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to demonstrate differing opinions". Oscar and Big Bird were specifically created for the reshooting of the "Street" scenes with the idea that they would be able to interact with the human characters. For his part, Oscar has several friends of his own despite his pessimism; these include the Grouch's pet worm, Slimey, and his girlfriend Grundgetta. Two other Muppets who have appeared on the show since its beginning are Ernie and Bert, a pair of best friends with contrasting personalities; Ernie is portrayed as a free-spirited trickster who loves his rubber duck, while Bert is the world-weary foil to his
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The Sesame Street Dictionary The Sesame Street Dictionary is an illustrated children's dictionary featuring Muppet characters from the popular television show "Sesame Street". First published in 1980, it contains short definitions and sample sentences for around 1300 words, each accompanied by an illustration featuring a character from "Sesame Street". In 1986, the dictionary was also issued as an 8-volume set under the title Big Bird's Sesame Street Dictionary. Kermit the Frog's nephew Robin the Frog makes a cameo in this book on the page "frogs", also Miss Piggy makes a cameo in the book on the page "magazines" on a
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and Young People", was also positive about the work, although he was critical of the fact that the 8-volume edition published in 1986 retailed at a significantly higher price without adding much worthwhile new material. The Sesame Street Dictionary The Sesame Street Dictionary is an illustrated children's dictionary featuring Muppet characters from the popular television show "Sesame Street". First published in 1980, it contains short definitions and sample sentences for around 1300 words, each accompanied by an illustration featuring a character from "Sesame Street". In 1986, the dictionary was also issued as an 8-volume set under the title Big Bird's
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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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co-mingling of Sesame Street gave viewers the impression that Pong Pagong belonged to the Sesame Street universe, and thus became property of CTW. CTW never used Pong Pagong, and Batibot thereafter lost Pong Pagong. Pong Pagong Pong Pagong was a character in the Filipino children's show "Batibot". Pong was in the form of a turtle standing on its hindlegs. Like Big Bird of "Sesame Street", Pong was an enlarged small-animal character, standing over six feet tall and towering over human co-stars and aged to be around six years old. Together with "Batibot"'s other muppet, Kiko Matsing, Pong entertained and taught
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was released on VHS in 1987 and 1995, and on DVD in 2002 and 2008. The "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street" album features several of the songs from the television special, along with narration. It was nominated for a Grammy Award, but lost to "In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record". Christmas Eve on Sesame Street Christmas Eve on Sesame Street is a "Sesame Street" Christmas special first broadcast on PBS on Sunday, December 3, 1978. The opening features the inhabitants of Sesame Street enjoying an ice skating party. Big Bird has trouble skating, but a child gives him a hand,
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It is Bangladesh's first children's educational program and was expected to be seen by 4 million children in its first two years. The creation of "Sisimpur" was described in detail in the 2005 documentary "The World According to Sesame Street". The show has no full-body puppet character and, thus, no equivalent to Big Bird. Sisimpur Sisimpur () is the Bangladeshi version of the children's television series "Sesame Street". The first season of the series featured 26 episodes, and a second roster of 36 episodes was in production as of 9 February 2001. A third season went into production April 2007
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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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Natasha (Sesame Street) Natasha (also known as Baby Natasha) is a character on the children's television show "Sesame Street" played by Kevin Clash who also voices Sesame Street character Elmo. The magazine publication Sesame Street Parents took a poll of adults and kids favorite characters and it was found that Natasha ranked 4th in popularity overall. The character was the first baby introduced into the series to represent younger children who may view the show. Her character's behaviors and growth also was beneficial in giving children with siblings a better understanding of their behaviors. Natasha is the daughter of Humphrey
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X Files and featured Natasha interviewing the letter X. She saids like Chicken gurgles and more? So much better Natasha (Sesame Street) Natasha (also known as Baby Natasha) is a character on the children's television show "Sesame Street" played by Kevin Clash who also voices Sesame Street character Elmo. The magazine publication Sesame Street Parents took a poll of adults and kids favorite characters and it was found that Natasha ranked 4th in popularity overall. The character was the first baby introduced into the series to represent younger children who may view the show. Her character's behaviors and growth also
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Sesame Street Live Sesame Street Live is a live touring show based on the children's television show "Sesame Street" and produced by Feld Entertainment. Vee Corporation was started in March 1980 from an idea by founder Vincent Egan to produce a live character show just for Sesame Street. He based it off his time working for the Ice Follies which had a segment with those Muppets. Egan approached Jim Henson's company and Children's Television Workshop, who were interested. With outside funding, Vee was able to sign a licensing agreement with the Children's Television Workshop for the characters. The first Sesame
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Linda (Sesame Street) Linda, portrayed by Linda Bove, was a character on the children's program "Sesame Street". Bove, who is deaf, appeared on "Sesame Street" with the National Theater of the Deaf and made her debut on the show as a librarian named Linda in Episode 0326, which aired in January 1972. Initially appearing on a sporadic basis, she became a regular member of the cast in 1975, and continued to appear until 2003. The character communicated only in sign language but interacted positively with other members of the "Sesame Street" community as a normal citizen and resident of Sesame
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to become a regular on a soap opera series. She performed as a member of the National Theater of the Deaf, founded in 1967. Many members of "Sesame Street" and "Search for Tomorrow", as well as the crew of TV technicians, have learned sign language from her. Bove debuted on Sesame Street circa 1971-72 as the deaf character Linda; she was the first deaf performer on the show. On "Sesame Street", she has introduced millions of children to sign language and issues surrounding the deaf community. Her character owns a very playful dog, Barkley. Her role on "Sesame Street" lasted
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introduced Julia, a new Muppet who has autism, performed by Stacey Gordon, who has a son on the autism spectrum. From its first episode, "Sesame Street" has structured its format by using "a strong visual style, fast-moving action, humor, and music," as well as animation and live-action short films. When "Sesame Street" premiered, most researchers believed that young children did not have long attention spans, therefore the new show's producers were concerned that an hour-long show would not hold their audience's attention. At first, the show's "street scenes"—the action taking place on its set—consisted of character-driven interactions and were not
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of the few characters that survived, was created to include another female Muppet on the show: her spunky and fearless personality was intended to break female stereotypes. According to Davis, she was the first character developed on the show by marketing and product development specialists, who worked with the researchers at the CTW. (The quest for a "break-out" female Muppet character continued into 2006 with the creation of Abby Cadabby, who was created after nine months of research.) In 1998, for the first time in the show's history, "Sesame Street" pursued funding by accepting corporate sponsorship. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader,
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role of Ernie was briefly assumed by Billy Barkhurst from 2014, before Peter Linz began performing the character in 2017. On February 17, 2004, the Muppets and the "Bear in the Big Blue House" properties were sold to the Walt Disney Company (the "Sesame Street" characters were acquired by Sesame Workshop in 2000). As a result of this transaction, Sesame Workshop surrendered the rights to Kermit the Frog, who would no longer appear in most new material for "Sesame Street". Sesame Workshop has since begun licensing the character of Kermit from Disney, allowing him to make a guest appearance on
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Street" content (with the exception of "Play with Me Sesame"). The package continued to air until summer 2005, about three years after "Unpaved" was removed. Plans to create "Sesame Street" syndication packages for Noggin had existed since April 1998, when Sesame Workshop and Nickelodeon first invested in the company. The Workshop initially considered repackaging "Sesame" segments into themed collections, rather than airing modified cuts of individual episodes. Herb Scannell (who was the president of Nickelodeon and TV Land at the time) suggested centering a package around Elmo, a breakout character whose popularity had peaked in the late 1990s. While describing
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Matt Vogel (puppeteer) Matt Vogel is an American puppeteer, director and singer who has worked for the Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop. He has performed with the Muppets, "Sesame Street", and "Oobi". Vogel first auditioned for the Jim Henson Company in 1993 and joined the crew of "Sesame Street" in 1996 as an ensemble puppeteer. He has served as a director and puppet captain on "Sesame Street" since 2008. He inherited many of Jerry Nelson's Muppet character roles in 2008, when he began performing with The Muppets Studio. Since 2017, he has been the performer of Kermit the Frog.
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married to his wife Kelly C. McDonnell since August 31, 1997; together they have five children. Matt Vogel (puppeteer) Matt Vogel is an American puppeteer, director and singer who has worked for the Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop. He has performed with the Muppets, "Sesame Street", and "Oobi". Vogel first auditioned for the Jim Henson Company in 1993 and joined the crew of "Sesame Street" in 1996 as an ensemble puppeteer. He has served as a director and puppet captain on "Sesame Street" since 2008. He inherited many of Jerry Nelson's Muppet character roles in 2008, when he began
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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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2001, Sesame Workshop bought the rights to all Muppets used on "Sesame Street", except Kermit the Frog. Because Henson had not created Kermit for exclusive use on "Sesame Street" (as he created Kermit 14 years before the show began) and Kermit is also the lead character of The Muppets franchise, the character required a special agreement. Sesame Workshop owns all footage of Kermit on "Sesame Street", and Sesame Workshop can continue to use that footage. The deal ended any direct affiliation between The Muppets and "Sesame Street", although "Sesame Street" may still use the term "Muppet" by arrangement with The
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Prairie Dawn Prairie Dawn is a fictional character, a Muppet girl on the children's television program "Sesame Street". She has appeared on "Sesame Street" since early in the show's history. Prairie was originally puppeteered and voiced by Fran Brill who also performed the more recently introduced character Zoe. On seasons 35 through 38 of "Sesame Street", she helps Cookie Monster during his Letter of the Day segments, describing the letter of the day and trying to prevent Cookie Monster from eating it, but Cookie Monster finds a way to eat it anyway. She can also be seen on the TV
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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey is a 2011 American documentary film about Kevin Clash, a puppeteer who performed the "Sesame Street" character Elmo. The film was directed by Constance Marks. The film focuses on Clash's early career in Baltimore, Maryland. It covers his meeting and interactions with "Sesame Street" creator Jim Henson, puppet maker Kermit Love, and the phenomenal success of Elmo. Clash joined "Sesame Street" in 1984. The film was first premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The film received warm-hearted reviews by critics when it was released. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film
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Barkley was no longer a character in the series after the start of the 21st century, but returned in the 40th-season premiere, being walked (or run) by Bob. He also made a cameo in one episode the following season. Barkley (Sesame Street) Barkley is a Muppet dog who appears on "Sesame Street". He was originally called Woof-Woof when he first appeared in Season 9. In the 10th season premiere, the cast voted to rename him Barkley. Barkley is an orange and white colored dog that is energetic and playful, but is not anthropomorphized in the way that Rowlf the Dog
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on YouTube parodying "", called "SpiderMonster the Musical". It was revealed that Mr. Johnson appears in a major role in an episode of "Sesame Street" season 46 in 2016 and is played by Matt Vogel after Jerry Nelson's death in 2012. Mr. Johnson (Sesame Street) Mr. Johnson is a Muppet character on "Sesame Street". He is Grover's regular customer at Charlie's Restaurant and other restaurants as well. Mr. Johnson is a fat blue Anything Muppet who has cumulatively become frustrated over the years with the service Grover provides (in earlier skits, Mr. Johnson was calmer and Grover was the one
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since the show's first episode. Since 2015, Eric Jacobson has been the understudy for the character. Initially, the Puppet characters on "Sesame Street" did not actually appear on Sesame Street itself, but were relegated to the intermediary segments. Muppets creator Jim Henson wanted them to be integrated into the series, suggesting a giant bird and creature living in the neighborhood's trash can. The character was developed by "Sesame Street" head writer Jon Stone and Henson, based on the personality of a “magnificently rude” waiter. Puppeteer Caroll Spinney found inspiration for the voice in the driver of a New York City
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Loretta Long Loretta Mae Long ("née" Moore) (born June 3, 1940) is an African American actress, voice artist, singer, media personality, and educator. She has played the character of Susan Robinson on "Sesame Street" since its debut in 1969. Long earned her Ph.D. in urban education in 1973 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst while she was starring on "Sesame Street". She has acted in musicals (such as "Guys and Dolls") and appeared on the "Flip Wilson Show" with other "Sesame Street" cast members during its first season. As of October 2018, Long's character, Susan, is one of only two
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it, and show the funny side of it. It's OK." Linda also appeared in numerous inserts and sketches, notably the famous silent sketches where Maria (Sonia Manzano) would play Charlie Chaplin and Linda would often play a supporting role, either as a pretty woman or as a second Chaplin if two were required for a particular sketch. Linda (Sesame Street) Linda, portrayed by Linda Bove, was a character on the children's program "Sesame Street". Bove, who is deaf, appeared on "Sesame Street" with the National Theater of the Deaf and made her debut on the show as a librarian named
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"The Adventures of Grover in Outer Space" is a Sesame Street storybook featuring Grover that was published in 1984. "When Grover Moved to Sesame Street" was published in 1985. He was also featured in "I Want a Hat Like That" (1987, reprinted 1999). "Sesame Street" is modified for different national markets, and Grover is often renamed. Grover Grover, also known as Super Grover and Grover Monster, is a muppet character on the popular television show "Sesame Street". Self-described as lovable, cute and furry, he is a blue monster who rarely uses contractions when he speaks or sings. Grover was originally
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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
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from the story of Goldilocks appear in Muppet form on "Sesame Street". Telly Monster, a violet-red worrywart who overthinks everything, was described by writer David Borgenicht as "neurotic", and was originally portrayed as a television addict; Murray Monster, a dark orange monster with an energetic, outgoing personality and a sense of quick wit, who hosts a segment at the beginning of each episode called "Word on the Street"; The original human cast, chosen by Stone, consisted of four characters. The first character to be introduced to the show was Gordon Robinson, a "well-liked and respected" African-American ultimately portrayed as a
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Her character was a photographer and the kid sister of Gordon. In 1985, she also starred in the first ever "Sesame Street" movie "Follow That Bird", reprising her role as Olivia. That same year, Hall co-starred on the sitcom "227", frequently traveling between New York City (where "Sesame Street" is taped) and Los Angeles (where "227" was taped). Due to this schedule, she left "Sesame Street" in 1988. Reed's closest friend from the "Sesame Street" cast was singer and Native American activist Buffy Sainte Marie. After "227" ended in 1990, Hall appeared in guest roles on various TV shows, including
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Sesame Street Stays Up Late! Sesame Street Stays Up Late! is a 1993 "Sesame Street" New Year's Eve television special with guest appearances of characters from the international versions of Sesame Street. This special aired on December 29, 1993 on PBS. It was released on home video as "Sesame Street Celebrates Around the World". Everyone on Sesame Street is preparing to celebrate New Year's Eve. However Telly is the main character in the special, quickly discovers that this means that the current year ends and h is happy with the year as it is. Because he gets afraid that he
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series "Play with Me Sesame", which airs on PBS Kids Sprout. A younger version of Prairie appeared in "Sesame Beginnings". According to the website of Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, who voices Prairie Dawn's mother in "Sesame Beginnings", her mother's name is Delta, a reference to the song "Delta Dawn". Since Season 46, Stephanie D'Abruzzo took over the role of Prairie Dawn, after Fran Brill retired in 2014. Prairie Dawn Prairie Dawn is a fictional character, a Muppet girl on the children's television program "Sesame Street". She has appeared on "Sesame Street" since early in the show's history. Prairie was originally puppeteered and
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would be re-tooling the series, but they did say that McGrath would continue to represent them at public events. Sesame Workshop later announced that there would be talks to bring him back. Sesame Workshop said that he would still represent Sesame Street. McGrath has said that his two favorite moments on "Sesame Street" were "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street" (a 1978 Christmas special that included a pastiche of "The Gift of the Magi"), and the 1983 sequence that candidly addressed the death of longtime character Mr. Hooper, played by his good friend Will Lee who had died the previous year.
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In "To Surveil with Love", security cameras installed in a gay bar capture the antics of several customers all of whom resemble Sesame Street characters. "Rhymes with Orange"s strip for August 28, 2008 had a reference to "Sesame Street". The comic has a girl going to Sesame Street, and she needs directions to go there, so a guy gives her directions to go there. The October 18, 2008 strip had a parody of "Sesame Street" called "Witch Way". The logo parodies the Sesame Street logo. The intro has a character named Abbot who asks "Which way to Witch Way?" Another
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the real world, and when we put him onto the street, there's just a million characters who can service this." Murray Monster Murray Monster is a character on Sesame Street. He is performed by Joey Mazzarino. Murray is an energetic monster. Although unnamed, the character was referred to on the set as "FilFil," as his design is based on that of Filfil from "Alam Simsim". Beginning in Season 38, he gained an identity as Murray, hosting the "What's the Word on the Street?" segments that precede each episode of Sesame Street where he asks people what each Word of the
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Sesame Street News segment would be made relating to the episode, with Steve Whitmire performing Kermit. By 1998, the sketches became increasingly rare on the show. In 2001, when Sesame Workshop bought the rights to the Sesame Street Muppets, since Kermit the Frog was made before Sesame Street was created, and was the main character of The Muppets including "The Muppet Show", "The Muppet Movie" and other non Sesame Street related productions made by Jim Henson Productions. Sesame Workshop did not buy the rights to Kermit the Frog for future use, so the News Flash sketches were dropped from the
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Mr. Johnson (Sesame Street) Mr. Johnson is a Muppet character on "Sesame Street". He is Grover's regular customer at Charlie's Restaurant and other restaurants as well. Mr. Johnson is a fat blue Anything Muppet who has cumulatively become frustrated over the years with the service Grover provides (in earlier skits, Mr. Johnson was calmer and Grover was the one who would get annoyed, but the situation reversed over the years). Mr. Johnson is always called "Sir" politely by Grover, despite that Grover referred to him as a "weirdo" in "Grover And A Fly In My Soup". Mr. Johnson was mainly
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Basil (Sesame Park) Basil the Bear was the main character on the Canadian children's show "Sesame Park". He was portrayed by puppeteer Tim Gosley from 1987–1996, and puppeteer Bob Stutt from 1996–2002. Along with Dodi and Louis, Basil was one of the three original Canadian Muppets, beginning in the period when the program was called "Canadian Sesame Street". Despite his deep voice, Basil has been shown to be the most childlike of the characters, having difficulty dressing himself, and the most curious. He struggled to learn French from his bilingual friend Louis. Basil starred in the first "Canadian Sesame Street"
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with the risk of deportation always prevalent. When he was 12 he got his first role in Oliver! as the titular character. He then went on to other roles in New York until he was cast on "Sesame Street". Alban was on Sesame Street from 1993 to 1998 and during that time his being in the U.S. was against the law. In response to the reasoning for him being on Sesame Street while lacking proper documentation, he said, "what better place to hide than in the spotlight where no one would suspect you?" During these teenage years Alban had several
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to Education for Space Age Kids", examined the educational model used on "Sesame Street". Long's main role on "Sesame Street" is Susan, the wife of Gordon Robinson. In early seasons, her character was a housewife; however, in later seasons, her role expanded to that of being a nurse, as well as the mother of adopted son Miles. Long has also lent her voice to various Muppet segments on "Sesame Street", particularly in the early seasons. On the 8th episode of the first season (1969), she was the voice of the mother Muppet in the song "Five People in My Family".
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of Kermit on Sesame Street". Unlike the rest of the show's Muppets, Kermit was never any property of Sesame Workshop and has rarely been a part of the show's merchandise. When Sesame Workshop bought full ownership of its characters from the Jim Henson Company for $180 million, Kermit was not included in the deal. The character now belongs to The Muppets Studio, a division of the Walt Disney Company. His first "Sesame Street" appearance since Disney ownership (and last appearance on the show to date) was in an "Elmo's World" segment in the show's 40th-season premiere on November 10, 2009.
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dog performed by Kevin Clash), a spoof of Sherlock Holmes's companion, Dr. Watson. Watson frequently solved the case long before Hemlock, but is unable to communicate this to his master, who wouldn't find what Watson discovered until the end of each segment (very similar to "Inspector Gadget"). The following Sesame Street books feature Sherlock Hemlock as the main character: Sherlock Hemlock Sherlock Hemlock (who calls himself "the world's greatest detective") is a Muppet character on the PBS series "Sesame Street". His catchphrase is "Egad!" which he exclaims whenever he makes a discovery. Sherlock Hemlock was performed by Jerry Nelson. While
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were lost by producers, and his identity unknown until his family identified him in 2011. Matt Robinson had joined Children’s Television Workshop (CTW) to assist in the development of "Sesame Street", producing and overseeing filmed segments focusing on the diversity of different characters on the show. Robinson was eventually chosen to play the fictional character of Gordon in the series, after the performance of the character by Saunders in test episodes did not work out as the producers hoped. Gordon was the first character with spoken lines in the show, as a result of difficulty in finding someone to fill
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and changed him into the worry-wart character that he has been ever since. Telly Monster’s first appearance on "Sesame Street", after the “Television Monster” season, was with guest star Itzhak Perlman playing the violin, while Telly played the tuba. Telly is a triangle lover, and he has a pet hamster, Chuckie Sue. He has been known to pogo stick uncontrollably around Sesame Street, often causing havoc with all that gets in his way. This segment is shown on "Sesame Street Unpaved". Baby Bear is his best friend and appears occasionally in many of the main plots in the later series.
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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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Quest", "Stacking", and "Iron Brigade", during an "Amnesia Fortnight" period during "Brütal Legend", and was later found to be easily adapted to the "Sesame Street" property. The original prototype of the game, titled "Happy Song", was released for Microsoft Windows as part of the "Amnesia Fortnight 2012" bundle on November 19, 2012. "Once Upon a Monster" is presented as a storybook divided into a number of chapters. Each chapter features a monster with some type of problem to be solved by the "Sesame Street" monsters Cookie Monster and Elmo; one chapter involves the new character of Marco who was the
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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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May 1982 with Paul Fierlinger, Larry Gold, Dave Connell, Jim Thurman, Stuart Horn, Patrick McMahon, and Edith Zornow. In August 1982, the production for the shorts developed more seriously into filming the first two shorts. On November 19, 1982, the first short premiered on "Sesame Street". Composer Larry Gold wrote the theme song, with lyrics by Stuart Horn. Actor and longtime Sesame Street writer Jim Thurman performed all character voices. The production started filming in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Paul Fierlinger's house in the Philadelphia suburbs. It ran on "Sesame Street" from 1982 until 2001. Today, one of the Teeny Little
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sketch comedy television series that began airing in 2005 on MTV2. The show's format is clearly a parody of children's shows such as "Sesame Street" (e.g. use of stock footage, puppetry, and clips of children being interviewed). "MADtv" had a recurring segment that is a parody of the show itself, complete with a "Sesame Street"-styled opening. There have been seven segments. One of the more famous Internet websites using the effects of Adobe Photoshop and other image-editing software revolves around the Sesame Street character "Bert." The site (and many variations), entitled "Bert is Evil", featured the character as part of
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with her rendition of "I'm a Little Teapot". As Stone said, casting was the only aspect of the show that was "just completely haphazard". Most of "Sesame Street"s cast and crew found their jobs through personal relationships with Stone and the other producers. Bob's former girlfriend was Linda (Linda Bove), a librarian who communicated using American Sign Language, and who became the longest-running deaf character in television history. In 1985, Gordon and Susan adopted a shy child, Miles, who was later age-progressed into a fun-loving teenager who formed his own band. In 1971, the show introduced a Mexican-American character named
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Telly Monster Telly Monster, known usually as just Telly, is an eternally worrying, fuchsia monster Muppet on "Sesame Street". He is puppeteered by Martin P. Robinson. On his debut in 1979, he was known as the "Television Monster", a character that was fixated on television. His name is derived from the British slang term for a television, "telly". Initially the character had antennae standing out of the top of his head, and his eyes would whirl around when he watched television. In Telly's first "Sesame Street" appearance, when he was performed by Bob Payne, a T.V. obsessed Telly, enters Hooper's
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Rosita (Sesame Street) Rosita is a 5-year-old turquoise Hispanic female monster Muppet character on the children's television series "Sesame Street". Fluent in both English and Spanish, she is the first regular bilingual Muppet on the show. Rosita comes from Mexico and likes to play the guitar. Rosita was originally designed to look similar to a fruit bat and bore the name Rosita, La Monstrua de las Cuevas ("the monster of the caves"). However, her wings were removed in 2004 (the show's 35th season). She wears a ribbon in her hair, but in difference to Zoe she does not wear two
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favorable reviews for his performance. While rehearsing for an Off Broadway play, he met Merel Poloway, forming a relationship with her. As he gained prominence on Broadway, Juliá was cast in two television series, "Love of Life" and "Sesame Street". He disliked his role in "Love of Life" and only appeared on the show for a brief time. His "Sesame Street" characters, Rafael the Fix-It Man, was a recurring character during the show's third season. Rafael the Fix-It Man ran the Fix-It Shop with Emilio Delgado's character Luis, who debuted with Juliá on the show. Between 1971 and 1972, Juliá
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Sesame Square Sesame Square is the Nigerian version of "Sesame Street". It is West Africa's first "Sesame Street" adaptation. Nigerians produce and voice the series in Standard English. The show is scheduled to have three seasons, with the first containing 26 episodes, one for each letter of the English alphabet. It is due to be screened on Nigerian Television Authority network. The set of "Sesame Square" resembles a traditional Nigerian village with a central mango tree. The series stars Kami, an HIV-positive Muppet (who was originally part of the South African version of Sesame Street), and Zobi, a blue, furry
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banter and singing songs such as "It's Not Easy Being Green" and "Picture a World" on the "Sesame Street" "neighborhood" set. Produced by ATV and ITC at ATV Elstree in the United Kingdom (and not at "Sesame Street"'s then-usual New York City studios), the special was televised in that country on ITV on July 10, 1974 at 8PM in most regions. The special was the first Muppets-related program to be produced with ATV and ITC, who would both co-produce the highly successful "The Muppet Show" three years later. Julie on Sesame Street Julie on Sesame Street was a variety special
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performed by Brill. There were also attempts to include more female Muppet characters. Davis discusses the "Tickle Me Elmo" phenomenon of Christmas 1996, "Avenue Q", "Elmo's World", and the character Mr. Noodle. Epilogue: Davis ends his book as he begins it, focusing on Joan Ganz Cooney, during her retirement years. He also discusses the development of "Sesame Street's" newest character, Abby Cadabby, and the show's international influence. Judith Fitzgerald of "The Philadelphia Inquirer", who predicts that "Street Gang" will become the definitive source of the show, calls "a compulsively readable compendium of all things "Sesame Street"", as well as informative,
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on January 28, 2013. In 2017, when Sesame Street made the "Spread Kidness, Share the Laughter" campaign to encourage fans to share jokes and tag others to tell another one, Herry Monster was portrayed by Peter Linz who has continued to do Herry Monster ever since. Herry Monster Herry Monster is a "Sesame Street" Muppet, performed by Jerry Nelson (1970-2003), Tyler Bunch (2013), and Peter Linz (2017-present). The first Herry puppet appeared in the second season, with Jerry Nelson performing the character since day one, though Jim Henson filled in for one segment. He had a furry nose that matched
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Kami (Takalani Sesame) Kami is a character on "Takalani Sesame" ("Be happy Sesame" in Venda) and "Sesame Square", the respective South African and Nigerian versions of the children's television program "Sesame Street". In 2002, Sesame Workshop announced that an HIV-positive character would be introduced to "Takalani Sesame", the U.S. Agency for International Development-funded South African version of the show. This idea was considered crucial for an area where AIDS is an epidemic. The HIV+ character's name, Kami, is derived from "Kamogelo", which means acceptance or 'a welcoming' in Setswana. Kami is a furry yellow five-year-old HIV-positive girl Muppet orphaned by
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and was played a bit more unkempt than Grover would later behave. The monster was referred to as "Gleep", a monster in Santa's workshop. He later made a cameo appearance in "The Muppets On Puppets" in 1968 with the Rock and Roll Monster. In 1969, clad in a necktie, he appeared in the "Sesame Street Pitch Reel" in the board room sequences. During the first season of "Sesame Street", the character was nicknamed "Fuzzyface" or "The Hairy One", though neither would be used for his actual name. In his book "The Tipping Point," author Malcolm Gladwell notes that the character
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Matt Robinson (actor) Matthew Thomas Robinson Jr. (January 1, 1937 – August 5, 2002) was an American actor, writer and television producer. Robinson was the first actor to portray the character of Gordon Robinson on the long–running PBS children's TV program "Sesame Street". When "Sesame Street" began in 1969, not only did Robinson play Gordon, but he also provided the voice of the puppet Roosevelt Franklin and also was one of the show's producers. He left the show in 1971. In later years, when producers needed a last name for the Gordon character, then played by Hal Miller and then
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on The Today Show April 24, 2004: Rosita, Elmo, Zoe, Grover, Cookie Monster Phoebe and Elephant on Hollywood Hits Broadway Benefit Gala January 28, 2013: Rosita, Grundgetta, Herry, Alan Muraoka, Bob McGrath, Roscoe Orman, Sonia Manzano, and Alison Bartlett O'Reilly, at From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook May 10, 2013: Rosita, Oscar, Cookie Monster, Telly and Armando on Good Morning America Rosita (Sesame Street) Rosita is a 5-year-old turquoise Hispanic female monster Muppet character on the children's television series "Sesame Street". Fluent in both English and Spanish, she is the first regular bilingual Muppet on the
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show altogether. In 2004, non Sesame Street Kermit material, and The Muppets produced material and were bought by Disney, as well as their future use. Sesame Street News Flash The Sesame Street News Flash was a recurring segment on the children's television show "Sesame Street". First aired in 1971, the series starred Kermit the Frog as a trench coat-dressed roving reporter who interviews Muppet versions of characters from fairy tales, Mother Goose nursery rhymes and key moments in history. Given the basic format of the segments, the "Sesame Street News Flash" series served several purposes, namely to act out simple
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for example, the death of the "Sesame Street" character Mr. Hooper was featured in a book entitled "I'll Miss You, Mr. Hooper", published soon after the series featured it during 1983. According to director Jon Stone, the music of "Sesame Street" was unlike any other children's program on television. For the first time, the show's songs fulfilled a specific purpose and was related to its curriculum. Cooney observed in her initial report that children had an "affinity for commercial jingles", so many of the show's songs were like television advertisements. To attract the best composers and lyricists, and to encourage
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character in the eyes of children who watched "Sesame Street". "I am doing this because I feel this has gotten too close to reality", he said. Since the original Bert/Osama picture had been posted to Dennis Pozniak's mirror, he too was bombarded by the international media seeking interviews. As a result of all the attention, Pozniak also closed his mirror. News Coverage: Bert is Evil Bert is Evil is the name of a parody website, founded by Dino Ignacio on March 30, 1997, which featured Bert, a character on the American children's television program "Sesame Street". In 1998, Dino Ignacio,
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The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street is a 1998 direct-to-video special that featured Kermit and his career on "Sesame Street". Eight great Kermit tunes. Kermit is being awarded the Frog of The Year award, presented by Grover. Grover first recites a long poem about frogs, which introduces various Kermit The Frog segments from Sesame Street, while being interrupted by the three little pigs, who are there because Kermit introduced them twice on Sesame Street News. Additional Muppets performed by Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Noel MacNeal, Pam Arciero, Bryant Young, John Tartaglia,
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"with such certainty and naturalness he made adults suspend their sense of disbelief". Writer Louise A. Gikow stated that Lee was "perfectly cast" as Mr. Hooper. According to fellow cast member Bob McGrath, who also appeared in "Sesame Street"'s first episode with Lee, "Will had a broader dimension to his character than perhaps the rest of us did ... He convinced me that no matter how simple the scene was with a child, you had to bring a tremendous integrity and an honesty and credibility to it". Joan Ganz Cooney, "Sesame Street" co-creator and president of the Children's Television Workshop
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Sesame Street Method", "Happy Birthday Sesame Street: A Twenty-Five-Year Retrospective", "Mother the First Teacher and Home the First School", "Sesame Street: The Second Generation", "Sesame Street: A Space-Age Approach to Education for Space-Aged Children", "Susan of Sesame Street Sing-Along", "The ABC's of African-American History", and "Why Didn't Someone Tell Me? A Talk About Teaching in the Inner City". In his memoirs, Orman recalls a meet-and-greet in the mid-1980s, after performing for an audience of 500 in a Topeka, Kansas college auditorium. One little girl, who Orman estimates was aged seven or eight, approached him for a hug, a regular occurrence.
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television special that aired in 1971. "Sesame Street's" songwriters included the show's first music director Joe Raposo, Jeff Moss, who Davis called a "gifted poet, composer, and lyricist", and Christopher Cerf, who Gikow called "the go-to guy on "Sesame Street" for classic rock and roll as well as song spoofs". Scriptwriters like Tony Geiss, who wrote approximately 150 songs for the show, and Norman Stiles often also wrote their own lyrics to accompany their scripts. Raposo was brought to "Sesame Street" by producer Tom Whedon, who was his friend and college roommate, and by Stone, who had worked with Raposo
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film "Muppets Most Wanted" was dedicated to him and Jane Henson (who also died aged 78). Jerry Nelson Jerry L. Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, singer, and musician, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on "Sesame Street", "The Muppet Show", "Fraggle Rock", and various Muppet movies and specials. On "Sesame Street", Nelson's longest-running character was Count von Count, the counting vampire who took delight in counting anything he could. Nelson did the voice and puppetry for the
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Workshop's need to sustain youth among the cast, as the old guard of the show ages. Casado's character of Gabriela is one of only a handful of latino/latina characters who have appeared on Sesame Street. In addition to her role as Gabi, Casado appeared in various television commercials. Her film credits include "I Like It Like That" (1994), "Bed of Roses" (1996), "Joe's Apartment" (1996), "Wishful Thinking" (1997) and "Gloria" (1999). In 2004 she acted in her first starring role in the independent film "Juicy". According to her official "Sesame Street" cast biography, Casado loves to dance, especially Hip-Hop, and
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James Rankin, Natasha LaForce and Gisèle Corinthios. As with the original "Sesame Street", some segments of "Canadian Sesame Street" and "Sesame Park" were farmed out to other versions of "Sesame Street", in particular, "Sésamo", the Mexican version of "Sesame Street". "Sesame Park" was cancelled in 2001 for undisclosed reasons. Sesame Street now airs on Treehouse TV, a Canadian channel aimed at preschoolers. Various segments, including Global Grover and Elmo's World, have aired separately on the channel, for many years. Sesame Park Sesame Park is the Canadian version of "Sesame Street". In its first format, it was referred to as Sesame
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Desiree Casado Desiree Casado is an actress most notable for the role of Gabriela Rodriguez on "Sesame Street", the daughter of longstanding main characters Luis and Maria. Casado took over the role in 1993 (being the first child actress hired to appear on Sesame Street). Casado got the role when the previous actress, Gabriela Reagan (the real-life daughter of the actress playing Maria, Sonia Manzano), told her mother she did not enjoy being on television. The character of Gabi has become a more integral part of the show's cast in the last couple of years, perhaps mostly to fulfill Sesame
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Sesame Street News Flash The Sesame Street News Flash was a recurring segment on the children's television show "Sesame Street". First aired in 1971, the series starred Kermit the Frog as a trench coat-dressed roving reporter who interviews Muppet versions of characters from fairy tales, Mother Goose nursery rhymes and key moments in history. Given the basic format of the segments, the "Sesame Street News Flash" series served several purposes, namely to act out simple stories and nursery rhymes with which the show's audience might be familiar, and to give children a basic understanding of history. Other skits were spoofs
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Rick Lyon, Jane Henson, Pat Hodelin, Richard Termine, Caroly Wilcox, Ed Christie, Camille Kampouris, James Kroupa, Jim Martin, Cheryl Blaylock, Brian Meehl. The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street is a 1998 direct-to-video special that featured Kermit and his career on "Sesame Street". Eight great Kermit tunes. Kermit is being awarded the Frog of The Year award, presented by Grover. Grover first recites a long poem about frogs, which introduces various Kermit The Frog segments from Sesame Street, while being interrupted by the three little pigs, who are there because Kermit introduced them
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other international "Sesame Street" Muppets, in the special "Sesame Street Stays Up Late!". For "Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim", the Israeli/Palestinian co-production, Kippi, along with Moishe Oofnik, was retained. Kippi was redesigned for the new show with a more traditional "Muppety" design. Kippi Ben Kippod Kippi Ben Kippod (Hebrew: קיפי בן-קיפוד, lit. "Kipi Son-of-hedgehog") is a main, and probably the best known character in "Rechov Sumsum", the Israeli version of the children's television series "Sesame Street". He was portrayed by Sarai Tzuriel in 1983-1986 and later by Guy Friedman in 1998. Kippi is a full-body porcupine character, reminiscent in design of Espinete
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Northern Calloway Northern James Calloway (January 22, 1948 – January 9, 1990) was an American actor, voice artist, singer, and comedian, best known for playing David on "Sesame Street" from 1971 through 1989. On "Sesame Street", his character David was studying to be a lawyer, but when Mr. Hooper died, David took over Hooper's Store. He was a favorite among the many viewers of "Sesame Street" during his time on the show, but his later career was increasingly hampered by a serious decline in his mental health, until he had to be dismissed from the show and later institutionalized. On
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During the early years, Susan often sang "One of These Things". She also headlined her own album, "Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street", and had minor roles in both Sesame Street movies. Robinson and Long appeared in the original "Sesame Street Live" touring production, while Orman and Long make occasional appearances in and out of character. In the summer of 2005, Orman appeared as Gordon with Kevin Clash puppeteering Elmo at series sponsor Beaches Family Resorts in Jamaica. Long speaks on various topics, including "Children's Education and the Dynamics of Television on the Education of Young Children", "Cultural Diversity: The
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a former firefighter. The most recent owner of Hooper's Store is Alan, played by Alan Muraoka. Gina Jefferson (played by Alison Bartlett O'Reilly) started on the show as a teenager working at Hooper's Store, later ran a day care center, and eventually became a veterinarian. The most recently introduced human characters on "Sesame Street" include Chris (Chris Knowings), Gordon and Susan's nephew, who works part-time at Hooper's Store; Indian-American laundromat owner Leela (Nitya Vidyasagar); and Armando (Ismael Crúz Cordova), an energetic Latino writer and "techie [who] loves his gadgets". Mr. Noodle, a major character in the "Elmo's World" segment, was
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changed to "Egas", in Brazil his name is Ênio, in Spain he is renamed "Epi", in Latin America his name is "Enrique", on Egyptian Alam Simsim (Sesame World) Ernie's name is given as "Shadi" (rhyming with Bert's which is "Hadi"), in Russia he also known as Yenik ("Еник"), in Turkey he is named "Edi", in Israel he is called "Arik" (אריק) and in Norway he is known as "Erling". Ernie (Sesame Street) Ernie is an orange Muppet character on the long running PBS children's television show, "Sesame Street". He and his roommate Bert form the comic duo Bert and Ernie,
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a four-month stint of doing weather reports at a local radio station, Hunt pursued a meeting with Jim Henson. He cold-called from a payphone and was invited to audition. After being hired to work on "Sesame Street", Hunt mostly performed background characters. One of his first major performances was as Taminella Grinderfall in "The Frog Prince", puppeteering the character while Jerry Juhl performed the voice. Hunt performed Scooter and shared Miss Piggy with Frank Oz until the final quarter of the first season of "The Muppet Show". Hunt performed many characters on "Sesame Street", including Forgetful Jones, Placido Flamingo, Don
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the music used in "Sesame Street"'s film segments was also written — and often sung — by Raposo. Aside from his musical contributions, Raposo performed several uncredited stock characters on "Sesame Street" during the early 1970s. According to his son Nicholas in a 2002 telephone conversation, Joe Raposo usually chose to portray anonymous, silly characters in these segments, which were nearly always produced on 16 mm film. He also did voice-overs for a few animated segments. The "Sesame Street" character Don Music maintained a framed and autographed glamour photograph of Raposo on the wall of his Muppet atelier. Raposo was
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Murray Monster Murray Monster is a character on Sesame Street. He is performed by Joey Mazzarino. Murray is an energetic monster. Although unnamed, the character was referred to on the set as "FilFil," as his design is based on that of Filfil from "Alam Simsim". Beginning in Season 38, he gained an identity as Murray, hosting the "What's the Word on the Street?" segments that precede each episode of Sesame Street where he asks people what each Word of the Day means. By season 39, he began appearing in his own segment "Murray Has a Little Lamb" where he goes
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Jerry Nelson Jerry L. Nelson (July 10, 1934 – August 23, 2012) was an American puppeteer, singer, and musician, best known for his work with The Muppets. Renowned for his wide range of characters and singing abilities, he performed Muppet characters on "Sesame Street", "The Muppet Show", "Fraggle Rock", and various Muppet movies and specials. On "Sesame Street", Nelson's longest-running character was Count von Count, the counting vampire who took delight in counting anything he could. Nelson did the voice and puppetry for the Count from 1972 until 2004 and continued to provide the Count's voice until his death in
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the age of 65. A memorial service was held on the morning of Friday, August 9, 2002 at the Writers Guild of America Theater in Beverly Hills, California. He is survived by daughter and actress Holly Robinson Peete, son and production assistant Matthew Robinson III, former spouse Dolores Robinson and five grandchildren. Matt Robinson (actor) Matthew Thomas Robinson Jr. (January 1, 1937 – August 5, 2002) was an American actor, writer and television producer. Robinson was the first actor to portray the character of Gordon Robinson on the long–running PBS children's TV program "Sesame Street". When "Sesame Street" began in
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called "The Year Of Roosevelt Franklin, Gordon's Friend from Sesame Street", which was reissued in 1974 as "My Name Is Roosevelt Franklin". Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt Franklin was a Muppet featured on the children's television series "Sesame Street" during the early 1970s. He is purple with shaggy black hair that stands on end. His name is a word play on the name of the late US President Franklin Roosevelt, but the first and last names are reversed. "Sesame Street" cast member Matt Robinson, who also played Gordon on the series for the first three seasons (1969-72), provided Roosevelt Franklin's voice. Franklin
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C Is For Cookie "C Is For Cookie", by Joe Raposo, is a song performed by Cookie Monster, a Muppet character from the PBS television series "Sesame Street". It was first performed on the show on March 28, 1972, although it had been released on record a year previously, on "The Muppet Alphabet Album". Along with Kermit's "Bein' Green" and Ernie's "Rubber Duckie", it is one of the show's most recognizable songs. The original version was made in 1971 and was one of the few Sesame Street sketches directed by Jim Henson. According to the Muppet Central articles on the
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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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re-tooling for the series. Following his departure, the workshop stated that Orman would continue to represent them at public events. Since "Sesame Street Magazine" published calendars in every issue, character birthdays were established. Gordon's birthday is February 24, Susan's is May 4, and Miles's is December 4. Writers introduced the character of Olivia (Gordon's sister), played by actress Alaina Reed Hall, in 1976 to show a relationship between adult siblings. Olivia was a photographer and last appeared on the show in 1988 (so Reed could work on the TV sitcom "227"), although the television special "The Street We Live On"
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Elmo Says Boo! Elmo Says BOO! is a 1997 "Sesame Street" direct-to-video special celebrating Halloween. Elmo visits The Count's castle to tell him funny scary jokes. Classic "Sesame Street" segments are separated with new joke segments set in the castle's exterior, featuring one Sesame Street character and a child, and interior, featuring the Count, Elmo, and some combination of the bats, the skeleton, the ghost, a painting of the "Groana Lisa," a suit of armor and the Count's pipe organ. In the US, "Elmo Says BOO!" was released on VHS by Sony Wonder on July 8, 1997, and on DVD
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special with guest appearances by characters from some of the international versions of Sesame Street The special was first broadcast on December 29, 1993 with the subtitles: "A Monster New Year's Eve Party." Everyone on Sesame Street is preparing to celebrate New Year's Eve as they all go "Around the Corner" to hold the party. Sesame Street (Around the Corner Book/Era) Around the Corner was a Sesame Street set/location expansion in Season 25 (episode 3136, [1993-1994]), until it was removed after Season 29 (1997-1998). Around the Corner on Sesame Street the book was also released in 1994 to promotion the
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"mimics the behavior of many preschoolers. Like 3-year-olds, he doesn’t always have the skills or knowledge to speak proper English." Elmo Elmo is a Muppet character on the children's television show "Sesame Street". He is a furry red monster with a falsetto voice, who hosts the last full fifteen-minute segment (five minutes after 2017) on "Sesame Street", "Elmo's World", which is aimed at toddlers. He was most often puppeteered by Kevin Clash. Following Clash's resignation in late 2012, he has been puppeteered by Ryan Dillon. Elmo is self-described as three-and-a-half years old and his birthday is on February 3. Elmo
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Elmo Elmo is a Muppet character on the children's television show "Sesame Street". He is a furry red monster with a falsetto voice, who hosts the last full fifteen-minute segment (five minutes after 2017) on "Sesame Street", "Elmo's World", which is aimed at toddlers. He was most often puppeteered by Kevin Clash. Following Clash's resignation in late 2012, he has been puppeteered by Ryan Dillon. Elmo is self-described as three-and-a-half years old and his birthday is on February 3. Elmo characteristically avoids pronouns in reference to himself, instead referring to himself in the third person (e.g. saying "Elmo wants this"
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Cornell University's English and Theater Departments. His partner was Arnold Glassman, who edited "The Celluloid Closet" and "Frailty". Mark Saltzman Mark Saltzman is a script writer who has written films, plays and musicals and for TV. He worked for several years for "Sesame Street". Saltzman began his career in New York City working for "Sesame Street". He created the Muppet character of Plácido Flamingo and wrote more than 50 songs, including "Caribbean Amphibian" and "I've Got a New Way to Walk." At that time, Saltzman was also writing cabaret shows and musicals that played at The Ballroom, Soho Rep, 13th
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Fun With Science, Math and More," "Julie's Greenroom", The Muppets Take the Bowl, the Nickelodeon webseries "Ask Sylvia" as the title character, and "John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean" (2010) Ryan Dillon Ryan Dillon (born May 25, 1988) is an American puppeteer who has played Elmo since 2013. Dillon had previously worked as an ensemble muppeteer for the Jim Henson Company since 2005. Dillon also played Cooper Monster for the interactive series Sesame Street TV for Xbox Kinect, and appears on all 4 seasons of the new CBeebies and Sesame Street co-production, The Furchester Hotel, as Elmo. In 2017, Dillon was nominated for
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own and wanders off. By then, Grover's efforts have usually landed him in a comical predicament of his own. Super Grover has appeared in the "Sesame Street" theatrical films "Follow that Bird" (1985) and "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland" (1999, where it's revealed he stretches his arms out and spins into his costume in homage to Wonder Woman), as well as the 1983 PBS special "Don't Eat the Pictures". For "Sesame Street"'s 41st season in 2010, the character was revamped as "Super Grover 2.0", who debuted on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon", flying in and crash-landing behind the chair
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think," in an act spoofing Glenn Beck. Bert (Sesame Street) Bert is a Muppet character on the long running children's television show, "Sesame Street". Bert was originally performed by Frank Oz. Since 1997, Muppeteer Eric Jacobson has been phased in as Bert's primary performer. Bert has also made cameo appearances within "The Muppets" franchise, including "The Muppet Show", "The Muppet Movie", and "The Muppets Take Manhattan". He and his roommate Ernie form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Bert acting as the world weary foil to Ernie's naive troublemaking. Bert, though kind and intelligent, is
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Bert (Sesame Street) Bert is a Muppet character on the long running children's television show, "Sesame Street". Bert was originally performed by Frank Oz. Since 1997, Muppeteer Eric Jacobson has been phased in as Bert's primary performer. Bert has also made cameo appearances within "The Muppets" franchise, including "The Muppet Show", "The Muppet Movie", and "The Muppets Take Manhattan". He and his roommate Ernie form a comic duo that is one of the program's centerpieces, with Bert acting as the world weary foil to Ernie's naive troublemaking. Bert, though kind and intelligent, is also grumpy, boring, serious, and easily frustrated.
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playground manufacturer Discovery Zone, their first corporate sponsor, to air before and after each episode. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, who had previously appeared on "Sesame Street", called for a boycott of the show, saying that the CTW was "exploiting impressionable children". While first-run episodes on HBO do not have underwriting due to its status as a pay-TV network, repeats on PBS continue to have corporate underwriting. Producer Joan Ganz Cooney has stated, "Without research, there would be no "Sesame Street"". In 1967, when Cooney and her team began to plan the show's development, combining research with television production was, as
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(who had a baby named Natasha), and bellhop Benny Rabbit. While the rights to Muppet characters from other productions were sold to The Walt Disney Company in 2004, Sesame Workshop continued to fully own the "Sesame Street" Muppets; as a result, Sesame Workshop was and is allowed to have new Muppets designed and built for the show. These have included Abby Cadabby, a pink fairy-in-training, who was introduced in 2006 to increase the number of the show's female Muppets; Her stepbrother, Rudy, was introduced to the show in the summer of 2017. Julia is the first Muppet with Autism on
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