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"'''The Alligator King'''" is an animated segment from the [[Season 3 (1971-1972)|third season]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' about the number [[7]]. It has since aired as an insert on numerous episodes, including [[Episode 1041]]. |
"'''The Alligator King'''" is an animated segment from the [[Season 3 (1971-1972)|third season]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' about the number [[7]]. It has since aired as an insert on numerous episodes, including [[Episode 1041]]. |
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==Album Releases== |
==Album Releases== |
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*''[[The Count Counts]]'' (performed by [[Jerry Nelson]] and [[Richard Hunt]]) |
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*''[[Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration|Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration!]]'' |
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[[Category: Sesame Street Animated Segments|Alligator King]] |
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Revision as of 23:29, 29 October 2006
| Music by | Bud Luckey |
| Lyrics by | Donald Hadley |
| Date | 1971 |
"The Alligator King" is an animated segment from the third season of Sesame Street about the number 7. It has since aired as an insert on numerous episodes, including Episode 1041.
The song tells the story of a mustachioed alligator king who is feeling mighty down and offers his crown to whichever of his seven sons can cheer him up.
The first six sons try bring him gifts, but they end up doing more harm than good. The seventh son, however, helps the king up after he falls down and is awarded the crown, which is revealed to have been purchased "on sale at a discount store" for seven cents. As a result, not only does "The Alligator King" teach about the number 7, but it also shows that helping others is more important than material things.
This segment was animated, produced, performed, and directed by William "Bud" Luckey. The song was written by Luckey with lyrics by Donald Hadley.
In a Sesame Street storyline in the 1990s, Celina had her dance class perform an "Alligator King" pageant, with Big Bird in the title role.
Album Releases
- The Count Counts (performed by Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt)