Sesame Street Lena Teaches Grover To Say "How Do You Do?"(03:52)
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For this number, Lena Horne notices that Grover is shy. Grover explains that while he does know Lena, he doesn't know her well. Lena helps him overcome his shyness by singing "How Do You Do?" in which she talks about various ways to greet somebody. Grover repeats these steps, and eventually, he is no longer shy.

Clips from this segment appear in Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday.

Baby Bear sang the song in the park amongst a number of Anything Muppet kids he didn't know yet. (EKA: Episode 3891)

In Episode 3525, Shari Lewis sang the song to Lamb Chop to introduce her to Big Bird. (SSvideo)

The cast sang the song to Big Bird's penpal Gulliver in Episode 4021.

In 2006, Vanessa Williams and Elmo sang the song live for A Capitol Fourth.

After the death of Lena Horne, a clip featuring her appearance from her musical number with Grover was shown at the 2010 Emmy Awards Ceremony honoring those who passed away that year.

Releases

Audio

• The Stars Come Out on Sesame Street (1979)
• Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003)
• A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)

Video

• A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
• Old School: Volume 1 (2006)
• Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2009)

Online

• Sesamestreet.org
  • Lena Horne version (SSvideo)
  • Baby Bear version (SSvideo)
• Hulu (Lena Horne version)

See also

• Grover Songs