Do De Rubber Duck

thumb|300px|right|Ernie and friends sing "Do De Rubber Duck."
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"Do De Rubber Duck" is a reggae song sung by Ernie, who is joined by several other Muppets in the bathroom for a special dance.
In the song, Ernie is joined by Telly Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Kermit the Frog, Count von Count, Biff, Guy Smiley, Gladys the Cow, Hoots the Owl, and Elmo. Near the end of the song, Bert stands outside the bathroom door and listens in on the song, much to his surprise. 
When this song was included on the Put Down the Duckie! album, the verses by Kermit, Guy Smiley, Biff and Hoots were excluded, and the backing track was re-recorded. Other albums featured the complete version with another re-recorded backing track.
In a 2016 article for Billboard, composer Christopher Cerf reflected on the segment:
==Notes==
*Noel MacNeal provided the puppetry for Oscar, with Caroll Spinney looping his voice later on.Facebook communication from Noel MacNeal to G. Kieran. February 3, 2012 Likewise, Kermit was puppeteered by David Rudman, and Jim Henson later looped his lines.Email communication from David Rudman to G. Kieran. July 16, 2013 Additional puppeteers include Kevin Clash (Hoots the Owl and Bert), Camille Bonora (Biff puppeteer), Pam Arciero (Count assist.), Jim Kroupa (Ernie assist.), and Michael Elizabeth Huston (Guy Smiley puppeteer). Ivy Austin provides additional backing vocals as well.Documents provided by trusted source
*The segment was taped on November 21, 1986, and was directed by Jon Stone.
*In the original script for the song, Elmo (who only sings with the chorus) was not present. Oscar was intended to take his place in the clothes hamper (to mimic his placement in his trash can).
*On the Count It Higher VHS, the video has MTV-style captions that refer to "The Harder They Scrub" (referencing the 1972 reggae song "The Harder They Come" by Jimmy Cliff). In addition, when showing the video in the VHS, the Count mentions that one of the singers in there was himself, and there were 247,561 bubbles in Ernie's bathtub.
*Lyrics to this song were released in the original release of the Count It Higher VHS.
==Releases==
;Audio
*Put Down the Duckie! (1990)
*Splish Splash: Bath Time Fun (1995)
*Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs (1997)
*Sesame Street Best (1997)
*Elmo's Dance Party (2012)
;Video
*Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street (1988)
*Shalom Sesame: Show 6: Chanukah (1990, partially dubbed in Hebrew as "Bo Barvaz Vaz")
*Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years (1993, as part of the Rubber Duckie medley)
*What's the Name of That Song? (2004, listed as "Do De Duck")
*Playtime with Ernie (2005)
*50 Years and Counting (2019)
;Online
*Sesamestreet.org 
*SesameStreet's YouTube Channel
==Sources==
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