Original: Calloway attracted renewed interest in 1980 when he appeared as a supporting character in the film The Blues Brothers , performing '' Minnie the Moocher '' , and again when he sang '' The Jumpin ' Jive '' with the Two-Headed Monster on '' Sesame Street '' .
Simplified: In the movie he sang '' Minnie the Moocher . '' He sang the song '' The Jumpin ' Jive '' on the famous childrens TV show Sesame Street .