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The classic birthday song "'''Happy Birthday to You'''" was used on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and ''[[Mother Goose Stories]]''.
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The classic birthday song "'''Happy Birthday to You'''" was used on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', ''[[Mother Goose Stories]]'', ''[[Dinosaurs]]'', and ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]''.
   
 
==The Muppet Show==
  
==The Muppet Show==
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*Sung by [[Animal]] and [[The Swedish Chef]] to [[Helen Reddy]] on [[Episode 313: Helen Reddy|episode 313]]
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*Sung by [[Animal]] and [[the Swedish Chef]] to [[Helen Reddy]] on [[Episode 313: Helen Reddy|episode 313]]
 
*Sung by [[Linda Lavin]] and the [[The Muppets|Muppets]] to [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] on [[Episode 406: Linda Lavin|episode 406]]
  
*Sung by [[Linda Lavin]] and the [[The Muppets|Muppets]] to [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] on [[Episode 406: Linda Lavin|episode 406]]
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Animal sings the first line of the song while on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'', after [[Bernadette Peters]] mentions her birthday.
   
 
==Sesame Street==
  
==Sesame Street==
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*Sung by the cast on the album ''[[Happy Birthday from Sesame Street]]''.
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*A brief instrumental version can be heard at the end of the "[[If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked a Cake]]" insert from ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
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*Sung by the cast on the album ''[[Happy Birthday from Sesame Street (album)|Happy Birthday from Sesame Street]]''.
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*[[Bob]] teaches multiple characters how to sign the song, to surprise [[Linda]] on her birthday, in [[Episode 3806]] and [[Episode 3960|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.
  
*In [[Episode 0796]], [[Maria]] sings one line of the song to [[David]] after she gives him a typewriter that she repaired especially for him.
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*In [[Episode 1095]], [[Buffy Sainte-Marie]] has her friends sing the song in English and Hawaiian for her then 1-year-old son, Cody.
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*[[Oscar the Grouch]] sings a new version ("Rotten Birthday to You") in [[Episode 0054]].{{youtube|ZpTjSaUdxNw}} [[Big Bird]] writes a similar grouch version in the storybook ''[[Oscar's Rotten Birthday]].''
  
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*In [[Episode 1316]], guests at [[Maria]]'s surprise birthday party perform the song in English and Spanish.
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*[[Oscar the Grouch]] sings a new version ("Rotten Birthday to You") in [[Episode 0054]]. [[Big Bird]] writes a similar [[Grouches|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.
  
*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.
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*The cast sings this to [[Big Bird]] before Big Bird blows out his candles on ''[[Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake]]''.
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*[[Bob]] teaches multiple characters how to sign the song, to surprise [[Linda]] on her birthday, in [[Episode 3806]] and [[Episode 3960|3960]].
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*The cast sings this song to [[Baby Bear]] on his birthday while [[Alan]] presents him with a Birthday Porridge in [[Episode 3916]].
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*[[Elmo]] and [[Birthday Cake]] sing this song to [[Dorothy]] for her birthday as balloons fall from the sky in the [[Elmo's World: Birthdays|Birthdays]] episode of ''[[Elmo's World]]''.
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*[[Elmo]] and several video-chatters sang the song during Elmo's February 3, 2014 birthday celebration on [[Spreecast]].
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==International Sesame Street==
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*In ''[[Eine Möhre für Zwei]]'' [[Folge 09: Musik liegt in der Luft|episode 9]], [[Wolle]] and [[Pferd]] was taught how to play the song together by [[Wolf Kerschek]] and the NDR Bigband, so they could play it for [[Finchen|Finchen's]] birthday party.
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*At the end of ''[[Sesamstrasse]]'''s [[Sesamstrasse#40thAnniversary|40th anniversary]] [[Folge 2672|episode]], [[International Bert#germany4|Bert]], [[International Ernie#germany5|Ernie]], [[International Cookie Monster#germany|Cookie Monster]], Wolle, Pferd, [[International Elmo#germany2|Elmo]], [[Wolf (Eine Möhre für Zwei)|Wolf]], Finchen and [[International Grover#germany2|Grover]] sing the song in celebration.
   
 
==Mother Goose Stories==
  
==Mother Goose Stories==
 
*[[Goslings|The goslings]] sing the song to [[Mother Goose|their mother]] in "[[Boy Blue]]".
  
*[[Goslings|The goslings]] sing the song to [[Mother Goose|their mother]] in "[[Boy Blue]]".
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==The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss==
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*Sung by [[The Cat in the Hat]], [[Sam-I-Am]], [[Pam-I-Am]], [[The Little Cats|Little Cats A, B, and C]], [[Fox in Socks]], and [[Mr. Knox]] to [[Terrence McBird]] on his birthday in [[Episode 203: The Cat in the Hat's Big Birthday Surprise|episode 203]]. Terrence Bird also sang this song to himself.
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* In the same episode, [[Felix Finkledooper]] had this song sung by [[the 8th Birthday Glurk]] and Felix's friends including [[Sarah Hall-Small]] for his 8th birthday.
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==Dinosaurs==
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*Sung by [[The Sinclair Family]] in [[Episode 406: Terrible Twos|Terrible Twos]]
   
 
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Revision as of 17:21, 12 June 2014

BirthdayLP
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, Mother Goose Stories, Dinosaurs, and The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss.

The Muppet Show

Animal sings the first line of the song while on The Tonight Show, after Bernadette Peters mentions her birthday.

Sesame Street

International Sesame Street

Emzfolge09-7
Folge2672-7

Mother Goose Stories

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss

Dinosaurs

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