Madeline's Birthday at the Zoo is the nineteenth Episode of Madeline's First Season. The Episode is written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky, based on the Story idea by Shelley Zellman and Richard Appel and directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. It guest stars Darren McGavin as The Spanish Ambassedor, Billy Connolly as Lord Cucuface and Alan Cumming as the Pipe Organ Player The Song "Monkeys are Trouble" Composed and written by freelancer Johnny Cash, won an Emmy for "Outstanding Original Song".