Belinda Ward

Belinda Ward (b. 1956) is a long-time Sesame Street writer.
Ward first made contact with Sesame Street in 1982 through executive producer, Dulcy Singer, who turned out to be her aunt's cousin. Ward approached her about a job in production since Ward had a job as a producer of TV and radio commercials, but Singer said there weren't any. However, Singer was looking for new writing talent since Sesame Street was airing 130 shows annually. Singer told Ward to spend a month studying the show and then write something for her. A month later, Ward returned with four inserts. Two of the inserts eventually aired on the show. For two years, Ward essentially auditioned for a spot on the writing staff and eventually found her way into the writing rotation. 
In 2008, Ward briefly became one of the show's head writers for Season 39 with Lou Berger. She has scripted celebrity appearances on the show, including John Goodman, Diane Sawyer, and the New York Jets.Cornell Alumni Magazine: "Where the Air Is Sweet" 02 November 2010
Ward served as head writer for The Furchester Hotel, wrote an episode of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss ("The Gink"), and was credited as creative consultant for The Rosie O'Donnell Show on Sesame Street. For Big Bag, she co-developed and wrote for the "Ace and Avery" segments.
Apart from her Muppet work, Ward co-created Noggin's The Upside-Down Show with the comedy duo The Umbilical Brothers and wrote episodes of Between the Lions and Donkey Hodie.
Ward is a graduate of Cornell and New York University, holding a Master's degree in Fiction Writing from the latter.
==Writing credits==
*Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Firehouse
*We All Sing Together
*The Cookie Thief (with Joey Mazzarino)
===Sesame Street episodes===
Sesame Street episodes written by Ward include:episode scripts
*Episode 2270
*Episode 2300
*Episode 2307
*Episode 2335
*Episode 2339
*Episode 2345
*Episode 2349
*Episode 2352
*Episode 2354
*Episode 2395
*Episode 2412
*Episode 2417
*Episode 2437
*Episode 2441
*Episode 2448
*Episode 2462
*Episode 2482
*Episode 2496
*Episode 2503 (R)
*Episode 2511 (R)
*Episode 2524
*Episode 2543
*Episode 2551
*Episode 2560
*Episode 2565
*Episode 2568
*Episode 2572
*Episode 2579
*Episode 2627
*Episode 2657
*Episode 2659
*Episode 2661
*Episode 2663
*Episode 2684
*Episode 2704
*Episode 2711
*Episode 2751
*Episode 2756	
*Episode 2771 (R)
*Episode 2793
*Episode 2820
*Episode 2837
*Episode 2862
*Episode 2904 (R)
*Episode 2917 (R)
*Episode 2924
*Episode 2937
*Episode 2945
*Episode 2960
*Episode 2969
*Episode 2982
*Episode 2992
*Episode 3029 (R)
*Episode 3033 (R)
*Episode 3048 (R)
*Episode 3067
*Episode 3073
*Episode 3076
*Episode 3083
*Episode 3120
*Episode 3152
*Episode 3180
*Episode 3188 (R)
*Episode 3191
*Episode 3231
*Episode 3242
*Episode 3309 (R)
*Episode 3314 (R)
*Episode 3324
*Episode 3341
*Episode 3358
*Episode 3384
*Episode 3411 (R)
*Episode 3415 (R)	
*Episode 3445
*Episode 3454
*Episode 3460
*Episode 3482 (R)
*Episode 3519
*Episode 3522
*Episode 3569
*Episode 3591
*Episode 3597 (R)
*Episode 3603 (R)
*Episode 3609
*Episode 3610
*Episode 3621
*Episode 3625
*Episode 3635 (R)
*Episode 3680 (R)
*Episode 3695
*Episode 3704
*Episode 3704
*Episode 3713
*Episode 3750
*Episode 3753 (R)
*Episode 3775
*Episode 3784
*Episode 3787
*Episode 3795
*Episode 3827
*Episode 3832
*Episode 3841
*Episode 3850
*Episode 3892
*Episode 3893
*Episode 3899
*Episode 3918
*Episode 3955
*Episode 3967
*Episode 3979	
*Episode 3984
*Episode 3985
*Episode 3994
*Episode 4022
*Episode 4033
*Episode 4041
*Episode 4042
*Episode 4055
*Episode 4064
*Episode 4068
*Episode 4073
*Episode 4079
*Episode 4082
*Episode 4083
*Episode 4092
*Episode 4098
*Episode 4102
*Episode 4104
*Episode 4113
*Episode 4127
*Episode 4131
*Episode 4144
*Episode 4145
*Episode 4151
*Episode 4160
*Episode 4198
*Episode 4204
*Episode 4263
*Episode 4266
*Episode 4275
*Episode 4279
*Episode 4281
*Episode 4305
*Episode 4401
*Episode 4407
*Episode 4409
*Episode 4421
*Episode 4423
*Episode 4512
*Episode 4514
*Episode 4521
*Episode 4522
===Song credits===
Sesame Street
File:2837c.jpg|"A-Cleanin' Up the Lot"
File:3694.ComingSoon.jpg|"At Grundgetta's Grouch Beauty Salon"
File:Song.babyblankieblues.jpg|"Baby Blankie Blues"
File:Baby-Boogie.jpg|"Baby Boogie"
File:2873f.jpg|"Bark with Me"
File:BathtubOfSeville.jpg|"The Bathtub of Seville"
File:BestFriendsDay.png|"A Best Friends Kind of Day"
File:4068j.jpg|"Boinging Is for Me"
File:Breakfastatnight.jpg|"Breakfast is the Best Meal of the Day"
File:Song.cdrivesmecrazy.jpg|"C Drives Me Crazy"
File:3460jingle.jpg|"Come On and Read"
File:CookieIsACookie.jpg|"A Cookie is a Cookie"
File:GleeSesameSpoof.jpg|"Don't Stop Your G-ing"
File:WandaSong.jpg|"A Fish Outta Water"
File:Getting-to-Count-You.jpg|"Getting to Count You"
File:3918scene5.jpg|"Gina (song)"
File:4041b.jpg|"A Grouchy Place"
File:4104b.jpg|"Grump"
File:Mpiece.guysdolls.jpg|"Guys and Dolls"
File:Countess.jpg|"I Could Have Counted All Night"
File:3522b.jpg|"I Feel Yucky"
File:3067d.jpg|"I Love to Say No"
File:ShowYouThereWorld.jpg|"I'll Show You the World"
File:Song.ImABookwormBaby.jpg|"I'm a Bookworm, Baby!"
File:3609h.jpg|"I'm Getting Married in the Trash Can"
File:3591b.jpg|"I'm Growing Up"
File:4100.takeabreakwme.jpg|"I'm Takin' a Break"
File:4131r.jpg|"I'm Your Mommy Now"
File:4079t.jpg|"It's Everybody's Home"
File:3033c.jpg|"It's Gonna Get Dirty Again"
File:4127o.jpg|"I've Grown Accustomed to Her Fur"
File:3994l.jpg|"La La La Song"
File:3568.ComingSoon.jpg|"Let the Triangles In"
File:3984h.jpg|"Mail It Shop Is Coming"
File:3454part2.jpg|"Me and My Flowerpot"
File:3827F.jpg|"Monster in Me"
File:3827b.jpg|"Monsterena"
File:2565b.jpg|"My Shadow"
File:4705d.png|"No Playing Ball Inside"
File:4423b.png|"Nothing Could Be Better"
File:4098h.jpg|"Nursery Rhyme Bully Blues"
File:Lookwhatourbaby.jpg|"Oh, Look What Our Baby Can Do!"
File:3994i.jpg|"One Note at a Time"
File:3609.ComingSoon.jpg|"The One and Only One"
File:PeanutJingle.jpg|"Peanut Jingle"
File:2820c2.jpg|"Playing the Bones"
File:Noimage-landscape.png|"Practice Rap"(with Carol Hall and Randolph Klein)
File:4237h.jpg|"Rotten Grouchy Mother's Day"
File:4116za.jpg|"Shake Your Rattle and Roll"
File:4121av.jpg|"Sleep!"
File:2659 04.jpg|"Snuffle Friends"(with Alan Menken)
File:SongAboutElmo.jpg|"Song About Elmo"
File:StandByYourCan.jpg|"Stand By Your Can"
File:4131e.jpg|"There's a Baby Coming"
File:3979zg.jpg|"Twig by Twig"
File:WaitingForBell.jpg|"Waiting for The Bell to Ring"
File:3324b.jpg|"We Call Her Schnookie Pooks"
File:4232g.jpg|"We Love You Vegetables Song"
File:4042Scene2.jpg|"We're the Same"
File:4073g.jpg|"Wee Little Sharing Song"
File:2560h.jpg|"What I See"
File:FeelingEnd.png|"When Will This Feeling End?"
File:3569b.jpg|"Where Have All the Triangle Lovers Gone?"
File:4082e.jpg|"You Can't Win 'Em All"
Other
*Ace and Avery theme (with Russell Kassoff) (Big Bag inserts)
*Gink Bath (with Joseph Carroll and Peter Thom) (The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
*Wickersham Chant (with Joseph Carroll and Peter Thom) (The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss)
==Book credits==
*The Gink
==Sources==
==External links==
*IMDb listing
*"Belinda Ward, Writer, Wed", The New York Times, August 27, 1990.
*Sesame Workshop Announces New Development Slate Led by Children's TV Vet Liz Nealon, press release, April 6, 2005.
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