Peter and the Wolf
In 1958, he starred in an ABC children's television special "Art Carney Meets Peter and the Wolf", which featured the Bil Baird Marionettes. It combined an original story with a marionette presentation of Serge Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf". Some of Prokofiev's other music was given lyrics written by Ogden Nash. The special was a success and was repeated twice.