Mark Saltzman wrote for Sesame Street from 1981 to 1990 (including lyrics for such songs as "Caribbean Amphibian," "A New Way to Walk," and others), and was on the writing staff for the MuppeTelevision segments of The Jim Henson Hour.

Saltzman was also the co-writer of the stage show The Muppet Show On Tour along with Fred Newman. As a print writer and journalist, he contributed to Muppet Magazine, including several Mondo Muppet features and Fozzie's interview with Henry Winkler in the Fall 1983 issue, as well as the 1984 Fraggle Rock book No One Knows Where Gobo Goes. He also scripted Kermit the Frog's appearance on Reading Rainbow.

Sesame Street songwriting credits

• Birdland
• Caribbean Amphibian
• Down Below the Street
• I Am the World
• Island of Emotion
• Listen and Bounce it Back
• Lovebirds
• NTV
• A New Way to Walk
• Oh, How I Miss My X
• Our Favorite Street
• The Sublime Ms. M
• Take the Hand of Someone You Love
• Transylvania 1-2-3-4-5
• We'll Watch Out for You