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{{song|writer=[[Christopher Cerf]] and [[Norman Stiles]]|composer=|lyricist=|date=[[1986]]|source=|publisher=Sesame Street, Inc. (ASCAP), Splotched Animal Music Company (BMI)}}
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{{song|image=kermit.dodeduck.jpg|writer=[[Christopher Cerf]] and [[Norman Stiles]]|composer=|lyricist=|date=[[1986]]|source=|publisher=Sesame Street, Inc.,<br>Splotched Animal Music Company|eka=[[Episode 2399]]}}
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[[File:Sesame Street Do De Duckie With Ernie|thumb|300px|right|Ernie and friends sing "Do De Rubber Duck."]]
 
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[[Image:Bertdoor.JPG|thumb|300px]]
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"'''Do De Rubber Duck'''" was a reggae song sung by [[Ernie]], who was joined by several other Muppets in the bathroom for a special dance.
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"'''Do De Rubber Duck'''" is a reggae song sung by [[Ernie]], who is joined by several other Muppets in the bathroom for a special dance.
   
[[Ernie]] was joined by [[Telly Monster]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Count von Count]], [[Biff]], [[Guy Smiley]], [[Gladys the Cow]], [[Hoots the Owl]], and [[Elmo]]. Near the end of the song, [[Bert]] stands outside the bathroom door and listens in on the song.
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In the song, [[Ernie]] is joined by [[Telly Monster]], [[Oscar the Grouch]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Count von Count]], [[Biff]], [[Guy Smiley]], [[Gladys the Cow]], [[Hoots the Owl]], and [[Elmo]]. Near the end of the song, [[Bert]] stands outside the bathroom door and listens in on the song.
   
When this song was included on the ''[[Put Down the Duckie! (album)|Put Down the Duckie!]]'' album, the verses by Kermit, Guy Smiley, Biff and Hoots were excluded, and the backing track was re-recorded. Other albums featured the televised version.
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When this song was included on the ''[[Put Down the Duckie!]]'' album, the verses by Kermit, Guy Smiley, Biff and Hoots were excluded, and the backing track was re-recorded. Other albums featured the complete version with another re-recorded backing track.
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
*In his solo line, the Count says "don't forget to count the bubbles." When showing the video in ''Count It Higher'', he claimed to have done so -- there were 247,561 bubbles in Ernie's tub.
 
 
*Elmo sings only on the chorus and does not have a solo line.
 
*Elmo sings only on the chorus and does not have a solo line.
*On the "Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street" VHS, the video has [[MTV]]-style captions that refer to "The Harder They Scrub".
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*On the "Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street" VHS, the video has [[MTV]]-style captions that refer to "The Harder They Scrub". In addition, when showing the video in the VHS, the Count mentions that one of the singers in there was him, and there were 247,561 bubbles in Ernie's tub.
 
*Lyrics to this song were released in the original release of the "Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street" VHS.
 
*Lyrics to this song were released in the original release of the "Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street" VHS.
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*[[Noel MacNeal]] provided the puppetry for Oscar, with [[Caroll Spinney]] looping his voice later on.<ref>Facebook communication from Noel MacNeal to G. Kieran. February 3, 2012</ref> Likewise, Kermit was puppeteered by [[David Rudman]], and [[Jim Henson]] later looped his lines.<ref>Email communication from David Rudman to G. Kieran. July 16, 2013</ref>
   
 
==Releases==
 
==Releases==
 
;Audio
 
;Audio
*''[[Put Down the Duckie! (album)|Put Down the Duckie!]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Put Down the Duckie!]]'' (1990)
 
*''[[Splish Splash: Bath Time Fun]]'' (1995)
 
*''[[Splish Splash: Bath Time Fun]]'' (1995)
 
*''[[Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[Sesame Street Best]]'' (1997)
 
*''[[Sesame Street Best]]'' (1997)
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*''[[Elmo's Dance Party]]'' (2012)
 
;Video
 
;Video
 
*''[[Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street]]'' (1988)
 
*''[[Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street]]'' (1988)
*''[[Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration]]'' (1993, as part of the Rubber Duckie medley)
 
*''[[What's the Name of That Song? (video)|What's the Name of That Song?]]'' (2004, listed as "Do De Duck")
 
 
*''[[Shalom Sesame]]: [[Show 6: Chanukah]]'' (1990, partially dubbed in Hebrew as "Bo Barvaz Vaz")
 
*''[[Shalom Sesame]]: [[Show 6: Chanukah]]'' (1990, partially dubbed in Hebrew as "Bo Barvaz Vaz")
 
*''[[Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years]]'' (1993, as part of the Rubber Duckie medley)
 
*''[[What's the Name of That Song? (video)|What's the Name of That Song?]]'' (2004, listed as "Do De Duck")
 
;Online
 
;Online
 
*[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSvideo|f4a3424e-155b-11dd-a62f-919b98326687}}
 
*[[Sesamestreet.org]] {{SSvideo|f4a3424e-155b-11dd-a62f-919b98326687}}
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*[[Hulu]] {{Hulu|60015}}
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*[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]]
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==Sources==
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<references />
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Songs]]

Revision as of 01:20, 14 February 2015

Kermit.dodeduck
Written by Christopher Cerf and Norman Stiles
Date 1986
Publisher Sesame Street, Inc.,
Splotched Animal Music Company
EKA Episode 2399
Sesame_Street_Do_De_Duckie_With_Ernie

Sesame Street Do De Duckie With Ernie

Ernie and friends sing "Do De Rubber Duck."

Bertdoor

"Do De Rubber Duck" is a reggae song sung by Ernie, who is joined by several other Muppets in the bathroom for a special dance.

In the song, Ernie is joined by Telly Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Kermit the Frog, Count von Count, Biff, Guy Smiley, Gladys the Cow, Hoots the Owl, and Elmo. Near the end of the song, Bert stands outside the bathroom door and listens in on the song.

When this song was included on the Put Down the Duckie! album, the verses by Kermit, Guy Smiley, Biff and Hoots were excluded, and the backing track was re-recorded. Other albums featured the complete version with another re-recorded backing track.

Notes

  • Elmo sings only on the chorus and does not have a solo line.
  • On the "Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street" VHS, the video has MTV-style captions that refer to "The Harder They Scrub". In addition, when showing the video in the VHS, the Count mentions that one of the singers in there was him, and there were 247,561 bubbles in Ernie's tub.
  • Lyrics to this song were released in the original release of the "Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street" VHS.
  • Noel MacNeal provided the puppetry for Oscar, with Caroll Spinney looping his voice later on.[1] Likewise, Kermit was puppeteered by David Rudman, and Jim Henson later looped his lines.[2]

Releases

Audio
Video
Online

Sources

  1. Facebook communication from Noel MacNeal to G. Kieran. February 3, 2012
  2. Email communication from David Rudman to G. Kieran. July 16, 2013