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

Amongst other contributions, she created the character of Gina (writing her debut episode), penned celebrity skits with Barbara Walters, Tim Robbins, and Yo-Yo Ma, and contributed lyrics to a number of songs. She also worked on stage shows for Sesame Street Live, directing Big Bird's Sunny Day Camp Out and scripting several others, and wrote 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.

Sesame Street writing credits

Episodes

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

Segments

• Sesame Street News Flash: London Fog (First: Episode 2360)
• Mysterious Theater: The Mystery of the Missing Cat (First: Episode 2569)
• The Amazing Mumford: Gladys the Cow Disappears (First: Episode 2579)
• Twiddlebugs: Beach Umbrella (First: Episode 2641)
• Mysterious Theater: Sign of the Circle (First: Episode 2706)
• The Count's Storybook Theatre: Countilocks (First: Episode 3117)
• Elmo: Love with Winston (First: Episode 3526)
• Telly Monster: Say the Alphabet (First: Episode 3707)
• Elmo: High and Low (First: Episode 3711)
• Elmo's World: Water (First: Episode 3831)

Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures episodes

• Maltese Ducky (First: Episode 4187)
• Lost Elephant (First: Episode 4212)
• The Amazing Froggy (First: Episode 4216)

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

Sesame Street Live shows

• Let's Play School
• Where's the Birdie? (additional dialogue)
• When I Grow Up
• Let's Be Friends
• 1-2-3 Imagine!

Songs

"14 Carrot Love" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

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

"Barbra the Barber" (with Alan Menken)

"Barker of Seville Song" (with Dave Conner)

"Big Surprise" (with Joe Raposo)

"Can Read" (with Dave Conner)

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

"Come to My Casa" (with Stephen Lawrence)

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

"Everybody Say Hola" (with Don Harper)

"Everyone Makes Their Own Music" (with Robby Merkin)

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

"The Grouch Who Cooperated" (with Joe Raposo)

"Hair Brush" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"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)

"How Far Is Japan?" (with Joe Raposo)

"I Counted on You" (with Joe Raposo)

"I Go to School" (with Christopher Cerf)

"I Practiced" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"I've Got an Idea" (with Paul Jacobs)

"Just a Little Thought" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Let's All Flap Together" (with Mike Renzi)

"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)

"Monster Moon Watch" (with Robby Merkin)

"More Than a Toy" (with Steve Nelson)

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

"My Cousin, My Friend" (with Robby Merkin)

"My Son Is Mr. Handford" (with Fernando Rivas)

"My Triangle Home" (with Joe Raposo)

"Night Bug Boogie" (with Stephen Lawrence)

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

"Ocean Emotion" (with Paul Jacobs)

"Olivia's Solo" (with Joe Raposo)

"Once Is Not Enough" (with Christopher Cerf)

"One Small Flea" (with Dave Conner)

"One Terrific Stick" (with Joe Raposo)

"One, Two, Three Round" (with arrangement by Dave Conner)

"Peligro" (with Dave Conner)

"Poor Sad Dog" (with Dave Conner)

"Proud and Happy" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Put It in the Trash Can" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"Rainy Day Wishes" (with Don Harper)

"The Sad Bird" (with Joe Raposo)

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

"Seven Goldfish" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"A Sibling" (with Alan Menken)

"Sing Your Synonyms" (with Joe Raposo)

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

"Startin' Kindergarten" (with Christopher Cerf)

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

"Telly Tut" (with Jon Baker and Donna Elaine Miller)

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

"That Is the Alphabet"

"That's How the Numbers Go" (with Michael Abbott)

"Three Threeketeers Song" (with Robby Merkin)

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

"Twister Sisters" (with Fernando Rivas)

"Two Owls and One Pink Flamingo Blues" (with Joe Raposo)

"We Call Them All Important" (with Cheryl Hardwick)

"We Hate the Rain" (with Christopher Cerf)

"When I'm Calling Baa"

"Write It Down" (with Christopher Cerf and Sonia Manzano)

"You Can Do Anything" (with Joe Raposo)

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