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*[[Grover]] sang this song on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in the second season premiere.
 
   
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"'''I Whistle a Happy Tune'''", a song from ''[[The King and I]]'' about confronting one's fears, has been performed several times in a variety of [[The Muppets|Muppet]] productions.
*The "[[Land of Gorch]]" Muppets sang this song with [[Lily Tomlin]] in their last appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.
 
   
 
==[[Sesame Street]]==
*[[Julie Andrews]] sang this song with the monsters when she appeared on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
 
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*performed by [[Grover]] and [[Cookie Monster]] {{first|0131}}
   
*[[Bob]] sang this song on the album ''[[Bob Sings!]]''
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*recorded by [[Bob]] for the album ''[[Bob Sings!]]''
   
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*[[Baby Bear]] hums the song to himself in [[episode 3881]].
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==[[The Land of Gorch]]==
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*performed by [[Lily Tomlin]] and the Land of Gorch Muppets on the second season premiere of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. Lily suggests they sing the song, only to discover that [[King Ploobis]], [[Queen Peuta]], [[Scred]], [[Wisss]], and [[the Mighty Favog]] can't whistle. The song peters out after the first verse, and Lily leaves the Muppets in their file cabinets, marking their last appearance on the show.
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==[[The Muppet Show]]==
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*performed by [[Julie Andrews]] on [[Episode 217: Julie Andrews|episode 217]], as she tries to escape from several [[Muppet Monsters]], including [[the Mutations]], [[Sweetums]], [[Timmy Monster]], [[Doglion]], a [[Full-Bodied Muppet|full-bodied]] [[Mean Mama]], [[Frackles#Blue Frackle|Blue Frackle]], [[Frackles#Green Frackle|Green Frackle]], [[Uncle Deadly]], and [[Lenny the Lizard]]. It turns out that all they want is her autograph.
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==References==
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*[[Telly Monster|Telly Monster's]] "[[Facebook|Muppetbook]]" profile for the [[Season 40 (2009-2010)|40th season]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' stated that one of his favorite songs is "Whistle a Happy Tune."
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==See also==
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* [[Grover Songs]]
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Revision as of 01:46, 18 March 2016

Whistle A Happy Tune
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Date 1951
Source The King and I (musical)
Publisher Williamson Music Co.

"I Whistle a Happy Tune", a song from The King and I about confronting one's fears, has been performed several times in a variety of Muppet productions.

Sesame Street

The Land of Gorch

The Muppet Show

References

See also

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