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Remade with new characters[]

(First: Episode 1824)
(First: Episode 3968)
"All By Myself"

Prairie Dawn originally sang it in 1982 with three monsters, and she later sang it in 2001 with The Oinker Sisters.

(First: Episode 1950)
(First: Episode 3806)
"Big Round Nose"

The song was remade in Season 30 with Herry Monster as a vaudeville number.

(First: Episode 1741)
(First: Episode 4013)
"Captain Vegetable"

Remade as a Season 33 insert with John Leguizamo, and with Sandy replacing Andy and Eddie.

(First: Episode 2084)
(First: Episode 3331)
"A Cat Had a Birthday"

Originally an album track sung by David, it was performed on the show by the cast, and then a decade later by Kingston Livingston III in an insert.

(First: Episode 1705)
(First: Episode 3848)
MJeter.DanceMyself
(First: Episode 3857)
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The Street We Live On
"Dance Myself to Sleep"

Remade as an animated segment sung by a lion, an insert with Michael Jeter singing with sheep, and a celebrity version filmed for The Street We Live On.

(First: Episode 2064)
(First: Episode 3961)
EverybodysSong2004
(First: Episode 4062)
RoccoES02
(First: Episode 4207)
"Everybody's Song"

Sung by Diana Krall, Elmo and other Muppets in 2001, by Gabi and Miles with various Muppets in 2004, and by Rocco Fiorentino in 2009.

(First: Episode 0812)
(First: Episode 3774)
"Fur"

Remade with Zoe, Herry Monster, Grover and Elmo.

(First: Episode 2720)
(First: Episode 3348)
3983i
(First: Episode 3983)
"Goodbye Fly"

Remade as an insert with some different cast members and later as part of the street story for Episode 3983.

(First: Episode 0111)
(First: Episode 0538)
"Here and There"

Remade with new monsters in the early 1970s.

(First: Episode 2976)
(First: Episode 4326)
"I Can Sing"

Originally sung by Herry Monster and Louisey, and later performed by Abby Cadabby and Elmo in a Season 43 insert.

(First: Episode 1910)
(First: Episode 3242)
ShawnColvinErnie
Elmopalooza
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(First: Episode 4031)
"I Don't Want to Live on the Moon"

Sung by Aaron Neville with Ernie (using the original Jim Henson audio track) in Season 25, Shawn Colvin and Ernie in Elmopalooza, and by Telly, Rosita, and Bob in Episode 4031.

(First: Episode 2169)
(First: Episode 4127)
"I Heard My Dog Bark"

Remade as an Ernie and Bert segment.

(First: Episode 0734)
(First: Episode 3912)
"I Just Adore Four"

Big Bird sang the song with The Happy Squares as backup in Season 6, and again with The Oinker Sisters in Season 31.

(First: Episode 2983)
(First: Episode 4075)
"In My Book"

Remade as an Ernie and Bert segment.

(First: Episode 0897)
(First: Episode 3391)
"It's Funny"

Remade with Polly Darton performing to a crowd of laughing Muppets.

(First: Episode 2689)
(First: Episode 4067)
"Monster in the Mirror"

Sung by Grover, and later covered by Elmo, Gordon, his father, and Miles as a singing group in Season 35.

(First: Episode 2775)
(First: Episode 3832)
"Moonshine"

Remade as a Muppet insert, sung by Zoe and Herry Monster.

(First: Episode 2220)
(First: Episode 3949)
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(First: Episode 4025)
"One Fine Face"

Originally sung by Ernie and Elmo, remade with Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf, and later as a clay animated segment.

(First: Episode 2796)
Elmopalooza
OneSmallVoice-monsters-BSboys
(First: Episode 3987)
"One Small Voice"

Sung by Kenny Loggins in a music video for Elmopalooza, and by the Backstreet Boys with Elmo and other monsters.

(First: Episode 3489)
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Learning to Share
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(First: Episode 3825)
"Share"

Originally sung by Ernie and Cookie Monster as an audio track for the album In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record. The song was remade into a segment in the 1990s with Elmo and Zoe. The song was also remade for Learning to Share with Elmo, Zoe, and Big Bird, and with Ernie and Elmo in a later segment.

(First: Episode 2784)
(First: Episode 3845)
"The Sneeze Song"

Originally performed in Season 22 by a cow and some farm animals, and later in Season 30 by Ruth Buzzi and three Anything Muppets as a vaudeville number.

(First: Episode 0060)
(First: Episode 0154)
UpandDown.remake
(First: Episode 3532)
"Up and Down"

Later versions feature Cookie Monster and Herry Monster.

(First: Episode 2835)
(First: Episode 3981)
"We Are All Earthlings"

Remade in 2002 with Jill Scott and some Muppet animals.


Remade with new footage[]

(First: Episode 0096)
(First: Episode 2266)
"ABC-DEF-GHI"

Remade with Big Bird in several episodes, with most reusing the original soundtrack. It was remade as a reusable insert in Season 18, with a rerecorded Big Bird vocal.

(First: Episode 2356)
(First: Episode 4027)
"Bein' a Pig"

Remade with origami-style animation, with the original soundtrack.

(First: Episode 0087)
(First: Episode 0637)
Song.beinggreen76
(First: Episode 0722)
"Bein' Green"

Kermit sang the song in two solo segments and as a duet with Lena Horne.

(First: Episode 0372)
(First: Episode 3189)
NewCForCookie
(First: Episode 3804)
"C is for Cookie"

Remade as an operatic musical number with Marilyn Horne and the Anything Muppets. Later remade with new footage and a remix of the original audio in Season 30.

Test Show #5
(First: Episode 0007)
HTV
(First: Episode 0578)
Ernie and Bert: TV Repair

An Ernie and Bert skit from one of the pilot episodes that was readapted in later seasons with different letters.

(First: Episode 0009)
(First: Episode 1112)
Ernie and Bert: Typewriter Bit

A Season 1 skit was redone eight seasons later.

(First: Episode 0406)
(First: Episode 3026)
"Everybody Sleeps"

Remade with new footage, as well as an alternate vocal take from Joe Raposo, in the 1990s.

(First: Episode 0116)
(First: Episode 1332)
First and Last

Remade with Sesame Street monsters and the blue version of Grover.

(First: Episode 1481)
(First: Episode 2081)
Forgetful Jones Forgets His Horse

The original sketch, taped for Season 12, featured Michael Earl as Forgetful, Brian Muehl as Clementine, and Kevin Clash as Buster. The sketch was remade in Season 16, with Richard Hunt performing Forgetful, Clash as Clementine, and Martin P. Robinson as Buster.

(First: Episode 1446)
(First: Episode 2068)
Forgetful Jones Forgets to Brush His Teeth

Another early Forgetful Jones sketch that was remade in Season 16 with the recast performers.

(First: Episode 2404)
(First: Episode 4085)
"Healthy Food"

Remade in Season 36 with Wyclef Jean.

(First: Episode 0095)
(First: Episode 0153)
"I Love Trash"

Remade in the second season with green Oscar and in subsequent seasons. Many of these remakes used the soundtrack from The Sesame Street Book & Record.

(First: Episode 0425)
(First: Episode 2520)
"I'm an Aardvark"

Remade in the 1980s, with the original soundtrack.

(First: Episode 0493)
(First: Episode 3820)
ImaginationAnimated
Bedtime with Elmo
"Imagination"

Remade in Season 30 with Steve Whitmire performing Ernie; later included in the video Bedtime with Elmo with new animation by Misseri Studio.

(First: Episode 0321)
(First: Episode 3841)
"La La La"

Remade with new puppetry to the original Jim Henson and Frank Oz audio track.

(First: Episode 0416)
(First: Episode 4237)
"Ladybugs' Picnic"

Remade as a clay animated segment with a rerecorded soundtrack.

(First: Episode 0655)
(First: Episode 2485)
4108LittleThings
(First: Episode 4108)
"Little Things"

Remade with new footage in the 1980s, and later as an animated segment with a rerecorded soundtrack.

(First: Episode 0316)
(First: Episode 4524)
"Martian Beauty"

Remade in stop-motion with a rerecorded soundtrack.

(First: Episode 0057)
(First: Episode 0787)
"Near and Far"

Remade with the blue version of Grover.

(First: Episode 2268)
(First: Episode 3233)
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(First: Episode 3984)
"A New Way to Walk"

Retaped in Season 25 with celebrity guest cameos. Remade again in Season 33 with Destiny's Child, Elmo, Zoe and Grover.

(First: Episode 0985)
(First: Episode 4221)
"Pinball Number Count" (#12)

Remade as a clay animated segment with the original soundtrack.

(First: Episode 0182)
(First: Episode 0319)
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(First: Episode 0514)
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(First: Episode 1194)
"Rain Falls"

Retaped in several episodes. Bob sings a solo version in Episode 1194.

(First: Episode 0078)
(First: Episode 0136)
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(First: Episode 3842)
"Rubber Duckie"

Remade in Season 2 using the soundtrack from The Sesame Street Book & Record, and later retaped with new puppetry in Season 30.

(First: Episode 1834)
"Singing in the Shower"

Remade with Ruth Buzzi replacing Olivia and Steve Whitmire performing Ernie.

(First: Episode 0047)
(First: Episode 2519)
"Somebody Come and Play"

Remade in the 1980s with footage of snow leopards, retaining the original Joe Raposo recording.

(First: Episode 2416)
(First: Episode 3377)
The Story of the Princess / Princess Sleepy

Both versions are narrated by Luis. The prince is performed by Martin P. Robinson in the original, and Kevin Clash in the remake.

(First: Episode 0425)
(First: Episode 4212)
"Ten Turtles"

Remade with clay animation and vocals by Tyler Bunch.

(First: Episode 0416)
(First: Episode 4021)
"There's a Bird on Me"

Remade with origami-style animation and vocals by Jerry Nelson.

(First: Episode 2840)
(First: Episode 3885)
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(First: Episode 3886)
"What is Friend?"

Remade with Lulu as Cookie Monster's friend. The new recording was then set to film of two children playing together.

(First: Episode 1122)
(First: Episode 2208)
Who Could Forget

A Season 9 sketch with Big Bird and Snuffy would be remade eight years later.

Remade with new lyrics[]

(First: Episode 2616)
"ABC-DEF-GHI"

Remade with slightly altered lyrics by Elmo.

(First: Episode 4105)
"Bein' Green"

Remade with new lyrics by Oscar.

(First: Episode 3860)
"Everybody Sleeps"

Remade as "Every Kitty Sleeps" for a Suzie Kabloozie insert.

(First: Episode 0008)
"Five People in My Family"

Bob first sang the song as "Five Fingers on My Left Hand" in Episode 0008 (as well as in a few later episodes). The Anything Muppets version debuted during the same episode and would later be remade as "Five Monsters in My Family."

(First: Episode 3891)
"I Love Trash"

Remade on several occasions with new lyrics. Oscar sings a version in Episode 1911 when he uncovers some oversized trash, and another version in Episode 3612 when he laments after driving his pets away. When Oscar's cousin Felix the Grouch visits in Episode 3891, they sing it as a duet, with Felix's verses about how he loves to clean.

(First: Episode 3273)
"I'm an Aardvark"

Remade with new lyrics by Big Bird as "I'm No Aardvark, But I'm Still Proud!"

Remade storylines[]

Episode 0325
Episode 0613
Oscar decides to move his trash can.
Episode 0390
Episode 0969
Oscar's can is missing.
Episode 0476
Episode 2081
Oscar is awarded the Grouch of the Year Award, being given to him by a D.O.G. judge in the former episode, and D.O.G. president Grundgetta in the latter.
Episode 0568
Episode 0745
A storyline where Oscar is visited by his country cousin Herkimer Grouch was remade just one season later with Big Bird and his own country cousin Herman Bird.
Episode 0887
Episode 1918
Big Bird's ABIERTO sign.
Episode 0919
Episode 2087
A storyline where Big Bird tries being a detective was remade with Telly Monster nine seasons later.
Episode 0937
Episode 2592
An episode where Big Bird helps Mrs. Twitter hatch an egg was remade with Telly looking after a macaw's egg.
Episode 0954
Episode 2720
Oscar tries tricking his visiting brother Ernest the Grouch.
Episode 1086
Episode 2050
Another Big Bird-centric plot where he pretends to be a firefighter was remade with Telly in the lead role.
Episode 1157
Episode 2012
Big Bird playing the mirror game with Bob.
Episode 1219
Episode 2338
The Count and Maria go camping.
Episode 1736
Episode 2906
A storyline where Bob gives music lessons is remade with Telly as Bob's primary student rather than Gordon.
Episode 1740
Episode 2870
Sesame Street experiences a water shortage.
Episode 1789
Episode 2738
Slimey injures himself while skydiving. Richard Hunt appears both times as one of the paramedics.
Episode 2695
Episode 3661
A pair of scenes where Snuffy has Hiroshi repeatedly read a short book was remade as a longer storyline where Maria and Bob read Frazzle a similar book.
Episode 2734
Episode 3912
Elmo shows Maria a book he's made about his adventures in Numberland.
Episode 2804
Episode 3736
Telly practices standing still.
Episode 3078
Episode 3654
A storyline where Prairie Dawn gets mad at Merry Monster for playing rough in a game of pretend was later remade with the often-at-odds Baby Bear and Goldilocks in the respective roles.
Episode 3641
Episode 3910
Street scenes starring monsters.

Remade street scenes[]

  • A scenario concerning Big Bird's sister Tondalea appears almost identically in episodes 0027, 0539, and 1260, except the person asking Big Bird why he's saying "G" over and over changes from Gordon to Bob to Olivia, respectively.
  • Scene 6, Episode 0967 = Scene 1, Episode 2592
  • Scene 3, Episode 2318 = Scene 1, Episode 2732

Remade as new media[]

Bert & Ernie Sing-Along was adapted as Episode 0900.
The Count Counts was adapted as Episode 1045, reusing much of the audio from the album's linking segments.
Sesame Street Sing-Along! was partially adapted as Episode 1808, where the cast has a sing-along party using many of the same songs.

See also[]

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