Nancy Sans (b. 1946)^[1] is a writer who worked on Sesame Street from 1984 until 2002.

Amongst other contributions, she penned celebrity skits with Barbara Walters, Tim Robbins, and Yo-Yo Ma, and contributed lyrics to several songs. She also worked on stage shows for Sesame Street Live, directing Big Bird's Sunny Day Camp Out and scripting 1-2-3 Imagine! (among others), and writing several home video titles.

Although she departed as a full time writer for the series in 2002, she went on to contribute material for the miniseries Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures and Super Healthy Monsters.

Sans lives and works in the Hudson Valley region, where she founded Young Will, a youth acting group dedicated to making William Shakespeare accessible to young audiences, and directs local Gilbert and Sullivan productions.

Writing credits[]

Sesame Street episodes[]

Sesame Street episodes written by Sans include:^[2]

Home Video

• Let's Learn to Play Together
• Imagine That!
• Elmocize
• Telling the Truth
• Kids' Favorite Songs
• The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play
• Let's Make Music

Song Credits[]

"Baby, Baby, Baby" (with Robby Merkin)

"Big Surprise" (with Joe Raposo)

"Can Read" (with Dave Conner)

"Can You Guess What Happened?" (with Joe Raposo)

"Down-Home, Tummy-Fillin', Good for You Healthy Food" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Everybody Say Hola" (with Don Harper)

"Grouch Girls Don't Wanna Have Fun" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"The Grouch Who Cooperated" (with Joe Raposo)

"Hand Talk" (with Christopher Cerf)

"The Honker Quartet" (with Joe Raposo)

"How Big Is the Sky" (with Joe Raposo)

"How Do You Do, Excuse Me" (with Stephen Lawrence)

"I Counted on You" (with Joe Raposo)

"I Go to School" (with Christopher Cerf)

"I Practiced" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Just a Little Thought" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Let's All Write" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Let's Get Dressed Up" (with Don Harper)

"Mad About You" (with Joe Raposo)

"Mambo I, I, I" (with Fernando Rivas)

"The Music of the Fix-It Shop" (with Joe Raposo)

"Nine, Nine, Nine" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Olivia's Solo" (with Joe Raposo)

"Once Is Not Enough" (with Christopher Cerf)

"One Terrific Stick" (with Joe Raposo)

"Peligro" (with Dave Conner)

"Proud and Happy" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Rainy Day Wishes" (with Don Harper)

"The Sad Bird" (with Joe Raposo)

"The Same Kind of Shoe" (with Carol Hall)

"Sing Your Synonyms" (with Joe Raposo)

"Standing at the Bus Stop Sign" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"T-O-A-S-T-E-R" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Telly Tut" (with Jonathan P. Baker and Donna Elaine Miller)

"That Good Old Nest of Mine" (with Mike Renzi)

"Todos un Pueblo" (with Alan Menken and Luis Santeiro)

"We Hate the Rain" (with Christopher Cerf)

"You Can Do Anything" (with Joe Raposo)

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