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Music by Paul Jacobs
Lyrics by Sarah Durkee
Date 1996
Publisher Durkee/Jacobs Inc
Sesame Street Inc.
First Episode 3653

The "Mother Goose Jamboree" is an animated Sesame Street medley of nursery rhymes hosted by Cab Callowmouse.

An introduction performed by Ivy Austin (in a Betty Boop voice) sets the scene of a bookstore closed for the night. Inside the store, Cab sneaks across the bookshelves until the clock strikes one and a spotlight is shined on him. Cab sings to the tune of "Hickory Dickory Dock" and begins an all-night Mother Goose-themed musical showcase. The nursery rhymes come to life and are re-enacted in various styles. "Hey Diddle Diddle" is retold with characters styled after Fleischer-era rubber-hose animation. An art-deco Jack and Jill hoof up the hill. A singing trio (ala the Andrews Sisters) harmonizes about a clarinet-blowing Little Boy Blue (a caricature of Benny Goodman). Finally, a Carmen Miranda-esque dancer puts a Latin spin on "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary." When the sun rises and a weathervane rooster crows, the nursery rhyme characters stop partying and return to their books.

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