Monster in the Mirror
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| Written by | |
| Music by | Christopher Cerf |
| Lyrics by | Norman Stiles and Christopher Cerf |
| Date | 1990 |
| Source | |
| Publisher | Splotched Animal Music |
"Monster in the Mirror" is a Sesame Street song sung by Grover.
In this song, Grover wakes up one morning and sees a monster in his mirror (his reflection). Instead of being scared, he sings, "Wubba wubba wubba wubba, woo woo woo." The clip features a number of camera tricks, such as a sequence in which a full-body Grover walks in front of a mirror showing his animated reflection. At the end of the song, Grover has his arm around his reflection.
A year later, the song was re-edited to include cameos by celebrities who had appeared on the show that year, including Candice Bergen, Ray Charles, Chubby Checker, Glenn Close, Tyne Daly, Geena Davis, Bo Diddley, Roger Ebert, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, Bo Jackson, Kadeem Hardison, Kid 'n Play, Robert MacNeil, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Roberts, Gene Siskel, Jeff Smith, Tracey Ullman, Blair Underwood, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Robin Williams and the cast of The Simpsons.
This segment was directed by Jim Blashfield, who also directed "The Word is 'No'."
The celebrity version was included in the special Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake. A clip from the celebrity version was included in Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever.
A shortened version of this song was sung in episode 4067, although Elmo referred to it as "The Wubba Wubba Wubba Song."
Lyrics and pictures from this song were included in the book Sesame Street Unpaved.
Audio releases
- Put Down the Duckie! (1990)
- Cheep Thrills (1994)
- Sesame Street Celebrates! (1994)
- Platinum All-Time Favorites (1995)
- Silly Songs (1996)
- Elmo Says BOO! (1998)
- Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003)
- A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
Video releases
(non-celebrity version)
