has two daughters from China, adopted after Greenspan learned of the practice in that country of female children being abandoned because of their gender. Mothersbaugh is a collector and connoisseur of song poems and unusual or vintage musical devices. He is the owner of Raymond Scott's Electronium (although it is currently not functional). Mothersbaugh contracted COVID‑19 in May 2020, and was placed on a ventilator in an intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for 18 days. In August 2020, Mothersbaugh recounted that he "nearly died" of the disease, and was in a delusional state while infected; he came to believe that he had been hospitalized after being hit by a brick in Little Tokyo, and repeatedly urged his family members to search for his attackers. He described having lasting neuropathic pain as a result of the illness. Mothersbaugh was once a member of the Church of the SubGenius. Honors and awards Mothersbaugh was honored with the Richard Kirk award at the 2004 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer of film and television music. On May 10, 2008, Mothersbaugh was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from Kent State University. On May 28, 2016, Mothersbaugh was awarded the key to the city of Akron during a ceremony at the Akron-Summit County Public Library. Filmography Human Highway (1982) NBC (1990) (station ID's) Felix the Cat (1990) (TV, digitally remastered footage version of the original series) (theme) Super Mario World (1991) (TV) (theme) Liquid Television (1991) (TV) Davis Rules (1991) (TV) Sewer Shark (1992) (VG) Great Scott! (1992) (TV) Frosty Returns (1992) (TV) Mann & Machine (1992) (TV) Beakman's World (1992) (TV) (theme) Brain Donors (1992) (opening and end credits) Bakersfield P.D. (1993) (TV) South Beach (1993) (TV) Street Match (1993) (TV) Down on the Waterfront (1993) Hotel Malibu (1994) TV Series Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle (1994) (TV) Santo Bugito (1995) (TV) (as Mark "Mothersbug") Too Something (1995) (TV) If Not for You (1995) (TV) Strange Luck (1995) (TV) Sliders (1995) (TV) The Courtyard (1995) (TV) The Last Supper (1995) (musical score) Flesh Suitcase (1995) The Big Squeeze (1996) Class Reunion (1996) (TV) Quicksilver Highway (1997) (TV) Fired Up (1997) (TV) Men (1997) Unwed Father (1997) (TV) Working (1997) (TV) (theme) Last Rites (1998) (TV) The Mr. Potato Head Show (1998) (TV) The Simple Life (TV) Stories from My Childhood