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Joe Raposo
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Overview
Date of Birth:
8 February
1937
,
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
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Date of Death:
5 February
1989
, Bronxville, New York, USA
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Trivia:
Attended Harvard University and was good friends with classmate
Tom Lehrer
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Joseph Raposo
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Composer
,
Music Department
,
Soundtrack
,
Actor
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Composer:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
"Sesame Street"
(8 episodes, 1969-2007)
... aka Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
... aka Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
... aka The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
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Rosita Gets Upset at Zoe & Abby
(2007)
TV episode
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Elmo Is Jealous of Marco
(2007)
TV episode
-
Elmo Shows Abby How to Pretend
(2007)
TV episode
-
Sleeping Grouchy
(2007)
TV episode
-
The Tutu Spell
(2007)
TV episode
(
3 more
)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
(1994) (TV)
"Shining Time Station"
(1 episode, 1991)
-
Win, Lose or Draw
(1991)
TV episode
Shining Time Station Christmas: 'Tis a Gift
(1990) (TV)
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
(1990) (TV)
"Dr. Fad"
(1990)
TV series
Madeline
(1989) (TV)
Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting
(1989) (TV)
Let's Learn to Play Together
(1988) (VG)
"ABC Weekend Specials"
(1 episode, 1986)
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The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure
(1986)
TV episode
Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas
(1984) (TV)
"Foot in the Door"
(1983)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
(1982) (TV)
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
(1982) (TV)
... aka The Cat in the Hat Gets Grinched (USA: video title)
The Great Muppet Caper
(1981)
The Robert Klein Show
(1981) (TV)
Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother
(1981) (TV)
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?
(1980) (TV)
... aka Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano (USA: video title)
"The Ropers"
(1979)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
... aka Three's Company's Friends, the Ropers (syndication title)
Halloween Is Grinch Night
(1977) (TV)
... aka Grinch Night (USA: alternative title)
... aka It's Grinch Night
"The Electric Company"
(780 episodes, 1971-1977)
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130B
(1977)
TV episode
-
129B
(1977)
TV episode
-
128B
(1977)
TV episode
-
127B
(1977)
TV episode
-
126B
(1977)
TV episode
(
775 more
)
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
(1977)
"Ivan the Terrible"
(1976)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
Nashville
(1975)
Muppets No-Nonsense Show
(1975) (TV)
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
(1975) (TV)
"We'll Get By"
(1975)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
Out to Lunch
(1974) (TV)
Savages
(1972)
The Possession of Joel Delaney
(1972)
Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince
(1971) (TV)
... aka The Frog Prince (USA: short title)
The Great Santa Claus Switch
(1970) (TV)
Hey Cinderella!
(1969) (TV)
... aka Hey Cinderella (USA: video title)
An Impression of John Steinbeck: Writer
(1969) (as Joseph Raposo)
... aka An Impression of John Steinbeck
... aka Steinbeck
Music Department:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
"Play with Me Sesame"
(2002)
TV series
(composer: theme music)
"Madeline"
(composer: theme song) (5 episodes, 1993-1994)
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Madeline and the Talking Parrot
(1994)
TV episode
(composer: theme song)
-
Madeline and the Missing Clown
(1993)
TV episode
(composer: theme song)
-
Madeline and the Soccer Star
(1993)
TV episode
(composer: theme song)
-
Madeline and the Dog Show
(1993)
TV episode
(composer: theme song)
-
Madeline and the Forty Thieves
(1993)
TV episode
(composer: theme song)
"The Smoggies"
(1989)
TV series
(composer: theme song) (unknown episodes, 1989)
... aka SOS polluards (France)
... aka Stop the Smoggies (USA: rerun title)
Madeline
(1989) (TV) (conductor)
"The Cosby Show"
(composer: song "Bein' Green) (1 episode, 1987)
-
It Ain't Easy Being Green
(1987)
TV episode
(composer: song "Bein' Green)
Liberty Weekend
(1986) (TV) (musical director)
The Great Muppet Caper
(1981) (conductor) (music arranger) (orchestrator)
"Three's Company"
(composer: theme music) (5 episodes, 1977-1984)
-
The Rivals
(1978)
TV episode
(composer: theme music)
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The Gift
(1978)
TV episode
(composer: theme music)
-
Three's Christmas
(1977)
TV episode
(composer: theme music)
-
And Mother Makes Four
(1977)
TV episode
(composer: theme music)
-
A Man About the House
(1977)
TV episode
(composer: theme music)
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
(1977) (lyrics) (music arranger) (musical director) (orchestrator)
"The Electric Company"
(musical director) (390 episodes, 1971-1974)
-
390
(1974)
TV episode
(musical director)
-
389
(1974)
TV episode
(musical director)
-
388
(1974)
TV episode
(musical director)
-
387
(1974)
TV episode
(musical director)
-
386
(1974)
TV episode
(musical director)
(
385 more
)
Savages
(1972) (musician: piano)
The Possession of Joel Delaney
(1972) (musical director)
"Evening at Pops"
(musical director) (1 episode, 1971)
-
A Special Program with Arthur Fiedler and Friends from Sesame Street
(1971)
TV episode
(musical director)
Soundtrack:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
The Love Guru
(2008) (writer: "Silhouette Blending")
... aka Der Love Guru (Germany)
The Incredible Hulk
(2008) (writer: "Over Under Around And Through")
"Sesame Street"
(2 episodes, 2005-2007)
... aka Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
... aka Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
... aka The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
-
The Tutu Spell
(2007)
TV episode
(writer: "Share")
-
Big Bird, Snuffy and Friends Hike
(2005)
TV episode
(writer: "A New Way to Walk")
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
(2005) (writer: "SING")
... aka The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (Australia) (UK)
"South Park"
(1 episode, 2005)
-
Wing
(2005)
TV episode
(writer: "Sing")
Under Heaven
(1998) (writer: "Three's Company Theme Song")
... aka In a Private Garden (USA: cable TV title)
... aka In the Shadows (USA: video title)
"Saved by the Bell: The College Years"
(1 episode, 1993)
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A Question of Ethics
(1993)
TV episode
(writer: "Sesame Street Theme" (uncredited))
Stay Tuned
(1992) ("Come and Knock On Our Door")
Sharon, Lois & Bram Sing A to Z
(1992) (V) ("Somebody Come & Play")
Madeline in London
(1991) (TV) (music: "I'm Madeline")
Madeline and the Gypsies
(1991) (TV) (music: "I'm Madeline")
Madeline and the Bad Hat
(1991) (TV) (music: "I'm Madeline")
Madeline's Rescue
(1990) (TV) (music: "I'm Madeline", "Something Is Not Right")
Madeline's Christmas
(1990) (TV) (music: "I'm Madeline")
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
(1990) (TV) ("Sing, Sing a Song")
Madeline
(1989) (TV) (music: "I'm Madeline", "Air Madeline", "Something Is Not Right (Miss Clavel's Song)", "Ma Cherie, Oh Madeline", "Voila, My Scar", "Madeline's Theme") (lyrics: "Madeline's Theme")
The Best of Ernie and Bert
(1988) (V) (music: "The National Association of 'W' Lovers")
Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird
(1985) ("Sesame Street Theme")
... aka Follow That Bird
A Fine Romance
(1983) (TV) ("A Fine Romance")
The Great Muppet Caper
(1981) (music: "Hey a Movie!", "Happiness Hotel", "Steppin' out with a star", "Night life", "The first time it happens", "Couldn't we ride", "Piggy's Fantasy ("Miss Piggy")", "The Muppet fight song", "Finale: Hey A Movie! / The First time it happens") (lyrics: "Hey a Movie!", "Happiness Hotel", "Steppin' out with a star", "Night life", "The first time it happens", "Couldn't we ride", "Piggy's Fantasy ("Miss Piggy")", "The Muppet fight song", "Finale: Hey A Movie! / The First time it happens")
Olivia
(1978) (TV) (writer: "It's A Game (of Life)")
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977) (music: "THE SQUARE SONG" (1970))
... aka CE3K (USA: informal short title)
... aka The Special Edition: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (USA: reissue title)
"Saturday Night Live"
(2 episodes, 1977)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
-
Elliot Gould/Kate & Anna McGarrigle/Roslyn Kind
(1977)
TV episode
(writer: "Sing")
-
Fran Tarkenton/Leo Sayer, Donnie Harper and the Voices of Tomorrow
(1977)
TV episode
(writer: "Sing a Song")
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
(1977) (music: "I Look, And What Do I See?", "No Girl's Toy", "I'm Just a Rag Dolly/Poor Babette/A Miracle", "The Pirate Song", "Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers", "Blue", "I Never Get Enough", "Because I Love You", "It's Not Easy Being King When You're Short", "Hooray for Me", "You're My Friend", "I'm Home", "Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers (Reprise)") (lyrics: "I Look, And What Do I See?", "No Girl's Toy", "I'm Just a Rag Dolly/Poor Babette/A Miracle", "The Pirate Song", "Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers", "Blue", "I Never Get Enough", "Because I Love You", "It's Not Easy Being King When You're Short", "Hooray for Me", "You're My Friend", "I'm Home", "Candy Hearts and Paper Flowers (Reprise)")
"Three's Company"
(1977)
TV series
(unknown episodes)
"The Brady Bunch Hour"
(1 episode, 1977)
-
Episode #1.2
(1977)
TV episode
(writer: "Sing")
"The Muppet Show"
(4 episodes, 1976)
-
Episode #1.9
(1976)
TV episode
("At The Dance")
-
Episode #1.8
(1976)
TV episode
("At The Dance")
-
Episode #1.3
(1976)
TV episode
("At The Dance")
-
Episode #1.1
(1976)
TV episode
("At The Dance")
Super Bowl
(1976) (TV) ("Winners")
... aka Superbowl (USA: closing credits title)
... aka TVTV Goes to the Superbowl (USA: video box title)
Nashville
(1975) (music: "Sing a Song") (lyrics: "Sing a Song")
Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra
(1973) (TV) (writer: "You Will Be My Music", "You Will Be My Music (Reprise)")
... aka Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back (USA: alternative title)
Savages
(1972) (music: "Savages")
Hey Cinderella!
(1969) (TV) ("If I Could Go Dancing")
... aka Hey Cinderella (USA: video title)
Actor:
1980s
1970s
"Sesame Street"
.... Singer / ... (13 episodes, 1969-1985)
... aka Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
... aka Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
... aka The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
-
Episode #17.1
(1985)
TV episode
(voice) .... Singer 'Dressed Up'
-
Episode #14.4
(1982)
TV episode
(voice) .... Singer
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Episode #7.16
(1975)
TV episode
(voice) .... Singer
-
Episode #6.1
(1974)
TV episode
(voice) .... Singer 'Go Ahead and Touch' and 'Frog Struggle Song'
-
Episode #5.1
(1973)
TV episode
(voice) .... Singer 'There's a Bird On Me'
(
8 more
)
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?
(1980) (TV) (voice)
... aka Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano (USA: video title)
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
(1977) (uncredited) .... Joe - the Bus Driver
Self:
1980s
1970s
America Is
(1986) (TV) .... Host
"The Mike Douglas Show"
.... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
-
Episode dated 19 July 1977
(1977)
TV episode
.... Himself
Archive Footage:
Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music
(1990) (TV) .... Himself
Additional Details
Genres:
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