Happy Birthday to You
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| Written by | |
| Music by | Patty and Mildred Hill |
| Lyrics by | traditional |
| Date | 1893 |
| Source | original words were "Good Morning to All" |
| Publisher | Summy-Birchard Inc. Warner Chappell Inc. |
The classic birthday song "Happy Birthday to You" was used on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show and Mother Goose Stories.
The Muppet Show
- Sung by Animal and The Swedish Chef to Helen Reddy on episode 313
- Sung by Linda Lavin and the Muppets to Kermit on episode 406
Sesame Street
- Sung by the cast on the album Happy Birthday from Sesame Street.
- Bob teaches multiple characters how to sign the song, to surprise Linda on her birthday, in Episode 3806 and 3960.
- In Episode 0796, Maria sings one line of the song to David after she gives him a typewriter that she repaired especially for him.
- Oscar the Grouch sings a new version ("Rotten Birthday to You") in Episode 0054. Big Bird writes a similar grouch version in the storybook Oscar's Rotten Birthday.
- The 1990 Mysterious Theater segment "Dial M For Mother" has Sherlock Hemlock calling his mother to wish her a happy birthday, and his dog Watson barks out the song over the phone.
Mother Goose Stories
- The goslings sing the song to their mother in "Boy Blue".
