Joseph Guilherme Raposo,
OIH (February 8, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was a
Portuguese-American composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist, best known for his work on the
children's television series Sesame Street, for which he wrote the
theme song, as well as classic songs such as "
Bein' Green" and "
C is for Cookie". He also wrote music for television shows such as
The Electric Company,
Shining Time Station and the sitcoms
Three's Company and
The Ropers, including their theme songs. In addition to these works, Raposo also composed extensively for the
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises such as
Halloween Is Grinch Night,
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? and
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat.