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    Joe Raposo

    1937-02-08 (87 years old) in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

    Joseph Guilherme Raposo, OIH (February 8, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was an American composer, lyricist, songwriter, singer, and pianist, best known for his work on the children's television series Sesame Street, for which he wrote the theme song, as well as classic songs such as "Bein' Green", "C Is For Cookie" and "Sing" (later a #3 hit for The Carpenters). He also wrote music for television shows such as The Electric Company, Shining Time Station and the sitcoms Three's Company and The Ropers, including their theme songs. In addition to these works, Raposo also composed extensively for three Dr. Seuss TV specials in collaboration with the DePatie-Freleng Enterprises: Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977), Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (1980), and The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Raposo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Movies

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    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
    74 %|Apr 23, 2021
    Documentary
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    Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
    100 %|May 16, 1990
    Family, Documentary, Music, TV Movie
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    Rag Dolly in the U.S.S.R.
    100 %|Jan 12, 1986
    Documentary, Music
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    Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?
    73 %|May 2, 1980
    Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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    Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
    67 %|Apr 1, 1977
    Animation, Adventure, Music, Family, Fantasy, Comedy

    Series

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    The Dick Cavett Show
    66.58 %|Jun 6, 1968
    Talk
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    The Mike Douglas Show
    51 %|Dec 11, 1961
    Comedy, Talk