John Weidman

John Weidman (b. 1946) is a playwright and president of the Dramatists Guild of America who wrote for Sesame Street from 1986 to 2016. He has also written song lyrics, including several segments of Elmo the Musical.
The son of veteran Broadway "book" author Jerome Weidman, Weidman is a graduate of Yale law school and served as editor of The National Lampoon. In 1976, he wrote the book for the musical Pacific Overtures (1976), netting a Tony Award nomination, and in 1987, he wrote a completely new book for the revival of Anything Goes. Subsequent Broadway credits included books for the musical version of Big, Contact, and Assassins & Bounce (the latter two both with music by Stephen Sondheim). 
During a 1999 event at Lincoln Center, Weidman spoke of his work on Sesame Street:
===Episode credits===
* Episode 2360
* Episode 2435
* Episode 2451
* Episode 2458
* Episode 2471
* Episode 2476
* Episode 2478
* Episode 2490
* Episode 2494
* Episode 2521
* Episode 2527
* Episode 2541
* Episode 2580
* Episode 2611
* Episode 2620
* Episode 2622
* Episode 2660
* Episode 2683
* Episode 2689
* Episode 2713	
* Episode 2721
* Episode 2746
* Episode 2795
* Episode 2808
* Episode 2836
* Episode 2880
* Episode 2881
* Episode 2921
* Episode 2926
* Episode 2933
* Episode 2991
* Episode 3125
* Episode 3139
* Episode 3209
* Episode 3235
* Episode 3253
* Episode 3318
* Episode 3346
* Episode 3376
* Episode 3389	
* Episode 3501
* Episode 3511
* Episode 3526
* Episode 3527
* Episode 3718
* Episode 3746
* Episode 3771
* Episode 3838
* Episode 3843
* Episode 3947
* Episode 3981
* Episode 4030
* Episode 4036
* Episode 4074
* Episode 4094
* Episode 4118
* Episode 4125
* Episode 4150
* Episode 4168
* Episode 4182	
* Episode 4191
* Episode 4202
* Episode 4228
* Episode 4236
* Episode 4271
* Episode 4272
* Episode 4301
* Episode 4304
* Episode 4317
* Episode 4411
* Episode 4426
* Episode 4507
* Episode 4510
* Episode 4519
==Sesame Street Songs==
File:2795p.jpg|"Hooper's! Hooper's! Hooper's!"
File:2746q.jpg|"Our Grouch (and We're Stuck with You)"
File:Bert-moranis.jpg|"Stick Out Your Hand and Say Hello"
File:3187za.jpg|"Things Are Always Changin'"
==Sources==
==External Links==
*IBDb
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