Monster in the Mirror

"**Monster in the Mirror**" is a *Sesame Street* song sung by Grover.

In this song, Grover wakes up one morning and sees a monster in
his mirror (his reflection). Instead of being scared, he sings, "Wubba wubba wubba wubba, woo woo woo."
 The clip features a number of camera tricks, such as a

sequence in
which a full-body Grover walks in front of a mirror showing his animated
 reflection. At the end of the song, Grover has his arm around his
reflection.

In Season 22, the song was re-edited to include cameos by celebrities who had appeared on the show that year, including María Conchita Alonso, Candice Bergen, Ray Charles, Chubby Checker, Glenn Close, Tyne Daly, Geena Davis, Bo Diddley, Roger Ebert, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, Kadeem Hardison, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Bo Jackson, Kid 'n Play, Robert MacNeil, Lou Diamond Phillips, Julia Roberts, Gene Siskel, Jeff Smith, Tracey Ullman, Blair Underwood, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Robin Williams and *The Simpsons*.

The album verison of the song includes an additional verse of
Grover and the monsters scatting. These vocals can be heard in the
celebrity version when the celebrities start singing.

This segment was produced by Jim Blashfield and directed by Laura Di Trapani, who also directed "The Word is 'No'."

The music was arranged by Paul Jacobs.

The celebrity version was included in the specials *Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake* and *Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration*. A clip from the celebrity version was included in *Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever*.

A shortened version of this song was sung in episode 4067, although Elmo referred to it as "The Wubba Wubba Wubba Song."

The instrumental version of this song was used to accompany the Super Grover balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
In 2017, an animated lyric video of the song, produced by David Cowles, was made and shared on the *Sesame Street* YouTube channel. The video stars Grover and features appearances by Elmo, Louie, Herry Monster, Cookie Monster, Telly Monster, Rosita, Humphrey, Ingrid, Natasha, Count von Count, and the Two-Headed Monster.

## Fanon Appearences

### Macey's Version

in **Strawberry Shortcake: Fruity Feral Fun**...This song was sung by Banana Twirl due to that she is not scared of monsters. The music video is simular to the Original version with cameo appearences of Peach Blush and Plum Puddin'. In the Celebrity version of the Music Video...It's simular to the Celebrity edit of the Sesame Street version of Monster in the Mirror. But the music video is different from the original version of the music video cause it include Cartoon characters, including The Scooby Doo Gang, The Peanuts Kids, Rainbow Brite and her Friends, Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick Star, The Inspecter Gadget Trio, Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin and Len, Megurine Luka, Meiko, and Kaito, The Garbage Pail Kids (Cartoon), The Cabbage Patch Kids (Cartoon), The Care Bears, Doremi Harukase and her Friends, Jem, He-Man and She-Ra, Wakko, Yakko, and Dot, Holly Hobbie, Raggedy Ann and Andy, The Transformers, Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater, The Loud Kids, The Powerpuff Girls, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Barbie, The Teen Titans, The Wattersons, Calvin and Hobbes, Macey Mello and The Homestar Runner Gang.

## Lyrics

### Original

Saw a monster in the mirror when I woke up today

A monster in my mirror but I did not run away

I did not shed a tear or hide beneath my bed

Though the monster looked at me and this is what he said:

He said "Wubba wubba wubba wubba woo woo woo"

Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do

He sang "Wubba wubba wubba" so I sang it too

Do not wubba me or I will wubba you

Do not wubba me or I will wubba you

Told the monster in the mirror, "No, I am not scared"

Then I smiled at him and thanked him for the song that we had shared

Well, the monster thanked me too, he smiled right back and then

The monster in the sang his song again

He said "Wubba wubba wubba wubba woo woo woo"

Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do

He went "Wubba wubba wubba" so I sang along

Yes, wubba wubba wubba is a monster song

Wubba wubba wubba is a monster song

Wubba wubba wubba wubba woo woo woo

Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do

He went "Wubba wubba wubba" and I sang along

Wubba wubba wubba wubba wubba wubba

Yes, wubba wubba wubba is a monster song

Wubba wubba wubba is a monster song

If your mirror has a monster in it, do not shout

This kind of situation does not call for freaking out

And do nothing that you would not like to see him do

'Cause that monster in the mirror he just might be you

Singing "Wubba wubba wubba wubba woo woo woo"

Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do

Wubba wubba wubba you can join in too

Wubba wubba wubba wubba wubba wubba

Yes, if you wubba me then I will wubba you

If you wubba me then I will wubba you

Going wubba wubba wubba is the thing to do

Everytime you wubba us we'll wubba you

### Banana Twirl's Version

Saw a monster in the mirror when I woke up today

A monster in my mirror but I did not run away

I did not shed a tear or hide beneath my bed

Though the monster looked at me and this is what She said:

She said "Wubba wubba wubba wubba woo woo woo"

Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do

She sang "Wubba wubba wubba" so I sang it too

Do not wubba me or I will wubba you

Do not wubba me or I will wubba you

Told the monster in the mirror, "No, I am not scared"

Then I smiled at her and thanked her for the song that we had shared

Well, the monster thanked me too, she smiled right back and then

The monster in the sang her song again

She said "Wubba wubba wubba wubba woo woo woo"

Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do

She went "Wubba wubba wubba" so I sang along

Yes, wubba wubba wubba is a monster song

Wubba wubba wubba is a monster song

Wubba wubba wubba wubba woo woo woo

Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do

She went "Wubba wubba wubba" and I sang along

Wubba wubba wubba wubba wubba wubba

Yes, wubba wubba wubba is a monster song

Wubba wubba wubba is a monster song

If your mirror has a monster in it, do not shout

This kind of situation does not call for freaking out

And do nothing that you would not like to see her do

'Cause that monster in the mirror she just might be you

Singing "Wubba wubba wubba wubba woo woo woo"

Wubba wubba wubba and a doodly do

Wubba wubba wubba you can join in too

Wubba wubba wubba wubba wubba wubba

Yes, if you wubba me then I will wubba you

If you wubba me then I will wubba you

Going wubba wubba wubba is the thing to do

Everytime you wubba us we'll wubba you

## Trivia

* The Only Anime charcters in the All Star version are The Project Diva characters and The Ojamajo Doremi Girls.
* Bart yells "Wubba-Man!" to grover in the Original version while Homsar yells "AAAaaaAAh'm the wubba wubba woo woo Banana Split!" in the All Star version which Homer yells "Bart!" in the original and Homestar saids "Seriously Pom Pom, I'm the reflection mirror" in the all star version at the end.
* The Poopsmith is singing which sounds like him in the song Different Town by They Might Be Giants.
* Macey Mello is one of the additional characters to be the cameo in the All Star version....but has no Celebrity.

## Gallery

Banana Twirl in role of GroverPeach BlushPlum Puddin'The Scooby Doo gang in role of María Conchita AlonsoThe Peanuts Kids (And Snoopy and Woodstock) in role of Candice BergenThe Rainbow Brite Gang in role of Ray CharlesSpongebob and Patrick in role of Chubby CheckerThe Inspector Gadget Trio in role of Glenn Close (But in 2D computer animated cartoon)The Vocaloids in role of Tyne DalyThe Garbage Pail Kids in role of Geena DavisThe Cabbage Patch Kids in role of Bo DiddleyThe Care Bears characters (1980s) in role of Roger EbertThe Ojamajo Doremi Girls in role of Whoopi GoldbergJem in role of Jeff GoldblumHe Man and She Ra in role of Kadeem HardisonWakko, Yakko, and Dot in role of Charlayne Hunter-GaultHolly Hobbie in role of Bo JacksonRaggedy Ann and Andy in role of Kid 'n PlayCharacters of Transformers Animated in role of Robert MacNeilLightning McQueen and Mater in role of Lou Diamond PhillipsThe Loud House characters in role of Julia RobertsBlossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup in role of Gene SiskelThe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Including Venus which she is not in the picture) in role of Jeff SmithBarbie in role of Tracey UllmanThe Teen Titans in role of Blair UnderwoodThe Wattersons in role of Malcolm-Jamal WarnerCalvin and Hobbes in role of Robin WilliamsThe Homestar Runner characters in role of The Simpsons