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Onelittlestar
Written by Jeff Moss
Date 1985
Source Follow That Bird

"One Little Star" is an original song written for Follow That Bird.

On Big Bird's first night alone after having left the Dodos' house in an attempt to return to Sesame Street, he finds himself trying to fall asleep in a barn loft and wishing that Olivia was there to sing him a lullaby. Instead, he begins to sing "One Little Star" to himself.

Unbeknownst to him, Olivia, Gordon, Linda, and Cookie Monster are huddled around a campfire, having stopped for the night on their way to Oceanview, Illinois to find Big Bird. Olivia joins in, as does Snuffy, who is at home on Sesame Street and missing his best friend. As the song comes to a close, the screen splits into three sections, and all three are shown singing together as they settle in for the night and fall asleep.

Notes[]

  • Debra Spinney recalled that during the shooting, a cow gave birth in the barn below (and the calf was named Big Bird).[1]

Releases[]

Audio

Stage

  • Elmo the Musical - Live! at Sesame Place (2014)

Sources[]

  1. EP#26: Debra Spinney/Jerry Stories (Dave Goelz)/"Zanzibar", Below the Frame with Matt Vogel, December 8, 2021. (01:28:40-01:29:40)
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