"Consider Yourself" is a song from the 1960s original West End

West End theatre

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 and Broadway

Broadway theatre

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 musical Oliver!

Oliver!

Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....

and the 1968 film of the same name

Oliver! (film)

Oliver! is a 1968 British musical film directed by Carol Reed. The film is based on the stage musical Oliver!, with book, music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart. The screenplay was written by Vernon Harris....

. In the 1968 Oliver! film, it is performed in the market.

In popular culture

In 2007, Richard Fleeshman

Richard Fleeshman

Richard Jonathan Fleeshman is an English actor and singer-songwriter. His television career began as a twelve year old, playing Craig Harris for four years in Coronation Street and most recently "All The Small Things"...

 and the cast of Avenue Q

Avenue Q

Avenue Q is a musical in two acts, conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show was directed by Jason Moore and produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, and Jeffrey Seller...

performed a cover version for the charity album Over The Rainbow

Over the Rainbow (2007 album)

Over the Rainbow - Show Tunes in Aid of the Association of Children's Hospices is a charity album of show tunes, recorded by various artists and released in 2007. It is in aid of...

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This song is one of many standards played at Joe Louis Arena

Joe Louis Arena

Joe Louis Arena, nicknamed The Joe and JLA is a hockey arena located at 600 Civic Center Drive in Detroit, Michigan. It is the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. Completed in 1979 at a cost of $57 million, Joe Louis Arena is named after boxer and former heavyweight...

 in Detroit

Detroit, Michigan

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, Michigan

Michigan

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 during a Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings

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 game.

This song is also one of the staples of children's music

Children's music

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, it having been performed by the Kidsongs

Kidsongs

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 Kids and VeggieTales

VeggieTales

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This song was also sung in the pilot episode of Sesame Street

Sesame Street

Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...

when Gordon (who was then played by Matt Robinson) introduces us to the Anything Muppets

Anything Muppets

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. In the Sesame Street: Old School DVD, it is removed due to music rights issues.

The song was also included in the Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

Edgar John Bergen was an American actor and radio performer, best known as a ventriloquist.-Early life:...

 episode of The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show is a British television programme produced by American puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring Muppets. After two pilot episodes were produced in 1974 and 1975, the show premiered on 5 September 1976 and five series were produced until 15 March 1981, lasting 120 episodes...

. Where The Muppets sang it to Charlie McCarthy.

A rearranged version of the song was used as the theme of the ITV sitcom Home to Roost

Home to Roost

Home to Roost is a British television sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television in the 1980s. Written by Eric Chappell, it starred John Thaw as Henry Willows and Reece Dinsdale as his 18-year-old son Matthew....

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They performed it on Big Brother

Big Brother 2010 (UK)

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It was played at Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed was an English actor known for his burly screen presence. Reed exemplified his real-life macho image in "tough guy" roles...

's funeral.