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Lillias White Lillias White ( b . July 21 , 1951 ) played Lillian Edwards on " Sesame Street " from 1989 through 1993 and voiced the lead singer of the Squirrelles . She received a Daytime Emmy Award for the role in 1992 . White is best known for her work as a Broadway actress , portraying Miss Jones in the revival of " How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying " ( with Matthew Broderick , Jonathan Freeman , Megan Mullally , and the voice of Walter Cronkite ) ; Sonja in " The Life " , for which she won a Tony Award ; Effie in a concert version of " Dreamgirls " ; and substituted as Grizabella in " Cats " . Her film roles include the voice of the lead Muse in Disney ' s animated feature " Hercules " and a small part in " How the Grinch Stole Christmas " . Television credits include guest roles on " Law & Order " and " NYPD Blue " . She is also a prominent house - music singer and has worked extensively with producer George Morel . White returned to " Sesame Street " in Season 37 , appearing in episode 4112 as Miss Walsh , Gabi ’ s and Miles ' s kindergarten teacher , in a flashback sequence . In 2006 , she performed at the Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala .
Sesame Street Unpaved ( book ) Sesame Street Unpaved is a 194 - page behind the scenes look at the making of Sesame Street . Chapters . Can You Tell Me How We Got To " Sesame Street " ? : The " Sesame Street " Story . This chapter talks about the early years of the show , with info on the casting process , the original Big Bird , Oscar the Grouch and Grover puppets , a list of other shows to be on the air for 30 or more years , and more . I Can ' t Hear You - - I ' ve Got a Banana In My Ear : The Classic Moments . Info on the many classic moments from the show , many of which are in script form and accompanied by stills from the sketches . Most moments are included in special sections devoted to the main Muppets from the show ( with sections on Ernie and Bert , Big Bird , Mr . Snuffleupagus , Grover , Count von Count , Cookie Monster , Prairie Dawn , Telly Monster , Elmo , Zoe , Kermit the Frog , Guy Smiley , Herry Monster , and Oscar the Grouch ( which includes the lyrics to I Love Trash ) ) . Some moments represented include Big Bird learning about Mr . Hooper ' s death , Grover ' s Near and Far sketch , Sesame Street News Flash sketches , many Sesame Street Game Shows , many Sesame Street Muppet & Kid Moments , animated inserts such as The Alligator King and the King of 8 , and Harvey Kneeslapper ' s practical joke for the letter B . Who are the People In Your Neighborhood ? : The Cast . Includes info on most of the human cast , Anything Muppets , many supporting Muppets who didn ' t get their own sections in the previous chapter , characters who are no longer on the show at the time ( with explanations of what happened to them ) , and celebrities who have been on the show . Sing - - Sing a Song : The Music and Poems of " Sesame Street " . Includes lyrics , pictures , and secret facts on some of Sesame Street ' s best - known songs , such as Sing , Rubber Duckie , C is For Cookie , Bein ' Green , The People in Your Neighborhood and others . Also includes a few poems , such as some of Roosevelt Franklin ' s . " Psst ! Hey , Buddy ! " : Behind the Scenes on " Sesame Street " . Includes behind - the - scenes info , such as info on the various types of Muppets , how the Big Bird suit is built , info on the various international versions of the show , a two - page spread listing who performed which characters ( mostly just applying to the then - current main performers plus Jim Henson and Richard Hunt ) and biographies on Jim Henson , Frank Oz , Caroll Spinney , Fran Brill , Jerry Nelson , Kevin Clash and Martin Robinson .
Ernest & Bertram Ernest & Bertram is a 2002 short film by Peter Spears that spoofs " Sesame Street " characters Ernie and Bert . The film ran at the Sundance Film Festival , but kept from further distribution when its director was served a cease and desist order by Sesame Workshop ' s lawyers . The short is based loosely on " " , a tragic play by about unrequited love between two women . When the film starts , Miss Piggy has discontinued a romantic relationship with Bert when rumors of the roommates being gay hit the media . Ernie comes home and through conversation reveals that he does love Bert " that way . " Bert seems not to return the sentiment , resulting in Ernie ' s suicide . The film makes unabashed use of Sesame Workshop ' s characters and other copyrighted material . The similarities between " Ernest and Bertram " and " Sesame Street " included the names of the two principal characters , their physical appearances , and an arrangement of the " Sesame Street " theme song .
SkekSo SkekSo was the Emperor of the Skeksis . His spiritual other half in the film is the Mystic master , urSu . In the film , skekSo is only seen shortly before his death . SkekSo had ruled the Skeskis since the split of the Crystal , and the division of UrSkeks . He was part of a political alliance with skekSil , skekAyuk , and skekEkt . In the early part of his reign , skekSo had shone with glory , leading feast processions and dances , beating all his rivals in tournaments . As the Skeksis aged and diminished , skekSo kept authority through favoritism , suspicion , and sheer courage . But soon his sight weakened , his body rotted with ulcers , and the other Skeksis awaited his death . Production notes for the film emphasize the Emperor ' s dying face " going dark like a piece of bad fruit " , as opposed to Master urSu turning into light . For the final deterioration of skekSo , a puppet was made of a wax with high melting points so that it would crumble and melt away at different rates . Skeksis decompose so quickly because they have no soul to slow the process . Although no performer is given a puppeteering credit for the Emperor in the film ' s ending credits , it can be inferred , based on information given in The Making of the Dark Crystal , that Jim Henson performed skekSo : " A few leading roles had been assigned well in advance of shooting . Jim Henson would enact Jen , the dying Emperor , and the Ritual - Master . "
Episode 507 : Gone , But Not Forgotten On his first solo overnight hike , Wembley meets Mudwell the Mudbunny , a wonderful friend with a short life span . When Mudwell dies , Wembley learns about life ' s greatest mystery . Meanwhile , Doc and Sprocket find a lost parrot . When Doc finds where the parrot belongs to , Sprocket doesn ' t want the parrot to leave . Internation Versions . UK Version : B . J . moves into the Lighthouse only to find Sprocket has been left behind . As Sprocket is still upset about P . K . ' s departure , B . J . tries to make conversation with him .
The Cereal Girl The Cereal Girl is a " Sesame Street " monster who performed the song " Cereal Girl . " The character is persuaded by her dad to eat cereal , and she sings and sways to express her joy in the new food . She also sang a parody of " It ' s in His Kiss " about finding her hairbrush . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
United States Postal Service The United States Postal Service ( USPS ) is a government - run corporation which oversees the mail system of the United States of America . The American postal system was founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1775 . Unlike its commercial competitors such as UPS , the USPS is the only mail carrier which delivers mail to the North Pole . This distinction played an important role in the special " " , in which the Muppets had to deliver letters to Santa Claus by hand after the local post office had closed . The song " Delivering Christmas , " which honors the postal workers who deliver the letters to Santa , was later made available on an album sold by the Postal Service . Each Christmas season , the Postal Service uses a special holiday cancellation , usually featuring a licensed character . Kermit the Frog appeared on the 2009 holiday cancellation for holiday cards and letters mailed in the month of December . The USPS has also honored the Muppets with postage stamps : Big Bird ' s likeness graced a 1999 stamp honoring events of the 1970s , while Jim Henson and the cast of " The Muppet Show " appeared on a set of stamps issued in 2005 to honor Kermit ' s 50th anniversary . Henson and Rowlf also promoted the 1986 Love Stamp .
The Miss Muffet Play The Miss Muffet Play is a " Sesame Street " sketch , first appearing in Episode 0280 , about three people rehearsing a play about the classic nursery rhyme " Little Miss Muffet " . In the sketch , Lance tries to keep control of his cast : Little Miss Muffet and a blank - faced Fat Blue Anything Muppet who can ' t seem to find the right costume . At the " Along came a spider " cue , Muffet ' s co - star enters , wearing a a rabbit costume , and then a duck outfit . Miss Muffet becomes increasingly annoyed - - and when he shows up as a fish , she grabs the parts of his fish costume off , and puts his spider outfit on him . Naturally , once she sees the spider costume on him , Miss Muffet is frightened , and a crazy chase ensues . Note . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Laura Romano Laura Romano ( b . 1970 ) is an Italian actress who voiced Aeryn Sun in the Italian dub of " Farscape " . She also dubbed Queen Latifah as Aunt Em in " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " . In addition to " Wizard of Oz " , Romano has dubbed Queen Latifah in " Chicago " and " Scary Movie 3 " . Other dub credits include Lisa Bonet in " Biker Boyz " , Elisabeth Rohm on " Angel " , and Gussy in " Charlotte ' s Web " ( 2006 ) . On - camera , she appeared in the 2006 Italian miniseries " La Moglie Cinese " .
Jane Lynch Jane Lynch ( b . 1960 ) is an American actress and comedienne best known for her roles in the films of Christopher Guest ( " Best in Show " , " A Mighty Wind " , " For Your Consideration " ) and for playing Sue Sylvester in the FOX musical comedy series " Glee " . Lynch and Elmo made the rounds on the red carpet of the 69th annual Peabody Awards in New York City on May 17 , 2010 . According to a November 2010 post by Thewrap . com , Jane Lynch was to appear in the film " The Muppets " , as a prison guard . Lynch denied the rumour in a red - carpet interview with MaximoTV . com , but stated that she would enjoy working with the Muppets if offered . Lynch ' s other credits include guest spots on " Arrested Development " , " The West Wing " , " Friends " , " Married . . . with Children " , " NewsRadio " , " Frasier " , " Dharma & Greg " , " Dawson ' s Creek " , " Desperate Housewives " , and voicing Sergeant Calhoun in Disney ' s " Wreck - It Ralph " .
Two Wheels for Grover Two Wheels for Grover is a 1984 storybook featuring Grover . Grover ' s Uncle Jed picks him up from Sesame Street for a two week trip with his cousins , Rosie and Frank , in the country . When he arrives his Aunt Edna has made a picnic lunch to welcome him , and after they are done eating , Rosie invites Grover to ride bikes . Grover points out to Rosie that he doesn ' t have a bike , but she says that he can ride Frank ' s old bike , unaware that Grover does not know how to ride a bike . Embarrassed to tell her , Grover instead says that his Mommy will not let him ride a bike , so he plays with Frank in the tree house instead . The next morning Aunt Edna says she has called his Mommy and asked permission for Grover to ride a bike , but he complains of a sore foot that will render him unable to pedal . So for the rest of vacation the three cousins swim , play hide - and - seek , and eat ice cream , as Grover has an excuse every day as to why he cannot ride . But when Frank discovers Grover cannot ride , he offers to teach his furry blue cousin . Grover at first declines , saying Big Bird had tried to teach him , but failed . After some reassuring and slow starts , Grover succeeds and he is able to go see Farmer Finn who is giving away free kittens . After picking out his new kitten , Speedy , Grover returns home , where he tells his Mommy about his accomplishments , giving her an idea for his next present .
Fozzie Bear , Star Helper Fozzie can ' t seem to catch a break . He ' s playing with his sticker collection at home when Kermit comes over to invite him to help paint the clubhouse . Fozzie immediately puts on an old shirt and pants , and rushes out to help . Instead of admiring Fozzie ' s solid work ethic and concern for his clothes , his mother sighs because he left his stickers on the floor . Unattended , Fozzie ' s baby brother Freddie finds the stickers , and sticks them on every surface in the living room . Fozzie ' s father and mother must not have noticed Freddie going to town with the stickers , even though when we last saw them , they were sitting in the same room . When Fozzie comes home , he gets a stern lecture about how irresponsible he is .
Episode 403 : The Greatest Story Ever Sold The Council of Elders is convened to determine answers to the Great Question of Life , and the answer is found to be Potatoism . Soon it ' s stake - and - potatoes for Robbie and Earl , when Robbie rejects the Elders ' wisdom , and the duo is sentenced to be burned as infidels . A gust of wind extinguishes the fire , and with it dies the dinosaurs ' belief in the message of the Great Potato .
Sesame Street : A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street Sesame Street : A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street is a 2009 book celebrating the of " Sesame Street " . The book tells the behind - the - scenes story of the show , and profiles the people and puppets who have created this cornerstone of children ' s television . The author , Louise Gikow , has written for " Sesame Street " and worked as Editorial Director and creative consultant at Jim Henson Productions . A smaller abridged version of the book was included with the " 40 Years of Sunny Days " DVD box set which was released on the same day . Bonus DVD . The book includes a bonus DVD with the first episode and a timeline montage . The first episode is presented the same way as it was in " " , complete with introduction by Bob . The following clips are featured , most of which were in the same timeline which accompanied TV airings of " The Street We Live On " :
C Is for Cookie ( CD ) " C " Is For Cookie : Cookie ' s Favorite Songs features songs made famous by Cookie Monster . Although it shares a similar title and cover as the original 1974 LP , the song listing is different on this release .
Elevator Song " Elevator Song " is a " Sesame Street " barbershop number . In a department store , a Barbershop quartet ( voiced by Jerry Nelson , Frank Oz , Christopher Cerf and Richard Hunt ) assembles in an elevator and musically counts up and down the 10 floors . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Victor Victor is a suitor for Vivian ' s hand on the " Sesame Street " soap opera parody " All My Letters " . When Victor arrives at Vivian ' s place in his van ( " Varroom , varroom ! " ) , Vivian expects him to simply view her vegetables and automatically reveal his love for her . Instead , Victor is very vexed , claiming to be on vacation from vegetables . Before they can go any further , Walter the vegetable vampire enters , and Victor takes off with a start . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Cereal Girl " Cereal Girl " , a take - off of Madonna ' s " Material Girl , " is a " Sesame Street " song performed by the Cereal Girl , a monster girl who is persuaded by her dad to try cereal for the first time . Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Penélope Cruz Penélope Cruz ( b . 1974 ) is an Academy Award winning Spanish actress best known for her roles in " Vanilla Sky " and Woody Allen ' s " Vicky Cristina Barcelona " . Cruz was the first Academy Award winning Spanish actress , and the first Spanish actress to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Cruz was interviewed by Kermit the Frog on the black carpet for the world premiere at Disneyland of " Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides " , in which Cruz stars . Among her other credits are the Rob Marshall directed musical " Nine " and " Sex and the City 2 " .
By the Light of the Silvery Moon The Three Ds try to sing " By the Light of the Silvery Moon " during the pre - show film for " Muppet * Vision 3D " , but they mangle it badly and are stopped by Scooter . The song was also performed by two penguins and two chickens in a video produced for Disney ' s Muppets . com website , and played on the Haunted Holidays page for Halloween . Shadow sang part of this song as Bear tries to find her in the " Bear in the Big Blue House " episode , " . " After Shadow ' s story , Bear and Shadow sang it again to gently wake up Tutter so he won ' t missed the special party . Miss Piggy and Gonzo sing the song during the Paul Revere version of " The Muppets Present … Great Moments in American History " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Untitled Muppet Halloween Specials The Muppets have made several attempts at producing Halloween - themed television specials . The first was " The Muppet Halloween Show " in the early 1970s . A theatrical feature was considered during the 1990s , followed by an attempt at an ongoing series in the early 2000s . 1991 . A year after Jim Henson ' s death , a short piece in " TV Guide " talked about plans for the Muppets ' return to television : The early treatments of the Halloween special included scenes where the Muppet characters turned into classic Hollywood monsters ( i . e . , Kermit / Frankenstein , Piggy / Bride of Frankenstein , Fozzie / The Wolfman to name a few ) . The same idea was later explored in a Henson video game , " Muppet Monster Adventure " . 2009 . A special event was held for Walt Disney World Passholders at Disney ’ s Hollywood Studios on March 7th , 2009 . Craig Shemin hosted a presentation and guest panel including Dave Goelz ( with Gonzo ) , Heather Henson , and Stephanie D ' Abruzzo . It was revealed during a Q & A session about upcoming projects that a new Halloween special with the Muppets was in the works . Rumors soon circulated that the special was planned to air in October that year , but was later confirmed at the D23 Expo in September 2009 that the special was on hold until 2010 . According to the Disney news website Jim Hill Media , the special was postponed once again to allow The Muppets Studio to focus all its creative energy on the production of " The Muppets " in 2011 .
Bye - Bye Pacifier ! Big Kid Stories with Elmo Bye - Bye Pacifier ! Big Kid Stories with Elmo is a " Sesame Street " DVD released in 2011 . The DVD features three street stories , plus inserts . A classic clip , " Proud , " appears as a bonus feature .
Betty Lou Betty Lou is a young girl from " Sesame Street " who has been played over the years by various performers . She is made from the Hot Pink Little Anything Muppet , much like Prairie Dawn . Prairie and Betty Lou are sometimes difficult to separate . For example , sesamestreet . org once used an image of Prairie for both her character page and Betty Lou ' s . ( As of December 2009 , though , the site has replaced the picture with one of Betty Lou . ) A 1994 document from the CTW archives also indicates the difference between the girls by their hair . Additionally , when Fran Brill would perform Betty Lou , she would generally use a different voice for her than the one she would use for Prairie Dawn . During the early years , Betty Lou was a minor character who was performed by whoever was available to perform her . She seemed to appear more in books than on the show . Apart from singing " I Want a Monster to Be My Friend " ( credited on " The Sesame Street Monsters ! " album as " Little Girl " ) , notable appearances included the song " Exercise " in 1983 , and singing " Amigo " with her bilingual friend Carlos in a sketch from 1984 , and serving as lead singer ( backed by Grover and various Anythings ) . She was an extra in the song " Listen to the Bells " and , according to the Sesame Street 35 Years Anniversary Game , she once opened up a medical program for dolls called the " Betty Lou Clinic . " As part of an increased attempt by Children ' s Television Workshop to balance the number and prominence of the male and female characters , Betty Lou appeared on a more regular basis , in street storylines and not just inserts , beginning around 1993 . Lisa Buckley became her consistent performer , and Betty Lou developed an interest in collecting dolls before fading once again into the background . One episode found her " despondent over the evil spell cast on her doll ' s lost love , Prince Ted . " Her 1990s renaissance was notably captured in original framing material in the 1996 video " Do the Alphabet " and in the song " Girl of the World . " Betty Lou lives with her mother . She has a baby sister , seen in the book " Grover Learns to Read " . She also has a little brother named Herbie , who appeared in at least one book , " The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook " . Betty Lou made a cameo appearance , alongside Roosevelt Franklin , in a " Smart Cookies " episode , " Making Whoopie Pie in the Library . " She gives a cute little sneeze , and gets shushed by the librarian . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Over the Rainbow " Over the Rainbow " is one of the most famous " songs about rainbows " and was written by Harold Arlen and E . Y . Harburg for the 1939 film version of " The Wizard of Oz " . The song was performed by Judy Garland as Dorothy during the film ' s first black - and - white section . The song was performed by Robin the Frog as he sat beside a pond in of " The Muppet Show " while a rainbow appeared overhead . The episode , which guest starred shock - metal musician Alice Cooper , was otherwise filled with spooky acts , both on stage and off . Fozzie Bear referred to Robin ' s simple , unadorned performance as the " one thing nice on this show tonight . " The song was later performed by Miss Piggy as Dorothy , holding Foo - Foo as Toto , at the beginning of the " Wizard of Oz " medley in " The Muppets Go to the Movies " . Partway through her performance , she was interrupted by Rowlf the Dog , who was concerned that the picture was in black and white . When he was assured by Piggy that it was supposed to be that way , Rowlf promptly advised viewers at home not to adjust their television sets . At the end of the song , Rowlf cued the color , and the medley continued with " If I Only Had a Brain " and " We ' re Off to See the Wizard . " Releases . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Enormous Athlete Enormous Athlete is a large orange monster who appears in the " Elmo the Musical " segment " Athlete the Musical . " He and Elmo , both clad in numbered jackets , compete in a sports contest . The puppet has been used as one of the faceless monsters who appeared in the Elmo ' s Monster Maker app , and was later recycled as the Beast in " Sesame Street " Episode 4615 , as Carlton the Champion in " The Furchester Hotel " episode " " , and as Freddy . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Things That Fly Things That Fly is a 30 - minute sing - along special released direct - to - video by Jim Henson Video in 1996 . In the special , Kermit the Frog and a young boy muppet , Lindy , explore different varieties of things that fly in an effort to return a young , lost alien Norberta to her home planet . The video is a companion to " Muppets On Wheels " .
Hej , to ja ! Bazyli Hej , to ja ! Bazyli ( Hey , it ' s me ! Bazyli ) is a 1999 " Ulica Sezamkowa " book , the Polish co - production of " Sesame Street " . It measures 14x15 cm and has 23 pages . This book is part of a series of " Ulica Sezamkowa " books based on the 1993 Golden Press " My Name Is . . . " series . Five of the books in the series were translated from English , and two were originals based on the " Ulica Sezamkowa " characters , Bazyli and Beata .
Frank Langella Frank Langella ( b . 1938 ) is an actor of the stage and screen , working in show business since the 1960s . He has played several iconic characters including Dracula , Zorro , Sherlock Holmes , Perry White , and Richard Nixon . In " Muppets Most Wanted " , Langella plays a minister at Miss Piggy ' s wedding .