Mark Saltzman

 Mark   Salt z m an  ( b . August 1 6 ) is a write r for television, film , & stage product i on s whose career with  SESAME STREET  be g an in 1 9 8 1.

Over the y ear s, he has written script s for episode s of the show  , lyric s for several song s including "  Caribbean  AMPHIBIAN  " , "  A New Way t o Walk  ". & other s, & wrote the 1 99 4  T V special  SESAME   STREET  All - Star 2 5 t h Birth day : Star s &amp;  STREET  For eve r ! . He has also contributed script s f or some  SESAME STREET  co - production s, including the first five  Shalom  SESAME  show s &  The Fur chester Hotel  episode " The  Count  ’ s Vacation  " in  2 0 1 6.

For the Muppet s , Salt z man contribute d to  Muppet   Magazine  , including several Mondo  Muppet  feature s &  Fozzie  ’ s inter view wit h  Henry Winkler  in the Fall  1 9 8 3   issue. Salt z m an w a s also the c o - write r of the stage show  The Muppet Show   On Tour  a long wit h Fred New man , & serve d on the writing staff for the  Muppet  Television  segment s of  T h e  JIM   HENSON  Hour .

He also script ed  KERMIT THE FROG  ’ s appearance o n  Read in g  R A I N B O W  & wrote the 1 9 8 4   Fraggle Rock   book   No One Know s Where  Gobo  Go es .

His other writing credit s include  T he   Adventure s   of   Milo   &   Otis  ( narrate d by Dudley Moore  ), 3| 3   Ninja s   Kick   Back  , & the  1 99 5  family film  Napoleon  about a puppy ’ s adventure s in the  Aus tra lia n  Out back. He also wrote the 1 99 6  T V movie '' Mrs.   Santa   Claus '' ( with Angela Lansbury  in the  title role ,  Michael Jet e r  , &  Charles Durning  as  Santa Claus  ).

Writing credit s
Salt z man ’ s script s for  SESAME STREET  include :


 * Song s


 *  D ear Old  GROUCH Y  to w n