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[[Video:Sesame Street Monster in the Mirror|thumb|300px|Grover and various celebrities sings "Monster in the Mirror."]]
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"'''Monster in the Mirror'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song sung by [[Grover]].
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"'''Monster in the Mirror'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' song sung by [[Grover]].
   
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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.
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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.
   
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A year later, the song was re-edited to include cameos by celebrities who had appeared on the show that year, including [[María Conchita Alonso]], [[Candice Bergen]], [[Ray Charles (singer)|Ray Charles]], [[Chubby Checker]], [[Glenn Close]], [[Tyne Daly]], [[Geena Davis]], [[Bo Diddley]], [[Roger Ebert]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Jeff Goldblum]], [[Bo Jackson]], [[Kadeem Hardison]], [[Charlayne Hunter-Gault]], [[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]]''.
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In [[Season 22]], the song was re-edited to include cameos by celebrities who had appeared on the show that year, including [[María Conchita Alonso]], [[Candice Bergen]], [[Ray Charles (singer)|Ray Charles]], [[Chubby Checker]], [[Glenn Close]], [[Tyne Daly]], [[Geena Davis]], [[Bo Diddley]], [[Roger Ebert]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Jeff Goldblum]], [[Kadeem Hardison]], [[Charlayne Hunter-Gault]], [[Bo Jackson]], [[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 Simpsons]]''.
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The album verison of the song includes an additional verse of Grover and the monsters scatting. These vocals can be heard in the celebrity version when the celebrities start singing.
   
 
This segment was produced by [[Jim Blashfield]] and directed by [[Laura DiTrapani]], who also directed "[[The Word is "No"|The Word is 'No']]."
  
This segment was produced by [[Jim Blashfield]] and directed by [[Laura DiTrapani]], who also directed "[[The Word is "No"|The Word is 'No']]."
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A shortened version of this song was sung in [[episode 4067]], although [[Elmo]] referred to it as "The Wubba Wubba Wubba Song."
  
A shortened version of this song was sung in [[episode 4067]], although [[Elmo]] referred to it as "The Wubba Wubba Wubba Song."
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Lyrics and pictures from this song were included in the book ''[[Sesame Street Unpaved (book)|Sesame Street Unpaved]]''.
 
   
 
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*''[[Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music]]'' (2003)
  
*''[[Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[A Celebration of Me, Grover (album)|A Celebration of Me, Grover]]'' (2004)
  
*''[[A Celebration of Me, Grover (album)|A Celebration of Me, Grover]]'' (2004)
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*''[[Halloween Collection]]'' (2012)
 
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(non-celebrity version)
  
(non-celebrity version)
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*''[[Rock & Roll!|Rock & Roll!]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Rock & Roll!]]'' (1990)
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*''[[Show 10: Passover]]''
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*''[[Shalom Sesame]]'': [[Show 10: Passover|Passover]] (1990)
 
*''[[Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years]]'' (1993)
  
*''[[Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days]]'' (2009)
 
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:''Original Version''
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*[[Sesamestreet.org]] (both versions)
  
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*[[Hulu]] (celebrity version)
  
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:''Celebrity Version''
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:*[[Hulu]]: {{Hulu|101601}}
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:*[[Sesamestreet.org]]: {{SSvideo|a541da28-1561-11dd-a62f-919b98326687}}
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:*[[SesameStreet's YouTube Channel]]
 
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*''[[The Sesame Street Songbook]]''
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*''[[The Sesame Street Songbook]]'' (1992 and 2007 editions only)
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*''[[Sesame Street Unpaved]]'' (1998)
   
 
==See also==
  
==See also==

Revision as of 21:47, 15 April 2013

Music by Christopher Cerf
Lyrics by Norman Stiles and Christopher Cerf
Date 1990
Publisher Splotched Animal Music

thumb|300px|Grover and various celebrities sings "Monster in the Mirror."

Earliest Known Appearance:
Episode 2681
Monsterinthemirror
Song

"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.

In Season 22, the song was re-edited to include cameos by celebrities who had appeared on the show that year, including María Conchita Alonso, Candice Bergen, Ray Charles, Chubby Checker, Glenn Close, Tyne Daly, Geena Davis, Bo Diddley, Roger Ebert, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, Kadeem Hardison, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Bo Jackson, 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 Simpsons.

The album verison of the song includes an additional verse of Grover and the monsters scatting. These vocals can be heard in the celebrity version when the celebrities start singing.

This segment was produced by Jim Blashfield and directed by Laura DiTrapani, who also directed "The Word is 'No'."

The celebrity version was included in the specials Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake and Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration. A clip from the celebrity version was included in Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever. Both the original and celebrity edit can be viewed at Sesamestreet.org.

A shortened version of this song was sung in episode 4067, although Elmo referred to it as "The Wubba Wubba Wubba Song."

Releases

Audio
Video

(non-celebrity version)

Online
Original Version
Celebrity Version
Publications

See also

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