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| Written by | Frank Silver and Irving Cohn |
The Muppet Show episode 208
The Muppet Show episode 412
"Yes! We Have No Bananas" is a novelty song from the 1922 Broadway revue Make It Snappy sung by Eddie Cantor. It became a major hit as recorded by Billy Jones which inspired the follow-up song, "I've Got the Yes! We Have No Bananas Blues".
A recording from the album The Alley Singers: Side by Side was utilized on Sam and Friends on the broadcasts from January 30 and November 17, 1961.[1] On April 10 of that year, Kermit and Chicken Liver lip-synced to the recording for an appearance on The Today Show.
On episode 208 of The Muppet Show, Marvin Suggs and the All-Food Glee Club auditioned by singing this song. The singing vegetables also performed a short version of the song during the opening of episode 510.
The Swedish Chef later sang this song (in mock-Swedish) in episode 412 with some of the vegetables also singing in mock-Swedish.
References[]
- The entry for the word "No" in The Sesame Street Dictionary features an apple salesman saying, "No. I have no bananas today."
- When Señor Zero asks Telly if he had none of something in Sesame Street Episode 2289, Telly replies, "Yes. I have no bananas!" The scene ends with a sting that quotes the song's melody.
- Alan sings a parody of the song in a 2007 episode of Sesame Street.
- A music cue from the song appears as a music button in the video Imagine That after Mumford returns from the jungle. The tune also serves as the music button for scenes involving food in Episode 1421, 2736, 3094, 3102, 3155, 3252, and 3316.
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