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Slimey the Worm Slimey the Worm is a light and dark orange striped worm that is the pet of Oscar the Grouch on Jim Henson's Muppet show "Sesame Street". Introduced in Season 2 (1970–1971), he is played by Martin P. Robinson and is the smallest of all characters on "Sesame Street", being only 7 cm (2¾in). His small size does not affect his attitude of being one not to wince at the sight of extreme activities. As Lou Berger, head writer for "Sesame Street", put it, "Slimey shows viewers that even the smallest creature can be the most heroic, and
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Mr. Hooper's first name was only revealed on his GED, Bob Johnson's last name went unrevealed for years, and Gina Jefferson's last name first appeared on the door of her new veterinary practice, in 2002. Roscoe Orman has garnered more screen time since season 35, playing Trash Gordon, the hero of a series of bedtime stories Oscar the Grouch reads to Slimey the Worm at the end of each episode. Based on Flash Gordon, Trash is an intergalactic traveller, who encounters odd creatures on each planet he visits. Trash Gordon escapes peril in each chapter, thanks to his quick thinking;
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Digger. He belongs to Slimey as of Episode 4157. Oscar takes Slimey to Bug-a-Wee-Bug Shelter to adopt his first pet. Slimey chooses Dirty. After bringing him home Dirty is scared. Oscar and Slimey eventually calm Dirty down by wearing bug hats and singing "Welcome Bug Song". Dirty can write in the dirt. Here are listed all episodes which revolved around Slimey: Slimey the Worm Slimey the Worm is a light and dark orange striped worm that is the pet of Oscar the Grouch on Jim Henson's Muppet show "Sesame Street". Introduced in Season 2 (1970–1971), he is played by Martin
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Martin P. Robinson Martin P. "Marty" Robinson (born March 9, 1954) is an American puppeteer who works for the Jim Henson Company. He also built, designed, and performed the puppets for "Little Shop of Horrors". He is best known for his work on "Sesame Street", having performed the characters of Telly Monster, Mrs. Grouch (Oscar the Grouch's mother), Slimey the Worm, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar's niece Irvine, and Shelley the Turtle on the show for over 30 years. He also performed the characters Riff the Cat and Clef the dad on "Allegra's Window", and was an animatronic puppeteer for Leonardo in
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Slimey the Worm Slimey the Worm is a light and dark orange striped worm that is the pet of Oscar the Grouch on Jim Henson's Muppet show "Sesame Street". Introduced in Season 2 (1970–1971), he is played by Martin P. Robinson and is the smallest of all characters on "Sesame Street", being only 7 cm (2¾in). His small size does not affect his attitude of being one not to wince at the sight of extreme activities. As Lou Berger, head writer for "Sesame Street", put it, "Slimey shows viewers that even the smallest creature can be the most heroic, and
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a brother named Leonard Wolf (performed by Jerry Nelson), who tells Elmo and Rosita that not all wolves are the same. In episode 4219, the Big Bad Wolf works in the hair-drying salon after telling Elmo and Telly Monster that he is no longer in the pig-chasing business. In episode 4266, the Big Bad Wolf huffs and puffs Slimey the Worm when he is unable to catch the Three Little Pigs not realizing the harm he is doing to Slimey. When he does realize this thanks to Alan, Big Bird. Mr. Snuffleupagus, and Oscar the Grouch, the Big Bad Wolf
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also has three grown step-children through a previous marriage. Martin P. Robinson Martin P. "Marty" Robinson (born March 9, 1954) is an American puppeteer who works for the Jim Henson Company. He also built, designed, and performed the puppets for "Little Shop of Horrors". He is best known for his work on "Sesame Street", having performed the characters of Telly Monster, Mrs. Grouch (Oscar the Grouch's mother), Slimey the Worm, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar's niece Irvine, and Shelley the Turtle on the show for over 30 years. He also performed the characters Riff the Cat and Clef the dad on "Allegra's
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normal Grouchy way (Oscar: "Rotten to see ya, Ma." Mrs. Grouch: "Ah, rotten to see you too, son. Heh heh heh!"), which is how Grouch families tell each other that they really are happy to see each other. Mrs. Grouch lives in Illinois. Oscar remembers her gift of a tattered sneaker to him as a baby fondly enough to sing about it in his signature song, "I Love Trash". Her name is mentioned in "Sesame Street Magazine" issue 249 (November 1995). According to an interview on "Q", Oscar explained that his father is from Saint David Ridge, New Brunswick, and
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that his mother grew up in Nova Scotia. Saint David Ridge is a rural community near Moores Mills, New Brunswick, which was also mentioned in the appearance. However, these are actually the respective hometowns of the parents of Caroll Spinney, performer of Oscar the Grouch, Mrs. Grouch's son. A running gag between Mrs. Grouch and Oscar is that whenever Oscar would say "please," she would wash his mouth out with vanilla ice cream which is like washing one’s mouth with soap when they say bad words. Mrs. Grouch Mrs. Grouch is the mother of Oscar the Grouch in the long-running
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and instructs the viewer that it's "not cool" to play with scythes (in response to Irwin's stealing and misuse of Grim's scythe) and instructs viewers to "tell an adult immediately" if they find one. In "", Oscar has an appearance with Darth Vader, trying to become part of Kahmunrah's team — only to be discovered that he is not evil, just "vaguely grouchy". The Oscar puppet that was used in filming is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. On May 29, 2009, Oscar the Grouch appeared in an ABC television special on economics called "Un-broke: What
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the holidays, in the film he befriends Rizzo the Rat (whose name parodies that of the "Midnight Cowboy" character Ratso Rizzo) who asks the Grouch if he could stay in his trash can for the night. Oscar agreed saying that he'd never had a rat in his trash can before. Oscar could be seen among many villains in the "South Park" episode "Imagination Land III". Oscar appears in the episode "Fashion" of the IFC show Portlandia. Oscar was on an episode of "Scrubs", imagined as the new chief of medicine. Oscar is one of numerous PBS personalities chasing after Homer
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Mrs. Grouch Mrs. Grouch is the mother of Oscar the Grouch in the long-running American children's television series "Sesame Street" (1969–). Mrs. Grouch has visited Sesame Street various times over the years, including in episode 3141, to make sure that her son is still Grouchy, and hasn't been turned nice. That same year, she also appeared in the special "Sesame Street Stays Up Late!", communicating by telephone with Oscar and other relatives. In a later visit to Sesame Street, she was performed by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph. After she arrives in that episode, she & Oscar greet each other in a very
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tries his best Oscar impression by saying "I live in the trash." Oscar can also be seen at the end when Buddy reveals his cake, but then goes back in his trash can, ostensibly to get away from the laughing and cheering. Oscar also made appearances in episodes of the Cartoon Network show "MAD". Oscar the Grouch Oscar the Grouch is a character on the television program "Sesame Street". He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can starred by Riley Murphy. His favorite thing is trash, as evidenced by the song "I Love Trash",
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Oscar the Grouch Oscar the Grouch is a character on the television program "Sesame Street". He has a green body, no visible nose, and lives in a trash can starred by Riley Murphy. His favorite thing is trash, as evidenced by the song "I Love Trash", with a running theme being his collection of seemingly useless items. Although the term "Grouch" aptly describes Oscar's misanthropic interaction with the other characters, it also refers to his species. His birthday, as noted by Sesame Workshop, is on June 1. The character is performed by Caroll Spinney, and has been performed by him
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it. Oscar made what he called "a very brief cameo" in the 1981 Jim Henson movie "The Great Muppet Caper". When Miss Piggy threw a truck driver (played by Peter Ustinov) into a pile of boxes and a pile of trash cans, Oscar emerged from his trash can and demanded "Hey, what's all the racket?" The driver asked him, "What are you doing here?" Oscar replied, "A very brief cameo." The driver muttered, "Me, too." Oscar also appeared in the Jim Henson holiday special, "A Muppet Family Christmas", when the Sesame Street Gang comes to the Grizzly Farm House for
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way. Even though that makes them happy, however, a Grouch will never admit to being happy no matter what the circumstances. Grouches like anything dirty or dingy or dusty, anything ragged or rotten or rusty or trashy. They will only buy non-functioning or malfunctioning appliances, they normally keep elephants, worms, pigs, goats, and donkeys as pets, dine on appalling cuisine (ice cream sundaes with pickles and sardines are a popular Grouch dish, as are mashed bananas with beef gravy and ice cubes), sing out-of-tune, play radios at the highest volume, and bathe in mud as they all love not being
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the "Elmo's World" episode "Dance", Oscar's legs can protrude from the bottom of his trash can to allow him to walk around. Similarly, in "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street" (1978), Oscar is seen ice skating. For several seasons, Oscar was frequently shown with his friend and pet Slimey, an orange worm. On occasional episodes he has mentioned leaving Sesame Street to attend "the annual Grouch convention in Syracuse, New York". Oscar openly admits that he does not like anything or anybody that is nice, except young human children (the only people that he can actually act nice to without facing
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When a fire destroyed the costume in 1988, a decade after he debuted, he and American segments of Oscar were both replaced by a Grouch named Rumpel. Caterpillar Gustav is the counterpoint to Slimey. Israeli Grouch, Moishe Oofnik, Oscar's cousin, is the only character to survive the first "Rechov Sumsum", appearing in its current reboot, English/Hebrew series "Shalom Sesame", and Israeli-Palestinian co-production "Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim". Other Grouches include Bodoque on Mexico's "Plaza Sésamo", Pancho Contreras on US Spanish version, Gugu on Brazil's "Vila Sesamo", Kırpık on Turkey's "Susam Sokağı", Ferrão on Portugal's "Rua Sésamo", and Kewal Khadoosa on India's "Galli
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week as he planned to finish his final recordings on the following day. His final performance as Oscar the Grouch (and Big Bird) will air the following year for the series' landmark 50th anniversary. Oscar can also become mobile with the help of his friend Bruno the Trashman, who carries Oscar around in his trash can. Bruno is a full-body costume which allows Oscar's puppeteer to manipulate Oscar while remaining hidden by the Bruno costume. (While Bruno was seen fairly regularly in Sesame Street's early days, he hasn't appeared on the show in over a decade.) Also, as seen in
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Galli Sim Sim". Filipino adaptation "Sesame!" featured Kiko Matsing, basically a gorilla. Some Grouches differ from the mostly antagonistic mold. France's "1, Rue Sésame" featured Mordicus, who, like Oscar, lives in a trash can, and is slightly cynical, but is also described as lively and enthusiastic, and participated in the neighborhood band. In Pakistan, he is named Akhtar and lives in a rusty oil barrel. A hybrid of Oscar the Grouch, Ernie, and the Cookie Monster appears in "The Goodies" episode "The Goodies Rule – O.K.?", where it attacked Tim Brooke-Taylor whilst in a bin, only for Tim to eat
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(also puppeteered by Spinney), they decided to change Oscar to orange. Oscar remained orange only for the first season of "Sesame Street" and then changed to green which became his permanent color. This was explained within the show by a visit to Swamp Mushy Muddy. According to "Sesame Street"s Robert W. Morrow, Oscar was created to indirectly demonstrate racial and ethnic diversity. Since his manners and tastes were different from those of the other characters, his creators hoped to address social issues by using his differences as a metaphor for racial and ethnic differences. Some viewers, however, saw Oscar as
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being described as a "survivor of gentrification" by art director Victor DiNapoli. Oscar the Grouch's Trash Can sits in front of a fence made of salvaged doors and is where Oscar the Grouch lives. Oscar the Grouch's Trash Can is deeper than anyone suspects. In the first episode, Gordon mentioned that the Trash Can had three and a half bedrooms. The seemingly bottomless domain houses a variety of diverse Grouch amenities and luxuries. Oscar's girlfriend Grundgetta is his most recurring visitor to his Trash Can. In "Sesame Street Visits the Firehouse", Gordon mentioned that in Oscar's Trash Can lived, "Two
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You Need To Know About Money". He appeared showing the viewers what investing stocks means. It's shown that he has investment filings with Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, and Washington Mutual even though they are bankrupt companies, but he then says that they're not really his filings. The press kit for the special reveals that Oscar was popular with the crew for the special even during filming. On October 11, 2009, Oscar appeared on the CBC Radio One show "Q", hosted by Jian Ghomeshi. Beyond talking about his time on "Sesame Street", his love for trash and recycling, Oscar revealed that
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(2002), "The Wall Street Journal"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 50 "Women to Watch" (2004). Hobson created and hosted a show on ABC on May 29, 2009, called "Unbroke: What You Need to Know About Money", featuring celebrities such as the Jonas Brothers, Oscar the Grouch and Samuel L. Jackson. Actress Vanessa L. Williams based her character, self-made businesswoman Courtney Paige (in the American television drama, "The Good Wife)," on Hobson, studying her via Hobson's TED talks. In 2017, Hobson was named to head the Economic Club of Chicago, the first African-American woman to do so. On August 6, 2017 Hobson guest hosted CBS Sunday
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I Love Trash "I Love Trash" is a song sung by the Muppet character Oscar the Grouch (performed by Caroll Spinney) on "Sesame Street". The song was first sung in the first season of the series and has been re-taped several times. In a Season 29 episode, Oscar sang "Grouches Love Trash" a variation of this song to his niece Irvine. In episode 3891, his old friend Felix the Grouch sang a variation called "I Love Cleaning" while Oscar sang "I Love Trash". Yet another variation occurs when Oscar's Trash Can was grown to a larger size and the lyrics
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Kermit Love persuaded him to stay. He has performed the Big Bird and Oscar characters in Australia, China, Japan, and across Europe. As Big Bird and Oscar, he has conducted orchestras across the US and Canada, including the Boston Pops, and has visited the White House multiple times. He has provided the characters' voices on dozens of albums. As Oscar, Spinney has written "How to Be a Grouch", a Whitman Tell-A-Tale picture book. With J. Milligan, he wrote the 2003 book "The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers"
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caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a May 1954 friendly match against Switzerland. After retiring as a footballer, Boskamp worked at the Amsterdam stock exchange and later became a singer and actor. He also worked for the Bovema record company and accompanied several big-name artists, among them John Lennon and Yoko Ono during their Bed-In in the Hilton Amsterdam. He also provided the Dutch dub of "Sesame Street"'s Oscar the Grouch. Boskamp died of a stroke on 21 March 2011, at the age of 78. Hans Boskamp Hans Boskamp, born Johannes Hendricus Gerardus Hölscher, (7 May 1932 –
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staircase. Other items include Slimey, Oscar's pet worm (who has a baby sister named Sloppy); Fluffy, Oscar's pet elephant; Oscar's shoes; and a dimension gate to Grouchland USA, Oscar's hometown. It also contains, most likely, many boatloads of trash. As stated on multiple occasions, the trash can also has a back door. While Oscar receives new names in international dubs, "Sesame Street" international co-productions have often created their own version of the character. In their second season, Germany's "Sesamstrasse" created an antagonistic character named Uli von Bödefeld. While not a Grouch, he served the same role in plots as Oscar.
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added later were Uli von Bödefeld, also called Herr von Bödefeld (1978–1988), Finchen the Snail (1980s), Rumpel the Grouch (1989; a German relative Oscar the Grouch) and Buh the Owl (1989). Newer additions are Feli Filu the Monster reporter, the comic duo Pferd the Horse and Wolle the sheep, a few grouches (including Grouchella and an Übergrouch) and some Anything Muppets. Germany's Grouch character is called Rumpel. He hates rain when others love it, but loves rain when others complain about it. He lives in a rain barrel. His best friend is his pet caterpillar named Gustav. Little Bird has
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took over the character in 1980, and the character was given the name Elmo. The character was taken over by Richard Hunt in 1984 and finally given to Kevin Clash by Hunt a year later. Spinney reprised his role as Oscar the Grouch in "" in a cameo appearance next to Darth Vader. On October 17, 2018, Spinney officially announced his retirement from "Sesame Street", beginning that very week. His last performances as Big Bird and Oscar were recorded as part of the series' landmark 50th season, which will air the following year. The roles of Big Bird and Oscar
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He worked with Stiller again on 2009's "" in which Azaria played the villainous pharaoh Kah Mun Rah, utilizing a Boris Karloff accent. Although the film received mixed reviews, critics praised Azaria's performance. Perry Seibert of "TV Guide" wrote that "thanks to Azaria, a master of comic timing. His grandiose, yet slightly fey bad guy is equally funny when he's chewing out minions as he is when deliberating if Oscar the Grouch and Darth Vader are evil enough to join his team." He appeared as Abraham in "Year One" (2009), Dr. Knight in 2010's "Love & Other Drugs", and played
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the best of what television and media have to offer, for doing what I've always wanted to do." Spinney is the subject of a full-length documentary by Copper Pot Pictures called "" that premiered at the April 2014 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Caroll Spinney Caroll Edwin Spinney (born December 26, 1933) is a retired American puppeteer, cartoonist, author and speaker most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" from its inception in 1969 until 2018. He is usually credited as Caroll Spinney but has sometimes been credited using the alternate spelling "Carroll Spinney"
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with exaggerated greasy spoon service (inspired by Mel's Drive-In) whose patrons included both furry Grouches and disagreeable humans who might or might not themselves have been human Grouches. Even though Oscar the Grouch and his girlfriend Grundgetta are the most well-known Grouches, over the years a very large number of Grouches have been introduced. Most of the Grouches live in Grouchland USA (inspired by Brooklyn, New York) as seen in the film "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland". Though the Grouches there had to put up with having their stuff taken by a man named Huxley, Oscar the Grouch later
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taxi he took to the studio. Most sources suggest that the character's name is derived from Oscar's Tavern. In recent years, however, the family of Canadian folk musician Oscar Brand has suggested he was the namesake; Brand was an early board member for the show's non-profit production company, Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop). Writers eventually added other Grouches, an entire species explored in the film "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland" and various television episodes. The initial puppet, built by staff builder John Lovelady, was yellow, but since there was already a very large yellow character named Big Bird
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Fu on their quest. Meanwhile, Oscar the Grouch decides to try to dig his way to China from his trash can, but when he gets to China, he finds it boring and goes straight home. In his memoir, Caroll Spinney (the puppeteer who plays Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch) notes that he was inspired to pitch the special to CTW after visiting China on a tour with Bob Hope. This first trip was to film the "Bob Hope on the Road to China", a two-hour NBC special airing September 16, 1979. The special featured Big Bird, along with the
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Trash Gordon Trash Gordon is the name of a fictitious character on the long-running PBS children's television show "Sesame Street". Played by Roscoe Orman, who also plays the character of Gordon on the show, Trash Gordon is a parody version of the science fiction hero Flash Gordon. Trash Gordon also lends his name to a recurring segment on "Sesame Street", "The Adventures of Trash Gordon." Within the context of "Sesame Street", Trash Gordon is a character in a science fiction adventure book which Oscar the Grouch reads to his pet worm Slimey to help him fall sleep at the end
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The mission included the song "Slimey to the Moon" sung by the famous Jazz singer Tony Bennett to the tune of "Fly Me to the Moon" by Bart Howard. Slimey has many friends, both worm and non-worm, and also a worm family. Listed here are Slimey's main friends and his family. Oscar is Slimey's best friend. Slimey is not only the pet of Oscar the Grouch, but also the only character with whom Oscar admits to liking. Slimey is said to bring out the best in Oscar. The friendship between the two is understood, where they do not express their
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most enduring Muppets: Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird". The test episodes were responsible for what writer Malcolm Gladwell called "the essence of "Sesame Street"—the artful blend of fluffy monsters and earnest adults". CTW researcher Gerald Lesser called the producers' decision to defy the recommendations of their advisers "a turning point in the history of "Sesame Street"". Animation was another important aspect of the structure of "Sesame Street". Lesser stated that one of the purposes of animation was to create incongruity, or what he called "illogical surprises". The first piece of animation commissioned by the CTW for "Sesame Street" was
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after actress Betty White proclaims that $10,000 is what will end the drive. However Homer doesn't have the money and a chase ensues which includes Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, and Elmo, each who want a piece of Homer which is in contrast to their character's true identity. In "Bart Mangled Banner", after the Simpson family is sent to the Alcatraz (apparently reopened), when the family tries to escape, Homer says in a terrified state that "he doesn't want to end up like Elmo", where the screen is panned to see Elmo's shadow in the jail cell, having hanged himself.
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Cadabby to help him find the blocks and the true meaning of Christmas miracles. They find the blocks one by one: While Abby and Stiller hunt for Block #6, Block #5 is found by Ernie. Elmo sings "Do You Hear What I Hear" with Alicia Keys. Stiller the Elf states that Christmas will never come as Oscar the Grouch celebrates. Elmo states that he and Abby can believe in Christmas miracles as Stiller joins them. Their believing attracts the appearance of Santa Claus (Kevin James). Santa Claus then sings "You Gotta Believe" with Elmo, Abby, Stiller, Big Bird, Snuffleupagus, Ernie
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music video, and a DeLorean DMC-12 car is shown as well. The video was nominated at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year. The children's show "Sesame Street" showed a parody of "Thrift Shop" in which Macklemore, as the character "Mucklemore", shows Oscar the Grouch and his other Grouch friends the proper way to recycle their trash. A parody was a part of a Pessach Shop Passover Jam, done for the Jewish holiday of Passover by the "a cappella" group Six13. The American comedy artist Rucka Rucka Ali parodied the song twice in his album "Black
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Simpson for not being able to pay a pledge in a "Simpsons" season 11 episode, "". Oscar crashes through the window of the church Homer is hiding in, and demands the money while Elmo, who was hiding in the trash can with him, tells Homer he knows where he lives. He also appears in "Trash of the Titans" in a "The Simpsons" season 9 episode. Oscar inspired an Apple Macintosh INIT written by Eric B. Shapiro and shown at the 1989 MacHack conference, featuring a singing animated Oscar that appeared from the trash can when the trash was emptied. The
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Might Be You" by Stephen Bishop, is played during the closing credit sequence. As Stewie and Brian watch a recorded episode of "Jolly Farm Revue", Stewie notes the introduction of several new characters to the show. The television screen is then shown, as Karina reveals the characters to his co-star, Julie. The new characters include parodies of the "Sesame Street" characters Big Bird, who describes himself as a "big bird," and a self-described "grouch" named "Moody Green Garbage Creature", who resembles Oscar the Grouch, and butch and femme versions of Bert and Ernie, who try to protect Karina and Julie
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electronic bra". During instances where Spinney (or to a lesser extent, Matt Vogel) is performing on location and cannot get a video feed, a small hole is made in the costume to allow him to see. In such cases, Big Bird must wear a necktie to cover the hole. This can also be seen in the "Sesame Street Live" shows. Likewise, during instances where Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch (both performed by Spinney) are to be in a scene together, Jim Martin operates Oscar unless Matt Vogel is operating Big Bird, in which cases Oscar is performed by Spinney
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he cares for her). As stated above, he is usually very nice to children especially when making public appearances with Spinney. According to a recent episode, Oscar hates "Pox News" (a parody of Fox News) but his mother likes it. Oscar tries to keep his Canadian identity secret, but admitted that he is Canadian due to his parents being from Canada. He was born in Minto, New Brunswick, with his father having been born in Saint David's Ridge, New Brunswick, and his mother having grown up in Nova Scotia. His favorite dessert is spinach sardine chocolate fudge sundaes. His second
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Oscar the Grouch, who drops it in his trash can after sneezing into it. Elmo dives into the bottom of Oscar's trash can, where he finds his Blanket snagged on a door. Elmo attempts to retrieve it, but he and his blanket are both teleported through a colorful, swirling wormhole to Grouchland, a city filled with Grouches, stinky garbage, and Huxley, a mean, immature and greedy man who steals anything he can grab, including Elmo's blanket. Wanting his blanket back, Elmo begins a journey through Grouchland. A kind-hearted Grouch girl named Grizzy tells Elmo that his blanket is in Huxley's
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Caroll Spinney Caroll Edwin Spinney (born December 26, 1933) is a retired American puppeteer, cartoonist, author and speaker most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street" from its inception in 1969 until 2018. He is usually credited as Caroll Spinney but has sometimes been credited using the alternate spelling "Carroll Spinney" or under the name Ed Spinney. Caroll Edwin Spinney was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on December 26, 1933. His mother, a native of Bolton, England, named him Caroll because he was born the day after Christmas. He has been drawing and painting since he
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big porcupine, by the name of "Kippi" and a parallel character to Oscar the grouch, by the name of "Moishe Oofnik". Oofnik was a punk and used to complain a lot and bother the neighborhood's residents, but even so, he soon became friends with the children in the neighborhood. The residents who lived in the street included Avner and Hanna, who were the owners of the coffee house near Kipi's apartment. After they moved to a different city they were replaced by a new coffee shop named Gabi (Gabi Amrani). Opposite to the coffee house lived Miki (Miki Kam) and
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snap of one's fingers, a nearby train station, or the roof of the studio. While Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, both performed by Caroll Spinney, had visited "Sesamstraße" for the 10th Anniversary special before, a highlight of this era was the celebration of "Sesamstraße"'s 1000th episode; the "Sesamelly Zirkusshow," a circus gala performance taped at "Zirkus Althoff" in which Big Bird appeared alongside the German characters one more time. In 1985 and 1986, no new episodes were taped; instead, a wild mix of repeats was shown on TV. From 1986, onward new episodes with two new human actors were
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is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, the sequel to a young adult fantasy, "Freaky Friday". For the Scholastic Book Company, Kwapis directed his first feature film "The Beniker Gang", starring Andrew McCarthy. Kwapis' next film was "Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird" (Warner Bros., 1985). The film was the big-screen debut of the Sesame Street ensemble (Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, The Count, Bert & Ernie, et al.). "Follow That Bird" tells the story of Big Bird's quest to live with a family of his own kind; namely, birds. A social worker arranges for Big Bird
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mob until the program's cancellation, but didn't win much money. Oscar has made appearances on Canadian public broadcasting advertising "childhood diabetes awareness days" at the Montreal Canadiens hockey games. The fumetti comic "Twisted Toyfare Theater" once featured Oscar in an issue in which he sings a variation of his "I Love Trash" song about Wesley Snipes' movies. In the end, Wesley Snipes (as Blade) decapitates him. Beginning in 2008, Oscar became the mascot for Waste Reduction Week in Canada, an environmental campaign. In an episode of "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy", an Oscar-like character emerges from a dustbin
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vocal track; however, occasionally, Matt Vogel instead operate the Big Bird puppet to a vocal track by Spinney, while he performs Oscar. The puppeteers have included Jerry Nelson and Jim Martin. In 2015, due to being diagnosed with dystonia, Spinney no longer puppeteered Oscar full-time on the show. Eric Jacobson became Spinney's understudy for Oscar; sometimes lip-syncing to a prerecorded vocal track by Spinney, and other times doing the voice himself. Jacobson started voicing Oscar for new material in Season 48 after Spinney's semi-retirement. On October 17, 2018, Spinney announced his full retirement from the character beginning the very same
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The Grouch (rapper) Corey Scoffern (born May 20, 1975), better known by his stage name The Grouch, is an American rapper and producer currently based in Maui, Hawaii but grew up and spent most of his time in the San Francisco Bay Area (Oakland, California). He is a founding member of Living Legends, an underground hip hop collective based in Los Angeles, California. The Grouch was born in Oakland, California, where he attended Skyline High School. He produced the entirety of Felt's debut album, "", in 2002. He collaborated with Eligh, Evidence and Zion I on the song "Amp Live
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for President" in 2011. The Grouch (rapper) Corey Scoffern (born May 20, 1975), better known by his stage name The Grouch, is an American rapper and producer currently based in Maui, Hawaii but grew up and spent most of his time in the San Francisco Bay Area (Oakland, California). He is a founding member of Living Legends, an underground hip hop collective based in Los Angeles, California. The Grouch was born in Oakland, California, where he attended Skyline High School. He produced the entirety of Felt's debut album, "", in 2002. He collaborated with Eligh, Evidence and Zion I on
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favorite dessert is mashed bananas with ice cubes and cold beef gravy, and in Season 12 he owns a car called "The Sloppy Jalopy". While appearing to be the size of a normal trash can on the outside, Oscar's trash can is actually bigger on the inside than the exterior would suggest, notably revealed in the film "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland". Oscar has noted through the years that it boasts such amenities as a farm, swimming pool, ice-rink, bowling alley, and a piano. Oscar could occasionally be seen rotating while descending into his trash can, implying a spiral
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a "surrogate for poor, urban Americans" during the show's early seasons. During the first season of Sesame Street, the street set was arranged in such a way that Spinney, who is right-handed, was forced to operate Oscar's head with his left hand. After the set was redesigned, Spinney was able to switch hands. In scenes where Big Bird and Oscar (both performed by Caroll Spinney) interact in a scene together, the situation has varied depending on the number of lines one or the other is given. When Spinney performs Big Bird, a second puppeteer operates Oscar to Spinney's voice or
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his father is actually from Saint David, New Brunswick and his mother grew up in Nova Scotia, thus making him of Canadian descent. He further went on to suggest that he had cheated on Grundgetta, his long-time girlfriend. On November 12, 2009, Oscar appeared on CNN to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "Sesame Street". In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Oscar reveals that he would still be orange if he bathed; his green exterior is apparently moss. On an episode of "Cake Boss", Buddy and his bakers visited Sesame Street, and Danny could be seen inside Oscar's Trash Can. He
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- Vanessa Williams 5. Precious Wings - Tatyana Ali 6. Elmo Tells His Grouchland Story (Spoken Word) 7. The Grouch Song - Elmo / Grizzy / Oscar the Grouch 8. There's a Big Heap of Trash at the End of the Rainbow - The Stenchman 9. I Love Trash - Steven Tyler The film has a rating of 77% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 43 reviews. The film's consensus states, "This fun and moral tale entertains both first-time "Sesame Street" watchers and seasoned veterans." On Metacritic, which uses an average of critics' reviews, the film holds a 59/100, indicating "mixed
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CTW tested the appeal of the new show, they found that although children paid attention to the shows during the Muppet segments, their interest was lost during the "Street" segments. The producers requested that Henson and his team create Muppets such as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to interact with the human actors, and the Street segments were re-shot. "Sesame Street"s format remained intact until the 2000s, when the changing audience required that producers move to a more narrative format. In 1998, the popular segment "Elmo's World", a 15-minute-long segment hosted by the Muppet Elmo, was created. Starting in
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could interact with the human actors, specifically Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird, who became two of the show's most enduring characters. In addition, the producers found Saunders' role as Gordon not to be as likable by children watching the show, resulting in the character being recast by Matt Robinson, who was initially the show's filmed segments producer. These test episodes were directly responsible for what Gladwell called "the essence of "Sesame Street"—the artful blend of fluffy monsters and earnest adults". Two days before the show's premiere, a thirty-minute preview entitled "This Way to Sesame Street" aired on NBC. The
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well as a mixed choir of children, to record the opening and closing themes. The song's arrangement has changed about six times, but the words have remained the same throughout the years. "Sunny Day" has since become what Davis called a "siren song for preschoolers". Epstein called Moss "a true gentleman", and Cooney called him "a true music visionary". He wrote "I Love Trash" for Oscar the Grouch, which was included on the first album of "Sesame Street" songs. One of Moss' best-known compositions for the show was "Rubber Duckie"; it was performed by Henson for the Muppet Ernie and
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Elmo's Christmas Countdown Elmo's Christmas Countdown is a 2007 American television christmas film, featuring the characters from "Sesame Street". It was first aired two days before Christmas Day of 2007. Starring Ben Stiller. In "Elmo's Christmas Countdown", Stiller the Elf (Ben Stiller) is telling Stan the snowball how Christmas was almost ruined. He recounts how he visited Sesame Street because he believed Oscar the Grouch would start the official countdown to Christmas. However, Oscar tosses the magical counting blocks into the air and they disappear. Stiller is worried that he destroyed Christmas, and it is up to Elmo and Abby
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Elmo's Christmas Countdown Elmo's Christmas Countdown is a 2007 American television christmas film, featuring the characters from "Sesame Street". It was first aired two days before Christmas Day of 2007. Starring Ben Stiller. In "Elmo's Christmas Countdown", Stiller the Elf (Ben Stiller) is telling Stan the snowball how Christmas was almost ruined. He recounts how he visited Sesame Street because he believed Oscar the Grouch would start the official countdown to Christmas. However, Oscar tosses the magical counting blocks into the air and they disappear. Stiller is worried that he destroyed Christmas, and it is up to Elmo and Abby
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"", complimentary reviews, writing that "they are original; they do what they set out to do very, very well; they allow the player to take part in the creativity; they do things that only computers can do". "Compute!'s Gazette"s reviewer called "Worms?" for the Commodore 64 "one of the most fascinating games I've played in a long time. It's so different from anything else that it quickly captivated me. "Worms?" tournaments become popular among the staff of "Compute!" ... [It] is as much fun to watch as it is to play". He added that part of its appeal was that
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hack was so popular that some parents lost the entire contents of their hard disks to preschoolers wanting to see more of Oscar, prompting Shapiro to create a stand-alone application using the same animation and sounds. The software was discontinued after Children's Television Workshop sent Shapiro a cease and desist letter. Oscar first appeared on the January 11, 2008 episode of the television game show "1 vs. 100" as a member of the mob. He was eliminated on both games, but was so popular he continued to appear for the remainder of the season as a regular member of the
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Space Coaster" (1981–1986) as Gary Gnu - "This is Gary Gnu, your no-gnews gnews reporter" and as the villain M.T. Promises. Martin was a producer and director on the show "Johnny and the Sprites", and is the creator and owner of the Anybody Pupplets. At the Visitors Center of Herr's Corporation in Nottingham, Pennsylvania, Martin's work as Chipper was featured in the film used to preview visitors for the snack factory tour. Also, whenever Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird (both characters performed by Caroll Spinney) have to be in the same scene together, Martin operates Oscar to a vocal
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ridicule from his fellow Grouches) as well as older fans of the show. However, the only person he has ever liked on-camera was Maria, which he would never admit. He once inadvertently complimented a dance that his followers, The Grouchketeers, had performed for him. Oscar has shown rare acts of kindness such as trying to replace Ernie's rubber duckie when Ernie had lost it. He also went out to find the missing Big Bird in "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street". He and his girlfriend Grundgetta also love each other, though their relationship is (understandably) somewhat rocky (though he does show
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hot dog for a more health conscious consumer. According to company research, this new strategy could increase sales of their hot dog by six percent. Oscar Mayer had several advertisements on TV involving young children, including the Oscar Mayer Wiener ad in 1965. The commercial shows a young girl leading a group of children, singing about what they'd get if they "were an Oscar Mayer wiener". It was written by Richard D. Trentlage. A 1974 TV commercial featured four-year-old Andy Lambros holding a fishing rod and sandwich while singing, "My bologna has a first name, it's 'O-S-C-A-R'...". It became one
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source of the name was Gummo wearing galoshes. Whatever the details, the name relates to rubber-soled shoes. The reason that Julius was named Groucho is perhaps the most disputed. There are three explanations: I kept my money in a 'grouch bag'. This was a small chamois bag that actors used to wear around their neck to keep other hungry actors from pinching their dough. Naturally, you're going to think that's where I got my name from. But that's not so. Grouch bags were worn on manly chests long before there was a Groucho. Herbert was not nicknamed by Art Fisher,
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and participated in the development of Sesame Street. Because of some mild disagreements that had occurred between Brand and the board members regarding the appropriate setting for the show, it has been reputed that as a playful joke, the character of Oscar the Grouch was named after him, although there are dueling tales as to the origin of the character. In May, 1976 Brand appeared in Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum at the Memorial Celebration for Phil Ochs, performing Ochs' "Love Me I'm A Liberal" with updated lyrics. Brand was given the Peabody Award for broadcast excellence in 1982 for
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a "pain sensor sensor" was built to sense its pain sensors, thus giving it a rudimentary self-awareness. In this stage Oscar I is much like an amoeba as Oscar II like a worm. Amoebas respond to pain while worms learn to avoid it. The problem with Oscar II is that it has no conception if the environment is fooling him. For example, he can't distinguish if a machine-eating tiger and a mirror image of such tiger. To solve such problem, "introspective sensors" were built into Oscar II and made him "Oscar III". Oscar III can now sense the operation of
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arrives home with the orphan kitten. Alice, who has been waiting in the living room, was also amazed to see what her friend brought into the house. She then wonders what name the kitten should wear. In no time Julius finds out the kitten is a male and therefore gives the name Oscar. After giving Oscar a bath, Julius takes his little friend to have supper with them. At the table, Oscar is eating in an aggressive way, which Julius sees as inappropriate. Julius attempts to teach the Oscar how to have meals in a more traditional fashion, but the
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Chaetogaster Chaetogaster is a genus belonging to the segmented worms (Annelida). It is classified in the family Naididae (subfamily Naidinae) in the order Oligochaeta. These are ca. 2–25 mm long transparent worms that are very common in fresh water and often form chains of individuals through asexual multiplication. Externally, the animals correspond to the general building plan of the Naididae, however, in distinction from the other species, they bear setae (bristles) only on their ventral side, which is what gives them their name. The size of the worms, and of their setae too, is very variable even within single species.
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unlike their previous and next albums. Four tracks off the album reached the UK Top 10; "How Deep Is Your Love", "More Than A Woman", "Stayin' Alive", and "You Should Be Dancing". Moreover, "Night Fever" held the top rank in 1978. In 1978, Gibb performed on the "Sesame Street Fever" album for the Sesame Street children's TV program. He was one of the singers on the "Sesame Street Fever" title track, he sang a song called "Trash" for the character Oscar the Grouch, and spoke with Cookie Monster at the beginning of "C is for Cookie". In January 1980, Gibb
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Telly also has something of a friendship with Oscar the Grouch, since they appear in many segments together. Personality-wise, Telly is a fidgeting, nervous wreck, prone easily to manic behavior and paranoia. In contrast to Kermit the Frog as a news reporter for the "Sesame Street News Flash", Telly also has been a roving reporter for his own segment, called "Monster on the Spot". In the 1998 special "Elmopalooza", after Jon Stewart, Prairie Dawn and the crew are stuck in the dressing room, Telly reacts that if they can't get out, there is no show, which makes the people sad
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Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer, best known for performing the Muppet characters Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle for Disney's The Muppets Studio, as well as "Sesame Street" characters Bert, Guy Smiley and Grover—all roles that he inherited from the characters' original performer, Frank Oz. As of 2015, Jacobson is now Caroll Spinney's replacement for Oscar the Grouch due to his retirement on October 18, 2018. Jacobson, a native of Fort Worth, initially started playing Bert and Grover on "Sesame Street" in 1998, and officially joined the cast of the classic Muppet Show Muppets
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with Craig Ferguson" and "@midnight". Jacobson performed Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Animal for an appearance on "". Jacobson performed Bert for an appearance in episode 22 of "Between the Lions"' season 2, "Tweet! Tweet!". Eric Jacobson Eric Jacobson is an American puppeteer, best known for performing the Muppet characters Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle for Disney's The Muppets Studio, as well as "Sesame Street" characters Bert, Guy Smiley and Grover—all roles that he inherited from the characters' original performer, Frank Oz. As of 2015, Jacobson is now Caroll Spinney's replacement for Oscar the Grouch due
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and Ingrid Monster. Natasha should not be confused with Ernie's niece, Ernestine, who was also performed by Kevin Clash. As Telly Monster's sister Mona was exactly identical in appearance to Natasha's mother Ingrid, some mistakenly believe the characters are related; this is strictly conjecture. Natasha made her first appearance on Sesame Street during season 18 as the child of monsters Humphrey and Ingrid. One of Natasha's primary character traits is her fast crawling. Throughout the series other characters such as Oscar the Grouch and Snuffy have been shown babysitting her. An episode of the series found Fran Drescher (The Nanny)
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ice cream, but when he finds that Ernie has eaten it, he charges, but then Ernie tries his best to cover up his crime by making a disgusting dish; mashed bananas with ice cubes and cold beef gravy. At the same time, Bert is shouting at him that he knows better. Ernie only gets away with his crime because Oscar the Grouch, their good friend, comes in their apartment and offers them chocolate ice cream cones in exchange for the disgusting dish. Bert's age is unclear, but a "Sesame Street Live" performer, Taylor Morgan, has said that "I just kind
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whereas Santa's elves have not had a vacation in months. None of the other holidays ever come. Oscar the Grouch, however, is enjoying that his trash is surrounded by old wrapping paper and worn-out Christmas trees, and that everyone else is as grouchy and miserable as he is. One year in the future Elmo and Lightning find Sesame Street in ruins: the the Count is "all Christmassed out" after counting all 365 days of Christmas, the carollers have lost their voices, Christmas trees are an endangered species, and Big Bird is badly missing Snuffleupagus. The Fix-It Shop has gone out
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must prove that she can be nice. Everyone is scared of her, except for Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. After she proves that she is nice, Big Bird is upset when the time comes for her to leave. She reassures him that one day she'll return. The episode was poorly received by parents of frightened young children, and was never aired again. The fate of the footage is unknown, but it can be assumed that it is still stashed away in Sesame Workshop's vault. Hamilton also played this witch in "The Paul Lynde Halloween Special" (1976), and reprised her
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the Night Before Christmas". Kermit gets a call from Miss Piggy stating that her limo got stuck in the snow and that she is calling for a taxi. Fozzie approaches Kermit stating that now is a good time to show him his new comedy act with the Snowman. While Doc is looking for Miss Piggy, Kermit is called to the basement, where he and his nephew Robin find a Fraggle Hole and the Fraggles. Finally, after Miss Piggy gets to the house, all the Muppets sing a medley of carols and swap presents (except Oscar the Grouch, who just sits
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Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch. Entertainment "Sci-Fi City" is themed to a supposed metropolis of the future. It is the home of a pair of dueling roller coasters. "Ancient Egypt" is based on the historical adaptation of Ancient Egypt during the 1930s Golden Age of Egyptian Exploration. It features obelisks and pyramids which are typical of Ancient Egypt. Also featured are Pharaohs' tombs which were supposedly commonly discovered during that era. This zone relies on the depictions made in the popular film franchise, The Mummy, starring Brendan Fraser. "The Lost World" contains many traditional attractions present in most Universal
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character named Costello shows her the way. Then, he says "Where are you going?" Then Abbot responds "Witch Way!" "Mutts" has a character that resembles Oscar the Grouch, but it is a cat who lives in a trash can, who appears in some strips of the comic. In the "Angel" season 5 episode "Smile Time", the title character Angel is turned into a puppet. The episode is a direct parody of "Sesame Street", in which the Muppets were featured to teach kids on their long running and popular show "Smile Time", only to be revealed as demons as the episode
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introduce Bert and Ernie. Bert tries to give a speech, but is interrupted by Ernie pulling "the old nose joke" on him. A montage of clips from "Sesame Street" is shown. After a collection of scenes overlaid by the Sesame Street theme song, more clips are shown (Kermit singing the alphabet with a little girl, Bert playing checkers with Bernice the pigeon, Cookie Monster singing his trademark song "'C' is for Cookie", and Big Bird parodying American Express ads). Oscar the Grouch then grumpily introduces Big Bird, who introduces clips from other children's shows from the Muppets. Clips featuring live
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by writer Shalom M. Fisch and Dr. Lewis Bernstein to be a canary, who resides in a large nest alongside the "123 Sesame Street" building and represents the 6-year-old child with his tendency to question everything. Big Bird's best friend is Aloysius Snuffleupagus (better known as "Snuffy"), who was portrayed as the bird's imaginary friend until revealed to the human cast in 1985. Also living outside of the building is Oscar the Grouch, a trash can-dwelling creature belonging to his own unique species, who is portrayed as a habitual pessimist and was designed to give children "permission to feel grouchy—and
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misquoted as "Luke, I am your father"), – is one of the most well known quotes in cinema history. The line was selected as one of the 400 nominees for the American Film Institute's "100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes", a list of the greatest American movie quotes. Vader received the Ultimate Villain recognition at the 2011 Scream Awards. In 2009, Vader (or, more precisely, a reproduction of him conserved at the Smithsonian Institution) had a brief cameo in "", as he, along with an Oscar the Grouch prop replica, tries to join the army formed by (the reproductions of) Ivan
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recordings on the following day. His final performance as Big Bird (and Oscar the Grouch) will air the following year for the series' landmark 50th anniversary. Big Bird was originally designed by a drawing from Jim Henson and built by Kermit Love in 1969. The design was based on a previous Henson creation: A seven foot tall dragon that the puppeteer created for a La Choy advertising campaign. The Big Bird performer is completely enclosed within the costume, and extends his right hand over his head to operate the head and neck of the puppet. The Muppeteer's left hand serves
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his financial pledge of support to PBS, references seen to characters from other programs that pursue him through the town include Fred Rogers, Yo-Yo Ma, the Teletubbies, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Elmo and Garrison Keillor. When Marge calls Homer on the ham radio, she says "Hello? Is there anybody in there?" reminiscent to the intro of Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd. When Homer arrives in the island, a butterfly gets into Homer's skin and moves to his brain, reminiscing a scene from "The Mummy". Reception of the episode has been mostly positive. Jeff Cotton of "The Observer" characterizes the
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sitcom entitled "Do Shut Up"), Homer pledges $10,000 to the network. Homer is applauded for saving the network, but it quickly becomes apparent that he does not have the money, prompting pledge drive host Betty White and a mob of characters and personalities from various PBS shows (including Fred Rogers, Yo-Yo Ma, the Teletubbies, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, and Elmo) to chase him through the streets. Reverend Lovejoy saves Homer after he runs into the church and claims sanctuary. Reverend Lovejoy gets Homer past the mob by hiding him in a bag disguised as a sack of children's letters
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Geiss. Matlin used sign language during the song and hugged Oscar the Grouch during the song's conclusion. One year after that, Billy Joel invited her to perform in his video for "We Didn't Start the Fire". In 1989, Matlin portrayed a deaf widow in the television movie "Bridge to Silence". In that role, she spoke in addition to using sign language. "People" magazine did not like the film, but praised Matlin's work, writing, "the beautiful, emotionally moving Matlin is too good for this well-intentioned but sentimental slop." She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her work as the lead
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motion picture "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland". He also starred in the film "Elmo Saves Christmas". Elmo also appeared in a fifth season episode of "The West Wing" along with his friends Zoe and Big Bird. In that episode, Elmo receives a medical checkup from Abbey Bartlet, the First Lady (who is making a guest appearance on "Sesame Street"), and cheekily questions her about the validity of her medical license. Elmo also appeared in the eighth season episode of "Scrubs", "My ABC's", along with Oscar the Grouch, Grover, and an Anything Muppet named "Ex Ray". All four characters are
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serving as an elevator operator, he foolishly neglected to let Kermit the Frog out at his selected floor, because he wanted to count all 10 floors in the building, and was unable to stop until he finished. And in Episode 3489 (Season 27, 1996), he tricked Oscar the Grouch into saying the word "no" 17 times, by continuously knocking on his trash can and prodding him to help the Count find something to count 17 of. The Count can occasionally lose his temper when somebody or something interrupts his counting, or feel sad when there is nothing around for him
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Sesame Street-themed live entertainment shows. Jay Humphry Jay (James Clarke) Humphry (born July 28, 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian former figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1968 and 1969 and competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. During his competitive career he was coached by Edi Rada and Ellen Burka. After the 1969 season, he turned professional and skated with Ice Follies, where he portrayed the role of Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street. As of 2009, Humphry resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he works
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Jay Humphry Jay (James Clarke) Humphry (born July 28, 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian former figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1968 and 1969 and competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics. During his competitive career he was coached by Edi Rada and Ellen Burka. After the 1969 season, he turned professional and skated with Ice Follies, where he portrayed the role of Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street. As of 2009, Humphry resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he works for a company that produces
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Season 29 of "Sesame Street" was dedicated in his memory. Jon Stone Jon Stone (April 13, 1932 – April 9, 1997) was an American writer, director and producer, who was best known for being an original crew member on "Sesame Street" and is credited with helping develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Stone won 18 television Emmy Awards Many regard him as one of the best children's television writers. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Stone graduated from Williams College in 1952. He received a master's degree from the Yale University School of Drama in
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Jon Stone Jon Stone (April 13, 1932 – April 9, 1997) was an American writer, director and producer, who was best known for being an original crew member on "Sesame Street" and is credited with helping develop characters such as Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird. Stone won 18 television Emmy Awards Many regard him as one of the best children's television writers. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Stone graduated from Williams College in 1952. He received a master's degree from the Yale University School of Drama in 1955, at which time he joined a CBS training program.
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as Animal. Kermit's role on "The Muppet Show" was often compared by his co-workers to Henson's role in Muppet Productions - a shy, gentle boss with "A whim of steel" who "[ran] things as firmly as it is possible to run an explosion in a mattress factory." Caroll Spinney, the puppet performer of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, remembered that Henson "would never say he didn't like something. He would just go 'Hmm.' That was famous. And if he liked it, he would say, 'Lovely!'" Henson himself recognized Kermit as an alter ego, though he thought that Kermit was
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puppets from television in the 50s, 60s and 70s. They are threatened by a Andy Pandy, Teddy and Looby Loo; Tim eats up a giant hybrid of Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, and the Cookie Monster (from Sesame Street); he and Graeme are challenged to a sword fight by Bill and Ben, the Flower Pot Men; and Bill is roughly beaten up by The Wombles (a sly nod to the chart rivalry between The Goodies and Mike Batt's Wombles singles). Having vanquished their foes, the Goodies relax... but charging up behind them is a Dougal, the dog from The Magic Roundabout.
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A Special Sesame Street Christmas A Special Sesame Street Christmas is a 1978 CBS Christmas special, made the same year as the better-known "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street". The special was first broadcast on Friday, December 8, 1978, at 8 PM ET on CBS, pre-empting "Wonder Woman" that week. Starring Leslie Uggams. The special features only three of the "Sesame Street" Muppets: Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, and Barkley the dog. Barkley is played by gymnast Toby Towson. The puppet used for the special was different than the one used for the series, making him five feet tall, or higher,
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losing to "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street". Both specials are now available on DVD. A Special Sesame Street Christmas A Special Sesame Street Christmas is a 1978 CBS Christmas special, made the same year as the better-known "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street". The special was first broadcast on Friday, December 8, 1978, at 8 PM ET on CBS, pre-empting "Wonder Woman" that week. Starring Leslie Uggams. The special features only three of the "Sesame Street" Muppets: Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, and Barkley the dog. Barkley is played by gymnast Toby Towson. The puppet used for the special was different
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