Changes: Caribbean Amphibian

Written by	Mark Saltzman
Date	1986
Publisher	Sesame Street, Inc. (ASCAP)
EKA	Episode 2494

Revision as of 21:30, 6 June 2014

Sesame_Street_"Caribbean_Amphibian"_with_Kermit — Sesame Street "Caribbean Amphibian" with Kermit

Original performance.

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"Caribbean Amphibian" on Sesame Street song sung by Kermit the Frog in 1986. He wore a Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses, and sat on a small island surrounded by water. The song is about his cousin, who sometimes lives on the water and sometimes on the land. Kermit was backed by a small frog (performed by Kevin Clash), a turtle, and some Hawaiian Anything Muppets.

Kermit later sang this song with Jimmy Buffet in the TV special Elmopalooza, intertwined with animated sequences by Sally Cruikshank.

The 1999 Magic Talking Kermit the Frog plush doll sang "Caribbean Amphibian".

Releases

Audio (original version)

Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration (1991)
Platinum Too (1997)

Audio (Jimmy Buffet version)

Elmopalooza! (1998)

Video (original version)

The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street (1998)

Video (Jimmy Buffet version)

Elmopalooza (1998)

Online

Sesamestreet.org original: Template:SSvideo
SesameStreet's YouTube Channel
The Sesame Street Podcast: Amphibian (edited)

Other (original version)

Oscar's Letter Party (1988, released as video, modified to remove scenes with the island maps)

Book

The Sesame Street Songbook (1992 and 2007 editions only)

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+[[File:Sesame Street "Caribbean Amphibian" with Kermit|thumb|right|300px|Original performance.]]‎
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+[[Image:Celeb.jimmybuffett.jpg|thumb|300px|Elmopalooza performance.]]‎
-{{ekabox|2773}}
-[[Kermit the Frog]] first sang "'''Caribbean Amphibian'''" on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in [[1986]]. He wore a Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses, and sat on a small island surrounded by water. The song is about his cousin, who sometimes lives on the water and sometimes on the land. Kermit was backed by a small frog and some Hawaiian [[Anything Muppets]].
+"'''Caribbean Amphibian'''" on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song sung by [[Kermit the Frog]] in [[1986]]. He wore a Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses, and sat on a small island surrounded by water. The song is about his cousin, who sometimes lives on the water and sometimes on the land. Kermit was backed by a small [[frog]] (performed by [[Kevin Clash]]), a turtle, and some Hawaiian [[Anything Muppets]].
-Kermit later sang this song with [[Jimmy Buffet]] in the TV special ''[[Elmopalooza]]''. The [[Magic Talking Kermit]] doll also sang this song.
+Kermit later sang this song with [[Jimmy Buffet]] in the TV special ''[[Elmopalooza]]'', intertwined with animated sequences by [[Sally Cruikshank]].
-==Album Releases==
-*''[[Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration]]''
-*''[[Platinum Too]]'' (1997)
-*''[[Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)|Elmopalooza]]''
+The 1999 [[Magic Talking Kermit the Frog]] plush doll sang "Caribbean Amphibian".
-==Video Releases==
-*''[[The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street]]''
-*''[[Vamos a Cantar]]''
+==Releases==
+;Audio (original version)
+*''[[Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration]]'' (1991)
+*''[[Platinum Too]]'' (1997)
+;Audio (Jimmy Buffet version)
+*''[[Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)|Elmopalooza!]]'' (1998)
+;Video (original version)
+*''[[The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street]]'' (1998)
+;Video (Jimmy Buffet version)
+*''[[Elmopalooza]]'' (1998)
+;Online
+*[[Sesamestreet.org]] original: {{SSvideo|53f3e16e-1558-11dd-a62f-919b98326687}}
+*[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]]
+*''[[The Sesame Street Podcast]]'': Amphibian (edited)
+;Other (original version)
+*''[[Oscar's Letter Party]]'' (1988, released as video, modified to remove scenes with the island maps)
+;Book
+*''[[The Sesame Street Songbook]]'' (1992 and 2007 editions only)
+==See also==
-[[Category: Sesame Street Songs]]
+*[[Kermit's Sesame Street Songs]]
+[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]


Written by	Mark Saltzman
Date	1986
Publisher	Sesame Street, Inc. (ASCAP)
EKA	Episode 2494