Old King Cole

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Old King Cole was a merry old soul. The nursery rhyme, dating to England circa the 16th century, and its title character have featured in many Muppet productions.
==Adaptations==
* In a Sesame Street News Flash sketch, Old King Cole (performed by Jerry Nelson) called for his fiddlers three, accompanied by the royal drummer, bassist and saxophone player. It ends with a jam session.
* The story was adapted for an episode of Mother Goose Stories.
==Recordings==
* The 1978 Sesame Street album Sing Sang Song Singalong included "Old King Cole."
* Kermit sings a version of the song in the book-and-tape set Sing Me a Story!
==References==
* In a 1984 sketch, Ernie plays Old King Cole and calls for his pipe and bowl. When he calls for his fiddlers three, they each appear one at a time allowing Ernie to practice his addition. The introduction to the story is narrated by Sonia Manzano. 
* A 2001 episode of Sesame Park featured Eric Peterson as Old King Cole. The role was Gemini Award nominated.
* In a 2004 "Journey to Ernie" segment with a nursery rhyme theme, Ernie appeared in the prologue as Old King Cole, calling for his pipe and bowl from an Anything Muppet page.
* Ernie also played the King in the book Sesame Street's Mother Goose Rhymes, where the king only eats healthy food and he calls for his bread, cheese, and fruit (nicely stirred).
* Ernie appears as the King once again in the 2007 book Guess Who, Abby!.
* Oscar the Grouch appears as Old King Cole in the 2008 book Storybook ABCs. He calls for his junk, and he calls for his skunk, and he calls for his kazoo-players three. 
* A similar illustration was used on a Sesame Street Puzzle.
* Chundo, one of William Wegman's dog appears as Old King Cole in a Sesame Street insert. 
* The Muppet Babies take on the rhyme in Big Book of Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales.
* The Sesame Street Library Volume 8 and The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 8 both feature versions of the rhyme.
* Cookie Monster plays "Old King Cookie" in the On My Way with Sesame Street volume "Just Pretend." In the rhyme he calls for his pie, cake, and cookie jars three.
Image:Ernieoldkingcole.jpg|Ernie as Old King Cole in Guess Who, Abby!
Image:Oscarpuzzle.JPG|Oscar as Old King Cole in a tray puzzle
Image:Oldkinggrouch.JPG|Oscar in Storybook ABCs
Image:Ernie_king_cole healthy.JPG|Old King Cole and his healthy food
King Oscar - The Sesame Street Storybook Alphabet.jpg|Oscar in "The Sesame Street Storybook Alphabet"
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Category:Literary References
Category:Nursery Rhymes
Category:Muppet Songs
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