Ladybugs' Picnic

Music by	Bud Luckey
Lyrics by	Donald Hadley
Date	1971

"Ladybugs’ Picnic" is an animated song highlighting the joys and sorrows of twelve ladybugs, gathered for a picnic. A remake of the song featured vocals by Jerry Nelson.

A reference to this song was made in the Elmo's World episode "Bugs" when a ladybug claimed he was going to be late for a picnic. Another reference was used in the Jane Tuesday segment for "The Case of the Letter L" as played briefly on a toy radio. Yet another brief reference occurs in Episode 4175 as Slimey shops for a pet bug. Three ladybugs sing a version of the song over and over.

In 2007, the song was used in a TV advertisement in the United Kingdom for Heinz Salad Cream.

Releases

Audio

• The Count Counts (1975)
• Songs from the Street (2003)

Video

• Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
• Shalom Sesame: Jerusalem (dubbed in Hebrew) (2005)
• Old School: Volume 1 (2006)

Online

• sesamestreet.org Template:SSvideo