Caribbean Amphibian

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

Sesame Street "Caribbean Amphibian" with Kermit

Original performance.

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Elmopalooza 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)

See also

• Kermit's Sesame Street Songs