Pips.