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Lee Pockriss (1924-2011) was a songwriter who wrote many well-known popular songs, and several scores for films and Broadway shows. Two of his early successes have been performed by the Muppets, and he wrote several songs for Sesame Street and Sesame Street Live in the 1980s.

"Catch a Falling Star", recorded in 1957 by Perry Como, was sung by Wayne on The Muppet Show episode 312.

Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy performed Pockriss' 1960 hit "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini" on the 1993 album Muppet Beach Party.

Pockriss' Sesame Street work includes:

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+'''Lee Pockriss''' (1924-2011) was a songwriter who wrote many well-known popular songs, and several scores for films and [[Broadway]] shows. Two of his early successes have been performed by the Muppets, and he wrote several songs for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and ''[[Sesame Street Live]]'' in the 1980s.
-'''Lee Pockriss''' has written songs for ''[[Sesame Street Live]]''. He also composed many songs in popular music, including "[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini]]" and "[[Catch a Falling Star]]."
+"[[Catch a Falling Star]]", recorded in 1957 by [[Perry Como]], was sung by [[Wayne and Wanda|Wayne]] on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[episode 312: James Coco|episode 312]].
+[[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Miss Piggy]] performed Pockriss' 1960 hit "[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini]]" on the 1993 album ''[[Muppet Beach Party]]''.
+Pockriss' ''Sesame Street'' work includes:
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 [[Category:Composers|Pockriss]]