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Joseph A. Bailey

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  • Music Department
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Joseph A. Bailey is known for The Muppet Show (1976), Sesame Street (1969) and Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Show (1976)
    The Muppet Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    John Denver in Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)
    Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
    7.2
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1983
    Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978)
    Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1978

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    • Fran Brill, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, and John Tartaglia in Play with Me Sesame (2002)
      Play with Me Sesame
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Writer (segment "writer")
      • 2007
    • A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006)
      A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
      6.0
      Video
      • Writer (segment "Christmas Even on Sesame Street")
      • 2006
    • Blues's Clues: ABC's and 123's (1999)
      Blues's Clues: ABC's and 123's
      8.1
      Video
      • story
      • 1999
    • Noel MacNeal and Carmen Osbahr in The Puzzle Place (1994)
      The Puzzle Place
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1995
    • Anthony Asbury, Andrea Frierson, Bob Stillman, and Joanne Baum in Allegra's Window (1994)
      Allegra's Window
      6.5
      TV Series
      • story
      • teleplay (as Joe Bailey)
      • 1994
    • It's the Muppets! More Muppets, Please! (1993)
      It's the Muppets! More Muppets, Please!
      7.6
      Video
      • Writer (as Joe A. Bailey)
      • 1993
    • It's the Muppets! Meet the Muppets! (1993)
      It's the Muppets! Meet the Muppets!
      7.7
      Video
      • Writer (as Joe A. Bailey)
      • 1993
    • Muppet Madness (1988)
      Muppet Madness
      8.0
      Video
      • Writer (as Joe Bailey)
      • 1988
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1973–1986
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Pam Arciero, Joseph A. Bailey, Fran Brill, Northern Calloway, Kevin Clash, Tony Geiss, Cheryl Hardwick, Richard Hunt, Sonia Manzano, Jeff Moss, Jerry Nelson, Sam Pottle, Joe Raposo, Martin P. Robinson, Caroll Spinney, Jon Stone, Sara Compton, and Ray Sipherd in Sesame Street: Getting Ready to Read (1986)
      Sesame Street: Getting Ready to Read
      8.2
      Video
      • writer (as Joseph Bailey)
      • 1986
    • Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers (1986)
      Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
      7.4
      Video
      • writer
      • 1986
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, and Richard Hunt in Muppet Video: Muppet Treasures (1985)
      Muppet Video: Muppet Treasures
      8.7
      Video
      • Writer
      • 1985
    • John Denver in Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)
      Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
      7.2
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 1983
    • Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Big Bird in China (1983)
      Big Bird in China
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1983
    • The Krofft Puppets in The Great Space Coaster (1981)
      The Great Space Coaster
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 1981

    Music Department

    • Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings! (1995)
      Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!
      8.5
      Video
      • songs by (as Joseph Bailey)
      • 1995

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