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Sesame Street Songbook Vol . 1 A book of sheet music for easy piano was released by Warner Brothers Publications featuring the songs from " The Sesame Street Book & Record " . A second volume was also released , which featured songs from " The Official Sesame Street 2 Book - and - Record Album " . The two volumes were also sold as a combination book entitled " Sesame Street Songbook Volumes 1 & 2 " .
Episode 110 : Horns Mopatop opens the episode by offering a silver key , a Christmas tree or a fluffy baby seal . The postal bird arrives with a letter containing a puzzle from Billy the Bull " How can a bull play a tune on a bicycle " , if Mopatop are able to find the answer in the shop he will win a prize . Mopatop and Puppyduck quicly starts to see if they can figure it out , by taking a closer look on a bicycle in the shop . Meanwhile up in the attic the Mouse Family , are playing on their instruments , Mother Mouse playing the sax , Father Mouse the flute and Moosey Mouse the trumpet . Puppyduck are about to give up after trying to blow on the handlebars on the bike . Mopatop starts to sing a song , since singing helps him think . After the song Mopatop thinks he has the answer , Billy the Bull can play a tune using a bicycle horn . Just then Billy enters the shop and Mopatop presents him with a horn for the bicycle . Billy likes it and congratulate them with the good answer . The prize turns out to be a terrific tune on the bicycle by Billy .
On , Wisconsin ! " On , Wisconsin ! " is the fight song of the University of Wisconsin – Madison football team , the Wisconsin Badgers . A group of Whatnot football players disrupt Tony Randall ' s recitation by performing the song in of " The Muppet Show " . Telly briefly sings the song as he pretends to be a football player in " Sesame Street " Episode 3644 . The song underscores Elmo ' s Tickle Me Land fantasy of playing football in " . " References . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Episode 213 : Rudolf Nureyev In preparation for guest star and famous ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev , Sam the Eagle forces everyone to dress in tuxedos and act with dignity . But when Rudolf arrives in his street clothes , Sam thinks he ' s a vagrant and throws him out . Sam is similarly shocked when Rudolf dances " Swine Lake " with a giant female pig in a tutu . But Rudolf eventually dons a top hat and tails himself to perform a tap - dancing closing number . Cast . Muppets : Background Muppets : Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Thighs of Thunder Thighs of Thunder is an attractive female dinosaur in the " Dinosaurs " episode " . " Thighs of Thunder was abandoned by her parents as a child , and adopted by a tribe of cavepeople , who raised her as their own . She acts as the tribe ' s interpreter and tries to encourage Robbie and Earl to spare their land .
Bob Halligan Bob Halligan ( b . 1953 ) , also known as Bob Halligan Jr . and Robert Halligan , is a musician , singer , songwriter , and composer who co - wrote songs for the " Inner Tube " pilot with Phil Galdston . Halligan is lead singer and guitar player for the Celtic band Ceili Rain . With Galdston , he wrote songs for Nickelodeon ' s " Roundhouse " . In recordings , he played guitar and piano on Joan Jett ' s 1987 album " Good Music " and wrote songs recorded by Judas Priest , Cher , and Helix .
John Kurtz John Kurtz is an artist who has provided illustrations for " Sesame Street " publications , including " Sesame Street Magazine " and several coloring and activity books . Kurtz contributed to " Sesame Street Magazine " from 1989 to 1995 . In 1989 , he provided illustrations for a Sticker Fun book , and several books in the " Big Bird Beep Books " set . He illustrated a Play - a - Song book in 2009 , and is credited on several of the " Sesame " sticker books produced by from 2009 to 2011 . External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Zhima Jie : Da Niao Kan Shijie Sesame Street : Big Bird Looks at the World ( 芝麻街 : 大鸟看世界 , " Zhima Jie : Da Niao Kan Shijie " ) is a Chinese " Sesame Street " co - production which premiered on the Ha Ha Channel on December 22 , 2010 . The fifty - two episode 11 - minute series features features Big Bird and Elmo , and introduces a new character , a tiger cub named Lily , who loves martial arts and learning to read . It is a follow - up to China ' s previous " Sesame Street " co - production " Zhima Jie " . The series promotes scientific discovery and the characters will try to search answers to questions such as : " Why do birds fly ? " or " Why are polar bears white ? " The series was a successful in China with 400 , 000 preschoolers and nearly one million moms with young children watching in the first two months . The show won the 2011 Hugo Award for its ' innovative and outstanding ' contribution to the world of television . In 2012 , it was announced that there would be a second Chinese - language program , " Fun Fun Elmo " . Big Bird has made reference on the show to his grandmother . Format . Before each episode , there are segments that features Elmo and some children engaging in a science - based craft activity that viewers can do at home . Science - based crafts include creating a bird feeder from a juice carton , making a rain stick , and writing a secret message with lemon juice . These segments are to encouraged children and parents to engage in scientific inquiry and exploration in their everyday lives . Each episode is triggered by a question that the Muppet characters have when they notice something about the world around them . Within each episode , two live - action films provide in - depth information and real - world visuals . One of these live action films features a hands - on activity that relates to the question raised . A second live action film presents additional information and insight on the topic at hand . These segments are designed to extend the science knowledge and to bring it to life . At the end of each episode , there is a song that the Muppet characters and children sing relating to the topic of the episode .
Fraggle Rock : Complete Second Season Fraggle Rock : Complete Second Season is a 2006 DVD box set collecting the 24 episodes of the second season of " Fraggle Rock " . The episodes originally aired in 1984 . Disc Features . Disc 5 . Bonus Features : Menus and Packaging . The original box set from HIT Entertinament featured an embossed cover with texturing on the rock face and Fraggle Rock logo . The five discs are enclosed in a large mupitpage digipak that opens like a book to hold a disc on each page . The original box set also included a replica of the original Fraggle Rock pitch book illustrated by Michael K . Frith . The second season was re - released in 2013 by Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment with new cover and packaging design in a more traditional DVD poly - box . The original discs menus feature a still photo of various characters ( Gobo and Red on disc 1 , Wembley on disc 2 , Junior Gorg on disc 3 , Doozers on disc 4 , and Boober and Mokey on disc 5 ) . The menus play an instrumental version of the Fraggle Rock Theme . Edits . On the first disc , two episodes , " " and " Boober ' s Dream " had the replaced logo and the title of the episode is seen , as used on the HIT Entertainment DVD release of " Down in Fraggle Rock " . During the bonus feature , " Docs & Sprockets " , the original openings for the French and UK co - productions are shown , however the German version of the opening is not present . Also , the UK opening only shows the first half of the opening sequence before fading out .
Wrench Song " Wrench Song " is a song from the Elmo the Musical segment , " Repair Monster the Musical . " Elmo has a hard time coming up with a story for his musical . He considers a hammer and a screwdriver . He then comes up with a wrench ( voiced by John Tartaglia ) , who sings a brief rock song about himself . Elmo resolves to do a musical involving all the tools instead . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Robert Stack Robert Stack ( 1919 - 2003 ) was an American actor who played handsome " other man " roles in movies from the 1940s and 1950s ( most notably the original " To Be or Not to Be " with Jack Benny ) . He went on to greater fame on television as Eliot Ness in " The Untouchables " and as the host of " Unsolved Mysteries " . Stack appeared in the 1979 special " The Muppets Go Hollywood " , in which Rita Moreno interviewed him . Stack expressed his disappointment over Miss Piggy ' s inaccessibility , since she " has more latent sex than anyone since Jean Harlow . " He was later spoofed on " Dinosaurs " in " , " as the host of " Mysteries That Haven ' t Been Solved Yet " .
Yankee Stadium Yankee Stadium , located in the Bronx in New York City , is the ballpark which serves as home stadium to the New York Yankees baseball team . The new Yankee Stadium opened on April 2 , 2009 , replacing the old stadium , which was built in 1923 . The original stadium was often referred to as " The House that Ruth Built . " The Southern Colonel visited the original Yankee Stadium in a Southern Bread commercial .
Christopher Gattelli Christopher Gattelli is a theatrical choreographer and director . Gattelli has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography for " South Pacific " , the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography for " Altar Boyz " and is a " Star Search " grand champion . He won the same Tony Award in 2012 for choreographing " Newsies " . Gattelli co - adapated the book " Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christmas " into a stage musical , which he also directed and choreographed . Of adapting the show , Gattelli said the original television special was , " A holiday tradition at my house . I just remember bawling to ‘ Emmet Otter . ’ It was such a beautifully – told tale with great songs and strong character . I remember thinking as a kid that I ’ d love to do a holiday show like this someday . ” On Broadway , Gattelli has choreographed " Martin Short : Fame Become Me " , Stephen Sondheim ' s revival of " Sunday in the Park with George " and " 13 " . Among Gattelli ' s other choreography credits are a benefit performance of " Hair " , " Bat Boy : The Musical " and " tick , tick . . . Boom ! " ( based on the life and music of Jonathan Larson ) , directing an off - Broadway production of " Silence ! The Musical " ( a musical spoof on " The Silence of the Lambs " ) , playing Pouncival in " CATS " on Broadway and the resident choreographer for " The Rosie O ' Donnell Show " .
Kermit ' s World Tour Kermit ' s 50th Anniversary World Tour was originally meant to have been a year - long event in which Kermit the Frog would travel to 50 locations in celebration of his 50 years in the entertainment industry . Highlights were to have been documented on muppets . com with video and photo galleries . The first stop on Kermit ' s world tour took place on October 14 , 2005 in Kermit , Texas . Other stops included the Johnson Space Center in Houston , Texas on October 15 , 2005 and Radio City Music Hall in New York City on November 4 , 2005 . However due to a shift in management with The Muppets Holding Company , the tour was cut short after the first three stops . According to the initial announcement , Kermit was to visit 50 destinations , across four continents - including such sites as the Statue of Liberty , the Eiffel Tower and the Great Wall of China , among others . Kermit was also planning to visit a Frog Leg Festival in Fellsmere , FL ; run with the bulls in Pamplona , Spain ; visit Hong Kong Disneyland ; and make his first - ever appearance . A set of Kermit ' s World Tour magnets were also released featuring additional potential locations . Two Disney pins were also produced celebrating Kermit ' s birthday ( for and ) . A third pin featuring the event ' s logo was made and gifted exclusively to Disney employees . Two years after Disney scrapped plans for the tour , Master Replicas , the company behind the Kermit photo puppet replica , announced that they would be reviving the concept as a photo blog featuring fan submissions of the Kermit replica taken in iconic locales .
Episode 320 : We Are Not Alone Robbie tries to get his family to attend an rally with him but everyone declines . Robbie is especially upset with Earl , who prefers to watch his favorite TV reality show about alien sightings . At work , Richfield , in an effort to fool the environmentalists who named WESAYSO a top corporate polluter , orders Roy and Earl to take home barrels of toxic waste and bury them in the Sinclair ' s backyard . While digging , Earl and Roy are visited by an " alien " ( Robbie ) who tells Earl that what he is doing is wrong . The " alien " also tells him that he has been chosen to spread the word to other dinosaurs that they must respect and care for the environment or else the planet will be vaporized . Earl immediately changes his ways and sets out to rally the masses to help clean up the environment . He even badmouths WESAYSO and quits his job to devote all of his energies to his new mission . Earl soon finds out that the " alien " is Robbie and goes back to work at WESAYSO . Robbie tries to point out to Earl that what he has done is of real value but Earl will have none of it and returns to his job and watching TV .
Clarissa Clarissa is a member of the audience in " Muppets Tonight " who ' s invited to participate in a sketch with Johnny Fiama . Reluctantly plucked from her seat by Sal Minella , Johnny attempts to swoon her with a rendition of " Close to You " over a dinner . Objecting to her lack of a choice in what to order , and a disdain for the way veal is raised , she punches Sal in the face and leaves the stage . Repurposed as a Whatnot , she has made background appearances in various other productions , including " From the Balcony " where she was named Loni Dunne . Denise from " Muppets TV " was recycled from the same puppet design . She also made a cameo in Muppets Wizard of Oz at the Poppyfields Night Club . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Joe Snow Joe Snow , the would - be narrator of the 2002 TV - movie " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " , is a parody of Burl Ives ' character in the Rankin / Bass Christmas special , " Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer " . Joe ' s attempts to narrate the movie are thwarted , at first by the camera crew , and later by the Crocodile Hunter impersonator who shoots him with a tranquilizer dart meant for Fozzie . In a deleted scene from the movie , Joe makes an appearance in the alternate universe in which Kermit had never been born , as a puddle of melting snow . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
An Audience with . . . An Audience with . . . is a British variety television program , produced sporadically by ITV . The Muppets have appeared three times on the show . The first appearance was in 2001 , on " An Audience with Kylie Minogue " where Kermit sang " Especially for You " with Kylie . Gonzo made a guest appearance in the 2005 special , " An Audience with Joe Pasquale " . Gonzo explains that he ' s returning the favor from when Pasquale appeared in " The Muppet Show Live " . The two exchange jokes , and Gonzo performs a magic trick where his doppelgänger appears in the audience . On December 22 , 2007 , for " An Audience with Celine Dion " , Miss Piggy appeared in the last round of questions . Piggy thanked Dion for warming up the audience and wanted to know when she planned to get off the stage . Dion defended herself , saying that it ' s her audience . Piggy had a hard time understanding that , since she was told the show was an audience with the most famous , greatest diva in the world . ( " Star Trek " star George Takei was also in the audience . )
Mirosław Wieprzewski Mirosław Wieprzewski is a Polish voice actor who dubbed Gonzo and Fozzie Bear in " Muppety z Kosmosu " ( " Muppets from Space " ) . He had dubbed Ma Gorg in the earliest 1980s dub of " Fraglesy " ( " Fraggle Rock " ) and also dubbed Bert in " Boże Narodzenie u Muppetów " ( " A Muppet Family Christmas " ) and the Dog in " Bajarz " ( " The StoryTeller " ) . Wieprzewski primarily dubs character voices , including many Hanna - Barbera characters such as Hardy Har Har on " Lippy the Lion " , Mr . Twiddle on " Wally Gator " , Dick Dastardly on " Dastardly and Muttley " , and the Creature King on " Space Ghost " . Wieprzewski is the Polish voice of Piglet in the " Winnie the Pooh " series , Gargamel on " The Smurfs " , Meowth in the " Pokémon " franchise , Dr . Doom on " The Fantastic Four " , Toad on " The Wind in the Willows " , and the puppet frog Kulfon in multiple Polish TV series . In animated features and specials , he dubbed the Winter Warlock in " Santa Claus is Coming to Town " , the skull and cat in " The Last Unicorn " , Doc and Fergus in " Rango " , and Rumpelstiltskin in " Shrek Forever After " . Wieprzewski is active in video games , dubbing Dr . Nefarious in the " Ratchet and Clank " series , various characters in " Dragon Age : Origins " , Bentley in " Sly Cooper : Thieves in Time " , and Disney characters in " Epic Mickey 2 " .
Giselle Giselle is one of Baby Piggy ' s favorite dolls , and featured in the 1987 " Muppet Babies " storybook " Baby Piggy ' s Night at the Ball " . In the book , Piggy imagines getting ready for a costume ball with her favorite dolls Giselle and Esmerelda . Giselle decides to go as a ballerina , dancing and twirling all night long . Both she and Esmerelda , however , object to Piggy inviting Oliver to the ball . Once there the dolls dance with tin soldiers , and eat cake and ice cream until Oliver spiills it all over their costumes . After he falls into the orchestra , Giselle stamps her foot and exclaims that is is spoiling the whole ball , resulting in Piggy sending the clown doll home .
Gobo and the Prize from Outer Space The Fraggles fill in a sweepstakes entry form that Gobo accidentally took out of Doc ' s wastebasket . They have to choose between a cash prize of one million dollars ( which Boober says looks like poisonous leaves ) , an all - expense paid trip to New York City ( which Mokey likes the tasty looking Doozer constructions there ) , and a bicycle . After deciding on the bike , they can ' t seem to agree on who will get the prize if they win . After a fight , Gobo brings them to The Great Hall for a meeting , where he says that they will draw Doozer sticks to determine the winner . On his next trip into Outer Space , Gobo finds a brand new bike in Doc ' s Workshop , but they all laugh when they realize it is far too big for a Fraggle . Characters . Gobo , Wembley , Red , Boober , Mokey , Sprocket , Uncle Traveling Matt
Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital In this video from 1990 , Big Bird gets sick so Maria takes him to the hospital . At first , Big Bird hates it there , even getting angry at Maria for taking him there . However , by the time he ' s well , Maria has a hard time getting him to leave . Two new songs appear in the video : " Busy Getting Better All the Time " and " You Gotta Be Patient ( To Be a Patient ) . "
The ABCs of Cookies The ABCs of Cookies is a 2006 " Sesame Street " alphabet book , featuring Cookie Monster . Cookie Monster guides readers through the entire alphabet on each fully illustrated page . Each letter is paired with a word in a sentence , i . e . " A is for apron , which matches this hat " and " J is for jellyrolls , gooey and sticky . " In 2010 , Moving Picture Books narrated the story and animated the illustrations . They released it for digital download , with Bob asking reading comprehension questions at the end of the story . In 2017 , Running Press released a Cookie Monster Cookie Cutter Kit , which included a Miniature Edition of " The ABCs of Cookies " , packaged with a set of cookie cutters .
Oliver Korittke Oliver Korittke ( b . 1968 ) is a German actor . Korittke appeared in episode 2399 of " Sesamstrasse " where he played Ed , which spoofed his role as host of MTV Central Europe ' s " Pimp My Fahrrad " ( Pimp My Bicycle ) .
Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn ( b . 1935 ) is one of the most celebrated and honored country singers . She was the guest star on " The Muppet Show " . For " Sesame Street " , she sang " Count on Me " with the Count , which was also separately recorded for the 1981 album " Sesame Country " . She also appeared on the show performing " Songs Are For Singing " with the kids . Her signature song is " Coal Miner ' s Daughter . " She was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1988 . Her younger sister , Crystal Gayle , was also a " Muppet Show " guest .
Julie Andrews : One Step Into Spring Julie Andrews : One Step Into Spring is a Julie Andrews TV special featuring the Muppets which first aired on March 9 , 1978 on CBS . The special also featured guests Leslie Uggams , Leo Sayer and Alan King . The broadcast was sponsored by Sears and produced via London Weekend Television . At the end of Julie ' s opening number , " One Step , " Gonzo appears from a trap door in the floor , dressed in a nightgown and cap , and tells her to keep it quiet . Instead , she does an encore over the opening titles . Julie proceeds to introduce the Muppets , but Kermit comes on stage and tells her that they ' re aggravated that they didn ' t get to be in the opening number . He gets even more worried when Julie reluctantly tells him that the " hat sketch " had to be cut as well . Thus Kermit leaves it up to Julie to go backstage to tell the others , and exchange haughty banter with Miss Piggy . After the others leave to see if Leo Sayer needs them , Rowlf plays the piano as Julie sings " I ' m Old Fashioned . " Rowlf comments , " It ' s nice to know there ' s someone squarer than me . " Later on , after some snazzy numbers , Julie appears in a garden with some Muppet flowers , singing " Hurry , It ' s Lovely Up Here " as the flowers engulf her . Kermit tells the flowers to disperse , then laments that he won ' t get to be in the Easter parade due to the lack of a bonnet . Julie then offers to take Kermit with her , and sings " Easter Parade , " which leads into a sequence at the parade itself , with everyone attending , including cameos from Dr . Teeth , Fozzie , Thog , Sweetums , Timmy Monster and Big Mama . Kermit looks humiliated in his babyish outfit ; Julie and Miss Piggy exchange looks of contempt ; and Gonzo takes a group picture , which Kermit enters just a few seconds too late . Alone , Julie sings " Too Shy to Say , " and places a white top hat on the microphone as she exits . A DVD release of the special by Legend Group Studios was initially scheduled for April 23 , 2013 , but it was subsequently withdrawn . Entries for the DVD are found on sites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble , but it is not available for purchase . Credits . Muppet cast Non - speaking characters Performers Writer : Kenny Solms Musical Director : Ian Frazer Director : Jeff Margolis Special Music Material : Larry Grossman Producer : Bob Banner Associates , Artista , A . G .
How Now Brown How Now Brown appeared on " Sesame Street " as the leader of How Now Brown and the Moo Wave from Season 16 , a parody of the then - current new - wave rock bands . His group performed two songs : " Wet Paint " and " Danger ' s No Stranger " . How Now Brown ' s flashy attire included a viking helmet , an earring on his left ear , an oversized red vest , and galoshes ; the latter can be seen briefly in " Wet Paint , " as he ' s dancing on a paint - smeared yellow tarp . Although he commonly held a small microphone in his left hand , it was rarely put to use . In an SMV ( Sesame Music Video ) intro to " Wet Paint " , the Hot Pink Muppet VJ mentions that How Now grew up on a farm outside of Tupelo , Mississippi and would sing while milking his cows , which is how he met the Moo Wave . They ventured to New York City , and made ends meet by selling an occasional quart of milk . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _
Charles Blitzen Charles Blitzen is a reindeer news anchor featured in the 2007 " Sesame Street " special " Elmo ' s Christmas Countdown " . Blitzen reports for CDN ( Counter Downer Network ) , and appears periodically to berate Stiller the Elf for his incompetence . The character is a parody of ABC news anchor Charles Gibson , who provides the voice . The puppet was redressed and recycled from Lightning , the reindeer featured in the 1996 special " Elmo Saves Christmas " . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _