Sara Compton

Sara J. Compton wrote for Sesame Street from seasons 9 to 33 and also contributed lyrics to scores of songs. Previously, she was a writer for The Electric Company.
Her longtime partner is Edward Packard, creator of the Choose Your Own Adventure series of books.Jamison, Leslie. "The Enduring Allure of Choose Your Own Adventure Books." The New Yorker, September 12, 2022. Compton herself wrote two books in the series: book #114, Daredevil Park (1991; with her son, Spencer Compton), and the "Younger Readers" entry #50, Stranded! (1989).
==Songs==
AlphabetBlues.jpg|"Alphabet Blues"
3190e.jpg|"Another Kind of Tapping"
3136ze.jpg|"At the Playground"
ScwubbyScwubby.jpg|"Baby Bear's Bath Song"
BearsBearsBears.jpg|"Bears, Bears, Bears"
BertsBlanket01.jpg|"Bert's Blanket"
BubblesBubblesBubbles.jpg|"Bubbleholic Song"
CombYourFace.jpg|"Comb Your Face"
CountWithMeSong.jpg|"Count with Me"
3705c.jpg|"Counting Backwards"
Song.countingforfun.jpg|"Counting for Fun"
Count vacation.JPG|"Counting Vacation"
BabyRocky.JPG|"Cry"
2723d.jpg|"Dear Old Dad"
DDDDDog.jpg|"Dee Dee Dee Dee Dog"
DTABC 01e.jpg|"Do the Alphabet"
Bennyhop.jpg|"Do the Benny Hop"
3166c.jpg|"Do the Laundry"
1824i.jpg|"Don Music's Jingle"
3190c.jpg|"Drink Your Carrots"
1709s.jpg|"Echo Rock"
FirstGrade.jpg|"First Grade"
3164g.jpg|"Four Lambs Together"
Shelly-Paces.jpg|"Friends with Slow Paces"
GoBabyGo!.jpg|"Gonna Rock You to Sleep"
Song.grouchexplorers.jpg|"The Grouch Explorers"
2426_02.jpg|"Healthy as a Horse"
2195a.jpeg|"Hoots' Song"
4112zi.jpg|"How Hard It Is to Be 15"
3077e.jpg|"How Hard It Is to Go"
3659h.jpg|"If It Weren't for You, X"
RememberILoveYou.jpg|"I'll Always Remember I Love You"
2682q.jpg|"I'm a Real Cowboy"
Discoinout.jpg|"In and Out Fever"
2356-28.jpg|"Just Cats"
2487g.jpeg|"Just the Two of Us"
Throwitmyway.jpg|"Just Throw It My Way"
3144w.jpg|"Let's Lay an Egg"
2976c.jpg|"Life Without P"
M-IsForMonster.jpg|"M is for Monster"
Indian_You_Call.jpg|"Maiden Love"
UpDownMonsters.jpg|"Monster Up and Down"
1616 04 Muscle Song.jpg|"The Muscle Song"
3087a.jpg|"Original Chant"
Song-purecleanwater.jpg|"Pond Full of Fish"
AlphabetRap01.jpg|"Rappin' Alphabet"
Readersoftheopenrange.jpg|"Readers of the Open Range"
Chrissyandthealphabeats.jpg|"Rock 'N Roll Readers"
1151e.jpg|"Second Best"
Classroomcountdown.jpg|"Six Kids Subtraction"
SnuffleLullabye.jpg|"Snuffle Lullabye"
3194f.jpg|"The Snuffleupagus Wakeup Song"
3372b.jpg|"Snuffy's F Song"
Snuffy-L.jpg|"Snuffy's Letter L"
2932f.jpg|"Someone to Look Up To"
123Home.jpg|"Song for Three Bears"
Anthhipster65.jpg|"Sound It Out"
4007a.jpg|"Talk With Your Hands"
1839zc.jpg|"That's Love"
TrashCanTango.JPG|"Trashcan Tango"
Song.earthlings.jpg|"We Are All Earthlings"
WetorDry.jpg|"Wet or Dry"
3301d.jpg|"What Comes Next"
1267b.jpg|"You're Strong"
==Writing Credits==
* Sesame Street (1977-2002, seasons 9-33)
* Learning About Letters
* Getting Ready to Read
* Bedtime Stories & Songs
* Big Bird Sings!
* Do the Alphabet
* 123 Count with Me (with Joey Mazzarino)
;Episodes
Sesame Street episodes written by Compton include:
* Episode 1318
* Episode 1319
* Episode 1368
* Episode 1447
* Episode 1577
* Episode 1586
* Episode 1598
* Episode 1606
* Episode 1612
* Episode 1616
* Episode 1628 (R)
* Episode 1629 (R)
* Episode 1633 (R)
* Episode 1662
* Episode 1709
* Episode 1712
* Episode 1713
* Episode 1725
* Episode 1731
* Episode 1734
* Episode 1738
* Episode 1752 (R)
* Episode 1754 (R)
* Episode 1824
* Episode 1837
* Episode 1850
* Episode 1857
* Episode 1861
* Episode 1873
* Episode 1881 (R)
* Episode 1912
* Episode 1922
* Episode 1927
* Episode 1945
* Episode 1948
* Episode 1955
* Episode 1963
* Episode 1964
* Episode 1974
* Episode 1979 (R)	
* Episode 1989 (R)
* Episode 1990 (R)
* Episode 1993 (R)
* Episode 1996
* Episode 1997
* Episode 2000
* Episode 2010
* Episode 2017
* Episode 2019
* Episode 2028
* Episode 2034
* Episode 2042
* Episode 2044
* Episode 2062
* Episode 2070
* Episode 2074
* Episode 2077
* Episode 2080
* Episode 2093
* Episode 2099
* Episode 2110 (R)
* Episode 2116 (R)
* Episode 2125
* Episode 2152
* Episode 2168
* Episode 2195
* Episode 2246 (R)
* Episode 2266
* Episode 2277
* Episode 2284
* Episode 2294
* Episode 2309
* Episode 2347
* Episode 2356
* Episode 2391
* Episode 2426
* Episode 2438
* Episode 2453
* Episode 2487
* Episode 2492	
* Episode 2509 (R)
* Episode 2526
* Episode 2553
* Episode 2559
* Episode 2563
* Episode 2567
* Episode 2628
* Episode 2642
* Episode 2665
* Episode 2719
* Episode 2723
* Episode 2726
* Episode 2729co-written with Jon Stone
* Episode 2749
* Episode 2755
* Episode 2779
* Episode 2819
* Episode 2827
* Episode 2882
* Episode 2887
* Episode 2927
* Episode 2932
* Episode 2944
* Episode 2976
* Episode 2980
* Episode 3008
* Episode 3017
* Episode 3042
* Episode 3087
* Episode 3136
* Episode 3155
* Episode 3166
* Episode 3189 (R)
* Episode 3190
* Episode 3194
* Episode 3215
* Episode 3271
* Episode 3289 (R)
* Episode 3298 (R)
* Episode 3301	
* Episode 3325
* Episode 3334
* Episode 3351
* Episode 3372
* Episode 3435
* Episode 3458
* Episode 3464
* Episode 3471
* Episode 3546 (R)
* Episode 3547 (R)
* Episode 3559
* Episode 3594
* Episode 3601 (R)
* Episode 3613
* Episode 3624
* Episode 3641
* Episode 3655
* Episode 3659
* Episode 3705
* Episode 3716
* Episode 3726
* Episode 3748
* Episode 3755 (R)
* Episode 3789
* Episode 3791
* Episode 3793
* Episode 3811
* Episode 3857
* Episode 3862
* Episode 3871
* Episode 3885
* Episode 3910
* Episode 3923
* Episode 3938 (R)
* Episode 3953
* Episode 3954
* Episode 3974
* Episode 4001
* Episode 4007
* Episode 4010
;Segments
* Monsterpiece Theater: Much Ado About Nothing
* Performing in the ParkASCAP Work IDs #371293431 and #880298910
* Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures: Tiny Town
==Sources==
==External links==
*IMDb
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