Irra Verbitsky (b. 1939) is an independent animator who contributed several films to Sesame Street. Verbitsky is also partner in a Polestar studio with Don Duga. Verbitsky is actually now a professor at the School Of Visual Arts in New York.

Sesame Street Filmography

Picture	Title/Topic	Earliest Known Appearance	Description
	Baby Bird	Episode 1858	A baby bird tries and tries again to fly from its nest.
	Fruta Manzana	Episode 2040	Fruta Manzana sings about being happy and healthy.
	Rabbits	Episode 2208	Several rabbits try to pull a carrot out of the ground.
	Twelvia	Episode 2234	The story of Twelvia.
	Fruta Manzana	Episode 2358	Fruta Manzana sings about keeping the place clean by throwing away fruit peels and apple cores.
	A Clock	Episode 2366	Various sounds are demonstrated, including an alarm clock, a baby crying, a telephone, a faucet dripping, a boy sneezing, a police car, a helicopter, and rain.
	Dr. Frankenstein	Episode 2481	Igor listens as Dr. Frankenstein names body parts in creating another Igor.
	Roses Are Red	Episode 2483	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.
	Bus Stop	Episode 2505	A woman displays a BUS STOP sign to a crowd.
	Magician's Bad Day	Episode 2642	A magician writes in his diary about the many mishaps during his performance.
	R2-D2	Episode 2956	A tour of a TV studio, with set decoration, camera adjustment, etc., setting up for a taping with an R2-D2-like robot.