The Muffin Man is preserved in the Bodleian Library with lyrics very similar to those used today: <poem> Do you know the muffin man? The muffin man, the muffin man. Do you know the muffin man Who lives in Drury Lane?</poem> Victorian households had many of their fresh foods delivered, such as muffins, which were delivered door-to-door by a muffin man. The "muffin" in question was the bread product known in the United States as English muffins, not the much sweeter cupcake-shaped American variety. Drury Lane is a thoroughfare bordering Covent Garden in London. The rhyme and game appear to have spread to
The World According to Sesame Street series "Independent Lens". The documentary included a segment featuring the introduction of an HIV-positive character on the South African version of "Sesame Street", noting the short-lived negative reaction of some members of the U.S. Congress to the character. The World According to Sesame Street The World According to Sesame Street is a 2006 documentary film created by Participant Productions, looking at the cultural impact of the children's television series "Sesame Street", and the complexities of creating international adaptations. It focuses on the adaptations of "Sesame Street" in Bangladesh ("Sisimpur"), Kosovo ("Rruga Sesam", in Albanian; and "Ulica Sezam", in Serbian), and