Sam Pottle

Samuel H. Pottle (usually credited as Sam Pottle) (May 8, 1934 - July 4, 1978) co-wrote the theme song for The Muppet Show with Jim Henson, and followed Joe Raposo as the musical director on Sesame Street from seasons 6 through 9. He wrote and co-wrote the music for many Sesame songs, and had a one-off character named after him.
A 1955 Yale graduate, Pottle was involved with many theatrical productions. He served as musical supervisor for the short-lived 1970 Broadway play Cry for Us All and composer for Money. He wrote the music for the 1977 musical The Meehans. He was also the conductor, in 1966, for the Broadway play The Mad Show.
He wrote the music for a play called Keep Tightly Closed in a Cool Dry Place at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in 1968, and composed a musical arrangement for Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky," which has been performed by groups like the Nashoba Valley Chorale.
Following Pottle's death on July 4, 1978, his friend and fellow Sesame writer Charles ("Chuck") Choset dedicated the 1982 plays Letters to Ben and The Messiah to him.
==Sesame Street songs==
File:Admiral Bird.jpg|"Admiral Bird"
File:Wideopenspaces.jpg|"Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside"
File:AllPartsOurFace.jpg|"All Parts of Our Face"
File:1706f.jpg|"Alone Song"
File:1800-7.jpg|"Alphabet Chat" Theme 
File:0900 01d Bats in My Belfry.jpg|"Bats in My Belfry"
File:MonstersLP.jpg|"Be Kind to Your Neighborhood Monsters"
File:ABeautifulDay.jpg|"A Beautiful Day"
File:Beep.jpg|"Beep"
File:BeginningMiddleEndMonsters.jpg|"Beginning, Middle, End"
File:0923 01.jpg|"Bellybutton"
File:SS-BestFriends70s.jpg|"Best Friends"
File:RideabikeRideabike.jpg|"Bicycling"
File:1021g.jpg|"Big Bird's Lullaby"
File:1052b.jpg|"Big Bird's Totally Amateur Show"
File:1056a.jpg|"Big Brass Band"
File:Bob at Lincoln Center Reclining Figure.jpg|"Bob Live From Lincoln Center"
File:0905e.jpg|"Body Parts #1 - Face"
File:Boyfromindiana.JPG|"Boy from Indiana"
File:AMs-BrushingSong.jpg|"Brush Your Teeth"
File:BusStopSong1976.jpg|"Bus Stop"
File:1459c.jpg|"Butterfly"
File:CampfireGrouches.jpg|"Campfire Grouches"
File:Song-CanDo.jpg|"Can Do"
File:0745 05.jpg|"Change It to a Song"
File:0900 01c Cheer Up.jpg|"Cheer Up"
File:1056d.jpg|"Children of the World"
File:Album.merryxmasfromss.jpg|"Christmas Eve on Sesame Street"
File:1091-11.jpg|"City-Country Song"
File:0850 City Sounds.jpg|"City Sounds"
File:1077c.jpg|"Coconut Tree"
File:1227e.jpg|"Come Along"
File:FollowLeader-S7.jpg|"Come On Let's Play Follow the Leader"
File:1080d.jpg|"Como Estas"
File:cookiediscoTV.jpg|"Cookie Disco"
File:CookiesRhymingSong.jpg|"Cookie's Rhyming Song"
File:Countupto9a.jpg|"Count Up to Nine"
File:0751 Counting is Wonderful.jpg|"Counting Is Wonderful"
File:0826c.jpg|"Counting to Ten"
File:BabyRocky.JPG|"Cry"
File:Street Fever.jpg|"David's Street Fever"
File:1037m.jpg|"Different People, Different Ways"
File:DiscoD.jpg|"Disco D"
File:100022.jpg|"Don't Be Afraid to Make Friends"
File:LuisDrat.jpg|"Drat"
File:Eggs-are-Oval.jpg|"Eggs Are Oval"
File:1090-09.jpg|"Elevator Song"
File:EverybodyNeedsHome.jpg|"Everybody Needs a Home"
File:Everyone Feels a Little Shy Sometimes.jpg|"Everyone Feels a Little Shy Sometimes"
File:Olivia_Everything_Grows.jpg|"Everything Grows"
File:AtHomeLP.jpg|"Fear (When I Was Little)"
File:Feelinggoodfeelingbad.JPG|"Feelin' Good/Feelin' Bad"
File:FunToWonder.jpg|"Fun to Wonder"
File:Fur.jpg|"Fur"
File:Song.furrymommy.jpg|"Furry Blue Mommy of Mine"
File:Frazzle2.jpg|"Frazzle"
File:MonstersLP.jpg|"Games Monsters Play"
File:GimmeFiveSong.jpg|"Gimme Five"
File:Goodbyesong.jpg|"Goin' Home"
File:Bob-GoldenSlumbers.jpg|"Golden Slumbers"
1446-Gordon.jpg|"Gordon Goes Cycling"
File:0897 04.jpg|"The Grouch's Lullaby"
File:FeelingsLP.jpg|"Grouchy"
File:Reddy-Grow.jpg|"Grow"
File:1048 Olivia Happy.jpg|"Happy"
File:HappySadVaudeville.jpg|"Happy / Sad"
File:Hat,CoatandPants.jpg|"Hat, Coat, and Pants"
File:HaveANiceDay.jpg |"Have a Nice Day"
File:1041smallerthanme.jpg|"He's Smaller Than Me"
File:BobLinda-GreetingSong.jpg|"Hello Song"
File:0958d.jpg|"Help"
File:Song-HiPal.jpg|"Hi, Pal"
File:1087d.jpg|"Home Is"
File:Hooperburgers.jpg|"Hooperburgers"
File:Horse-Sense.jpg|"Horse Sense"
File:2425-Walk.jpg|"How Do You Walk"
File:1051c.jpg|"Hummingbird"
File:PointerSis-Hush.jpg|"Hush Little Baby"
File:0644d.jpg|"I"
File:Grovermarchingband.jpg|"I Am Not Afraid"
File:Song-IBelieve.jpg|"I Believe"
File:ICHI.jpg|"I Can't Help It"
File:0762c.jpg|"I Didn't Spill That Stuff Today"
File:IGetANiceFeeling.jpg|"I Get a Nice Feeling"
File:Gotasong.JPG|"I Got a Song"
File:0748 I Grover.jpg|"I, Grover"
File:Oscarhateschristmas.jpg|"I Hate Christmas"
File:IJustAdore4.jpg|"I Just Adore Four"
File:LikeMyName.jpg|"I Like My Name"
File:1070_05.jpg|"I Love Ya Cause You're Insincere"
File:LoveAMarch2.jpg|"I Love a March"
File:HelenReddySongs.jpg|"I Make Up Songs"
File:0824h.jpg|"I Really Like You"
File:0900 01a Refuse to Sing Along.jpg|"I Refuse to Sing Along"
File:Iwantamonster.jpg|"I Want a Monster to Be My Friend"
File:0945a.jpg|"I'd Like to Know You Better"
File:BertErnieSingAlong.jpg|"I'll Give You a Song"
File:0900-Somewhere.jpg|"I'm Going Somewhere"
File:ImSquare.jpg|"I'm Square"
File:1563n.jpg|"It Feels Good When You Sing a Song"
File:1167a.jpg|"It's Your Body" 
File:1220b.jpg|"It Takes Some Time"
File:0743b.jpg|"It's Easy If You Pretend"
File:Song.itsfunny.jpg|"It's Funny"
File:100010.jpg|"It's a Yucchy Old Place"
File:Song-Joggin.jpg|"Jogging"
File:1190b.jpg|"Just a Little Baby"
File:JustAroundtheCorner.jpg|"Just Around the Corner"
File:Keepchristmaswithyou.jpg|"Keep Christmas with You (All Through the Year)"
File:Kid_like_you.jpg|"A Kid Like You"
File:1257-Scarecrows.jpg|"Knee, Shoulder, Ankle Song"
File:Language-Song.jpg|"Language Song"
File:Gordon-FeelingsShow.jpg|"Let Your Feelings Show"
File:Song-MakeAFace.jpg|"Let's Make a Face"
File:LikeDislikewithBob.jpg|"Like/Dislike"
File:BertErnieSingAlong.jpg|"The Limerick Song (Come On and Sing Along With Me)"
File:ListenToTheMusic.jpg|"Listen to the Music"
File:Listen-to-the-wind-blow.jpg|"Listen to the Wind"
File:Imabiggirlnow.jpg|"Little Sister is a Big Girl Now"
File:Living Hand in Hand.JPG|"Living Hand in Hand"
File:1707k.jpg|"Lonely"
File:CTW99005Monsters1976.jpg|"The Lovable Monsters of Sesame Street"
File:0708g.jpg|"Lullaby of Machine Land"
File:Opera-Blending.jpg|"Madame Schwartzhead Blending"
File:1294 Mans Best Friend.jpg|"Man's Best Friend"
File:1141f.jpg|"Marching Lullaby"
File:MaryHadaBicycle.jpg|"Mary Had a Bicycle"
File:Film-TwoRhinos.jpg|"Me and You (Two Rhinos)"
File:3957z.jpg|"Monster Lullaby"
File:Title.monsterpiece.jpg|"Monsterpiece Theater Theme"
File:Buffy-moon.jpg|"The Moon"
File:Olivia-Move.jpg|"Move"
File:JudySnuffy.jpg|"Mozart ABC's"
File:Song-Mud.jpg|"Mud"
File:0972d.jpg|"My Home is the Country"
File:Imaginaryfriend.jpg|"My Imaginary Friend"
File:300014.jpg|"My Special Place"
File:0961e.jpg|"A New Day"
File:1092-25b.jpg|"Nice People"
File:1116b.jpg|"Noise"
File:NumericalCorrespondence.jpg|"Numerical Correspondence Song"
File:Bob-OldFashioned.jpg|"An Old-Fashioned Song"
File:OneThingLeadstoAnother.jpg|"One Thing Leads to Another"
File:OneWaysong.jpg‎|"One Way"
File:BertErnieSingAlong.jpg|"Oscar Don't Allow"
File:Song-OW.jpg|"Ow"
File:1293d.jpg‎|"Pigeon"
File:PigeonsonParade.jpg|"Pigeons on Parade"
File:SignsLP.jpg|"Please Keep Off the Grass"
File:Pockets.jpg|"Pockets"
File:LoveAmy01.jpg|"A Postcard from Amy"
File:0797 President Bird.jpg|"President Bird"
File:0923 President Cookie.jpg|"President Cookie"
File:Proudofme.jpg|"Proud of Me"
File:QuietIs-Original.jpg|"Quiet Is"
File:1195-Ray.jpg|"Ray Charles Alphabet"
File:A Really Good Feeling.jpg|"A Really Good Feeling"
File:1260 03.jpg|"Remembering"
File:1095v.jpg|"Remember Me"
File:Olivia-Sad.jpg|"Sad"
File:Judycollinsprincess.jpg|"The Sad Princess"
0678k.jpg|"Sam's Lullaby"
File:Maria-Scream.jpg|"Scream"
File:School-Pageant.jpg|"School Pageant"
File:1151e.jpg|"Second Best"
File:SignsLP.jpg|"Sign, You're a Friend of Mine"
File:Grover again.JPG|"Sing After Me"
File:Six of One.jpg|"Six of One"
File:SomebodySpecial.jpg|"Somebody Special"
File:Asongfromkermit.jpg|"A Song from Kermit"
File:SongOfTheTools.jpg|"Song of the Tools"
File:JCollins-WithoutReason.jpg|"A Song Without a Reason"
File:Anthhipster65.jpg|"Sound It Out"
File:0900 01f Stand Up and Pinch Your Nose.jpg|"Stand Up and Pinch Your Nose"
File:Standininsomebodysshoes.jpg|"Standin' in Somebody's Shoes"
File:0691a.jpg|"Subtraction Blues"
File:Song.subway.jpg|"The Subway"
File:Sully-LoveSong.jpg|"Sully's Love Song (Yes)"
File:JCollins-SunShines.jpg|"The Sun Shines"
File:Bob-SundayMonday.jpg|"Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday"
File:SuperGrover Title.JPG|"Super Grover Standard Opening"
File:SS-Surprise6.jpg|"Surprise"
File:Mushymuddy.jpg|"Swamp Mushy Muddy"
File:PointSis-Alph.jpg|"Swingin' Alphabet"
File:TellaJoke.jpg|"Tell a Joke"
File:WayIWokeUp.jpg|"That's the Way I Woke Up Today"
File:More Than One Way Family song 1002.jpg|"There's More Than One Way for a Family to Be"
File:Song.thisfrog.jpg|"This Frog"
File:2257m.jpg|"This Is My J"
File:JCollins-ThreeGrouches.jpg|"Three Grouches Would a Wooing Go"
File:Three is So Curvy.jpg|"Three is So Curvy"
File:1052g.jpg|"Three Musketeers"
File:3WaltzingChickens.jpg|"Three Waltzing Chickens"
File:ToothyTakesPartner.jpg|"Toothy Takes a Partner"
File:1052d.jpg|"The Transylvania Polka"
File:0946l.jpg|"Tugboat Song"
File:0878a.jpg|"Two to Seesaw"
File:Song.verysimple.jpg|"A Very Simple Dance"
File:1143 03.jpg|"Watching You Grow"
File:WaterCantata.jpg|"Water Cantata"
File:Song-WalkProud.jpg|"Walk Proud"
File:Single.cookiedisco.jpg|"We'll Do It Together"
File:WereaFamilySong.jpg|"We're a Family"
File:1306 We're Not Alone.jpg|"We're Not Alone"
File:WetPaintSong.jpg|"Wet Paint"
File:WhatCanTheBabySay.jpg|"What Can the Baby Say?"
File:Song.whatsthenameofthatsong.jpg|"What's the Name of That Song?"
File:MrHooper.jpg|"When I Was as Little as You Are"
File:1030a.jpg|"Whenever We Work Together"
File:0711 02b.jpg|"Wiring Day Song"
File:Without People.jpg|"Without People"
File:WomenCanBe.jpg|"Women Can Be"
File:2269g.jpg|"Wonder Child"
File:WonderfulMe.jpg|"Wonderful Me"
File:YesterdayTodayTomorrow.jpg|"Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow"
File:0944e.jpg|"You Are the Car I Adore"
File:2050f.jpg|"You Can Be Anything You Want To"
File:0708h.jpg|"You Can Remember"
File:1158a.jpg|"Yourself"
File:0869e.jpg|"The 1-2-3 Waltz"
==External links==
*IMDb
*Internet Broadway Database
*The Mad Show
*Play Database: Money
*The Estate Project: Charles ("Chuck") Choset
*1981 article on "The Meehans"
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