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Irra Verbitsky

Irra Verbitsky (left) with John Canemaker in 2009.

Irra Verbitsky (b. 1939) is an animator who, along with her husband Don Duga, produced several animated segments for Sesame Street through Polestar Studios, their joint animation company.

In addition to work with Duga on assorted shorts, Verbitsky did background art on two of Shamus Culhane's Noah's Animals TV specials, and designed the tapestry for the main titles of the Rankin/Bass feature The Last Unicorn.


Sesame Street Filmography[]

Picture Theme / First Appearance Description
2040c
Fruta Manzana
Episode 1231
Fruta Manzana sings about being happy and healthy.
1845s
Lost Kitty
Episode 1231
A girl goes around the city to look for her lost kitty, and sees its image in a variety of signs and in nature.
BusStop.Verbitsky
Bus Stop
Episode 1231
A woman displays a BUS STOP sign to a crowd.
Toon-LittleAndy
Andy's Bath
Episode 1289
Little Andy doesn't understand why everyone's noses turn pink when he greets them. He comes to realize that he didn't take a bath.
3958o
Rabbits
Episode 1473
Several rabbits try to pull a carrot out of the ground.
RINNNGGG
Real Life Sounds
Episode 1483
Various sounds are demonstrated, including an alarm clock, a baby crying, a telephone, a faucet dripping, a boy sneezing, traffic horns honking, a helicopter, police sirens, a motorcycle, and rain.
Fruta.Garbage
Fruta Manzana
Episode 1485
Fruta Manzana sings about keeping the place clean by throwing away fruit peels and apple cores.
2375-Can
Cousin Canny
Episode 1486
A trash can in the park dictates a letter about the scenery that surrounds her.
BabyBird
Baby Bird
Episode 1510
A baby bird tries and tries again to fly from its nest.
Catfollowsqueak
Curious Cat
Episode 1518
A cat follows its ears to a squeaking noise, which he thinks is coming from mice, but it's coming from swings.
Coolsell-Exercise
Exercise
Episode 1631
Howard Cosell finds out about exercise.
MovingDayHappySad
Moving Day - Happy/Sad
Episode 1637
A boy and his dog are sad when it's time for their family to move to a new house. They become happy after meeting a new neighbor (and her dog).
3164n
Dr. Frankenstein
Episode 1637
Igor listens as Dr. Frankenstein names body parts in creating another Igor.
Twelvia
Twelvia
Episode 1676
The story of Twelvia.
Toon-LionMouseHelp
The Lion and the Mouse
Episode 1868
A retelling of the Aesop fable.
IrraV-MissingBird
Missing Bird
Episode 1869
A boy looks for his missing bird, following its footprints.
Irra.Camera
Cooperate
Episode 1875
A tour of a TV studio, with set direction, camera adjustment, etc., setting up for a taping with an R2-D2 like robot.
2058-Dog
Memorizing Dog
Episode 1888
A dog uses his memory to remember where his bone is buried.
Oceanboy
Ocean Sounds
Episode 2053
A boy listens to his surroundings by the ocean, until his mom calls him for lunch.
Magician.badday
Magician's Bad Day
Episode 2053
A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance.
Rosesarered
Roses Are Red
Episode 2058
A peasant tries to woo a pretty girl by reciting the famous "Roses are Red" poem. The lines are fed to him by a poet behind a bush, whom the girl eventually runs off with.
2269s
Exercising Beaver
Episode 2067
A beaver does his exercises, while his friends make fun of him. He then uses his strength to save his friends when the dam breaks.
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