Mark Saltzman

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Mark Saltzman (b. August 16) is a writer for television, film, and stage productions whose career with Sesame Street began in 1981.
Over the years, he has written scripts for episodes of the show, lyrics for several songs including "Caribbean Amphibian," "A New Way to Walk," and others, and wrote the 1994 TV special Stars and Street Forever. He has also contributed scripts for some Sesame Street co-productions, including the first five Shalom Sesame shows and The Furchester Hotel episode "The Count's Vacation" in 2016.
For the Muppets, Saltzman contributed to Muppet Magazine, including several Mondo Muppet features and Fozzie Bear's interview with Henry Winkler in the Fall 1983 issue. He co-wrote the stage show The Muppet Show On Tour along with Fred Newman, and served on the writing staff for the MuppeTelevision segments of The Jim Henson Hour. 
He also scripted Kermit the Frog's appearance on Reading Rainbow and wrote the 1984 Fraggle Rock book No One Knows Where Gobo Goes.
His other writing credits include a Superboy story for Free to Be... a Family, The Adventures of Milo and Otis (narrated by Dudley Moore), 3 Ninjas Kick Back, and the 1995 family film Napoleon about a puppy's adventures in the Australian Outback. He also wrote the 1996 TV movie Mrs. Santa Claus (with Angela Lansbury in the title role, Michael Jeter, and Charles Durning as Santa Claus).
==Writing credits==
Saltzman's scripts for Sesame Street include:trusted source via User:Scarecroe
* Episode 2071
* Episode 2134
* Episode 2147
* Episode 2154
* Episode 2162
* Episode 2163
* Episode 2205
* Episode 2212
* Episode 2217
* Episode 2222
* Episode 2258	
* Episode 2260
* Episode 2261
* Episode 2267
* Episode 2304
* Episode 2329
* Episode 2340
* Episode 2350
* Episode 2376
* Episode 2394
* Episode 2408
* Episode 2415	
* Episode 2420
* Episode 2447
* Episode 2472
* Episode 2504
* Episode 2510 (R)
* Episode 2538
* Episode 2597
* Episode 2612
* Episode 2646
* Episode 2648
* Episode 2654	
* Episode 2694
* Episode 2763
* Episode 2789
* Episode 2834
* Episode 2875
* Episode 2893
* Episode 2898
* Episode 2899
* Episode 2979
* Episode 3012
* Episode 3110
;Songs
3110g.jpg|"Baby Bear Jazz"
3161x.jpg|"Birdland"
3136zk.jpg|"Caribbean Amphibian"
Song.DownBelowStreet.jpg|"Down Below the Street"
2415b.jpg|"He'll Never Stop Saying Maria"
2789a.jpg|"Hiroshi's Blues"
IAmTheWorld.jpg|"I Am the World"
3980c.jpg|"Island of Emotion"
2415a.jpg|"Lessons in Love"
ListentowhatIsay.jpg|"Listen and Bounce it Back"
Lovebirds.jpg|"Lovebirds"
3141k.jpg|"NTV"
3154s.jpg|"A New Way to Walk"
MissMyX.jpg|"Oh, How I Miss My X"
25-ourfavoritestreet-785231.jpg|"Our Favorite Street"
2212c.jpeg|"Placido's Opposite Song"
YouGottaHaveM.JPG|"The Sublime Ms. M"
File:2893h.jpg|"Surprise"
Takethehand.jpg|"Take the Hand of Someone You Love"
Song.Transylvania1-2-3-4-5.jpg|"Transylvania 1-2-3-4-5"
3012c.jpg|"Tri Tri Triangles"
2447-01.jpg|"Waiting for Maria"
WellWatchOutforYou.jpg|"We'll Watch Out for You"
==Sources==
==External links==
* Official website
* Queerty interview September 2018
* ToughPigs.com interview August 2020: part 1 part 2 part 3
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Category:Writers
Category:Lyricists